Jamie Condliffe, Author at Gizmodo

Did Scientists Really Just Break the Speed of Light?

Today, you might read that scientists have developed a way to produce faster-than-light travel. But steady, there: we’ve been burnt once recently, so let’s not let it happen again. Did scientists really manage to break the speed of light? https://gizmodo.com/ridiculous-a-loose-cable-caused-those-faster-than-ligh-5887398 According to Einstein’s special theory of relativity, light traveling in a vacuum is the universal…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe May 7 '12

Why You’re Biologically Inclined to Spill Your Coffee

Sometimes it feels like spilling coffee from your mug is inevitable. In fact, it turns out that hunch might be correct: scientists have shown that humans are biologically built to spill. In what sounds like incredibly frivolous research, a team of mechanical engineers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been investigating why people…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 7 '12

Dinosaur Farts Caused Jurassic Global Warming

A lot of dinosaurs were big eating machines. Now, scientists have calculated how much gas they would have expelled as a result of their digestion—and the quantities they produced probably meant that they warmed their own climate through letting rip. Scientists from Liverpool John Moore’s University in the UK have calculated the methane output of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 7 '12

Will LG’s New Google TV Finally Make You Want One?

LG has announced that its new Google-powered smart TVs, announced at CES in January, will launch in the US towards the end of May. https://gizmodo.com/lg-throws-two-double-brained-google-tvs-into-the-world-5874322 The company’s executive vice president of TV, Ro Seog-ho, has told Reuters that they should be in stores by the week of May 21st. The devices mark Google ‘s second…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 7 '12

Verizon’s 911 Texting Service Could Save Your Life at 4G Speeds

Verizon has announced that it plans to launch the nation’s first text-to-911 service, designed to allow those who are deaf or hard of hearing to contact the emergency services via SMS. As well as providing a huge benefit for those who are unable to hear, it’s thought that the text-to-911 function will be useful in…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 7 '12

Adobe Creative Suite 6 on Sale Today, Creative Cloud on May 11th

Adobe has announced that the latest version of its professional-level Creative Suite, CS6, is available to purchase from today for both OS X and Windows. Those of you waiting for the Creative Cloud distribution will have to wait a couple of days longer, until May 11th. https://gizmodo.com/photoshop-cs6-beta-review-the-best-update-in-recent-me-5895424 CS6 ranges in price depending on which package…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 7 '12

OS X Bug Exposes Lion Log-In Details in Clear Text

With a recent Lion security update which was part of Mac OS X 10.7.3, Apple managed to roll out a debug file that—with some very specific configurations—can leave passwords stored in a log file in clear text. Fortunately, few people will be affected. To be hit by the problem, you’ll need to have used FileVault…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 7 '12

Even Babies Are a Little Racist

While there are no shortage of studies that suggest adults are less able to recognise individuals of different races to themselves, the latest is actually interesting: babies as young as nine months old are better able to recognize faces and emotional expressions of people who belong to their race. But babies don’t start out that…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 4 '12

Over 13 Million US Facebook Users Don’t Use Any Privacy Controls

Over 13 million Facebook users don’t use—or don’t even know about—any of Facebook’s privacy settings, according to a new study by independent, non-profit Consumer Reports. That is a lot of users freely sharing information with people they don’t know. [Consumer Reports] Image by west.m under Creative Commons license

Social Media Jamie Condliffe May 4 '12

Researcher Killed By Deadly Bacteria He Was Working With

A young researcher from San Francisco has died after being infected by a highly virulent strain of meningococcal disease he was studying—and there are fears that it could spread. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that it suspects Richard Din, 25, became fatally infected with an agent from his own laboratory.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 4 '12

Anti-Virus Founder John McAfee Forcefully Arrested in Belize

John McAfee, founder of the deeply frustrating McAfee Antivirus, has become the target of a Belize Gang Suppression Unit. He’s explained that the GSU raided his research facility, killed his dog, took his passport, handcuffed him and arrested him on a bogus weapons charge. McAffe lives in Belize, and seems to be generous within its…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 4 '12

Windows 8 Won’t Play DVDs as Standard

Microsoft has recently been dribbling out news of the media functionality of Windows 8, and little has been surprising. But here’s something weird: unless you buy the Media Center version of the OS, Windows won’t offer any native facility for DVD playback. Of course, you’ll be able to use a piece of free third-party software,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 4 '12

What Would Happen If You Put Your Hand in the LHC’s Beam?

A while back, Sixty Symbols asked a bunch of physicists what they thought would happen if you were to place your hand in the particle beam at the LHC and… none of them knew. Now they’ve done some digging, and found out. As it turns out, the LHC’s beam is focussed down to a tiny…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe May 3 '12

Coat Hangers Made From Bike Parts Are Beautiful if Impractical

Bicycles are so damn hip these days that they’re infiltrating every aspect of culture. Whatever: here’s a great, quirky piece of up-cycling that takes disused bicycles parts and converts them into a set of beautiful coat hangers. These were designed and made by Oliver Staiano, from Nottingham Trent University in the UK, as part of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 3 '12

Emotion Is Reversed in the Brains of Left Handers

Psychologists have always assumed that the way emotions are organized in the brain is the same for all of us. But now, a new study suggests that left-handers process emotion in the opposite side of the brain to right-handers—which could change the way we think about and treat mental disorders. The research, carried out at…

Health Jamie Condliffe May 3 '12

Kick-Ass Automated Berkeley Dorm Violates College Rules

Earlier this week we showed you the inside of Derek Low’s insanely automated college room. Sadly, the draconian forces that be at Berkeley are calling Low in to a judicial hearing because his room violates their housing policy. In his own words, Low spent “three months and several hundred dollars” tweaking his room, and now…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 3 '12

Verizon’s LTE-Powered Home Broadband Goes National

While Verizon recently launched its LTE-powered home broadband service, calledHomeFusion, to a select few locations, it seems to be doing so well that it’s now being rolled out across the entire country. From today, Home Fusion goes nationwide—at least, to everywhere with a 4G signal. The service uses an external antenna to receive LTE signal,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 3 '12

Real Lasers on Actual Sharks

Last week, a company called Wicked Lasers promised to attach lasers to sharks if enough people Liked the idea on Facebook. They did. It happened. It is awesome. What you see before you is a 50-milliwatt green laser on a lemon shark. It was rather bravely put there by marine biologist Luke Tipple off the…

Biology Jamie Condliffe May 2 '12

Sweat-Eating Bees Are Invading Our Cities

While most bees get by just fine supping on nectar from flowers, there’s a different kind of bee out in the wild that feeds on sweat—and now, they’re moving into cities to make the most of all that humans can offer. The Wall Street Journal reports that researchers at Cornell University have spotted a huge…

Biology Jamie Condliffe May 2 '12

Report: Facebook Messenger App Could Get Video Chat Upgrade Soon

It’s rumored that Facebook is extending its standalone Messenger app for iPhone to include video chat capabilities, and 9to5mac reports that the current beta version is “smooth most of the time”. It’s claimed that the app is currently undergoing testing on Facebook’s internal servers, and it is thought that it will be launched ahead of…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe May 2 '12

Jamie Condliffe

Did Scientists Really Just Break the Speed of Light?

Why You’re Biologically Inclined to Spill Your Coffee

Dinosaur Farts Caused Jurassic Global Warming

Will LG’s New Google TV Finally Make You Want One?

Verizon’s 911 Texting Service Could Save Your Life at 4G Speeds

Adobe Creative Suite 6 on Sale Today, Creative Cloud on May 11th

OS X Bug Exposes Lion Log-In Details in Clear Text

Even Babies Are a Little Racist

Over 13 Million US Facebook Users Don’t Use Any Privacy Controls

Researcher Killed By Deadly Bacteria He Was Working With

Anti-Virus Founder John McAfee Forcefully Arrested in Belize

Windows 8 Won’t Play DVDs as Standard

What Would Happen If You Put Your Hand in the LHC’s Beam?

Coat Hangers Made From Bike Parts Are Beautiful if Impractical

Emotion Is Reversed in the Brains of Left Handers

Kick-Ass Automated Berkeley Dorm Violates College Rules

Verizon’s LTE-Powered Home Broadband Goes National

Real Lasers on Actual Sharks

Sweat-Eating Bees Are Invading Our Cities

Report: Facebook Messenger App Could Get Video Chat Upgrade Soon

Lego’s New ‘Mandalorian & Grogu’ Set Confirms a Very Silly Name Change

Ask.com Is Dead, and I’m Begging Its Owners Not to Bring AskJeeves Back as a Chatbot

Meet the New Mutant Heroes of ‘X-Men ’97’

Under Ternus, Apple Is Reportedly Entering a Spendy New Era

Open Channel: What Are (Still) Your Favorite Infinity Saga Movies?

April Was the Worst Ever Month on Record for Crypto Hacks

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Wizards of the Coast Apologizes After New ‘Hobbit’ One Ring Card Accused of Plagiarism

Logitech G G512 X Review: The Tasting Menu of a Pro Gaming Keyboard

Ecovacs Deebot X12 OmniCyclone Review: AI Can’t Save This Robot Vacuum

The Best Tech Gifts for Mother’s Day 2026

Asus’ Dual-Display Gaming Laptop Will Ruin Your Single-Screen Lifestyle

Steam Controller Review: Trackpads Change Everything for PC Gaming

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen