If you love to hike and want to catch a glimpse of the elusive Area 51 with your binoculars, then you’ll want to follow the trails people have posted on new hike-sharing site TrailBehind. TrailBehind is a Google maps mashup that lets people share data (maps, pictures, and reviews) of recent hikes they’ve taken. And…
Personally, I can’t concentrate with a lot of ambient noise—but many people prefer to have some music playing in the background while they work. Which category do you fall into? Do You Listen to Music While You Work? ( online surveys)
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Could a movie of Philip K. Dick‘s trippy Ubik be delayed by a new lawsuit filed by his widow, Tessa Dick? She’s suing the production company run by two of his daughters, over movie rights. https://gizmodo.com/philip-k-dicks-ubik-will-be-a-creepy-art-movie-392115 According to Variety, Tessa Dick is suing Electric Shepherd Productions, the production company founded by Dick’s daughters, Laura Leslie…
When it’s my time to go, I’m going to plug in these Kenwood SP0001 glass speakers into a badass receiver. Then I’m going to crank the volume and disintegrate in the resulting shrapnel. It’s really too bad that, as the $1000 speakers offer a measly 10Wx2 channels of sound, I’d leave the scene with little…
If you spotted this ad for Monster’s Dr. Dre Beats headphones—which strips an out-of-context blurb from a news post—you’d think Engadget gave Monster Cable an awkward-sounding endorsement. But the mutilated sentence was lifted and applied without Engadget’s permission. https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-dr-dre-and-monster-headphones-vs-a-5033864 It’s not uncommon for companies to ask about using quotes in ads—seen any Sprint or G1…
It’d be just super fantastic if you could go ahead and take this painless survey for little old us. We pinky promise to give one lucky winner a $100 Best Buy gift card if they email the last question to [email protected]. Thanks SO SO MUCH. Standard Contest Rules apply, if that’s okay by you.
Since our Cranky Windows Guy retired, his post has been vacant. No more: Hereto I present you with Fry’s employee Phuc Mac, our new honorary Cranky Windows Guy. Phuc Mac, we love you. [Hardocp] https://gizmodo.com/i-switched-to-mac-after-a-lifetime-of-windows-and-it-d-5202748
The amount of detail in this image of galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745 is astounding — the unprecedented collision of four separate galaxies, it’s one of the most complex galaxy clusters ever seen. [Hubble]
As part of our week long tribute to music tech, it’s fitting that we honor artists that challenge our definition of musical instruments. Here are ten examples that shatter our perceptions (and eardrums). Tesla coils have always been a popular instrument for nerdy conductors. Not surprisingly, the arrangement of choice is usually one of two…
This is Yahoo engineer and photographer Jeremy Johnstone’s cubicle. I count four HDTVs, three Apple Cinema Displays and one MacBook Air. That’s a lot of screens! Is it like that at every Yahoo’s desk??? http://gawker.com/345830/a-yahoo-engineers-photo-gig-proves-a-flash-in-the-pan Or you could just be a Gizmodo editor: https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-vidock-gfx-display-enhancer-adds-two-5031028 [Jeremy Johnstone/Flickr via Valleywag]
Humans have been writing music for at least as long as we’ve been recording history. It was storing it that took a little more time. Here are all the ways we’ve done it to date: For full resolution, click here. It wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th century that mass-produced recordings were available to…
Sweet jesus. Alley Insider reports Hulu is developing an iPhone app that’ll stream over 3G and Wi-Fi, and it’s “badass.” It’ll hit “within a few months.” I’ve been dreaming of this moment since Joost’s app. https://gizmodo.com/joost-video-streaming-iphone-app-makes-us-dream-of-hulu-5100018 30 Rock, Dollhouse, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, Arrested Development, oh yes. Any hope AT&T has of charging people a…
Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Team notes that the “launch presentation” of Windows Mobile 6.5 is gonna be on May 11 and looks like it’ll reveal all kinds of tasty details about the launch—like how else it’s changed since debuting in February. [MSDN via Electronista] https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-hands-on-the-new-interface-rocks-5154385
How about easing away the boredom of a slow Friday workday with a little retail therapy? Computing and Peripherals: • Dell XPS One 20″ All-In-One Desktop w/ Dual Core Processor and TV Tuner for $599.99 plus free shipping (normally $899). • Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 15.4″ Laptop for $599.99 plus free shipping…
The good news? You can stop worrying about killer waves from asteroids hitting the Earth. The bad? You probably don’t want to buy any coastfront property any time soon anyway. Norwegian scientist Galen Gisler, from the University of Oslo, has been running simulations of what would happen if a 200-metre asteroid hit the ocean, and…
Man, my home theater setup really sucks. At least compared to most of these that you guys submitted, which are almost universally amazing. Seriously, what do all of you do that allows you to afford such sick equipment? Pass along some of that cheddar to me, please. In any case, on to the winners: First…
The latest iPhone 3.0 beta has brought with it a few minor but notable features to the platform. Here’s a quick rundown of the newly discovered functions: Audio • Variable speed track scrubbing • Variable speed podcast playback (.5x and 2x) • Single-button 30 second podcast rewinding General • Close all Safari windows at once…
39 years ago today, the world let loose a collective sigh of relief, as the Apollo 13 Odyssey Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. This followed a tense week, as the world watched after an on-board explosion nearly cost the lives of astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise on the way…
And there Ikea stood in front of 300,000 misshapen ironing boards. “These have a use!” someone proclaimed. That man received a raise, and the rest is history. The Jesper chair is an ingenious seat offering neither back support nor acknowledgment of male anatomy. Presumably, the sitter’s weight is pushed forward, meaning that the illusion of…
