The 404 568: Where we have a warrant for your arrest (podcast)

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Published April 27, 2010 at 2:35 p.m.
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Thanks Blake (click for larger) ... (Credit:Blake Stevenson) ... Gizmodo's story of the lost iPhone just got a little too real, with San Mateo County police raiding Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's Fremont, Calif., home in search of any information surrounding the acquisition of the 4G prototype ... According to an account by Chen, the police used a search warrant to visit his home while Jason was away and immediately searched him for "weapons or sharp objects" upon his arrival ... After finding what

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With an Eye to the Future, Try Raw Photos Today [Photography]

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Published Dec. 2, 2009 at 1:36 p.m.
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If you enjoy photography, don't make the mistake I did ... Using my then-new SLR in 2005 and 2006, I photographed everything from my new son to otherworldly canyons we visited in Utah. The only problem: the photos were taken only in JPEG format ... JPEG is fine as far as it goes, and indeed for most folks it will suffice. But having rediscovered my enjoyment of photography in the digital era, I wish I'd used the raw image format that comes with SLRs and higher-end compact cameras ... My initial

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99-Cent Cardboard iPhone Case Illustrating Contest [Accessories]

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Published Nov. 4, 2009 at 2:20 a.m.
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Case-Mate released a $0.99 cardboard iPhone case as a tongue-in-cheek, recession-appropriate gesture—and people bought them, and drew on them, and now they've got a contest to see whose creation is best ... If I'm going to be honest, I kind of expected more from this contest: There aren't many truly impressive drawings submitted as of now, and the current leader in votes is a virulent anti-Obama nutball creation that looks more like the bumper of an Alabama pick-up truck than an iPhone case. A

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Get cozy with comics on your iPhone

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Published Oct. 30, 2009 at 7:16 p.m.
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If you're a fan of comic books, you should also be a fan of the iPhone ... Apple's smartphone is home to several neat comic-book apps designed specifically for those who want to enjoy harrowing stories of their favorite heroes in the Digital Age ... I've sifted through the many apps related to comic books and found a handful that you'll want to try out ... Whether you're a DC Comics fan or you're partial to Marvel, I think you'll like what you find in these apps ... Get your comic on ...

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New Apple iMacs plagued by choppy Flash video playback?

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Published Oct. 30, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.
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(Credit:CNET) ... After reading Engadget's report citing recent complaints about Flash video playback mucking up system resources on the latest 27-inch Apple iMacs, we decided to test out the claims using our own system. Users on the Apple Discussion threads noticed a bug in the Flash Player that bogs ...

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Twitter co-founder's 'Square' comes into focus

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Published Oct. 17, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
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A test 'Square' in action, and a screenshot of the geo-tagged receipt ... (Credit:Engadget) ... Well, we finally have a glimpse at "Square," the new mobile payments venture coming from Twitter co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey. As expected, it's a little hardware add-on that can turn an iPhone ... Originally posted at The Social ...

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Concert Vault: Free live recordings on your iPhone

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Published Oct. 14, 2009 at 3:58 p.m.
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The free ConcertVault iPhone app gives you streaming access to hundreds of live recordings ... Wolfgang's Vault is an online archive containing hundreds of high-quality concert recordings, mostly from big classic-rock artists like The Who and U2, but with a few newer artists, such as The Walkmen, thrown in as ... Originally posted at Digital Noise: Music and Tech ...

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Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut for One-Way Mission to Titan [Wtf]

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Published Oct. 10, 2009 at 4:45 p.m.
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If you're located in Northern Alberta, are interested in space travel, aren't afraid of heights and need $25,000 (and won't mind when you explode in mid-air and can't spend it), have I got a Craigslist ad for you! ... What's especially great is the half-assed trustworthiness of the ad: The creator worked on it for 40 years! He's a scientist! He uses words like "fuselage!" ... My secret space craft is the result of my professional experience and imagination while serving the U.S. military in

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CNET reviews Psystar's Snow Leopard-based Open(Q)

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Published Oct. 9, 2009 at 3:47 p.m.

It's been almost exactly a year since we last reviewed a Psystar desktop. During that 12 month gap, Apple's suit against Psystar has steadily advanced through the court system, Psystar entered into and emerged from bankruptcy, and Apple released a brand-new operating system by way of Mac OS X 10.6.1, ...

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Glucogrip monitors glucose levels, resembles iPhone

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Published Oct. 9, 2009 at 2:50 p.m.
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The Glucogrip measures blood glucose levels in style ... (Credit:Giulio Sbarigia ... Blood glucose monitoring has improved greatly in recent years, with devices getting smaller, cheaper, and faster--a good thing, since almost 8 percent of Americans are diabetic, according to some estimates, and are encouraged to monitor their blood glucose levels ... Originally posted at News - Health Tech ...

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