Jesus Diaz, Author at Gizmodo

Finally, a Stand That Allows You to Balance an iPad On a Butt

It’s called The Hipster, it’s made of a pelvis and it’s an iPad stand. The possibilities are endless, but I would just leave all the stupid jokes for you to make in the comments. Enjoy! [Dublin Design Lab]

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This Slingshot Can Kill Humans—With Style

The $100 Montie Gear Y-Fork Slingshot—designed by Nichols Pennington—is made of aluminum, with a paracord-wrapped handle and a Thera-Band Gold flat band with a leather pouch. It can throw 0.5-inch ball bearings or .44 cal lead ball. If you buy this, be sure to be careful with it. It’s certainly not a toy and you…

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Stunning Rivers of Lava Making an Ocean of Lava

I get transfixed watching rivers of lava flow, either fast and fluid, or growing in slow motion, like the living rocks at 1 minute and 53 seconds in this video. And that terrifying crackling. A surge of lava spews out of a rupture in the lava tube system and is heading down steep cliffs, or…

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Netflix Updates iPad App for HD!—But Just the Buttons

Hooray! Netflix has updated their iPad app for HD. That’s what they say in the update… but it’s just the buttons! Boo! the video is still in low resolution, not Full HD, so there will be no difference in the new iPad. Which is weird, because Netflix streams in 1080p to Roku and Xbox 360.…

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Frozen Water Found in Scorching Hot 752F Mercury Hell

NASA’s Messenger has found very strong indications of frozen water in Mercury. But how can there be frozen water in a hell like Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, boiling at 752º Fahrenheit (400ºC)? https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-first-image-ever-obtained-from-mercury-orbi-5787137 The answer is something called cold traps, areas of the surface of Mercury that are constantly cold because of…

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New York City Map Made of Brands Is Perfect for Tourists, Snobs

Who cares about street names and numbers when you can have a whole city map made out with the brands of shops and chains everywhere? I will meet you at Louis Vuitton and Bvlgari in ten! See you there! [Citymaps]

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America Fires the Most Powerful Laser In History

The United States’ National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California has fired the most powerful laser in history, a record-breaking 2-megajoule shot. The laser was originally designed to reach 1.875-megajoules, but beat everyone’s expectations—and set a new world record in the process. 192 laser beams combined to form the single shot,…

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Man Flies Like a Bird Flapping His Own Wings (Update 6)

I’m really amazed by this video, because I always dreamed about doing this. Watch Dutch mechanical engineer Jarno Smeets take off and fly just by flapping wings of his own invention—like a real bird! It’s uncanny. Smeets developed the wings over an eight-month period. They use a special motion mechanism built around an Android phone…

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Does the New iPad Have Wi-Fi Reception Problems? (Update 2)

Users are reporting new problems with the new iPad: the Wi-Fi seems to be a lot weaker than the iPad 2, the iPhone or MacBooks, according to numerous reports on AppleCare support thread. Could this be another antennagate? Have you experienced the same? http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band Updated with new information on this apparently very real problem. This…

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How Can This Aircraft Supercarrier Be In the Middle of a Desert Storm?

It looks like an airfield runway in the middle of the desert, but this is actually the deck of the the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The ship was navigating across the Arabian Sea on March 19 when a powerful sand storm crossed her path. Sometimes, sand storms can come from inland deserts into…

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These Kids Are Building a Battlestar Galactica Viper

They are a group of five high school students from Marin and San Francisco. They build projects for MakerFaire before and now they want to do something really amazing: build a full BSG Viper simulator with 360-degree motion in all directions. And you can help them! These kids are amazing. They found a Piper fuselage…

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Giant TIE Fighter For Sale. Fits Real Pilot. Fires Party Poppers. $150 or Best Offer

“Have the coolest toy in your neighborhood!” this Craigslist ad says. “This TIE Fighter looks like shit!” says Sam Biddle. “It’s way better than the TIE Fighter I built,” replies Brian Barrett. “Let’s buy it!” I say. $150? Come on! Sadly, we are not in Seattle: Approximately 1/3 scale TIE Fighter. 8x8x8 feet but breaks…

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New Van Gogh Painting Discovered

Still life with roses and field flowers. That’s the name of this unsigned painting. After nine years of intensive research, scientists have finally cracked its code using a new technique called Macro Scanning X-ray Fluorescence Spectometry. The author: Vincent Van Gogh. And it is quite an unusual Van Gogh. First, the size is weird, too…

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Another Crystal Clear Sign That OS X Is Going to Die Really Soon

If you had any doubts about the overwhelming importance of iOS and the imminent death of OS X as we know it—probably after Mountain Lion—take a look at the image above. Pay close attention. Read the titles of the entire Apple leadership team. https://gizmodo.com/apples-three-million-new-ipads-sold-show-that-the-futur-5894643 See it yet? There’s no VP for OS X or Mac…

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Apple’s Three Million New iPads Sold Show That the Future Is Here to Stay

Apple has just announced that they have sold three million new iPads since its release last Friday. It’s a staggering number. Clearly, they are unstoppable at this point. The future is here to stay, people. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-is-the-future-5506692 It’s truly impressive. It’s only one million below iPhone 4S-level numbers. Except the iPad costs a lot more money…

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Every Dating Site Should Be Like OK Go-pid

What is OK Go-pid? It’s the new dating service by OK Go, the band that makes the coolest, craziest, most absurd videos this side of Rick James. Actually, it’s a dating site for superfreaks. Watch their informercial! https://gizmodo.com/new-ok-go-awesome-video-is-full-of-awesome-dogs-5643044 And the fact is that it isn’t that crazy. It makes as much as sense as any…

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The Giant Butler Did It

Life is out there to kill you at any time. With a giant knife made of cardboard, by Maria Lujan. [Maria Lujan via Behance via piccole risposte senza domanda]

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Bruce Springsteen’s Inspiring Talk On Creativity and Music Is a Must Watch

Bruce Springsteen started this year’s South by Southwest festival with a beautiful and inspiring—even tear-jerking at times—talk about creativity, music and hard work. No matter if you aren’t a music buff or a Springsteen fan, it’s a must watch. You can watch the entire thing here. [NPR] https://gizmodo.com/bruce-springsteen-is-still-the-boss-even-if-he-did-lif-5894129

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Destroying the New iPad With an Automatic Assault Rifle Is Harder Than You Think

What happens when you fire an HK53 assault rifle against the new iPad? I know, the answer is obvious, but you may be surprised. Watch this video and see. Obviously, the HK53—and the Benelli shotgun he uses later—is going to make a lot of holes on the iPad’s surface But I was surprised to see…

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Educational Apps’ Advertising Introduce Kids to Scientology, Guns, Casinos and Sex

If you have kids, better watch out for free educative apps with ads in them. Apparently, they can be a backdoor for R-rated messages about hot dating, guns and, even worse, scientology. Check out the image for a small sample. The first case was caught by a man living in Austria. His 6-year-old son was…

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Finally, a Stand That Allows You to Balance an iPad On a Butt

This Slingshot Can Kill Humans—With Style

Stunning Rivers of Lava Making an Ocean of Lava

Netflix Updates iPad App for HD!—But Just the Buttons

Frozen Water Found in Scorching Hot 752F Mercury Hell

New York City Map Made of Brands Is Perfect for Tourists, Snobs

America Fires the Most Powerful Laser In History

Man Flies Like a Bird Flapping His Own Wings (Update 6)

Does the New iPad Have Wi-Fi Reception Problems? (Update 2)

How Can This Aircraft Supercarrier Be In the Middle of a Desert Storm?

These Kids Are Building a Battlestar Galactica Viper

Giant TIE Fighter For Sale. Fits Real Pilot. Fires Party Poppers. $150 or Best Offer

New Van Gogh Painting Discovered

Another Crystal Clear Sign That OS X Is Going to Die Really Soon

Apple’s Three Million New iPads Sold Show That the Future Is Here to Stay

Every Dating Site Should Be Like OK Go-pid

The Giant Butler Did It

Bruce Springsteen’s Inspiring Talk On Creativity and Music Is a Must Watch

Destroying the New iPad With an Automatic Assault Rifle Is Harder Than You Think

Educational Apps’ Advertising Introduce Kids to Scientology, Guns, Casinos and Sex

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets