Eric Limer

If Google Now Mishears You, Correct It With “No, I Said…”

Google Now is great, but it’s not perfect. Sometimes it doesn’t hear you quite right. If that happens though, you don’t have to repeat the whole command; just tell Google the word it got wrong with “No, I said…” As 9to5Google explains, maybe you asked for “nearby bars” but Google inexplicably gave you results for…

You Can Literally Control Another Human Being With this Wild VR Setup

With the magic of virtual reality, it’s easier than ever to find out what it would be like to see out of someone else’s eyes, but for the full effect you have to mirror your movements. What if you could actually control the other person though? It’s actually already possible. Hello, Avatar. In this being-another-human…

Buzz Aldrin: The First Humans On Mars Should Never Come Home

Buzz Aldrin was the second man to ever set foot on the moon, and he has some opinions about how things should go down when humans first set foot on Mars. Namely that they shouldn’t come home. Ever. Aldrin explained his stance in an AMA on Reddit today, and it’s not that he’s just pro-stranding-people-on-an-alien-world…

Gear VR: Is This Samsung’s Plastic Version of Google Cardboard?

We’ve heard rumors before that Samsung and Oculus were working together on a VR headset, and this leak of “Gear VR” from Sammobile might be it. It’s stripped down and simple; a plastic version of Google Cardboard. Previous rumors suggested that Samsung’s entrance into the VR space wouldn’t be a full-on headset, but rather a…

One Way Android Fragmentation Isn’t As Bad As You Think

Making apps for Android can seem kind of messy because of the big scary F-word: Fragmentation. It’s part of why Tim Cook might call Android a “toxic hellstew” on stage. But the dirty little secret? It’s really not that bad, at least when it comes to screen size. You’ve probably seen scary graphics laying bar…

Android Wear Smartwatch Teardowns: Good Guts, Small Packages

Android Wear devices are finally out in the wild, and while we’re all still waiting on the Moto 360, the Samsung and the LG ain’t bad. The folks at iFixit tore them apart to see what’s underneath the surface, and what they found was mostly what you’d expect. With one exception. Both the LG G…

11 Dumb and Awesome Tricks Your Android Wear Watch Can Already Do

The smartwatches are here! Pre-orders of the first Android Wear watches from LG and Samsung ship today. But what can you do with your new toy when it actually shows up? You can get notifications on your wrist(!) sure, but there’s more where that came from. Here are some of the highlights. In addition to…

Help This Brilliant Goofball Kickstart a Potato Salad

When you’re hanging out at a barbecue, chowing down on hot dogs and other charred meats, sometimes you just want to be able to switch it up a bit. What if there was a cool, starch- and sauce-based salad that you could use to shake things up? Good news; there’s one coming, and you can…

Your Next Smartphone Could Have Blisteringly Fast Wi-Fi

How fast your phone can scream along on Wi-Fi doesn’t just depend on your internet speed; you also need a killer connection from your router to the device in your hand. A new acquisition by Qualcomm means the tech in question could be in your next phone. Qualcomm recently announced that it’s buying a little…

I Rode Shotgun in a Rally Race By Strapping a Phone To My Face

Google Cardboard and its ilk are proving that virtual reality isn’t just the realm of the Oculus Rift; you can do wonders with not much more than a phone and a couple of lenses. I saw some proof of that this morning, when I rode shotgun in a motorsports rally by strapping a phone to…

The Fireworks Laws in Every State

The 4th of July is tomorrow, and we all know what that means: The casual and festive use of explosives. Well, that is if you live in (or near?) one of the 42 states where that sort of thing is allowed. If you’re unsure whether you live in party town or under a wet blanket,…

Adebisi Shank: Voodoo Vision

Just the other day, I shared an Adebisi Shank song with you guys not only because I loved it but because I thought it was on their new album. It wasn’t, at least that version. But this version, revealed exclusively here at Gizmodo (oooOOOooo), is. For those of you who have missed the boat, Adebisi…

OnePlus One Review: An Unbelievably Fantastic Smartphone

Maybe you’ve heard of the OnePlus One. It’s the self-styled “flagship killer” aiming to swoop in from China and beat the Nexus 5 at its own affordability game. That’s a tall order, but the OnePlus One fills it. It’s so dirt cheap, and so incredible, that it’s damn near unbelievable. What Is It? A high-quality,…

Google Might Finally Be Ready to Mercy Kill Google Voice

If there’s one thing Google can do to help make its messaging better than ever, it’s to kill the hulking zombie that is Google Voice and transplant its good parts into the still-living Google Hangouts. It hasn’t happened yet, but now there’s evidence in the Hangouts app that it might be coming soon. Deep in…

Google just announced that it’s buying Songza, no doubt in a bid to beef up its music streaming offerings. For the time being, there are no plans to change Songza and no word on the price of the deal, but you can bet that its functionality will be popping up in a Google service sometime…

What Building Google Cardboard From Scratch Looks Like

So you want Google Cardboard. It’s awesome! Except that you weren’t at I/O and you don’t want to have to wait for a kit from DODOcase. Luckily Google put the plans online so you build one yourself from scratch. Here’s what that process looks like. https://gizmodo.com/why-a-chunk-of-cardboard-might-be-the-biggest-thing-at-1596545955 This handy little timelapse from reverendkjr will not make…

“OK Google” Now Works From Anywhere On Your Android Phone

There’s a new update to the Google Search app that’s starting to roll out that lets you say “OK Google” to trigger voice search from anywhere instead of just the homescreen. That is awesome. We heard some rumors that Google would be trying to bring the yell-at-your-phone-from-anywhere superpowers the Moto X has to all phones,…

Everything Google Didn’t Highlight At I/O

They keynote at Google’s big developer conference is over, and in its three hours(!) we found out about AndroidTV, Android Auto, and the next big release of Android for you phone. But there was also a ton of rumored stuff that Google didn’t announce. Here’s what was missing, and our best guesses at why. A…

Google Is Going to Bring Android Apps to Chrome(books)

With the upcoming L release of Android, Chromebooks are going to gain the superpower of being able to run (some) Android apps! Google is trying to be cautious about not just slapping Android apps onto a device with a mouse and keyboard with no modification, so it’s not like every Android app is immediately there,…

Google’s Getting Its Own Android-Powered Game Consoles

Forget the Ouya, there’s another Android game console in town, and it’s coming from two of the biggest players in computing. Razer, the folks behind the awesome Razer Blade and Junglecat controller, have teamed up with Google to create a “micro-console” that will run the new AndroidTV. It’ll work as a set-top box for TV…