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Obama Firing Marshmallow Cannon: “WOW! OH-WOW!”

Screw the F-35 and the Navy’s railguns. This air cannon, which can shoot marshmallows as far as 76 feet, is what the Pentagon needs. Oh, and Romney—beware. https://gizmodo.com/trillion-dollar-plane-grounded-once-again-5880858 The President meets an 8th grader named Joey from Phoenix, AZ at the White House Science Fair and the two launch a marshmallow across the State Dining…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 8 '12

Will Harrison Ford really appear in the new Blade Runner movie?

Check out our first proper look at Rufus Sewell as a vampire in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and find out why Lincoln hates vamps. A producer sets the record straight about Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner follow-up. The Wolverine sets a release date. Karen Gillan discusses her Doctor Who departure. Plus the single most ridiculous Once…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Feb 8 '12

This Is the Bigoted, Racist, Anti-Abortion Search Engine That Powers Android’s Siri Rival (Updated)

I’m sure Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos doesn’t know about this, but he’s funding a seemingly Christian extremist search engine that is anti-abortion, anti-evolution, racist and even thinks that rape may be justifiable. It’s called ChaCha, and it powers Android’s most popular Siri competitor, Iris. Iris—Siri in reverse—is the mirror twin of Apple’s voice…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 8 '12

Qantas Grounds an A380 Because of Cracks in Its Wings

Last month, engineers found small cracks in the wings of Singapore Airlines’ A380s. Now, Qantas has been forced to ground one its A380s because of the same problem. https://gizmodo.com/airbus-refuses-to-ground-a380s-despite-cracks-in-their-5874258 The aircraft has been grounded since 5 February, and isn’t set to fly again for at least another week, reports Bloomberg. The plane has flown between…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 8 '12

Putting a Face to Internet Trolls

Trolls are something we all have to put up with online. But a new BBC documentary tried to track them down, and this video shows just how vile they can be in real life, too. As part of the BBC documentary Panorama, a reporter tracked down a troll in Cardiff, Wales, who goes by the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 8 '12

The Eco-Friendly Alternative to Lego

Everybody loves Lego. But if you have friends or family who think that all that plastic isn’t eco-friendly, there’s an alternative: earth blocks. https://gizmodo.com/faceblock-lego-whatever-lego-has-its-own-social-net-5877501 Made from of a composite of cedar tree bark, compressed dust from sawn cedar logs, and coffee beans — as well as just enough polypropylene to hold it all together —…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 8 '12

Amazon Could Announce a Video Deal With Viacom This Week

There have long been rumors that Amazon wants to usurp Netflix as the video streaming service of choice. But new reports suggest that Amazon is about to announce a tie-in with Viacom that could make that a reality. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-wants-to-fight-netflix-with-unlimited-streaming-5626823 Adding to the recent glut of online video streaming news, Reuters reports that that Amazon is…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe Feb 8 '12

How Many Monitors Is Too Many?

At Gizmodo, many of us are fans of the multi-monitor set-up. It’s not surprising: it lets us simultaneously keep an eye on breaking news, email, our writing and graphics, too. But is there a limit to how useful multiple monitors can be? The New York Times reports that use of more than one monitor is…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Feb 8 '12

How a Single Student Is Transforming Facebook’s Privacy Policy in Europe

To most people that know him, Max Schrems is a typical law student from Austria. To Facebook, he is a massive pain in the ass. Outsmarting their attorneys, bombarding them with legal complaints and forming activist groups, he plans to transform Facebook’s privacy policy in Europe. https://gizmodo.com/sharing-with-friends-of-friends-on-facebook-exposes-y-5882027 https://gizmodo.com/government-forcing-facebook-to-not-suck-at-privacy-5858460 While Schrems was a visiting student at…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe Feb 8 '12

Anonymous-Leaked Emails Reveal Syrian Presidential Aides’ Disdain for Americans

An Anonymous-affliliated hacker group has stolen and leaked hundreds of damaging emails from Syria’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs including a damning thread regarding the manipulation of American opinion of President Assad’s dissent-crushing tactics. The talking-points thread, a translation of which can be read here, was sent from Sheherazad Jaafari, a Syrian press attache, to Presidential…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 8 '12

BreathalEyes Determines Your Drunkenness By Scanning Your Shifty Peepers

While some of us prefer to use the Stand Method (if you can still stand, you’re not drunk enough), others prefer a more precise means of determining their level of intoxication. Thankfully, the BreathalEyes app should be able to accurately judge your inebriation just by scanning your bloodshot eyes. The BreathalEyes app for the iPhone…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 8 '12

LG Teases Its Upcoming 4:3 Optimus Vu

Is there a limit on how big your smartphone can be before it can be called a tablet? Looks like LG trying to find out. It just dropped this teaser vid for its upcoming Optimus Vu—a five-inch, 4:3 ratio, Android-powered behemoth. Why a 4:3 aspect ratio? The company suggests that this size will fit more…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 8 '12

T-Mobile Is Giving Away Its Stock of 4G Smartphones This Saturday

If you’re thinking of surprising your sweetie this Valentine’s Day with a new phone, T-Mobile has an promotion you might be interested in. On February 11th, the carrier is offering every one of its 4G smartphones—and a few Android tablets to boot—for free. Well, not literally free. You won’t be able to walk into a…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 8 '12

New Kinect Hack Could Help Relieve Phantom Limb Pain

Approximately 70 percent of amputees struggle with psychosomatically-induced chronic pain in their missing appendage, known as Phantom Limb Syndrome. This has traditionally been treated with Mirror Therapy but with only mixed success. A new system utilizing a Kinect and VR goggles could help bring patients some much needed relief. Phantom Limb sufferers often perceive their…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 8 '12

Award-Winning Smoke Alarm Sounds Like a Bird and Could Save Your Life

Smoke alarms may be essential life-saving devices but aren’t exactly the most aesthetically pleasing electronics in your home. At least until now, that is. The Chick-A-Dee smoke alarm, by designer Louise van der Veld, mimics the American Black-capped Chicadee with a gentle “chick-a-dee” call upon detecting smoke and then escalates to a sustained 85dB “DEE…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 7 '12

This Tiny Primate Squeaks Like a Bat

The Philippine tarsier was once considered one of the quieter primate species. Turns out that’s because we simply weren’t listening hard enough. Tarsiers are one of the smallest species of primates, growing to only about the size of a man’s fist, and live exclusively on the Phillipine islands. What makes them special isn’t their enormous,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 7 '12

I Will Buy Your USB Shot Glass, Rad Power Hour Girl

Musician Ali Spagnola tours around the country righteously promoting collective binge drinking with her Power Hour Concerts. Then she got sued. Now she’s selling Power Hour USB Shot Glasses to pay her legal fees. Will you marry me, Ali? Or can we at least drink together? I usually think YouTube promotional videos ooze desperation, but…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Feb 7 '12

Stop Mangling Your Goggles and Behold the Power of Magnetic Lenses

After a few seasons on the slopes, you realize that having a set of goggles with interchangeable lenses is a must. Then you realize that changing the lenses on those goggles is a huge pain in the ass. Well magical magnets are once again the answer to all of our troubles. Anon Optics realized something…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Feb 7 '12

Study: We Love Facebook Because It Tricks Us Into Thinking We’re Doing Something Important

When you’re perusing your Facebook account, your brain might be fooling you into thinking you’re doing something incredibly creative and productive that will improve your life. If only that were true! Scientists in Milan and at M.I.T. examined the various physiological states of 30 people using Facebook compared to when they were relaxing looking at…

Social Media Kristen Philipkoski Feb 7 '12

Alcatraz starts to get kinda interesting

Every TV show has an emotional core, something that all the action revolves around. After last night’s episode, it’s clear that Alcatraz’s core is the Madsen family, with all of its unfinished business. What’s more, there’s actually some hope that there might really be a cool story to tell about these dysfunctional peeps. Will the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Feb 7 '12

Obama Firing Marshmallow Cannon: “WOW! OH-WOW!”

Will Harrison Ford really appear in the new Blade Runner movie?

This Is the Bigoted, Racist, Anti-Abortion Search Engine That Powers Android’s Siri Rival (Updated)

Qantas Grounds an A380 Because of Cracks in Its Wings

Putting a Face to Internet Trolls

The Eco-Friendly Alternative to Lego

Amazon Could Announce a Video Deal With Viacom This Week

How Many Monitors Is Too Many?

How a Single Student Is Transforming Facebook’s Privacy Policy in Europe

Anonymous-Leaked Emails Reveal Syrian Presidential Aides’ Disdain for Americans

BreathalEyes Determines Your Drunkenness By Scanning Your Shifty Peepers

LG Teases Its Upcoming 4:3 Optimus Vu

T-Mobile Is Giving Away Its Stock of 4G Smartphones This Saturday

New Kinect Hack Could Help Relieve Phantom Limb Pain

Award-Winning Smoke Alarm Sounds Like a Bird and Could Save Your Life

This Tiny Primate Squeaks Like a Bat

I Will Buy Your USB Shot Glass, Rad Power Hour Girl

Stop Mangling Your Goggles and Behold the Power of Magnetic Lenses

Study: We Love Facebook Because It Tricks Us Into Thinking We’re Doing Something Important

Alcatraz starts to get kinda interesting

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