These ridiculous people at National Auto Warranty Services (US Fidelis) are the only people to ever spam-call me on my cellphone. Now I know why. After I told them to take me off their call list for the fifth time, I suspected something was fishy. This Reddit user finds out that they just don’t give…
At first glance this watch appears to be nothing more than a thick, gaudy silver bracelet. But tucked between the joints are LEDs that display the time at the push of a button. If I wasn’t so sure that I would look like a complete tool wearing this, it would be something I would love…
Busy building your own stunning rocket sled? Never fear we’ve recapped the week right here, including Sping Mating Season goodies, treeple attacks and Joss Whedon’s Harvard lecture recap. http://io9.com/5211908/the-astonishing-speed-and-beauty-of-rocket-sleds It’s Spring Mating Season – In Space! [NSFW] Spring is here, and the aliens are out cruising for robot babes and human cuties. All week on…
Yes, I picked this photo out of BoingBoing Gadget’s fantastic illustrated history of transoceanic cable because it was the most obvious penis joke. This coaxial tube carried over 90,000 telephone calls simultaneously. Also worth peeking at—the underseas cable system in 1901 versus today: Cable day at BoingBoing Gadgets, it’s pretty excellent. If nothing else, you…
Soccer great David Beckham posed for this new Terminator-inspired Motorola ad, where he exposes his bare chest – and his skeleton, and a red cyber-eye. Click through to see the whole thing, plus a video. The weird innards-revealing ad is supposed to show how cutting-edge the phone is, and highlight the fact that you can…
The Pirate Bay dudes were found guilty today. I didn’t follow the case too closely, nor am I a BitTorrent fiend. But if they’re guilty, I guess so am I. https://gizmodo.com/pirate-bay-four-found-guilty-5216062 They’re guilty, you can’t argue that they’re not. They broke the rules set by the Establishment. But the technology is based on crowdsourcing, and…
There are few groups more influential to electronic music than Kraftwerk. Spacevoyaging from Dusseldorf since the 60s, these 4 Germans are the essence of cool. Now, Tim and Eric imagine them as 1990s computer nerds. As Prefix’s Andrew Winistorfer points out, this video plays out like a giant homage to the group. The emotionless computer…
Sex and science fiction have not always been the most obvious partners; combining the two has occasionally defeated even the genre’s greatest luminaries. But here are ten authors who successfully brought sex into the future. https://gizmodo.com/isaac-asimovs-lost-story-of-sex-and-telepathic-energy-b-5212504 1. Samuel R. Delany (1942- ) His 1975 novel Dhalgren is a hugely complex, at times incomprehensible tome reminiscent…
The website still lists the classic Peek handheld at $50, but at least one Target store has them clearance priced at $25. If you like the idea of a device devoted entirely to email, it may be worth checking your local store. [Crunchgear]
In a world filled with crazy sink designs, the Abisko sink from Eumar just might be the craziest. Seriously, I want to ride this thing. https://gizmodo.com/the-fossil-washbasin-will-hypnotize-you-into-being-late-5018921 If you are less about waterparks and more about peaceful zen gardens, the Abisko also evokes the feeling of a gently flowing stream—complete with waterfalls. So far, there is…
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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