Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

What to Expect From Google’s Pixel 3 Hardware Event

In less than a week’s time Google will be holding court in New York to reveal some less-than-mysterious new hardware offerings. Those Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones might have been thoroughly leaked ahead of next week’s gathering, but what other surprises has Google managed to keep under wraps? The event officially gets under…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Animaniacs Classic ‘Yakko’s World’ Gets a Brand New Verse Sung by the Original Voice Actor

In an interview with CNN’s Great Big Story series last year, voice actor Rob Paulsen revealed that his memorable performance of “Yakko’s World” in Animaniacs was performed in a single perfect take. And in this video, 25 years after that song first aired, Paulsen performs a brand new verse that includes all the new countries…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Just Give This Kid Wearing a Hand-Crocheted Full Predator Costume All the Halloween Candy

The month of October is always a fun online parade of inventive Halloween costumes, but it’s only October 1st and already we have a top contender for best getup of 2018. The recent sequel might have not been memorable, but this kid-sized, hand-crocheted Predator costume deserves all the candy in your bowl should he stop…

Movies Andrew Liszewski

Imagine What This One-Handed, Rubik’s Cube-Solving Robot Could Do With a Deck of Cards

Rubik’s Cube-solving robots are far from a new idea. In fact, while the human record holder can solve a cube in just 4.22 seconds, the fastest cube-solving robot does it in a little over half a second. This robot isn’t quite as fast, but it’s ability to quickly solve a Rubik’s Cube using just one…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Finally, a Humanoid Robot With an Electric Screwdriver Hand

It’s been a few years since Japan’s AIST updated its HRP humanoid robot line. While the last iteration, HRP-4C, strived to make the robot seem as human as possible with a realistic female head, the new industrial-looking HRP-5P looks like it escaped the factory before its bodywork was finished. It’s not pretty, but the ‘skills’…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Good Robots, Dead Robots, and an Excellent Princess Leia Are Among the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest merchandise we’ve seen on the internet. This week: RIP Optimus Prime! Plus, a very good Princess Leia, Wolverine goes ronin, Overwatch’s divine robot monk gets the figure he deserves, and much more. Check it out! Hot Toys Sixth-Scale The Empire Strikes Back Bespin…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

How Adam Savage Made an Amazingly Lifelike But Equally Creepy Replica of 2001’s Starchild Baby

The final scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, featuring a baby floating in space, still leave many people scratching their heads. But even if Adam Savage didn’t fully understand what Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke meant with the reveal, he knew he had to recreate the character for his personal prop collection. The results…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

My Grudge Against Iomega and the Click of Death

There are companies I dislike, companies I disagree with, even companies that have occasionally angered me with disappointing gadgets that underdeliver. But to date there’s only one company that I hold a genuine, deep-rooted grudge against. It’s the reason I don’t have copies of most of the work I did in college, and I will…

Human History Andrew Liszewski

A Devoted Fan Created an Amazingly Detailed Copy of Disneyland’s Fantasyland in His Basement

To make a Disneyland trip as enjoyable as possible, you’ll want to plan your visit for a time when the park isn’t crammed wall to wall with tourists. Or, you can do what this devoted fan did: recreate parts of Disneyland’s iconic Fantasyland in your basement, ensuring your family are the only people who can…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

You Can Easily Reprogram the Timezone on This Watch Using Flashes of Light From Your Smartphone

Not every one wants email notifications or step-tracking on their timepieces, but Longines has created an analog watch that cleverly integrates one useful smartwatch feature: easy time zone adjustments, without requiring a wireless connection to your phone, or the watch to be charged every night. The new Conquest V.H.P. GMT Flash Setting looks like a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Video of a Giant Dick Building Shooting Fireworks Is Too Good to Be Real

It’s all but impossible to keep phallic comparisons out of your head when staring up at a towering skyscraper, but residents of the Guangxi region in southeastern China have a new addition to their skyline that seems unmistakably penis-inspired—and a fake viral video isn’t helping to dissuade opinions. The Guangxi New Media Centre, which was…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

I Want This Custom Bluetooth Soundwave Boombox, Even if It Doesn’t Transform

Optimus Prime and Grimlock were among the most popular Transformers characters from the original animated series, but Soundwave, who spoke like he’d swallowed a synthesizer, was undoubtedly every kid’s favorite. I still have the original toy, but as an adult, I want this custom Soundwave-shaped boombox even more. Bob from the YouTube channel I Like…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

It Wasn’t Just the Dinosaurs That Were Fake, Even Jurassic World Itself Was One Giant Special Effect

Modern visual effects are easy to spot when they’re creating something you know doesn’t actually exist in real life. Velociraptors and T-rexes are obviously the work of talented visual effects artists, but in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, even the island under the imaginary theme park was a digital creation, brought to life on a nearly…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

This Robotic Rubik’s Cube Can Solve Itself

It’s not going to set any world records, but this robotic Rubik’s Cube that’s filled with electronics and tiny electric motors is actually more impressive than watching someone race through the puzzle in a few seconds because it can solve itself without any assistance—aside from a human messing it up in the first place. A…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

These Laser Tag Wands Deliver Some Hogwarts Fun Without as Much Studying

As a kid, I would have been ecstatic to attend Hogwarts instead of my boring public school. But given the choice as an adult, even the promise of magic isn’t enough to convince me to ever go back to school again. Why would I spend years studying textbooks and practicing potions when JAKKS Pacific’s new…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

It’s Never Too Early For Ugly Sweaters, and More of the Weirdest Toys and Merchandise of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly round up of the toys and merchandise that have caught our eyes lately. This week: repping your favorite Marvel heroes as the nights grow colder, how to make your Nerf armory even more ridiculous, and…poop? Check it out! The Princess Bride Westley aka The Dread Pirate Roberts Sixth-Scale…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

This Quirky Folding E-ink Typewriter Strips Away All of Your Fun, Productivity-Killing Distractions

The laptop computer is one of our greatest mobile productivity tools, and at the same time, a fantastic way to procrastinate with endless distractions at your fingertips. For those times when you’re racing a deadline, and can’t trust yourself with easy access to Facebook, King Jim’s new Pomera e-ink typewriter strips away all those distractions…

Other Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The New GoPro Hero 7 Black Promises Smoother Footage, But That’s About It

Following another round of in-store display leaks that GoPro just can’t seem to avoid, the action cam maker officially announced today a new 7-series line featuring three compact cameras differentiated by scaling features, but now easily distinguished by black, silver, and white housings. At the top end of the line is the $399 GoPro Hero…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Watch Chadwick Boseman Go Sledding Without Snow in a VFX Breakdown of Black Panther’s Climactic Fight

When two characters with super-human abilities are duking it out on a busy hovertrain track deep inside a subterranean mine, you assume there’s some Hollywood magic at work. VFX studio DNEG pulls back the curtain to reveal its post-production work on Black Panther’s climactic fight scene, including Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa going for a fun sled…

Movies Andrew Liszewski

Shattering the Bike Land Speed Record at 183.9MPH Looks Weirdly Chill

On Sunday, the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah were witness to yet another land speed record being shattered. Extreme cyclist Denise Mueller-Korenek hopped on her two-wheeled ride, and with the assistance of a streamlined pace vehicle, hit an average speed of 183.932 miles per hour over a distance of three-and-a-half miles. The bike that Mueller-Korenek…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski

What to Expect From Google’s Pixel 3 Hardware Event

Animaniacs Classic ‘Yakko’s World’ Gets a Brand New Verse Sung by the Original Voice Actor

Just Give This Kid Wearing a Hand-Crocheted Full Predator Costume All the Halloween Candy

Imagine What This One-Handed, Rubik’s Cube-Solving Robot Could Do With a Deck of Cards

Finally, a Humanoid Robot With an Electric Screwdriver Hand

Good Robots, Dead Robots, and an Excellent Princess Leia Are Among the Best Toys of the Week

How Adam Savage Made an Amazingly Lifelike But Equally Creepy Replica of 2001’s Starchild Baby

My Grudge Against Iomega and the Click of Death

A Devoted Fan Created an Amazingly Detailed Copy of Disneyland’s Fantasyland in His Basement

You Can Easily Reprogram the Timezone on This Watch Using Flashes of Light From Your Smartphone

This Video of a Giant Dick Building Shooting Fireworks Is Too Good to Be Real

I Want This Custom Bluetooth Soundwave Boombox, Even if It Doesn’t Transform

It Wasn’t Just the Dinosaurs That Were Fake, Even Jurassic World Itself Was One Giant Special Effect

This Robotic Rubik’s Cube Can Solve Itself

These Laser Tag Wands Deliver Some Hogwarts Fun Without as Much Studying

It’s Never Too Early For Ugly Sweaters, and More of the Weirdest Toys and Merchandise of the Week

This Quirky Folding E-ink Typewriter Strips Away All of Your Fun, Productivity-Killing Distractions

The New GoPro Hero 7 Black Promises Smoother Footage, But That’s About It

Watch Chadwick Boseman Go Sledding Without Snow in a VFX Breakdown of Black Panther’s Climactic Fight

Shattering the Bike Land Speed Record at 183.9MPH Looks Weirdly Chill

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The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in April 2026

Chinese Startup Debuts Super-Bendy Robotic Arm for Orbital Repairs

Your Devices Are Targets. Bitdefender Shields Them All — For Less Than You Think

Of Course, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Post Credit Scene Is Another Big Cameo

Proton Just Launched Meet, and It Makes Zoom Look Like a Privacy Nightmare

America’s Latest Unfounded Health Panic: ‘Vaccinated’ Blood Donations

SpaceX Files Confidentially for IPO, Reports Say

Jackery Power Station With 200W Solar Panel Still $590 Off as Amazon Clears Out Leftover Stock After the Spring Sale

The Best Pop Culture Art Gallery In the World Is No More

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?