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PHOTOS: Apartments With Their Own Swimming Pool Balconies

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Gizmodo, Housing Market, Housing Bust, Swimming Pool, Video, Apartments, Aquaria Grande, The Daily Mail, Colossus of Prora, Mumbai, Apartment Vacancy Rates, Slidepollajax, Apartment Market, Business News

The latest way that the super-rich are living better than all of us? They're getting swimming pools that also function as balconies. A planned 37-...

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PHOTOS: Check Out This Life-Size Star Wars Craft

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Star Wars, Gizmodo, Tie Fighter, Tech, Craigslist, Darth Vader, Viral, R2d2, Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, PC World, Business News

Ever dreamed of owning a real life Star Wars space craft? Befriending one lucky Craigslist shopper may now be as close as you can get. A life-size...

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Siri-like App Gives Racist, Bigoted Answers, Forces Company To Make Policy Changes

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Cha Cha, Gizmodo, Iris Chacha, Android, Iris, Siri, Video, Iris Racist, Siri for Android, Iris Android, Jesus Diaz, Chacha, Cha Cha Racist, Chacha Racist, Shawn Schwegman, Topicsiri, Android Siri, Siri Android, Racist Android App, Technology News

First it was Siri and her seemingly pro-life responses to questions about abortion clinics. Now it's Iris -- a Siri-like application that uses a hu...

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What We Lose When Travel Becomes A Highlight Reel

Christine Negroni | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Gizmodo, Video, Travel, Flamenco Dancing, Travel Tips, Eat Pray Love, Travel Videos, Travel News
Christine Negroni

Travel can be distilled so that it becomes all highlights, all the time—but then you lose the unspectacular details like the grit of the road you shake out of your suitcase before returning it to the attic.

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Tech Blogger Won't Be Charged For Leaking iPhone Photos

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Iphone 4, Gizmodo, Gozmodo Iphone Photos, Iphone 4 Leak, Iphone 4 Gizmodo, Gizmodo Iphone 4 Leak, Iphone 4 Leak Gizmodo, Jason Chen Iphone 4, Iphone Photos Gizmodo, Jason Chen, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO — Prosecutors said Wednesday that they will not bring charges against a tech blogger who bought an Apple iPhone prototype after it...

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What Inspires You? Gizmodo Editor, Author Janet Fitch, And Former Wilco Keyboardist On What Gets Them Going

Allison K Gibson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Brian Lam, Gizmodo, Wilco, Museumnerd, Art, Jay Nelson, Vik Muniz, Janet Fitch, Museums, Mikael Jorgensen, Contemporary Art, Art Galleries, Sophie Calle, Pronto, Arts News
Allison K Gibson

I was first introduced to the world of contemporary art during my tenure as a "gallerina"--that dreaded, dispassionate youngin' who looks on coldly a...

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Gizmodo Faces Likely Criminal and Civil Charges over iPhone Episode

David Swift | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Gizmodo, Stolen, Law, Apple, Apple Iphone, Criminal Charges, Theft, Lawsuit, Prototype, Kwika, Technology News
David Swift

While Gizmodo has certainly succeeded in inserting itself in the news cycle, it may not realize exactly just how much trouble it put itself in.

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The Top Five Viral Videos Of The Week: What We Watched On Gotcha Media

Matt Wilstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gizmodo, Aziz Ansari, Daily Show, Obama, Immigration, The Simpsons, Whcd, Bill Maher, Carl Levin, Apple, Conan, Mtv, 60 Minutes, Leno, Jon Stewart, Seinfeld, What We Watched, South Park, Comedy News
Matt Wilstein

My viral video of the week honor goes to the hilarious fake Seinfeld trailer for "George," a tear-jerker version of the Susan's death story set to the score of The Shawshank Redemption.

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iPhone 4G Rumors: What To Expect With Apple's New iPhone (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Gizmodo, Iphone 4g Launch, Iphone 4g Release, Apple, Iphone 4g Photos, Verizon Iphone, Iphone 4g Features, Iphonegate, Slidepollajax, Iphone 4g Price, Iphone 4g, ATT iPhone, Technology News

The blogosphere is abuzz with rumors and hopes that Apple is set to unveil the next iPhone sometime this summer. What will be the new iPhone's offi...

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Strip-Searched: Lost iPhone Probe Shows Why Search Warrants Should Never Be Used on Journalists

Peter Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Journalists Shield Law, Freedom of Speech, Gizmodo, First Amendment, Gawker Media, Apple, Apple Iphone, Jobs Bill, Confidential Sources, Search-Warrants, Subpoena, Gizmodo Iphone, Media News
Peter Scheer

The threat to personal liberties posed by search warrants in the pre-digital era was trivial compared to the virtual strip-search that a warrant has become today.

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Immigration, Financial, and Climate Reform: The Rock-Paper-Scissors of Politics

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gizmodo, Immigration Reform, Senate, Megan Carpentier, Financial Reform, Wilshire and Washington, Ted Johnson, Gawker Media, Florida, Arizona Immigration Law, Charlie Crist, Climate Change Bill, Podcast, Iphone 4g, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

In today's Wilshire & Washington, we are joined by our special guest host for the month of May, Megan Carpentier, who will be filling in for Maegan Ca...

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Apple Computer - Now Who's Big Brother?

Gil Laroya | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Did I Do That? Technology News, Oops, Iphone, Gizmodo, Apple Computer, 4g, My Bad, Redwood City, Business News
Gil Laroya

Apple attorneys were allegedly behind the court ordered raid of the home of a tech blogger who outted the iPhone 4G prototype on Gizmodo.

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Lost iPhone Investigation: Gizmodo Editor Jason Chen's Home Searched And Computers Seized

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gizmodo, Iphone, Apple, Computers, Slidepollajax, Jason Chen, Prototype, California Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, Technology News

*We'll be updating the slideshow below with the latest updates on the iPhone probe as they come in* SEATTLE (AP) -- Police have launched an investiga...

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Verizon Says, "No" To Google Nexus One!

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Gizmodo, Google, Htc, Blackberry, Verizon, Incredible, Shelly Palmer, Android, Nexus One, Editor, New OS, Rim, Mediabytes, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Apple is striking back at Gizmodo for publishing pics of the stolen iPhone 4g. Yesterday, officials confiscated four computers and two servers from editor Jason Chen's home.

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Should Apple Sue Gawker Over iPhone Leak Story?

DailyFinance | JEFF BERCOVICI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Gawker Media, Gizmodo, Apple, Gizmodo Iphone, Gizmodo Iphone Leak, Media News

I think a district attorney could make a solid criminal case that Gawker Media purchased what it knew or suspected were technically stolen goods. And ...

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Apple iPhone 4G ... Maybe?

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Gizmodo, Itunes, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Digital Life, Mediabytes, Iphone 4g, Ipad 3g, Media News
Shelly Palmer

After taking apart a new version of Apple's iPhone, Gizmodo determined that it has a front-facing camera, among other novel features.

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One Bad Apple: Will Steve Jobs' Ego Undermine Apple's Success?

Mario Almonte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mocospace, Gizmodo, Google, Steve Jobs, Blackberry, Tony Hayward, Windows 7, Microsoft, Tablet PC, Smartphones, Apple Ipod, Bill Gates, Adobe Flash, British Petroleum, Apple Iad, Federal Trade Commission, iPhone Apps, Wall Street Journal, Apple iTunes, Iphone 4g, Smartphone Wars, Gawker.com, Apple, Apple Iphone, Apple Ipad, Google Android, Adobe, Business News
Mario Almonte

Apple's co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs will rightfully be credited as the driving force behind the company's spectacular success, but he may also prove to be the cause of the company's ultimate failure.

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OBSOLETE: Four Old Gadgets We Love (And Four We Won't Miss)

Gizmodo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obsolete Tech, Retromodo, Future-of-Tv, Gizmodo, Answering Machine Obsolete, Laugh Tracks, Old Gadgets, Favorite Gadgets, Obsolete Technology, Obsolete Gadgets, Obsolete: An Encylopedia of Once-Common Things Passing US By, Jane Grossman, Technology News

Technology is all about what's new and what's next--today's iPhone is just tomorrow's paperweight. What about the things that were "new" and "next" ye...

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Black Like Me? The Missing Faces in Technology and Innovation

Robin Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jon Gosier, Darla Mack, Wayne Sutton, Dan Frost, Gizmodo, Guy Kawasaki, BlackWeb20.Com, Michael Seibel, Twitter, Mario Armstrong, Angela Benton, Barack Obama, Brian Lam, Internet, Lynne D Johnson, Thought Leaders in Technology, William Kamkwamba, techcrunch50, Diversity in Technology, Jason Chen, Thought Leaders, Michael Lang, Clarence Wooten Jr., t3, tech100, Technology News
Robin Caldwell

The real question is where is the diversity of thought leadership in technology? Technology is viewed as an incubator for innovation, but if the same people are always included in that incubator then they are recreating more of the same and reproducing themselves.

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Bill Gates Blogs For Gizmodo

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gizmodo, Celebrity Bloggers, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Microsoft, Media News

Tech blog Gizmodo's recent "Gizmodo '79" series of posts, which took a look at the state of the computer industry thirty years ago, seems to have put ...

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GDGT: Tech Site Veterans Create "Last Great Gadget Site"

New York Times | BRAD STONE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Engadget, Ryan Block, Peter Rojas, Social Networking Sites, Gdgt, Gizmodo, Media News

Their new site, called GDGT, will open to visitors on Wednesday. It differs from Engadget or Gizmodo by aspiring to be a gadget-oriented social networ...

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