Here are the best stories on Gizmodo today. Enjoy them!
This Is What Wi-Fi Networks Really Look Like
Long exposure photography is plenty awesome on its own. But pair it with a staff that lights up according to how strong Wi-Fi signal is and you get something even more illuminating: a picture of what Wi-Fi networks really look like. More »
https://gizmodo.com/74-mesmerizing-slow-shutter-shots-5411177
Holy Hell, the Heinz ‘Dip & Squeeze’ Package Is Available Nationwide
https://gizmodo.com/finally-we-have-been-saved-from-tiny-ketchup-packets-5772725
Good news! No, great news! The Heinz Dip & Squeeze, a new single-serving ketchup package that promises to save us from the long national nightmare that has been the existing foil squeeze packet, is now rolling out to Chick-Fil-As nationwide. Ketchup! Liberated! More »
What Is This?
https://gizmodo.com/what-is-this-5772575
What’s that you’re looking at? Sure it’s art, but not the kind that you think. You might say it’s a definitive example of a whole being greater than the sum of its parts. And the answer is quite moving. More »
The Story of the Lonely Whale Will Break Your Heart
https://gizmodo.com/the-story-of-the-lonely-whale-will-break-your-heart-5772406
Once upon a time, there was a whale called June. Or maybe her name is Margaret. Or Kate. We don’t really know. A few nitrogen-hearted scientists call her 52 Hertz just because she sings at a 51.75Hz frequency, but I will call her Alice. More »
The New Essential Apps February 2011: iPhone, Android and iPad
https://gizmodo.com/the-new-essential-apps-february-2011-iphone-android-a-5772442
iPhones! iPads! Android! 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. More »
Fake College Copies a Real College’s Website to Steal Money from Students
https://gizmodo.com/fake-college-copies-a-real-colleges-website-to-steal-mo-5772317
University of Redwood’s school website had beautiful pictures of their campus and even a faculty directory. Too bad the college wasn’t real. Turns out the website stole all of its content from Reed College and scammed prospective students out of application fees. More »
What Was James Franco Staring at on His iPhone During the Oscars
https://gizmodo.com/what-was-james-franco-staring-at-on-his-iphone-during-t-5772256
Probably-stoned Oscars host James Franco and his giggly, unbearable sidekick Anne Hathaway: mediocre. But whilst bombing, Franco couldn’t keep his mitts off his iPhone-he first appeared on stage gleefully gripping it. So what’s he doing with the thing? More »
This Is What Dictators Are Really Scared About
https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-dictators-are-really-scared-about-5772280
Ahmadinejad, Qaddafi, Chávez, Mugabe and Kim Jong-Il. All the same dogs with different collar, scared about the same thing. More »
