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Vortices Trailing Guadalupe

For Cinco de Mayo, take a peek south of the border at this beautiful von Karman vortex street trailing behind Guadalupe Islands. The sharply-peaking volcanic island pokes 1.3 kilometers above the waves, prodding the wind to produces turbulence in the cloud deck. The volcano acts as a rock in a stream, blocking wind and inducing…

Barchan Dunes Action Pic!

Check out this neat timelapse of winds whipping the sand making up the barchan dunes on Mars.

Google Now has got a fancy new trick. If you walk past a store that caries a product you’ve been researching online, it’ll let you know. Talk about instant shipping. Hopefully it’s just a little more spot-on than those targeted ads that are always showing you the thing you just bought.

Little-Known Stephen King Book Gets A Movie Deal

It’s good to be the King. Back in March, horror author Stephen King released a little ebook titled Bad Little Kid, specifically for his German and French fans. So it was, naturally, released in German and French. But clearly someone translated it, because Bad Little Kid is getting a movie deal. THR is reporting that…

Appliances Chiseled From Marble Are Surprisingly Elegant

Marble isn’t the first material you think of when it comes to home appliances. But the Milan-based design house Clique, which presented their its collection at its hometown’s design week last month, have turned the staid material into something surprisingly pleasant. Take the Cimmy ultrasonic humidifier—it uses opposing marble hues to give its steam the…

Sex of the Future: High-Tech Pillow Talk | May 20, 8-10pm

Technology continues to change our daily lives, but what’s it doing to our lives after dark? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join us for a peek beneath the sheets, co-hosted with our friends at Jezebel. From the dating app revolution and a new generation of sex toys to the reinvention of…

The Last 30 Seconds of Once Upon A Time Changed Everything!

Last night’s Once Upon A Time seemingly tied up all the loose strings, UNTIL THIS HAPPENED! Spoilers ahead. So basically this is the second-to-last episode of a massive, two-hour finale, which you would not know going into this episode, because this delightful faux-finale does what I didn’t think was possible: it tied up the wildly…

Home of the Future: An Extrapolation Factory Workshop | May 20, 12-3pm

How do we envision the home of tomorrow? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join Elliott P. Montgomery and Chris Woebken of Extrapolation Factory to discuss and develop speculative designs for the domestic future. Attendees will learn futuring practices to create props, narratives, and visualizations, and use narrative to explore the aesthetic…

UPS Just Delivered a $400,000 Drone to Some Dude by Mistake

No one’s perfect, least of all UPS. But as far as mistakes go, this is just about as bad—and expensive—as it gets. Thanks to one hell of a mixup, Reddit user Seventy_Seven just got a $400,000 unmanned aerial vehicle delivered straight to his doorstep. Talk about service. Apparently, the rather expensive piece of federal property…

DARPA Wants To Teach Military Drones The Meaning Of Teamwork

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently announced that it wants to create drone squadrons that will have the ability to work together during combat and surveillance missions. The new project, posted as a solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities website, seeks to make drones more effective and less dependent on human operators…

Fashion of the Future: Beyond Wearables | May 19, 7-10pm

It’s almost the future—what are we going to wear? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join fashionistas and futurists alike for an exploration of the future of fashion with forward-thinking industry leaders and creatives. Designers, local fashion brands, photographers, and other New York notables will present their ideas and next-level collections, followed…

Telepresence of the Future: Your Robot Double | May 19, 2-3pm

Can’t fly across the country? Don’t want to get out of bed? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, we’ll see how you’ll soon be sending your telepresence robot to your meetings instead. Join us for some one-on-one time with the new you from Double Robotics to see just how easily your robot…

Office of the Future: A Co-Working Conversation | May 19, 12-1pm

How will we work together tomorrow? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, we’ll see that the future of co-working isn’t just about being independent entrepreneurs, it’s about sharing resources in a way that builds community. Bryan Boyer will discuss the ways that co-working is changing and how it fits into the philosophy…

The Weird, Depressing Stage Sets That Zoos Build For Their Animals

If you’re like me, you can remember the discrete moment when the zoo stopped being fun and started being sad; when the jungle behind the animals stopped looking like jungle and started looking like concrete masonry painted with clumsy trompe l’oeil. In reality, the terrariums and enclosures that zoos build for animals aren’t really just…

What Does It Take To Not Be Hanged As A Witch On Salem?

For its third episode, Salem accuses a third member of its Puritan town of witchcraft. But what happens when two of the most powerful local witches disagree on what should happen to the accused? It was nice to have an episode of Salem that focused less on shocking set pieces than on character moments. Our…

Food of the Future: What We’ll Eat Next | May 18, 5-6:30pm

The kitchen of tomorrow is often portrayed as a fantasy wonderland filled with robot chefs, time-saving appliances, and meals served in the form of colorful pills. As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, we’ll see what’s actually on the menu. What will our meals actually look like in the future? How much of…

Do You Really Need an App to Help You Scan and Share Print Headlines?

Print publications might be bleeding big bucks, but that doesn’t mean nobody reads them. And since these are connected days, you’ll surely wish to share some fascinating print story with friends using internet technology. But how do we share a physical newspaper article in the internet world? Look no further than Peekster. Originally launched in…

Violent crash in a ridiculous tiny car filmed with GoPro cameras

“Can you feel your legs?” That’s what pilot Steve Poot asks copilot Nicolas Pire afterbadly crashing their Renault Clio R3t at the 2014 Rallye de Wallonie , in Belgium. The Clio is a ridiculous small French car so this must really suck despite the safety cage. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join…

Commuters of the Future: Bike Workshop | May 18, 12-1:30pm

May is Bike Month! As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join us for a sneak peek at the future of urban commuting from a two-wheeled perspective. This is your chance to try out the sweet rides and cycling gadgets we’re hosting in the Home of the Future, and to participate in demonstrations…

Is Littlefinger Actually Outsmarting Himself On Game Of Thrones?

Petyr Baelish is one Game of Thrones’ slipperiest characters, but this week’s episode contained some pretty huge revelations that left some of us wondering what his end game is. And whether his plan actually makes any sense at all. Spoilers ahead! After learning that the person behind Jon Arryn’s death was, in fact, Littlefinger himself…