Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

Dyson Doubles Up On the Cyclones So Its Vacs Suck Twice As Hard

It’s not exactly the most revolutionary of improvements, but today Dyson announced two new compact vacuums that now feature two banks of its patented cyclones that promise vastly improved suction. And while the ‘just add more’ approach seems like it would be the easy route, it still took Dyson’s engineers three years and 1,859 prototypes…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 6

Spiked Bowl Stops Your Dog From Eating Like an Animal

Remember your parents telling you to slow down and thoroughly chew your food at dinner? Not only does it help prevent choking, it also aids digestion. And that doesn’t just go for little kids. Dogs can also benefit from a more leisurely approach to dining, and that’s why this bizarre bowl is covered in tiny…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 6

You Don’t Need a PhD in Astronomy To Decipher This Satellite Watch

It’s still going to take some practice to be able to read the time at a glance, but Mr. Jones’ new Satellite watch doesn’t look as complicated as Tokyo Flash’s latest efforts. And astronomy enthusiasts will appreciate its use of hour and minute markers that look like orbiting celestial bodies. Instead of an LCD display…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 6

This Collapsable Wireless Keyboard Is as Pocketable As Your Phone

Between yesterday’s expanding iPad keyboard case and this smaller collapsing alternative for smartphones, Elecom seems to have its sights on conquering the portable Bluetooth keyboard market. But victory will depend on whether or not the Japanese company can price its products a little more affordably. The sliding mechanism splits the keyboard in the middle so…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 6

This Pocket Change Stealing Chair Will Eventually Pay For Itself

The only silver lining to losing pocket change in your couch cushions is the windfall you’ll discover when you finally get around to cleaning it. But at best you’ll just recover all your losses; there’s no profit to be had there. Unless you encourage visitors to only use Sam Lomingshum’s brilliant change-stealing Artful Dodger rocking…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

A Flashing Touch-Sensitive Business Card All But Guarantees You’re Hired

In order to make a big impression at an upcoming job fair, electrical engineering student Jay Kickliter created this interactive business card that lights up a flashing ring of LEDs whenever it’s touched. The cards were designed and manufactured in just two weeks, and even include a low-power mode so that the battery life is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

This Contraption Pops Just a Single Piece of Popcorn

Popcorn is already considered a healthy low-cal snack for dieters, but when you seriously need to shed the pounds, you’ll want to replace your hot air popper with the Oncle Sam. It makes just a single piece of popcorn at a time, providing a four calorie snack that won’t leave you feeling guilty at your…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

This Ridiculous Adult Pacifier Gives Your Tongue a Creepy Workout

If you prefer your exercise routines to be incredibly brief and awkward, Japan once again delivers with a contraption designed to tighten cheeks and eliminate double chins. The Kuwaete Sukkiri actually works out just your tongue, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find a machine at your gym that can tighten facial muscles with just a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

This Normal-Sized iPad Case Expands Into a Full-Sized Keyboard

Despite what Microsoft wants you to think, keyboard-packing tablet cases aren’t a new idea. It’s just that typically you have to settle for a cramped set of keys that are only a marginal step up from an on-screen layout. So borrowing an idea from IBM’s old butterfly ThinkPad keyboards, Elecom has created a transforming iPad…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

This iPad Mini Ad Parody Is Actually Better Than the Original

Apple’s iPad mini ad is almost as adorable as the shrunken tablet itself, featuring it and its larger sibling playing a duet of Heart and Soul. But what about the rest of Apple’s hardware? They’re seemingly given the cold shoulder, which is what prompted the folks at Cinesaurus to create this all-encompassing parody that even…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

This Complex 3D Heart Simulator Can Run on Just a Laptop

Supercomputers let us simulate everything from the weather, to a chess match against a master, to how the human body operates. But researchers at Japan’s National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center have created a detailed 3D simulation of a beating human heart that can run on a laptop, allowing even small hospitals to perform research and…

Health Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

Conan Uncovers Michael Moore’s Star Wars 7 Audition Tape

The first question everyone asked when it was announced that the now Disney-owned Lucasfilm would be producing Star Wars Episode VII was “why?!?” But the second question on everyone’s mind was “who’s going to direct it?” and as Conan O’Brien discovered, everyone in Hollywood, and Flint, wants the job. And frankly, we wouldn’t mind Michael…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

Will We Ever Be Able to Predict Everything?

As super computers get more and more super, you’d think that eventually we’d be able to calculate the position and interactions of every atom in the universe and be able to accurately predict the future. In fact, this was once a widely held belief in science, until quantum mechanics arrived and put an end to…

Physics & Chemistry Andrew Liszewski Nov 5

So, Maybe This Climate Change Stuff Isn’t So Funny

After this week it’s hard to think that Mitt Romney’s joking dismissal of climate change at the Republican National Convention isn’t going to have some effect on his presidential campaign when the election dust settles. [Forecast the Facts via Matt Buchanan]

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 2

A Cobb Salad In a Crouton Cone Is a Fantastic Way To Eat Healthy

The unrecognized geniuses over at DudeFoods.com have come up with an absolutely brilliant way to eat healthy. Or at least kind of healthy, depending on how you dress this Cobb salad served in a crouton cone. It sounds pretty easy to make too. All you need to do is mix some crushed store-bought croutons with…

Health Andrew Liszewski Nov 2

Curiosity Snaps Its First Self-Portrait On Mars

A few days ago Curiosity used its Mars Hand Lens Imager camera to snap its first self-portrait which will allow NASA mission engineers to inspect and document the state of the rover. For the moment only a low-res version of the image is available, stitched together from a collection of thumbnail images. But once the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 2

Augmented Reality System Curbs Your Appetite By Making You Think You’ve Eaten Larger Portions

If you’re trying to shed a few pounds but are having a hell of a time with portion control, researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a clever augmented reality system for dieters. A head-mounted display makes it appear as if you’re eating larger portions, which helps fool your mind into thinking you’re full.…

Health Andrew Liszewski Nov 2

This Complicated Remote Brings Back Terrible Memories

There’s no definitive proof that the creators of this incredibly complicated button-laden remote drew their inspiration from Nokia’s ill-fated N-Gage gaming phone, but there are enough similarities to spark some uncomfortable flashbacks. The Fly Mouse is designed to replace your mouse, keyboard, and TV remote with an all-in-one radial spiral of buttons that will have…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 2

Would You Pay $300 For a Toaster That Looked This Good?

For most people the $20 toaster they got from the bank when they opened their savings account is more than adequate. So KitchenAid is clearly targeting the toast connoisseurs of the world with its gorgeous new $300 Pro Line model. It’s not all about looks, though. The Pro Line includes auto-toasting functionality which automatically detects…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 1

This Weighted Pen Will Never Roll Off a Table

How much would you pay for a miraculous pen that’s guaranteed to never roll off a table? What’s that you say? Maybe a couple of bucks because that’s really only a problem that plagues ship captains, students with wonky Ikea desks, and people who live directly on fault lines? It’s a good thing the makers…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 1

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Dyson Doubles Up On the Cyclones So Its Vacs Suck Twice As Hard

Spiked Bowl Stops Your Dog From Eating Like an Animal

You Don’t Need a PhD in Astronomy To Decipher This Satellite Watch

This Collapsable Wireless Keyboard Is as Pocketable As Your Phone

This Pocket Change Stealing Chair Will Eventually Pay For Itself

A Flashing Touch-Sensitive Business Card All But Guarantees You’re Hired

This Contraption Pops Just a Single Piece of Popcorn

This Ridiculous Adult Pacifier Gives Your Tongue a Creepy Workout

This Normal-Sized iPad Case Expands Into a Full-Sized Keyboard

This iPad Mini Ad Parody Is Actually Better Than the Original

This Complex 3D Heart Simulator Can Run on Just a Laptop

Conan Uncovers Michael Moore’s Star Wars 7 Audition Tape

Will We Ever Be Able to Predict Everything?

So, Maybe This Climate Change Stuff Isn’t So Funny

A Cobb Salad In a Crouton Cone Is a Fantastic Way To Eat Healthy

Curiosity Snaps Its First Self-Portrait On Mars

Augmented Reality System Curbs Your Appetite By Making You Think You’ve Eaten Larger Portions

This Complicated Remote Brings Back Terrible Memories

Would You Pay $300 For a Toaster That Looked This Good?

This Weighted Pen Will Never Roll Off a Table

Kalshi Wants Your ID Whether You Gamble or Not (You Know, for Kids)

That Movie with AI Val Kilmer as a Priest Has a Trailer Now

‘You Can’t Miss What Our Values Are’: Before Its Pivot to AI, Allbirds Sounded Very Different

The First ‘Clayface’ Footage Was Wonderfully Disgusting

Scientists Found Literal Ink From Ballpoint Pens in Martian Meteorites

The ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ Han Solo Proves You Really Can’t Replace Harrison Ford

BYD Is Rolling Out 5-Minute Charging on Several Popular EVs

Jury Does What Trump’s DOJ Wouldn’t, Deems Ticketmaster a Monopoly

Govee RGBIC TV Smart Light Bars Go on Clearance, Bringing Each Down to Under $25 on Amazon

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Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

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

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