Sam Biddle, Author at Gizmodo

Mark Zuckerberg Drinking a Gatorade at a Beer Garden

Mark “IPO” Zuckerberg sure has a lot of friends—yesterday we saw him chomping sushi with some, and then there was that guy with the dog. But check him out now! Crushing a lemon Gatorade! Guys, it’s party time. Gizmodo creepy cat Colin spotted Zuck in late May at The Oasis beer garden in Menlo Park,…

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Do Drone Pilots Deserve Medals?

Today, almost all combat medals are reserved for people in actual warzones. But increasingly, bad guys in those warzones are being killed by people far, far, far away. Should it matter where in the world a trigger finger sits? The Washington Post reports that “The Pentagon is considering awarding a Distinguished Warfare Medal to drone…

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9 Obsolete Gadgets You Can Still Buy Brand New For Some Reason

Today, we wirelessly sync our powerful, dual-core smartphones to our pencil-thin laptops, then go home and stream just about any album or movie conceivable to our TV. In HD. So why are people still selling dead tech from the past? What follows is only part of the menu—there are floppy disks, rear-projection TVs, cables for…

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You Can Carry Your Entire Windows 8 Life on One Tiny USB Drive

When Windows 8 arrives in October, it’ll come with one awesome, unsung feature: you can carry your entire computer around with you on a flash drive, turning any PC you find into your PC. Business Insider reports the new feature, called “Windows 8 To Go” will slurp all of your OS settings, installed software, and…

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Mark Zuckerberg Enjoying Sushi with a Racially and Sexually Diverse Group of Friends

Zuck loves sushi! Not only did he have it at his wedding, he ate it again this weekend. That’s like, twice in two months. Slow down, Zuckerberg-san! Gizmodo reader and Silicon Valley stalker Amy sent in this dinnertime spy shot, snapped at the moderately-priced Sushi Sam’s restaurant in San Mateo, CA. It seems like quite…

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Ignore All of Your Friends and Get Away With It

Smartphones are incredible social tools. They give us the power to ignore other people like never before. In fact, not having to ever speak to humans might just be the best part. Here’s how to block everyone, every time, without ever facing any consequences. This best part of this pocket power to push people into…

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Japanese Government: Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Was a Manmade Disaster

The failures, explosions, leaks, and subsequent radioactive dead zone that will stain Japan for decades all started with an earthquake. Nobody can stop earthquakes. But after a thorough review, the Japanese government admits humans are responsible for the entire mess. The official report of The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, produced by the Japanese…

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Whoa, Huh, the F-22 Is Still Broken (!) (?)

I’m hoping you’re all planted deep in your seats with an oxygen mask strapped on, because the New York Times is reporting that the Air Force still can’t fix the F-22, the most expensive fighter in history. It sort of makes you wonder, should we continue to pour hundreds of millions of dollars (and maybe…

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This Is What iOS 6’s Passbook Will Look Like in Action

The next great iPhone software is still in beta mode right now, but we’re already excited about digitizing some of the crap in our wallets via Passbook—and for frequent travelers, it’ll be a godsend. Check out the future: The video experiment above comes from PassK.it, a company that hopes to make money helping other companies…

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9 Reasons Why RIM’s CEO Is Totally Delusional

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins is sort of like the captain of the Titanic, except the Titanic was popular and people were sad when it sank. But unlike Captain Edward Smith, Heins is either crazy or a liar. Or both. This week, while most of America was either preparing for or in the midst of a…

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Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo Lightning Review: A Giant Gorilla

Western Digital’s inevitable Thunderbolt offering is missing solid state guts—and that hurts it a lot. But what it lacks in speed, it makes up for in capacity. It is an enormous vault, with more space than most humans will ever need. What Is It? The Yucca Mountain of external hard drives—6 terabytes of storage in…

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This Summer’s Best Water Gun

It’s hot out, which naturally pushes us towards soaking one another with jets of cold water. Maybe you want a summertime arsenal for your kids, or maybe you’re just… youthful. Regardless, here’s the best new water gun. Testing Methodology We filled up our three aquatic firearms, familiarized ourselves with the controls, and then proceeded to…

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Check Out the First Ever 4k Video from Canon’s First Ever 4k DSLR

Canon’s $15,000 EOS-1D C is very much worth being excited about, even though you can’t afford it, and probably don’t want it. Why? Because it could jumpstart a new wave of incredible 4k filmmaking. Here’s the first taste. The video above—downsized to 1080p per Vimeo’s requirements—shows what the DSLR is capable of. You can view…

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Facebook Is Fixing Your Broken Email Tomorrow (Updated)

Facebook just hit us up with some very good news: it knows the email system has screwed up contact lists around the internet, it knows what the problem is, and most importantly, it’s fixing the mess tomorrow. According to the Facebook engineer we spoke with, the root of the problem is a “longstanding” bug with…

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Get Ready for Amazon Maps

Remember when Apple bought a little 3D map company called C3, and now there will be 3D maps on your iPhone? Now Amazon is doing the exact same thing. But why? You know why. The companies that make mobile gadgets are fleeing Google Maps—well, except for Google. Microsoft’s taking Nokia’s excellent mapping software for Windows…

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How to Mega-Troll Your Friends with iPhone Emoji

Gizmodo loves emoji more than we love some of our own family members and/or sexual partners—sometimes, it’s just the best (or only) way to express yourself. But there’s a dark side to emoji—they can be weaponized. Let’s troll. It’s simple, if a bit time consuming at first. Step one: type every single emoji into a…

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The Facebook Email Fiasco Might Be Worse Than We Thought (Updated)

Remember when Facebook changed all of our default email accounts to their own, unused system, without informing any of us? That was fun! But it looks like the problem could be much wider and more damaging than it first seemed. Big update: Facebook is rolling out a fix tomorrow. CNET reports a multitude of user…

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Supersonic Jets Shatter Brazilian Supreme Court Building (Updated)

If you’re tuned into Brazilian national politics, maybe there’s some sort of metaphor here. But for the rest of us, awesome video of sonic boom resulting in massive destruction!—these fighters just ruined Brazil’s Supreme Court. The Aviationist reports the two Mirage 2000 fighters in the video above were taking part in yesterday’s “ceremony of exchange…

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The Best Dating Site You’ve Never Heard of Is Too Smart for Its Own Good

Online dating is one of the internet’s great gifts to us in return for creating it—though most sites are pits of despair. But you haven’t heard of Tawkify. It’s amazing. It also tried to get me to hook up with a coworker. From the outside, Tawkify sounds horrendous—a work of parody in the age of…

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RIM: Kill Yourself So Others Might Live

RIM is toast. RIM, in the very near future, will no longer exist. BB10 will probably never be released. The ship is sinking, on fire, and covered in ants. If it keeps bleeding out, there maybe nothing left worth saving. But if RIM chops itself up for salvage now? We all win. https://gizmodo.com/rim-cutting-5-000-jobs-and-pushing-back-bb10-in-disastr-5922154 Here’s a…

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Mark Zuckerberg Drinking a Gatorade at a Beer Garden

Do Drone Pilots Deserve Medals?

9 Obsolete Gadgets You Can Still Buy Brand New For Some Reason

You Can Carry Your Entire Windows 8 Life on One Tiny USB Drive

Mark Zuckerberg Enjoying Sushi with a Racially and Sexually Diverse Group of Friends

Ignore All of Your Friends and Get Away With It

Japanese Government: Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Was a Manmade Disaster

Whoa, Huh, the F-22 Is Still Broken (!) (?)

This Is What iOS 6’s Passbook Will Look Like in Action

9 Reasons Why RIM’s CEO Is Totally Delusional

Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo Lightning Review: A Giant Gorilla

This Summer’s Best Water Gun

Check Out the First Ever 4k Video from Canon’s First Ever 4k DSLR

Facebook Is Fixing Your Broken Email Tomorrow (Updated)

Get Ready for Amazon Maps

How to Mega-Troll Your Friends with iPhone Emoji

The Facebook Email Fiasco Might Be Worse Than We Thought (Updated)

Supersonic Jets Shatter Brazilian Supreme Court Building (Updated)

The Best Dating Site You’ve Never Heard of Is Too Smart for Its Own Good

RIM: Kill Yourself So Others Might Live

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

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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?