Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

The First Icebreaking Ship That Drifts Sideways To Cut a Larger Path

Like an arctic version of the Tokyo Drift, a new icebreaking ship called the NB 508 will actually drift sideways through frozen lakes and rivers. It’s not to capture some incredibly boring sub-zero gymkhana footage, though, but to clear a larger path through the ice for other ships to follow without getting stuck. https://gizmodo.com/ride-along-with-an-icebreakers-two-month-journey-in-ju-493151253 Icebreakers…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 6

Holy Crap, This Water-Based Display Makes Water’s Surface a Touchscreen

You probably stopped taking baths somewhere around high school when you realized you were just soaking in your own filth. But thanks to researchers at the University of Electro-Communications’ Koike Laboratory who used a Kinect to turn a pool of water into an interactive display, it might be worth skipping the shower for a long…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 6

Laser-Equipped Planes Detect Turbulence Before Passengers Get Jostled

Rough weather caused by clouds and storms is easy for pilots and ground crews to spot and avoid when planning a flight route. But even perfectly clear skies can be full of invisible pockets of CAT—or clear-air turbulence—that are now easier to spot and predict thanks to a European laser-based detection system known as DELICAT.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 6

An Inconspicuous Wicker Fan That Blends In With Your Cottage Decor

If you’re fortunate enough to have access to a lakeside cottage in the summer, you probably won’t lament the fact that air conditioning isn’t included. Most of the time, a cool breeze off the lake is all you need to stay comfortable. But on those particularly unbearable days when it feels like the planet’s melting,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 23

A Laptop-Thin Lunchbox For Fans of Crepes and Flatbreads

When your budget or diet requires you to brown bag it every day for lunch, here’a a clever alternative if you’re embarrassed about commuting to work carrying a sack of food. Unikia’s $32 Foodbook is about as thick as your standard laptop, with a slightly smaller footprint, so it can be easily carried in a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 19

A Beach Towel Game Boy That Never Runs Out of Batteries

For a lot of us the original Nintendo Game Boy was the best travel companion we could have ever hoped for as a kid. Now, our phones provide suitable distractions during boring flights or car rides. But we’ve still got a soft spot for Nintendo’s old handheld, and feel honored at the chance to sprawl…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 19

A Game of Thrones Pop-Up Book Should Tide You Over Between Seasons

If the months of waiting for the next season of Game Of Thrones leaves you curled up in a ball repeatedly muttering “Hodor” to yourself, you’re going to love what Insight Editions previewed at Comic Con this year. Available in 2014, A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros is a lavish 3D book that lets you further…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski Jul 19

Hundred Dollar Bill Napkins: Make It Rain, Then Wipe It Up

You’ve got the obnoxiously large grill, the finest cuts of meat, and champagne chilling in the cooler, but if you really want to impress your friends with an over-the-top BBQ this summer, you’ll need a stack of these hundred dollar bill napkins. You see, people will think they’re actual C-notes, and that you’ve got thousands…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 19

A Mechanical Wooden Pencil That Will Never Go Dull

As low-tech as it may be, the pencil has managed to still keep itself relevant—despite the endless graphite-free ways we can communicate these days. That being said, it doesn’t mean it couldn’t use an upgrade, and we love how Tous Les Jours has managed to combine the convenience of a mechanical pencil with the feel…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 19

A Revolutionary All-Seeing Camera Lens That Puts the Lytro To Shame

It hasn’t exactly been a runaway hit with consumers, but on a technical level the Lytro camera introduced some brilliant innovation to the world of digital photography. Its revolutionary optics capture an almost infinite depth of field letting you adjust focus to whatever’s in the frame when you’re post-processing. But as researchers from Saarland University…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 19

This Personal Alarm Weaponizes Your House Key

A self-defense course will teach you how to use your keys as a weapon, but in practice, when you’re under attack and panicking, protecting yourself with a keyring isn’t as easy as it sounds. So the Hit, from Unikia, combines a loud audible panic alarm with a pop-up holder that turns a key into a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 18

Who Needs a Breathalyzer When a Urinal Can Tell How Drunk You Are?

Here’s a brilliant idea that could prevent countless drunk driving-related deaths from occurring. Working with a marketing agency called DDB, Zouk, a popular nightclub in Singapore, installed a series of urinals that are able to monitor a patron’s blood alcohol level and warn them if they’re too drunk to drive. It starts when a club…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 18

Robosimian: NASA’s New Monkey Robot Designed for Search & Rescue

Researchers at Boston Dynamics have designed one of the most advanced humanoids ever to compete in DARPA’s upcoming Robotics Challenge. But NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is taking a decidedly different, and more primitive, approach. Like with the country’s first space explorers, NASA is once again turning to primates with its surprisingly capable RoboSimian. Designed to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 18

The First Smartwatch You Might Actually Want Is Designed For Kids

As if kids didn’t have it pretty awesome already, now it looks like they’ll be among the first of us to get their hands—or wrists—on a bona fide smartwatch with the Filip. But don’t get too jealous. The Filip is designed as a safety device more than anything, with Wi-Fi, cellular, and GPS capabilities designed…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 18

A Rocking Horse Cookie Cutter Is a Sweet and Easy Way For Kids To Help

Kids love to help out in the kitchen when the end product is cakes, pies, or cookies. Though even the simplest of assigned tasks can turn into a kitchen disaster in the blink of an eye, cutting cookies has always been a pretty reliable assignment. Now, it’s even easier for young’ns with this adorable rocking…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 17

This Motion-Sensing Tingling Spidey-Sense Tee Has Got Your Back

Taking the geeky fanboy t-shirt to a whole new level, ThinkGeek’s just added this wonderful Spiderman tee to its collection that actually gives the wearer a Spidey-sense for when danger approaches from behind. But instead of a radioactive spider bite, a proximity sensor clipped to the back of the shirt provides the superpowers. After all,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 17

Design the Perfect Shade With Crayola’s Make Your Own Marker Kit

Remember when you were a kid and you’d bug your parents for bigger and bigger marker sets so you could get exactly the shades you wanted? It turns out that’s not an issue for today’s kids. As long as they can convince their parents to cough up $25 (although $40 at Amazon) for Crayola’s miniature…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 17

The Next Best Thing to Showering With a Dental Hygienist

Until we’re all able to shower from bed, Waterpik’s new Showerpik is the next best thing for simplifying our morning routines. It works like any other Waterpik, blasting the spaces between your teeth clean like a dental floss fire hose. But since it taps into your existing shower head you don’t need to keep a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 17

This Robot Arm Is Den Mother To 30,000 Lab Mice

When experimenting with laboratory animals, it’s important to completely eliminate any outside factors that could influence the results. So to prevent infection from human handlers, Japan’s Nikkyo Technos and Yaskawa Electric have completely eliminated people from the equation with this robotic system that can autonomously care for up to 30,000 mice at once. The six-axis…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 17

A Pull Start Mower For Fruits and Vegetables

You know that incredibly satisfying feeling you get when a lawnmower finally starts on the second or third yank of its pull cord? You can relive that exact same experience in your kitchen when making salsa or guacamole with this chopper that shreds your veggies as you yank on its plastic handle that’s tethered to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 16

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The First Icebreaking Ship That Drifts Sideways To Cut a Larger Path

Holy Crap, This Water-Based Display Makes Water’s Surface a Touchscreen

Laser-Equipped Planes Detect Turbulence Before Passengers Get Jostled

An Inconspicuous Wicker Fan That Blends In With Your Cottage Decor

A Laptop-Thin Lunchbox For Fans of Crepes and Flatbreads

A Beach Towel Game Boy That Never Runs Out of Batteries

A Game of Thrones Pop-Up Book Should Tide You Over Between Seasons

Hundred Dollar Bill Napkins: Make It Rain, Then Wipe It Up

A Mechanical Wooden Pencil That Will Never Go Dull

A Revolutionary All-Seeing Camera Lens That Puts the Lytro To Shame

This Personal Alarm Weaponizes Your House Key

Who Needs a Breathalyzer When a Urinal Can Tell How Drunk You Are?

Robosimian: NASA’s New Monkey Robot Designed for Search & Rescue

The First Smartwatch You Might Actually Want Is Designed For Kids

A Rocking Horse Cookie Cutter Is a Sweet and Easy Way For Kids To Help

This Motion-Sensing Tingling Spidey-Sense Tee Has Got Your Back

Design the Perfect Shade With Crayola’s Make Your Own Marker Kit

The Next Best Thing to Showering With a Dental Hygienist

This Robot Arm Is Den Mother To 30,000 Lab Mice

A Pull Start Mower For Fruits and Vegetables

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

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

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