Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

Another 10 Bar Bets You Can’t Possibly Lose

Who doesn’t love free money? Nobody, that’s who. And while technically Richard Wiseman’s latest collection of guaranteed bets will cost you friendships, relationships, and maybe even your job, the satisfaction of one-upping everyone you know makes it still totally worth it. Of course, by now you’ve probably already alienated most of the people you know…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 1

Now Anyone Can Kick Around the Empire

Every once in a while you come across a piece of Star Wars merchandise and wonder how it took so long for Lucas’ or Disney’s giant merchandise-o-tron computer to make the connection. A Death Star soccer ball (football for our overseas readers, or inflatable kick bag for you non-sports types) seems so obvious you’d have…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 1

Flexible Folding Flat Kitchen Utensils That Do More Than Just Scrape

It doesn’t matter what you’re buying, everyone wants to get as much bang for their buck as possible. And what looks like a set of three pieces of plastic cookware actually turns into six with nothing more than a gentle squeeze. It’s like having the Transformers in your kitchen, minus the epic Michael Bay level…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Soundchucks: Someone’s Finally Weaponized Bluetooth Speakers

If you want your Bluetooth speaker to stand in out in a market that’s getting more crowded every day, you need to come up with a design that’s more useful, more functional than anything else out there. And since everyone loves ninjas, why not just make them look like a pair of nunchucks? RIGHT? That’s…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Barbie’s Now Rocking a Lite-Brite Digital Dress

Barbie’s always been on the cutting edge of fashion, but now she’s on the bleeding edge of technology too with a new light-up dress that lets kids completely customize its design. It’s almost like she’s wearing a Lite-Brite, but instead of impaling her with colored plastic pegs, kids simply tap on the LEDs to turn…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Easily Turn Your iPhone 5 Into GTA V’s iFruit

Grand Theft Auto has long been known for parodying everything from vehicles, to advertising, to pop culture, to even the technology that dominates the time. So it’s not surprising to see one of the characters in the recently released GTA V using an iPhone parody called the iFruit. And now you can actually get your…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Tide-Infused Inks Makes These Shirts Self-Cleaning

In a breakthrough that could vastly improve life for college students—and their parents—around the world, Tide has developed what could very well be the world’s first self-cleaning t-shirt. Created by Leo Burnett, the company’s ad agency in Poland, the shirts feature cartoon images of various moms crying in despair at the mountain of laundry their…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Magical Software Produces High-Quality Prints From Crappy Lenses

If you’re in the market for a consumer-friendly DSLR, it’s a good idea to budget in some money for extra lenses, as you’ll see a marked improvement in image quality compared to your camera’s kit lens. Or, just buy the cheapest, crappiest glass you can find and wait until this wonderful software from researchers at…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Watch Super-Heated Water Droplets Navigate a Maze All On Their Own

When a drop of water hits a hot enough pan, it doesn’t instantly boil away. Instead, the drop’s outer layer vaporizes, producing an insulating effect that causes it to skitter across the hot surface. This is known as the Leidenfrost effect, and it can be harnessed for some neat tricks, like the Mythbusters being able…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

The First Jetpack You’ll Be Able to Buy Just Got a Slick New Design

Number two on the list of promised future technologies that have yet to be delivered, right behind the flying car, is the personal jetpack. Hollywood’s delivered them in spades thanks to special effects, but in real-life New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft is as close as we’re going to get. And now it’s even closer with the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Incredible Arcade Sim Will Let You Drive Every Batmobile

For all of the Batman games that have come and gone, very few have ever let you play with the Dark Knight’s ultimate toy: The Batmobile. But that’s all about to change thanks to this new arcade simulator from Raw Thrills and Specular Interactive that lets you drive almost everything in Batman’s garage through the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 28

This Grapefruit Sectioner Might Be the Most Specific Kitchen Gadget

No longer do those wanting to eat healthy at breakfast have to live in fear of the backlash from the grapefruit they’re digging into. This Citrus Sectioner replaces your spoon with a purpose-built contraption that safely and easily removes a wedge from your favorite morning fruit—minus any geysers of blinding juice. Despite being what is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 27

An On-Demand Vending Machine That Chills Drinks in Just 45 Seconds

When you think about it, keeping a fridge full of drinks perpetually cold at a store is a tremendous waste of energy given the product may not be sold for days. But the only alternate solution is to somehow chill drinks at the time of purchase, which is exactly what a new refrigeration technology called…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 27

This Advertisement Uses Supposedly Dead Batteries To Charge Your Phone

No one really waits until a battery is completely and utterly dead before tossing it—we usually swap them out when a remote starts to get finicky or a flashlight begins to dim. So it’s estimated that most discarded batteries have an average of 400 milliamps of power left in them; a fact this clever advertisement…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 27

This Camera Array Lets You Tweak the Shot Angle In Post-Production

In the same way the Lytro camera allows photographers to tweak the focus of their shots in post-production, this multi-camera array, developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer institute, allows directors to adjust the depth of field, the aperture, and even the camera angle of a given shot after it’s been captured. The phrase ‘fix it…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 27

The Greatest Wallet Ever To Fart In Your General Direction

If you haven’t started your holiday shopping yet (what are you, a communist?) here’s a great gift idea that kills a whole flock of birds with just one stone. Perfect for Monty Python fans, anyone you want to get into British comedy, the wealthy, and especially those you passive aggressively hate, this wallet’s adorned with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 27

Recycle Your Old microSD Cards Into an SSD Drive

Instead of giving your unwanted memory cards away to your parents, or putting them someplace safe where they’ll inevitably get lost, this easy-to-build kit lets you turn a bunch of unused microSD cards into a far more useful SSD drive. Assembly is as easy as jamming four equally sized microSD cards—we’re assuming the drive’s on-board…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 26

A Counting Pop-up Book That Appeals To Toddlers and Designers Alike

Even if you already boast a mastery of counting to ten, a refresher course is never a bad idea—particularly when it’s this beautiful. Marion Bataille’s Numero is a pop-up counting book, chronicling the numbers one to ten with simplistic layered shapes that are sure to entertain and educate kids, while also inspiring designers. Available mid-October…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 26

Pepsi Wants Scent Capsules So Its Bottles Don’t Smell Like Plastic

Cracking open a cold bottle of Pepsi, only to be hit by the smells of the chemicals in the plastic container instead of the cola, can ruin the experience. And for a company that’s perpetually been a runner up in the Cola Wars, finding new ways to gain traction with consumers is vitally important. So…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 26

All 1.2 Billion Facebook Users on a Single Page

If you want a good idea of just how many people use Facebook on a daily basis, this dizzying site manages to cram every single user onto a single page—represented by over 1.2 billion colored pixels that can be zoomed to reveal the individual faces of every member. Created by freelance designer Natalia Rojas, the…

Social Media Andrew Liszewski Sep 26

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Another 10 Bar Bets You Can’t Possibly Lose

Now Anyone Can Kick Around the Empire

Flexible Folding Flat Kitchen Utensils That Do More Than Just Scrape

Soundchucks: Someone’s Finally Weaponized Bluetooth Speakers

Barbie’s Now Rocking a Lite-Brite Digital Dress

Easily Turn Your iPhone 5 Into GTA V’s iFruit

Tide-Infused Inks Makes These Shirts Self-Cleaning

Magical Software Produces High-Quality Prints From Crappy Lenses

Watch Super-Heated Water Droplets Navigate a Maze All On Their Own

The First Jetpack You’ll Be Able to Buy Just Got a Slick New Design

Incredible Arcade Sim Will Let You Drive Every Batmobile

This Grapefruit Sectioner Might Be the Most Specific Kitchen Gadget

An On-Demand Vending Machine That Chills Drinks in Just 45 Seconds

This Advertisement Uses Supposedly Dead Batteries To Charge Your Phone

This Camera Array Lets You Tweak the Shot Angle In Post-Production

The Greatest Wallet Ever To Fart In Your General Direction

Recycle Your Old microSD Cards Into an SSD Drive

A Counting Pop-up Book That Appeals To Toddlers and Designers Alike

Pepsi Wants Scent Capsules So Its Bottles Don’t Smell Like Plastic

All 1.2 Billion Facebook Users on a Single Page

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model

This Is What a Music Industry ‘Plant’ Looks Like in 2026

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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