Leslie Horn, Author at Gizmodo

Tweezers With an LED Light Give You No Reason for a Unibrow

Tweezers with an LED light? These are so smart. Bless you, Revlon. You will never miss one of those pesky, hard to grab stray hairs on your brow line. And they’re such a cheap little trick—only $10. You probably paid more than that for lunch today. Sometimes looking good actually is close to free. [Walmart]

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Seagate Wireless Plus Portable Drive Review: No Wi-Fi, No Problem

Seagate’s new Wireless Plus portable harddrive has 1TB—double that of its predecessor, for the same $200 price. It lets you stream to your iPad by creating its own Wi-Fi network. It’s very useful—that is, if you have very specific needs. What Is It? A 1TB portable drive that streams your music, movies, and photos to…

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A Crazy Garden Bathroom Classes Up Your Drunken Relief

This bucolic Japanese bathroom is a temporary installation at Tokyo’s House Vision Expo. There should be no question as to whether you’d pee in it. As long as you don’t defile the bushes, that would be the best bathroom experience of your life. Designed by landscape artist Makoto Azuma and Naruse-Inokuma Architects, the room has…

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An Abandoned Stable-Turned-Villa That Lives Off the Land

Just look at this home on a hill in Cáceres, Spain. An abandoned stable that used to stand on the same site was slated for remodeling, but it was so dilapidated that architects just took the stones and started from scratch. What they created was something beautiful. The place is too far from a city…

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Take Weather: Order the Forecast With a Side of Pictures

Apologies in advance—if you spend all day cooped up inside, depending on the forecast, Take Weather might make it worse. What does it do? Shows you the weather with real-time pictures added by yourself and other users. Why do we like it? Yes, pictures can sure be deceiving when it comes to the weather. It…

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A Graphene Antenna Could Give Us Wireless Terabit Uploads in One Second

Wireless uploads of big files take for-ev-er. But researchers at Georgia Tech University have plans for an antenna made of crazy thin graphene that would let you transfer a whole terabit of data in just one second. https://gizmodo.com/how-graphene-could-transform-the-gadgets-of-the-future-5985269 Within a couple of feet, researchers could move a terabit per second, but in theory, from a…

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A Stanley Flask Looks Good So You Can Be Bad

Chances are if you’re drinking out of a flask, you’re not engaging in the classiest of activities, but this Stanley flask looks so good that no one will suspect a thing. Stanley is known for making highly effective thermoses, and flasks essentially fall in that same kind of category. You won’t lose any booze and…

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11 Insanely Specific Kitchen Gadgets

A really good knife can accomplish an endless number of tasks in the kitchen. But there are other culinary accoutrements that literally have one job and only one job. Are they clever? Sure. Are they at all necessary? Not exactly. These are some of the most specialized kitchen tools you can get. Be forewarned; beyond…

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NASA Finds Space Invaders Deep in the Cosmos

NASA’s Hubble Telescope peered deep into a cluster of galaxies called Abell 68 recently, and found a wicked space invader that looks like it’s headed right for us. Brace for impact! So what’s a classic video game baddie doing hanging out two-billion light-years away? NASA explains that the gravitational field surrounding the galaxies works like…

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Report: The Next iPhone Is Coming in August

iMore is reporting that Apple will release its next-gen iPhone in August. Obviously, the device will be stronger, better, faster, and so on, but the real takeaway is the timing. For years, iPhone releases were as predictable as the tides, coming every June. But the iPhone 4S came in October, the iPhone 5 in September,…

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Red Cross Tornado App: What To Do When a Twister Touches Down

Should you duck and cover or just go about your business? The Red Cross’s new tornado app will tell you the difference. What does it do? Gives you location-based tornado alerts from the NOAA, among other useful tips and tools for severe weather preparedness. Why do we like it? It has plenty of resources to…

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An Unfolding Picnic Bag/Blanket Has Us Pining For Spring

We haven’t quite made it to spring, but there’s been just enough of a break in the cold that it’s on our minds. That’s exactly what makes a picnic bag that unfolds into a blanket particularly enticing today. Also, bonus points because the multi-talented Yield Bag is a former Kickstarter project that reached its funding…

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13 Adorably Teeny Tiny Houses

Bigger isn’t always better. In the case of micro living spaces, quite the opposite is true. In celebration of what some designers can do with so little space, here are some of our favorite mini houses from around the world. This A-Frame in Pearl Basic, Colorado makes you want to curl up next to a…

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The First Wireless, Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Will Help Us Move Things With Our Minds On the Go

Researchers at Brown University have made the first wireless, implantable, rechargeable brain-computer interface. Humans might be next in line for testing of the device, after 13 months of successful trials in monkeys and pigs. Made out of hermetically sealed titanium, the new BCI doesn’t have to be attached to a computer, so the wearer doesn’t…

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Most Beautiful Items: February 23 – March 1, 2013

Phew. You guys, we made it! It’s almost the weekend. While you crawl toward the Friday finish line, take a pause and check out some of the most beautiful things we found this week. The Aurora Lamp: Simple Can Be Sweet The Aurora Lamp is simple. It can either sit on a table or hang…

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The New Essential Apps February 2013

iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: iPhone | Android | iPad The…

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A Sailboat Napkin Holder Is the Most Clever Napkin Holder

Napkin holders! Oh sure grandma, I’d love to see your collection of antique napkin holders. Okay, yes boring topic, right? Nope, not when your napkin holder turns into a sailboat when you pop actually napkins in it like this one. This ceramic vessel is all kinds of adorable. And it doesn’t scream HEY THIS IS…

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How Much Twitter and Facebook Is Okay When You’re On Vacation?

Barcelona is such a wonderful place to visit if you get the chance. Check out the architecture. Eat the jamón. Drink the wine. Our own Kyle Wagner is there right now on vacation, and although you’d think he’d be chilling away from the internet, he’s tweeting about which camera he’s using. Here’s the question: just…

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MoMA Curator on Colbert: The Future of Design Is Physics

Paola Antonelli stopped by the Colbert Report earlier this week to talk about Applied Design, an exhibition currently running at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, where she is senior curator of the Design and Architecture department. In case you missed it, she has some great insight on the future. Antonelli shows off a couple…

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Basically No One in Russia Thought That Meteor Was a Meteor

Last month, a giant meteor exploded over Russia. Ground zero was the Ural city of Chelyabinsk, where 1500 people were injured and thousands of buildings were damaged. About half the city’s million people saw the meteor, but most of them didn’t know it was a meteor at all. https://gizmodo.com/meteorite-explodes-over-russia-panic-spreads-5984476 A recent opinion poll from Moscow’s…

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Tweezers With an LED Light Give You No Reason for a Unibrow

Seagate Wireless Plus Portable Drive Review: No Wi-Fi, No Problem

A Crazy Garden Bathroom Classes Up Your Drunken Relief

An Abandoned Stable-Turned-Villa That Lives Off the Land

Take Weather: Order the Forecast With a Side of Pictures

A Graphene Antenna Could Give Us Wireless Terabit Uploads in One Second

A Stanley Flask Looks Good So You Can Be Bad

11 Insanely Specific Kitchen Gadgets

NASA Finds Space Invaders Deep in the Cosmos

Report: The Next iPhone Is Coming in August

Red Cross Tornado App: What To Do When a Twister Touches Down

An Unfolding Picnic Bag/Blanket Has Us Pining For Spring

13 Adorably Teeny Tiny Houses

The First Wireless, Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Will Help Us Move Things With Our Minds On the Go

Most Beautiful Items: February 23 – March 1, 2013

The New Essential Apps February 2013

A Sailboat Napkin Holder Is the Most Clever Napkin Holder

How Much Twitter and Facebook Is Okay When You’re On Vacation?

MoMA Curator on Colbert: The Future of Design Is Physics

Basically No One in Russia Thought That Meteor Was a Meteor

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

Unprecedented Images Show Sperm Whales Acting as Midwives to Help a Mom Give Birth

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

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

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees