Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

This Desk Hides Your Mess With Clever Pop-up Accordion Folders

Nika Zupanc calls this elegantly minimal workspace her Homework Table. But work is probably the farthest thing from your mind when you feast your eyes on it since the table’s devoid of drawers and clutter thanks to a clever retracting accordion file. A small brass crank on the side of the table looks like a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

Stupid Escape Prevention System Relies On Your Dog’s Stupidity

This special harness should finally stop your tiny fashion-accessory dog from escaping through the rungs of your backyard fence. Even though it looks like it was inspired by humorous YouTube clips of dogs carrying big sticks through small openings. Believe it or not Hammacher Schlemmer is asking $30 for this setup which can probably be…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

Charge Your iPhone Anywhere With This Case’s Built-in Plug

There’s no shortage of iPhone cases with built-in backup batteries, but the JuiceTank is the first to instead incorporate a wall charger. So you can leave your charging cable at home, but still top off the battery wherever you find an outlet. Desgned by Lloyd Gladstone and Jesse Pliner, the case incorporates all of the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

Tiny Transmission Towers Tidy Tethered Toys

Those giant power-line transmission towers that keep high-voltage cables safely off the ground have been re-born as miniature versions that can do the same for the mess of USB, power, and headphone cables cluttering up your desk. These miniature transmission towers were created by Daniel Ballou, the same chap behind the Who’s There Chair from…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

Make All Your Friends Wait With This YouTube-Is-Loading Costume

A do-it-yourselfer by the name of technocrat (possibly not their real name) has created this fantastic t-shirt with a working version of the YouTube loading animation that everyone has patiently spent time staring at. Using an Arduino, a 9-volt battery, and eight ping-pong balls with a white LED inserted into each one, the ring of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

Why Spiders Don’t Stick To Their Own Webs

Over the years there have been many theories as to why spiders don’t get caught up in their own sticky webs. But it’s only recently that researchers have finally figured out that it’s actually a terribly clever combination of anatomy and technique. Early theories suggested spiders’ legs were covered in a non-stick coating, or that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

Send Your Film Through the Dishwasher For Easy Instagram-Like Effects

Photographer Tom Welland still enjoys shooting and experimenting with actual film, and recently he discovered that putting a fresh roll through the dishwasher resulted in beautiful, Instagram-like distressed results. Which is ironic given everyone uses Instagram for film-like results. The process involves removing the film from its canister, running it through a dishwasher cycle, leaving…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 15

Home Energy Monitoring App Busts a Secret Teenage Party

The only thing a father cares about more than his kids is his kids wasting electricity. And it was Australian dad David Rowe’s obsession with monitoring his home’s power usage that helped him bust his daughter’s secret New Year’s eve party. Using a $120 device called a Fluksometer—which connects to a fuse box and wirelessly…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 14

A Toaster With a Motorized Lift Is an Innovation No One Asked For

Every once in a while a product comes along that truly enrages the Gizmodo staff over how pointless and stupid it is. So congratulations Cuisinart, today your two-slice toaster with a motorized lift really angered up the blood here: Sam B.: f*** that thing, pardon my french. that seems LESS efficient than a spring Jesus:…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 14

Autonomous Drones Could One Day Recognize Flight Crew Gestures

The flight deck on an aircraft carrier is like a perfectly choreographed ballet. And to ensure that unmanned autonomous aircraft fit right in, researchers at MIT are developing a system that will let drones recognize and follow gestures from the flight crew. The hardware and software developed by MIT’s Yale Song, Randall Davis, and David…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 14

Spend Your Spring Break In an Erupting Man-Made Volcano

This year don’t waste your spring break lying on a sunny beach in Florida. Instead, spend your week off trapped inside a volcano-shaped hotel that could erupt in a deluge at any minute. The unique resort, known as the La Montaña Mágica Lodge, is located in the middle of a 120,000 hectare UNESCO biosphere reserve.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 14

Laser Pulses Can Erase a Printed Page

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to recycle printed documents by simply vaporizing the toner off the page using laser pulses. The process can erase an entire page leaving the paper ready to be printed on again. You may recall that Toshiba has been developing a similar technique using special…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 14

Acne Enhancing Pink Lighting Used To Deter Loitering Youths

According to the BBC, a handful of small towns in the UK are installing pink lighting around shops, and other areas where teens hang out and cause trouble, because it makes acne and skin blemishes more visible. Since teens are already incredibly self-conscious of the way they look, the last place they’ll want to hang…

Health Andrew Liszewski Mar 14

Use Your iPhone Like a 1970s Police Detective With This Radio Transceiver

You’ll need to finish the look with a short-sleeve dress shirt and tacky wool tie, but this iPhone transceiver will have you radioing dispatch for backup like a cop out of a Beastie Boys video. It’s basically just a $20 speaker with a built-in mic that connects to your iPhone’s, or any modern phone’s, headphone…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 14

Legos and Gameboys and Transformers Collide in This Toy of Our Childhood Dreams

If I had to sum up my favorite things from my childhood, this would be it EXACTLY. Lego: the best kid’s toy—bar none. Soundwave: the awesomest and most imitated Decepticon. And Game Boy: the first handheld gaming system that didn’t suck. (I’m looking at you Tiger Electronics.) And Lego builder Julius von Brunk has managed…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 13

Hand-Cranked Vending Machines Will Not Save You During an Emergency

After the disasters that befell the country last year, Japan has been focusing its efforts on designing self-powered products that will still function during an emergency. Including water-dispensing vending machines that can be charged via a vigorous amount of cranking. The vending machine being demoed was developed by a company called Sanden, and it requires…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 13

Flattened Flashlight Is Much Too Easy To Smuggle

Kikkerland must have joined a work release program with their local prison. Because what else would explain the inspiration behind this $6 flattened LED flashlight that looks like it’s particularly easy to smuggle. I assume flashlights are considered contraband in prison. So this one could be easily slipped into a ham sandwich, or between the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 13

Everything You Need To Waste Your Life Waiting In Line For the New iPad

First of all: don’t do this, it’s dumb. But if you absolutely HAVE to spend three days camped out in front of your local iStore to get your hands on the new iPad, here’s everything you’re going to need to survive the soul-crushing ordeal. Sumo Lounge Chair With three days to kill you’re not going…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 13

Camera Rifle Provides a Humane Way To Get That Killer Shot

For some outdoors types the thrill of hunting comes more from stalking and outsmarting their prey than the actual kill. So the KillShot camera lets them capture photographic trophies instead of carcasses. The camera was invented by three brothers—Randall, Daniel, and Michael Gregg—and is built to look exactly like a hunting rifle, right down to…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 13

Jetpack Guy Versus Race Car: Everybody Wins

Even though jetpack pilot Nick Macomber gets smoked by this Renault Megane RS in a 400 meter race, it doesn’t matter. Jetpacks will one day be the de-facto mode of transportation because they’re awesome and I say so. In fact, Nick is able to get up to around 62 miles per hour in the jetpack,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 13

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This Desk Hides Your Mess With Clever Pop-up Accordion Folders

Stupid Escape Prevention System Relies On Your Dog’s Stupidity

Charge Your iPhone Anywhere With This Case’s Built-in Plug

Tiny Transmission Towers Tidy Tethered Toys

Make All Your Friends Wait With This YouTube-Is-Loading Costume

Why Spiders Don’t Stick To Their Own Webs

Send Your Film Through the Dishwasher For Easy Instagram-Like Effects

Home Energy Monitoring App Busts a Secret Teenage Party

A Toaster With a Motorized Lift Is an Innovation No One Asked For

Autonomous Drones Could One Day Recognize Flight Crew Gestures

Spend Your Spring Break In an Erupting Man-Made Volcano

Laser Pulses Can Erase a Printed Page

Acne Enhancing Pink Lighting Used To Deter Loitering Youths

Use Your iPhone Like a 1970s Police Detective With This Radio Transceiver

Legos and Gameboys and Transformers Collide in This Toy of Our Childhood Dreams

Hand-Cranked Vending Machines Will Not Save You During an Emergency

Flattened Flashlight Is Much Too Easy To Smuggle

Everything You Need To Waste Your Life Waiting In Line For the New iPad

Camera Rifle Provides a Humane Way To Get That Killer Shot

Jetpack Guy Versus Race Car: Everybody Wins

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VHS-Inspired ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Mod Takes Night City Back to the Future

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