Kyle VanHemert, Author at Gizmodo

How Could This Do It Yourself Light Suit Not Improve Your Weekend?

This may not necessarily be the most practical DIY, but if you’re looking at that picture—I mean really looking—and you’re not thinking “I want to go to there,” well, I just don’t know what to tell you. Like Daft Punk before you, now you too can dazzle people with a line-y, glow in the dark…

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Stop Losing Lens Caps With These DIY Clips

To be a photographer is to lose lens caps. They slide under stacks of paper and get kicked across floors. But armed with a shampoo bottle, an X-acto knife, and this guide, you can make your lens caps stay put. The simple system involves attaching a plastic hook to your camera strap and an elastic…

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Haiti Text Message Donations Top $10 Million

Faced with an “unprecedented mobile response,” mGive and the Red Cross have collected over $10 million in relief for Haiti. With text donations pouring in at a rate of 10,000 a second, and average donations of $10 automatically charged to phone bills of mobile users, mGive’s system has proved essential for those looking to contribute.…

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Teenager Arrested For Threatening To Blow Up An Apple Store

Here’s a Genius Bar horror story for you: Justin Barry, an apparently disgruntled seventeen year old, walked into a Staten Island Apple Store and typed this message on one of the display machines. He’s now facing seven years in prison. https://gizmodo.com/hey-apple-store-geniuses-tell-us-your-horror-stories-5448349 I have threatened your store and all its employees with a bloody death ……

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Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

In today’s Remainders: the fastest text messengers in the world; PC sales are up, but the PCs are smaller and cheaper; Calvin and Hobbes’s snowman violence realized; and hacked billboards with hardcore porn bring Moscow traffic to a standstill. Texting Frenzy LG hosted the Mobile World Cup Championship in New York City yesterday, the most…

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TV Industry Turns Blind Eye To Non-3D Viewers

When it comes to 3D television, I don’t see it. Literally. The technology that’s supposed to convince me that a 3D image exists when I look at a 2D screen doesn’t work for me. Nor does it work for a small but significant percentage of the population—4 percent to 10 percent, depending on which expert…

Television Kyle VanHemert

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

In today’s Remainders: HP and Microsoft have their heads in the clouds; XBox 360 gets pedal power; Clear gives you new ways to enjoy WiMax; and Drake’s Equation explains why you’re alone in the Universe. Cloud City Hewlett Packard and Microsoft have announced a new partnership, pledging to spend $250 million over the next three…

Space & Spaceflight Kyle VanHemert

Buffalo Dualie Carries a HDD But Lets iPhone Sit Shotgun

iPod docks can already be found on speakers, alarm clocks, kitchen scales, space heaters, lamps, cars, bikes and I’m sure in a bunch of other wacky things. Leaving no stone unturned, Buffalo is releasing the Dualie, a hard drive/dock combo. The Buffalo Dualie probably doesn’t solve any problems you currently have, but it certainly makes…

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Text Message Donations to Haiti Pass $4 Million

mGive, a non-profit organization working with Red Cross to collect donations via text message, has announced that they have collected over $4 million for Haitian relief. Jenifer Snyder, mGive’s executive director, said that donations are coming in at the rate of $200,000 an hour, though they have capacity to take on more. By way of…

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Doomsday Clock Moved Back One Minute

The Doomsday Clock, a metaphoric measure of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, biotechnology, and climate change, has been moved back one minute, to six minutes before midnight, signaling a more “hopeful state of world affairs.” The Bulletin of Atomic Sciences cited the increased discourse on climate change and further developments towards a nuclear weapons-free…

Climate Change Kyle VanHemert

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

In today’s remainders: The Onion visits CES; Recompute makes a cardboard PC; a robot spins on its head; and a helmet inspired by an armadillo. Raw Onion America’s Finest News Source visited CES this year and reported on the gadgets that excited them most. Among them: Bose Noise-Delaying Headphones, Texas Instruments’ Graphic Bassoon, and an…

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The Gear We Used At CES

New gadgets are the stars of CES, but there was a ton of gear behind the scenes that was instrumental to our coverage of the event. Here’s what kept us alive in Vegas. Let’s get this out of the way: MacBooks. We all use them. Except for Rosa.* It hasn’t always been this way—a few…

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Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

In today’s remainders, glimpses into possible futures: for some, the iPhone 4G can’t come soon enough; Windows Mobile 7 isn’t coming anytime soon; the BlackBerry 8910 is definitely on its way; and a concept lamp with a dim future. 4G Orgy The Korea Times had everyone atwitter today with their report that the iPhone 4G…

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India Developing ‘Kill Vehicle’ to Knock Enemy Satellites Out of the Sky

With perennial foe Pakistan always teetering on the brink of political collapse and neighboring superpower China taking strides into space technology, India has announced that it is developing an exo-atmospheric “kill vehicle” that will knock enemy satellites out of orbit. The program was proudly announced as part of India’s ballistic missile defense program, a division…

Space & Spaceflight Kyle VanHemert

The Amazing Macro Shots of BBC’s Life

We’ve covered Life, BBC’s just-as-jaw-dropping follow-up to Planet Earth, a few times before. Mike Gunton, the program’s executive producer, offers more insight into how they made nature look so incredible. https://gizmodo.com/bbc-life-venus-flytrap-grows-in-time-lapse-devours-in-5419133 In this clip, Gunton explains some of the cutting-edge technology that is instrumental to capturing nature in such an impressive fashion. In addition to…

Biology Kyle VanHemert

A Strong Rumor: Apple’s Tablet Won’t Have a Camera

In a brief post this morning reminding readers that cellular carriers do not necessarily get sneak peeks of Apple’s top-secret products, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber said that his (often reliable) sources suggest that Apple’s tablet will not have any camera. Gruber, who has an imperfect but pretty solid track record on these matters, suggests that…

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Is Sprint Putting a WiMax Tower On Every Walmart?

This seems pretty out-there, but an Android Guys tipster reports that Sprint and Walmart are working together to build Sprint’s WiMax network. Sprint’s been rolling out 4G slowly but surely, but this partnership would mean especially thorough coverage. [Android Guys] https://gizmodo.com/clearwire-opens-4g-wireless-in-three-new-cities-only-7-5319930

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Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

In today’s remainders, the big and the little. A big quantum computer simulates a little molecule. A big series of tubes make a big difference at Stanford hospital. And a Big Brother ad makes me a little worried. Quantum Time Quantum computing, like Pilates, is one of those things that sometimes seems to offer more…

Health Kyle VanHemert

HTC Espresso Sense UI Ported To Droid

Adventurous Droid owners looking for something new can now load their phones up with the yet-to-be-released HTC Espresso’s Sense UI update. If you have a rooted Droid, check out this guide for full instructions. [AllDroid via Redmond Pie] https://gizmodo.com/today-in-android-rumors-version-2-1-to-t-mobile-espre-5434986

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Smartphone Touch Screen Analysis Tests Finger Fidelity

MOTO Development Labs devised a simple method of analyzing capacitive touch screens using drawing programs. They put the iPhone, the Nexus One, the Droid, and the Droid Eris through the paces and proved not all touch screens are created equal. Using only your fingers and a drawing app, MOTO shows how you can test out…

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Kyle VanHemert

How Could This Do It Yourself Light Suit Not Improve Your Weekend?

Stop Losing Lens Caps With These DIY Clips

Haiti Text Message Donations Top $10 Million

Teenager Arrested For Threatening To Blow Up An Apple Store

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

TV Industry Turns Blind Eye To Non-3D Viewers

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

Buffalo Dualie Carries a HDD But Lets iPhone Sit Shotgun

Text Message Donations to Haiti Pass $4 Million

Doomsday Clock Moved Back One Minute

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

The Gear We Used At CES

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

India Developing ‘Kill Vehicle’ to Knock Enemy Satellites Out of the Sky

The Amazing Macro Shots of BBC’s Life

A Strong Rumor: Apple’s Tablet Won’t Have a Camera

Is Sprint Putting a WiMax Tower On Every Walmart?

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

HTC Espresso Sense UI Ported To Droid

Smartphone Touch Screen Analysis Tests Finger Fidelity

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Humanity’s Epic Return to the Moon 🔴

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

Kia’s EV3 Is Headed to the US This Year With Up to 320 Miles of Range

This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

Amazon Facilities in Bahrain Hit Again as Iran Follows Through on Threat, Report Says

Why the PS6 Handheld Will Matter More Than the PS6

DNA Study Casts Even More Doubt on Shroud of Turin’s True Origin

Sam Witwer Is Ready for Maul’s Moment

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?