Sam Biddle, Author at Gizmodo

The Free Flexor Weight Looks So Much Like Masturbating, It Can’t Be Real

OK. Seriously. The Shake Weight was one thing. But I can understand how that was just an innocent female-oriented workout aid that was appropriated by immature internet cads. But this thing? There’s no way it’s not overtly about jerking off. The Free Flexor is just a pliant cord with two weights on the end. They…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Watch Steve Bezos Unleash the Awesome New Kindles

There’s a reason we crowned Jeff Bezos the next Steve Jobs: he’s cool, composed, stylish, and bald. And now you can see his ascension in motion, as he pitched the world on the new Kindle family. Nice jacket, Jeff. https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-is-the-new-steve-jobs-5844863 Keynotes are a lot like tennis matches. Even if the action looks impressive onscreen, nothing…

Commerce Sam Biddle

A DVD Store That’s Nothing but Terrorist Vids

The only group that surpasses terrorists in amateur video uploads is probably Bieber lip-syncers. But getting to these videos of vague threats, IED training, and attack footage can be tough. So why not collect them all and sell ’em? FastCompany’s Neal Ungerleider describes IntelCenter, an enormous trove of such videos, as “the Netflix of Terrorism.”…

Tech News Sam Biddle

T-Mobile’s New US Stores Look Like Euro Sex Clubs

What do you think when you hear “T-Mobile store”? Nothing, because they’re unremarkable in every way. Until now. Thanks to a jazzy makeover, T-Mobile’s retail fleet has character! The character of a German stripper. Deutsche Telekom liebt dich, baby. T-Mobile’s emphasizing the “open” nature of the new American stores—it should be easier to navigate around,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Spotify’s New Private Listening Mode Hides Your Guiltiest Pleasure Songs

Spotify is awesome, but there are many of you who don’t like the idea of your friends (and Facebook) having access to your darkest, most humiliating musical favorites. Spotify gets it. Now you can hide your shame from the world. According to tweets from Swedish Super Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, the company’s “Rolling out a…

Social Media Sam Biddle

Proof Amazon’s Going to Sell a Shitload of New Kindles

This email from my mother, just now. She’s never expressed interest in a tablet of any kind, ever before. She’s extremely smart, but not so interested in tech. Well, she sure is now. And there are millions like her. My thoughts? Get one.

Commerce Sam Biddle

Massachusetts Man Planned to Destroy Capitol and Pentagon with Explosive-Packed Remote Airplanes

So what do you do when you’ve graduated college and are sitting around Massachusetts? Conspire to blow up the two greatest symbols of American global power: the US Capitol and Pentagon. With a giant, C-4-laden toy plane. According to feds, who’ve now busted 26-year-old Rezwan Ferdaus, the chap was going to ram remote controlled planes…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Talk Shit About Your Ex Without Consequences at ExRated.co

Do you have an ex-boyfriend girlfriend? Is it possible they might have something negative to say about you? Oh, great, because now there’s a venue for them to do so, publicly. Online. Libel’s never been so easy and fun! ExRated is like a dating site, only the opposite of that. Instead of helping you perhaps…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Jackass Shooting Laser Pointer at Helicopter Is Hunted Down by Cops Within Minutes

Keep this FBI video in mind next time you’re tempted to use that diabolical wicked laser of yours. The feds can track your air-menacing ass from the sky—provided you haven’t blinded them yet, of course. https://gizmodo.com/wicked-laser-s3-krypton-lightning-review-holy-christ-n-5834091 It happens very quickly. The chopper pilots get the equivalent of a flashlight to the face from the tiny…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Holy Christ: Chicken Nuggets Evolve into Dip Scoops

I thought I’d seen a lot in my 24 years on this planet. Some shocking things. Startling things. Things that’ve given me a home, then taken it right away. But I’ve never seen anything like this: the Popeyes Dip’n Chick’n. Revolution. Do we know how Popeyes forms each nugget into a scoop form? No. Do…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Behold the World’s Largest Flashlight

Remember the bright as hell, flashlight royalty X21? Well now there’s a version that’s 13 feet tall, weighs 176 pounds, and shoots out a mind (and eye) blowing 100,000 lumens. And it just set a Guinness World Record. https://gizmodo.com/led-lenser-x21-flashlight-lightning-review-really-rea-5840351 Made of solid aluminum and stuffed with 19 LED lamps, the LED Lensor’s giganto X21 would…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Because Brian Barrett Is on Vacation

Known panda-hater, poll-loser, and Gizmodo senior editor Brian Barrett is out on vacation at the moment. So I’m free to post this sickeningly adorable photo of panda bears—wonderful, tenacious creatures—sleeping in a giant panda crib. Eat it, Brian. https://gizmodo.com/should-we-just-let-pandas-die-off-already-5841175 If anyone dares follow Brian’s fatuous attempts to defame the noble, cuddly beast, I will direct…

Biology Sam Biddle

Arrested LulzSec Suspect Was Named Student of the Month This Year

Cody Kretsinger, arrested last week for participating in the LulzSec face-smashing of Sony Pictures, was a good kid. Aside from his massively illegal hacking, he was a bright student who just wanted a family and to work for the government. https://gizmodo.com/cops-arrest-lulzsec-and-anon-hackers-and-one-of-thems-h-5843003 Online security journalist Brian Krebs tracked down Kretsinger’s straight arrow past, discovering that he…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The iPhone 5 Event Is Officially October 4th

Well, we pretty much knew it already, but now it’s Super Apple Official: the next iPhone will show up on Tuesday, October 4th at Apple HQ. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-oct-4-is-iphone-5-day-5842416 It’s a nice looking invitation, ain’t it? The icons are perfect: the date is the date, of course, the Maps icon is where to show up (Apple’s campus),…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Thunderbolt Will Become Even Faster—Just with New Cables

Most of us have had zero opportunity to tap Thunderbolt’s monster transfer speeds, but Intel’s already promising huge boosts in the near future. The best part? The Thunderbolt ports we already have will get the upgrade, no changes necessary. Intel’s claim lies in the use of fiber optic Thunderbolt cables, which can rush data as…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Xume Magnetic Lens Filters Are Brilliantly Simple

Screwing expensive things into tiny threads is tedious—especially when you’re a photographer depending on speed. So why bother screwing filters on when you can employ the mystical powers of magnets? Snap on, snap off—no more screwing, ever. The Xume system does require some labor up front: you need to install a magnetic adapter for each…

Gadgets Sam Biddle

Kodak Is Worth Less than Tumblr

Here’s today’s depressing tweet, courtesy of the WSJ’s Dennis Berman: Kodak, which historically pioneered personal photography and employs almost 20,000 people, closed at an all time low, and “is now worth $468m, or $330m less than 50-person, profitless Tumblr.” Kodak is more or less on a slow slide towards annihilation at this point. They’ve got…

Tech News Sam Biddle

How to Stop Facebook From Tracking You Across the Internet

If you want to use Facebook, but don’t want Facebook’s tendrils extending all over the internet and following your account, you’ll want this. Facebook Disconnect completely blocks the social network’s ability to track your account around the web. Like buttons, share buttons, Facebook comment threads, Facebook logins—all these now-ubiquitous adornments will be nuked entirely. So…

Social Media Sam Biddle

Build the Perfect Secret Fortress on This Tiny New York Island

Rat Island doesn’t have a lot going for it. It’s called Rat Island, it’s mostly rock, barren, covered in poop, and is tiny. But with the right owner (YOU?) it could be the secluded green HQ of your dreams. Rat Island’s current owner is sick of paying taxes on the places, the NYT reports, so…

Tech News Sam Biddle

When You Drop a Slinky, It Floats in Midair Like Magic

Slinky’s, one of the cosmos’ perennial enigmas, has one amazing propert you’ve probably never noticed. But that’s okay. Our mortal eyes aren’t quick enough to notice—but this slow-mo camera is. It looks like magic! But it’s awesome physics. Physicist Rod Cross of the University of Sydney demonstrates this amazing effect in a charming, white-haired professorial…

Physics & Chemistry Sam Biddle

Sam Biddle

The Free Flexor Weight Looks So Much Like Masturbating, It Can’t Be Real

Watch Steve Bezos Unleash the Awesome New Kindles

A DVD Store That’s Nothing but Terrorist Vids

T-Mobile’s New US Stores Look Like Euro Sex Clubs

Spotify’s New Private Listening Mode Hides Your Guiltiest Pleasure Songs

Proof Amazon’s Going to Sell a Shitload of New Kindles

Massachusetts Man Planned to Destroy Capitol and Pentagon with Explosive-Packed Remote Airplanes

Talk Shit About Your Ex Without Consequences at ExRated.co

Jackass Shooting Laser Pointer at Helicopter Is Hunted Down by Cops Within Minutes

Holy Christ: Chicken Nuggets Evolve into Dip Scoops

Behold the World’s Largest Flashlight

Because Brian Barrett Is on Vacation

Arrested LulzSec Suspect Was Named Student of the Month This Year

The iPhone 5 Event Is Officially October 4th

Thunderbolt Will Become Even Faster—Just with New Cables

Xume Magnetic Lens Filters Are Brilliantly Simple

Kodak Is Worth Less than Tumblr

How to Stop Facebook From Tracking You Across the Internet

Build the Perfect Secret Fortress on This Tiny New York Island

When You Drop a Slinky, It Floats in Midair Like Magic

Apple MagSafe Duo Charger Gets 42% Off, Finally Worth It for iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch Users

Oscar Isaac Did ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to Work With Top Tier Actors—Instead, He Got a Cooling Tent

This NordVPN Deal Caught Us By Surprise: 76% Off + 3 Months Free for Easter

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

This California Billionaire Wants to Tax AI Tokens to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund

Artemis 2 Crew Become First Humans to Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Since the 1970s

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Labubus Might Be Labu-Bust After Pop Mart Posts Record Share Loss

Cursor’s New Tool Lets Users Delegate to a Team of Coding Agents

Nvidia Needs to Remind Itself What PC Gamers Actually Want

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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?