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

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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The Fruit Slide: So Much More Xtreme Than a Bowl [Concepts]

There's nothing especially wrong with bowls, except for the simple fact that bowls aren't slides ... The Fruit Slide—a concept—stores fruit with two critical elements of any design: style and a hint of danger. You get the style from the timeless spiral design. And the danger, well, sooner or later you're probably going to distractedly grab for an apple only to watch a few weeks of fruit bruise on your kitchen floor ... Yes, it's my greatest wish to see the high octane pome ride that is the

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Tokyoflash Escape C Bluetooth Power Core [Peripherals]

OK, so it's not really a power core. The Escape C is really just a necklace with some LEDs and Bluetooth controls, but this Tokyoflash product is still neat in its own right ... Pairing with pretty much any Bluetooth device—from an iPhone to a Skype-wielding PC—the Escape C can accommodate a pair of headphones (with mic) while streaming A2DP audio. Plus, typical volume, track advance and call controls offer you a means to control your music and communications without reaching into your

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Lego Steering Wheel Converts iPhone Into Tiniest Racing Simulator [DIY]

So, you don't have $191,000 for that F1 car simulator you always wanted? Don't worry: 1) take some Lego Technic, 2) grab an iPhone, and 3) invent a way to connect your brain to a hamster. [eblogx via RandomGoodStuff] ...

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Droid security flaw makes lock screen a mere inconvenience for evil-doers

You might recall Apple having a hard time keeping its lock screen locked at one point, and it looks like we've got a common theme brewing here now that Android's suffering from the same drama. Turns out that Android 2.0.1 -- the build currently deployed on the Droid -- suffers from a flaw whereby you can back out to a locked phone's home screen simply by pressing the Back button after accepting an incoming call. Of course, you'd either have to know a phone's number or wait for a call to actually

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Phishing Android apps explain our maxed-out credit cards

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Rēmote Turns Your iPhone Into a Universal RF Remote [Accessories]

New Kinetic has an RF attachment accessory for the iPhone that gives it all the power of a universal remote, except way, way better. This is the universal remote we want ... The accessory plugs into the docking port on an iPhone (or presumably iPod Touch), and includes features like an extensive library of IR codes, customizable buttons, and RF learning from other remotes. It's a great idea; my iPod Touch doesn't get much use as a PMP, but Remote, VLC Remote and Boxee Remote make it a great

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Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why) [Remainders]

Buckle the eff up for Remainders today, because we've got: A man in a chicken suit playing "What Is Love," two separate Christmas-themed videos (one Muppet, one Guitar Hero), minor Apple updates, and a severed hand crafted of breakfast foods ... Man in a Chicken suit plays "What is Love" on Pianica from Ring Mod on Vimeo ... Man in a Chicken Suit Plays "What Is Love" on Melodica ... If that headline isn't enough to make you watch this video, I'm really not sure if the internet is your cup of

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Time's Manhattan Project Will Explode Like the Atomic Bomb It Is [Rant]

TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld got a sneak peek at Time Inc's "Manhattan Project", a digital magazine designed to run on tablet computers, including the fabled Apple tablet. And it's going to rock because that's exactly what people crave for: INTERACTIVE MAGAZINES!!! ... People from the 80s. All the five who survived wearing their hair spray and shoulder pads and striped shirts and silk undapants. You know, the kind that get inside your buttcrack and itch, which is precisely the sensation I get

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It Took This Long To Make iPhone Icon Pillows? [Pillows]

I thought we saw every kind of nerdy pillow imaginable but, for some reason, iPhone icons slipped under the radar despite being well represented as coasters and paperclips. Finally, someone has delivered ...

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