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                     The real Photoshop for iPad exists. Adobe showed it yesterday and it looks like a solid digital darkroom. But, more importantly, it marks another step in the ongoing evolution that is changing the way humans interact with machines. One that, in fact, is putting back our human nature into computing.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5787574/why-photoshop-for-ipad-marks-the-end-of-the-desktop-computing-era)

Source: Why Photoshop for iPad Marks the End of the Desktop Computing Era [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5787574/why-photoshop-for-ipad-marks-the-end-of-the-desktop-computing-era)

    Pwnage (http://gizmodo.com/#!5787431/how-much-did-the-ipad-crush-everyone-else-in-2010) | Apple outsold the tablet competition last year by about this much

More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5787803/top-stories-thursday-march-31-2011)

Source: Top Stories: Thursday, March 31, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5787803/top-stories-thursday-march-31-2011)

                     Today is opening day! Now you can cry that baseball is boring or that there's too many games or that all the players take steroids but I could care less. There are few things that make me happier than watching the Dodgers on a slow midsummer day.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5787785/the-best-apps-for-baseball/gallery/)

Source: The Best Apps for Baseball [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5787785/the-best-apps-for-baseball/gallery/)

    April Fools, everyone! We were going to execute some brilliant joke on Giz, but then we sort of ran out of scotch tape and willpower. However! We still love a good prank. So, below are our favorites of the year.*            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5787961/the-most-diabolical-pranks-of-the-year)

Source: The Most Diabolical Pranks of the Year [Pranks] (http://gizmodo.com/5787961/the-most-diabolical-pranks-of-the-year)

    Tired of having to remember how many cubicles in from the edge of the cluster yours is? Give your space some flair with this great weekend project from This Old House (http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20477204,00.html?xid=gizmodo-1104-cubicle).            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788074/create-a-cubicle-mansion-in-5-easy-steps)

Source: Create a Cubicle Mansion in 5 Easy Steps [Office Mod] (http://gizmodo.com/5788074/create-a-cubicle-mansion-in-5-easy-steps)

    This is freaking me out today. You see, I hardly look at my calendar date on the iPhone. But today I did. I looked at that pixel-perfect, beautiful Retina screen and this problem got instantly into my eye, like a white hot scalpel pinching through my retina until it reached the back of my skull.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788166/why-the-fck-is-the-1-on-the-iphones-calendar-off-center)

Source: Why the F*ck Is the 1 On the iPhone's Calendar Off Center? [Rant] (http://gizmodo.com/5788166/why-the-fck-is-the-1-on-the-iphones-calendar-off-center)

    In a then surprising move, Eric Schmidt stepped away from his position (http://gizmodo.com/#!5739125/google-shakeup-schmidt-out-page-in-as-ceo) as Google CEO in January to make room for co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt has moved into an Executive Chairman role, and Page takes the reigns today. So what does it mean for you?            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788576/larry-takes-over-google-today-heres-what-it-means-for-you)

Source: Larry Takes Over Google Today: Here's What It Means For You [Google] (http://gizmodo.com/5788576/larry-takes-over-google-today-heres-what-it-means-for-you)

                     When Jaques Cousteau took his first underwater videos 80 years ago, they were simply of his wife Simone splashing around.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788652/gopro-3d-sports-camera-kit-review)

Source: GoPro 3D Sports Camera Kit Review [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5788652/gopro-3d-sports-camera-kit-review)

    Since Fukushima failed, the Japanese government and TEPCO have obscured the danger of the Fukushima crisis—and it is a crisis. The word "safe" has been tossed about loosely. Unfortunately, when it comes to radiation, there's no such thing.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5786486/theres-no-such-thing-as-safe-radiation)

Source: There's No Such Thing as Safe Radiation [Radiation] (http://gizmodo.com/5786486/theres-no-such-thing-as-safe-radiation)

    So what do a bunch of dudes with iPhones do when they haven't eaten all day, are waiting at your restaurant table, starving, annoyed, and need to pass the time. They innovate. They bring emoji (http://gizmodo.com/#!5196709/iphone-emoji-apps-back-in-app-store-someone-probably-rejoices) to life. In public.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788778/irl-emoji-our-new-favorite-way-to-waste-time-on-the-phone)

Source: IRL Emoji: Our New Favorite Way to Waste Time on the Phone [Genius] (http://gizmodo.com/5788778/irl-emoji-our-new-favorite-way-to-waste-time-on-the-phone)

                      Everyone likes a good podcast—and if you don't you should!—but Apple doesn't exactly make it easy to make sure you're staying up to date. Instacast, essentially an RSS reader for podcasts, makes it super simple to find podcasts, listen to them at home, or download them for when you're out and about.              More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788837/instacast-for-iphone)

Source: Instacast for iPhone [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5788837/instacast-for-iphone)

    Future Proof (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788666/this-receiver-is-so-future+proofed-it-wont-work-with-any-tv) | This receiver will take 4K or none at all.

More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788829/top-stories-monday-april-4-2011)

Source: Top Stories: Monday, April 4, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5788829/top-stories-monday-april-4-2011)

    Yes, the times are changing. Yes, we've cut back on purchasing CDs, DVDs, and BDs lately. Yes, we still have plenty of discs lying around in jewel cases on dusty shelves or in enormous three-ring binders. And yes-most definitely yes-we want to be able to access all these movies and songs from our PC, television, and our shiny new smartphone.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788997/rip-watch-and-organize-everything-the-ultimate-media-guide)

Source: Rip, Watch and Organize Everything: The Ultimate Media Guide [How To] (http://gizmodo.com/5788997/rip-watch-and-organize-everything-the-ultimate-media-guide)

    Gizmodo is honored to have been chosen to help produce this event and we're thrilled to be able to display the technology that affects our daily lives in this incredible Smart Home.  For all details about the Smart Home exhibit see  the Smart Home 2011 (http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/smart-home/) page.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788688/gizmodo--smart-home-2011)

Source: GIZMODO at The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Smart Home [Smart Home 2011] (http://gizmodo.com/5788688/gizmodo--smart-home-2011)

    This past weekend's Southwest Airlines incident (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788273/what-would-you-do-during-a-flight-emergency-tweet-pictures) has everybody talking and wondering about inflight decompressions. What is a decompression, exactly?  How deadly are they?            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788874/in+flight-emergency-when-the-masks-come-down)

Source: In-Flight Emergency: When the Masks Come Down [Giz Explains] (http://gizmodo.com/5788874/in+flight-emergency-when-the-masks-come-down)

    It's so powerful that it could set a next-generation mission to the Moon. That's what SpaceX's Elon Musk said today about his new rocket, the Falcon Heavy. In fact, it's going to be the most powerful rocket in history this side of a Saturn V.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789099/the-new-falcon-heavy-rocket-can-take-us-back-to-the-moon)

Source: The New Falcon Heavy Rocket Can Take Us Back to the Moon [Space] (http://gizmodo.com/5789099/the-new-falcon-heavy-rocket-can-take-us-back-to-the-moon)

    The light-spraying, shadow-bending dreamscapes carved out of our noir nightmares made possible by the latest version of the Unreal Engine (http://kotaku.com/#!5789088/world-exclusive-first-look-under-the-hood-of-the-next-unreal-engine) are the reason why we're always looking for what's next in gaming.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789093/the-near+future-of-mobile-gaming-is-going-to-be-pretty-epic)

Source: The Near-Future of Mobile Gaming Is Going to Be Pretty Epic (But Maybe Not on Android) [Gaming] (http://gizmodo.com/5789093/the-near+future-of-mobile-gaming-is-going-to-be-pretty-epic)

    We'd like to think that, one day, the word "LEGO" will by synonymous with "high art." Even if that day never comes, these LEGO photos are absolutely fantastic all the same.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789021/57-spectacular-lego-scenes)

Source: 57 Spectacular LEGO Scenes [Photography] (http://gizmodo.com/5789021/57-spectacular-lego-scenes)

                     So, let's say our armed forces had to lend a hand in a conflict without deploying troops on the ground (*cough* *cough* Libya *cough*). How would they do that? Simple: GPS. Oh, and Lasers. And mechanized ordnance that is better at navigating than any meatbag with a map.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789047/how-do-you-hit-a-tiny-target-from-very-far-away)

Source: How Big Weapons Hit Tiny Targets from Incredible Distances [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5789047/how-do-you-hit-a-tiny-target-from-very-far-away)

    Smart Home 2011 (http://gizmodo.com/tag/top) | Gizmodo and the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago are teaming up to bring you something amazing this spring

More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789232/mad-top-stories-tuesday-april-5-2011)

Source: Top Stories: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5789232/mad-top-stories-tuesday-april-5-2011)

    You know what really sucks? When you come home and find you missed a package delivery from USPS, UPS or FedEx. Or you come home and find that $1000 gadget you ordered sitting on your front stoop where anyone could snatch it. The worst, however, is when you are actually at home and they assume you're not, and don't even bother ringing the doorbell. And considering many of us work during the day, it can be a pain in the ass to try and get to the shipping depot to try and pick up a package. So we're inevitably caught in an endless loop of missed delivery attempts and inconvenience.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788216/did-you-miss-your-package-delivery-again)

Source: Did You Miss Your Package Delivery AGAIN? [Rant] (http://gizmodo.com/5788216/did-you-miss-your-package-delivery-again)

    There are times in which an airplane decompression may not be dangerous (http://gizmodo.com/#!5788874/in+flight-emergency-when-the-masks-come-down). But when your captain literally has half of his body out of one of the cockpit window, his face "banging against the window [from the outside] with blood coming out of his nose and the side of his head", all while the plane—with 81 passengers en route to sunny Málaga, Spain from Birmingham, England—is " spiralling down at 80 feet per second with no autopilot and no radio"... well, maybe then it is time to panic.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789432/how-a-captain-got-sucked-out-a-blown+up-cockpit-window-and-survived)

Source: How a Captain Got Sucked Out Of a Exploded Cockpit Window and Everyone Survived [Airplanes] (http://gizmodo.com/5789432/how-a-captain-got-sucked-out-a-blown+up-cockpit-window-and-survived)

    Spring is here, and you know what that means?! It's time to end that messy winter hibernating and get your home ready for a busy spring and summer. Here are eight handy, dandy cleaning gadgets that will help save you time:            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789374/8-tools-to-help-jumpstart-your-spring-cleaning)

Source: 8 Tools to Help Jumpstart Your Spring Cleaning [Toolkit] (http://gizmodo.com/5789374/8-tools-to-help-jumpstart-your-spring-cleaning)

    Looking back on it now, the first time I truly felt the need for a note-taking app was when I started researching note-taking apps. I was just looking for a simple tool to save ideas about upcoming articles or jot down an occasional to-do list.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789293/buried-under-an-avalanche-of-options)

Source: How Many Apps Is Too Many Apps? [Apps] (http://gizmodo.com/5789293/buried-under-an-avalanche-of-options)

    This summer, Netflix will add every episode of Mad Men (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703806304576245322457993318.html) to its Instant Watch collection. That will be swell! But the service's streaming library is already vast, and there's plenty of great stuff to watch right now. Or, better yet, this weekend, from 8:00am Saturday to 8:00am Sunday. So here, if you're up for a challenge, is a perfect day of Netflix, celebrating the breadth of content it has to offer.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789591/the-perfect-24-hours-of-netflix-streaming)

Source: The Perfect 24 Hours of Netflix Streaming [NetFlix] (http://gizmodo.com/5789591/the-perfect-24-hours-of-netflix-streaming)

                     I want to ride the Mars Rover Curiosity. Sure, at a maximum of 90 meters (300 feet) per hour it would be a glacial ride, but the bloody thing is going to Mars. Where have I been lately? To the dog park two blocks from my house, that's where. Plus, there's no dog poop on Mars.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789639/the-next-mars-rover-is-almost-done-and-this-is-how-it-looks)

Source: This Is the Next Mars Rover [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5789639/the-next-mars-rover-is-almost-done-and-this-is-how-it-looks)

    Deep Flier (http://gizmodo.com/tag/top) | Sir Richard Branson wants to us see what's at the bottom of the ocean.

More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789631/top-stories-wednesday-april-6-2011)

Source: Top Stories: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5789631/top-stories-wednesday-april-6-2011)

                     Lightpainting requires a certain sort of skill to get the sort of marvellous results we've seen previously (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789773/ghostly-lightpainting-uses-cross+sectioned-human-body-on-laptop), but Croix Gagnon and Frank Schott went the whole nine yards and played an animation of a cross-sectioned human body on a laptop, which they then whizzed through the air and took long-exposure photos of.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789773/ghostly-lightpainting-uses-cross+sectioned-human-body-on-laptop)

Source: Ghostly Lightpainting Uses a Cross-Sectioned Video of an Executed Convict's Body as Light Source [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5789773/ghostly-lightpainting-uses-cross+sectioned-human-body-on-laptop)

    Astronomers have discovered a huge explosion that NASA qualifies as "unprecedented". They call it GRB 110328A, for Gamma Ray Burst. I'd call it Giganormous Deadly Ray Clusterfrak in Space.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789808/space-telescopes-observe-mysterious-giganormous-explosion-in-the-constellation-draco)

Source: Space Telescopes Observe Mysterious Giganormous Explosion In the Constellation Draco [Astronomy] (http://gizmodo.com/5789808/space-telescopes-observe-mysterious-giganormous-explosion-in-the-constellation-draco)

    An unnamed air traffic controller at Knoxville's McGhee Tyson airport fell asleep for five hours during his night shift on Feb. 19, leaving seven aircraft to land without their primary officer. And he did it intentionally.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789817/another-air-traffic-controller-falls-asleep-this-time-on-purpose)

Source: Another Air Traffic Controller Falls Asleep, This Time On Purpose [Wtf] (http://gizmodo.com/5789817/another-air-traffic-controller-falls-asleep-this-time-on-purpose)

                      A second earthquake—magnitude 7.4—has hit northeastern Japan, prompting a tsunami warning. The quake, strong enough to move buildings in Tokyo, hit 78 miles north of the devastated Fukushima plant at 11:32 pm, local time.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789837/japan-hit-by-another-powerful-quake)

Source: Japan Hit by Second Major Quake (Updated) [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5789837/japan-hit-by-another-powerful-quake)

    The Masters is underway, and golf's elite now battle for the hallowed green jacket. If you've got 3D-capable gear, we're here to tell you how to make Augusta pop—and why golf (!) might be the thing that finally justifies that hardware.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789804/how-the-masters-might-make-your-3dtv-worth-it)

Source: How The Masters Might Make Your 3DTV Worth It [3D] (http://gizmodo.com/5789804/how-the-masters-might-make-your-3dtv-worth-it)

    Solar power in America is nothing new — Californians were heating water with it back in 1908 — we've just generally ignored it since WWII. Powering the Dream, by Alexis Madrigal  (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Powering-the-Dream/152095924849458)explains how we managed to squander this energy for nearly 75 years.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5788238/why-america-doesnt-have-a-respectable-solar-industry)

Source: Why America Doesn't Have A Respectable Solar Industry [Solar Power] (http://gizmodo.com/5788238/why-america-doesnt-have-a-respectable-solar-industry)

    The Peel (http://gizmodo.com/#!5708909/now-your-iphone-can-be-the-universal-remote-it-always-wanted-to-be-thanks-to-peel) remote adapter is supposed to be the normal human's version of Logitech's Harmony universal remotes. Harmony remotes, although incredibly competent in controlling everything in your AV system, practically begs for a community college class teaching people how to use it.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789872/peel-%252B-iphone--the-universal-remote-for-regular-people)

Source: Peel + iPhone = The Universal Remote For Regular People [Lightning Review] (http://gizmodo.com/5789872/peel-%252B-iphone--the-universal-remote-for-regular-people)

                     If you live in Hawaii, California, British Columbia, Alaska or Baja California, here is some bad news: According to computer models made by scientists at the International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, all the debris washed out by the Japan tsunami is coming your way.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5789995/the-japan-tsunami-debris-plume-will-hit-california-and-hawaii)

Source: How Japan's Tsunami Massive Debris Plume Will Hit California and Hawaii [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5789995/the-japan-tsunami-debris-plume-will-hit-california-and-hawaii)

    Rocket Man (http://gizmodo.com/#!5789939/watch-the-ejector-seat-of-the-new-f+35-stealth-fighter-get-tested) | Would you rather we test the ejector seats at 30,000 feet?

More » (http://gizmodo.com/5790029/top-stories-thursday-april-7-2011)

Source: Top Stories: Thursday, April 7, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5790029/top-stories-thursday-april-7-2011)

    What you're looking at isn't a scene from a sci-fi flick. It's real life (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/04/japan-earthquake-one-month-later/100041/)—a phalanx of Japanese police in hazmat suits, carrying off a body found inside the deserted radius of Fukushima.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5790173/japans-new-wasteland)

Source: Japan's New Wasteland [Image Cache] (http://gizmodo.com/5790173/japans-new-wasteland)

                      Mobile phones have come a long way. And though you probably haven't been following it quite as closely, so has 3D projection mapping. Vodafone uses the technique in this stunning new video that celebrates the cell phone from the Zach Morris days, through the Snake era, and up to the feature-laden smartphones of today. [YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=883UlMNOuX4&feature=player_embedded#at=52)]            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5790184/the-evolution-of-mobile-at-its-most-beautiful)

Source: The Evolution of Mobile, At Its Most Beautiful [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5790184/the-evolution-of-mobile-at-its-most-beautiful)

    When the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer was introduced in 1946 as a tool for calculating the trajectory of artillery shells, it made headlines nationwide as the first all-electronic computer.  But there was little mention of Jean Jennings Bartik and the other women who programmed the machine, charting new territory by converting math into a nascent machine language.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5790259/jean-bartik-pioneer-computer-programmer)

: Jean Bartik, Pioneer Computer Programmer [Obituary] (http://gizmodo.com/5790259/jean-bartik-pioneer-computer-programmer)

    That's Endeavour on the launch pad, waiting for the start of mission STS-134. But, like the United States Government and most of its vital science operations, it may shut down tonight. If that happens, that's very bad news.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5790332/how-the-government-shutdown-would-screw-the-top-10-vital-science-operations)

Source: How the Government Shutdown Would Screw the Top Ten Science Operations Vital for the Country [Science] (http://gizmodo.com/5790332/how-the-government-shutdown-would-screw-the-top-10-vital-science-operations)

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology turns 150 this weekend! You're probably thinking—150? That's old! Who cares about something so old! What a geezer!—for shame. MIT's produced the brains behind some of the world's coolest stuff. [via FastCo (http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/154/mits-150th-birthday.html)]             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5790309/you-owe-mit-more-thanks-than-you-think-you-do/gallery/)

Source: You Owe MIT More Thanks than You Think You Do [Mit] (http://gizmodo.com/5790309/you-owe-mit-more-thanks-than-you-think-you-do/gallery/)

CUBICLE BEAR (http://gizmodo.com/#!5790177/this-is-proof-that-office-cubicle-pranks-have-gone-way-too-far) | O HAI! I IZ IN UR OFFICE, SMELLIN UR FEARZ

More » (http://gizmodo.com/5790385/top-stories-friday-april-8-2011)

Source: Top Stories: Friday, April 8, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5790385/top-stories-friday-april-8-2011)

    When actor Hugh Grant's car broke down in the middle of the English countryside and a paparazzi offered him a lift to the nearest town, he saw his chance to turn the tables on the man who blew the whistle on the UK phone-tapping scandal (http://gizmodo.com/#!5790471/news-of-the-world-grants-unreserved-apology-to-victims-of-voicemail-hacking-scandal) of 2006, which saw 24 celebrities' lines bugged.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5791546/hugh-grant-bugs-his-phone+tapper-in-the-acting-role-of-his-life)

Source: Hugh Grant Bugs His Phone-Tapper in the Acting Role of His Life [Scandals] (http://gizmodo.com/5791546/hugh-grant-bugs-his-phone+tapper-in-the-acting-role-of-his-life)

    If your winter was anything like mine, then you spent it lazing about indoors while eating everything in sight. And that's totally cool, but you probably gained a few unwanted pounds as well. Now that the weather's getting warm, and you can no longer hide beneath layers of clothing, it's time to get back in shape. HEY, LET'S GO RUNNING:            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5791629/10-tools-to-help-run-your-way-back-into-shape)

Source: 10 Tools to Help Run Your Way Back Into Shape [Toolkit] (http://gizmodo.com/5791629/10-tools-to-help-run-your-way-back-into-shape)

    Libyan rebels continue a tenuous back-and-forth with Qaddafi's forces, bolstered by the occasional NATO fist from the sky. And it's a good thing they've got the ol' Treaty Organization behind them, because the insurrection's a bit... ragtag.              More » (http://gizmodo.com/5791604/this-is-what-happens-when-your-improvised-missile-truck-misfires)

Source: This Is What Happens When Your Improvised Missile Truck Misfires [Image Cache] (http://gizmodo.com/5791604/this-is-what-happens-when-your-improvised-missile-truck-misfires)

    For the third time in almost as many weeks, reports have surfaced of an air traffic controller falling asleep at his post. This time, in Reno, a medical plane carrying a sick passenger had to land without tower assistance in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Something's seriously wrong here.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5791721/third-air-traffic-controller-falls-asleep-as-medical-plane-lands)

Source: Air Traffic Controller Sleeps as Medical Plane Tries To Land [Wtf] (http://gizmodo.com/5791721/third-air-traffic-controller-falls-asleep-as-medical-plane-lands)

    An Austrian production of French Revolutionary opera 'Andre Chenier' (http://www.bregenzerfestspiele.com/en/mainmenu/programme/opera-lake/andre-chenier) is set to start in July, on the banks of beautiful Lake Constance. Not quite so beautiful is the eery, incomplete, massive human torso (with 49-foot head) that provides the stage.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5791623/the-worlds-creepiest-opera-is-still-under-construction)

Source: The World's Creepiest Opera Is Still Under Construction [Image Cache] (http://gizmodo.com/5791623/the-worlds-creepiest-opera-is-still-under-construction)

    "Windows Phone 7 is the most aggressively different, fresh approach to a phone interface since the iPhone." We published those words half a year ago, hoping WP7 would be a radical firebrand (http://gizmodo.com/#!5668738/windows-phone-7-review) in phone land. But it's stalled. We're disappointed.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5791744/windows-phone-7-you-were-supposed-to-be-great-so-what-happened)

Source: Windows Phone 7, You Were Supposed to be Great. So What Happened? [Phones] (http://gizmodo.com/5791744/windows-phone-7-you-were-supposed-to-be-great-so-what-happened)

                     No, it's not bad, like you expected it to be.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5791814/blackberry-playbook-review-surprise)

Source: BlackBerry PlayBook Review [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5791814/blackberry-playbook-review-surprise)

    Think you got a good deal on those Beats by Dre? Might've. Or maybe you paid too much for a knockoff. Thanks to easily accessed suckers like you, business in the world of phony high-end audio has never been better.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5791745/behind-the-largest-counterfeit-audio-sting-in-history-exclusive-photos)

Source: Behind the Largest Counterfeit Audio Sting in History (Exclusive Photos) [Crime] (http://gizmodo.com/5791745/behind-the-largest-counterfeit-audio-sting-in-history-exclusive-photos)

    What would you do to stay in the country you love? Would you trust a fellow foreigner—someone from your homeland—with your future, paying him up to $450 to join his US Army unit and get a fast-track to citizenship? These desperate, deceived immigrants did just that.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792058/the-fake-us-army-immigration-swindle)

Source: The Immigration Con Man who Built a Fake Army [Scandals] (http://gizmodo.com/5792058/the-fake-us-army-immigration-swindle)

                      Let's get one thing straight—Kohler's Numi toilet isn't for you. Unless you're a Saudi oil sheik, lottery winner, or generally filthy rich person, you won't consider a toilet that costs half a year's rent. But it's spectacular.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792108/i-sat-on-a-6400-toilet-and-it-changed-my-life)

Source: I Sat on a $6,400 Toilet and It Changed My Life [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5792108/i-sat-on-a-6400-toilet-and-it-changed-my-life)

                      Yesterday, while cruising through my normal tour through the darkest, most bizarre corners of the internet, I came across a jarring (albeit established) little tech phenomenon. People love dancing in Apple Stores. Like, dancing like maniacs. Why? Why not? Brilliant.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792398/why-are-so-many-people-dancing-in-apple-stores/gallery/)

Source: Why Are So Many People Dancing in Apple Stores? [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5792398/why-are-so-many-people-dancing-in-apple-stores/gallery/)

                     Nasa is getting ready to throw a Mini Cooper-sized mobile science lab up into space. Curiosity, as the rover is affectionately called, is headed toward Mars with a payload of lasers and mass spectrometers and multi-million dollar robotic drills—basically all the stuff needed to prove fourth planet conditions are capable of supporting microbial life... conditions depending, of course. But in order for Curiosity to even get the chance at an alien discovery, it can't show up dressed as a multi-million dollar fireball.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792127/nasas-crazy-plan-to-land-on-mars)

Source: The Crazy Design of NASA's New Mars Rover [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5792127/nasas-crazy-plan-to-land-on-mars)

    Here are the first photos of Flip's never-to-be launched FlipLive.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792529/exclusive-images-of-fliplive-flips-streaming-video-camera)

Source: Exclusive Images of FlipLive, the Streaming Video Camera that Will Never Be [Exclusive] (http://gizmodo.com/5792529/exclusive-images-of-fliplive-flips-streaming-video-camera)

    When the potholes get too big to dodge, you'll need a bridge layer. These gap-spanning mechs have been conquering divides since WWI (almost as long as the tanks they're attached to) and our friends at Oobject.com (http://www.oobject.com/category/12-mobile-bridges/) have 12 of the coolest.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792324/12-bridge-layers-for-those-days-you-need-to-bring-your-road-with-you)

Source: No Road? No Problem! 12 Portable Bridges [Bridges] (http://gizmodo.com/5792324/12-bridge-layers-for-those-days-you-need-to-bring-your-road-with-you)

                     Kids today are spoiled with their iPod touches and iPads and PSPs and 3DSes. When I was their age, portable games certainly DID NOT look comparable to their console counterparts.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792596/wheres-our-modern-equivalent-of-the-tiger-handheld-game)

Source: Where Are This Generation's Tiger Handhelds? [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5792596/wheres-our-modern-equivalent-of-the-tiger-handheld-game)

                      A good quote deserves to be remembered, and Quotebook is designed to do just that: it's a simple, elegant way to archive those scraps of language you know might be worth revisiting down the line.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792630/quotebook-for-iphone)

Source: Quotebook for iPhone [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5792630/quotebook-for-iphone)

    Just Dance! (http://gizmodo.com/#!5792398/why-are-so-many-people-dancing-in-apple-stores/gallery/1) | Why Are So Many People Dancing in Apple Stores?

More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792609/top-stories-friday-april-15-2011)

Source: Top Stories: Friday, April 15, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5792609/top-stories-friday-april-15-2011)

    Yesterday, a new book on Bill Gates and Microsoft hit store shelves—Idea Man (http://gizmodo.com/#!5787167/microsoft-co+founder-paul-allen-felt-betrayed-by-bill-gates). Only this one has been penned by Microsoft co-creator Paul Allen, who appeared on 60 Minutes (http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7363070n&tag=related;photovideo) to talk about the early days of Microsoft; the computers they were writing software on, and just what went wrong along the way between the two co-creators.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5792960/paul-allen-dishes-out-gossip-on-bill-gates-and-his-yacht-on-60-minutes)

Source: Paul Allen Dishes the Gossip on Bill Gates (and His Yacht) on 60 Minutes [Microsoft] (http://gizmodo.com/5792960/paul-allen-dishes-out-gossip-on-bill-gates-and-his-yacht-on-60-minutes)

                      The same dude who chiselled a mini cannon (http://gizmodo.com/#!5607502/the-deadly-mini+cannon-returns) has turned his attention to another medieval weapon—the crossbow. Will it be enough for mini-Robin Hood to slay the mini-Sheriff of Nottingham? [Reddit (http://www.reddit.com/#page=2) via CrunchGear (http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/18/this-is-a-mini-crossbow-made-of-gold/)]            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793026/would-sir-like-a-mini-crossbow-to-match-his-mini-cannon)

Source: Would Sir Like a Mini Crossbow to Match His Mini Cannon? [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5793026/would-sir-like-a-mini-crossbow-to-match-his-mini-cannon)

Oh, yeah, I'm not on Facebook. Like, it's so invasive. If you've said anything like this, I feel bad for you.

    An actual Apple television. More than a few people believe it's on the way (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/evidence_points_toward_apple_releasing_hdtv_this_year_report.html). And more than just offering hardware without good content deals in place (BOXEE, GOOGLE...I'M LOOKING AT YOU), it's rumored that such a device would either run iOS apps, play host to a revamped iTunes video subscription service, or both.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793167/what-the-apple-hdtv-needs-to-succeed)

Source: An Apple HDTV Might Be Ready for the World, But Is the World Ready for an Apple HDTV? [Rant] (http://gizmodo.com/5793167/what-the-apple-hdtv-needs-to-succeed)

    It's tax day! Which to the "average American" means you'll be getting a $3,070 check (http://www.latimes.com/travel/sns-rt-life-us-travel-tripstre73e27g-20110415,0,1716586.story) as your tax refund. Yeah, I gasped too. But anyway! If you are that average American with a nice chunk of change coming, here's the best ways to spend your newfound money.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793124/the-best-way-to-spend-your-tax-refund)

Source: The Best Tech Toys to Spend Your Tax Refund On [Roundup] (http://gizmodo.com/5793124/the-best-way-to-spend-your-tax-refund)

    Gizmodo and the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) have teamed up to bring you something amazing - the 2011 Smart Home: Green  + Wired exhibit, opening this Friday, April 22, 2011! As the technology partner for the exhibit, we've taken the technologies that change the way we live, work, love, play, think and feel and incorporated them in this year's Smart Home to not only bring Gizmodo to the exhibit but also designate the home as smart living. The Smart Home, a fully-functioning, eco-friendly home built by MSI in 2008, also will feature an interior designed with re-purposed materials; coalescing the past, present and future to redefine what makes a house, a Home.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793122/gizmodo-at-2011-smart-home-opens-this-friday)

Source: GIZMODO at 2011 Smart Home Opens This Friday! [Smart Home 2011] (http://gizmodo.com/5793122/gizmodo-at-2011-smart-home-opens-this-friday)

    Under the hood, there's not much separating the T-Mobile G-Slate (http://gizmodo.com/#!gslate/5749495) from its nearest known competitor, the Motorola Xoom (http://gizmodo.com/#!xoom/5773009). Both run stock builds of Android Honeycomb. Both use the Tegra 2 chipset. Both have 1 gig of RAM. Both come equipped with 5 megapixel and 2 megapixel rear/front cameras. So what's different? Aside from size, the G-Slate uses T-Mobile's 4G-ish network (http://gizmodo.com/#!5680755/the-dirty-secret-of-todays-4g-its-not-4g) and has "3D" capabilities, if you really want to call it that.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793535/t+mobile-g+slate-hands+on-who-wants-3d-lite)

Source: T-Mobile G-Slate Hands-On: Who Wants 3D Lite? [Tablets] (http://gizmodo.com/5793535/t+mobile-g+slate-hands+on-who-wants-3d-lite)

    For two hours a day the world is at its most beautiful (http://gizmodo.com/#!5791592/shooting-challenge-the-golden-hour). These 97 remarkable photos celebrate that time.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793475/97-gorgeously-golden-photos)

Source: 97 Gorgeously Golden Photos [Photography] (http://gizmodo.com/5793475/97-gorgeously-golden-photos)

    A new series of studies (http://blog.okcupid.com/?p=11188&preview=true&wp-admin=1) out of OKCupid's data-crunching love labs reveal daily Twitter users have shorter relationships than those who don't—five to ten percent shorter. This makes sense. Twitter might turn us into more annoying, vain mates.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793520/why-twitter-might-be-ruining-your-love-life)

Source: Why Twitter Might Be Ruining Your Love Life [Twitter] (http://gizmodo.com/5793520/why-twitter-might-be-ruining-your-love-life)

                      I always imagined skydiving to be a frantic, chaotic experience. Okay, maybe you get 15 seconds of "whoa this looks cool" before panic sets in as you start zipping down the air and plummeting to earth—don't freak out, oh MY GOD PULL THE CORD, PULL THE EFFING CORD ALREADY YOU JOKESTER. This slow motion video, taken with the Melbourne Skydive Centre, is nothing like that.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793612/watching-people-skydive-in-slow-motion-is-absolutely-mesmerizing)

Source: Watching People Skydive in Slow Motion Is Absolutely Mesmerizing [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5793612/watching-people-skydive-in-slow-motion-is-absolutely-mesmerizing)

    Hatchet Job (http://gizmodo.com/#!5793490/the-moment-a-russian-axeman-looked-into-the-atm-cameras-eyes) | See how one angry Russian is giving new meaning to "breaking the bank"

More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793673/top-stories-tuesday-april-19-2011)

Source: Top Stories: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5793673/top-stories-tuesday-april-19-2011)

    The oldest secret documents in the CIA's treasure-trove have been cracked open finally. Believed to be the only remaining classified WWI documents, the six files have revealed all manner of espionage message tricks—including the recipe for German invisible ink.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793863/the-spy-secrets-of-the-last-unsealed-wwi-files)

Source: The Spy Secrets of the Last Unsealed WWI Files [War] (http://gizmodo.com/5793863/the-spy-secrets-of-the-last-unsealed-wwi-files)

                     This is a map of everywhere I've been for nearly the last year. Everywhere. I didn't carry around a special tracking device. The FBI isn't sending goons in unmarked vans to track me. All I did was use an iPhone. And if you have an iPhone, you're being tracked right now, too, whether you like it or not.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793925/your-iphone-is-secretly-tracking-everywhere-youve-been)

Source: iSpy Conspiracy: Your iPhone Is Secretly Tracking Everywhere You've Been, All The Time (Updated) [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5793925/your-iphone-is-secretly-tracking-everywhere-youve-been)

    Earth Day is this Friday. And it's always good to take a moment to think about ways to screw up this planet a little less. Realistically, we're not going to give up our gadgets (which aren't always environmentally friendly), but we can at least come up with ways to make them less destructive, ya know?:            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5793966/9-tools-to-help-you-stay-green-on-earth-day)

Source: 9 Tools to Help You Stay Green on Earth Day [Toolkit] (http://gizmodo.com/5793966/9-tools-to-help-you-stay-green-on-earth-day)

    Not entirely cool with the idea of your iPhone or iPad following your every move without your consent (http://gizmodo.com/#!5793925/your-iphone-is-secretly-tracking-everywhere-youve-been)? Understandable! Luckily, only a day after the privacy revelation, a fix has been cooked up that switches off Apple's covert tracking.             More » (http://gizmodo.com/5794369/ispy-conspiracy-break-apples-secret-tracking-with-this-app)

Source: iSpy Conspiracy: Break Apple's Secret Tracking with This App [Privacy] (http://gizmodo.com/5794369/ispy-conspiracy-break-apples-secret-tracking-with-this-app)

    Part I: Entrances            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5780189/unlocking-the-mystery-of-paris-most-secret-underground-society)

Source: Unlocking the Mystery of Paris' Most Secret Underground Society [Secrets] (http://gizmodo.com/5780189/unlocking-the-mystery-of-paris-most-secret-underground-society)

                     In 2008, designer Thomas Thwaites decided to build a toaster from scratch (http://www.thetoasterproject.org/)-and not the "from scratch" that would land him in Home Depot for a couple of hours. He was interested in the seemingly magical process that turns what we pull out of the earth into the stuff that litters our houses. So Thwaites decided to take on the toaster, and what followed was an adventure that illuminated just how far removed our everyday items are from the raw materials that go into them.            More » (http://gizmodo.com/5794368/why-its-harder-than-you-think-to-make-a-simple-toaster)

Source: One Man's Nearly Impossible Quest to Make a Toaster From Scratch [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5794368/why-its-harder-than-you-think-to-make-a-simple-toaster)