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Funde Razor SF: Swag You Can Win Tomorrow Night

As you might know, Gizmodo is hosting the San Francisco Funde Razor event, where you’re invited to play Rock Band for charity. But it doesn’t stop there—we have a bunch of giveaways for you guys. https://gizmodo.com/funde-razor-sf-event-on-december-10-5101148 If you come out to Funde Razor tomorrow night (7 PM, Shine Bar) you’ll have a chance to win…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 9

Netflix Lays Off 50 Tech Support Workers Because Microsoft Silverlight Is So Easy To Use

In today’s entry of “WTF Really?”, we have a Netflix spokesperson saying that they have to lay off 50 of their “technical specialists” because Silverlight, Microsoft’s Flash-esque video player tech, is so damn easy to use. It’s just a weird post on Netflix’s outward-facing blog. On the one hand, it’s bragging that their new player…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 9

Obsessively Detailed Wall-E Bento Art Is Way Too Perfect To Eat

Today we reviewed Wall-E’s various toy permutations and crowned a winner; to wrap things up today, here he is in staggeringly detailed bento lunch form. https://gizmodo.com/ultimate-toy-robot-battlemodo-5105071 I love the quail egg Eva, and overall this is really, really incredible as an exercise in food ornamentation by bento maker extraordinaire AnnaTheRed. But if I were a…

Tech News John Mahoney Dec 9

Japan: Robot Nation Premiers Tomorrow Night

A while back we told you about a documentary named Japan: Robot Nation that would be on Current TV. Here’s another clip from the show. And by the way, it premiers tomorrow night. Your listing for Current TV, since we didn’t think that we got the channel either: DIRECTV 358 Comcast Nationwide 107 Dish Network…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 9

Zero Electricity Fridge Freezes With Fire

A research team at Stanford has developed a thermos-sized refrigeration device that uses no electricity. Instead, it contains some sort of coolant that becomes cold when exposed to heat. Details on the project are scarce, but we do know that these units would be relatively cheap to produce at around $50. That makes it ideal…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 9

Ultimate Portable Sewing Machine to Make Clothing Companies Margins Increase

At last, good news for worldwide economy. A Bangladeshi company has released the SmartStitch, a portable sewing machine that will allow clothing factory workers to produce 24/7, with obvious benefits. Think about it. The more all these people work in all those weird countries, the more clothes there will be, and the cheaper the manufacturing…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Dec 9

New Faces From The Watchmen Movie

New Watchmen footage is out, giving us plenty of new faces from Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel. Everybody is showing up in the montage shown at Comic-Con, plus a new version of the trailer. The whole gang’s there, from President Richard Nixon to Dollar Bill and Moloch the Mystic. The two new montages can be…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 9

Blackbird Web Browser: Because Firefox is Too Navajo for Black Web Surfers

Wait, why do I need a special web browser? I mean, I get there’s been a long standing digital divide between black America and the technological world (controlled by The Man). But do I really need a repackaged piece of software whose name evokes the Jim Crow era? Last time I checked, I don’t physically…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 9

Gadget Deals of the Day

It didn’t hit me until Gizmodo Gallery just how close we are to Christmas, and how I’ve only bought one measly gift so far. Today we’re heavy on perfectly stocking-sized presents: Computing • Saitek Eclipse II Illuminated Keyboard for $37.99 plus free shipping (going for $50). • Western Digital My Book 1TB External Hard Drive…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 9

The Thundercats Are In Good Hands… And Evil Claws

After the Thundercats journey from Thundera to Third Earth, they have to face a whole range of evil mutants from the planet Plun-Darr. So the long-awaited Thundercats film will have to feature a whole array of scary mutant freaks for Lion-O and friends to battle, or we’ll be terribly let down. So it’s good news…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9

Read a Free Kindle During Your Stay at The Algonquin Hotel

The Algonquin is not just a historic landmark known to have been the stomping grounds of many famous writers. It’s also a hotel looking to appeal to clientele with the latest in creature comforts. So The Algonquin offers a complimentary Kindle “loaded with your favorite book” during the duration of your stay at the hotel.…

Commerce Mark Wilson Dec 9

Jet Works Engine Inspires Tomorrow’s Rocket Scientists

Let’s face it—educational toys are not popular gift items. However, the Jet Works Engine is something that curious kids will be excited to find under the tree this year. The kit comes with 50 parts for kids to assemble into a battery operated simulation of a jet engine. They can also control thrust, turbine speed…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 9

Which Cognitive Enhancers Should Be Legal?

Many scientists are coming out in favor of making it legal for people to use “cognitive enhancers,” drugs that make us more productive workers by increasing attention spans, aiding memory, and making us more alert. Over the weekend, a group of prominent researchers published an op-ed in Nature outlining how to make cognitive enhancers legal…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 9

New Wii Disk Drives Render Modchips Useless

In their latest attempt to block homebrew on the Wii, Nintendo has begun using a new revision of the Wii’s optical drive-one that prevents any existing mod chip from functioning. https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-kills-wii-homebrew-with-update-again-again-5068142 While this may be just a standard hardware switch and not a concerted effort to block piracy, some keen-eyed modders quickly noticed the change-in…

Tech News Seung Lee Dec 9

The Figura Vacuum Bot Allows You To Boss It Around

Does bossing your gadgets around make you feel like a big man? If so, you will love the Figura. It vacuums, waxes floors, and you can verbally abuse it to your heart’s content. Like the Roomba, it works autonomously—but you can order the Figura around with verbal commands like “clean up” or “get out of…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Dec 9

Terminators Always Come In Through The Front Door

Last night’s Terminator episode was pretty much pure win. I love the “dysfunctional family trapped in a cabin with a monster outside” thing. It’s always a recipe for goodness. And once again, we saw the show building on the Terminator mythos from the movies without going too far off the reservation. Spoilers ahead. If you…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9

Rest Your Wrists on Delicious Processed Grain Product

I know what you’re thinking right now. Everything’s going alright, except for your damn mouse wrist. It’s fatigued from browsing Gizmodo. If only you could rest it on a plump slice of Wonder Bread… Luckily the White Bread Wrist Rest has been engineered by the Brando R&D team (which we’re beginning to think more and…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 9

DIY iPhone Retro Rotary Docking Station

Interestingly enough, a retro rotary phone lends itself well to iPhone docking. Plus, building one yourself looks to be a fairly simple procedure (so long as you are willing to cannibalize a speaker dock). According to the project page, a version with a microphone on the handset is also in the works along with a…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 9

No Neanderthal Ancestors for Modern Humans

If ancient homo sapiens got it on with their Neanderthal cousins, there were no children to show for it. Researchers studying Neanderthal DNA have sequenced half of the Neanderthal genome, and shoot down the theory that European humans interbred with the now-extinct species. And the team says the genome has other things to teach us…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 9

Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Mouse of All Time?

Today is the 40th anniversary of the mouse. Since then, it’s evolved into different shapes, sprouted buttons, lost its tail and mutated all kinds of other crazy ways. But everyone has a favorite. https://gizmodo.com/crazy-never-before-seen-logitech-mutant-mouse-prototype-5101603 My favorite mouse ever is Logitech’s MX500, which set their ergonomic standard for years, all the way through the wireless G7…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 9

Funde Razor SF: Swag You Can Win Tomorrow Night

Netflix Lays Off 50 Tech Support Workers Because Microsoft Silverlight Is So Easy To Use

Obsessively Detailed Wall-E Bento Art Is Way Too Perfect To Eat

Japan: Robot Nation Premiers Tomorrow Night

Zero Electricity Fridge Freezes With Fire

Ultimate Portable Sewing Machine to Make Clothing Companies Margins Increase

New Faces From The Watchmen Movie

Blackbird Web Browser: Because Firefox is Too Navajo for Black Web Surfers

Gadget Deals of the Day

The Thundercats Are In Good Hands… And Evil Claws

Read a Free Kindle During Your Stay at The Algonquin Hotel

Jet Works Engine Inspires Tomorrow’s Rocket Scientists

Which Cognitive Enhancers Should Be Legal?

New Wii Disk Drives Render Modchips Useless

The Figura Vacuum Bot Allows You To Boss It Around

Terminators Always Come In Through The Front Door

Rest Your Wrists on Delicious Processed Grain Product

DIY iPhone Retro Rotary Docking Station

No Neanderthal Ancestors for Modern Humans

Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Mouse of All Time?

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