Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

Everything You Need To Totally Destroy Your Phone’s Beautiful Design

The hard working industrial designers behind your favorite smartphone spend months perfecting the handset’s design so it feels great in your hand, and easily squeezes into your pocket. Only to have a bevy of casemakers come along with ridiculous designs that completely negate all the effort that’s been put into the phone’s aesthetics. https://gizmodo.com/ridiculous-skateboard-iphone-case-should-also-be-outlaw-5888280 But…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

World’s Largest Atlas Needs Two People To Turn Each Page

So how does the book publishing industry battle back as they watch its market share being slowly nibbled away by e-readers and tablets? Well, by churning out an incredibly massive 6 by 4 1/2 foot world atlas with a price tag of $100,000 of course. The Platinum Edition of Millennium House’s newest atlas—simply titled Earth—stands…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Jenga-Inspired Table Is Hopefully a Bit More Stable

Sure, it takes its design inspiration from the popular game of toppling wooden blocks. But using this Pixel Table from Studio Intussen isn’t going to leave you with stress-induced ulcers from worrying about its imminent collapse. The table is made from a bundle of uniform bamboo slats that can be pushed and pulled to create…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Cobra Case Poisons Your iPhone’s Aesthetics

As far as we can tell this $65 faux Cobra iPhone case serves three primary purposes: It will prop your phone up, albeit at a very low and awkward angle. It will scare the crap out of anyone not so keen on snakes. (Guilty.) It further reinforces the notion that iPhone user’s should be required…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Secretly Track Anyone Using This Fully-Functional GPS Unit

By all accounts the LiveWire NavGenius is your typical gray-market GPS navigation device, with touchscreen functionality and basic mapping software. But tucked away inside is an extra bit of hardware that lets the unit remotely tattle on its location. The NavGenius is supposed to be used by employers who want to keep tabs on the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Awesomely Over-Engineered Extending Glass Table Will Outshine Any Meal

You could serve a thirty course feast prepared by the finest chefs in the land, but it will go completely unnoticed as long as your guests are sitting around this stunning Astrolab dining table from Roche Bobois. Its see-through glass surface provides an unobstructed view of the table’s polished gears which are used to automatically…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Wacom’s Ballpoint Touchscreen Stylus Works with Paper Tablets, Too

Conceding that sometimes making a quick drawing on a piece of paper still has the occasional benefit over sketching on a tablet, Wacom has updated its touchscreen-friendly Bamboo stylus with a capped ball point pen on one end. The other side still features the soft conductive rubber tip which works just like a finger on…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

The Beautiful $6,000 DSLR Motion Control Rig You Probably Don’t Need

NAB, the National Association of Broadcasters’ convention, is just around the corner which means an influx of pro-grade video and camera gear. Like Kessler’s new drool-worthy all-digital Fusion motion control rig for DSLRs. Dollies and pivoting tripod heads let cinematographers perform very fluid camera movements, but even the professionals can’t perfectly repeat the same motions…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

Vintage Swiss Army Flashlights Look As Good As the Day They Were Never Used

It’s dim, it gets hot, and it will probably chew through batteries faster than an electric car. But damned if this vintage Swiss Army flashlight dating back to the ’50s and ’60s isn’t a lovely piece of hardware. As the story goes, a cache of the decommissioned flashlights were recently discovered in Switzerland. And one…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

Pixelated Crayons Are Retroriffic In Every Way

Today’s high-resolution displays mean we don’t see pixelated images that often anymore. And let’s face it, once the colored pencil enters your life, you rarely pick up a crayon ever again. Except for nostalgia’s sake, which these pixelated crayons have in spades. For $15 you get a set of six multi-colored crayons which can be…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

Pine Trees Could Make Your Perfume Whale Puke-Free

Did you know that whale vomit is often used in perfumes to prolong the scent? Sperm whales produce a waxy substance known as ambergris which protects their stomach lining. And when regurgitated into the sea, it reacts with salt water forming the hard substance which can sell for as much as ten grand for just…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

This Beautiful Induction Cooktop Table Makes Slaving Over a Hot Stove a Pleasure

Clearly designed for Julia Child-types who prefer a modern twist on classic French cooking, La Cornue’s W stovetop, designed by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, looks like it was yanked from a quaint turn-of-the-century farmhouse in the French countryside. But you won’t need to power it with a roaring fire or even hot coals. Its smooth glass…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

Why Old Books Get That Old Book Smell

There’s nothing quite as pungent as walking into a book store specializing in old tomes. But why do they produce such a strong and unique smell as they age? Basically every book is an organic chemical reaction just waiting to happen. Books printed in the 19th and 20th centuries are particularly prone to breaking down…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

Shoe Shine Mount Will Have Your Toes Twinkling Brighter Than the Crispest OLED Display

If you find yourself too self-conscious to even entertain the thought of getting a shoe shine in public, this wall-mountable kit makes it easy to keep the polish on your wing-tips when you’re buffing them at home. Instead of trying to prop your shoes on a table or your lap that’s going to inevitably get…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

The World’s Largest Rube Goldberg Machine Is a Balloon-Busting Masterpiece

If you thought Purdue’s previous Rube Goldberg machine was impressive, a 156-step burger making contraption, you’ll be ‘blown away’ with its latest creation. A 300-step machine whose sole purpose is to blow up and pop balloons, and set world records. https://gizmodo.com/purdues-156-step-burger-maker-wins-rube-goldberg-contes-376561 And that’s exactly what the school’s Society of Professional Engineers did with this tribute…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

Wage War On Your Diet With a Chocolate Grenade

Easter is one of those magical days in the year when diets don’t exist. So today, in addition to a mountain of other sweet confections, you can enjoy Raphael Volkmer’s chocolate ‘Calories Bomb’ grenade that explodes with even more delicious shrapnel. Just think of it as an uneasy truce with your diet, although when you…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 8

3D Chocolate Printer Sadly Arrives Too Late To Churn Out Easter Bunnies

The creators of what will be one of the first commercially available 3D chocolate printers had hoped their device would hit the market well before Easter, letting consumers print their own cheap bunnies and eggs at home. But sadly the British-based Choc Edge won’t get its printer into the hands of the chocaholic masses until…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 8

Where Were You 20 Years Ago Wireless-Super-Nintendo-Controller-Mod?

Before the advent of wireless controllers video game consoles were built like tanks to survive the countless times they’d be inevitably yanked to the ground when someone tripped over a cable. If only the wireless technology needed for this hack existed twenty years ago. The mod isn’t for the hacking feint of heart. You’ll need…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 7

Coffee Table With Built-In Saucers Means No More Stressing Over Coasters

With Brandon Gore’s Orson Coffee Table you don’t have to worry about guests not using a coaster for their drinks. That’s because it’s got a row of saucers built-in providing plenty of safe spots to place a beverage. And even if a guest failed to use one of the saucers it’s no big deal. Instead…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 7

A GPS Device Designed Specifically For Pirates (and Other Sailing Types)

GPS devices designed for land-lubbers work just fine on an engine-powered boat that can head straight across the water. But for sailboats who have to zig-zag—or tack— to catch the wind, The Sailing GPS is better suited as it understands that the quickest route from point A to B isn’t always a straight line. Your…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 7

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Everything You Need To Totally Destroy Your Phone’s Beautiful Design

World’s Largest Atlas Needs Two People To Turn Each Page

Jenga-Inspired Table Is Hopefully a Bit More Stable

Cobra Case Poisons Your iPhone’s Aesthetics

Secretly Track Anyone Using This Fully-Functional GPS Unit

Awesomely Over-Engineered Extending Glass Table Will Outshine Any Meal

Wacom’s Ballpoint Touchscreen Stylus Works with Paper Tablets, Too

The Beautiful $6,000 DSLR Motion Control Rig You Probably Don’t Need

Vintage Swiss Army Flashlights Look As Good As the Day They Were Never Used

Pixelated Crayons Are Retroriffic In Every Way

Pine Trees Could Make Your Perfume Whale Puke-Free

This Beautiful Induction Cooktop Table Makes Slaving Over a Hot Stove a Pleasure

Why Old Books Get That Old Book Smell

Shoe Shine Mount Will Have Your Toes Twinkling Brighter Than the Crispest OLED Display

The World’s Largest Rube Goldberg Machine Is a Balloon-Busting Masterpiece

Wage War On Your Diet With a Chocolate Grenade

3D Chocolate Printer Sadly Arrives Too Late To Churn Out Easter Bunnies

Where Were You 20 Years Ago Wireless-Super-Nintendo-Controller-Mod?

Coffee Table With Built-In Saucers Means No More Stressing Over Coasters

A GPS Device Designed Specifically For Pirates (and Other Sailing Types)

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