Ashley Feinberg, Author at Gizmodo

Curiosity’s Greatest Hits in Its One Year on Mars

Can you believe it’s been a full year since the Mars Curiosity rover made its absolutely spectacular red, dusty landing? Millions watched with bated breath the day that NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory began its historical journey. It may have taken everyone’s favorite interplanetary robot a little while to get up and running, but once it…

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The First 3D Printed Rifle Now Fires Multiple Rounds—Without Breaking

The Canadian sucessor to the Liberator’s attempt at bringing plastic firearms to the masses has apparently just gotten one step closer to his goal. After firing one semi-successful, barrel-cracking shot from his newly designed 3D-printed rifle, the Grizzly, a YouTube user going only by “Matthew” was able to fire a full 14 shots before the…

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iPhone Apps of the Week: Imgur, Commercial Break, and More

Imgur: Imgur, everyone’s favorite super simple image hosting site, has had an Android app out for about a month now. As of today, though, the app is also available for iOS users, and now nearly everyone can be just a little bit less productive, together. You can do virtually everything you’d be doing on the…

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Android Apps of the Week: Zagat, Microsoft Office, and More

Zagat: Zagat’s new app offers pretty much everything you can get on the website in both its iPhone and Android versions. You’ll see Zagat reviews and summaries, directions to restaurants and night spots via Google Maps, news and videos from editors, and curated lists varying by city. Most notably, this is the first time that…

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iPad Apps of the Week: Ikea, ACI Cockpit360, and More

Imgur: Imgur, everyone’s favorite super simple image hosting site, has had an Android app out for about a month now. As of today, though, the app is also available for iOS users, and now nearly everyone can be just a little bit less productive, together. You can do virtually everything you’d be doing on the…

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A Brief History of Tech Companies Talking to Women Like Total Assholes

No matter how far technology might advance, there’s always been one little area that the reigning powers-that-be have never quite managed to figure out. Or more specifically, an area they’ve never quite figured out how to talk to. Tech companies, meet women. And then stop treating them like idiots. Yesterday, Motorola announced the Moto X—an…

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People Are Literally Getting Palm Line Surgery for Better Fortunes

There’s fate, and then there’s science. But sometimes—just sometimes—the two will join in an unholy union, spawning a monster bearing the worst qualities of both. And that is where cosmetic, surgical palm line adjustment comes in. Because occasionally destiny needs a little shove in the right direction. With a scalpel. In Japan, palm reading is…

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Our Favorite Laptops, Cameras, Light Bulbs, and More

T.S. Eliot didn’t know what the hell he was talking about—August is unquestionably the cruelest month. With only four more sweet weeks of summer left, every day that passes is just another reminder that we’re about to be back in the lifeless dregs of fall. And what do we do when something upsets us? That’s…

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Imgur for iOS: Your Favorite Image-Upload Site, Finally in App Form

Imgur, everyone’s favorite super simple image hosting site, has had an Android app out for about a month now. As of today, though, the app is also available for iOS users, and now nearly everyone can be just a little bit less productive, together. What does it do? You can do virtually everything you’d be…

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How the Moto X Compares to the Competition

After essentially leaking every spec possibly imaginable, the fruit of Motorola’s Google-ized loins is finally here. And just as promised, it’s a colorful, smooth beauty to behold. Which is great, but the real test comes with what it’s packing under the hood. Can the Moto X keep up with the smartphone market’s toughest competitors? https://gizmodo.com/moto-x-hands-on-forget-specs-this-thing-is-awesome-991536492…

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You Can Get $300 Off a Retina MacBook Pro (Plus an Apple TV) at Best Buy

Did you miss the $300 off MacBook Pro deal from this past week? Are you beating yourself up inside? Well, stop—because you’re about to be rewarded for your patience (or laziness) big time with that same $300 off a 15-inch retina MacBook Pro, with an Apple TV thrown in free for good measure. Now that’s…

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This Interactive Map of Brooklyn Colors Every Building According to Age

One of the most incredible things about Brooklyn—and New York City in general—is the consistent commingling of the young and the old, the modern and the antiquated. And never have we seen anything that captures this quality quite like Thomas Rhiel’s visualization of Brooklyn, which maps every building based on the year it was constructed.…

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How Horrified Are You by Your Facebook Search History?

If you’ll recall way back in September, Facebook started keeping track of every single time you compulsively searched for that one (or two, or three, or eight) special person you just can’t get off your mind. But almost as quickly as Facebook search history emerged from the darkest recesses of hell to remind us all…

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Commercial Break for iOS: Skip Commercials Without Missing the Good Stuff

No one likes commercials—that’s why god made DVR. But sometimes (like with sports games, specifically) you just can’t wait for it to record before diving in. You need to know RIGHT THEN. But if you get up and wander away, you might wander for too long. What’s a TV junkie to do? Commercial Break has…

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Night vs. Day Aircraft Carrier Landings in One Harrowing Video

YouTube user Carl Vause recently uploaded a side-by-side shot of two identical aircraft carrier landings—one during the light of day and one in pitch black. The result is absolutely stunning. Inspired by similar side-by-side surgical videos, Vause got the idea to combine the two S-3 Viking landings from 1997 in hopes of offering even a…

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Facebook Status Updates Are About to Leak Into the Rest of the Web

Facebook’s just taken the next step towards becoming an inescapable part of the very internet itself. Starting today, Facebook will be rolling out Embedded Posts, meaning that you’ll eventually be able to embed your status updates into all the third-party websites your heart desires. The embedded status updates will appear exactly as they do on…

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Thank God They Didn’t Use These Early Movie Character Concepts

When you’ve grown up with a movie since you were a kid, its characters can seem just as close and familiar to you as your own family. Maybe even more so, since they’re frozen in time. Which is why these early concept images of some of our most iconic cinematic friends are so jarring. That…

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Watch Facebook’s Slow Creep Toward Total World Domination

Slowly but surely, the Facebook singularity approacheth. As of last month, Zuck’s Empire can proudly call itself the reigning social network in 127 out of 137 polled countries. That’s a lot of selfie uploads. What’s more, this a huge leap from where Facebook ranked just three years ago. As you can see below, it could…

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Facebook’s New Timehop-Like Feature Shows You What You Did a Year Ago

You may have thought Facebook couldn’t become any more of an artificial orgy of nostalgia than it already is, but if today’s new test feature takes hold, get ready to wallow like you’ve never wallowed before. Very much in the vein of Timehop, Facebook now wants to remind you of everything you and your thousand…

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What Happens to Your Skin in Space

Thought good old Commander Hadfield already taught you everything there is to know about space livin’? Shame on you—there’s always more to learn. Like about how your skin molts and floats off your body in giant flakes and calluses, for instance. https://gizmodo.com/a-supercut-of-all-of-astronaut-chris-hadfields-best-mo-504700796 As Mike Massimino and Don Pettit tell us in this episode of ISS…

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Curiosity’s Greatest Hits in Its One Year on Mars

The First 3D Printed Rifle Now Fires Multiple Rounds—Without Breaking

iPhone Apps of the Week: Imgur, Commercial Break, and More

Android Apps of the Week: Zagat, Microsoft Office, and More

iPad Apps of the Week: Ikea, ACI Cockpit360, and More

A Brief History of Tech Companies Talking to Women Like Total Assholes

People Are Literally Getting Palm Line Surgery for Better Fortunes

Our Favorite Laptops, Cameras, Light Bulbs, and More

Imgur for iOS: Your Favorite Image-Upload Site, Finally in App Form

How the Moto X Compares to the Competition

You Can Get $300 Off a Retina MacBook Pro (Plus an Apple TV) at Best Buy

This Interactive Map of Brooklyn Colors Every Building According to Age

How Horrified Are You by Your Facebook Search History?

Commercial Break for iOS: Skip Commercials Without Missing the Good Stuff

Night vs. Day Aircraft Carrier Landings in One Harrowing Video

Facebook Status Updates Are About to Leak Into the Rest of the Web

Thank God They Didn’t Use These Early Movie Character Concepts

Watch Facebook’s Slow Creep Toward Total World Domination

Facebook’s New Timehop-Like Feature Shows You What You Did a Year Ago

What Happens to Your Skin in Space

Roborock F25 Ultra Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Is Now at Its Lowest Price, but Only During the Spring Sale Window

This $450 Semi-Dumb Phone Is Barely Even a Phone

Startup Successfully Ignites World’s First Fusion Rocket

Shokz OpenDots One Earbuds Hit Their Lowest Price Yet Across All Color Options, Including the New Ones

INIU Portable Power Bank Is Small in Size and Smaller in Price for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (45W, 10,000mAh)

Humans Were Already Dog People 16,000 Years Ago, DNA Suggests

California Regulator Says Tesla’s ‘Robotaxis’ Are More Like a Limo in the Eyes of the Law

Dyson Airwrap Falls to an All-Time Low in Amazon’s Spring Sale, Lowering the Barrier for This Premium Multi-Styler

The ‘Tales from ’85’ Trailer Wants You Back in ‘Stranger Things’ Already

Forget Ray-Ban Meta, XREAL 1S AR/XR Virtual Screen Smart Glasses Drop to Record Low on Amazon

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