Chelsea Scherer, Author at Gizmodo

The Lion King In VR Is The Most Thrilling And Nostalgic Thing You’ll See Today

If you’ve ever seen Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway, you’re already quite aware that it’s a 360-experience in itself. But now you can get even closer to the magic from a centre stage view that’ll have you feeling like it’s the first time again. Maybe you’ve never had the time or money to see…

Biology Chelsea Scherer

Getting Punched In Virtual Reality Will Soon Feel Real

Punching opponents in virtual reality is as awesome as it sounds, but soon it’ll also be a double-edged sword. Meet Impacto, an armband that re-creates the experience of actually being punched–without the pain, of course. Virtual reality accessories have a tendency to be bulky, uncomfortable contraptions that are often a hassle to wear. That’s why…

Tech News Chelsea Scherer

These Drones Are Like Floating Legos

Ever wish your Legos could fly? Someone invented the next best thing—BitDrones are tiny box drones that work like 3D building blocks. Created at Queen’s University, BitDrones are physical manifestations of pixels, made for the real world. There are three different kinds of BitDrone: PixelDrones come with an LED light for different color capabilities, while…

Tech News Chelsea Scherer

Elon Musk: Tesla May Limit Autopilot Because People Are Idiots

On an earnings yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk finally responded to “some fairly crazy” Model S Autopilot videosthat show reckless idiots pushing the feature beyond where it’s supposed to go. He isn’t pleased. According to Musk, “This is not good.” What an understatement! He suggested that by adding some constraints to the Autopilot mode Tesla…

Tech News Chelsea Scherer

This Artificial Neural Network Will Tell You If Your Selfies Suck

Ever wondered how your own selfies compare against the internet’s vast amount of artistically crafted narcissism-laden self portraits? Turns out, there’s an AI for that. Feeding two million internet selfies into a “140-million-parameter state-of-the-art Convolutional Neural Network,” a Standford PhD candidate has trained an AI to classify “good” selfies from “bad” ones. Convolutional Neural Networks,…

Artificial Intelligence Chelsea Scherer

Have a Robot Paint You Like One of Its French Girls

Sure, gesture-controlled robots are cool. Even cooler? Scientists have developed a way to control a robotic arm just by blinking at it—no hands needed. Researchers at Imperial College London demonstrated this by having a human control a robot arm to paint a picture by only using her eye movements while she ate a croissant and…

Tech News Chelsea Scherer

Apple Suspends Hundreds of Apps For Stealing Personal Data From a Million Users

More than 250 iOS apps were found in violation of Apple’s App Store privacy policy, scooping up data from one millions users estimated to have downloaded the offending apps. SourceDNA, an analytics service that uncovered this seedy app behavior, found that the apps were gathering email addresses associated with the user’s Apple ID, plus a…

Tech News Chelsea Scherer

SpaceX Wants Future Astronauts To Look “Badass” in Space With New Sexy Suits

Spacesuits of the future are going to do much more than just keep us alive–they’re going to make us look damn good. Because clearly, the most important thing when landing on other planets is that we look extra cool doing it. Multiple outlets are reporting that in the contract SpaceX has with Orbital Outfitters, a…

Tech News Chelsea Scherer

TAG Heuer’s Luxury Android Smartwatch Will Be Even Pricier Than We Expected

Crazy expensive watches usually do well–we have the back links to prove it. But would you really fork over $1,800 for some ritzy wrist candy? TAG Heuer’s CEO, Jean-Claude Biver seems to think so. But the price of the Swiss company’s Android watch wasn’t always that steep. Earlier in the year, TAG Heuer stated that…

Tech News Chelsea Scherer

So Netflix’s Newest Series is Black Mirror, What Are Some Plot Lines You Want to See?

The rumors are true, Charlie Brooker’s tech-fi thriller Black Mirror is returning as a new Netflix original series. And it’ll likely be just as thought-provoking and chilling as the original. First debuting in 2011, Black Mirror is a hybrid of The Twilight Zone’s anxiety-ridden plot twists mixed with a dark, sometimes satirical theme that is…

Television Chelsea Scherer

Voyager’s Iconic Shot of Earth and Moon Shows How Far Space Photography Has Come

Today marks the anniversary when NASA’s Voyager 1 captured both the Earth and its Moon in a single frame. For the first time, we perfectly captured the two celestial bodies we call home. In the short time we’ve explored space, some of the most “holy shit” shots we’ve taken have been of our Earth and…

Space & Spaceflight Chelsea Scherer

Chelsea Scherer

The Lion King In VR Is The Most Thrilling And Nostalgic Thing You’ll See Today

Getting Punched In Virtual Reality Will Soon Feel Real

These Drones Are Like Floating Legos

Elon Musk: Tesla May Limit Autopilot Because People Are Idiots

This Artificial Neural Network Will Tell You If Your Selfies Suck

Have a Robot Paint You Like One of Its French Girls

Apple Suspends Hundreds of Apps For Stealing Personal Data From a Million Users

SpaceX Wants Future Astronauts To Look “Badass” in Space With New Sexy Suits

TAG Heuer’s Luxury Android Smartwatch Will Be Even Pricier Than We Expected

So Netflix’s Newest Series is Black Mirror, What Are Some Plot Lines You Want to See?

Voyager’s Iconic Shot of Earth and Moon Shows How Far Space Photography Has Come

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