Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

This 360-Degree GoPro Video Is Your Only Chance To Ride American Pharaoh

Very few people will ever have the chance to ride the insanely valuable Triple Crown-winning American Pharoah. So on a recent morning workout, the racehorse’s jockey strapped a 360-degree GoPro rig to their helmet—allowing the rest of us to come as close as we’ll ever get to riding the steed. If you’ve got access to…

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Robotic Rhythmic Gymnastics Should Be an Olympic Sport

If you thought the debate over giving robots weapons was heated, the day is coming when we’ll also have to decide if we’re cool with them competing against us at sports. If this rhythmic gymnastics bot is any indication, there may never again be a human on the Olympic podium if that happens. The robot…

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Solving a 7×7 Rubik’s Cube In Just Over Two Minutes Is Miraculous

Yesterday Australia’s Feliks Zemdegs managed to break the world record for solving a 7×7 Rubik’s Cube in just over two minutes and twenty-three seconds. For those of us who still have trouble just zipping up a jacket, watching him spin and unscramble this cube is incomprehensible. Once the scrambled mess was revealed, Feliks just needed…

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Turn These Giant Bundles of Foam Into Comfy Custom Seating

At most you can customize a chair bought at a furniture store with a throw pillow or a blanket. But Keren Shiker’s wonderful Sink In seat actually starts off as a large bundle of foam pieces that have to be slid around before you can comfortably sit. It’s not unlike those pinart toys that use…

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He-Man’s Battle Cat Is a Better Hunting Trophy Than Some Famous Lion

Who in their right mind would pay $50,000 to hunt some boring old lion when for just $8,500 you could instead put the head of He-Man’s ferocious sidekick, Battle Cat, over your fireplace mantle? The folks at Super 7 created this awesome Masters of the Universe collectible as a decoration for its temporary pop-up shop…

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Throwing Ice Grenades Is Only Slightly Safer Than Tossing the Real Thing

We’ve all seen enough movies and war footage to know what happens after you toss a real grenade, but hurling one made from ice really isn’t that much safer. If you get hit with one of these, it’s going to hurt. And if it does explode, it’s going to send ice cold shrapnel flying in…

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A Fun Peek at How the Worlds in Lego Dimensions Got All Mixed Up

Playing as Back to the Future’s Marty McFly while he battles Batman, or controlling Superman while he goes up against The Lord of the Ring’s Gandalf sounds pretty awesome. But how all those worlds and characters got so mixed up in Lego Dimensions is partly revealed in the game’s latest trailer. The trailer also gives…

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A Cup-Holding Device Mount Makes Flying Slightly More Bearable

Gone are the days when flying was like taking a luxury cruise. Passengers are now herded onto planes and into seats that barely leave enough room to breath. There are ways to make flying slightly more enjoyable, though, like a tablet mount called the Airhook that also holds a drink so you can leave your…

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You Know You Want a Machine That Turns Any Food Into Dippin’ Dots

Despite the fact that you’re eating tiny fish eggs, caviar lends any meal a feeling of sophistication. So it only makes sense that you’d want to eat everything in the form of those tiny Jello-like spheres, right? That’s where this handheld contraption, currently raising funds on Kickstarter, comes in. The Imperial Spherificator doesn’t exactly roll…

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Color-Changing Map Shows the Best Attractions Based on the Weather

You can plan ahead all you want, but a vacation is often at the mercy of the weather wherever you’re traveling to. And that inspired designer Camilla Hempleman to create a special map, printed with thermochromatic ink, that changes color to reveal the best places to visit based on the local weather. The BATH °C…

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Death Star Timer Counts Down to Dinner Instead of a Planet’s Destruction

Opening your oven to find a tray of burnt brownies isn’t quite as devastating as learning that your home planet was destroyed—but it’s pretty close. So instead of wiping out worlds, this Death Star kitchen timer counts down to when it’s time to yank something out of the oven. Simply twisting the Death Star’s top…

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Fake a Birthday Every Day Just To Get These New Star Wars Balloons

The older you get, the less excited you are to celebrate another birthday. But that all just changed with these new Star Wars helium balloons from Amscan. If you thought Stormtroopers were easy to kill before, now they can be taken out with just safety pins. Available in the coming months from your favorite party…

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Ride Along on an Insane 2,000-Feet Long Slip ‘N Slide

New Jersey’s Action Park continues to be the single best reason to move your family to that state. In addition to a waterslide with a vertical loop arriving sometime next year, it also now boasts what has to be the world’s longest Slip ‘N Slide that measures about a third-of-a-mile long. Jason Mulder, an employee…

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Motorola’s Budget Moto G Brings a 13MP Camera and a 5-Inch HD Display

Ahead of an event in New York City today, Motorola has finally revealed its new budget-minded Moto G at an event in India, and the specs seem to mirror what was leaked about a week ago on the company’s site. The Moto G 2015 will be powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC processor, feature…

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Turn Your New 3DS Into a Retro Game & Watch With This Faceplate

If you follow the New Nintendo 3DS’ family tree back far enough, you’ll eventually end up at a primitive black and white handheld device called the Game & Watch that you can now pay homage to with a functional 3DS faceplate from Columbus Circle. The faceplate is kind of like going out trick or treating…

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Miniature BTTF II Hoverboard and DeLorean Toys That Really Float

You still can’t actually ride them, but Kids Logic is the first toymaker that can legitimately claim to sell floating hoverboards—even if they’re one-sixth the size of the real thing, and only work over a special magnetic pad. Recently revealed at Kids Logic’s booth at the Ani-Com and Games convention in Hong Kong, the hoverboards,…

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Oh No, an App That Makes It Easy To Shoot Your Own Music Videos

Have you ever watched a music video for a popular song and thought you could’ve done a much better job? Much to the chagrin of all your social media followers, with Triller, a new app for iOS, you can easily shoot and share your own version—no editing skills required. The app lets you select part…

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Before the Internet, This Archaic Machine Is How Photos Were Transmitted

Well before the internet made it a breeze to instantly send a photo from one side of the world to the other, this ancient-looking machine, the United Press International UPI Model 16-S, scanned black and white photos and sent them across the globe via phone lines. Used by news agencies from the early 1970s all…

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Our First Look At Nerf’s New 70 MPH Blasters In Action

First revealed before Toy Fair 2015 earlier this year, we’re finally starting to get glimpses of Nerf’s new Rival line in action. Designed to keep older kids interested in the toys, the new blasters fire small foam balls at your opponents at speeds of up to 70 MPH, but without the pain and bruises that…

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Go Install This Chrome Extension For Sending Self-Destructing Gmails

Gmail’s Undo Send feature gives users of Google’s free email service up to 30 seconds to change their mind on a sent email before it leaves their outbox. But a new Chrome extension called Dmail lets you send messages with a self-destruct timer—or the ability to remotely delete them whenever you want. If you send…

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This 360-Degree GoPro Video Is Your Only Chance To Ride American Pharaoh

Robotic Rhythmic Gymnastics Should Be an Olympic Sport

Solving a 7×7 Rubik’s Cube In Just Over Two Minutes Is Miraculous

Turn These Giant Bundles of Foam Into Comfy Custom Seating

He-Man’s Battle Cat Is a Better Hunting Trophy Than Some Famous Lion

Throwing Ice Grenades Is Only Slightly Safer Than Tossing the Real Thing

A Fun Peek at How the Worlds in Lego Dimensions Got All Mixed Up

A Cup-Holding Device Mount Makes Flying Slightly More Bearable

You Know You Want a Machine That Turns Any Food Into Dippin’ Dots

Color-Changing Map Shows the Best Attractions Based on the Weather

Death Star Timer Counts Down to Dinner Instead of a Planet’s Destruction

Fake a Birthday Every Day Just To Get These New Star Wars Balloons

Ride Along on an Insane 2,000-Feet Long Slip ‘N Slide

Motorola’s Budget Moto G Brings a 13MP Camera and a 5-Inch HD Display

Turn Your New 3DS Into a Retro Game & Watch With This Faceplate

Miniature BTTF II Hoverboard and DeLorean Toys That Really Float

Oh No, an App That Makes It Easy To Shoot Your Own Music Videos

Before the Internet, This Archaic Machine Is How Photos Were Transmitted

Our First Look At Nerf’s New 70 MPH Blasters In Action

Go Install This Chrome Extension For Sending Self-Destructing Gmails

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Scientists Found a Weird New Way to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

White House’s Mysterious ‘Covfefe Moment’ Was Stupider Than We Imagined

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