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Star Wars Episode VII Cast Announced

Here it is is, the official cast to Star Wars Episode VII. Announced on the official Star Wars site this is the first ever cast list for the new Star Wars movie. The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar…

Star Wars Episode VII cast officially announced, at last!

The new Star Wars VII, directed by JJ Abrams without George Lucas, now has an official cast. Here’s the list, straight from the Star Wars website: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow (the villain?) will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford (Han…

Stop-Motion Makeup Short Tells A Story On Your Face

Super clever makeup artist Elvis Schmoulianoff has created this sensational stop-motion short that we cannot stop watching. Inspired by the street work from BLU (specifically the wonderful piece titled “MUTO”) Schmoulianoff has created his own stop motion beauty. Watch! [Via Laughing Squid]

A Joystick-Inspired Interface Could Solve Smartwatches’ Biggest Problem

The smartwatch revival isn’t going away anytime soon, but maybe this time around we can finally figure out a way to make their tiny displays useful for more than just showing notifications. In fact, a group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon might have finally figured out how with a concept watch that can be twisted,…

Weird Canadian Family Gives Up On Pretending Like It’s 1986

Do you ever fantasize about living in the 1980s? No phantom smartphone vibrations, no iPads, no Spotify — just VHS tapes, old-fashioned radio, and mullets. Well, a family in Ontario tried to do just that, living as best they could like it was 1986. But now they’re giving it up. Blair McMillan and his partner…

Why Is It So Hard To Get Ketchup Out Of The Bottle?

Ketchup is really hard to pour — right up until the moment when it isn’t and it spills all over your plate. What is it that makes it behave like that? Even among other non-Newtonian fluids (such as blood, toothpaste, and ketchup’s old enemy mayonnaise), ketchup is an odd one. The harder you push on…

Step Inside The Historic Photo Archive Stored In an Underground Mine

Boyers, Pennsylvania, is home to the Iron Mountain storage facility, a former limestone mine that is now the storage site of more than 15 million photographic negatives and prints, all preserved hundreds of feet underground. This documentary, produced by the Hillman Photography Initiative, takes you inside for a glimpse at the collection and the folks…

Senators Kill Provision Forcing the President to Reveal Drone Victims

United States Senators have removed a provision in an intelligence bill that would have forced President Obama to publicly reveal information about people killed during drone strikes. The move comes at the request of the director of national intelligence, James Clapper. So much for transparency. According to The Guardian and The New York Times, the…

How Oklahoma Botched an Execution with Untested Drugs

Tuesday night was horrific. After weeks of controversy, Oklahoma had planned to execute two convicted murders with untested lethal injection drugs. As many had feared, the drugs didn’t work like they were supposed to, and one lethal injection drugsof the prisoners suffered in front of an audience. That prisoner, Clayton Lockett, died of a heart…

​The Astounding Amount Of Awesome Comics You Need to Read This Summer

If you like comics, you’re going broke this summer. Seriously, talk to an accountant about bankruptcy now, because there’s no way you’ll be able to pay rent if you even want to buy half the awesome comics coming out this summer. But at least this guide will help you determine which half to blow your…

Firefox’s Customizable (And Chrome-Like) Redesign Is Available Now

Mozilla just released a pretty extensive new Firefox redesign, with cleaned up visuals and some great new features. It looks pretty different from the old Firefox—and rather similar to Google Chrome—with some deep customization options and nice integration between desktop and mobile browsers. This newest Firefox browser (version 29) puts add-ons in a quick-access menu,…

Is Google Getting Ready to Ditch the Nexus Name?

Google is reportedly getting ready to ditch its Nexus branding in favor of a new stringent “Silver”certification program, which would encourage hardware partners to make sick flagships with limited bloatware. The Information has a (paywalled) report with a lot of details about Google’s supposed plans. In short, it sounds like Google wants to set the…

The wonderfully simple to-do list app for Mac and iOS, Clear, is getting reminders so that you can keep track of when you’ve got to do stuff—not just what you’ve got to do.

The Davy Crockett Tac-Nuke: King of the Wild Cold War Frontier

There was a time when the U.S. Army foresaw the need to launch more than 400 nuclear weapons in a single day should Soviet Russia attempt to invade Western Europe at the height of the Cold War. It was with this doomsday scenario in mind that army researchers developed a recoilless, truck-mounted rifle capable of…

Google Field Trip, the company’s hyperlocal recommendation engine for nearby sights and destinations, has found a new home in Google Glass. Users simply say, “OK Google, explore nearby” to pull up information about the area around them—from history to art to food. Hopefully without getting punched in the face.

Trailer For Joss Whedon’s In Your Eyes Reveals A Psychic Love Story

The Joss Whedon-penned, Brin Hill-directed supernatural love story In Your Eyes centers around a psychic connection two strangers have. Naturally, they fall in love, because that is what happens when you are mentally linked to someone and see all the terrible things they do in the privacy of their own house. Here’s the first real…

The artist Hellbent works on an optical effect for the wall surrounding the construction site at the Domino Sugar factory on the Brooklyn waterfront this week. Hellbent was commissioned by the Two Trees realty, the developer of the mega-project, and should finish up the mural by the weekend. [Nicholas Stango]

A Ridiculous Deal On The Mirrorless Camera For Everyone [Updated]

Sony’s NEX-6 is a fantastic camera that Gizmodo recommended at $850, calling it the “sweet spot” in the market space, and went on to say it was “hard to imagine a better design.” Available today for $525, its lowest price ever, it’s an absolute steal. [Amazon] Update: Now even cheaper at $525, with a free…

Save the Date: The Gizmodo Home of the Future is May 17-21

When you try to imagine what it will be like to live in the future, you might imagine flying cars, robotic butlers, or floating beds. Will we grow our own food? Will TVs still exist? How will we turn the lights on? Seriously, what will our future homes look and feel like? In a few…

Disney Researchers Can 3D Print Speakers Into Any Object

Last year researchers at Cornell University figured out a way to 3D print a functional speaker cone. But now researchers at Disney have one-upped them with a new printing technique that lets any 3d-printed object work like a speaker—no matter its shape. The secret involves using electrostatic loudspeaker technology that actually dates back to the…