Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

This Dance Video Is Seriously Freaking Me Out

Don’t waste your time trying to make sense of director Kouhei Nakama’s music video for Broke For Free’s Hella, because hyper-realistic action figures breaking apart and randomly exploding into hundreds of doppelgangers isn’t meant to be a understood. It’s eye candy for the sake of eye candy, with a sick beat tossed in for good measure.…

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Music Festival Confetti Cannons Might Be Our Only Surefire Defense Against Drones

As if random asteroids and vengeful hawks weren’t enough of a reason to keep a wary eye on the skies, drones have gone from being harmless RC toys to genuine weapons. Until now, the only way to stay safe was to only go outside on windy days, but it looks like there’s a new weapon…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Here’s What Causes Those Car-Swallowing Sinkholes to Form

Modern satellite technology lets us spot dangerous threats like extreme weather, giant icebergs, and even foreign militaries. But when it comes to sinkholes, all we can do is wait and hope that our cars won’t be swallowed by a sudden gaping chasm in a city street. So how do sinkholes form, and why is it…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Lego’s Justice League Sets Reveal the Film’s Villains, and More of Batman’s Wonderful Toys

It won’t hit theaters until November, but well ahead of Justice League’s theatrical release, Lego has released details for some of the first sets tied to DC Comics’ next superhero-filled Avengers challenger, revealing a few of the film’s baddies, and more of Batman’s wonderful toys. The $20 Battle of Atlantis set, available August 1, includes…

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The NES30 Pro Is the Perfect Portable Controller for the Nintendo Switch

Nintendo put a great deal of thought into the design of the Switch with the exception of the alternative Pro Controller, which feels like an afterthought. It might be official, and a perfect way to play Nintendo Switch games on a TV, but it comes with a steep price tag, and a bulky design that…

Gaming Andrew Liszewski

If Michelangelo Made Mistakes They’d Look Like This Liquid Paper Masterpiece

YouTube’s Draw with Jazza, also known as Josiah Brooks, is a talented artist who occasionally challenges himself to only work with random office supplies. For his latest piece he worked exclusively with Liquid Paper, a white, fast-drying paint once used to correct mistakes on an ancient device known as a typewriter. What’s even more remarkable…

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This Real Life Iron Man Is Only a Superhero on Laundry Day

Those blockbuster Marvel movies only show our favorite superheroes when they’re out saving the world. If you want a glimpse of what heroes like Iron Man do the rest of the time, look no further than this incredibly articulated humanoid robot called TEO, who’s recently learned to iron clothing. TEO’s been in development at the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Building This Massive Gladiator Hulk Totally Justifies Buying All These Thor: Ragnarok Figures

Making an exclusive “build-a-figure” that’s only available by purchasing several others is a marketing tactic that toy collectors often have to endure. But after watching the first spectacular trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, we want every figure in Hasbro’s new Marvel Legends Series six-inch line, including the giant Gladiator Hulk build-a-figure. The line-up includes individual six-inch…

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Screwing In This Lightbulb Turns Your Entire Desk Into a Touchscreen Smartphone

What if all those apps you rely on at work weren’t trapped on your smartphone’s tiny screen? They may not be for much longer. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Future Interfaces Group lab have come up with a novel way for your smartphone to spill out onto your desk while still letting you interact with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

British Badass Gets Thrown 20 Feet By a Runaway Bus, Brushes Himself Off and Walks Away

We’d say this video is another good example of why it’s important to look both ways before crossing the street, but this out-of-control bus in Reading, England, comes around the corner so quickly that local badass Simon Smith wouldn’t have been able to avoid, even if he saw it coming. Remarkably, and probably all thanks…

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This Thumbnail-Sized Spider Shoots an 80-Foot-Long Web Bridge to Cross Rivers

If Marvel’s Spider-Man always seemed a little too far-fetched, you’re going to have an even harder time wrapping your head around the Darwin’s Bark spider. It’s no bigger than a thumbnail, but it can shoot a web at distances of over 80 feet, allowing it to cross rivers and spin massive traps. Only just discovered…

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Elevators of the Future Will Move Sideways Without a Single Cable

One of the biggest engineering challenges of building a towering skyscraper isn’t keeping the structure from falling over, it’s moving all the people around inside of it. To improve efficiency, and facilitate the construction of even taller buildings, Germany’s ThyssenKrupp has completely redesigned elevators so that they can move sideways now, too. The traditional design…

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More Than Two Years After It Was Announced, the Greatest Action Figure Ever Is Finally Shipping (Soon)

When a fancy new toy is revealed, it’s not uncommon to have to wait a few months to actually get your hands on one. But Hot Toys has been testing the resolve of Iron Man fans who pre-ordered the company’s towering Hulkbuster figure over two and a half years ago, and will now have to…

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Oscar Mayer Made a Drone to Rain Hot Dogs Down on Humanity

As is currently en vogue for any company making a product that ends up in consumers’ hands, Oscar Mayer is expanding its Wienermobile fleet with a phallic flying drone that can (supposedly) drop a single hot dog on someone not too worried about what they’re eating. If Silicon Valley had its way, we’d only eat…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Super Nintendo Classic Edition Arrives September 29th With 21 Games [Updated]

After the insanely successful NES Classic Edition completely sold out until Nintendo inexplicably stopped making it, the company is following up with a miniature version of the Super Nintendo that will come bundled with 21 classic 16-bit games including Super Mario World and F-Zero. According to a tweet on the official Nintendo of America Twitter…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

What Sorcery Keeps This Giant Ball Floating on a Tiny Stream of Water?

We’ve all made a tiny ping-pong ball float on a hair dryer, but what YouTube’s Veritasium is demonstrating here—a giant styrofoam ball floating on the side of a thin stream of water—seems to contradict every scientific law governing our universe. But there is an explanation as to what’s happening. When you place a ping-pong ball…

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A New Variety of Poppy Seed Won’t Make Drug Tests Think You’re an Addict

Bad news if you were hoping to beat a drug test by blaming it on your breakfast. A British company called FDL, a “global supplier of speciality ingredients,” is claiming to have developed a new type of poppy seed with reduced levels of morphine that won’t produce a false positive result on a drug test.…

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This Endless Montage of Tunnels Somehow Makes Nightmarish Commutes Look Beautiful

The London underground and subway is made up of one of the most complex tunnel systems in the world. As a commuter, it’s hard to see the beauty of that complex maze racing through it every morning on the way to work, but this short film manages to paint those endless tunnels as a work…

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Guy Builds a Self-Powered Driving Potato That Turns Out to Be a Better Pet Than a Cat

We’ve all seen the grade school science experiment where sticking a couple of electrodes into a potato produces enough current to power a small light bulb. But engineer Marek Baczynski took that experiment several steps further, building what could be the world’s first autonomous potato—and the ultimate housepet. A single potato doesn’t generate a lot…

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Playing Super Mario Bros. in Real Life Is How Video Games Will Finally Get You Off Your Ass

If Microsoft wants a guaranteed way to sell a million Hololens augmented reality headsets, it should listen to Abhishek Singh and pitch the hardware as the ultimate way to get in shape by playing the first level of Super Mario Bros. in real life. Unlike the Wii’s balance board accessory, this might actually help you…

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This Dance Video Is Seriously Freaking Me Out

Music Festival Confetti Cannons Might Be Our Only Surefire Defense Against Drones

Here’s What Causes Those Car-Swallowing Sinkholes to Form

Lego’s Justice League Sets Reveal the Film’s Villains, and More of Batman’s Wonderful Toys

The NES30 Pro Is the Perfect Portable Controller for the Nintendo Switch

If Michelangelo Made Mistakes They’d Look Like This Liquid Paper Masterpiece

This Real Life Iron Man Is Only a Superhero on Laundry Day

Building This Massive Gladiator Hulk Totally Justifies Buying All These Thor: Ragnarok Figures

Screwing In This Lightbulb Turns Your Entire Desk Into a Touchscreen Smartphone

British Badass Gets Thrown 20 Feet By a Runaway Bus, Brushes Himself Off and Walks Away

This Thumbnail-Sized Spider Shoots an 80-Foot-Long Web Bridge to Cross Rivers

Elevators of the Future Will Move Sideways Without a Single Cable

More Than Two Years After It Was Announced, the Greatest Action Figure Ever Is Finally Shipping (Soon)

Oscar Mayer Made a Drone to Rain Hot Dogs Down on Humanity

Super Nintendo Classic Edition Arrives September 29th With 21 Games [Updated]

What Sorcery Keeps This Giant Ball Floating on a Tiny Stream of Water?

A New Variety of Poppy Seed Won’t Make Drug Tests Think You’re an Addict

This Endless Montage of Tunnels Somehow Makes Nightmarish Commutes Look Beautiful

Guy Builds a Self-Powered Driving Potato That Turns Out to Be a Better Pet Than a Cat

Playing Super Mario Bros. in Real Life Is How Video Games Will Finally Get You Off Your Ass

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was a Hit Despite That Unsatisfying Release Strategy Change

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

ExpressVPN Spring Sale Special: Up to 73% Off + Free eSIM and Password Manager

You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It