Adam Clark Estes, Author at Gizmodo

We Cannot Allow This Awful Idea for Airport Design to Become Real

Airports and cities don’t get along for a few specific reasons—namely, air pollution, noise pollution, and plain old risk. As such, some designers think that a future of increased urban density could be an opportunity to mix things up. This concept for a new airport in downtown Stockholm is simply mixed up. An architecture graduate…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 14

US Presidential Candidates’ Internet Policies, Ranked

With 20-odd US presidential candidates in the mix, everyone’s trying to pick the winning position on the issues that matter most to Americans. The future of the internet is obviously a big one. Here’s what’s been proposed so far — the good, the bad, and the utterly insane. With the Federal Communication Commission’s new open…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 13

A Visual Explainer of How Boeing Wrecked the Plot of Black Hawk Down

Patentsare often interesting, fanciful things, illustrating inventions that may or may not ever be built. However, when you turn a patent idea into a somewhat animated and slightly offensive explainer video linking the inventions to popular Hollywood war movies, the result is nothing short of art. YouTube user PatentYogi did just that with a descriptively…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 13

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Are Fighting for Cheaper Internet

Internet-loving Americans have been waiting way too long for a team of benevolent juggernauts in Washington to take on massive money-hungry cable companies. This week, four freedom-fighting senators took their first swing in the form of a strongly worded letter to the Federal Communications Commission. The message was clear: Bring down broadband prices. Senators Bernie…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 10

Watch How Google’s Artificial Brain Transforms Images in Real Time

In recent days, we’ve seen Google’s dream robot reimagine everything from internet memes to Hunter S. Thompson’s acid trips. But exactly how the artificial neural network creates these trippy images is hard to grasp…until you watch it all happening in real time. Johan Nordberg, an artist-developer with a penchant for visual fun, created a video…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 10

NASA Has One-Upped Google Earth for Mars

You’ve been able to explore interesting corners of Marsfor years using Google Earth. However, NASA just one-upped the search giant with a data-rich interactive map that lets you peek into every nook and cranny, from the miles-high volcanoes to the sperm-shaped valleys. You can even reproduce them with a 3D printer! The new Mars Trek…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 10

Finally: A VR-Enabled, Twerking Robot Butt That You Can Fuck

Pornhub has really outdone itself this time. After inventing a wearable that lets you charge your gadgets by jerking off, the popular purveyor of freemium pornography is now offering an uncanny robot butt that twerks. It even comes with a virtual reality headset that offers “the first 3D cybersex experience.” Welcome to the future, pervs.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 9

We Cannot Allow This Awful Idea for Airplane Seating to Become Real

Airplanes used to be luxurious things, laden with fine china and unlimited wine. But over the years, the glory of flying has faded—giving way tobroken technology (frustrating), bruised knees (painful), terrible smells (actually dangerous!). Yet, somehow, someone has figured out a way to make things worse. Behold: the most atrocious idea for airplane seating design…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 9

The New McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy Has a Dirty Mouth

Parents are outraged about the new Minions-themed Happy Meal toys at McDonalds. How could anyone be upset by those cute little guys from the new Despicable Me movie? Well, one of them appears to say “What the fuck?!” repeatedly. After reading reports of complaints about the toy, we tracked down a YouTube video of the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 8

The Air Force Just Dropped an Expensive (and Useless) Nuke in Nevada

In the face of mounting criticism, the Air Forcejust completed the first test flight of the B61 Mod 12 mock up nuclear bomb in the Nevada desert. This marks the next step in updating a cold war-era weapon that many experts consider to be completely useless today. The military might as well drop a nuke…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 8

This Is What the New Ghostbusters Will Drive

If you weren’t already excited about seeing the Ghostbusters’ new proton packsand jumpsuits, director Paul Feig is now offering a sneak peek at the iconic Ecto-1 vehicle. Like its predecessor, it’s a vintage Cadillac. Somewhat unlike the original Ecto-1, however, this new car is undeniably a hearse. As he’s done with past leaks, Feig tweeted…

Movies Adam Clark Estes Jul 8

Warning: Hacking Team Wrote Malware for Flash, Android, and Windows

We learned yesterdaythat the Hacking Team—an Italian security company with ties to oppressive governments and a reputation for selling intrusive spy tools—got hacked. Today, we’re learning some scary thingsabout what this all means for you and me. In a word: malware. Thanks to documents leaked after the hack, we now know Hacking Team sold exploits…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Jul 7

A Music Festival Is Using People’s Piss to Brew More Beer

If you like drinking piss, you’re going to love the Roskilde music festival. The Danish celebration of rock and rollrecently launched a programthat recycles festival-goers’ urine in order to make beer. It’s not as gross as it sounds. While it’s natural to assume that turning piss into beer would involve converting the wastewater into clean…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 7

An Annotated Guide to the New Ghostbusters Proton Pack

The release date for Ghostbusters 3 is still a year away, but director Paul Feig is getting very excited. After tweeting images of the uniforms that will be worn by the new Ghostbusters, Feig just provided a nice annotated guide to the new proton packs. It’s a little confusing! There’s a cryogen reservoir and a…

Movies Adam Clark Estes Jul 6

Oh God, Someone Ran Fear and Loathing Through Google’s Neural Network

By now, the entire internet’s realized that Deep Dream, Google’s artificial neural network, is capable of some pretty trippy images. But what happens when you run a movie about acid trips through the acid trip generator? Fear and Loathing in your worst nightmares, that’s what. Some sinister Github user recently published a set of instructions…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 6

Architect Finally Gives Us What We Want: A Beyoncé-Inspired Skyscraper

Just when you thought the world had hit peak Beyoncé, the hippest city in Australia is going to build a massive skyscraper inspired by… Beyoncé.This is not a joke. The city of Melbourne has given planning approval for the construction of a curvy 68-story tower in its central business district. It even moves. The skyscrapers…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 6

The Army Built a Robot To Help Soldiers Shoot Guns Better

The Army’s latest supersolider innovation is inspired by the movie Aliens. And yes, the mechatronic arm exoskeleton is about as apocalyptic as it sounds. The arm-mounted device is literally a robot that lets soldiers shoot guns better. Scifi references aside, the exoskeleton seems to make good sense. Using a combination of carbon fiber, mounted motors,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 6

I Want to Live Inside This House Hidden In This Cliff

Cliffs are beautiful, terrifying, and exhilarating all at the same time. Can you imagine living inside of a glass house that was built inside of the edge of a cliff? This is what a couple of Greek architects are proposing. Behold: Casa Brutale. This architectural concept is more or less a concrete box that’s nestled…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 3

MasterCard’s Gonna Let You Pay With Your Face

Do you like your face? Then you’re going to love MasterCard’s new ID Check security system. The experimental feature uses your camera’s front-facing camera and facial recognition technology so that you can pay with your face. MasterCard thinks millenials will love it. The biometric identification system sounds kind of silly, but it’s definitely more secure…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Jul 2

Mark Zuckerberg Finally Weighed in on Facebook’s “Real Name” Problem

The fervor over the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision is starting to wane across social media, and the rainbow avatars are starting to fade. As such, it’s easy to forget about Facebook’s problem with how it treats some LGBT users. Today, Mark Zuckerberg made his first public statement on the issue, but he didn’t really…

Social Media Adam Clark Estes Jun 30

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We Cannot Allow This Awful Idea for Airport Design to Become Real

US Presidential Candidates’ Internet Policies, Ranked

A Visual Explainer of How Boeing Wrecked the Plot of Black Hawk Down

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Are Fighting for Cheaper Internet

Watch How Google’s Artificial Brain Transforms Images in Real Time

NASA Has One-Upped Google Earth for Mars

Finally: A VR-Enabled, Twerking Robot Butt That You Can Fuck

We Cannot Allow This Awful Idea for Airplane Seating to Become Real

The New McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy Has a Dirty Mouth

The Air Force Just Dropped an Expensive (and Useless) Nuke in Nevada

This Is What the New Ghostbusters Will Drive

Warning: Hacking Team Wrote Malware for Flash, Android, and Windows

A Music Festival Is Using People’s Piss to Brew More Beer

An Annotated Guide to the New Ghostbusters Proton Pack

Oh God, Someone Ran Fear and Loathing Through Google’s Neural Network

Architect Finally Gives Us What We Want: A Beyoncé-Inspired Skyscraper

The Army Built a Robot To Help Soldiers Shoot Guns Better

I Want to Live Inside This House Hidden In This Cliff

MasterCard’s Gonna Let You Pay With Your Face

Mark Zuckerberg Finally Weighed in on Facebook’s “Real Name” Problem

Two Songs We Really Wish Were the Anime Outros for ‘Steel Ball Run’

AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job

Utah Is Giving Dr. AI the Power to Renew Drug Prescriptions

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This Ridiculously Simple Trick Might Stop Gulls From Nabbing Your Lunch

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