Andrew Tarantola, Author at Gizmodo

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: What Is Christmas?

‘Tis the season for family gatherings, home cooked meals, and drugs, apparently. All of the drugs, all at the same time by the looks of things.

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Heat the Room You’re Actually In This Winter, Not the Entire House

Baby, it’s cold outside. Actually, it’s pretty darn chilly inside too. But before you go cranking up the house’s thermostat and heating a bunch of empty rooms, take a look at some toe-toasting space heater alternatives. Unless your going old-school and building a proper fireplace fire with proper firewood, you’ve got three primary technologies at…

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These Massive Japanese Submarines Doubled as Aircraft Carriers

The attack on Pearl Harbor was just the first half of Japan’s plan to bring the US to the bargaining table. The second phase involved a reign of terror to shatter American morale through sustained air strikes against the East Coast, launched from the decks of three gigantic submarines. Yeah, from submarines. Known as the…

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Mikhail Kalashnikov Has Died

Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, passed away this morning at the age of 94, according to the BBC. Kalashnikov’s contributions to small arms design cannot be overstated. His AK-47, developed in 1946, is the embodiment of the Soviet virtues of simplicity and reliability. Rugged and easily maintained, AKs are capable of operating…

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Systematic Disease

If the eyes are a window to the soul, are cataracts their Venetian blinds?

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Beat It Tonight (NSFW)

No see, the three supa-hawt party girls getting naked and drunk represents the itch of his addiction—that itch, that unyielding, nagging itch—the Molotov cocktail, his determination to conquer it.

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Our Best Explainers of 2013

From death by micrometeorite to living without gluten, Gizmodo has explored more than 50 everyday scientific mysteries throughout this year. Here are our ten best. Why You Might Want to Rethink Going Gluten-Free Going gluten-free is all the rage these days. It’s the diet of choice for Hollywood starlets and health nuts alike; supermarket aisles…

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Is This a Rolling Hotel or a Polar Bear Buffet?

They start out as such adorable downy fluff balls, it’s easy to forget that polar bears quickly grow into unstoppable killing machines their ecosystem’s apex predators. So if you are looking to observe these deadly beauties in their natural environment without having to leave the comfort of your hotel room, your best option is clearly…

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: White Rabbit

And now you know where all those Matrix references come from. Lewis Carroll? Never heard of the guy.

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Thugli: Run This

What’s the matter White America? Police brutality and corruption ain’t so harmless when the shoe’s on the other foot, is it.

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This Was the First Plane To Cost $1 Billion More Than We Expected

Delivering America’s military might to foreign shores is no small feat, especially when that might is the size of an M-1 Abrams tank. For more than half a century, we’ve relied on one of the largest military aircraft in existence to do so—a plane that ended up costing just a little more to build than…

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Abstract Dimension

PSA: This is exactly what being on five tabs of acid is like. Except you can’t turn it off and the show lasts for the next 56 hours.

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LG’s 105-Inch Curved UltraHD TV Is Just Bonkers (Updated)

LG has just revealed its new flagship curved OLED LCD screen—the largest one in existence—ahead of next January’s CES convention. Because why wouldn’t you you want 105 inches of curved UltraHD goodness? Oh right, you can’t afford it. The 4K UltraHD 105UB9 is the world’s first curved OLED LCD to offer a 21:9 aspect ratio…

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The Next Generation of DSL Can Pump 1Gbps Through Copper Phone Lines

The last mile issue has plagued ISPs since the advent of the Internet. While projects like Google Fiber can deliver massive bandwidth to your door, they require the installation of an entirely new network infrastructure. Not so with the new G.fast standard. It delivers fiber optic speeds over existing telephone lines. Older iterations of DSL…

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: 88 Minutes of Soul Train

Put on your finest velour leisure suit and kinkiest disco boots, we’re going dancin’ down memory lane with this incredible supercut of Soul Train’s iconic dance line. Who knows, you might even recognize an earlier you in the crowd.

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How IMAX Makes Movies Sound as Big as Their Screens

It takes more than just overwhelmingly humongous visuals to create the immersive “IMAX Experience” that moviegoers have come to expect. The film’s soundtrack plays an equally vital role. Here’s an in-depth look at how IMAX engineers develop and deliver a sound big enough to match the on-screen action. As you can see in the incredibly…

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These Swarming Satellites Are Mapping Earth’s Magnetic Cloak

You can’t see it with any ordinary telescope, but without the Earth’s magnetosphere—the magnetic field that encases the planet, blanketing it against gusts of deadly solar radiation—life here would have been all but impossible. Yet for as vital as it is to our survival, we understand very little about the magnetosphere. And that’s where these…

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Why Are You Here?

Racist old fogey, Mr. Robot thought to himself. “Are you here to kill us?” Of course not jerk, I’m just standing here waiting for the bus. Damn, why to I always come up with a snappy comeback after the fact?

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Polly Scattergood: Wanderlust

Like a DARPA robotics challenge for beautiful people, watch as a haphephobic model makes her way through an increasingly treacherous obstacle course of other attractive persons and office furniture. It’s enough to make you miss Double Dare. The song you’re hearing is “Wanderlust” by Polly Scattergood. Man, if that isn’t a Scheiße-fetish porn star name…

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These New Sensors Will Turn Passenger Jets Into Flying Weathervanes

Despite our best efforts, accurately predicting the weather remains about as easy as accurately predicting the next winning Powerball numbers. But with the installation of a new type of humidity sensor, the fleets of commercial passenger jets that inhabit our skies could soon provide meteorologists an unprecedented look at the sky—in real-time. Developed through a…

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: What Is Christmas?

Heat the Room You’re Actually In This Winter, Not the Entire House

These Massive Japanese Submarines Doubled as Aircraft Carriers

Mikhail Kalashnikov Has Died

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Systematic Disease

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Beat It Tonight (NSFW)

Our Best Explainers of 2013

Is This a Rolling Hotel or a Polar Bear Buffet?

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: White Rabbit

Thugli: Run This

This Was the First Plane To Cost $1 Billion More Than We Expected

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Abstract Dimension

LG’s 105-Inch Curved UltraHD TV Is Just Bonkers (Updated)

The Next Generation of DSL Can Pump 1Gbps Through Copper Phone Lines

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: 88 Minutes of Soul Train

How IMAX Makes Movies Sound as Big as Their Screens

These Swarming Satellites Are Mapping Earth’s Magnetic Cloak

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Why Are You Here?

Polly Scattergood: Wanderlust

These New Sensors Will Turn Passenger Jets Into Flying Weathervanes

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees