Chris Mills, Author at Gizmodo

Donald Trump Responds to Gizmodo Report: ‘I’m One of Facebook’s Great Stars’

Gizmodo on Friday reported that some Facebook employees wanted to ask Mark Zuckerberg if the company should do anything to stop a Trump Presidency. The Don himself responded in an interview on Saturday, and he does not sound threatened in the slightest. In a wide-ranging interview on Fox and Friends, Trump claimed that he’s one…

Tech News Chris Mills

Here’s a Truly Comprehensive Takedown of Mass Surveillance

The argument surrounding encryption, mass surveillance and terrorism is a difficult one, normally invoking some firery passions, invocation of 9/11 and some mild racism. If anyone wants to debate with you, just sit them down in front of this video instead. The arguments made aren’t new or novel, but it’s an impressively comprehensive look at…

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A Drone Hit a Passenger Plane and Nothing Happened

Earlier today, a British Airways pilot on approach to London Heathrow said that he thought he collided with a drone. It’s the nightmare pilots (and drone operators) fear the most, but according to British Airways, the plane didn’t get a scratch. The Airbus A320 was flying from Geneva, Switzerland, to London Heathrow. The pilot reported…

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This Tiny 3D-Printed Drone Sniffs Out Ice For the Royal Navy

As Kate Winslet and Leo can attest, piloting ships in icy waters can be hazardous. So for an Antarctic naval patrol vessel, it makes sense to get some extra help. For HMS Protector, that help comes in the form of a SULSA UAV, a tiny, lightweight UAV that can be launched from a deck and…

Tech News Chris Mills

You Could Build a Decent Darth Vader Suit For $18.3 Million

Darth Vader’s all-black suit, complete with cape, is one of the iconic bad-guy outfits. But could you actually piece all the necessary components together, and if so, how much would it cost? The folks at Shade Station made a decent approximation of what it would cost to build up a realistic, functional Darth Vader suit.…

Movies Chris Mills

This Incredibly Creepy Mattress Tells You When Sex Is Happening

Apparently, we’re in the middle of a “global infidelity crisis,” a crisis that can only be solved by a smart mattress that pings your phone when it’s being used for sex. Wait, what? Smarttress is a real-looking product from Spanish company Durmet, which claims to use ultrasonic sensors to detect when two people are going…

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Boaty McBoatface Won the Poll to Name a $300 Million Research Ship

In case you needed more evidence that the internet, left unfettered, is awful: Boaty McBoatface has now won the poll to name an upcoming polar research vessel. Last month, the Natural Environment Research Council opened a poll, asking internet strangers what they should name their new boat. Rather than going with a shortlist of options,…

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Take a Rare Look Inside North Korea’s Secretive Metro

Information about anything inside North Korea is hard to come by, but Pyongyang’s metro system is particularly secretive. Access to foreigners has historically been secretive, but one photographer recently made it in, rode the entire system, and has the photos to prove it. Elliott Davies was part of the first group of foreigners to visit…

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Uber and Lyft Drivers Will Have to Pay San Francisco $91 a Year

Driving for Uber is supposed to be the ultimate hassle-free way to generate a little extra cash. However, the city of San Francisco would like to remind all 37,000 rideshare drivers in the city that it’s not quite that simple. An existing law says that all independent contractors (which, legally, Uber and Lyft drivers are)…

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Ride Along With 360-Degree Highlights of the Long Beach Formula E Race

Formula E is F1’s less noisey, more obscure cousin. But one place it really shines is the video highlights, which let you ride on board with the drivers as they somehow avoid crashing. These 360-degree videos are actually just the beginning of much bigger plans: Formula E is working on broadcasting races live in VR,…

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Apple Might Turn OS X Into MacOS

Before there was OS X, there was Mac OS. It’s a name with a ton of history and meaning, and if this slip-up in an Apple document is anything to go by, the company is heading back to its roots. 9to5Mac spotted a reference to “MacOS” in an Apple document about environmental policies. It’s since…

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I Need a Nexus Phone Just For These Infinitely Customizable Cases

Nexus handsets are a good buy on their own, but Google just made the whole package way more appealing with these infinitely customizable cases. The Nexus Live Cases, available for the Nexus 6, 6P, and 5X, are simple and sweet: a polycarbonate shell, with any design you can think of printed on. You can upload…

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You Should Uninstall Quicktime From Your Windows Machine Immediately

I suspect that the only Windows users of Quicktime are those who accidentally installed it while setting up iTunes. But if that includes you (or your grandparents), time to do a little uninstalling. Researchers from Trend Micro say that they’ve found two critical security flaws in Quicktime for Windows. Normal practice is for Apple to…

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You Can Upgrade a Macbook Faster Than You Can Boil an Egg

There’s one big drawback to Apple’s thin, svelte laptop: once you pull the trigger on a Macbook, you’re generally stuck with the specs for life. So when a company claims to offer an idiot-proof SSD upgrade, it’s worth checking out. OWC’s new Aura SSDs are designed to replace the stock SSDs in 2013-or-newer Macbook Pros…

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It Takes a Serious Structure to Test the World’s Most Powerful Rocket

Before any of NASA’s rockets can fly up to space, there’s a lot of testing to be done. Marshall Space Flight Center’s Building 4619 houses the structural testing, but to accomodate NASA’s upcoming Space Launch System, it needed a few upgrades. Space Launch System is the rocket that will propel astronauts in the Orion capsule…

Space & Spaceflight Chris Mills

Failed Kickstarter Wants Backers to Pay $97 for Faster Delivery On a Months-Delayed Project

Statistically speaking, most Kickstarters aren’t failures. But boy, when they fail, do they fail big. The latest tale of crowdfunding woe is Coolest, a company that was meant to build an all-singing, all-dancing cooler with a built-in blender and Bluetooth speaker. The project was funded to the tune of $13 million, but that’s when things…

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Drone Racing Is Coming to ESPN, Which Is a Big Deal

Drones are most associated with clandestine missions, Amazon deliveries, and mutilated babies—in other words, not the makings of an exciting sport. But first-person-view drone racing is a fast-developing and immensely thrilling contest, and thanks to ESPN, a whole bunch of people are about to discover it. ESPN and the International Drone Racing Association have inked…

Television Chris Mills

Rocket Launches Are Way More Intense in 360-Degree VR

If you stood this close to a rocket launch, your face would probably look like deep-fried Swiss cheese. Luckily, 360-degree cameras and a VR headset can put you in the action a little more easily. The video below was shot at the launch of a Delta-IV rocket from Vanderberg Air Force Base in California. The…

Sploid Chris Mills

Wireless Payments Will Finally Come to the NYC Subway By 2021

The MTA’s MetroCard system is a source of frustration for regular commuters and presidential hopefuls alike. A plan to replace the magnetic cards with a modern contactless system has been in the works forever, and now the MTA is finally taking bids on the project. The public bid details a system that would let bus…

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A Software Fix Might Eventually Stop Bad USB-C Cables From Destroying Devices

USB-C is a fantastic new standard for almost everything, unless you have a crappy cable, in which case you might accidentally fry your laptop. The people behind USB-C understandably see this as a problem, so a fix is in the works. The solution is reasonably simple: when you plug in a USB-C cable that’s been…

Gadgets Chris Mills

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Donald Trump Responds to Gizmodo Report: ‘I’m One of Facebook’s Great Stars’

Here’s a Truly Comprehensive Takedown of Mass Surveillance

A Drone Hit a Passenger Plane and Nothing Happened

This Tiny 3D-Printed Drone Sniffs Out Ice For the Royal Navy

You Could Build a Decent Darth Vader Suit For $18.3 Million

This Incredibly Creepy Mattress Tells You When Sex Is Happening

Boaty McBoatface Won the Poll to Name a $300 Million Research Ship

Take a Rare Look Inside North Korea’s Secretive Metro

Uber and Lyft Drivers Will Have to Pay San Francisco $91 a Year

Ride Along With 360-Degree Highlights of the Long Beach Formula E Race

Apple Might Turn OS X Into MacOS

I Need a Nexus Phone Just For These Infinitely Customizable Cases

You Should Uninstall Quicktime From Your Windows Machine Immediately

You Can Upgrade a Macbook Faster Than You Can Boil an Egg

It Takes a Serious Structure to Test the World’s Most Powerful Rocket

Failed Kickstarter Wants Backers to Pay $97 for Faster Delivery On a Months-Delayed Project

Drone Racing Is Coming to ESPN, Which Is a Big Deal

Rocket Launches Are Way More Intense in 360-Degree VR

Wireless Payments Will Finally Come to the NYC Subway By 2021

A Software Fix Might Eventually Stop Bad USB-C Cables From Destroying Devices

New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang

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Marvel Might Have Finally Dealt With One of the Most Hated ‘Spider-Man’ Characters Around

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Michael B. Jordan’s First Post-Oscars Film Looks Way Cuter Than ‘Sinners’

LLMs Will Protect Each Other if Threatened, Study Finds

The Octopus Penis Arm Doesn’t Just Deliver Sperm—It Sniffs Out the Sweet Spot

Revisiting the Ending of ‘Chainsaw Man’ Through the Lens of Japanese Folklore

U.S. Considers Ban on Chinese Air Bags Blamed for Deaths of 10 People in Survivable Crashes

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