Eric Limer, Author at Gizmodo

The iPhone 5’s Custom A6 Boasts 1GB of Samsung RAM

During the iPhone 5 announcement, Apple mentioned the new phone would have its own new chip, the A6. Specific specs were sparse then, but AnandTech did some sleuthing and found the custom chip packs 1GB of RAM, and 33% more peak memory bandwidth than the iPhone 4S, which it will need for its high-res screen.…

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iPhone Oil Paintings Put Greasy Fingers to Good Use

Touch screens can get kind of gross. After all, you’re rubbing them with your dirty fingers almost constantly. As it turns out, the greasy filth that adorns your screen can actually be manipulated to look pretty neat. It’s still gross though. JK Keller has composed a nice series of gifs that show off the way…

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Steve Ballmer Suggests That Surface Isn’t Going to Try to Beat Anyone on Price

We’re well into tablet season with the release of the new Kindles and the almost certain release of the iPad Mini next month, but Microsoft’s Surface is in the game too, though we know quite little about it. In an interview with the Seattle Times, CEO Steve Ballmer was kind enough to mention the “sweet…

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Jiro Dreams Of Sushi: You’ll Never Be Half as Good at Anything.

So Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a documentary about a guy who is really, really good at making sushi. But wait, bear with me, because it is also the best damn documentary about a guy who is really, really good at making sushi that you will ever see. It’s actually a little inaccurate to call…

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Dear and the Headlights: It’s Gettin’ Easy

Off Dear and the Headlight’s wonderful debut Small Steps, Heavy Hooves, “It’s Gettin’ Easy” is a great little jam with what might be one of my favorite crescendos ever. Beyond the slowly climbing piano scale, accompanied by the ever more frantic yelps of the lead singer, “It’s Getting Easy” is one of those great songs…

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Good News: Your iPhone 5 Might Not Ship Late After All

The rush for iPhone 5s as soon as they were available was intense, rabid even. So rabid that the delivery dates got pushed back about two weeks within an hour. According to AppleInsider though, if you wound up with the two-weeks-later date, you might not have to wait it out. Apparently emails are rolling out…

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You’d Never Get Lost With a Pair of These GPS Shoes

The concept of GPS shoes is nothing new, but this pair designed by Dominic Wilcox don’t report your whereabouts to Mom, or an authoritarian government or something. Instead, they’ll help you shuffle home if you get lost somehow. https://gizmodo.com/gps-shoes-let-mommy-know-where-you-are-231578 Commissioned by the Global Footprint project in Northamptonshire, these functional prototypes have a GPS device implanted…

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Samsung Throws Down the Gauntlet with Its New iPhone-Bashing Ad

Not too long ago, Samsung faced a big loss against Apple in court, and now, it’s just sat through the announcement of the new iPhone, which sold out its preorders in a matter of hours. What’s a rival manufacturer to do? That’s easy; if you’re Samsung, you attack. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-owes-apple-a-comedically-huge-1-05-billion-in-5937781 Samsung has crafted a pretty aggressive…

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Insane 10 SIM Card Hotspot Takes a Valiant Stand Against Roaming

Everybody hates roaming and the absurd charges that come with it, but what are you going to do? Disconnect for a few days? Of course not. Pick up a crazy portable hotspot that has 10 SIM cards? Doesn’t sound like such a bad idea. The Uros Goodspeed hotspot is exactly that. By using the appropriate…

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Have You Ever Demolished a Misbehaving Gadget Out of Sheer Rage?

When you get angry, throwing something at a wall is always the got-to solution that never works. Well, it might work at making you feel better for that split second before the horror sets in and components scatter across the floor. In college, I once split a phone in half by chucking at a wall…

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Everything You Need to Know About the iPhone 5, Nuclear Bombs Exploding Underwater, Creepy Government Surveillance, And More

This week was Apple week, so you can’t be surprised there’s a lot of iPhone news to catch up on. If you haven’t been keeping up, and you want to know the score, there’s plenty for you below. And if you’re sick and tired of hearing about Apple by now, don’t worry; there’s some non-Apple…

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These PCs Come Pre-Installed With All Your Favorite Malware

Malware and viruses are bad, but so long as you’re careful, your PC will stay squeaky clean, right? Maybe not. Microsoft has found that many PCs from China are coming with malware pre-installed, as many as a fifth. As if bloatware wasn’t bad enough, the four offending computers all run forged versions of Windows, forged…

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Twitter Might Be Looking To Kill Off Third Party Image Hosts

Twitter’s big API changes have been causing all kinds of problems for third party Twitter clients, but they aren’t the only ones affected by Twitter’s new outlook on life. According to Buzzfeed, third party image hosts are in danger as well. It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise considering these image hosts are yet another…

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Microsoft Applies For the Patent on Beating Your Phone Into Silent Submission

There are plenty of high-tech phone features to yearn for, but Microsoft is applying for the patent on one so simple, primitive, and awesome you’ll be amazed you didn’t think of it yourself: the ability to smack your phone and have it shut up. It’s that simple, the phone makes a noise, you hit it,…

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Here’s What Happens When You Accidentally Drop a GoPro From 12,500 Feet

Warning: If you’re epileptic, you might want to pass on this video. Everybody knows that GoPros are tough little suckers, but this one also seems to have had a little luck on its side. After falling 12,500 feet it not only survived completely unscathed, but also managed to capture its clumsy, skydiving owner’s landing. The…

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Apple Says iCloud Isn’t Broken For Anybody Anymore

Recently some iClouders have been having trouble with the service’s email. The downtime made a bit of a mess for the roughly two million users it affected, but now Apple has apologized, and assured everyone that all the screwed up emails have made it through now. This is just the email sent to one affected…

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New Versions of Google Chrome Will Finally Let You Say You Don’t Want Advertisers Spying On You

If you’re paranoid about ad networks tracking your behavior and compiling a file on your tastes somewhere, there’s good news. Google Chrome’s developer build finally got built-in Do Not Track functionality, meaning Chrome will finally join the club with Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Google reluctantly agreed to add the feature back in February, but…

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HP CEO Promises a Smartphone’s Coming Because of Course It Is

After purchasing Palm, putting webOS on smartphones and tablets, and then giving up, it seems that HP has finally decided it needs to offer a smartphone. Pressured on the point in an interview with Fox Business, HP’s CEO Meg Whitman said that the company “ultimately has to offer a smartphone.” But when, where, how, and…

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Why You Don’t Pay a Ticket with 137 Dollar Bills Folded into Origami Pigs

Everybody hates getting a ticket, so what better way to take the edge off than delivering payment in an inconvenient, quirky way? That’ll really show those cops who’s boss! That must have been what this guy was thinking when he folded 137 dollar bills into 137 origami pigs and brought them to a police station…

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iPhone 5 Meta Hands-On: Surprise! It’s a Pretty Sweet iPhone

Finally, the iPhone 5 has been officially announced. Despite all the talk of “doubling down on secrecy” we knew most of the details beforehand. Now get ready for one more non-surprise as various hands-on impressions start rolling in: the iPhone 5 is a pretty sweet iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-5-everything-you-need-to-know-5942588 Engadget The phone itself doesn’t feel too much…

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The iPhone 5’s Custom A6 Boasts 1GB of Samsung RAM

iPhone Oil Paintings Put Greasy Fingers to Good Use

Steve Ballmer Suggests That Surface Isn’t Going to Try to Beat Anyone on Price

Jiro Dreams Of Sushi: You’ll Never Be Half as Good at Anything.

Dear and the Headlights: It’s Gettin’ Easy

Good News: Your iPhone 5 Might Not Ship Late After All

You’d Never Get Lost With a Pair of These GPS Shoes

Samsung Throws Down the Gauntlet with Its New iPhone-Bashing Ad

Insane 10 SIM Card Hotspot Takes a Valiant Stand Against Roaming

Have You Ever Demolished a Misbehaving Gadget Out of Sheer Rage?

Everything You Need to Know About the iPhone 5, Nuclear Bombs Exploding Underwater, Creepy Government Surveillance, And More

These PCs Come Pre-Installed With All Your Favorite Malware

Twitter Might Be Looking To Kill Off Third Party Image Hosts

Microsoft Applies For the Patent on Beating Your Phone Into Silent Submission

Here’s What Happens When You Accidentally Drop a GoPro From 12,500 Feet

Apple Says iCloud Isn’t Broken For Anybody Anymore

New Versions of Google Chrome Will Finally Let You Say You Don’t Want Advertisers Spying On You

HP CEO Promises a Smartphone’s Coming Because of Course It Is

Why You Don’t Pay a Ticket with 137 Dollar Bills Folded into Origami Pigs

iPhone 5 Meta Hands-On: Surprise! It’s a Pretty Sweet iPhone

Sam Witwer Is Ready for Maul’s Moment

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Anthropic Can’t Cover Up Its Claude Code Leak Fast Enough

Zach Cregger Recruits Second Zach for His Aunt Gladys Spinoff

Can You Run a Computer Without RAM? Surprisingly, Yes—But You’ll Be Miserable

How Adult Swim Skipped the April Fools’ Nonsense and Dropped a ‘Smiling Friends’ Claymation Horror Short Instead

Oracle Lays Off Thousands to Offset AI Spending

The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in April 2026

Chinese Startup Debuts Super-Bendy Robotic Arm for Orbital Repairs

Your Devices Are Targets. Bitdefender Shields Them All — For Less Than You Think

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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?