In this scene from the movie Decoys 2, an evil alien transforms into a sassy dominatrix so she can mate with a young guy. It’s just one of the most embarrassing alien mating scenes ever. Yes, the evil aliens in Decoys (and Decoys 2) mate by sticking their tentacles down a human male’s throat and…
Steampunk is tired—and you will be too if you build the Legway. There’s no electric motor to whisk you to a destination—only pedal-power. That means you actually have to exercise. Plus, it’s actually kind of dangerous. Sure, people have been known to fall off a Segway from time to time, but the Legway is even…
Sling submitted their iPhone app almost a month ago. Rumors suggested it was rejected altogether thanks to AT&T. Sling says they’ve gotten no word from Apple either way. But it’s definitely looking delayed right now. https://gizmodo.com/sling-on-iphone-video-hands-on-395415 While it’s designed to work over Wi-Fi and 3G—like that rumored and delicious Hulu app—AppleInsider suggests it might need…
The noble Samurai has found his role in Japanese society reduced over the decades from a fearsome fighting warrior to a skilled cutter of vegetables and BBs that’s paraded on TV shows for our amusement. Granted, this video illustrates Samurai Isao Machii’s impressive skill and hand-eye coordination, but until he can slice actual flying bullets…
Remember a few weeks ago when we showed you how to make Friends on Gizmodo? Did you know you can leave your new friends messages? Here’s how: https://gizmodo.com/how-to-comment-follow-your-friends-5187388 After you’ve made a friend simply click their commenter name and you’ll be redirected to their profile page. Once you’re at a friend’s profile page click the…
Why do so many summer movie trailers feature boy-on-boy bondage? Like this Terminator Salvation goodness. We’ve pulled the best homoerotic bondagey moments, from this summer’s biggest movie trailers. Terminator Salvation Who They Are: Christian Bale and Sam Worthington are mere inches away from each others face when Sam is all tied up for his interrogation.…
I stared at the cover a lot. And I gawked at the inside album art even longer, wondering what the hell they were all wearing, vaguely aware that they were badass and I was not. The only song my mom ever played off of Guns N’ Roses Use Your Illusion I was “November Rain.” And…
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…
