Bryan Gardiner, Author at Gizmodo

What Tomorrow’s Elections Mean for Science and Technology

Tuesday’s midterms could mean more than just a routine reshuffling of the House and Senate majorities. The fates of a number of important science and technology policies also hang in the balance. Net Neutrality If things go the way the polls seem to indicate, the fight to keep an open Internet could become much harder…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Nov 1 '10

BOOM! How Comic Book Sounds Become Movie Sounds

Superpower sounds can define a comic book hero as much as any form-fitting costume. And when a character is drafted to the silver screen the sound comes with him. But how exactly does this sonic transposition happen? A comic book artist invents a string of letters (mostly consonants) to simulate a fantastical sound. These sounds…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Oct 7 '10

Exclusive: The Plans For Steve Jobs’ New House

You knew Steve Jobs was tearing down his old mansion. You didn’t know what he was building in its place. Until now. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-permitted-to-bulldoze-historic-mansion-5252151 After nearly a six years of detailed cost comparisons, environmental impact surveys, court appeals, and unrelenting legal kung fu with state and local preservationists, it appears the 1920s Woodside mansion Jobs bought…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Sep 28 '10

Yamaha’s NS-10: The Most Important Speaker You’ve Never Heard Of

It’s not often you can trace so much creative and artistic awesomeness back to a single piece of gear—particularly in the music industry. Meet the Yamaha NS-10: A speaker you’ve probably never heard of, but have definitely heard. Quick, pick an album you love from the 80s or 90s. Any album. Regardless of where you…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Sep 15 '10

Carbon Fiber Is the New Leather

We’ve all succumbed to the siren song of luxury—splurged on a pricey gadget we have no legitimate need or use for. Frequently, such decisions are wrapped up in authenticity. Other times all it takes is one sexy material. You know what I’m talking about, Mr. Carbon Fiber Chopsticks. Fact: Few materials can instill lust in…

Gadgets Bryan Gardiner Sep 9 '10

The Secret Scam of Cheap Earbuds

Those cheap earphones you keep buying year after year? The ones with the cool designs? They all kinda sound the same, huh? There’s a pretty good reason for that: They actually are all the same earphones. In the world of gadgets, earphones occupy a decidedly weird space. Few categories can boast mind-numbing variety (both in…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Aug 24 '10

The Secret Histories of Those @#$%ing Computer Symbols

They are road signs for your daily rituals-the instantly recognized symbols and icons you press, click, and ogle countless times a day when you interact with your computer. But how much do you know about their origins? Power It’s plastered on T-shirts; it tells you which button will start your Prius; it’s even been used…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Aug 16 '10

The Mystery of Steve Jobs’ Plateless Benz

If you ranked the things in life that Jobs seems perfectly content to ignore, license plates would be up there with Handicap parking spaces, three-piece suits and customer demands. The proof, as it were, is all over Flickr. His 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG has been shot without proper attire more times than an HP marketing…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner Aug 12 '10

Bryan Gardiner

What Tomorrow’s Elections Mean for Science and Technology

BOOM! How Comic Book Sounds Become Movie Sounds

Exclusive: The Plans For Steve Jobs’ New House

Yamaha’s NS-10: The Most Important Speaker You’ve Never Heard Of

Carbon Fiber Is the New Leather

The Secret Scam of Cheap Earbuds

The Secret Histories of Those @#$%ing Computer Symbols

The Mystery of Steve Jobs’ Plateless Benz

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