Adam Frucci, Author at Gizmodo

Stephen Hawking Rushed to Hospital, is “Very Ill”

Renowned physicist and generally accepted smartest guy in the world Stephen Hawking has been rushed to the hospital in Cambridge in poor condition. Hawking, who is 67, is almost completely paralyzed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We’re all hoping that he recovers quickly and can get back to his research and work. Our thoughts are with…

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SprintCam V3 HD Shoots Breathtaking Full HD Video at 1,000 FPS

Sure, the Casio EX-F1 shoots great slow-mo footage for a consumer camera. But it can’t touch the footage that the SprintCam V3 HD pumps out. Good lord. https://gizmodo.com/spud-gun-destroys-eggs-at-1200fps-even-more-casio-ex-f-386947 This is a professional broadcast camera that is likely to cost as much as a house, so it’s not something you’ll be picking up at Best Buy…

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130 Audio Setups That Will Make You Very, Very Jealous

Man, my home theater setup really sucks. At least compared to most of these that you guys submitted, which are almost universally amazing. Seriously, what do all of you do that allows you to afford such sick equipment? Pass along some of that cheddar to me, please. In any case, on to the winners: First…

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Glass Foosball Table Has Serious Consequences for Spinnies

The Teckell Collection is a completely glass foosball table designed to be “Green.” I just wonder if the designers have ever actually played foosball. I mean, it’s no pool, but it’s still not that low-impact of a game. You’ve got people leaning on handles, a small ball whipping around and bouncing off the walls. It’s…

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Buses in Oslo to Get Poop Power

Next time you hop on a bus in Oslo, it might not run on regular gas. Instead, it may be running on methane fermented from human waste. Awesome? Apparently, a year’s worth of human excrement is equal to a measly 2.1 gallons of diesel, but when you collect an entire city’s worth of crap, you…

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Obama’s Crazy-Ambitious Plan for High-Speed Rail Lines in America

Europeans and Japanese already enjoy high-speed rail service, but Americans are woefully dependent on cars and planes to get from city to city. Not for long, if Obama has anything to say about it. Obama’s right-hand goon, Joe Biden, unveiled the administration’s plans for high-speed rail all across the country today, showing off a seriously…

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My First Album

The first CDs I got for my first CD player? Why, Blind Melon and the Jurassic Park soundtrack, of course. After that, I got Dookie, the Blue Album, Soundgarden’s Superunknown and Pearl Jam’s Vs. I had a crappy CD boombox in my room that I’d lay in front of for hours, listening to music over…

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Star Wars/MacGyver Mashup Just Makes Sense

Call me crazy, but if Star Wars was a MacGyver-style drama on network TV in the 1980’s, I think it would have been an even bigger entertainment phenomenon. I mean, this is awesome. [Thanks, Audrius]

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Show Us Your Epic Sound System That You’ve Wasted Money On

For our Listening Test photo contest this week, I want to see photos of your awesome sound system, be it in your living room, car, boat, office, or anywhere else. Take a photo of your setup and email it to me at [email protected] with Audio Setup in the subject line. Name your file FirstnameLastname.jpg with…

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PediSedate: The Only Game Boy Accessory Designed to Drug Children

This is a Game Boy hooked up to a nitrous oxide machine. It’s called the PediSedate. Nope, nothing sketchy about this. The PediSedate was designed for dentists, allowing them to distract kids with video games while they were drugged in prep for oral surgery. But hey, why limit it to dentists? You could use this…

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Retromodo: My Bootleg CD Addiction

When I was a kid growing up in New Hampshire, my cousin used to bring me bootleg concert CDs from NYC, and they were like my secret treasures. Remember bootleg concert CDs? Record stores in major cities would sell them for insane prices, like $30 for a single disc, and they were always imported from…

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We Didn’t Start the Flamewar Video is the Definition of Epic

Well, this about sums up the internet, doesn’t it? Wow. Click to view[CollegeHumor]

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Star Trek Gets Ruined in 80 Ways JJ Abrams Could Never Dream Of

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to preemtively ruin the upcoming Star Trek movie. And you came through, creating visions for tons of versions of Star Trek I never, ever want to see. First Place — Elliot Valdez Second Place — Dan Price Third Place — Chris Crane

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The True Cost of Console Ownership in 2009

With the price of Wii Motion Plus bringing the cost of a full Wiimote to a whopping $80, we thought we’d reexamine the true cost of buying a console today. Which is truly the cheapest? https://gizmodo.com/wii-motionplus-coming-june-8-for-20-5211305 We’re going to pretend we’re either a family of four or an apartment that wants a system loaded up…

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Prepare Yourself for the Onslaught of Terminator: Salvation Toys

For an R-rated movie full of violence and nudity, Terminator: Salvation sure has a lot of toy tie-ins aimed at kids under the age of 12. And man, some of them are really creepy looking. Take the T-600 Voice ‘N’ Vision Skull, for example, which will cost discerning parents $29.99. Who wants to see their…

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Floating Cloud Couch Concept Doesn’t Look Physically Possible

Yeah, this is a neat image and all, but it’s a blatant example of a designer not even doing a little bit of research into how physical objects work before opening up Photoshop. Would it be cool to have a sofa shaped like a cloud that magically floated a couple of feet off the ground.…

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This Is How the Sky Would Look if Both Your Eyes Functioned as Telescopes

We can’t see most of what’s in the night sky thanks to our fleshy, inefficient eyes. But what if our eyes had the power of Hubble? We’d be able to see a whole lot more. This image is a composite of a wide region of the northern winter sky that was painstakingly put together to…

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GSM Cheater Pen Has a Hidden Mic and Micro Earpiece

In my day, if I wanted to cheat on a test I had to look over to what the smart girl was working on, or keep answers in my pocket to check in the bathroom. This fancy pen has a small mic and a tiny earpiece, letting it function as a cellphone that’s difficult to…

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In a Fight Between Candle and Laptop, Candle Usually Wins

Here’s a tip: never, ever leave a big candle burning over your computer. Ever. [FailBlog]

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Pyramid Bookshelf Makes a Monument Out of Your Library

There’s nothing quite like a huge bookshelf to make your home more impressive. And this gigantic, modular pyramid bookshelf is totally badass. The Pyramid Book Case is made of aluminum and can get as large as you want it to get thanks to its modular design. Live in a house with 30-foot ceilings and own…

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Stephen Hawking Rushed to Hospital, is “Very Ill”

SprintCam V3 HD Shoots Breathtaking Full HD Video at 1,000 FPS

130 Audio Setups That Will Make You Very, Very Jealous

Glass Foosball Table Has Serious Consequences for Spinnies

Buses in Oslo to Get Poop Power

Obama’s Crazy-Ambitious Plan for High-Speed Rail Lines in America

My First Album

Star Wars/MacGyver Mashup Just Makes Sense

Show Us Your Epic Sound System That You’ve Wasted Money On

PediSedate: The Only Game Boy Accessory Designed to Drug Children

Retromodo: My Bootleg CD Addiction

We Didn’t Start the Flamewar Video is the Definition of Epic

Star Trek Gets Ruined in 80 Ways JJ Abrams Could Never Dream Of

The True Cost of Console Ownership in 2009

Prepare Yourself for the Onslaught of Terminator: Salvation Toys

Floating Cloud Couch Concept Doesn’t Look Physically Possible

This Is How the Sky Would Look if Both Your Eyes Functioned as Telescopes

GSM Cheater Pen Has a Hidden Mic and Micro Earpiece

In a Fight Between Candle and Laptop, Candle Usually Wins

Pyramid Bookshelf Makes a Monument Out of Your Library

Amazon’s 50-Inch Smart Fire TV Is Still 40% Off After the Spring Sale, Price Could Jump Back Anytime

Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta Glasses Now on GlassesUSA With 50% Off Lens Upgrades, Get Vision AI Glasses for Less

This Windows 11 Pro Mini PC Shows Up at a Record Low on Amazon After the Spring Sale, No Need for a Tower Desktop

The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Moment Designed for You to Gawk at Hugh Jackman’s Chiseled Body Is Now an Action Figure

Marshall Emberton III Bluetooth Speaker Isn’t Supposed to Be This Cheap, Even the New Midnight Blue at an All-Time Low

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

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?