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Record Labels: Change or Die [Music]
By Gizmodo on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments

It’s a lousy time to be a record label. Profits are tanking, bands are angry— OK Go just ditched EMI —and YouTube and BitTorrent changed the game. Still, some labels are transforming themselves to help musicians in the digital age. “Change or Die” may sound like hyperbole, or an idle threat, but for the…
Heavy Rain: A Peek Into the Future of Movies and Games [Entertain Me]
By Gizmodo on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments

Even if you don’t own a PlayStation 3 , Heavy Rain is a game you should know because it re-imagines both videogames and movies, combining them into a new genre of Choose Your Own Adventure digital narrative. (Very minor spoilers ahead.) This is not to say Heavy Rain is perfect…
TESTED: The Best New Netbooks [Battlemodo]
By Gizmodo on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments

If you’re in the market for a netbook—the gimpy kittens of the laptop jungle—know this first: on the inside, they’re all basically the same. Making the little differences all the more important! And yes, they do add up. For our Battlemodo, we decided to look only at netbooks…
Sony Motion Controller is Called PlayStation Move, Launches Fall 2010 (Hands On!) [Playstation Move]
By Gizmodo on March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Sony’s finally put a name to their motion controller , and it’s called PlayStation Move . Updated with hands on. Sony will have multiple packages. A standalone Move controller, or a package with PlayStation Eye + Move + a game, or an entire console solution. The Eye and Move and game combo will be…
It’s Time to Declare War Against Apple’s Censorship [Rant]
By Gizmodo on March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

The App Store censorship horse may have been beaten to death, but mainstream German media—whose iPhone applications have been censored by Apple because of its content—are not surrendering. I’m glad. In fact, I hope they win this war. The censorship problem is not only about the 5,000 titillating apps that fell …
You Will Have the Power of a PS3 In Your Pocket In 3 Years [Powervr]
By Gizmodo on March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

I spoke to Imagination Technologies—maker of the PowerVR chip that powers smartphones like the iPhone, Droid and many others—and they said, definitively, that you’ll have graphics comparable to the PlayStation 3 in 3 years. They know this because these are the chips they’re designing right now . The way the development process works for…
Giz Explains: How You’re Gonna Get Screwed By Ebook Formats [Giz Explains]
By Gizmodo on March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

“We use the epub format: It is the most popular open book format in the world.” That’s how Steve Jobs announced the iPad. And wow, that sounds like all the ebooks you own will just work on anything. Um, no. The idea of an open ebook format that works on any reader …
The Google App Marketplace: Doing It All in the Cloud [Google]
By Gizmodo on March 9th, 2010 | No Comments

We just finished watching Google’s live announcement of the launch of the Google App Marketplace . Keep reading for information on what they’re offering users and developers. Oh, and know that the Marketplace is live today . Updating. The event is called “Google Campfire One” and it’s all about how easy it will be to …
Wacom Intuos4 Wireless Review: The Joy of Freedom [Review]
By Gizmodo on March 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Here’s the story: I’m in love with the Wacom Intuos4 Wireless tablet. Free from cables, it’s the best graphics tablet experience I’ve ever had. Smoother Than the Smoothest Thing The Wacom Intuos4 was quite a leap from the Intuos3. It doubled the pressure sensitive levels, and it added multifunction Touch …
Wacom Intuos 4 Wireless Review: The Joy of Freedom [Review]
By Gizmodo on March 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Here’s the story: I’m in love with the Wacom Intuos 4 Wireless tablet. Free from cables, it’s the best graphics tablet experience I’ve ever had. Smoother Than the Smoothest Thing The Wacom Intuos 4 was quite a leap from the Intuos 3. It doubled the pressure sensitive levels, and it added multifunction Touch Ring trackpad, on…