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Gizmodo
Gizmodo is a technology weblog about consumer electronics. It is part of the Gawker Media network run by Nick Denton. It's known for up-to-date coverage of the technology industry and the personal, humorous, sometimes very inappropriate writing style of the contributors.
The blog, launched in 2002, was originally edited by Peter Rojas, but he was recruited by Weblogs, Inc. to launch their similar technology blog Engadget. By mid-2004, Gizmodo and Gawker together were bringing in revenue of approximately $6,500 per month.
In 2005, VNU and Gawker Media formed an alliance to republish Gizmodo across Europe, with VNU translating the content into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and adding local European-interest material.
In April 2007, Allure Media launched Gizmodo Australia, under license from Gawker Media and incorporating additional Australian content.
In November 2007, the Dutch magazine license was taken over by HUB Uitgevers.
A Gizmodo blogger captured the first photos from the floor of CES 2007, and according to Reuters, journalists at the (simultaneous) Macworld debated whether Gizmodo or Engadget had the better live coverage of Steve Jobs's 2007
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Gizmodo A Samsung Galaxy Tab For American Airlines' First-Class Bourgeoisie [Blip]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:40:00 GMT
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Not only is American Airlines offering in-flight streaming on passengers' devices, they're also stocking the first class cabin with 6,000 10-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab tablets in total. More »
Gizmodo Before and After The Tsunami: Japan Slowly Rebuilds [Image Cache]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:20:00 GMT
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Japan is slowly rebuilding after a devastating tsunami destroyed parts of the country earlier this year. A series of before and... Read More
Gizmodo Dick Schaefer is a True Junkyard Artist [Design]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:14:00 GMT
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Dick Schaefer is a junkyard artist. He takes scrap metal from old cars and junkyards and builds these leftovers into wonderful sculptures. More »
Gizmodo China Accused of Spying on Drivers Across Borders in Hong Kong [China]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT
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According to China publication Apple Times, the Chinese government has installed surveillance devices on up to 20,000 cars... Read More
Gizmodo A List of Beverages For The Drinking Man's Diet [Genius]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:29:00 GMT
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Getdrunknotfat has a mission to keep you slim and trim while you drink yourself silly. The website painstakingly compiled the calories a... Read More
Gizmodo Seven Reasons Your Phone Looks Like It Does [Video]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:20:00 GMT
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Technology has blessed us with landline phones that look like footballs and Mickey Mouse ears for decades. So why do all of our mobile phones look basically, in the grand scheme of things, the same? Here are seven good reasons. More »
Gizmodo Life Without a Pulse Is Possible [Science]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:00:00 GMT
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At the Texas Heart Institute, doctors have developed an artificial heart replacement that produces no discernible pulse or audible heartbeat. More »
Gizmodo Pioneer Creates Washer-Friendly Headphones For Dirty-Eared People [Audio]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:53:00 GMT
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The product engineers at Pioneer know what it's like to pull out an ear bud and find it caked with sticky, gross ear wax. Rather than clean the earphones with your shirt, Pioneer wants you to throw them in your washing machine. More »
Gizmodo Should Google Maps Show You Parts of the World the US Government Blocks? [Google]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:40:00 GMT
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When I look up my childhood apartment on Google Maps, I see the fences in the park across the street. But if I look up Israel, I get a muddy brown mess—because Congress said so, by law. More »
Gizmodo Hackers Broke Into Citigroup and It Was Easy [Security]
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:20:00 GMT
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In one of the ballsiest bank break-ins in recent memory, a team of hackers based in Eastern Europe managed to crack open Citigroup's massive store of their customers' personal financial data. Just by hacking Citi's customer website. More »
