John Herrman, Author at Gizmodo

“It’s Possible to Receive a Small and Quick Electrical Shock From Your Earbuds While Listening to iPod”

From Apple’s support pages, a warning about potential static electricity buildup in earbuds, in which Apple has been reduced to explaining basic physics to its customers. [via Crave UK]

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Google PowerMeter Begins Rollout, Gives You One More Metric To Obsess Over

Google PowerMeter, an online widget that monitors your home’s power usage in real time, is one of those ideas that really should’ve caught on by now. Well, it’s starting to! Google has announced its first partners for the project, who either do or will provide their customers with the “smart meters” necessary for Google widget…

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Pandora’s New Subscription Service: Desktop App, HQ Streaming, and NO ADS

Pandora’s old pay service was nothing to write home about; or more accurately, it was nothing to pay for. Pandora One, their new, $36/y premium option, at least tries to give you your money’s worth. With Pandora One, which is available from today (sorry, still only in the US), you’re mostly paying for one thing:…

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Ravage Transformer USB Drive Will Hold 2GB (Or Roughly 2000 Pictures of Megan Fox)

Ravage used to transform from a cat into a cassette, but those weird, tapey things are a little old for fans of the bold, new, LeBouf’d version of the franchise. How about a USB drive? In flash drive form, he’s neither terribly compact nor inconspicuous, but this toy isn’t meant to be a great Transformer—it’s…

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In Which I Do Not Make a Joke About The Sarah Connor Chronicles Getting ‘Terminated’

Just before the film arm of its franchise gets a much-anticipated reboot, The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been canceled by Fox. Sadly, even the show’s bold cost-cutting measures weren’t enough to save it. [Reg] https://gizmodo.com/i-met-a-terminator-and-lived-to-tell-the-story-5242895

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It’s Official: Palm Pre Coming June 6th for $200

Sprint has formally announced that the Palm Pre will be available on June 6th for $199.99 on a two-year contract, after rebates. Interestingly, that’s two days before Apple’s next big event and probable product launch. https://gizmodo.com/wwdc-keynote-monday-june-8th-10am-as-expected-no-ste-5252095 Also announced were the stores that’d be carrying it: far from a Sprint Store exclusive, the Pre will be…

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Atlantis Crew Finishes Hubble Repairs, Celebrates With Early Morning Jam Sesh

NASA’s latest Hubble repair mission was—even as orbital repair missions go—a tough one. It’s great news, then, that they’ve finished repairing the rickety old telescope, which they’ll release this morning. So they celebrated. https://gizmodo.com/hubble-repair-mission-more-risky-than-you-would-ever-im-5046276 Barring its mildly inauspicious start, the mission appears to have gone well so far, netting us stunning photos, fascinating live video…

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LG ‘World’s Thinnest’ LCD TVs Are Just 6mm Thick

I’m not entirely sure that these sets can lay claim an actual record, but LCD’s 1080p, 6mm-deep, sub-20lb, 42-inch and 47-inch TVs do look awfully thin. Unfortunately LG’s ultra-thin new sets—which boast 8ms response time, LG’s TruMotion 120hz video smoothing technology and a space-saving LGS (light guide sheet) backlighting technology—appear to be, at least for…

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Microsoft My Phone Beta Open to the Public

My Phone, Microsoft’s new over-the-air backup system for Windows Mobile phones, is available for free in a public beta. Jason called it “fairly good” and even “fancy“, so it’s definitely worth a try. [WM Dev] https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-my-phone-impressions-its-a-fancy-backu-5154692

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Wooden Large Hadron Collider Carries Minimal Risk of World-Ending Black Holes

The real Large Hadron Collider has been a bit of a disappointment to date, so an impatient Russian artist decided to make his own. Out of wood. https://gizmodo.com/lhc-restart-postponed-further-wont-attempt-to-swallow-5150411 Nikolay Polissky is an artist who trades primarily in giant, incomprehensibly weird wooden sculptures. Apparently (as in, obviously) his intention in building this “Large Hadron Collider” wasn’t…

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Iomega eGo Hard Drives Are Pretty Enough, Cheap Enough

I don’t ask much of portable hard drives: they should be affordable, easy on the eyes, and better not require an external power source. So I kinda like Iomega’s pretty, cheap(ish), USB-powered eGo drives. The price isn’t super-low, but these drives, which start at $85 for the 250GB model and top out with the 500GB,…

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Second-Tier FiOS Providers Undercut Verizon, Are Verizon

Verizon FiOS, which can pipe the internet into your home at 50mbps, is something like bliss. It’s also hideously expensive. Luckily, smaller ISPs are offering the same service for less. The exact same service. Midsize ISP DSLExtreme has announced that it will be offering a 50mbps service in 17 states at an introductory rate of…

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Sony’s New Entry Level DSLRs Officially Announced, Again

Sony’s newest budget Alpha DSLR’s have been leaked dry, leaving nothing to mystery for today’s official announcement. Really, nothing. So here are some new pictures! https://gizmodo.com/new-entry-level-sony-dslrs-feature-revamped-gui-hdmi-o-5246898 To refresh your memories, Sony’s new line of DSLRs isn’t a massive departure from their previous models. The a230, a330 and a380 roughly replace the a200, a300 and a350,…

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World’s Largest Set of Balls Spotted Inside World’s Largest Loop-the-Loop

Stuntman Steve Truglia drives a puny Toyota around a loop-the-loop in a record-setting stunt for British TV show (and Top Gear doppelganger) Fifth Gear. The full stunt, safe descent (hopefully) included, airs this Saturday. [Dailymail]

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Standing Over Circuit City’s Cooling Corpse, Walmart Steps Up Its Electronics Game

Where many see death and despair, Walmart’s executives see opportunity. Starting this week, the big-box giant is drastically expanding its stores’ electronics sections, hoping to compete head-on with the likes of Best Buy and Amazon. https://gizmodo.com/their-final-words-as-the-grunts-of-circuit-city-5146694 A senior VP for the company was blunt about their ambitions, exclaiming “Circuit City‘s business is up for grabs…

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Napster’s New Pitch: Five DRM-Free Songs, Unlimited Streaming, $5 A Month

When Best Buy gobbled up Napster, Adam wondered what they could possibly do to make their expensive new liability relevant again. The answer? Go cheap. Very cheap. https://gizmodo.com/best-buy-purchases-napster-for-121-million-hopes-peop-5049936 The new plan, which goes live tonight, undercuts just about anything that doesn’t involve BitTorrent. Five bucks a month nets you streaming access to Napster’s 7-million-deep music…

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Archos Event Invitation Unsubtly Hints at Rumored Android MID

On its own, it’s a stretch: the invite is green and vaguely Android-y, and there’s a faint rectangular device in the background, therefore Archos must be working on an Android MID! Right? Well, they are. https://gizmodo.com/texas-instruments-spills-the-beans-archos-working-on-a-5149903 Or, at least that’s what Texas Instruments, the guys who are apparently making a good portion of the device’s…

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Microsoft Just Gives Up, Files for Patent on ‘Magic Wand’

Microsoft, by the hand of J Allard, the guy in charge of the Entertainment and Devices (Xbox and Zune) Division, has filed for patent protection for a “Magic Wand”. What? Oh, it’s a Wiimote. From the application: The [wand’s] architecture can utilize one or more sensor from a collection of sensors to determine an orientation…

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How To Install Windows 7 On Almost Any Netbook

Windows 7 is free for now, and works extremely well on netbooks. That said, installing the OS on these tiny laptops—especially low-end models—can be daunting. Here’s how to do it, the easy way: https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-release-candidate-1-available-right-now-5240211 If the Release Candidate is any indication (and it should be), then Windows 7 will be a nice upgrade for any…

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The Week in iPhone Apps: Grow Up, Slacker

This week’s iPhone apps are all about growing up, taking control, and inheriting new responsibilities. Get a job! Kiss important peoples’ butts! Organize your shopping! Record important things! And for some reason, SLEESTAKS. First, a moment of silence for the recently departed John Mahoney, the great emcee of iPhone apps that everyone had grown to…

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“It’s Possible to Receive a Small and Quick Electrical Shock From Your Earbuds While Listening to iPod”

Google PowerMeter Begins Rollout, Gives You One More Metric To Obsess Over

Pandora’s New Subscription Service: Desktop App, HQ Streaming, and NO ADS

Ravage Transformer USB Drive Will Hold 2GB (Or Roughly 2000 Pictures of Megan Fox)

In Which I Do Not Make a Joke About The Sarah Connor Chronicles Getting ‘Terminated’

It’s Official: Palm Pre Coming June 6th for $200

Atlantis Crew Finishes Hubble Repairs, Celebrates With Early Morning Jam Sesh

LG ‘World’s Thinnest’ LCD TVs Are Just 6mm Thick

Microsoft My Phone Beta Open to the Public

Wooden Large Hadron Collider Carries Minimal Risk of World-Ending Black Holes

Iomega eGo Hard Drives Are Pretty Enough, Cheap Enough

Second-Tier FiOS Providers Undercut Verizon, Are Verizon

Sony’s New Entry Level DSLRs Officially Announced, Again

World’s Largest Set of Balls Spotted Inside World’s Largest Loop-the-Loop

Standing Over Circuit City’s Cooling Corpse, Walmart Steps Up Its Electronics Game

Napster’s New Pitch: Five DRM-Free Songs, Unlimited Streaming, $5 A Month

Archos Event Invitation Unsubtly Hints at Rumored Android MID

Microsoft Just Gives Up, Files for Patent on ‘Magic Wand’

How To Install Windows 7 On Almost Any Netbook

The Week in iPhone Apps: Grow Up, Slacker

Amazon Clears Out the Chefman Indoor Pizza Oven at 50% Off, Pizza Stone and Peel Included

‘Maul: Shadow Lord’ Will Return for Season 2

Artemis 2 Day 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Shark FlexStyle Air Styling System Holds at 31% Off While Dyson Airwrap Returns to Full Price After the Spring Sale

Sonos Ace ANC Headphones Quietly Drop Again to a New Low Right After the AirPods Max 2 Launch

Could Dave Filoni’s ‘Star Wars’ Cameo Have an Important Role in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’?

Amazon’s 50-Inch Smart Fire TV Is Still 40% Off After the Spring Sale, Price Could Jump Back Anytime

Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta Glasses Now on GlassesUSA With 50% Off Lens Upgrades, Get Vision AI Glasses for Less

This Windows 11 Pro Mini PC Shows Up at a Record Low on Amazon After the Spring Sale, No Need for a Tower Desktop

The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Moment Designed for You to Gawk at Hugh Jackman’s Chiseled Body Is Now an Action Figure

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?