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Researchers Say Google’s Nest Cam Never Turns Off

A team of researchers did a teardown of Google’s Nest Cam and discovered that even when the user turns it off, the camera continues to function. ABI researchers examined the security cam’s power consumption, concluding that when the Nest Cam is “turned off” via its app, the LED light indeed goes away—but the device itself…

Tech News Kaila Hale-Stern

MIT Might Rebury That Time Capsule for 2957

When construction crews began digging to construct a new building at MIT they had no idea they’d find a time capsule. Which is why they inadvertently cracked the large glass capsule when it was first uncovered. But now the folks at MIT plan to restore the 1957 time-traveling tube, and since the directions clearly state…

Tech News Matt Novak

Tell Us About Your Last Call From a Phone Booth

Phone booths are disappearing. Kids nowadays don’t even know what it is when they are looking at one. But this booth in Prairie Grove, Arkansas is one of the last remaining specimens of a passing era, and just has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. When’s the last time you’ve used one…

Tech News Attila Nagy

The Phase 2 Marvel Movies Look Better Than Ever in This Stunning Blu-ray Art

Everyone is talking about Captain America: Civil War this week, and for good reason. The first trailer is out and it promises to be a mega kick-off to Phase three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But, December 8, the full Phase 2 Blu-ray box set is going on sale on Amazon and in it, artist…

Movies Germain Lussier

Here’s what it takes to actually make Thanksgiving dinner from scratch

Cooking Thanksgiving dinner is already hard. There are so many dishes and only one kitchen to cook it all in, so many guests to serve and only so much time to prepare everything. Andy George and crew at How to Make Everything wanted to make it harder by finding out what it takes to make…

Sploid Casey Chan

Discover Sunny’s Origins in This Exclusive Look at the Into the Badlands Comic

Since it launched a few weeks ago, AMC has also been releasing digital pages from an Into the Badlands comic alongside the TV show, exploring the background of this crazy, bloody world. Want a sneak peek at what’s coming up in Sunny’s adventures? We’ve got an exclusive look at the next issue! https://gizmodo.com/into-the-badlands-has-its-own-comic-and-you-can-read-i-1740517867 Written by…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Case That Sent an Innocent Woman to the Gallows (And the Test That Would Have Saved Her)

Few people have heard of Eliza Fenning today, but in 1815 she was the most famous wronged woman in England. Executed for a crime on flimsy evidence, she inspired a new age of scientific inquiry—and a character in Frankenstein. When Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1816, she included a character based on the defendant in…

Tech News Esther Inglis-Arkell

Jessica Jones Is a Show About Trauma That Doesn’t Skip Over The Complexity of PTSD

Plenty of media narratives touch on trauma and recovery nowadays, and PTSD has become a common trope. But in real life, everybody deals with trauma differently—and Marvel’s new series Jessica Jones actually shows the vast array of responses that people can have to traumatic events. Spoilers for Jessica Jones follow. One of the best choices…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

This Sad Short About a Woman Who Can’t Find Anything at a Lost and Found Has a Happy Ending

“Lost Property” is a short where everything is perfect. The metaphor of the office and the photos is wonderfully executed. The characters are animated with a lot of sympathy. And the visuals are beautiful. Maybe it’s because of the holidays, but Åsa Lucander’s short just pushes all of the emotional buttons. [via Vimeo Staff Picks]…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

More Blood Is Shed and a New Villain Is Born on Manhattan

This week’s episode of Manhattan gives us a case study in how small compromises can eat away at a person’s integrity over time—as Jim Meeks makes a critical choice, that transforms him from well-meaning spy to true villain. Spoilers below…. Tongues are still wagging about a rumored spy on the Hill and the murdered security…

Television Jennifer Ouellette

Every Hint and Clue Hidden in the Captain America: Civil War Trailer

You’ve seen the trailer and basked in its glory. It’s huge-cast, heroes-fighting-heroes glory. Now it’s time to slow down and figure out what it all means. Spoilers in the form of references to rumor and theory ahead. The trailer starts in what looks like the exact same garage as the tag from Ant-Man. We’ve got…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

The Surprisingly Feminine Core of Dark Knight III

Frank Miller’s Dark Knight series has, for better or worse, been one of the most highly influential pieces of Batman media in decades—and a return to that universe is one that usually could be fraught with danger. But the first issue of The Master Race has some surprising twists to it that leave us wanting…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Here’s the First Airport to Run on 100% Solar Power

Cochin International in southern India is the world’s first airport to be run solely on power from the sun. It became totally energy self-sufficient in August. How’s it holding up? BBC reports that the 1,300-acre airport harnesses energy from a field of over 46,000 solar panels to run what’s apparently the country’s seventh busiest airport.…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin

The Greatest Gift Ideas for People Who Work at io9

Still need more holiday gift ideas? Well, here’s what the io9 staff members are desperately hoping to receive this holiday season. No, you don’t have to buy them for us; this is still mainly to help you guys. (But, hey, if you have an extra pile of disposable income and you want to treat your…

io9 Rob Bricken

Gizmodo’s Gift Guide for Ourselves

Still need more holiday gift ideas? We’ve saved a few more ideas, mainly because they’re the things we’re hoping to receive this season. Hopefully by hearing what we want, you might be inspired to figure out some other gift ideas for your loved ones (or just something else you want for yourself). iFixit Pro Toolkit…

Tech News The Gizmodo Staff

Here’s Your First Look at the Newest Cards in Star Wars Card Trader

Warning! This article contains highly addictive content. The last time we wrote about the Topps app Star Wars Card Trader, tons of people told me I got them hooked, and I think that’s going to happen again because we’ve got some huge news. We’ve got your exclusive first looks at almost every single new Marathon…

io9 Germain Lussier

The Q Founder Is Fossil’s First Android Wear Watch, Seems Pretty Average

For the past year or so, the smartwatch revolution has belonged exclusively to tech companies, who are better at designing electronics than fashion wearables. But earlier this month, Tag Heuer finally released its first Android Wear smartwatch, and Fossil isn’t far behind. At $275, the Q Founder, which we actually got a glimpse of back…

Tech News Darren Orf

On Limitless, Everybody’s Robotic Arms Go on a Crime Spree

On this week’s Limitless, all the fancy robotic arms in New York get hacked to commit crimes. The episode’s title? “Arm-ageddon.” I love this show. It all starts with a flashback to Boyle’s old war buddy getting a futuristic new arm that’s got incredible dexterity and even has precise touch sensors. Fast forward to present…

io9 Bryan Lufkin

Important Update on the Wu-Tang Clan Super Secret Album Saga

They sold it. Wu-Tang Clan spent nine years making a super secret album called Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, of which only a single copy would be sold. A few months ago, a “private American collector” quietly bought it for “millions” of dollars. Wu-Tang threw in some free $55,000 speakers, too. ODB must be…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Good Dinosaur Makes the “Coming of Age” Story Brand New Again

At first glance, The Good Dinosaur looks weird as hell, even by Pixar standards. It’s the story of an alternate world where the dinosaurs never went extinct, and it’s a “boy and his dog” story where the “boy” is an apatosaurus and the “dog” is a human child named Spot. But one layer below the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Researchers Say Google’s Nest Cam Never Turns Off

MIT Might Rebury That Time Capsule for 2957

Tell Us About Your Last Call From a Phone Booth

The Phase 2 Marvel Movies Look Better Than Ever in This Stunning Blu-ray Art

Here’s what it takes to actually make Thanksgiving dinner from scratch

Discover Sunny’s Origins in This Exclusive Look at the Into the Badlands Comic

The Case That Sent an Innocent Woman to the Gallows (And the Test That Would Have Saved Her)

Jessica Jones Is a Show About Trauma That Doesn’t Skip Over The Complexity of PTSD

This Sad Short About a Woman Who Can’t Find Anything at a Lost and Found Has a Happy Ending

More Blood Is Shed and a New Villain Is Born on Manhattan

Every Hint and Clue Hidden in the Captain America: Civil War Trailer

The Surprisingly Feminine Core of Dark Knight III

Here’s the First Airport to Run on 100% Solar Power

The Greatest Gift Ideas for People Who Work at io9

Gizmodo’s Gift Guide for Ourselves

Here’s Your First Look at the Newest Cards in Star Wars Card Trader

The Q Founder Is Fossil’s First Android Wear Watch, Seems Pretty Average

On Limitless, Everybody’s Robotic Arms Go on a Crime Spree

Important Update on the Wu-Tang Clan Super Secret Album Saga

The Good Dinosaur Makes the “Coming of Age” Story Brand New Again

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