Adam Frucci, Author at Gizmodo

Please Don’t Let Laser-Based Instruments Catch On

Last night here in NYC, British pop singer Little Boots used a huge laser harp on stage. We’ve seen these things before and I just don’t get it. Let’s just stick with the normal instruments, shall we? [BrooklynVegan] https://gizmodo.com/laser-harp-officially-the-best-thing-weve-seen-all-mor-356955

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 4 '10

Israeli Raid Cancelled After Very Stupid Facebook Post

If you’re in the military, here’s a tip: don’t put upcoming missions in your Facebook status. You wouldn’t think someone would need to tell you that, but here we are. A raid on suspected militants in the West Bank was cancelled yesterday after an Israeli soldier updated his Facebook status to read “On Wednesday we…

Social Media Adam Frucci Mar 4 '10

Explore Google Search Suggestions Word-By-Word

You can learn a lot about the psyches of internet users through Google’s search suggestions, as we’ve seen. But What Do You Suggest? lets you explore these suggestions in a much more in-depth way. https://gizmodo.com/google-proves-humanity-is-sick-and-sad-yet-absolutely-5152141 The site allows you to start with any word you want, opening up visual trees showing what words people usually…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 4 '10

Bioluminescent Lamp Glows With the Power of Genetically-Altered Hamster Cells

Who needs a lamp to be classy when it can be fucking horrifying? That’s what the “Half Life” lamp is, because it glows thanks to living hamster cells that have been enriched with firefly genes. Holy shit. The lamp, created by Joris Laarman, was created without harming any hamsters, apparently. Instead, it was created using…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 4 '10

Japanese Ringtone Promises to Clear Your Sinuses

A company called Japan Ringing Tone Laboratory has created the “Hana Sukkiri Melody” ringtone, which claims to be able to clear out your sinuses whenever anybody calls you. Ah-whaaaa? The company claims that “the ringtone will make a nose has resonant frequency with pollens adherent inside your nasal cavity, so eventually pollens fall down.” Oh,…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 4 '10

Robotic Lego Hand Puts All Other Robotic Hands to Shame

There’s been all sorts of hype about Dean Kamen’s revolutionary prosthetic, robotic hand. But let me ask you a question, Dean: is your hand made of Legos? No? Well, thanks but no thanks, then. [NowhereElse via CrunchGear] https://gizmodo.com/dean-kamens-cyborg-arm-its-real-and-its-spectacular-243648

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 3 '10

53 Ways 2009’s Oscar Contenders Could Be Improved with Sci-Fi Tech

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to inject some tech or sci-fi elements into this year’s crop of Oscar movies. Man, I want to see all of these so badly. Tons of amazing entries this week. First Place—Randy Crouton Second Place—Scott Campagnolo Third Place—Gustavo Maciel

Movies Adam Frucci Mar 3 '10

Nickel-and-Diming Downloadable Content Is Gaming’s Future

Are you frustrated by game publishers releasing same-day DLC that screw used game purchasers over? How about making you pay for what should be essential, built-in parts of a game? Well, get ready for more of it, says Peter Moore. Moore, president of EA Sports, is looking for how to squeeze an extra $5 out…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 3 '10

Pirate Bay Buyer Also Offered Over $27 Million to Mininova

Global Gaming Factory’s purchase of The Pirate Bay was surprising. But even more surprising is that they offered an even bigger sum to Mininova, one of the other huge public BitTorrent trackers. https://gizmodo.com/pirate-bay-bought-out-suddenly-respects-copyrights-5304354 Apparently, GGF and Mininova had a contract good to go, based on Mininova escaping their court case unscathed. That didn’t happen, and…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 3 '10

The Internet By the Numbers: Facebook Pretty Much Owns the Internet

This video infographic (vinfografic?) by Jesse Thomas runs through a boatload of stats on the internet and just how much happens on it every day. And man, Facebook is huge, guys. [Vimeo via The Daily What]

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 2 '10

People’s Emotional Attachment to Roombas Bodes Well For Inevitable Sex Robot Industry

A new study shows that people emotionally bond with their Roombas, giving names and arbitrary genders to their robotic vacuum cleaners. And gee whiz, they can’t even sleep with these robots! The study, done by Georgia Tech’s College of Computing, showed that 21 of 30 studied Roomba owners gave their bots names, while 16 referred…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 2 '10

Scientists Create Hangover-Free Booze

Bad news for weeknights! Scientists in Korea have figured out that when you oxygenate booze, it sobers you up faster and helps prevent hangovers the next day. But it’s not all good news: by oxygenating booze, you’re putting, you know, oxygen in it. And I don’t know about you, but I don’t want a fizzy…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 1 '10

Fancy Math Allows For Near-Perfect Enhancement of Poor-Quality Images

It’s a common thing to see on TV: the cops get a dark, blurry image of a perp, and using the magic of computers, are able to zoom in and see his face. But now that might be actually possible. The technique, called compressed sensing, won’t work like those fake programs do on TV. And…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 1 '10

Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer Available Now, Free For 48 Hours

Assassin’s Creed II is one of the best console games of 2009. And now, Ubisoft has released a top-down multiplayer version of it for the iPhone/iPod touch, free for two days. The game, which is to the console version of ACII what the original Grand Theft Auto is to GTAIV, features a top-down viewpoint. The…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 1 '10

A Hypothetical Look Inside the Webcam-Spying Principal’s Office

You’ve probably heard about the school district that installed spy software on laptops issued to its students so they could spy on them without their knowledge. Creepy! Well, here’s a peek at the principal who came up with the idea. https://gizmodo.com/school-spies-students-through-their-laptop-cameras-5474614 The other fellow in the video is DC Pierson, of Derrick Comedy fame. He…

Privacy & Security Adam Frucci Feb 26 '10

Inject Some Futuristic Sci-Fi Into the Oscar Nominees

The Oscars are coming up in a couple of weeks. With the obvious exceptions of Avatar and District 9, there isn’t a lot of sci-fi or gear in the nominees. We can fix that, right guys? https://gizmodo.com/avatar-review-yes-it-changed-everything-after-all-5429424 So take the less sci-fi nominees and inject in a nice dose of tech, will you? Send your…

Movies Adam Frucci Feb 26 '10

Chrome PS3 Slim Case Gives You a New Surface for Dust to Collect On

The XCM Cyberchrome case makes your PlayStation 3 look like the bumper of a ’57 Chevy, which is neat. Although I’ve gotta wonder if it makes the PS3 any less of a dust magnet. We’ve already seen XCM’s chrome case for the Xbox 360, but it somehow looks a bit better suited for the PS3’s…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 26 '10

Dubai’s 2 Million Gallon Shark Tank Is Leaking

The shark-filled aquarium at the Dubai mall, full of 33,000 sea creatures and 2 million gallons of water, has sprung a leak through its 30-inch acrylic walls. This won’t end well! Updated: Now with video! The leak had people wading out of the mall. A representative for Dubai’s civil defense force said they’ve got the…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 25 '10

UPS: Getting Your Packages Into the Garbage On Time or Your Money Back

I’m pretty sure BSMT GARBAGECAN is not where this package was intended to be delivered. But hey, UPS delivered it, and that’s all that counts, I guess. Martin says: On Monday I couriered an envelop containing paper objects and a DVD from Toronto to New York, to be included in an exhibition that will open…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 25 '10

Want to See Hot Tub Time Machine For Free Before It’s Released?

Would you like to see Hot Tub Time Machine, days before normal rubes can see it in theaters? If you’re in NYC, you’re in luck! We’ve got a fistful of tickets to a screening for our lovely readers. UPDATED https://gizmodo.com/screw-iron-man-2-hot-tub-time-machine-will-be-the-sci-5428709 The screening takes place next Tuesday the 2nd of March at 7:30pm. It’s at the…

Movies Adam Frucci Feb 25 '10

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Please Don’t Let Laser-Based Instruments Catch On

Israeli Raid Cancelled After Very Stupid Facebook Post

Explore Google Search Suggestions Word-By-Word

Bioluminescent Lamp Glows With the Power of Genetically-Altered Hamster Cells

Japanese Ringtone Promises to Clear Your Sinuses

Robotic Lego Hand Puts All Other Robotic Hands to Shame

53 Ways 2009’s Oscar Contenders Could Be Improved with Sci-Fi Tech

Nickel-and-Diming Downloadable Content Is Gaming’s Future

Pirate Bay Buyer Also Offered Over $27 Million to Mininova

The Internet By the Numbers: Facebook Pretty Much Owns the Internet

People’s Emotional Attachment to Roombas Bodes Well For Inevitable Sex Robot Industry

Scientists Create Hangover-Free Booze

Fancy Math Allows For Near-Perfect Enhancement of Poor-Quality Images

Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer Available Now, Free For 48 Hours

A Hypothetical Look Inside the Webcam-Spying Principal’s Office

Inject Some Futuristic Sci-Fi Into the Oscar Nominees

Chrome PS3 Slim Case Gives You a New Surface for Dust to Collect On

Dubai’s 2 Million Gallon Shark Tank Is Leaking

UPS: Getting Your Packages Into the Garbage On Time or Your Money Back

Want to See Hot Tub Time Machine For Free Before It’s Released?

Brendan Fraser’s Return to ‘The Mummy’ Is Arriving Earlier Than Expected

Hyundai’s New IONIQ V Looks Kind of Like a Cybertruck for Normal People

Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test

‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Wants You to Chill

Tether and Arbitrum Freeze Assets as Crypto Faces Crisis of Purpose

‘The Legend of Korra’ Didn’t Ruin the Legacy of ‘Avatar’—It Enhanced It

Yet Another ’30 Under 30′ Nominee Could Be Headed to Prison

Utah Startup Claims Its Lab-Grown Sperm Can Produce Embryos, in Potential Fertility Breakthrough

The Guy Who Started the ‘Scientology Run’ TikTok Trend Says It’s Time to Stop

Noah Hawley Hopes ‘Alien: Earth’ Runs for ‘a Very Long Time’

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

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