January 13th, 2014 | by Gizmodo
The news today that Google is buying smart thermostat-maker Nest for $3.5 billion seemed slightly unhinged ; why overbid for what's still, at present, a niche product? The answer is so simple it's barely worth a shrug: because it can, because it needs to, and because if it didn't, someone else would have. From a financial standpoint, $3.5 billion for a company whose most recent—and even then jaw-dropping—valuation was around $2 billion not two weeks ago seems modestly insane
March 19th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
This Lego version of an Apple II+ is perfect. It has the lovely aged hue of beige, clear bricks for the Apple Monitor II, floppy disk drives with the right sticker and even a removable top on the computer to see the Lego computer's guts! [ Chiu-Kueng Tsang via MAKE ] This Article was originally posted in Gizmodo
March 19th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Because watching television is a notoriously harrowing and grueling process, Hulu Plus just underwent a major redesign for Apple TV, making it easier to navigate and shaving off precious seconds that could otherwise be spent with the TV people, you're real friends. Slide the arrows above from left to right to see Hulu Plus' layout before and after the redesign
March 8th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Since last October, there's been a store on Ebay that goes by the name Refurbished_Outlet , and it only sells Apple products
March 1st, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Shameless in-game purchases aimed at kids have been in the new recently
February 21st, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Apple's been keeping busy rolling out small patches of iOS 6. The latest, iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 just hit developers. Importantly, 9To5Mac reports that the update fixes the gaping lock screen bug that allows access even with out a passcode
January 4th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Over the past few years I've invested a lot into Apple's products and services. As the co-founder of Germany's largest mobile development shop , I'm dealing with apps – predominantly iOS powered – in my daily professional life. And then I got the Nexus 4.
December 22nd, 2012 | by Gizmodo
It's almost the end of the year and almost the end of the world. Then again, depending on who you ask it's always almost the end of the world. In the meantime we've got tales of evil Apple geniuses, the best photos and most important gadgets of the year, Amazon security loopholes, real James Bond gadgets, boobs, and a new Earth-like planet for you to peruse.
November 27th, 2012 | by Gizmodo
You might want to make an addendum to your Christmas list. Those impossibly slender new iMacs go on sale November 30 . Announced in September at Apple's iPhone event, the latest desktop machines are just 5mm thin.
