Kyle VanHemert, Author at Gizmodo

A State of the Art Camera With a 102-Year-Old Lens

Timur Civan was not content with the lens offerings for his Canon 5DmkII, so he outfitted it with a Wollensak 35mm F5.0 Cine-Velostigmat lens from 1908. That’s over a hundred years of photography history in one camera. And it works! Works beautifully, I should say. Civan posted about the unlikely pairing over on Cinema5D: I…

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Flickr’s 5 Billionth Photo

As Flickr says: “Flickr members upload more than 3,000 images every minute, and yesterday yeoaaron uploaded the five billionth photo.” As yeoaaron says: “I am Mr. 5 Billion, and there ain’t nothing you can do to stop me.” And just look at the URL yeoaaron’s collage landed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeoaaron/5000000000/ Beautiful! Here’s to the next five billion,…

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Casio EX-H20G Point-and-Shoot Geotags Photos Even When You’re Inside

Having a camera that knows where you take your pictures is cool, but typically it only works under an open sky. Casio’s EXILIM EX-H20G point-and-shoot has a hybrid GPS system that effectively keeps track of you even when you’re indoors. A point-and-shoot with GPS isn’t particularly impressive, but the EX-H20G is a bit different—it combines…

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The New Flip HD Pocket Cams: Like the Old Flips, But Smoother

When a product’s sole tenet is simplicity, revisions can be tricky. The new Flip MinoHD and UltraHD cameras play it safe: the video’s still 720p, but it’s 60fps and image-stabilized, and the devices look familiar but the Ultra’s now accessory-friendly. https://gizmodo.com/flip-slidehd-review-too-much-to-be-good-enough-5515694 Flip’s four new cameras—an 8GB and 4GB UltraHD ($199 and $149) and 8GB and…

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This Week’s Best Apps

In this week’s rip roarin’ round up: Windows, on your iDevice; stop motion animations, created; frogs, cared for; Sims, following their dreams; cooking, made almost easy enough for me to do; Google Voice, on your iPhone, and much more! iPhone To view these on one page, click here https://gizmodo.com/iphone-apps-september-17-5641282 iPad To view these on one…

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This Rolly Suitcase Is Also a Chair…and a Speaker

Weary travelers, prick up your ears! All those times you wished your suitcase was also a seat? They’re over! And all those times you wished your seat had speakers? They’re over too! This is the Trip, by Travelteq. It’s small enough to fit in an overhead compartment and has a kangaroo pouch on the front…

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iPad Apps Sept 17

Parallels Mobile: Parallels users, listen up! To accompany the recently-released Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac, the Parallels peeps have released Parallels Mobile, a free app that lets users poke around on their Windows machines right on their iPhones and iPads. https://gizmodo.com/parallels-desktop-6-for-mac-beefs-up-3d-support-and-mor-5634820 There’s a little bit of lag involved, but otherwise you can start, stop, and…

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Whoa! Your Mac Can Make the “Droid” Sound

Oh this is fun! You know that noise that Motorola’s Droids make? “Drooooid” in that cute droid-y voice? Your Mac can make that exact same sound! It feels a little wrong but damn if it isn’t satisfying. Here’s how: Just open up terminal.app and type say -v “Cellos” “droid” Boom! DROID! Now type a bunch…

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An Entire Facebook Photo Album Captured in a Single Long Exposure Photograph

Flipping through massive Facebook photo albums with prodigious speed is definitely a 21st century skill, but what would it look like if you photographed that process? Hauntingly beautiful, it turns out. The photographs, long exposure shots of a computer screen snapped as Facebook albums were rapidly flipped through, were taken by Phillip Maisel as part…

Social Media Kyle VanHemert

iPhone Apps September 17

Beyond Ynth: Let me explain. https://gizmodo.com/beyond-ynth-for-iphone-cute-bug-faces-tough-puzzles-5640823 In Beyond Ynth (and Beyond Ynth HD, for the iPad), you play as Kribl, a chipper little insect who solves puzzles in four brightly animated worlds. But don’t let the cutesy look fool you-these puzzles are tough. Maybe it’s just because I’m used to playing iPhone games that only…

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HDCP Master Key Is Real, But It Won’t Do You Much Good

Intel confirmed that the HDCP “master key” posted anonymously last week is indeed real. But while it’s always fun to see restrictive security measures get picked apart, this particular crack probably won’t do you a whole lot of good. https://gizmodo.com/hdcp-copy-protection-unlocked-by-master-key-5638085 CNET talked to all types of security folk to get the scoop on the implications…

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Beyond Ynth for iPhone: Cute Bug Faces Tough Puzzles

In Beyond Ynth (and Beyond Ynth HD, for the iPad), you play as Kribl, a chipper little insect who solves puzzles in four brightly animated worlds. But don’t let the cutesy look fool you—these puzzles are tough. Maybe it’s just because I’m used to playing iPhone games that only require half my attention while I’m…

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A Little Bike With Big Wheels and No Chain

The Full Circle, a compact city bike dreamed up by Sanghyun Jeong and Jun-tae Park for the Seoul Cycle Design Competition, has no chain and folds up for easy portability. I like it ’cause it looks like a lemur. https://gizmodo.com/why-ride-a-bike-when-you-can-ride-a-horse-bike-5634743 You know, those little guys with the oversized black eyes? But getting back to the…

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ABC’s New App Listens To Your TV With Your iPad’s Microphone

ABC gets it. You’re never just watching TV anymore—you’re watching while surfing or texting or tweeting or something. ABC’s new app listens for audio cues from their new show, My Generation, and displays accompanying content on your iPad. Aside from the fact that they’re basically admitting that their programming alone isn’t entertaining enough to keep…

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Smartphone Talk Time Claims Put to the Test

The good folks at Tested wanted to find out if smartphones really give you as much talk time as the manufacturers claim they do. Most held up admirably. But the biggest loser of the bunch was the iPhone 4. Indeed, in Tested’s testing some of the phones actually surpassed their promised talk time: the Samsung…

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Would You Be Happy With a Phone That Just Calls and Texts?

Once upon a time, cellphones were used for making phone calls. Then text messaging became a thing. Cameras, maps, and multimedia playback followed, and eventually we got apps. But would you be satisfied going back to the bread and butter? It seems like a no brainer—more is always better, right? Well, not for everyone. We’ve…

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Verizon Won’t Sell Windows Phone 7 This Year

A Verizon spokesperson tells Bloomberg that the carrier will not offer any Windows Phone 7 devices at launch, and won’t have one until sometime next year. Not great news, considering the uphill climb Microsoft’s already got ahead of them. [BusinessWeek]

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Pretend Your iPhone Is Just a Really Impressively Modded NES Controller

Instead of buying this $5 decal and pretending that your super-sophisticated 21st century smartphone is an old Nintendo controller, why not pretend that you just happen to have a magical NES controller that can run apps and make phone calls? Kinda make phone calls, anyway—and hey, it’s only an NES controller, after all! The decal,…

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25 Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Left Apple

On September 16, 1985, seven years after he had started the company with his friend Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer. Twelve years later to the day, the company announced that he was back. In the years leading up to his departure, Steve Jobs had been obsessively working on his personal…

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Broadcast Live Video From Your iPhone With the Justin.tv App

Justin.tv’s free iPhone app was just updated, allowing users to broadcast live right from their iPhones. Use the front or back camera, broadcast over Wi-Fi or 3G, and share links on Twitter and Facebook. Because oversharing is caring. [iTunes]

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A State of the Art Camera With a 102-Year-Old Lens

Flickr’s 5 Billionth Photo

Casio EX-H20G Point-and-Shoot Geotags Photos Even When You’re Inside

The New Flip HD Pocket Cams: Like the Old Flips, But Smoother

This Week’s Best Apps

This Rolly Suitcase Is Also a Chair…and a Speaker

iPad Apps Sept 17

Whoa! Your Mac Can Make the “Droid” Sound

An Entire Facebook Photo Album Captured in a Single Long Exposure Photograph

iPhone Apps September 17

HDCP Master Key Is Real, But It Won’t Do You Much Good

Beyond Ynth for iPhone: Cute Bug Faces Tough Puzzles

A Little Bike With Big Wheels and No Chain

ABC’s New App Listens To Your TV With Your iPad’s Microphone

Smartphone Talk Time Claims Put to the Test

Would You Be Happy With a Phone That Just Calls and Texts?

Verizon Won’t Sell Windows Phone 7 This Year

Pretend Your iPhone Is Just a Really Impressively Modded NES Controller

25 Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Left Apple

Broadcast Live Video From Your iPhone With the Justin.tv App

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

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

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

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

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?