Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

Conan Uncovers the Real Reason You Want an iPad Mini

Once again Conan O’Brien successfully circumvents Apple’s reality distortion field with an updated version of the new iPad mini commercial that reveals the real reason you’re probably going to pre-order it tomorrow. Hint: it has nothing to do with the smaller form factor, but everything to do with the empty void in your sad life.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 25

Turn Your Instagram Stream Into a Calendar and Relive a Year’s Worth Of Meals

Remember that amazing lemon shrimp scampi pasta you had eight months ago? No? Well if you’re like most people and use Instagram to document your daily dining, you can order a 365 day calendar from Prinstagram and relive every meal you had over the past year. https://gizmodo.com/zuckerberg-people-spend-more-time-on-instagram-than-tw-5954308 The service turns your Instagram stream into a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

The Pitter Patter Of Rain Might Reveal a Bridge’s Structural Integrity

Closing down a busy bridge for safety inspections is difficult because it can lead to traffic nightmares on either side. But at the same time, the last thing engineers want is for it to collapse with vehicles on deck. So a team of researchers has come up with a novel way to test a concrete…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

No One Will Touch Your Colored Pencils Stored in a Gutted Fish

Worried about your schoolyard chums pinching your colored pencils (you know, those pre-touchscreen graphite writing implements) from your desk? By stashing them in a dead gutted mackerel you’re all but guaranteed no one’s going to lay a finger on them. And probably guaranteed a trip to the principal’s office too. But it’s not an actual…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

Drones and Swarm Bots Working Together Is an Adorable Preview of Mankind’s Downfall

Up until now the divide and conquer technique was mankind’s best approach to quelling any robot uprisings. But now that self-assembling swarm bots—scary in their own right—are teaming up with eye-in-the-sky drones to tackle tricky obstacles, we’re pretty much screwed. Demonstrated by a team of researchers at the 2012 Intelligent Robots and Systems conference, this…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

This Emotional Dimmer Switch Guilts You Into Living in the Dark

Designer Danny Taylor created this smiley/frowny dimmer switch concept to help teach kids about responsible energy use. When the lights are off, the dimmer switch expresses its approval with a big smile across its face. But when the lights are on, a disapproving frown will be staring at you until you stop your wasteful ways.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

Elevator Shelving Means You’ll Never Have To Reach Again

They say necessity is the mother of invention, but this time it was actually the mother of Canadian inventor Shlomo Shwartz. When he saw her using a stool to grab something from an out-of-reach shelf, he was inspired to come up with a safer solution. And so the Shelevator—an elevator for shelves—was born. The contraption…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

Laser Cutting Table For Amateurs Slices What You Sketch

In the not-too-distant future home manufacturing will be as commonplace as home printing. Devices like the Makerbot will fuel the revolution, but only when they become as easy to use as this Constructable that precisely cuts materials based on doodles made with a laser pointer. https://gizmodo.com/the-makerbot-replicator-2-prints-a-bigger-more-detaile-5944706 Users don’t have to master computer-aided design software in…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

The Lowly Button Gets a Brilliant Upgrade

There should be a special Nobel Prize set aside for geniuses who find ways to improve the simplest things in life. And this year’s award would go to Shapeways user OliveBird, whose Button 2.0 turns any shirt into a convenient headphone wrangler. It’s not to say that the traditional button design isn’t useful. It’s just…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24

This Beautifully Engineered Bamboo Table Holds Itself Together With Ingenuity

Like a giant version of one of those wooden puzzles you have to figure out how to disassemble, J.P. Meulendijks’ bamboo Lock table is cleverly held together in a manner that will have your dinner guests scratching their heads. But the only secret here is the fine craftsmanship that takes advantage of bamboo’s ability to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 23

Everything You Need To Make Your Own Halloween Candy (And Save)

Halloween is almost here and if your Christmas shopping tradition is any indication, you’ve probably also left your candy buying to the last minute. But why continue to fill Hershey and the Mars family’s wealthy pockets with your hard-earned cash when a little doi-it-your-selfing can result in big savings, and only slightly disappointed neighborhood kids.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 23

13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro Hands-On: A Beautiful Screen In a Lighter Laptop (Updating)

The tech aficionados of the world are slowly getting their hands on the 13-inch MacBook Pro with its new Retina Display loveliness, and not surprisingly, it’s a thing of beauty. The body is lighter, the screen is crisp—now all we need is more software to take advantage of that gorgeous display. https://gizmodo.com/13-inch-macbook-pro-gets-a-retina-display-5953769 Engadget For starters,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 23

This Hand-Cranked Backup Battery Always Has a Source Of Power: You

Eton has made a name for itself with a line of emergency devices—like flashlights and radios—that don’t require an outlet to stay powered. And its new BoostTurbine backup batteries promise to keep your other devices perpetually powered too, as long as you’ve got the energy to crank its built-in folding handle. The BoostTurbine is available…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 23

13-Inch MacBook Pro Gets a Retina Display

Great news for anyone who’s lusted after the gorgeous retina display on the MacBook Pro—but has been hesitant to drop $2,200 or make room for a 15-inch laptop. Apple has officially announced a 13-inch version of its portable workstation, with a 2560 x 1600 Retina Display. That’s just a slight drop in resolution from the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 23

This Clunky iPhone Accessory Measures Distances With Laser Accuracy

The carpenters of the world might want to consider adding an iPhone holster to their toolbelts. Because Prexiso’s new iC4 iPhone accessory promises to make tape measures obsolete, replacing them with an iPhone laser measuring accessory that works alongside an accompanying app. It assumes that construction types aren’t necessarily on the bleeding edge of new…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 23

This Multitool Is Even More Useful Without a Blade

A multi-use pocket tool without a knife sounds like hardware heresy. But without a blade the cleverly named Get-A-Way Driver still manages to be more useful than most multitools. Don’t worry, though; it can still open bottles. Instead of cutting or stabbing, the $20 Get-A-Way Driver serves as a compact screwdriver and wrench. And the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 23

Don’t Worry, These Ugly Rubber Slippers Will Rot Away In Six Months

Would you spend $13 on a pair of rubber slippers that start to rot away the second you open the packaging? It’s a feature most people would like to see on those aesthetically-challenged Crocs, but the O1Ms are from a Spanish company called One Moment and are made from a soft vegetable-based plastic that will…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 23

This Glowing Bedside Table Is Its Own Lamp

Pushing the boundaries of bedside table technology, designer Mikhail Belyaev created the Medusa for the 2012 Moscow Design Week that merges two bedside accessories into one so you have ample room for all your bedtime accoutrements. The Medusa is both a bedside table and a lamp at the same time—but what does that innovation mean…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 22

A Grown-Up Slingshot For the Mischievous Little Kid in Us All

Try as you might to satiate that mischievous little voice inside you by watching Joerg Sprave’s crazy slingshot creations, deep down you know it just isn’t enough. So as long as you’re not using it for random acts of violence, what’s the harm in having a little fun with this beautiful GloveShot slingshot? Four stainless…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 22

Watch This Cannonball Tear Through a Modern Car Like It Was Parchment

The Civil War ended almost 150 years ago, and by today’s standards the weapons used are old-fashioned and outdated. But don’t for a second think that means they weren’t incredibly lethal. Because it turns out a modern car is still no match for a Civil War-era cannon. The folks at RatedRR were kind enough to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 22

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Conan Uncovers the Real Reason You Want an iPad Mini

Turn Your Instagram Stream Into a Calendar and Relive a Year’s Worth Of Meals

The Pitter Patter Of Rain Might Reveal a Bridge’s Structural Integrity

No One Will Touch Your Colored Pencils Stored in a Gutted Fish

Drones and Swarm Bots Working Together Is an Adorable Preview of Mankind’s Downfall

This Emotional Dimmer Switch Guilts You Into Living in the Dark

Elevator Shelving Means You’ll Never Have To Reach Again

Laser Cutting Table For Amateurs Slices What You Sketch

The Lowly Button Gets a Brilliant Upgrade

This Beautifully Engineered Bamboo Table Holds Itself Together With Ingenuity

Everything You Need To Make Your Own Halloween Candy (And Save)

13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro Hands-On: A Beautiful Screen In a Lighter Laptop (Updating)

This Hand-Cranked Backup Battery Always Has a Source Of Power: You

13-Inch MacBook Pro Gets a Retina Display

This Clunky iPhone Accessory Measures Distances With Laser Accuracy

This Multitool Is Even More Useful Without a Blade

Don’t Worry, These Ugly Rubber Slippers Will Rot Away In Six Months

This Glowing Bedside Table Is Its Own Lamp

A Grown-Up Slingshot For the Mischievous Little Kid in Us All

Watch This Cannonball Tear Through a Modern Car Like It Was Parchment

This Memory Chip Survives Temperatures Hotter Than Lava

OpenAI Exec Reveals New Strategy in Leaked Memo: Attack Anthropic

GMKtec G3 Pro Mini PC Gets Nearly 40% Off First for Amazon Prime Members for a Limited Time

Popular Musician Loses Life Savings Through Malicious Crypto Wallet in Apple’s App Store

Peter Capaldi’s Biggest ‘Doctor Who’ Regret Was That He Couldn’t Be a Little Bit Miserable

Some Good News About the Upcoming Atlantic Hurricane Season

Scientists Discover Potential Path to Treating Down Syndrome

Astronomers Just Nailed Down the Universe’s Expansion Rate… and Now They Have More Questions

This BLUETTI Power Station Drops 51%, All-in-One Solution for Camping, Road Trips, Outages, and Home Backup for Less

Of Course That ‘Leaked’ 2026 ‘Winds of Winter’ Release Date Is Fake

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

This Loud-Ass Party Speaker Almost Got Me High AF

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

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled