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This wave looks like one giant comfortable mattress

An impressive image of surfer Sean Woolnough on top of a wave, taken by Stuart Gibson in Namotu Island, Fiji, for the Red Bull Illume photo contest. Frozen in time, it looks like a comfy place to lie down and enjoy the sun. Looking for airplane tickets right now. SPLOID is a new blog about…

Solar jet fuel has been created for the first time

Maybe we won’t suck up all of Earth’s resources and destroy our planet just yet. Scientists say that they have created solar jet fuel using just sunlight, water and carbon dioxide for the very first time. That’s basically creating fuel from thin air. It’s a damn impressive feat and puts us closer to the dream…

Further Proof that Kanye Makes Everything Better (or Maybe Worse)

The formula is simple: take one or more already successful intellectual properties, shamelessly rip off some sick beats remix the soundtrack using an existing Kanye West joint, then just sit back and wait for the shitstorm of Kanye fanbois and haters to eviscerate one another’s musical tastes in the discussion section. Hairless cats and maniacal…

This one-cent stamp is ‘The Mona Lisa of stamps’ and worth $20 million

There is art in everything. Value in trash. Millions in the tiniest of things. Take this stamp. Known as the One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana, it’s 158 years old, hasn’t been seen in public since the mid 1980’s and is considered to be the Mona Lisa of stamps. Oh and Sotheby’s expects it to sell…

Another verdict has been reached in another Apple vs Samsung patent battle in the courts. This time Samsung was found to have infringed on two Apple patents and owes nearly $120 million to Apple. Apple, on the other hand, infringed on one Samsung patent but only owes Samsung $158,000.

This Is What Tent Cities Will Look Like After Peak Oil

This tent could one day be your home. It will provide you with shelter from the elements, food, energy, and purified water. Meet the Urban Algae Canopy — perfect for all your environmental apocalypse needs. This prototype is the brainchild of Italian design firm Carlo Ratti Associati, and were previewed during last month’s Milan Design…

Tree takes revenge on guy chopping down the tree by throwing him off

Well, that’s not how it’s supposed to work. A guy cutting down a tree branch gets caught in a gnarly spill when the branch he was cutting down falls and takes him down with it. Nature isn’t too kind when you’re chopping her off, I guess. His co-worker Kurt Stepp, who posted the video (because…

How Location Scouts Discover Where L.A. Can Stand In for Other Cities

Thanks to frequent film and television location shoots, Angelenos can walk the streets of far-off cities without ever setting foot on a plane. As a resident of downtown Los Angeles, I often turn the corner and suddenly find myself transported to Manhattan. Cabs bearing the “NYC TAXI” logo wait at the curb. Actors in NYPD…

These ads explain why books are always better than movies

Everyone with wrinkles on their brains knows that the book is almost always better than the movie. The book can do so much more! Your personal vision is only limited by your imagination! The little details and subtleties are allowed to breath better! These ads explain it rather perfectly saying, “a big part of the…

Reframe Roundup: This Week’s Best Photography Posts

Did you guys know there is a Gizmodo subdomain where you can go for all things photographic? Yep! It’s called Reframe, and it’s where you’ll find additional coverage of gear, techniques, news, and all kinds of great stuff related to the crafts of photography and videography. 10 Amazing Photos From the Museum of Natural History’s…

The 2001 Electra-Woman And Dyna-Girl Show Would Have Been Scary Awful

In 2001, at the height of Buffy-mania, the WB commissioned a new version of Electra-Woman and Dyna-Girl, the 1970s superhero show that was part of the Sid and Marty Krofft Supershow. The whole (short) unaired pilot is on Youtube. You’re welcome. I guess the WB wanted to create a “self-aware,” self-mocking version of Electra-Woman and…

The Powerful Flower Lobby Is Gaining Ground In the White House

In the hallowed halls of our nation’s capital, a shadow war that pits conventional, imported flower arrangements against a powerful cadre of American floral tycoons who just won’t take “no” for an answer is being waged. As The New York Times reports today, a number of lobbyists representing the domestic flower industry have succeeded in…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

It’s the weekend. And it’s getting spring-ish out there! You worked hard all week, and so did your smartphone. Time to kick back and relax, and treat yourself—with apps. Multi-Platform Updates SmartAsset You’re probably using some kind of budgeting app to keep tabs on your daily/weekly/monthly expenses, so why not use one to help with…

Which Came First, The Invention or the Sci-Fi Prediction?

There was an interesting infographic making the rounds yesterday tracking the number of years it took for different sci-fi dreams to become reality. It looks beautiful, but unfortunately there are quite a few problems with it. Anytime you’re dealing with claims to “first!” —whether in fiction or reality — you’re just asking for a spirited…

This Interactive Ashtray Rewards Smokers For Throwing Away Their Butts

Cigarette butts are the bane of a city’s existence: you can find them almost everywhere, smashed flat on the sidewalks, stubbed into planter boxes, drifting into the gutters like tube-shaped snow. While some public spaces offer ways to dispose of those lipstick-rimmed filters, most smokers simply use the street as an open ashtray. The Dutch…

These Solar-Powered Bike Lights Might Be The Only Ones You’ll Ever Need

I’m still pretty smitten since trying out this pair of bike lights that mount permanently to the headset and seatpost—but I still gotta remember to charge them. So I’m dying to try out Pixio by Rydon; these little illuminators are solar-powered, meaning every time you go for a daytime ride you’re powering up for after…

Fix Absolutely Anything, Anywhere With A Keychain Toolkit

For less than $50, I’ve built a keychain toolkit that’s fixed cars, motorcycles and once kept me out of jail. It’s even legal on airplanes. Here’s how you can build yours. All this might be legal on airplanes, but it will raise the TSA’s eyebrows. As I pass through security, I put it in the…

Upgrade Your Cinco de Mayo With These Classy Mexican Faves

Cinco de Mayo is a gringo holiday anyway, so I’m not going to judge you if you choose to celebrate with a frozen margarita and a plate of cheesy nachos. But I am here to tell you that you can do better—much, much better. Here’s how to drink Mexican in style. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve…

A Few Thoughts on the New Godzilla, Written By My 8-Year-Old Self

We’ve got a batch of new, high-res images from the upcoming Godzilla movie, and they’ve given us some of the best views yet of the Big G. I can’t really respond to them without regressing to an 8-year-old, so I’ll just let you know what my inner child thinks. First of all, I’d like to…

An Unholy Union Between Comcast and EA May Bring Games to Your Cable Box

How does it make you feel to read Electronic Arts and Comcast in the same sentence? Frustrated? Apprehensive? Well for once two bads might make a good. Reuters reports that EA and Comcast are working on a deal that could bring games to your cable box. What games in particular is a matter that’s apparently…