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The Future of Food Trucks

Thanks to the success of food trucks like Kogi BBQ’s, LA is considered responsible for the street food craze sweeping the U.S. This is why a USC architecture professor asked her students to design a food truck for the future. Produced for a class taught by architect Jennifer Siegal, these designs range from the practical,…

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Printable Transistors? What Can’t Makerbot Do?

DIY’ers are losing their shit over these printable transistors. Why? Because they could make it that much easier to prototype intricate gadgets without having to send orders to a fabrication plant to have these components made. The process for making these transistors was designed by Mr.Kim and John Sarik who used a Makerbot printer and…

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The Loneliest Spacecraft in the Universe

When NASA discontinues the Discovery program in 2011, the 43-year-old, Russian-made Soyuz spacecraft will be the last physical link between Earth and the International Space Station. So, let’s get acquainted with what’s about to be the most important, active spacecraft. https://gizmodo.com/satellite-photo-of-discovery-awaiting-its-last-launch-5681856 • The first manned Soyuz mission launched in 1967. Everything went great with the…

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The Army Wants to Give Smartphones to Every Soldier

With the billions of dollars the US Army spends in state-of-the-art technology, they’re now looking for a battlefield advantage from a more common device: the smartphone. And they want to give one to every soldier enlisted. It’s like extreme Oprah. Though it’s still in the early stages of planning, USA Today says the Army would…

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Come One, Come All to Chernobyl-Land! (Mutations Cost Extra)

One of history’s worst nuclear meltdowns took place 25 years ago, when a reactor exploded in Chernobyl, Ukraine, contaminating everything within 30 miles. Now, the European country is ready to open up the once-radiated area to citizens and tourists alike. While parts of the blast site will be accessible, the whole area won’t be open…

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Get This Bluetooth-Enabled, iPhone-Compatible, Meat Thermometer so You Don’t Screw Up the Christmas Ham

Unlike other meat thermometers, this iGrill meat thermometer will connect to your iPhone via Bluetooth, so that you can check the status of whatever meat you’re cooking from any room in the house. Also, I just like saying meat thermometer. https://gizmodo.com/steak-button-thermometers-makes-cooking-steak-easy-enou-264227 The $100 meat thermometer features a range of 200 feet, will register temperatures up…

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Another Year, Another Video Game Made With Christmas Lights

Out to prove that last year’s Guitar Hero-style game made from Christmas lights was no fluke, Ric Turner is back again with Snowball Blaster, an arcade style game where you’re tasked with helping Santa Claus avoid getting hit. https://gizmodo.com/guitar-hero-played-on-side-of-house-in-christmas-lights-5425808 26,000 lights spread across 128 channels are controlled by a PC and the basic objective of…

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Someone Finally Gets Their Hands on the Nissan Leaf IRL

At long last, Nissan delivered the first Nissan Leaf to a lucky San Francisco resident. Limited runs of the electric car, which has a 116 mile range on a single charge, will roll out in five states over the next year as Nissan ramps up for the full launch in 2012. [Gearlog] https://gizmodo.com/nissan-leaf-will-initially-be-available-in-only-five-st-5597851

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Boxee Box: Now With Less Bugs Thanks to Firmware Update Magic!

As Jason noted in his review, the Boxee Box was a really good local media streamer, but the software was also pretty damn buggy. Well hopefully that will change for the better now that Boxee has issued their first firmware update. Not only does it offer 30 bug fixes, it adds improvements to navigational and…

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Someday, This Robot Will Run Faster Than Us All

What happens when you outfit a robot with a pair of prosthetic blades and fourteen artificial, pneumatic-powered muscles? You end up with a bipedal humanoid who researchers hope will have the ability to run like a sprinter. Simply referred to as Athlete, it is the pet project of Japanese researcher Ryuma Niiyama, who began working…

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Over Two-Thirds of U.S. Broadband Internet Connections Aren’t Technically Broadband

A recent report by the FCC shows that more than two-thirds of so-called broadband internet connections in the U.S. don’t actually meet the minimum speed requirements of 4Mbps downtream and 1Mbps upstream to be considered broadband. In real terms, this means that over 90 million people in the US are linked up with substandard broadband…

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Who Needs Acid When You Have These Animated Buildings?

Click to viewAs part of their 118-year old Festival of Lights, buildings—such as the historic Église Saint-Nizier—in Lyon, France have been outfitted with special animated projections that make the buildings look like they’ve come to life. There are over 30 installations like this around the city, which have been on display since December 8, and…

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Google Says They’ll Have Failed if Chrome OS and Cloud Computing Doesn’t Become the Norm

Google has a lot of faith in their Chrome OS. So much, in fact, that they won’t be satisfied with anything less than creating a paradigm shift in computer use. https://gizmodo.com/using-googles-chrome-os-laptop-of-the-future-5710532 In an interview with SearchEngineLand, Chrome OS product manager Caesar Sengupta went on record in an interview, stating the following: Do you really see…

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Apple Ditches Jailbreak Detection API in iOS

In a move that has been left totally unexplained, Apple has ditched its jailbreak detection API that it introduced to iOS about six months ago. The utility was mostly of service to enterprise specialists who wanted to make sure their networks weren’t being compromised by jailbroken iPhones, which can pose security risks. When NetworkWorld asked…

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Neil Armstrong Explains Why He Didn’t Run Wild on the Moon

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969, neither one ever strayed more than 100 yards from the lunar lander. NPR writer Robert Krulwich questioned why this happened in a story yesterday. Today, Armstrong replied. You see, according to Armstrong, it was hot out there. Real hot. Like 200 degrees Fahrenheit…

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Weather HD Gets In The Christmas Spirit, Graphically Speaking

Weather HD, the iPhone/iPad’s casual weather app, has been updated in honor of Christmasn. Now, you’ll be privvied to scenes of snowflakes, ornaments and flying reindeer. The update is free for those who already bought it. Otherwise, its $0.99. [iTunes] https://gizmodo.com/weather-hd-jumps-from-ipad-to-iphone-with-visualization-5652339

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Q: What Happens When You Destroy Your Chrome OS Notebook?

A: A man in a hazmat suit comes out nowhere and gives you another CR-48. Then he’ll freeze that notebook in nitrogen and drive a spike through it. But don’t fret: he’ll have a third laptop waiting for you. [Google]

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Apple’s Looking for a Few CDMA-Friendly Engineers

Fortune did some digging through the Apple job boards and uncovered a listing looking for cellular systems engineers who are familiar with the CDMA and WCDMA protocols, along with GSM, EDGE, GPRS and HSPA. AT&T doesn’t use CDMA radios, but Verizon does, of course. And if the Verizon iPhone is, in fact, on the way,…

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The Phrase “Breath of Life” Just Took on a Whole New Meaning

These wire creations may look like static figures, but they’re hiding a secret. With just one breath, they come to life right before your eyes, offended by the stench of all that garlic you had for lunch. Created by artist Fraser Ross, his “Breath Of Life” pieces were constructed using some old scrap electronics, a…

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Google Wants to Kill Yelp With a Dose of NFC

What will the first official use be for the near-field communication tech found in Google’s new Nexus S phone? It will provide a quick way to rate restaurants and businesses in the Portland, OR area using their new Hotpot engine. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-nexus-s-the-new-official-google-phone-5707215 Google is sending kits out to companies in the northwestern US city, which will…

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The Future of Food Trucks

Printable Transistors? What Can’t Makerbot Do?

The Loneliest Spacecraft in the Universe

The Army Wants to Give Smartphones to Every Soldier

Come One, Come All to Chernobyl-Land! (Mutations Cost Extra)

Get This Bluetooth-Enabled, iPhone-Compatible, Meat Thermometer so You Don’t Screw Up the Christmas Ham

Another Year, Another Video Game Made With Christmas Lights

Someone Finally Gets Their Hands on the Nissan Leaf IRL

Boxee Box: Now With Less Bugs Thanks to Firmware Update Magic!

Someday, This Robot Will Run Faster Than Us All

Over Two-Thirds of U.S. Broadband Internet Connections Aren’t Technically Broadband

Who Needs Acid When You Have These Animated Buildings?

Google Says They’ll Have Failed if Chrome OS and Cloud Computing Doesn’t Become the Norm

Apple Ditches Jailbreak Detection API in iOS

Neil Armstrong Explains Why He Didn’t Run Wild on the Moon

Weather HD Gets In The Christmas Spirit, Graphically Speaking

Q: What Happens When You Destroy Your Chrome OS Notebook?

Apple’s Looking for a Few CDMA-Friendly Engineers

The Phrase “Breath of Life” Just Took on a Whole New Meaning

Google Wants to Kill Yelp With a Dose of NFC

New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang

Artemis 2 Day 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Marvel Might Have Finally Dealt With One of the Most Hated ‘Spider-Man’ Characters Around

China Is Trying to Grow New Forests in This Notorious Mega-Desert. It’s Working

RAM Prices Are Threatening the Viability of the Raspberry Pi and Single-Board Computing

Michael B. Jordan’s First Post-Oscars Film Looks Way Cuter Than ‘Sinners’

LLMs Will Protect Each Other if Threatened, Study Finds

The Octopus Penis Arm Doesn’t Just Deliver Sperm—It Sniffs Out the Sweet Spot

Revisiting the Ending of ‘Chainsaw Man’ Through the Lens of Japanese Folklore

U.S. Considers Ban on Chinese Air Bags Blamed for Deaths of 10 People in Survivable Crashes

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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