Here's what multitasking looks like on iPhone 4.0. For full details on iPhone OS 4, and multitasking specifically, check out our definitive guides. [YouTube] More »
Category Archives: Futurist
Google Watercolor [Image Cache]
Ken Solomon is an artist who paints watercolors of Google Images search results. Here we see his/Google's version of Lichtenstein's Brush Stroke as a work in progress. [Ken Solomon via MediaMemo] More »
iPhone 4.0 SDK (Beta) Available for Download [Iphone Os 4]
If you're an iPhone developer, the iPhone 4.0 SDK (beta version) is ready for download. [iPhone Dev Center] More »
Original iPhones, 3G Can’t Fully Upgrade to iPhone OS 4 [Iphone Os 4]
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Remember these words as you accept that your first-gen iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touches will not get the full Touch OS4 upgrade. More »
iPhone 4.0’s Game Center: Matchmaking, Leaderboards and Achievements [Iphone Os 4]
Apple's taking aim at the Xbox integration coming to Windows Phone 7 with its new Game Center. This new service will allow online play on your iPhone, complete with leaderboards and achievements. More »
iAd: Apple’s Very Own Mobile Advertising Platform [Apple]
Apple's been eying mobile advertising ever since as early as January. Today, as part of their iPhone OS 4.0 announcement, comes iAd: Apple's plans for in-app ads that are about to get a lot more interactive—possibly even fun. More »
iPhone OS 4.0: The Best New Features [Iphone Os 4]
How Multitasking Works in the New iPhone OS 4.0 [Iphone Os 4]
At last, multitasking is coming to the iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch (3rd Gen) and iPad, allowing you to quickly switch between applications, using one while others keep doing other tasks in the background. This is how it works. More »
iPhone OS 4 Live Coverage Starts Now [Liveblog]
The fourth iPhone OS comes today. iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad will be getting new features. Multitasking? Tethering? The cloud? Our live coverage is already under way, but the official event starts at 10PT (1ET). [Gizmodo Live] More »
iPhone App Concept Makes A Nooka Watch With Your Photos [IPhone Apps]
This is a brilliant idea for an iPhone app, but Nooka should actually get it made—it wouldn't take too much extra elbow grease to make custom watches based on people's iPhone snaps. More »
Training Snipers Using Segways [Robots]
How do you make sniper target practice more helpful and more fun? By shooting at Segway robots, of course. More »
The Moonwatch Is One of Very Few Accessories for Werewolves [Fashion]
"This watch? Oh, it just warns me when I'll turn into a berserk beast capable to ripping off your head, chomping you entrails, surfing on vans, hooking up with Willow, hooking up with Bella, you know, normal werewolf stuff." More »
Mitsubishi WD-82738: 82 Inches of 3D TV For Only $3800 [HomeTheater]
Mitsubishi announced three new lines of (relatively) affordable 3D Home Cinema TVs today, but the one that sticks out? An 82-inch DLP that puts jumbo-sized 3D in your home for under $4,000. More »
New 3D Burritos Will Revolutionize the Burrito Industry [Humor]
You know, 3D makes sense for some burritos when eaten in a restaurant, but if the industry thinks I'm going to pay for glasses to eat them at home, they've got another thing coming. [Landline TV] More »
BioLite Camping Stove Charges Gadgets And Cooks Beans [Camping Equipment]
I'm almost too scared to tell you that the BioLite camping stove can burn anything. I don't want to know what you'd shove in there. Still, the leftover heat can be used to power your gadgets—that's good, right? More »
World’s Largest DVR Records 50 Shows At Once, Saves 13 Years of TV [DVR]
You would need 326 TiVo Premiere boxes to match what the Snapstream DVR can do with just one coax plug. More »
The iPad Factory Suicides: A Fact Check [Foxconn]
To be suspicious of Apple manufacturer Foxconn, especially when it comes to treatment of workers, is reasonable: They have issues. But today's Telegraph report about a spate of suicide attempts at Foxconn's Longhua plant can be explained away by statistics. More »
See Android Market Grow: 9,330 Apps Added Last Month [Android Market]
The Android Market still has a lot of catching up to do, but they're certainly picking up the pace: in March, over 9,000 applications were added. But more apps could mean more problems. More »
A Woodie MacBook Skin Really Classes Up the Joint [Laptops]
Computer skins are nothing new, but there's something different about these offerings from Karvt—namely, they're made of real wood. More »
Google Earth Now Educates On Oceans [Google]
Many of us travel the world, but stick to just the green parts. Google's urging people to discover the blue parts, helped largely because Google Earth now includes layers of information and annotations for all oceans. More »


















