Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

Unorthodox Alphabet Blocks For Your Budding Mad Scientist

It doesn’t matter what unspeakable acts or atrocities they grew up to commit, at one point all mad scientists—from Dr. Frankenstein to Dr. No—started life as adorable infants. But what turns an innocent toddler into an adult with a penchant for world domination? This set of mad scientist-themed alphabet blocks might be one cause. Made…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

Conan Reveals 2012’s Least Viral Videos

Gangnam Style and Call Me Maybe parodies might have been some of the most shared videos during 2012, but Conan O’Brien decided to dig into the deepest bowels of YouTube and unearth the least viral videos of the past year. If you’re a fan of topless old men sleeping and cable access shoe shine shows,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

Pop-Out Brush Arms Let This Robo Vac Defeat Dusty Corners

As smart as they may be at mapping out their surroundings and cleaning almost every inch of your home’s floors, the design of most robot vacuums makes them useless at tackling corners. A failing that Samsung may have just eliminated with its new Smart Tango Corner Clean vacuum that the company will supposedly officially unveil…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

Report: Intel’s TV Service Won’t Be Announced at CES, But More Details Emerge

Bad news for anyone who was excited for Intel to finally reveal its long-rumored set top box and TV service plans at CES next week. According to Janko Roettgers over at Gigaom, knowledgeable sources claim that Intel won’t be officially announcing its challenger to the Apple and Google TV at the show, but more tantalizing…

Television Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

How You Make a Hovercraft An Object Of Lust

Hovercrafts have the distinct advantage of being just as comfortable on water as they are on land, but usually at the cost of a pretty ugly and utilitarian design. So the engineers at Mercier-Jones decided to take a crack at designing a hovercraft that was as lustworthy as a sports car, and from the looks…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

Last Night Armed Robbers Stole Over $1 Million Worth Of Gear From a Paris Apple Store

If you think you’re having a rough morning after your New Year’s festivities, an Apple Store in Paris’ opera district is still trying to determine just how much hardware was stolen after four or five armed thieves robbed the store three hours after it had closed. The local police aren’t confirming the exact amount that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

In Case There Was Still Any Doubt, Here’s the Top Ten Reasons We Know the Earth Is Round

At this point it’s hard to find a skeptic who would raise an eyebrow at the notion that our planet is round. But every family has that one uncle or cousin who’s so caught up in conspiracy theories they’ll question anything. And if you happen to find yourself in a tedious argument defending the spherical…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

Panda Blood Might Contain a Secret Weapon For Battling Superbugs

Conservationists have long been working to prevent pandas from going extinct. And their efforts might now have a renewed focus as researchers from the Life Sciences College of Nanjing Agricultural University have discovered an antibody in panda blood that’s extremely effective at killing fungus and bacteria. Known as cathelicin-AM, the compound is capable of quickly…

Health Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

Laser-Etched Champagne Flutes Bubble Forever, Or At Least Until Empty

Your 2013 New Year’s Eve celebrations are probably over, but if you want to add some pizzazz to your next party 364 days from now, grab a set of these special champagne flutes that feature a laser-etched sparkling point on the bottom producing a non-stop stream of bubbles. The glasses rely on the same science…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

A Firecracker Launching Slingshot Sounds Like a Dangerous Way To Ring In the New Year

Most New Year’s revellers are happy to celebrate the occasion by watching the ball drop in Times Square—or just getting completely blotto. But as we’ve discovered time and time again, Joerg Sprave isn’t your average Joe. And to welcome 2013 with a bang—literally—he’s created a special slingshot capable of launching firecrackers with gusto. Designed to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 1

Six Things Your Friends and Family Should Have Gotten You From Macy’s

Finding the perfect Christmas gifts for your friends and family is a real challenge. And as you struggle to find things they might like, don’t forget they’re trying to do the same for you. So when you open that bright pink sweater, or the coffee maker they already got you last year, just smile politely…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 28

The 10 Most Exciting Concepts of 2012—Where Are You?

When you’re obsessed with finding the most awesome gadgets and devices, there’s nothing more heartbreaking than the word “concept.” Not only does it mean you’re not going to find a given device in stores—it usually means you’re never going to find it anywhere. Of course, encouraging the designers of tomorrow to think up new designs…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 27

This 200-Year-Old Mechanical Caterpillar Does Everything But Turn Into a Butterfly

Robots are so commonplace now that we use them to entertain kids at amusement parks. But even though modern technology has given us artificial lifeforms that can walk, talk, and even fly, there’s still something utterly fascinating about pre-electronic mechanical automatons like this Vers de Soie caterpillar dating back to 1820. https://gizmodo.com/how-can-this-1890-automaton-produce-such-surprisingly-r-5966510 It’s almost 200…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 25

Aladdin’s Got Nothing on This Flying Carpet Chair

Supported by a small army of 90 elastic rods, the seat on this 1001 chair feels like it’s magically floating in place while it contorts and conforms to your body. The seat was designed and built by Thomas Hiemann and Markus Dilger, and the pair unfortunately seem to have no plans to build and sell…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 21

Of Course Robots Beat Humans at Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots

If you thought humanity’s ego took a blow when IBM’s Deep Blue defeated chess master Garry Kasparaov, our society will probably never recover from this latest defeat. A human challenger from Detroit-based Synaptic Robotics went up against a run-of-the-mill Fanuc M-20iA factory bot in a game of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and walked away…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 21

Merging Hexapod Bots and Flying Quadrotors Is Humanity’s Biggest Mistake

The world might not be ending today, but humanity has officially started the countdown clock to our demise with this ill-fated creation. As if six-legged crawling hexapod bots weren’t already creepy enough, the folks at Mad Lab Industries decided they needed the ability to fly. So they merged one with a six rotor quadcopter. https://gizmodo.com/hexapod-robot-dance-off-is-the-future-of-bad-teen-dance-5081965…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 21

Christmas Cookies Are the Best Use of 3D Printing Yet

Forget guns, records, even hideous iPhone cases; Ralf Holleis has found the best use of 3D printers and like any technology, it involves food. Namely delicious Christmas cookies. https://gizmodo.com/makerbot-is-finally-removing-3d-printable-gun-designs-5970097 Designed in 3D modelling software the holiday treats are then printed using a cookie dough-filled syringe, instead of melted plastic like a traditional 3D model. And…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 21

New Year’s Noisemaker Breathalyzer Makes You Extra Annoying When Drunk

Created by an ad agency who presumably have a vested interest in people getting blotto on New Year’s Eve, Havas WW’s Buzzed Buzzer only makes a sound when the performer is suitably drunk. If you want to build your own, Tyler DeAngelo and Sacha De’Angeli have created a site with fairly detailed instructions and schematics,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 21

Let’s Hope Disney Can Save Star Wars Merchandise Too

The recent acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney, and the announcement that more Star Wars films are in the works, has fans cautiously optimistic about the future of that galaxy far, far away. And while no one wants to get too excited, it might even mean merchandise like this lame R2-D2 pizza cutter might go the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Dec 21

Yep, 3D Printed Records Sound Awful, But They’re Still Pretty Awesome

If you don’t recognize it, that’s Daft Punk’s Around the World playing off a plastic LP created with a high-resolution 3D printer. It sounds awful, even worse than AM radio ever did, but that’s not what’s really important here. The fact that it exists at all is what’s neat, and it’s another example of how…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 20

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Unorthodox Alphabet Blocks For Your Budding Mad Scientist

Conan Reveals 2012’s Least Viral Videos

Pop-Out Brush Arms Let This Robo Vac Defeat Dusty Corners

Report: Intel’s TV Service Won’t Be Announced at CES, But More Details Emerge

How You Make a Hovercraft An Object Of Lust

Last Night Armed Robbers Stole Over $1 Million Worth Of Gear From a Paris Apple Store

In Case There Was Still Any Doubt, Here’s the Top Ten Reasons We Know the Earth Is Round

Panda Blood Might Contain a Secret Weapon For Battling Superbugs

Laser-Etched Champagne Flutes Bubble Forever, Or At Least Until Empty

A Firecracker Launching Slingshot Sounds Like a Dangerous Way To Ring In the New Year

Six Things Your Friends and Family Should Have Gotten You From Macy’s

The 10 Most Exciting Concepts of 2012—Where Are You?

This 200-Year-Old Mechanical Caterpillar Does Everything But Turn Into a Butterfly

Aladdin’s Got Nothing on This Flying Carpet Chair

Of Course Robots Beat Humans at Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots

Merging Hexapod Bots and Flying Quadrotors Is Humanity’s Biggest Mistake

Christmas Cookies Are the Best Use of 3D Printing Yet

New Year’s Noisemaker Breathalyzer Makes You Extra Annoying When Drunk

Let’s Hope Disney Can Save Star Wars Merchandise Too

Yep, 3D Printed Records Sound Awful, But They’re Still Pretty Awesome

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