Mark Wilson, Author at Gizmodo

DIY Intel Atom Computer

While we’re pleased to see Intel Atom processors making their way into mobile PCs, we’re just as excited to see the upcoming Atom-based creations of the PC-building community. Now Trainquil PC is selling ready-to-run motherboards with a bundled 1.6GHz Atom processor and supporting up to 2GB of memory. They promise benchmarks of 3-4x those of…

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JVC Everio GZ-MS100, Another Camera After YouTube’s Heart

JVC’s new GZ-MS100 is totally YouTube. How YouTube? It has a freakin’ YouTube sticker on the side. Also, it allows one-button YouTube uploads to challenge the Flip Video. https://gizmodo.com/flip-video-ultra-better-than-the-original-but-still-f-298998 Essentially a high-end SD card video recorder, the $350 GZ-MS100 records MPEG-2 and features a 35x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD screen, about 2 hours of stock…

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AMD GAME! Attempts To Simplify PC Gaming, Fails

AMD is attempting the impossible—to make PC gaming hardware comprehensible to the masses. With their new AMD GAME! badge, they condense requirements like an AMD Athlon X2 5600+ and ATI Radeon HD 3650 to an AMD GAME! logo meant to assure potential PC gamers, “this computer will play your games all right, but not as…

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Canon Patents Fuel Cells (For Cameras, Of Course)

A new patent application by Canon reveals that the company is interested in fuel cell technology for their cameras—or at least feel that they’ve developed an idea that no one else should use. Wired aptly compares the technology to inkjet printer cartridges, actually using multiple fuel cells to provide varying levels of current depending on…

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Apple Cutting Deals For More Ringtones

According to the New York Times, multiple label executives have confirmed that Apple is looking to expand its iTunes ringtone collection by June—far more than they have in the past. Their interests include both downloadable song snippets and ringback tones (new ringers). But apparently, the labels feel that these ringtones should cost more over a…

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7-Foot Optimus Prime Constructed From Old Car Parts

When cars die, they don’t go to some magical car heaven (except for hybrids, maybe). But the best, luckiest ones just might become Transformer replicas. Standing at 87 inches tall and weighing a respectable 485 pounds, this Optimus Prime statue is a probably the most compelling argument for recycling we’ve ever seen. And its leg…

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Zvue Spirit MP3 Player Brings New Meaning To Patriotism

Sure, the iPod has marketshare…and what may prove to be a timeless style. But you know what kicks the crap out of that stuff? Patriotism. And nothing says “America” like red, white and blue along with a star-shaped control panel—exactly what the Zvue Spirit is ready to offer. The Spirit stores 1GB of tunes, including…

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Which Couldn’t You Live Without, HD or DVR?

Our memories have grown fuzzy. We can’t remember exactly what watching TV was like 10 years ago, but we’re pretty sure that it involved a 16mm projector, slide rule and a horse that walked in circles around the room (oddly enough, the horse wasn’t actually connected to anything). Now we have a slew of new…

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Apple Goes To War (This Time Not With Microsoft)

When Apple purchased chip manufacturer P.A. Semi, the Department of Defense was worried. Why? P.A. Semi manufactures chips for ten different military systems, and has $100 million in deals with the DoD over the next four years. And the DoD never expected Apple to keep supporting the sweet, deadly chips. https://gizmodo.com/apple-buys-itself-a-little-chip-company-known-for-super-382929 But they were wrong.…

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Rifflet, Like Twitter For Music

I like to believe that all of us have rock star alter egos. For most of us, these inner rock beasts sleep latently, awaiting the proper heartbreak or drug cocktail to wake from slumber and cut a hit record. Rifflet.com is a place that shares my theory—a social networking site in which users can share…

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Gorgeous Shots Of Microwaved CDs

We haven’t nuked a CD since the ’90s either, but maybe that’s only because we didn’t have the right camera setup to capture the digital destruction in all of its glory. The Wacky Archives features a few remarkable shots of our ex-favorite pastime and we strongly recommend it as an opulently wasteful way to burn…

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Samsung Entertained Us Enough to Post Their Commercial

You got us, Samsung. We’re suckers for optical illusions, and your "10 Optical Illusions in 2 Minutes" is—even with the Soul advertisement—extremely entertaining. So we’re not going to feel used as we post a commercial without any clever commentary picking it apart. Though, to be honest, our brains are still hurting too much from the…

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AirFox Live Helicopter Streams Traffic, Utter Chaos

The Chicago Fox affiliate WFLD has embraced a touch of Justin.tv with their new AirFox Live helicopter feed. Viewers can now visit the AirFox website and view Google Maps GPS tracking of the chopper, along with a real-time video feed sharing whatever it sees. Sure, this could be a novelty during their daily traffic reports,…

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HTC Advantage 7510 Not US-Bound

Sorry HTC fans, the HTC Advantage 7510—HTC’s updated 3G (HSDPA) UMPC—is not coming to the US because its Qualcomm chipset is not permitted for sale here. Interested parties can still import the device for those fun extra costs and inconveniences associated with international third-party dealers. Meanwhile, we’ll celebrate that since the UMPC market is exploding…

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Sony Quietly Introduces PlayStation 3 Youtube Uploading

Mainichi Issho, a Japan-only PlayStation Network game that’s been out since 2006, has quietly brought a pretty killer function to the PlayStation 3. Players can now record gameplay and upload clips to YouTube from within the console. Better still, Sony has confirmed that the toolset will be distributed to developers to integrate into games at…

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Darth Vader Is Less Intimidating In Typeface

Some use the Force. Others just need the delete key. Still, we’re really enjoying this fontified Darth Vader—especially the subtle use of color with his red equals sign lightsaber. To see the Death Star in fonts, hit the jump. Who knew it was so simple to draw an X Wing? Chances are that our site…

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40 Hours Of Illustrator, Time-Lapsed

Over several months, one artist put roughly 40 hours of Illustrator drawing work into a piece called “Science Machine.” And over that time, he had his computer screencap the project every five seconds. The result, along with some B-roll and a soundtrack, is what you see in this video. And despite a few issues with…

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Dreamcade Vision 29, Big Screen Arcade Cabinet

My arcade cabinet fever just can’t be thwarted—a disease that sits in remission until a new model pops up in my RSS. The limited edition Dreamcade Vision 29 is particularly interesting because it features a large, 29-inch arcade monitor perfect for burning your eyes out during marathons of Missile Command. Though the unit falls well…

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Grass Photography Grows Your Snapshots

Photosynthetic photography is by no means a new technique, but it’s certainly new to us. By placing a “canvas” of grass in a darkroom and shining light on it that first passes through a film negative, artist/scientists have been able to tweak the chlorophyll levels of blades of grass and create living photographs. Their permanence…

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Rock Revolution Drum Kit Confirms Absurd Arms Race

First we had Rock Band and their 5-button drum kit. Then we had the announcement of Activision’s Rock Band clone (Guitar Hero IV) and its 6-button drum kit. Now, not to be outdone, we have word of Konami’s Rock Revolution and its 7-button drum kit. And yes, it’s all way too eerily reminiscent of “7-minute…

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DIY Intel Atom Computer

JVC Everio GZ-MS100, Another Camera After YouTube’s Heart

AMD GAME! Attempts To Simplify PC Gaming, Fails

Canon Patents Fuel Cells (For Cameras, Of Course)

Apple Cutting Deals For More Ringtones

7-Foot Optimus Prime Constructed From Old Car Parts

Zvue Spirit MP3 Player Brings New Meaning To Patriotism

Which Couldn’t You Live Without, HD or DVR?

Apple Goes To War (This Time Not With Microsoft)

Rifflet, Like Twitter For Music

Gorgeous Shots Of Microwaved CDs

Samsung Entertained Us Enough to Post Their Commercial

AirFox Live Helicopter Streams Traffic, Utter Chaos

HTC Advantage 7510 Not US-Bound

Sony Quietly Introduces PlayStation 3 Youtube Uploading

Darth Vader Is Less Intimidating In Typeface

40 Hours Of Illustrator, Time-Lapsed

Dreamcade Vision 29, Big Screen Arcade Cabinet

Grass Photography Grows Your Snapshots

Rock Revolution Drum Kit Confirms Absurd Arms Race

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?