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KEF M500 Headphone Review: Perfect Balance of Sound and Comfort

Shopping for headphones in the $200 to $300 headphone range can be a quandary. The $200 options are mostly all fluff backed by celebrities and marketing jargon. Putting lipstick on a pig doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a pig, you know. The $300 crowd weeds out most of that riffraff for the more…

Confession: Maybe Coming Back to Cable TV Was a Bad Idea

After 2.5 years without cable TV I decided it was time to come back. Why? There were a number of reasons, which you can read about here. Now that I’m back, though, I regret it. Honestly, what the hell is going on? https://gizmodo.com/confessions-of-a-cord-cutter-why-im-back-after-2-5-ye-1059563449 My first introduction to cable television didn’t come until college, but since…

Starting in 2016 Netflix streaming subscribers will have first dibs at Weinstein Company flicks released that year. [AP]

After its acquisition of Waze this past June, Google announced this morning that it is deploying real time incident reports from Waze users to Google Maps mobile and apps users. Waze users can now search with Google, too. And if you’re into mapmaking, the Waze Map Editor now includes Google Street View. [Google and Waze]

What Was Your First Comment on Gizmodo?

In case you haven’t noticed, things look a little different around these parts. Comments, however, remain the same! And as we often do, the staff wandered down that lonely ole road known as nostalgia to find our very first comments. Find yours and upload a screengrab if you dare. Come on. It’ll be fun. Happy…

Capsule Minimalist Wallet Review: The Anti-Costanza

Do you have a George Costanza-sized wallet? If you’re like any red-blooded American, then you probably do, which means you probably also have back problems. We can’t help you with damage you’ve already inflicted, but Capsule will help you ditch that bulge with its cleverly designed Minimalist collection wallet. What Is It? It’s a slim…

So when does Windows 8.1 come out? October 18th in stores and the day before online! The update will be pushed out to all Windows 8 users via the Windows Store. [Windows]

I Quit Cable 2.5 Years Ago. Here’s Why I Came Back.

It’s been two and a half years since I last paid for cable television. The other week I decided to get back on the wagon. The last time I moved, I opted out of Time Warner Cable’s package deals and decided on just Internet service. Frankly, that shit is way too expensive and I barely…

Holy Crap, Does This Shazam for Live Music Actually Work?

Music recognition apps like Shazam are great for telling you what’s playing on the radio or at the bar, but they can’t help you identify anything that’s being performed live. That is until now. Gracenote has shown off an early prototype of an app that will do just that. Last weekend, ahead of the Outside…

Don’t You Just Love Drive-Ins? Then Help Save Some

We’ve known for a while that drive-in theaters were doomed, but like anything American, they’ve persevered. by the end of this year, though, they could be out of lifelines, which is why Honda is launching Project Drive-In today, to help save a few. After this year, Hollywood is no longer shipping 35mm film to theaters,…

Getting Around Time Warner Cable’s CBS Blackout Is Easy, Here’s How

Today marks the eighth day of CBS and Time Warner Cable’s ongoing feud over cash money. It’s annoying. It’s frustrating and damn it, the PGA Championship is going on and there’s a new episode of Ray Donovan this Sunday! Here’s how to get around the blackout if you’re in an affected market. https://gizmodo.com/breaking-effective-5-00-pm-et-time-warner-cable-has-d-1005643729 Keep It…

Flying High: Jetman Talks Flight, Fear, and What’s Next

Yves “Jetman” Rossy’s exploits have been well-documented over the years. He’s crossed the English Channel, the Grand Canyon, and flown alongside a B-17 bomber with a jet-powered wing strapped to his back and nothing else. He’s crazy in the best way possible. We caught up with Yves yesterday to chat about what’s coming next for…

iOS 7 Beta 5 Changes: A Visual Walkthrough

As we march towards the release of iOS 7 this fall, Apple has released the fifth beta of its mobile OS. Here’s what we’ve noticed so far about today’s changes. The icons in Settings have been tweaked like so: Icons in-call are now rounded just like on the lockscreen: Slide to power off has also…

New Ender’s Game Trailer Looks Positively Good Enough

If I didn’t know anything about Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game series, I’d probably be super excited to see the movie adaption. It takes place in space, has plenty of space battles and lots of things blow up. This latest trailer gives the illusion that the movie might not suck. Unfortunately, I know a thing…

Hunter S. Thompson Would Have Loved This “Psychedelic” Driving Range

Golf is an annoyingly frustrating sport to play, but it can also be one of the most relaxing—if you’re any good. So I can’t imagine the type of mental fortitude needed to even hit a ball in this elaborately trippy shooting range built for professional golfer Rickie Fowler. In preparation for the 95th PGA Championship…

Jeff Bezos Is Buying the Washington Post for $250 Million

Today the Washington Post Company agreed to sell the Washington Post newspaper to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for $250 million in cash. This ends the Graham family’s ownership of the paper after four generations. The deal, which was made independently of Bezos’ other ventures, is expected to close within 60 days. Bezos says he has…

Time Warner Cable Drops CBS Programming

CBS’s full statement: NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Effective 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Time Warner Cable has dropped CBS in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas and several other markets. We deeply regret this ill-advised action, which is injurious not only to our many affected viewers, but also to Time Warner Cable itself.…

Here Are National Geographic Traveler’s Best Photos of 2013

This year marks National Geographic Traveler’s 25th annual photo contest, which invites amateurs to submit their best snaps for review by the mag’s venerable photo editors. Last night, the winners were revealed in all their high-res glory. The winning photograph—seen above—was snapped by Wagner Araujo in Brazil: “I was in Manaus, Amazonas, during the Brazilian…

First Full View of the New X-Men Sentinel: Holy Crap They Nailed It

Earlier this week the first images of Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask surfaced for Bryan Singer’s upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. In addition to that tidbit of news, Singer tweeted out the following pic of a Trask-built Sentinel. It might not look exactly like the Sentinels from the comics or animated series, but given…

Lost Your Android Phone? Android Device Manager Will Find It For You

Later this month, Google will be releasing a new Android Device Manager to help you find your lost Android phone. Yes, it took Google this long to release its own app to locate your lost Android device. Not only will you be able to locate your lost phone on a viewable map, the updated ADM…