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Seamless for iPad: The New Most Amazing Way to Be a Lazy Food Addict

Seamless, né SeamlessWeb, is our favorite enabler of 21st century sloth—a few clicks, and food arrives at your door or desk, virtually no human interaction required. It’s lovely! And now it’s on your iPad at its indulgent best. Unlike the iPhone version, which is more or less the functionality of the website stuffed into Apple’s…

Tech News Sam Biddle Feb 28 '12

Compact Portable Power Dock Soaks Up the Sun

At one time a toothbrush was your only travel necessity, but these days a backup battery is just as important. And A-Solar has managed to keep their new Power Dock remarkably small and travel-friendly, while still incorporating a solar panel. With a 6,000 mAh rechargeable battery it packs enough power to completely charge a couple…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 28 '12

Michael Shannon reveals a line of dialogue from Man of Steel. Plus Benedict Cumberbatch talks the Star Trek sequel!

Director Timur Bekmambetov and star Benjamin Walker discuss Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Vin Diesel releases two more Riddick photos. A Breaking Bad actor joins J.J. Abrams’s latest pilot Revolution. Plus the latest news on Awake and Once upon a Time! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Man of Steel…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Feb 28 '12

Greed Isn’t Good: Wealth Can Make People Unethical

As an individual’s wealth and status rise, so does their tendency to be unethical, concludes a new study of the relationship between socioeconomics and ethics. The study included seven different experiments that spanned real-world and laboratory settings, from rude San Francisco drivers to test subjects given a chance to take candy from children. “Occupying privileged…

Tech News Brandon Keim-wired Feb 28 '12

First footage from the Star Trek 2 set shows off Spock brawling

You’ve seen the still photos — now watch Spock and his not-so-elementary antagonist trade blows in this behind-the-scenes footage. Spoilers on, obviously. https://gizmodo.com/who-is-spock-vulcan-nerve-pinching-in-the-first-star-tr-5888058 When the photos of this battle first hit the web, there was speculation out the wazoo as to which villain Sherlock star (and possible Doctor Who guest villain) Benedict Cumberbatch would be…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Feb 28 '12

This Is the ‘World’s Smallest PC’, and You Can Buy It Now

Late last year, we showed you a sneak preview of the FXI Cotton Candy; a dual-core computer that’s the size of a USB stick. Well, production is underway, and you can pre-order one right now. https://gizmodo.com/cotton-candy-is-a-sweet-pocket-sized-dual-core-computer-5861067 Packed inside its tiny little frame is a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor built by Samsung, along with an ARM…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 28 '12

Why Videos Go Viral

Not all YouTube videos are made equal. Some languish in obscurity, while a tiny percentage rack up millions of hits. If you’ve ever wondered why that is, this explanation by Kevin Allocca, YouTube’s trends manager, is well worth watching. It’s a slick and amusing presentation that he delivered at a recent TEDYouth event, but he…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 28 '12

IBM Busts Record for ‘Superconducting’ Quantum Computer

Today’s quantum computers are no more than experiments. Researchers can string together a handful of quantum bits – seemingly magical bits that store a “1″ and “0″ at the same time – and these ephemeral creations can run relatively simple algorithms. But new research from IBM indicates that far more complex quantum computers aren’t that…

Tech News Cade metz-Wired Feb 28 '12

The Secret to Eternal Youth Unlocked?

Whether it’s a good idea or not, many people fantasize about the idea of being able to live forever. While scientists haven’t been shying away from the problem, progress has been slow. https://gizmodo.com/eternal-youth-potion-discovered-5701151 Now, a team of researchers based at Umeå University in Sweden has pinpointed a protein which is vital in autophagy—the process through…

Health Jamie Condliffe Feb 28 '12

Whole Foods Thinks Kinect-Powered, Automated Shopping Carts Are the Future

In a bid to use modern technology to recreate a dream of the 1970s, Whole Food has developed a shopping cart which uses Kinect and a tablet to follow you round the store and monitor what you buy. But who really cares? Sure, it’s neat that the cart can detect what you put into it,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 28 '12

You Spend 120 Times Longer on Facebook Than Google+

We all know Google+ is hardly the Facebook contender Page and co hoped for. But according to data from comScore, reported by the Wall Street Journal, visitors to the sites using computers spent an average of about three minutes a month on Google+ between last September and January, versus six to seven hours on Facebook…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 28 '12

Microsoft’s Crazy New Interface Designs Could Actually Be Useful

I’m a bit of a sucker for concept interface designs: I love how they show off the massive capabilities of new technology without any obvious current practical use. But these new offerings from Microsoft could actually be useful. Well, kind of. They’re probably not going to be popping up in your home any time soon,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 28 '12

Google Is Building a “Firewall” Between Android and Motorola

When Google announced it was to acquire Motorola, it was obvious it wanted patents but unclear how Android and Motorola would interact in the future. According to Andy Rubin, who heads up Android, there’s going to be zero communication. https://gizmodo.com/googles-acquisition-of-motorola-is-really-real-5884762 Speaking to The Verge at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Rubin explained that, when…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 28 '12

Samsung: “Honestly, We’re Not Doing Very Well in the Tablet Market” (Updated)

Despite having a monstrously large range of tablets on offer, Samsung has never quite captured the market in the way it would like to. Its sales clearly lag well behind the iPad and the Kindle Fire—and it seems they’re happy to admit it. https://gizmodo.com/oh-good-another-something-point-something-tablet-from-5874542 Speaking to CNET at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Hankil…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 28 '12

The Future of Farming Is Brain-Dead Chickens?

The poultry industry routinely takes heat for the densely-crowded conditions birds are subjected to. But what if the animals didn’t feel pain or suffer stress? One student thinks he has the solution—raise chickens like vegetables by lobotomizing the lot of them. Architecture student André Ford has presented a very radical solution increase the efficiency and…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 28 '12

Google’s Giving $60,000 to Whoever Can Exploit Chrome

While both Safari and IE collapsed under the pressure from hackers at last year’s Pwn2Own contest, not one person was able to crack Chrome. This year, Google’s sweetening the pot with a million dollars in prizes to successful exploiters. In fact, Chrome is the only browser in the contest’s six year history to not be…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 28 '12

This Guy Needed Just 28.80 Seconds to Solve a Rubik’s Cube. While Blindfolded.

I’ve had a Rubik’s Cube sitting on my desk for the better part of a year and still haven’t solved it. Marcell Endrey of Hungary needed less than a half minute to blow through his during a recent competition. Endrey turned in the record-breaking score during the blindfolded Rubik’s Cube challenge at this year’s Zonhoven…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 28 '12

This British Super-Coaster Might Rip Your Limbs Off

The first winged roller coaster built on British soil is has begun testing ahead of its opening this Spring. The ride is apparently so violent that some test dummies have come back sans limbs. The Swarm is being built at Thorpe Park in Surrey. Being “winged,” riders’ legs will hang freely from their seats as…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 28 '12

Yahoo Plays the Troll, Blindsides Facebook in Patent Spat

Yahoo and Facebook used to be BFFs, with the social network driving a significant amount of traffic to both Yahoo’s Flickr and email client. So why is Yahoo suddenly accusing Facebook of as many as twenty patent infringements just ahead of its IPO? Yahoo made the announcement today via the New York Times. Facebook was…

Social Media Andrew Tarantola Feb 28 '12

No One Knows Where “Dude” Came From

For as ubiquitous a word as “dude” is, etymologists don’t actually know how or where it started. But that hasn’t stopped them from suggesting a wide array of possibilities. And the suggestions aren’t of the flattering kind. They range from dude being an abbreviation for “dudenkop,” the German word for “blockhead,” to it being the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 28 '12

Seamless for iPad: The New Most Amazing Way to Be a Lazy Food Addict

Compact Portable Power Dock Soaks Up the Sun

Michael Shannon reveals a line of dialogue from Man of Steel. Plus Benedict Cumberbatch talks the Star Trek sequel!

Greed Isn’t Good: Wealth Can Make People Unethical

First footage from the Star Trek 2 set shows off Spock brawling

This Is the ‘World’s Smallest PC’, and You Can Buy It Now

Why Videos Go Viral

IBM Busts Record for ‘Superconducting’ Quantum Computer

The Secret to Eternal Youth Unlocked?

Whole Foods Thinks Kinect-Powered, Automated Shopping Carts Are the Future

You Spend 120 Times Longer on Facebook Than Google+

Microsoft’s Crazy New Interface Designs Could Actually Be Useful

Google Is Building a “Firewall” Between Android and Motorola

Samsung: “Honestly, We’re Not Doing Very Well in the Tablet Market” (Updated)

The Future of Farming Is Brain-Dead Chickens?

Google’s Giving $60,000 to Whoever Can Exploit Chrome

This Guy Needed Just 28.80 Seconds to Solve a Rubik’s Cube. While Blindfolded.

This British Super-Coaster Might Rip Your Limbs Off

Yahoo Plays the Troll, Blindsides Facebook in Patent Spat

No One Knows Where “Dude” Came From

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