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How to Build an Amazing Secret Monitor Only You Can See

Dealing with sensitive numbers in a top secret Excel spreadsheet? Reading classified documents that you don’t want people to see? Or most likely, exploring the more salacious parts of the Internet and don’t want to be thought of as a creep? Follow these instructions that show you how to create an awesome secret monitor only…

An Android Tablet with a Kickstand? Sure, Why Not

There are like a bajillion different Android tablets out there. And there are virtually zero reasons to talk about most of them. The Nexus 7 is your reigning champ, the Kindle Fire HDX is your barely-recognizably-Android alternative, and that’s about it. But Lenovo’s at least giving it a shot with—get this—a kickstand. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-7-2013-review-the-best-small-tablet-even-better-947533058 Meet the…

iPad Air Meta-Review: So Light, So Fast, So Beautiful

The iPad Air is Apple’s best iPad yet. But what does that mean beyond the usual lighter, faster, everything-er that Apple typically slaps onto its latest products? The first reviews of the iPad Air have hit the Internet and we’ve rounded them up to give you a clearer picture of Apple’s latest full-sized tablet. The…

Some new iPhone 5S are having battery problems. Apple told the NY Times, “We recently discovered a manufacturing issue affecting a very limited number of iPhone 5S devices that could cause the battery to take longer to charge or result in reduced battery life.” Those with crappy battery life will get a new phone.

What Happens When Two Computers Play Rock Paper Scissors?

Nothing. If nothing meant becoming lulled into hypnosis as two machines battle each other out in a human game that can be interpreted through specific algorithms. If nothing meant secretly betting on which computer is superior. If nothing meant enjoying the beats and pulses of anticipation as each screen throws out its pick. If nothing…

Sometimes a dinosaur just has to roll in the mud

When you’re a Triceratops, you have to teach your babies how to take a bath — especially on a hot day. Maybe your feathers will get a little dirty, but it’s a small price to pay when you need to cool down on a hot, late Cretaceous afternoon. This is just one of the many…

Comment of the Day: Science of Fear Edition

In today’s comments we speculated on which of our favorite on-screen characters were just one step away from a pink slip, chose the super powers we would most like to have in our arsenal of fun, and (just in time for Halloween!) unlocked some secrets of what the brain does with fear. Today, Joy Hirsch,…

Neil Gaiman’s return to Sandman definitely won’t put you to sleep

Dream, Death, and the rest of the Endless are back in Neil Gaiman’s much-anticipated prequel to his classic Vertigo series in The Sandman: Overture #1. But if there’s one reason you need to read it, it’s for J.H. Williams III’s amazing art, which is perfectly suited to Gaiman’s tale. Plus Marvel gets ready for a…

People from the future should look like total imbeciles, says Google

Just when you thought it was impossible, Google Glass gets even more obnoxiously stupid. If this is what the future of humanity looks like, Sergei Brin can fold it and push it up his ass until it goes click. https://gizmodo.com/the-next-google-glass-looks-even-sillier-than-the-old-g-1454367685

Check out the gorgeous collectors edition covers for Discworld

Terry Pratchett’s incredible series Discworld is getting a new set of incredible covers for 12 hardback collectors editions in the UK. Here are some of the most striking ones. Pratchett said: The truth is that even big collections of ordinary books can distort space, as can readily be proved by anyone who has been around…

How to make rainbow fire pumpkins!

Now is the time to gather the materials to make rainbow fire pumpkins. They’re both creepy and festive. So you’ve decided against nuts as your primary light source for this Halloween. That’s fair. Maybe instead, you could try something different with your jack-o-lantern. Get some drugstore materials and turn it into a rainbow flaming pumpkin…

The Next Google Glass Looks Even Sillier Than the Old Google Glass

Here’s what the next Google Glass looks like. The official Google Glass Google Plus page just revealed the look of the updated version of Google Glass and it’s somehow even more cyborg weird. The overall look remains the same but it looks like Google is adding a single mono earbud for the second generation of…

How to Protect Cities from Sandy-like Storms? It’s All About Islands

One year ago, Superstorm Sandy tore a path of destruction up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Earlier this week, ten architecture and planning teams revealed their solutions for rebuilding the city in a way that would promote resilience when the next hurricane comes along. One big takeaway? We need new islands. The proposals are part…

NYC Subway Shuts Down for Lord of the Rings Ent Maintenece

One does not simply walk into Mordor — one takes the J.R.R. line. Alas, Post-Isengard replanting of the Fangorn forest has caused some delays on the subway. Check out these adorable signs that were posted all over the NYC’s subway system. These were created by the folks over at Puck Works, and as a subway…

Real-Life Mysteries That Would Make Great Episodes of Sleepy Hollow

During this sports-induced hiatus, we’re missing the historical and mythological free-for-all of Sleepy Hollow. (Dracula tried, but George Washington didn’t even cameo! Whatever, show.) So to fill the void, here are five real-life historical mysteries that we’re dying to see Sleepy explore. 1. The Wythe House What it is: Home to the “father of jurisprudence”…

Thrilling short film Lunar shows us prison life on the Moon

Set in the year 2057, future Los Angeles citizens are under constant fear of being sent away to LUNAR penitentiaries. That’s right people it’s a MOON PRISON! Lunar, by Tyson Wade Johnston, shows one man’s struggle to break out of the Lunar Prison. A place no-one has ever escaped from, ever.

New Yorkers Receive Junk Mail From The Future

Nowadays, junk mail is pretty run-of-the-mill. You get a credit card application here, a request for a donation there—pretty mundane stuff, really. But what happens in a few years when the world’s a little bit different? What’s the future of junk mail? The Extrapolation Factory, a New York-based studio run by Elliott P. Montgomery and…

Let’s just debunk every flu-vaccine myth in one fell swoop, shall we?

Here for sharing far and wide is a collection of the most common myths and misconceptions surrounding flu vaccines, debunked point-by-point with lucid, thoroughly referenced explanations. Remember: if you’re going to argue with an anti-vaxxer, it’s important to know your stuff. https://gizmodo.com/dont-forget-to-get-your-flu-shot-1402004133 Top photo by Karoly Arvai via Reuters “I could be wrong,” writes science…

Did we become the humans we are today because of snakes?

Did you know that there’s a theory of human evolution that says humans and primates’ brains and visual systems developed to detect and avoid snakes? “There is new evidence to back up this unusual theory, which explains both our agile minds and our uncanny ability to sense the presence of snakes”, explains Joseph Bennington-Castro on…

What superpower would you want to abuse for personal enjoyment?

We all know that superpowers equal responsibility, and heroism, and all that. But there’s also the fantasy of getting a superpower and just using it for your own selfish ends. What superpower do you wish you had… so that you could just have fun with it? Please include a picture or clip that conveys the…