Adam Frucci, Author at Gizmodo

Transformer Wall-E Won’t Be Seen in Revenge of the Fallen

Wall-E was a pretty great robot on his own, but apparently somebody in Japan thought he needed an upgrade. So say hello to Wall-E the Transformer. This appears to be a one-of-a-kind item, as I can’t imagine Disney allowing an unauthorized Wall-E Transformer to be sold anywhere. [FC2.com via Toycutter via The Daily What]

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Apple’s Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous

Apple is known for being secretive to the extreme, but did you know some of their employees look like they’re dressed up for Dungeons & Dragons LARPing while at work? Here’s stuff from the NYT article that we already knew: Secrecy at Apple is not just the prevailing communications strategy; it is baked into the…

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Ever Seen Crysis Played on a Cellphone?

Crysis is the current standard bearer for PC game graphics. If your computer can run Crysis well, it’s a pretty impressive setup. So it’s pretty nuts to see Crysis running smoothly on a Samsung Omnia cellphone. The Omnia isn’t running the game, of course. Instead, its being processed remotely and streamed via OTOY, an upcoming…

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Lenovo’s T400s Aims For the Line Between Portability and Performance

Lenovo’s new T400s laptop aims for the sweet spot between portability and performance, offering up a whole bevy of options in a device with a 14.1-inch screen that weighs under four pounds. https://gizmodo.com/you-can-run-over-a-lenovo-thinkpad-t400s-with-a-26-000-5294658 The T400s is essentially a cross between the bulkier T400 and the super-slim X300. It’s got business-dude-friendly features like a dock connector…

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Tron Guy Forced to Sell Plane on eBay Due to Crap Economy

You know Tron Guy, that chubby embarrassment in a Lycra suit? Apparently, he was making enough scratch to own a plane that matched his outfit. Sadly, the economy has made his lifestyle a little less sustainable, so he’s selling it. Seriously, this guy owns a private plane. To be fair, he made most of his…

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Apple Releases Firmware Update to Boost New MacBook Pro SATA Interface Speed

We reported earlier that it looks like the new MacBook Pros have had their hard drive controllers downgraded. Now, Apple has released a new firmware update to jack those speeds back up. https://gizmodo.com/did-apple-downgrade-the-hard-drive-controller-in-the-ne-5291042 It’s called the MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7. Check it: MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 addresses an issue reported by…

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New Treatment Filters Bacteria From the Bloodstream with an Electromagnet

This may sound like something out of Iron Man, but it’s very real. Don Ingber has developed a machine that uses an electromagnet to suck sepsis-causing bacteria out of the blood. In lab tests, Ingber’s team mixed donor blood with the fungus Candida albicans, a common cause of sepsis, and added plastic-coated iron-oxide beads, each…

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Olympus Discovers Will It Blend, Uses It to Sell Cameras

Have you guys heard of this "Will It Blend?" thing? Apparently it’s all the rage on the internet! That’s why the cutting-edge minds at Olympus jumped on this new fad to make a viral video of their own. To be fair, it’s a clever appropriation of the Will It Blend meme, and it does deliver…

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Selene’s Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon

The Selene lunar probe has captured amazing footage of the surface of the moon, but on June 11th it finally crashed into the surface. This is a reconstruction of its final approach, based on flight data. [JAXA via Pink Tentacle] https://gizmodo.com/videos-so-close-to-the-moon-you-can-almost-touch-it-5280006

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Cold Souls Shows a World Where Fancy Machines Capture Our Souls

Cold Souls stars Paul Giamatti playing himself. In it, he discovers a company that extracts, deep-freezes and stores people’s souls. Unfortunately, it turns out that when you take souls out of the body, a lucrative soul-trafficking business sprouts up. Sure, it looks like a straight combo of Being John Malkovich and The Simpsons episode Bart…

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Man Sent to Jail For Six Months For Pirating, Uh, The Love Guru

This is embarassing. Jack Yates has been sentenced to six months in jail for pirating the horrible Mike Meyers movie The Love Guru. It might have been worth it for Star Trek, but come on, The Love Guru? Yates was working at the Burbank distribution company hired to cut promo reels for talk shows when…

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Finnish Chair Has One Priority: Your Balls

See this chair? It is designed with the comfort of your genitals in mind. Don’t believe me? Just listen to a no-nonsense Finn describe its advantages over close ups of comfy, comfy balls. Click to view [Today’s Big Thing]

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Is the Meizu M8 iPhone Clone Getting… Android?

Do you want an iPhone but wish it ran Android instead of Apple’s mobile OS? No? Well, too bad, because Meizu might be bringing Android to its M8 iPhone clone. https://gizmodo.com/meizus-m8-iphoneclone-ui-demoed-looks-cloned-indeed-5097376 Meizu has announced that the M8 is getting a UI update with its firmware 1.0 release, due in August. And apparently Meizu has gathered…

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Design Some Video Games From Bygone Eras

For this week’s Photoshop, I want you to design some video games as if they were made in a time before video games existed. That’s a big windows of time, so get creative with it! Send in your best efforts to me at [email protected] with Ancient Video Games in the subject line. Name your files…

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First iPhone App with In-App Purchasing: $1 App, $10 Per Month

Bad news: the first app to use in-app pricing in the App Store is a huge ripoff. Gokivo, is a $1 turn-by-turn directions app. Want to actually use it? That’ll be $1/minute, $3/10 minutes or $10/month. Updated. Even worse is that when it was first released, the description included no mention of these charges, tricking…

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Omega Recoil Makes Art With Tesla Coils

Art is great, sure. But art made from bolts of electricity fired from tesla coils? That’s my kind of art. Boing Boing Video went and checked out Omega Recoil, a group of crazies who put on performances with gigantic Tesla Coils. And while I’m sure you’d love to read me opine about what their performances…

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Buzz Lightyear Robot Responds to Voice Commands, Requires Little Imagination

I checked out the new Buzz Lightyear robot today, which is selling this Fall for $130-$150, and it proved that robot toys still have a bit to go before they’re really awesome. There’s some cool stuff to this toy, to be sure. It has original Tim Allen voice work, which is nice, and it’s obviously…

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94 God-Awful iPhone Apps Designed in MS Paint

In lieu of a Photoshop Contest this week, we held an MS Paint contest asking you to design your dream iPhone apps. Now we know why you should never, ever design apps in Paint; these are absolutely terrible. No top three this time because, well, none of them really stood above the rest to me.…

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You Probably Know an Idiotphone Owner with Cellphone Inferiority Complex

I can’t say I can relate to having Cellphone Inferiority Complex, but I will say I’m pretty excited about Core-Tex Communications Implants and becoming a Pure Energy Being early adopter. [Slowpoke via The Daily What]

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Futuristic Movie Timeline: The Next Few Decades Will Be Eventful

Ever wondered when exactly we can expect the events from your favorite sci-fi movie to happen? Thanks to Dan Meth’s awesome Futuristic Movie Timeline, you’ll wonder no more. Ugh, only 4 more years ’til the Postman. Damn you, Costner! [Dan Meth]

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Transformer Wall-E Won’t Be Seen in Revenge of the Fallen

Apple’s Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous

Ever Seen Crysis Played on a Cellphone?

Lenovo’s T400s Aims For the Line Between Portability and Performance

Tron Guy Forced to Sell Plane on eBay Due to Crap Economy

Apple Releases Firmware Update to Boost New MacBook Pro SATA Interface Speed

New Treatment Filters Bacteria From the Bloodstream with an Electromagnet

Olympus Discovers Will It Blend, Uses It to Sell Cameras

Selene’s Final Approach Before Crashing Into the Moon

Cold Souls Shows a World Where Fancy Machines Capture Our Souls

Man Sent to Jail For Six Months For Pirating, Uh, The Love Guru

Finnish Chair Has One Priority: Your Balls

Is the Meizu M8 iPhone Clone Getting… Android?

Design Some Video Games From Bygone Eras

First iPhone App with In-App Purchasing: $1 App, $10 Per Month

Omega Recoil Makes Art With Tesla Coils

Buzz Lightyear Robot Responds to Voice Commands, Requires Little Imagination

94 God-Awful iPhone Apps Designed in MS Paint

You Probably Know an Idiotphone Owner with Cellphone Inferiority Complex

Futuristic Movie Timeline: The Next Few Decades Will Be Eventful

2026 MacBook Pro (M5 Pro) Breaks Into Its First Sale on Amazon, While Apple Store Still Has None on the New Laptop

Don’t Hold Your Breath for a ‘Super Smash Bros.’ Movie

What’s Actually the Best Way to Get a Good Night’s Sleep? We Asked Scientists

Game to Lose Online Mode After Its Server Partner Pivots to You’ll Never Guess What

This $400 (Not) AI Keychain Is Pointless, Extravagant, and Weirdly Lovable

New Getaway Means Subaru Has an Electric SUV in Every Size

pCloud Easter Special: One Payment, Lifetime Storage for Entire Family (68% Off)

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Humanity’s Epic Return to the Moon 🔴

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?