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Drown Out The Holiday Cheer

Between the bone-jangling din of jingle bells, and the tireless shrieking of joyous children, the holiday season can be earsplitting. Fortunately, all you have to do is take this short survey and you could win a pair of SE215 Sound Isolating Earphones from Shure. Fa la la la la la WHAT?? To enter, email the…

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Our future robot overlords will be obsessed with Martin Scorsese’s Hugo

There’s no actual robot in Martin Scorsese’s new movie Hugo — although there is a totally gorgeous clockwork man, whose workings are nothing short of magical. But the whole movie is a celebration of the earliest roots of our rising cyber-culture, and the ways in which people use technology to tell stories that live on…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Twisted Gifts for the Merry Prankster

It’s the roommate who keeps saying your ex-girlfriend called. The teacher who loves a pop quiz fake-out. We all have prankster friends, but let’s face it: their acts are getting stale. Here are some gifts that should jumpstart their jokes. 1. Reeve and Jones Jokes on You! Prank Kit (12 Piece) Time to get back…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A Riot Over a Two Dollar Waffle Iron Is What the Holidays Are All About

We hope you found some great Black Friday deals today, while avoiding situations like this riot over a two dollar waffle maker at Walmart. This is your reward for waking up and standing in line at three in the morning? https://gizmodo.com/all-the-black-friday-deals-5851137 Don’t get me wrong, waffles are certainly delicious and definitely worth fighting for, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Participate in the largest drug-use survey ever conducted

Drugs play a huge role in our lives, but it’s hard to find in-depth research on how people take them and what effect it has on their lives. Here’s your chance to help change that. For the last several years Britain’s Mixmag — a popular dance music magazine — has been gathering international data on…

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FLIR Scout Lightning Review: IT LETS YOU SEE IN THE DARK, DUDE

As far as superpowers go, the ability to see in the dark isn’t generally very high on peoples’ lists. Suckas! It’s awesome. And useful! The FLIR Scout TS-Series gives you those superpowers, Mr. Wayne. What Is It? It’s a thermal monocular that lets you SEE IN THE DARK. Who’s it For? Secret agents, security/surveillance professionals,…

Reviews Brent Rose

Water Bottle Blaster Takes Down Walls, I Wish My Water Cooler Did That

There are lots of creative alternate uses for office supplies, including makeshift weaponry, but I can’t imagine that any of them are as destructive as this Wall Blaster that uses pneumatics to devastate brick walls with water cooler bottles. https://gizmodo.com/mini-weapons-of-mass-destruction-2-provides-more-ideas-5856759 It’s one of the latest tools designed to deal with terrorist threats and hostage situations,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

South Korean Prisons Will Be Run By Robots Next Year

We all know that robots make everything better. Somehow, though, I’m not sure the inmates of a South Korean prison will agree when robot guards start appearing next year. These new robotic guards, that measure 150cm in height, are to be introduced to a prison in the city of Pohang, South Korea, from March next…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

10 Bodily Functions That Continue After Death

Death doesn’t need to stop you from doing all the things you enjoy, as long as the things you enjoy are pretty basic. Certain bodily functions continue for minutes, hours, days, and even weeks after death. You will not believe the kind of things a dead body will do with its now-copious amount of time.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Read a 7-page preview of IDW’s espionage comic Jack Avarice Is the Courier

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here’s an exclusive sneak peek at the final issue of the adventure miniseries Jack Avarice Is the Courier by upcoming Danger Girl artist Chris Madden. The issue hits stands Wednesday, November 30. Here’s the issue synopsis: Jack Avarice Is the Courier #5 Script/Art/Colors: Chris Madden This is it! The conclusion to…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Dell Called Out For Misleading Graphics Card Advice

Dell’s approach to letting customers configure their PCs can be a little daunting, so I applaud them for providing helpful advice. Except in this instance where an image implied that choosing a cheaper graphics card would mean a blurry desktop. The image in question was spotted by a Reddit user after clicking a “Help me…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The New Muppet Movie is The Real Thing

About halfway through the new Muppet movie, a TV executive in a nice suit explains to the Muppets that they’re not famous any more. They’ve literally fallen off the cultural map. (This scene is in the trailers, so I’m not really giving away a spoiler.) And it’s sort of true: the Muppet cultural moment was…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Don’t Take Our Word for It: Test the Best Tablets and Phones Yourself at Gizmodo Gallery

It’s the time of year when tons of the best tablets and phones are released. It’s also the time when people go on shopping sprees. At Gizmodo Gallery we’re going to help you choose the right gift—for yourself. In the last two months we’ve seen major new releases from Amazon, Apple, Asus, HTC, Motorola, and…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar

Black Friday Shouldn’t Be Scary

Trying to find a good deal on Black Friday can be insanely difficult. The only way to avoid store swarms, long lines and the occasional catfight is by forming a concise plan of attack—so it’s a good thing we’ve compiled all of our holiday hunting tips in one place. Head to #Black Friday for the…

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Kaiju Santa Claus Christmas cards are the most insane thing you’ll see all day

We love those crazy old kaiju anatomy diagrams (see here and here), and so does comic artist Brad McGinty. In fact, the Minnesota-based illustrator recently “discovered” a box of old Christmas cards his drunk dead grandfather tried to sell decades ago. According to his family lore, Grandpa McGinty collaborated with a Japanese soldier he met…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Teach Your Pretentious Friend How To Swirl Wine Using Science

Everyone has one of those annoying friends who thinks they know everything about wine. But here’s some science you can wheel out next time they come over all condescending. For three long, booze-soaked years, scientists from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne have studied the swirling of wine. It’s what pretentious folk do before they…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

A new Q is cast in the latest James Bond film

31-year-old British actor Ben Whishaw has been cast as James Bond’s gadgetsmith Q in director Sam Mendes’ upcoming Bond flick Skyfall. Whishaw previously starred as Ariel in Julie Taymor’s The Tempest (right) and is the latest actor to take over the role as 007’s armorer. Whishaw follows John Cleese (who last played MI6’s quartermaster in…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Carbon nanotubes could be hiding bits of the universe

Carbon nanotubes can create a ‘perfect black’ that visually wipes out a dimension, making 3D objects look 2D. When draped over a substance, a thin coat of them renders the object invisible by absorbing all the light coming in. Scientists think that similar substances might be responsible for much of the ‘missing matter’ in the…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Can Scientists Make a Battery That Will Survive 40,000 Charges?

The one problem with gadgets is power. Even if batteries start off long-lasting, after 12 months they start to struggle. But a new material might change that. A team of researchers from Stanford have developed a new battery electrode that can survive 40,000 charge cycles. That’s about a hundred times more than a normal Lithium-Ion…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Why has synesthesia survived throughout human evolutionary history?

An estimated 4% of the population have synesthesia, a condition where senses become confused. People with synesthesia may perceive that certain sounds have flavors, or that certain words have a specific color. Even though synesthesia is widely recognized, and at least vaguely understood, what we don’t know is why it happens. Is there an evolutionary…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Drown Out The Holiday Cheer

Our future robot overlords will be obsessed with Martin Scorsese’s Hugo

Twisted Gifts for the Merry Prankster

A Riot Over a Two Dollar Waffle Iron Is What the Holidays Are All About

Participate in the largest drug-use survey ever conducted

FLIR Scout Lightning Review: IT LETS YOU SEE IN THE DARK, DUDE

Water Bottle Blaster Takes Down Walls, I Wish My Water Cooler Did That

South Korean Prisons Will Be Run By Robots Next Year

10 Bodily Functions That Continue After Death

Read a 7-page preview of IDW’s espionage comic Jack Avarice Is the Courier

Dell Called Out For Misleading Graphics Card Advice

The New Muppet Movie is The Real Thing

Don’t Take Our Word for It: Test the Best Tablets and Phones Yourself at Gizmodo Gallery

Black Friday Shouldn’t Be Scary

Kaiju Santa Claus Christmas cards are the most insane thing you’ll see all day

Teach Your Pretentious Friend How To Swirl Wine Using Science

A new Q is cast in the latest James Bond film

Carbon nanotubes could be hiding bits of the universe

Can Scientists Make a Battery That Will Survive 40,000 Charges?

Why has synesthesia survived throughout human evolutionary history?

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