Adrian Covert, Author at Gizmodo

The Sixth Mass Extinction Has Begun and It’s All Your Fault

Researchers at Cal Berkeley say that we—we being humans—have probably triggered the sixth mass extinction in our planet’s history (the first man-made mass extinction!). Thanks to the last 500 years of over-fishing, overhunting, habitation destruction, and fossil-fuel-induced global warming, we could have the blood of over 75% of Earth’s current living species on our hands.…

Biology Adrian Covert Mar 4 '11

If You Bought An iPad in the Last Couple Weeks, Apple Will Give You $100 Back

If you bought an iPad between February 16 and March 2 (a.k.a. iPad 2 reveal day), and missed out on the 14-day return window, Apple is offering a $100 refund just to show there’s no hard feelings. [Cnet via Engadget]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 4 '11

There’s a Facebook for Digital Criminals

Correction: there was a Facebook-type social networking site for hackers and those looking to commit acts of digital malice. Two teens in the UK started a site called Gh0stMarket, which over 8,000 people used to anonymously swap hacked databases of information, including credit card numbers. The two site founders were arrested at school after police…

Social Media Adrian Covert Mar 4 '11

For the Love of God, Why Does the iPad Suit Still Exist?

Another year has passed, and another iPad has surfaced from the shadowy Cupertino mist. But you know what else has resurfaced? The iPad suit. Yep, Mohan’s, the NYC tailoring outpost, is still offering to add an oversized “iPad pocket” to their suit coats, which is a perfectly good way to take the class out of…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 4 '11

I Am Not Talking on a Human-Shaped Phone That Feels Like Skin

Japanese researchers at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International seem to think that making a humanoid-looking phone and covering it in a material that feels like skin will make us feel closer to whoever we’re talking to. Judging from that photo, I’d be seriously weirded out. The phone, which is made to look like a…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 3 '11

This Is Not a Van Gogh Painting

Instead, photographer Anton Jankovoy spent months camping out at the foot of Mount Everest, waiting for the right moment to capture the “star trails” with his camera in a single shot. The photograph itself takes hours to capture, as the stars move slowly through the sky. [Daily Mail]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 3 '11

BBC iPlayer Coming U.S. for Under $10 a Month

For those who can’t get enough of British TV, like Top Gear and Eastenders, you’ll be happy to know that BBC will soon content on it’s iPlayer app for iPad available to international audiences for under $10/month. [Guardian via Engadget]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 3 '11

Bill Cosby App: Watch Him Get Crankier and More Senile in Realtime

For whatever reason, Bill Cosby released an app for iOS, Android and Blackberry phones to promote himself in all his magnificent, curmudgeonly greatness. He even made this video to promote it, and I honestly cant tell if he’s trying to be funny or losing his damn marbles. [Slashgear]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 3 '11

This Building Looks Inspired by Cheese

OK—maybe it doesn’t look like actual cheese, but this design center in France (dubbed “The Orange Cube“) looks like the type of cheese that cartoon mice dream about and weirdos in Wisconsin wear on their heads. In reality, the building was designed by Jakob + Macfarlane Architects to revitalize the harbor districtin the city of…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 3 '11

Here’s What the Most Average Person In The World Looks Like

National Geographic went about collecting statistics on the world’s population (which currently stands at 7 billion). Know what they found? Apparently, the most average/typical/frequent person on this planet is male, 28-years-old and is Han Chinese in ethnicity (with 9,000,000 alive). But they didn’t stop there. Taking images from 190,000 of those fitting the criteria, researchers…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 3 '11

A Pixelated History of Cameras

Ever wonder what your favorite camera looks like in 8 bits? Look for it here, on this pixelated array of cameras from every era, created by Billy Brown. You might find it. (P.S. I absolutely love that the underwater disposable camera made it on here.) [The Camera Collection via Photo Weekly Online via PetaPixel]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

Man Arrested for Making ‘Cat Bombs’

West Virginia‘s Brian Bailey don’ like dem wiley cats runnin’ ’round on his property so much. So ya see, he took a lil’ bit of toilet bowl cleaner and some of that tin foil and threw it in a plastic bottle, so that when he threw it at the lil’ sumbitches, it goes BOOM in…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

This Bike Makes Psychedelics Seem Redundant

If you take this Suffolk Deluxe Electric Bicycle to the Nevada deserts for the Burning Man festival next summer, I promise you’ll be the king of that strange, strange land in no time flat. [DesignBoom]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

Download iTunes 10.2 Right Now

iTunes 10.2 is now available, which adds compatibility with iOS 4.3 and improved Home Sharing functionality. You can download it using Software Update in OS X or directly right here. [Apple]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

iMovie for iPad: Precision Editing and Multitrack Audio

Apple is bringing iMovie to the iPad, which takes full advantage of the iPad 2‘s new A5 dual-core processor, promising precision video editing, multitrack audio recording, Airplay compatibility and the ability to export movies in HD. Oh, and it’s also coming as an update for iPhone and iPod touch devices. It will cost $5 when…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

‘Modern’ Piggy Bank Siphons Money From Your Bank Account Via Debit Card

Instead of dropping some spare change in a jar, why not wire a little bit of money to a secondary account via ATM card? That’s what this concept piggy bank proposes we do, which facilitates communications with your bank accounts using an iPhone, your computer, a bit of Arduino tech, and a bluetooth connection, all…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

Will iPad 2 Have a Magnetic Latch for Cases?

According to iLounge, iPad 2 will have the ability to magnetically latch to the front flap of a folio-style case, and when the case is opened/closed, it will lock/unlock the iPad software. [iLounge via Cult of Mac]

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

Dreamworks is Making a Movie about Julian Assange and Wikileaks

Steven Spielberg is taking the lead on a Wikileaks movie after acquiring the rights to the book WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange‘s War on Secrecy. Apparently, the movie will fall somewhere between All The Presidents Men and The Social Network. [Guardian]

Movies Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

A Modern Architectural Marvel Is Restored, Flaws Intact

Would you believe this house—so stark, industrial, even futuristic in appearance—is over 80 years old? And would you believe that the owner went through great lengths to preserve—not cover up—the wear and tear dealt to the Maison de Verre since 1928? Because the flaws are what Robert Rubin celebrates most about his collectable possessions, going…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 2 '11

The Dekopon Is the Fruit of the Future

What do you get when you combine a great taste and an awesome name into a fruit that hasn’t even been around for 40 years? You get the Dekopon. And according to the L.A. Times’ David Karp, it’s the best tasting citrus fruit he’s ever had (he claims to have tried over 1000 citrus varieties).…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 1 '11

Adrian Covert

The Sixth Mass Extinction Has Begun and It’s All Your Fault

If You Bought An iPad in the Last Couple Weeks, Apple Will Give You $100 Back

There’s a Facebook for Digital Criminals

For the Love of God, Why Does the iPad Suit Still Exist?

I Am Not Talking on a Human-Shaped Phone That Feels Like Skin

This Is Not a Van Gogh Painting

BBC iPlayer Coming U.S. for Under $10 a Month

Bill Cosby App: Watch Him Get Crankier and More Senile in Realtime

This Building Looks Inspired by Cheese

Here’s What the Most Average Person In The World Looks Like

A Pixelated History of Cameras

Man Arrested for Making ‘Cat Bombs’

This Bike Makes Psychedelics Seem Redundant

Download iTunes 10.2 Right Now

iMovie for iPad: Precision Editing and Multitrack Audio

‘Modern’ Piggy Bank Siphons Money From Your Bank Account Via Debit Card

Will iPad 2 Have a Magnetic Latch for Cases?

Dreamworks is Making a Movie about Julian Assange and Wikileaks

A Modern Architectural Marvel Is Restored, Flaws Intact

The Dekopon Is the Fruit of the Future

Framework’s New Ultra-Repairable ‘Pro’ Laptop Lets You Ditch Windows Entirely

Florida’s Attorney General Opens Criminal Investigation Into OpenAI’s Role in Mass Shooting

James Wan Didn’t Storm Out of a ‘Mummy’ Test Screening, He Just Needed to Pee

Trump Brags That Tim Cook Would ‘Kiss My Ass’ as the Apple CEO Steps Aside

‘The Omen’ Remains a Searing Reminder That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

The Lyrids Peak Tonight. Here’s How to Catch Spring’s First Meteor Shower

Alex Karp’s ‘Supervillain’ Manifesto Is Putting Palantir’s Contracts at Risk

Roku Streambar SE Hits Its Lowest Price, Soundbar and Streaming in One for Under $80

NASA Breaks Silence on Deaths and Disappearances of Scientists With Ties to Space Tech

Japanese Man Sentenced For Posting ‘Godzilla’ Spoilers Online

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go