Brent Rose, Author at Gizmodo

LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition Review: Android’s iPad Mini

Your pure-Android tablet options at present are a decidedly mixed bag; you’ve got the terrific seven-inch Nexus 7 2013 edition on one hand, and the aging 10-inch Nexus 10 from late 2012, just crying for an update. There’s a lot of room in between for something Goldilocks might like. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-7-2013-review-the-best-small-tablet-even-better-947533058 So, Google did the same…

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Our Best Fitness Articles of 2013

Listen to me now and believe me later, 2013 was no year to just sit around eating buffalo-wing-flavored-pretzels-flavored-biscuits. Or maybe it was. But it was also the year we got down to the nitty gritty of of health and fitness. From bionic knees to six-pack science, here are our favorite Fitmodos of 2013. An Injury…

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The 3D Printer Who Saved Christmas

What we have here is a warm and fuzzy tale of a man and his gadget. Presents forgotten! Christmas Ruined! Not so fast. Armed with a 3D printer, he manages to stave off being shunned by his family for at least one more year. You may remember Doc North as the guy behind the ReAllocate…

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How Tequila Geniuses Made the Best-Tasting Spirit I’ve Ever Had

Tequila is a much-maligned spirit here in the United States. Most of us think of it as something so nasty you need to do it in a shot with salt and lime so that you’ll taste it as little as possible, or take it mixed into an over-sweet margarita. All of that is changing. The…

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Taming Adrenaline for Better Workouts

Do you have trouble sticking to workout regimens? Maybe you start off strong for the first couple weeks, but then you start missing them here and there until, eventually, you realize there’s a you-shaped cavern in your couch. You’re in good company. But there’s a tool that our own bodies produce that might just be…

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The Best Gifts For Getting Lost In the Woods

When shopping for that special someone who loves the great outdoors, it’s easy to be overwhelmed. There are so many companies and so many items with so many different features that it’s hard to know where to start. That’s why we thought we’d kickstart this party with some of our favorite camping gear. We hope…

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Here Are the Most Popular YouTube Videos of 2013

Surprise, humans spent a lot of time watching YouTube in 2013. And that time wasn’t spread equally among all videos. Nay, some videos got more than their fair share of eyeballs. Here are the most popular YouTube videos (and music videos) of 2013, for your viewing pleasure. Top Trending Videos of 2013 1. Ylvis –…

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Moto G Review: The Best Cheap Phone, But Still a Cheap Phone

Cheap smartphones—we mean really cheap, off-contract smartphones—are terrible. They’re tormented by horrid, pixilated screens, they’re slower than your grandma, and they feel like they’re held together by Scotch tape. The $180 (off-contract!) Moto G is none of those things. It definitely has significant shortcomings, but put simply, you can’t get a better cheap phone. What…

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BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer Review: Drunk Tracking With Your Phone

Person A: “Man, I was so wasted last night…” Person B: “Oh really? Well, exactly how wasted were you? What hard data do you have to back up this outrageous statement, sir? I demand satisfaction!” With BACtrack’s new Mobile Breathalyzer, you can finally gain the upper-hand in this unlikely, imaginary argument. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve…

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NASA Engineers Built an Insanely Complex Bullet-Time Rig For Fun

Back in May, our friend and ex-NASA JPL engineer Mark Rober, figured out a way to shoot “bullet time” videos on the cheap, with a ceiling fan, a pair of flashlights, and a GoPro. Pretty damn creative, but the rig had its limitations. So Mark set out to find a way to create a similar…

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Google’s Auto-Awesome Will Make Your Photos Snow or Twinkle

Google’s Auto-Awesome feature that’s baked into Google+ already does cool things, like make your pictures more balanced, auto-stitch panoramas, and even create animated GIFs. Today, it’s adding two new Holiday-ish Auto-Awesomes. It’s either the best new feature, or the cheesiest, worst new feature. You decide. Starting today when you take a photo of something that…

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Polar Loop Activity Tracker Review: A Circle Behind the Curve

Everybody and their mother has brought an activity tracker to market in the last year, but it actually makes sense that Polar—a company with a long history making heart rate monitors—would get into the game. Unfortunately, their first stab at a fitness monitor feels more like a first-draft. What Is It? A new, wrist-worn fitness…

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The Lightstrap iPhone Case Could Be a Phone Photog’s Dream Come True (UPDATED)

The iPhone 5S may have a fancy new dual-LED flash, but ultimately, it doesn’t make that much difference. Low-light pictures continue to the bane of the phone photographer’s existence, and every blurry, noisy, and/or blown-out shot from a dimly lit bar is a painful reminder. This new case from Brick and Pixel called the Lightstrap…

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Your Ugly Christmas Sweater Just Went Digital

Mark Rober has been wowing us for three of years now with his innovative, high-tech Halloween costumes. In fact, he got so good at it that he quit his job at NASA to devote himself to “Digital Dudz” full-time. Now he’s applied the cyber-clothing concept to the perennial holiday favorite, the ugly Christmas sweater, and…

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5 Boozy Drinks to Settle Your Overstuffed Stomach

Oops, you did it again, didn’t you? You had to try every tasty-looking morsel at the Thanksgiving banquet and then go back for seconds. And thirds. Yeah, eventually, you’re going to want to work that off, but, for now, you just want something that will settle your unhappy tum-tum and simultaneously drown out your screaming…

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I Drank a $200 Bottle of Sam Adams For Science

To some, beer is something you just swill down while watching football, and flavor is a distant after-thought. But others will sip and savor a beer, picking it apart like a connoisseur of fine wines. Those that comfortably sit in that second category won’t think twice about dropping some hard-earned money on a bottle of…

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iRiver On Review: When Bad Apps Ruin Great Fitness Gadgets

Getting detailed data about your workouts is great and all, except there’s so much cumbersome gear involved. A chest strap for your heart rate, your phone to track distance and play music, some headphones so you can listen to music in the first place and hear your training app’s voice prompts. The iRiver ON was…

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How to Make Spheres of Ice That Get You Drunk

We humans love to eat, and we love to drink. So it’s no surprise that we’re always trying to come up with solid forms of alcohol, to eat what we can drink. Alcoholic ice cream, dippin’ dots, molecular mixology, and jello shots are all means to this end. So, when we heard about edible ice…

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Jawbone’s New UP24 Finally Brings Bluetooth to the Party

It’s kind of hard to believe, but Jawbone—a company that was built on Bluetooth—didn’t have a wireless radio in the first two iterations of its fitness tracker, the Jawbone UP. That finally changes today with the introduction of the Jawbone UP24. https://gizmodo.com/jawbone-up-2012-review-still-not-fit-to-buy-5965750 Physically, the UP24 is essentially identical to the last version of the UP.…

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Sony SmartWatch 2 Review: Better Still Isn’t Good

Once upon a time Sony made a smartwatch that was really pretty bad. But Sony promised the next one would be much less bad. And so it is! In fact, the SmartWatch 2 may be the least-bad smartwatch to date. Unfortunately less bad than very bad doesn’t make something good. https://gizmodo.com/sony-smartwatch-review-maybe-the-worst-thing-sony-has-5926728 What Is It? It’s…

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LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition Review: Android’s iPad Mini

Our Best Fitness Articles of 2013

The 3D Printer Who Saved Christmas

How Tequila Geniuses Made the Best-Tasting Spirit I’ve Ever Had

Taming Adrenaline for Better Workouts

The Best Gifts For Getting Lost In the Woods

Here Are the Most Popular YouTube Videos of 2013

​Moto G Review: The Best Cheap Phone, But Still a Cheap Phone

BACtrack Mobile Breathalyzer Review: Drunk Tracking With Your Phone

NASA Engineers Built an Insanely Complex Bullet-Time Rig For Fun

Google’s Auto-Awesome Will Make Your Photos Snow or Twinkle

Polar Loop Activity Tracker Review: A Circle Behind the Curve

The Lightstrap iPhone Case Could Be a Phone Photog’s Dream Come True (UPDATED)

Your Ugly Christmas Sweater Just Went Digital

5 Boozy Drinks to Settle Your Overstuffed Stomach

I Drank a $200 Bottle of Sam Adams For Science

iRiver On Review: When Bad Apps Ruin Great Fitness Gadgets

How to Make Spheres of Ice That Get You Drunk

Jawbone’s New UP24 Finally Brings Bluetooth to the Party

Sony SmartWatch 2 Review: Better Still Isn’t Good

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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

Moto G Review: The Best Cheap Phone, But Still a Cheap Phone