Husain Sumra, Author at Gizmodo

This Woman Made Up 2 Dozen Family Members in This Real Life Catfish Hoax

Paula Bonhomme spent two years of her life in an online relationship with a man she thought was named Jesse Jubilee James. But after he suddenly died she found out James was actually a woman named Janna St. James. And all of Jesse James’ friends who Paula had interacted with? Also fake and played by…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 27

Legislation Proposed to Use Automobile Vibration to Generate Energy

One California Assemblyman is proposing legislation that would create a pilot program designed to capture those vibrations by putting piezoelectrics under roads. [PsyOrg]

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 27

Rumor: Hulu Plus Coming to Xbox 360 April 29

Can’t watch Hulu Plus because of the PSN outage? If you happen to have Xbox 360 you’ll be in luck, according to the June issue of OXM. The service is set to launch April 29—yeah, this Friday— and Microsoft will be promoting the launch with a contest. Random users will receive prizes, like Hulu Plus…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 26

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone 2 Gallery 3

Title: Hero shot This photo taken on my HTC Hero. I am running cynaogen with launcher pro. I was just chillen at the best skate shop in Texas Index skateboard supply and the clouds looked really cool so i took a picture of them. The only thing i did to this picture was adjust the…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 26

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone 2 Gallery

This one I took at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami, FL, when I wake up I saw this beautiful sunrise and the iPhone did that amazing reflections of the sun… The equipment used is the iPhone 4, ISO 125, 3,9mm f/2,8 1/15 My Name is Andre Mello and I’m from São Paulo, Brazil. –…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 26

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone 2 Gallery 2

I took this photo while waiting for my flight back to Boston at the Ft Lauderdale airport. It was one of those moments where I looked out the window and new that it would make for a spectacular shot. I am a sucker for symmetrical photography and the way this picture is divided into two…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 26

Turn All of Those Leftover Easter Eggs into Awesome Pinhole Egg Cameras

Did you know that yesterday was both Easter and World Pinhole Photography Day? Is there a better way to celebrate both days than to make a pinhole camera out of an egg? Not for Francesco Capponi, who did that exact thing. Francesco’s goal was to impress the photograph on the inside of the shell. To…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 26

This Bike Helmet Has Built-In Turn Signals

Riding bicycles at night is dangerous. It’s hard to see the road and it’s even harder for people to see you. Sure, you can get light attachments for your helmet—but they all look goofy and cluttered. That’s where the Blink Bike Helmet rides in. The Tron-looking helmet has LED turn signals, that you activate by…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 22

MSI’s New All-in-One Is the Multitouch iMac for Windows Fans

Let’s face it, Apple’s computers are gorgeous. Not many manufacturer’s can match them on design, but this new MSI All-in-One looks like it came from the chopping block of Jony Ive’s design desk. The Wind Top AE2410 has some nice muscle to match its beauty too. It sports USB 3.0 with MSI’s Super Charger technology,…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 21

There Are Still More iOS Users Than Android Users

It’s not about iPhone vs. Android really, it’s iOS vs Android across a whole range of devices. According to tracking company comScore, Apple’s platform is dominating. By its count, there are 37.9 million iOS users (including iPod Touch and iPad) and 23.8 million Android users. Some quick subtraction tallies up 14.1 million (59 percent) fewer…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 19

Shooting Challenge: Golden Hour

Camera: Nikon D40 (standard zoom lens) ISO: 200 Exposure time: 1/250 F number: 8 Flying to Taiwan for the first time; Damn, my heart was filled with anxiety and “what-ifs” Then I decided to look out of the window as everyone did – Frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong… so breathtaking. – Jasmine Thian Here’s my brother…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 19

Shooting Challenge: Golden Hour Gallery 2

Caught a parking lot carnival tonight and it happened to be an outstanding night out. Did some long exposure and was happy how the colors on this one came out. Equipment: Nikon D3000 Tamron Lens 18-270mm ISO:100 Exposure: 2.5-4 sec. – Steve P. Canon t2i, Lensbaby Muse, ISO 200 Decided to test out my new…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 19

Figure Out Where Your Tax Dollars Went with This Interactive Infographic

It’s tax day! Do you feel that sense of relief? Or depression? Or are you now panicked because you forgot about them? Either way, wouldn’t you like to know where your hard-earned money is going? Now you can, with WhereDidMyTaxDollarsGo.com, which was the winner of the Data Viz Challenge. Just type in how much you…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 18

Power this Little RC Car with Soda Can Tabs

The car manufacturers have it wrong—we don’t need hybrids or electric cars. We need cars that run on discarded junkfood containers—like the DAlH2Orean remote-controlled car! Two Spanish engineers from the Polytechnic Institute of Catalonia figured out a way to power the little car with soda can tabs. The aluminum tabs are mixed with sodium hydroxide…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 18

This is What You Get When You Get Lots of Mentos and Soda Together

You know what’s a good way to celebrate the beginning of Easter? Take hundreds of carbonated beverages, mix them with a bunch of Mentos, and watch the chaos ensue. That’s what educational group Mad Science did for Alton Towers Resort in the UK. [The Telegraph]

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 18

World’s Oldest Man Dies at 114

His grandparents told him stories of the Civil War and entertainment didn’t come at the push of a button for him. But now at 114 the oldest man in the world, Walter Breuning, has died in Montana. He died of natural causes in a Great Falls hospital, where he had been a patient because of…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 14

Is Google Prepping YouTube for Game Consoles?

Are you ready to watch the Annoying Orange on your game console? If a recent Google job posting is any indication, you could be doing just that—in the not-too-distant future. They’re searching for a games console software engineer to work on the “next generation game-console-based TV experience with YouTube content.” [Google Thanks, John!]

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 14

YouTube Will Make You Watch a 5 Minute PSA if You Break Copyright Laws

You may want to rethink posting those Mad Men episodes you downloaded on YouTube—unless you are interested in spending five minutes of your life watching an animated PSA. YouTube is going to make anyone who posts a copyrighted video watch it and take a short quiz, or you won’t be able to upload any more…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 14

Get Images and Video Straight From the Military With This App

The app, by the DoD’s Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System, delivers news directly from deployed service members from every arm of the military. You can also flip through the most popular and best photography from the military as well as video from “In The Fight” programming and military newscasts and share stories via Facebook…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 13

This Genius Went to a Security Conference and Tried to Steal an iPad

Maybe this poor dumb soul was just buying into Apple’s marketing hype; maybe he thought the iPad he tried to steal was so thin that nobody would catch him nicking it. Unfortunately for him, he was under tighter surveillance than President Obama. At a security conference that was filled with enough security tech to make…

Tech News Husain Sumra Apr 13

Husain Sumra

This Woman Made Up 2 Dozen Family Members in This Real Life Catfish Hoax

Legislation Proposed to Use Automobile Vibration to Generate Energy

Rumor: Hulu Plus Coming to Xbox 360 April 29

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone 2 Gallery 3

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone 2 Gallery

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone 2 Gallery 2

Turn All of Those Leftover Easter Eggs into Awesome Pinhole Egg Cameras

This Bike Helmet Has Built-In Turn Signals

MSI’s New All-in-One Is the Multitouch iMac for Windows Fans

There Are Still More iOS Users Than Android Users

Shooting Challenge: Golden Hour

Shooting Challenge: Golden Hour Gallery 2

Figure Out Where Your Tax Dollars Went with This Interactive Infographic

Power this Little RC Car with Soda Can Tabs

This is What You Get When You Get Lots of Mentos and Soda Together

World’s Oldest Man Dies at 114

Is Google Prepping YouTube for Game Consoles?

YouTube Will Make You Watch a 5 Minute PSA if You Break Copyright Laws

Get Images and Video Straight From the Military With This App

This Genius Went to a Security Conference and Tried to Steal an iPad

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead With The Golden Dome

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

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