Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

Watch 116 Excavators Demolish a Massive Overpass In Just One Night

Finding 116 excavators to demolish an aging 24-year-old overpass in just one night is all but impossible—unless you live in China. In the city of Nanchang, contractors assembled an army of construction equipment to tear down the main part of this overpass in just one night, with the entire job requiring only a 56-hour disruption…

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Spectacular Drone Footage of Three Curious Whales Checking Out a Boat

The talented pilots at Drones.nc had a whale-watching experience they’ll never forget. Not only did three massive humpback whales circle the boat they were on, they were also able to capture the experience from a DJI Inspire drone flying overhead recording glorious 4K footage. If you’ve ever thought about one day going on a whale-watching…

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Defend Your Chipotle Bowl With This Tactical Spork

Don’t for a second think your lunch is safe just because you’re eating it at a restaurant. Turn your back for just a second and your bowl of guac and rice could be snatched out from under you, unless you happen to be eating it with a tactical plastic spork that’s hiding an intimidating looking…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Beverage-Dispensing Burger King Vending Machine Is a Lego Masterpiece

If YouTube’s AstonishingStudios was ever able to convince Lego to turn all of its creations into real sets, we’d never have to leave our desks to get breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Their latest creation is a Burger King vending machine that serves up fries, Whoppers, and even dispenses Coca-Cola. Powered by a Lego Mindstorms module…

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Brilliant Hacker Turned the Classic NES Zapper Into a Kick-Ass Toy Laser Gun

For the upcoming ‘Hacked on Classics’ show being held as part of the Brighton Digital Festival in the UK this month, hacker Seb Lee-Delisle modified the classic NES’ Zapper accessory with LEDs, a green laser, the smoke-generating parts from an e-cigarette, and a small blower to create the convincing effect of a functional laser pistol.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Biggest Air Cannon in the World Would Dominate Vaping Competitions

Did you know there was an official vaping sport called Cloud Chasing? Competitors compete to make the most impressive smoke plumes, but few would be able to challenge the world’s largest air cannon that can blast massive smoke rings capable of toppling mighty box forts. Built for a Czech TV show called Wonders of Nature,…

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Isolinear Chip Flash Drives Are Definitely Where Picard Would Stash His Data

You’d have assumed that by the time the 24th century rolled around, wi-fi would be available across the galaxy. But Picard’s Enterprise apparently still relied on isolinear chips—Star Trek’s version of flash drives— to share data. ThinkGeek’s version probably isn’t quite as advanced, but you don’t have to tell your imagination that. The isolinear chips…

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This Is What a $3,000 Box of Colored Pencils Looks Like

Fashion mogul and designer Karl Lagerfeld has realized that the adult coloring book fad isn’t going away any time soon. But instead of cashing in with his own line of coloring books, he’s collaborated with Faber-Castell on a set of colored pencils that will set you back $2,850. Come again? The KarlBox, which is designed…

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Withings Hides Top Fitness Tracking Features in Attractive Watch

The Withings Activité, and the far more affordable Withings Activité Pop, showed the world that fitness trackers don’t necessarily have to look hideous. And while the new heart rate-tracking Steel HR makes some aesthetic compromises to gain smartwatch functionality, it’s still one of the most beautiful wearables you can buy. Instead of using an LCD…

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TomTom’s Adorable New VIO SatNav Is Designed to Match Your Scooter

The average GPS satnav is a boring rectangular affair that will stick out like a sore thumb if you tried to mount one to a scooter. But just because you drive a curvaceous classic Vespa doesn’t mean you won’t ever get lost, so TomTom has created an adorable circular satnav designed to complement your scooter.…

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Keep a Clean Pair of Pants Nearby Before Watching This Daredevil Mountain Climber

Scaling a sheer cliff face like climber Liu Yongbang does in China takes incredible strength, unparalleled determination, and the ability to completely block out thoughts of falling hundreds of feet to your demise. He may have the courage to tackle something like this, but odds are you’re going to want to keep a clean pair…

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Just When You Thought Sony’s Quest to Revive the Walkman Couldn’t Get More Ridiculous

High-resolution audio purportedly provides a vastly superior listening experience to the highly compressed MP3s we’ve all been downloading for years. Convincing people to ditch their massive music collections and carry around a separate high-res player hasn’t been easy for Sony, but surely high-res audio adoption will now skyrocket thanks to this new $3,680 gold-plated Walkman,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Dyson’s New Canister Vacuum Will Always Right Itself After It Falls Over

Upright vacuums with the dust bin and motor all attached to the handle can be a bit heavy to push around, but canister vacs are notorious for constantly tipping as they roll across your floors. Possibly taking inspiration from those classic Fisher-Price Weebles toys that never fall over, Dyson has created a canister vacuum that…

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Sphero’s BB-8 Controlling Force Band Now Lets You Wield an Imaginary Lightsaber Too

Sphero’s Force Band accessory has come a long way since it was first revealed at CES back in January. But now that the design and feature list has been finalized, calling it an accessory doesn’t do the wearable justice. It can do a lot more than just control the Sphero BB-8 toy, even if you…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Anyone Can Go Rogue With Nerf’s New Star Wars Blasters

Every new Star Wars movie means the fictional universe gets new characters, new storylines, new planets, new vehicles, and, most importantly, new toys. With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hitting theaters in just a few months, the film’s marketing onslaught is now officially underway, including new blasters from Nerf if you’ve got Death Star…

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Xerox Made an Inkjet That Can Print On Anything

Your standard inkjet printer can mostly handle paper, occasionally transparencies, and maybe even blank DVDs while they were still a thing. But Xerox just revealed a towering machine it calls the Direct to Object Inkjet Printer because that’s exactly what it does—it prints on almost any 3D object. What makes the Direct to Object printer…

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This Wooden Star Trek USS Enterprise Rocker Is a Good Reason to Start a Family

It’s never too early to start fostering a deep, almost obsessive love of Star Trek in your children. So while your toddler is innocently rocking back and forth in this lovely wooden USS Enterprise rocking horse, they’ll have no idea they’re secretly being groomed as a future Trekkie. Available from Etsy seller GandGRockers for $195,…

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Over 81,000 Falling Dominoes Recreate the Greatest Super Mario Game of All Time

The greatest Super Mario game of all time (you’re simply wrong if you think otherwise) finally gets the domino tribute it deserves. YouTube’s TheDominoKing spent an entire month setting up 81,032 dominoes to display scenes from Super Mario World as they topple. Like with any falling dominoes display, an insane amount of work went into…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Disturbing Crash Test Footage Shows Why You Should Strap Down Luggage in Your Car

You obviously need to strap down the luggage you put on the roof of your car, but as this crash test footage from Switzerland’s Dynamic Test Center shows, you might also want to strap down the bags in the back of your station wagon. In an impact, pieces of luggage becomes flying missiles targeted at…

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Garmin’s 4K Action Cam Can Be Operated Hands-Free Using Voice Commands

With the release of the VIRB X and XE action cams last year, Garmin finally gave consumers a reason to choose its action cam over a GoPro. But while it had built-in sensors letting users measure just how extreme their stunts were, it topped out at a disappointing 1080p. The new VIRB Ultra 30, however,…

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Watch 116 Excavators Demolish a Massive Overpass In Just One Night

Spectacular Drone Footage of Three Curious Whales Checking Out a Boat

Defend Your Chipotle Bowl With This Tactical Spork

Beverage-Dispensing Burger King Vending Machine Is a Lego Masterpiece

Brilliant Hacker Turned the Classic NES Zapper Into a Kick-Ass Toy Laser Gun

The Biggest Air Cannon in the World Would Dominate Vaping Competitions

Isolinear Chip Flash Drives Are Definitely Where Picard Would Stash His Data

This Is What a $3,000 Box of Colored Pencils Looks Like

Withings Hides Top Fitness Tracking Features in Attractive Watch

TomTom’s Adorable New VIO SatNav Is Designed to Match Your Scooter

Keep a Clean Pair of Pants Nearby Before Watching This Daredevil Mountain Climber

Just When You Thought Sony’s Quest to Revive the Walkman Couldn’t Get More Ridiculous

Dyson’s New Canister Vacuum Will Always Right Itself After It Falls Over

Sphero’s BB-8 Controlling Force Band Now Lets You Wield an Imaginary Lightsaber Too

Anyone Can Go Rogue With Nerf’s New Star Wars Blasters

Xerox Made an Inkjet That Can Print On Anything

This Wooden Star Trek USS Enterprise Rocker Is a Good Reason to Start a Family

Over 81,000 Falling Dominoes Recreate the Greatest Super Mario Game of All Time

Disturbing Crash Test Footage Shows Why You Should Strap Down Luggage in Your Car

Garmin’s 4K Action Cam Can Be Operated Hands-Free Using Voice Commands

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

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

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

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees

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