Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

This Smartwatch Powered By Your Body Heat Never Needs Charging

The more features that fancy smartwatch on your wrist has, the worse its battery life will be. But what if instead of needing to be charged every night, your smartwatch harnessed and converted your own body heat into electricity to keep it running? That’s what’s promised with a new smartwatch called the PowerWatch from Matrix…

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This Guy’s Hot Wheels Collection Is Worth Over $1 Million

Ready to feel anger and resentment towards your younger self for not taking better care of your Hot Wheels toys? Bruce Pascal has been collecting them since he was seven years old, and now that he’s all grown up his collection, with over 3,000 tiny cars in it, is worth well north of a million…

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How to Turn a BB-8 Toy Into an Authentic-Looking Movie Prop

The marvels of modern manufacturing allow toymakers to add incredible detail to their products. But the reason the BB-8 toy you bought looks almost nothing like the BB-8 seen in The Force Awakens is because you need to add a weathered, worn finish like the film’s prop makers did. However, you don’t need to be…

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These Are the 30 Games Nintendo Should Include on a Tiny Super Nintendo

Today’s the day you can finally get your hands on Nintendo’s attempt to squeeze a little more revenue out of the NES games library. That’s right, the tiny NES Classic Edition is finally hitting stores, which got us thinking, does Nintendo have an SNES Classic Edition in the works too? https://gizmodo.com/the-nes-classic-edition-is-everything-you-want-it-to-be-1788571481 Compared to today’s blockbuster…

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These Guys Do Things You Didn’t Think Were Possible With a Soccer Ball

Adding to the long list of things you never knew was a legitimate competitive sport, the Red Bull Street Style World Final recently took place in London, where athletes juggle soccer balls in impossibly amazing ways using any part of their body except their hands. Argentina’s Carlos Alberto managed to beat out Japan’s Kosuke Takahashi…

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The New Robots in Disguise Toys Are Inspired by the ’80s Transformers You Grew Up With

Few toy lines have thrived as long as the Transformers have, but those of us who grew up in the ‘80s probably barely recognize the Autobots and Decepticons you’ll now find in toy stores. Over the decades the toy line has evolved immensely, but 32 years later, it’s taking inspiration from the characters and toys…

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These Fake Fingerprint Stickers Let You Access a Protected Phone While Wearing Gloves

Gloves that work on touchscreen devices are nothing new—they’ve existed almost as long as smartphones have. But gloves that can unlock a mobile device that’s protected with a fingerprint reader? It might be a solution to a first world problem, but it’s a problem we’re happy is solved. You can of course still access a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Massive Rube Goldberg Machine Uses the Internet to Visit Five Different Cities

Thanks to the internet and being able to easily share videos of them playing out, those pointlessly complicated Rube Goldberg machines are more popular than ever. But this wonderful kinetic sculpture actually uses the internet as one of its countless mechanisms so that it’s able to play out across five different cities across the United…

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Speedflying Down a Mountain a Few Feet Off the Ground Might Be the Craziest Sport

Jumping out of an airplane with a parachute on your back has its own risks. But at least in the air there’s nothing to crash into until you hit the ground. Speedflying, on the other hand, where athletes like Jamie Lee parachute down mountains just inches above massive rocks, is basically a non-stop life-risking thrill…

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Researchers Just Created the Most Amazing Lip-Reading Software

One of the most unsettling moments in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is when it’s revealed that HAL 9000 can read lips, leaving no secrets between the astronauts and the ship’s computer. That might have been science fiction, but 15 years after the events of that film, researchers in the real world have finally…

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Screw the Election, Watch This 78,000+ Domino Zelda Tribute Instead

No matter which candidate wins the election today, there are going to be people disappointed in the outcome. So why put yourself through all the stress of watching election coverage, when you can instead spend the rest of the day watching 78,175 dominoes fall in a tribute to the Legend of Zelda? TheDominoKing’s latest creation…

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The Classic Vespa Scooter Is Finally Going Electric

There’s not much info aside from “we promise it’s coming,” but Vespa has finally revealed it’s making an electric version of its iconic scooter. The Elettrica Electric Scooter concept, shown wearing just a brushed metal body, is expected to go on sale sometime in the second half of 2017 for an undisclosed price. The timing…

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Flat Pack LED Chandelier Is the Easiest Way to Turn Your Home Into Your Castle

Nothing classes up a room like a massive, intricate chandelier hanging overhead. But they can be a hassle to find, hard to get home, and complicated to install without tearing a hole in your ceiling. Unless the words “some assembly required” don’t frighten you, in which case this flat-packed faux chandelier is a much easier…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How To Make the Tiniest Nintendo Console of All

YouTube’s HMS2 wields a hobby knife like ancient samurai warriors wielded their katana swords. And with the help of equally precise tools like tweezers and toothpicks, the master miniaturizer turned a bunch of thin plastic sheets into an impossibly tiny Famicom console—the Japanese predecessor to the original NES. https://gizmodo.com/the-nes-classic-edition-is-everything-you-want-it-to-be-1788571481 The tiny Famicom can’t actually play…

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What It’s Like to Mountain Bike Through One of Mexico’s Most Treacherous Cities

You might have to dodge the occasional pedestrian or taxi driver who didn’t notice you next to their car. But even if you commute to work by bike in a big city, your ride will never be as thrilling as downhill urban mountain bike racing appears to be. Instead of careening down a mountain where…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Watching Toy Robots Fight Over the Batmobile Is Mindless Fun

There’s no real explanation as to why these toy Gundam robots want to steal the classic 1960s Batmobile, but by the end of this short film, by the talented stop-motion artists at YouTube’s Counter656, you won’t care. Besides, since when do you need a good reason to watch robots fight? Watching these toy robots go…

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This Marching Band’s Elaborate Halftime Show Will Make You a Comic Book Fan

Do the students at Ohio State University who play in the marching band actually go to class? Or do any studying? Because watching this amazing college football halftime show tribute to comic book heroes makes you assume the band must have to practice 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to achieve this kind…

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This Dancing Baby Groot Car Charger Is Too Adorable to Use While Driving

The original film was great, but there’s really only one reason any of us will be going to see the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel: Baby Groot. The film unfortunately doesn’t hit theaters until May of next year, but in the meantime Thinkgeek’s got something to tide you over with this dancing baby Groot car…

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Interactive Periodic Table Reveals Exactly How We Use All Those Elements

We all know how common elements like oxygen and helium are used in every day life. But gallium? Selenium? Rhodium? Keith Enevoldsen has created an interactive periodic table that illustrates exactly where you may encounter even obscure elements on the chart. It’s like taking high school science all over again, except without the tests, and…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Nyan Cat on Your TouchBar Is the Easiest Way to Justify Buying a New MacBook Pro

Apple packed its latest event with countless examples of why the new TouchBar feature on its updated MacBook Pro will make your life inconceivably better. But the company should have just started and finished with this Nyan Cat animation that flies across the new touch-sensitive display strip. That image up there isn’t just a mockup,…

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This Smartwatch Powered By Your Body Heat Never Needs Charging

This Guy’s Hot Wheels Collection Is Worth Over $1 Million

How to Turn a BB-8 Toy Into an Authentic-Looking Movie Prop

These Are the 30 Games Nintendo Should Include on a Tiny Super Nintendo

These Guys Do Things You Didn’t Think Were Possible With a Soccer Ball

The New Robots in Disguise Toys Are Inspired by the ’80s Transformers You Grew Up With

These Fake Fingerprint Stickers Let You Access a Protected Phone While Wearing Gloves

This Massive Rube Goldberg Machine Uses the Internet to Visit Five Different Cities

Speedflying Down a Mountain a Few Feet Off the Ground Might Be the Craziest Sport

Researchers Just Created the Most Amazing Lip-Reading Software

Screw the Election, Watch This 78,000+ Domino Zelda Tribute Instead

The Classic Vespa Scooter Is Finally Going Electric

Flat Pack LED Chandelier Is the Easiest Way to Turn Your Home Into Your Castle

How To Make the Tiniest Nintendo Console of All

What It’s Like to Mountain Bike Through One of Mexico’s Most Treacherous Cities

Watching Toy Robots Fight Over the Batmobile Is Mindless Fun

This Marching Band’s Elaborate Halftime Show Will Make You a Comic Book Fan

This Dancing Baby Groot Car Charger Is Too Adorable to Use While Driving

Interactive Periodic Table Reveals Exactly How We Use All Those Elements

Nyan Cat on Your TouchBar Is the Easiest Way to Justify Buying a New MacBook Pro

With Fire TV Stick 4K Max at 42% Off, Amazon’s Streaming Device Deals Build Momentum in the Spring Sale

The ‘Project Hail Mary’ Party Continues With a Manga Adaptation

No More Cheese Grater: The Mac Pro Is Discontinued

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

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

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!