Kyle Wagner, Author at Gizmodo

Nas featuring Amy Winehouse: Cherry Wine

Nas has a new album. It’s pretty good. It’s also got a song featuring Amy Winehouse. And oh man, this song. Cherry Wine is Katamari of talking points—Winehouse’s firebreathing talent, Nas summoning the mid-90s basically at will, their shared birthday and continued post-humous collaborations, the inescapable beat by Salaam Remi—but man, just go sit outside,…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 22 '12

How Bars Use Music to Get You Drunk Faster

Do you drink your booze faster when you’re out at a bar or a restaurant than you do just sitting at home? You probably do, and apparently it’s because bars and restaurants have learned that loud, fast music makes you eat and drink more, at a faster rate. Here’s a quote from a New York…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 22 '12

How All Those A-Little-Too-Cool Instagram Photos Really Happen

You know the type. Oh, I was just sitting here, reading some Dostoevsky, listening to this band I love but you probably haven’t heard them but oh we must go catch them live some time, when my cat did this amazing thing, and I happened to snap off an Instagram photo in time. Right. Andy…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 22 '12

Who Knew Getting Stitches in Your Eyeball Could Be So Beautiful?

Reddit user Philawesomeraptor‘s girlfriend recently received a cornea transplant for a condition called keratoconus, which causes structural changes to the cornea, and drastically distorts vision. These are her stitches. There are other images of cornea stitches out there, but this one is especially beautiful. Apparently she is doing well, and her vision is improving in…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 22 '12

Science Has Calculated the Perfect Basketball Shot

Shooting a basketball is one of those things we attribute to years of practice and some ineffable god-given talent. But what if you could become a great, or at least much better, shooter just by learning some mechanical science? Larry Silverberg, a mechanical engineer at North Carolina State University, analyzed “millions of trajectories based on…

Physics & Chemistry Kyle Wagner Jul 22 '12

American Psycho with Android Phones Is Totally Perfect

If American Psycho is a pitch-perfect satirization of 80s yuppyism and excess, then this parody video from Tech Radar is a spot-on representation of what it’s like buying a smartphone right now. Here’s the original, if you’ve never seen it: Recessed lettering. Tasteful thickness. White. Yeah, throw in a Tegra 3 and there’s basically zero…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 22 '12

Google’s Stopped Selling 16GB Nexus 7 Tablets Because They’re Too Popular

Google’s Nexus 7 tablet is so popular that sales had to be suspended to try to catch up with demand. Units that were ordered up until last week will be delivered on time. The shortage comes because Google was taken totally off guard by how popular the 16GB model would be. It had expected the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 22 '12

New Leaked Screenshots Make Windows 8 Metro Look Even Better

WinUnleaked has some new leaked screenshots from Microsoft’s Windows 8 RTM (Release to Manufacturers) build that show how the new OS will look. From the look of them, Microsoft is making an effort to make Metro work as a unifying design across all of Windows 8. The big difference is that IE10 now changes its…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 22 '12

How to Pirate Movies, Music, TV Shows, and Books Without Getting Caught

Last time we did this, we were talking about software. This time, let’s talk media. That is movies, music, TV shows, and everything else the copyright lawyers scream about. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-pirate-software-without-getting-caught-5905534 Before that, though, let’s talk about the ground rules here. You should not pirate things you don’t own. But ownership is a murky subject in…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 21 '12

A Way To Organize Your Phone’s SMS Text Mess

Even with iMessages, BBM, Google Talk, and the other mobile IM clients out there, most of us still use plain old SMS text messages to do the bulk of our, well, texting. MySMS is a new service that gives texting a lot of the benefits of higher tech forms of communication. It’s pretty simple: You…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 20 '12

Judge: Your Seized Phone Can Be Used to Impersonate You to Spy on Your Friends

A judge has ruled that if your phone is seized by the police, it’s completely legal for them to send and receive text messages pretending to be you to try to convince your contacts to incriminate themselves. What? Story goes, in 2009, police seized a phone that belonged to Daniel Lee, a suspected drug dealer.…

Privacy & Security Kyle Wagner Jul 20 '12

Fringe and The West Wing Will Stream Exclusively on Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime is getting some fresh blood. It’s reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to bring Fringe, The West Wing, and other Warner shows to Prime streaming. The addition beefs up Prime video, which has been steadily improving, but is still an afterthought for not just people buying streaming services, but people…

Commerce Kyle Wagner Jul 20 '12

Watch the Inbox: How One Guy Made Email Contact with Jay-Z

David Johnson has Jay-Z’s email address. Probably. He has carried on a one-sided conversation for years, sending emails to an address he believes to be Jay-Z’s. With a service called ReadNotify, Johnson has confirmed that the emails have not only been read, but opened in locations that directly correlate with Jay’s travel plans. Noted stalker…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 19 '12

Windows Phone 8 Will Be Out in November?

Microsoft had previously told us that Windows Phone 8 will be out this fall, but Mary Jo Foley at ZDnet is reporting some new dates, including one for WP8: The OS will go to manufacturers in September, and devices will be available to the general public in November. So maybe hold off on getting a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 19 '12

The Future of Watching Sports: A View Inside A Pro Athlete’s Body

Increasingly, the image of a “sports nerd” is a pasty weakling with a laptop and a spreadsheet. It’s Moneyball’s fault, or something. But for more fluid sports like soccer, deep statistical analysis has proven challenging. Not anymore. Adidas is tracking every movement of every player in the MLS—and soon, maybe all of sports. A new…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 19 '12

Have You Ever Used Your Thunderbolt Port? Ever? For Anything?

Thunderbolt was one of the killer features last year. 10 gigabits! But since then, there have been a few Thunderbolt products, and a few comically absentee ones, but it feels like most of us have never even used the port—Mini Displayport double duty notwithstanding. Anyone getting actual use out of the thing, or is it…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 19 '12

Do You Really Need All That Hard Drive Space?

We stream a lot of the stuff we used to (still do!) hoard, like movies, TV shows, and music. So, that begs the question: Do we still need that much hard drive space? Or SSD space or onboard phone storage? I used to lust after 1TB drives in laptops and 64GB of flash storage in…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 18 '12

Windows 8 Will Be Out October 26th

We’ve known that Windows 8 will be out some time in October for a while now, but Steven Sinofsky just announced in a sales meeting that it would be available to customers on October 26th. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-finally-hammers-down-windows-8-release-date-5672038 Upgrading from an older version of Windows will cost $40, while upgrading a brand new computer running Windows 7,…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 18 '12

Bing’s Animated Homepage Is What the Face of the Internet Should Look Like

Bing’s homepage is wonderful today. Right now, it livens up your basic search page with an animated timelapse of concentric startrails at Monument Valley in Utah. It’s gorgeous. But more importantly, it’s the kind of tasteful-but-futuristic design we want to see more of. Today, the undisputed face of the web is Google’s homepage. It was…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 18 '12

Monster-Hating Nuns and Arrowheads in LA: How Mike Novacek Became a World-Famous Dinosaur Hunter

You probably don’t know Mike Novacek by name, but he’s one of the most important paleontologists in the world. If you ever yearned to go off into the wilderness and hunt down dinosaur fossils as a kid, Mike Novacek is living your dream. Dr. Novacek has worked at the American Museum of Natural History since…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 18 '12

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Nas featuring Amy Winehouse: Cherry Wine

How Bars Use Music to Get You Drunk Faster

How All Those A-Little-Too-Cool Instagram Photos Really Happen

Who Knew Getting Stitches in Your Eyeball Could Be So Beautiful?

Science Has Calculated the Perfect Basketball Shot

American Psycho with Android Phones Is Totally Perfect

Google’s Stopped Selling 16GB Nexus 7 Tablets Because They’re Too Popular

New Leaked Screenshots Make Windows 8 Metro Look Even Better

How to Pirate Movies, Music, TV Shows, and Books Without Getting Caught

A Way To Organize Your Phone’s SMS Text Mess

Judge: Your Seized Phone Can Be Used to Impersonate You to Spy on Your Friends

Fringe and The West Wing Will Stream Exclusively on Amazon Prime

Watch the Inbox: How One Guy Made Email Contact with Jay-Z

Windows Phone 8 Will Be Out in November?

The Future of Watching Sports: A View Inside A Pro Athlete’s Body

Have You Ever Used Your Thunderbolt Port? Ever? For Anything?

Do You Really Need All That Hard Drive Space?

Windows 8 Will Be Out October 26th

Bing’s Animated Homepage Is What the Face of the Internet Should Look Like

Monster-Hating Nuns and Arrowheads in LA: How Mike Novacek Became a World-Famous Dinosaur Hunter

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Google Pixel Watch 4 Falls Below Black Friday Pricing on Amazon, Even the 45mm Model Costs Less Than 41mm

Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why

Please, Let’s Not Do a Sequel to ‘Project Hail Mary’

Trillion-Dollar Flip-Flop? SpaceX Says Orbital Data Centers May Never Make Money

Anker’s 13-in-1 USB-C Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price, Includes a Detachable Hub for an All-in-One Setup

NASA’s Next Spacesuit Won’t Be Ready for Artemis 4 Moon Landing, Watchdog Warns

Samsung’s Next Pair of Galaxy Buds Look Like a Huge Departure

The First Clip From ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Sure Looks Like That

Watch Sony’s AI Robot Compete With—and Beat—Elite Table Tennis Players

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy