Jesus Diaz, Author at Gizmodo

This Slow Motion Metal Drilling Video Is So Damn Satisfying

I love slow motion videos in general, but there’s something extra-satisfying about this one: a fixed Japanese OSG Mega Muscle Drill getting its way inside a block of carbon steel rotating at 3,183 revolutions per minute. I can’t stop watching those chips getting away. And here’s a close up of the same drill getting into…

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The New iPhone 2012 Could Look Quite Beautiful

I was skeptical about the rumored next generation iPhone’s design. The two-tone unibody enclosure shown in crappy videos didn’t say anything to me. Then I saw these renderings, using the allegedly leaked parts as reference. Now I’m starting to love it. While the current iPhone 4 and 4S gets me back to the 70s—specially with…

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Apple Has Fixed the Horrendous Weekday Placement In iOS 6 Calendar (REJOICE!)

Victory! Apple has fixed the weekdays placement in iOS 6’s Calendar app after we complained about it a few months ago. I’m not surprised, because it was so impossibly bad that it probably had Steve Jobs rolling in his grave. This user interface agression just couldn’t stand, man. But there are bad news, my fellow…

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These Are the Apple Factory Worker’s 13 Commandments

A guy found this mystery card inside his new MacBook Pro box. The card belongs to the factory worker who packed the laptop and it contains the 13 Commandments of Foxconn. Here’s what it means: Four codes to live by while working at the factory 1. Discipline. 2. Tidiness. 3. Organization (basically means how you…

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What Is This Mystery Chinese Card Found In a MacBook Pro Box?

A guy opened his new MacBook Pro box and found this laminated light blue card with Chinese text on the front and back. What is it? A desperate message asking for help? A fortune cookie message? A MacRumors forum member claims that it is just a Foxconn worker’s card, which “basically [reminds the worker of]…

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How the Hell Is This Piece of Crap a Real Product?

Gawker alumnus Matt Cherette makes a good point: how could this “Forgot Your Password?” notebook be a real product? Unless you are an engineer at LinkedIn, who is going to spend $4.29 in this piece of crap? [Tumblr]

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Tim Cook Isn’t Steve Jobs—So What?

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook should be happy. Yesterday’s Apple show-n-tell was the most important since the original iPad’s introduction—an action-packed gangbang of hot new hardware and shiny software updates, rather than the snooze fests that were starting to become the norm even when Steve Jobs was on stage. In just 90 minutes, Apple drenched the…

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The Old and Next Generation MacBook Pro Compared Side By Side—This Is Just Insane

Compare their size: the old MacBook Pro on the left vs. the next generation MacBook Pro on the right. It’s stunning! The entire new laptop is much thinner than the old one’s main body. It’s really insane. These are the numbers, old vs. new: Height: 0.95 inch (2.41 cm) vs. 0.71 inch (1.8 cm) Width:…

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Before and After Kids’ Portraits Show the Effects of Oral Surgery

I went through oral surgery more than a month ago and I still have nightmares featuring the cracks deep inside my skull as my dentist struggled to break a huge molar. Again. And again. And again. That’s why these kids’ before and after portraits make me cringe—but also laugh. They perfectly summarize the horror that…

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iOS 6: All the New Features Coming Soon to Your iPhone and iPad

Apple’s new iOS 6 comes loaded with new features. From completely new Maps to a new version of the voice-activated personal assistant Siri to Facebook integration. And Passbook—Apple’s new app that controls coupons, boarding passes, cards and coupons—is really neat. This version looks quite sweet. These will be the new features of your iPhone and…

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How Steve Jobs Caused the Funniest and Weirdest Apple Business Card I’ve Ever Seen

I remember Andy Hertzfeld’s famous Apple business card, back in the 1980s. His title was: “Software Wizard”. The Apple business card above is modern and belongs to Andy Grignon. His title is: “F**kchop”. And it was Steve Jobs who accidentally gave Andy his card title: In the early iChatAV days, one of the many things…

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What’s Apple Going to Announce Today? (Updating Live)

Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference kicks off today. There will be lots of major announcements for sure, so get ready for an exciting summer. Here’s what we know, what we think, and what we wish is coming. We will be covering the keynote live and giving you detailed information on every new product starting today…

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New MacBook Pro Leaked Photos Indicate Same External Design

The new MacBook Pro to be announced at WWDC 2012 tomorrow may not sport a redesigned Air-like enclosure. According to these photos—posted to Chinese forum WeiPhone—they will have the same industrial design of the old models, down to the same screw placement. Chinese forum WeiPhone usually has solid information and these photos seem real. They…

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This Mega Monster Cat May Become the Biggest Cat In the World

Maine Coon is a breed of domestic cat. They’re usually pretty big. The biggest specimens weigh up to 25 pounds—11.3kg. But Rupert here isn’t just pretty big. He’s huge. He’s a “mega monster cat,” according to the experts. Heck, this thing can probably kill you if he decided to. He may become the biggest domestic…

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Here’s a Great Idea to Improve Internet Security

LinkedIn has been the latest hacked password clusterfuck. One of the many we know about. There are probably many more that have never been public. What are the consequences for these companies? They just seem to shrug and carry on. When are all companies going to take security more seriously? I don’t know, but it…

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The Original iPad May Not Get iOS 6

If you have an original iPad, get ready to be orphaned when the new iOS 6 comes out tomorrow. According to Chinese forum WeiPhone, the original iPad will not be supported by Apple’s next operating system. The Chinese site got a list of links with all the OS upgrades that will be available for developers…

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Would We Ever See a Scene Like This In Our Lifetime?

This is a SpaceX rocket today. This is the very near future of SpaceX. And, hopefully, the illustration above would be the far future of the company, a time when ultra-heavy rockets will send extremely large cargos beyond Earth’s orbit. Is this the future? Stanley Von Medvey—an amazing illustrator and creative director—seems to think so.…

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Did You Know That the Burj Khalifa Is So Tall That you Can Watch Two Sunsets On the Same Day?

Here’s a factoid that will blow your mind: the Burj Khalifa—the largest building in the world—is so tall that you can watch the sunset from the base of the building, get into an elevator right to the top, and watch the sunset all over again. In fact, if you are a Muslim living on top…

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I Want All These Impossibly Cool 8-Bit Cross-Stitches

Star Wars, Monty Python, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Ghostbusters, Justice League, Batman, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller, Princess Bride, Goonies… even the Golden Girls. These 8-bit cross-stitching patterns are all awesome and incredibly charming. Just perfect nostalgia pixels. I want to make a blanket with all of them. Prices vary from $12 for big patterns, like…

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Snooki’s Cellphone Gets Hacked, Naked Pictures Get Leaked, Eyeballs Get Hurt

Someone has allegedly hacked into the cellphone of the beautiful Snooki, the elegant lady who is the beacon of good taste and faithful love in a show called Jersey Shore, the epitome of modern American values. Surprisingly enough, the hacker found naked pictures of her, which obviously were taken by coercion. Apparently, the hacker also…

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This Slow Motion Metal Drilling Video Is So Damn Satisfying

The New iPhone 2012 Could Look Quite Beautiful

Apple Has Fixed the Horrendous Weekday Placement In iOS 6 Calendar (REJOICE!)

These Are the Apple Factory Worker’s 13 Commandments

What Is This Mystery Chinese Card Found In a MacBook Pro Box?

How the Hell Is This Piece of Crap a Real Product?

Tim Cook Isn’t Steve Jobs—So What?

The Old and Next Generation MacBook Pro Compared Side By Side—This Is Just Insane

Before and After Kids’ Portraits Show the Effects of Oral Surgery

iOS 6: All the New Features Coming Soon to Your iPhone and iPad

How Steve Jobs Caused the Funniest and Weirdest Apple Business Card I’ve Ever Seen

What’s Apple Going to Announce Today? (Updating Live)

New MacBook Pro Leaked Photos Indicate Same External Design

This Mega Monster Cat May Become the Biggest Cat In the World

Here’s a Great Idea to Improve Internet Security

The Original iPad May Not Get iOS 6

Would We Ever See a Scene Like This In Our Lifetime?

Did You Know That the Burj Khalifa Is So Tall That you Can Watch Two Sunsets On the Same Day?

I Want All These Impossibly Cool 8-Bit Cross-Stitches

Snooki’s Cellphone Gets Hacked, Naked Pictures Get Leaked, Eyeballs Get Hurt

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset