Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

There’s a Galaxy of Flavors Hiding In These Planetary Lollipops

Astronomers from the Max Plank Institute discovered that the center of our galaxy probably smells like rum and tastes like raspberries. But the actual planets and sun? According to this set of ten handmade lollipops, their flavors are far more exotic. Inside each lollipop’s wrapper is an edible image of the Earth, or one of…

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Samsung Just Made It Easier Than Ever to Misplace 256GB of Data

Besting Sandisk’s (or is it Western Digital’s?) 200GB microSD card announced last year, Samsung just announced a $250 256GB microSD card boasting read and write speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s, respectively. Which means that when it’s officially available come June, you’ll be able to now cram over 39 terabytes into a Rubik’s Cube.…

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Leaked Canon Lens Has Some Bright Ideas Built in

Properly lighting a tiny subject when doing macro photography is tricky since your camera ends up so close to it. A ring light surrounding the lens is one solution to the problem, and it looks like Canon might soon be releasing a macro lens featuring an LED ring light built right in. Digital Camera Info…

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Even Tiny Apartments Have Room For This Collapsable Sauna

Living in a tiny urban apartment means you have to learn to live without certain amenities. Thanks to a German company called Klafs, a sauna doesn’t have to be one of them. Its new Sauna S1 folds away like a telescoping camera lens, so it’s no bigger than a bookshelf when not in use. When…

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There’s an Epic Space Battle Happening Inside This Star Wars Lava Lamp

Staring at a lava lamp is a mesmerizing experience, even for those who haven’t taken anything to free their minds. But this Star Wars-themed lava lamp replaces those floating blobs of goo with glitter shaped like tiny X-wings and TIE Fighters, creating a never-ending space battle you can stare at forever. Available for about $35,…

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Talented Lego Customizer Recreates Iron Man’s Vast Suit Collection Using Minifigs

It’s hard to nail down an exact number, but based on the comics and movies, Tony Stark has created somewhere between 46 to 52 different Iron Man suits. Lego customizer Minh Pham has flawlessly recreated 24 of them by painstakingly modifying and customizing Lego Minifigs. Pham even recreated Tony Stark’s armory, hidden beneath his mansion,…

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Authentic Sound Effects Are the Best Part of This Super Mario Bros. Lamp

Much to the chagrin of the person you sleep next to every night, this wonderful Super Mario Bros.-inspired Question Block lamp makes that classic video game ‘ping’ sound every time you tap it on and off. No actual coins are ejected, but we’re waiting for confirmation on whether or not the occasional mushroom pops out.…

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BioLite’s New Bluetooth Lantern Means Smartphones Are Now an Essential Camping Accessory

BioLite’s BaseCamp stove is one of Kickstarter’s many success stories, and after releasing a handful of follow-up outdoors products, the company is returning to Kickstarter again for its new flatpack Bluetooth LED lantern that can be completely customized using a smartphone app. The days of leaving all of your technology at home when you head…

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MIT’s Invisible Second Skin Cream Makes Wrinkles Disappear

Every cosmetics company on the planet has a product it claims will reduce wrinkles and erase the signs of aging, but researchers at MIT have developed a genuine facelift-in-a-tube with a new cream that creates an extra layer of invisible artificial skin to smooth out the wearer’s natural skin. Researchers at MIT and Harvard developed…

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Give This Skilled Juggle-Drumming Street Performer All the World’s Loose Change

It’s easy to walk right past most street buskers whose performances are often more annoying than entertaining. But were to you come across this guy, who masterfully blends the art of juggling with drumming while staying in perfect rhythm to the music he’s playing, you’d feel guilty about not emptying your entire wallet into his…

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Hack Lets You Play Virtual Boy Games Through Google Cardboard

The Virtual Boy, Nintendo’s most maligned console flop, is getting a new lease on life thanks to some modern VR technology. Reddit user The King of Spain has modified an Android emulator so that you can play Virtual Boy through Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, or other cheap virtual reality setups. You’ll need to download…

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Combining a Blender, Chainsaw, and Motorcycle Is Summer Done Right

Looking for a fun weekend project that promises to improve every last part of the forthcoming summer? Do what Instructables’ Mike Warren did and combine a gas-powered chainsaw with a blender to make a machine that churns the smoothest frozen margaritas on the planet, without the need for a power cord. Warren has posted a…

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A Multi-Screen Smartwatch Might Actually Be a Brilliant Idea

The dual-screen Nintendo DS wasn’t warmly received when first revealed, but it’s gone on to be one of the company’s best-selling consoles. And a team of researchers have come up with a convincing argument as to why a smartwatch might actually be improved with two screens as well. What sets the Doppio concept—designed and engineered…

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Nerf’s New Dart-Blasting RC Battle Tank Is Straight Out of Terminator

Nerf’s new N-Strike Elite Terrascout RC Drone looks like something Skynet cooked up to fight alongside the Terminators. But using a wireless remote with a live video feed from the tank’s camera, anyone can use it snipe at friends and co-workers while remaining safely out of range of retaliatory fire. Powered by a rechargeable battery…

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Great Deal Alert: For $30,000 You Can 3D-Print a Life-Size Clone of Yourself For Mother’s Day

Can’t make it back to Smalltown, USA, for Mother’s Day this weekend? That’s OK. Your mom will happily pretend that a phone call and a flower delivery is enough. But imagine her excitement if instead of flowers, someone delivered a life-size 3D-printed replica of you to her door? That’s exactly what Groupon is offering with…

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Your Next Phone Might Have a Holographic Glasses-Free 3D Display

Holograms are still mostly science-fiction fodder, but researchers at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab have developed a prototype smartphone that uses holographic technology to display dynamic 3D images without the need for head tracking or annoying glasses. So how is this possible when 3D TVs and movie theaters still require you to wear shutter or…

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Color-Changing Threads Might One Day Turn Your T-Shirt Into a Screen

Look around and count the number of screens surrounding you. You’ll probably run out of fingers before you’re done, but why stop there? Researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with a way to weave color-changing threads into fabrics, turning even garments into yet another display. The team behind this technology, which they call Ebb,…

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Mankind Doesn’t Stand a Chance Now That Robotic Cockroaches Have Started Cooperating

The scourge of puppies, babies, and robotic vacuums is no longer a problem for robotic cockroaches. Researchers at UC Berkeley have taught this pair of VelociRoACHes to cooperate and help each other tackle stairs using a tiny magnetic winch and old-fashioned teamwork. Inspired by insects that have been known to work together to create living…

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Maximize a Lazy Summer Afternoon With This Absurd Raft Full of Hammocks

There’s no better way to while away the hours on a hot summer afternoon than by being on the water. But canoeing? Kayaking? Paddle-boarding? All far too much effort. What you need is a raft full of hammocks to maximize your lounging efficiency, and that’s exactly what the Hammocraft provides. The name Hammocraft—a combination of…

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Microsoft Made a Smartphone That Reacts Before You Even Touch It

The ultimate smart device does exactly what you want before you to tell it to. It sounds like an impossible expectation, but Microsoft brings us one step closer to that fantasy with a prototype smartphone that can detect and react to hover gestures before you even tap the screen. We’re note quite at the point…

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There’s a Galaxy of Flavors Hiding In These Planetary Lollipops

Samsung Just Made It Easier Than Ever to Misplace 256GB of Data

Leaked Canon Lens Has Some Bright Ideas Built in

Even Tiny Apartments Have Room For This Collapsable Sauna

There’s an Epic Space Battle Happening Inside This Star Wars Lava Lamp

Talented Lego Customizer Recreates Iron Man’s Vast Suit Collection Using Minifigs

Authentic Sound Effects Are the Best Part of This Super Mario Bros. Lamp

BioLite’s New Bluetooth Lantern Means Smartphones Are Now an Essential Camping Accessory

MIT’s Invisible Second Skin Cream Makes Wrinkles Disappear

Give This Skilled Juggle-Drumming Street Performer All the World’s Loose Change

Hack Lets You Play Virtual Boy Games Through Google Cardboard

Combining a Blender, Chainsaw, and Motorcycle Is Summer Done Right

A Multi-Screen Smartwatch Might Actually Be a Brilliant Idea

Nerf’s New Dart-Blasting RC Battle Tank Is Straight Out of Terminator

Great Deal Alert: For $30,000 You Can 3D-Print a Life-Size Clone of Yourself For Mother’s Day

Your Next Phone Might Have a Holographic Glasses-Free 3D Display

Color-Changing Threads Might One Day Turn Your T-Shirt Into a Screen

Mankind Doesn’t Stand a Chance Now That Robotic Cockroaches Have Started Cooperating

Maximize a Lazy Summer Afternoon With This Absurd Raft Full of Hammocks

Microsoft Made a Smartphone That Reacts Before You Even Touch It

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

How to Watch the F1 Japanese GP 2026 on a Free Channel

Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

How to watch UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer live this Saturday

‘Steel Ball Run’ Will Return This Year…Eventually

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

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