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The Dutch design firms Studio Roosegaarde and Hejimans Infrastructure just came up with a brilliant prototype for a "Smart Highway" that uses interactive lighting that adapts to driving conditions to make the roads safer. Enough with crap infotainment systems inside cars that distract us from driving with Twitter and dinner reservations—let's light up the roads like a night club until no one crashes again. Read More >
Featured comment by J2ozac:
"I wonder if phosphorescent paint would last longer than cat-eyes, they seem to break up after a year. and if it'd be cheaper over time to repaint than..." More »
Bloomberg reports that Apple is currently negotiating licensing deals with record labels in hopes that it can launch an Internet radio service "within the first three months of 2013." The service would be a formidable competitor to Pandora. Read More >
Featured comment by britishchris:
"Was gonna say, you can get Ri-Ri's latest "masterpiece" on your phone already wherever you are! (unless you're on EE and you've used up your 500MB)" More »
iFixit just finished a teardown of Apple's new 13-inch retina MacBook Pro, and the findings are a mixed bag of good and bad news for folks who like to fix their own gear. Compared to the 15-inch retina MBP, the smaller model should be marginally easier to tinker with. But it's still pretty much impossible to repair. Read More >
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is shaping up to be a groundbreaking event for film technology. First, we heard that Director Peter Jackson shot the film at 48 frames-per-second, and now he's telling us that the film's sound will be mixed for Dolby's ultra-intense new Atmos system. Read More >
Featured comment by mikeo:
"You've already seen 48fps - on your TV.
The reason Peter Jackson & James Cameron are pushing for this can be summed up in one word - 3D. 48fps..." More »
The folks at Mac Mini Vault have benchmarked and torn down the new Mac Minis. The Mac Mini's £499, 2.5GHz Core i5 Ivy Bridge configuration racked up a Geekbench score of 7433 straight out of the box. That's impressive considering last year's Sandy Bridge i5 Mac Mini refresh has a standing average of 6323 on the Geekbench. Read More >
During yesterday's Facebook earning's call, head honcho Mark Zuckerberg told investors that overall people spend "more mobile time on Instagram than Twitter," pointing to comScore numbers to back up the claim. Not a bad justification for that huge investment. Read More >
Featured comment by Mr Tennent:
"Could it be that Zuckerberg and co bought Instagram for that ludicrously large amount of money, to get some of that lovely investor cash into their ow..." More »
The Nikon 1 V2 is a total overhaul of its predecessor. The hope is that the higher-resolution sensor, bigger body, and amateur-friendly features will turn a legion of aspiring beginners into lens-swapping, accessory-toting photographers. We think? Otherwise this camera makes no sense. Read More >
A new tiny iPad isn't the only little-big news out of today's Apple extravaganza. Here's a the brand new set of upgraded Mac Minis that'll be delivering that Apple love at sub-£500 prices — Now with upgraded Intel Ivy Bridge processors. They're available for purchase now. Read More >
Featured comment by rustyd0g:
"The new baseline Mac Mini's specs are actually as follows:
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 4GB memory, 500GB hard drive, Intel HD Graphics 4000 for..." More »
Google Wallet is getting an overhaul, and Google has started accepting requests for invites to the new incarnation of its mobile payment platform. While there aren't any details about what exactly will be new about the upcoming wallet, the invite process asks you whether you're using Android, iOS, or "other devices," which indicates some big changes allowing the system to work across platforms. Read More >
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"In some cases that isn't their fault, if you are separate in terms of financial arrangements and business legislation then you are, as far as business..." More »
Amazon's terms of service grants it basically god-like authority over its domain, but we all buy in because we believe that the company will be benevolent with its power. That's not always the case. Here's the story of a user whose account was deleted and her Kindle wiped with no explanation whatsoever. Read More >
The Canon S110 is the most refined little pocket camera Canon has ever made. The core design of the S110 remains unchanged from previous iterations. But with a little streamlining and some key new features, it's inched one step closer to perfection. Are you looking for the highest quality possible in a small point-and-shoot? Check out your new camera. Read More >
The Korea Times reports that Samsung will stop providing Apple with LCD panels next year. According to an unnamed "senior Samsung source," the company is unwilling to sell displays to Apple at the steep discounts of some of its competitors like LG. Read More >
TweetBot, the hugely popular iOS Twitter client, finally comes in a finished desktop version available in the Mac App Store for 14 quid. No joke. It appears to be a nicely polished piece of software with some smart features, but is there any way to justify that price when you can just use Twitter's app for free? Read More >
Featured comment by Kat Hannaford:
"Thanks for your kind reply. If people only want to read articles original to the UK site, they need only bookmark this tab http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/ta..." More »
Researchers at Stanford claim they've figured out how to erase the traumatic memories of mice while they sleep bringing them one step closer to their goal of ending PTSD for humans. Apparently a prescription memory-eraser could even be on the way. Are we closer to an Eternal Sunshine moment than we think? Read More >
Wouldn't it be great if we could run cars off compost? That's not the topic of a TED Talk, but, sadly, that small nugget of an idea is all you would need to be granted the freedom to pontificate before an audience of naive dreamers at a hokey conference. This is actually The Onion's first TED Talk parody. And it's incredible. The best line? "I'll be your visionary, and you do the things I come up with." Read More >
Featured comment by Prozac:
"This one's alright. But I really don't see where they are going with this. They wouldn't be able to do too many talks without risking tedium." More »
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