13 Tech Sounds You Don’t Hear Anymore
If you remember what a modem sounds like, chances are you’re old. And that’s not the only tech sound that’s being quickly forgotten. Our friends at LaptopMag have complied a list of noises that may soon disappear from the collective nerd consciousness. As we move toward an age of quiet gadgets that do everything possible…
How to Look Like You Know What You’re Doing in the Great Outdoors
For those who want to pull off the whole “Grizzly Adams Wilderness He-Man” shtick, there are a few different methods available. You could cast off all of your earthly possessions, renounce corporate society, and go live in the woods (it will probably only take a few tries before you figure out which leaves should never…
Swordfighting: Not What You Think It Is
To borrow a famous line, the problem with most people trying to understanding the true nature of historical sword combat is not that they’re ignorant — it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so. It’s amazing, really, how a subject that so permeates our modern pop culture, and is so ubiquitous, is one…
This $7,000 Ping Pong Table Can Withstand Nuclear Warfare
Editor’s note: Our crack reporters, Sam Biddle and Mario Aguilar, were so eager to break the news of a $7,000 ping pong table that they each wrote about it at the same time. Oops. Gizmodo presents their duplicate efforts as if the words themselves are a ball being batted back and forth across a table.…
