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Would You Wear These Crazy Shoes?

These sneakers are, according to Reebok, the “the first all-terrain athletic shoe”. They’re supposed to echo the utility of an all-terrain vehicle, and take mud, snow, grass, and sand in their stride. But let’s not ignore the fact that they look completely and utterly weird. In many ways they have all the trappings of a…

Why are Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler competing for a role in Guardians of the Galaxy?

Jon Favreau might not longer be directing the Iron Man movies, but his role in Iron Man 3 is bigger than ever. An original Replicant confirms she’s been approached about Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner sequel. Plus more serious carnage can be expected on The Walking Dead! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The…

These Liquid Jets Aren’t What They Seem

The three coloured jets aren’t what they seem. They look like fluids dyed different colours mixing to make a clear liquid. But all the water is clear: the colour comes from red, green and blue lasers. This photo won Alexander Albrecht of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque first prize in the 2012 After…

So long, Symbian! Nokia announced this morning that the 808 PureView was the last phone it’ll ship with the aging OS. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-808-pureview-hands-on-a-superb-camera-with-a-ph-5912940

You Can Squeeze 2.2 Petabytes of Data Into One Gram of DNA

Scientists from the European Bioinformatics Institute are squeezing unparalleled amounts of data in to synthetic DNA, and now they’ve achieved something absolutely amazing: they can store 2.2 petabytes of information in a single gram of DNA, and recover it with 100 percent accuracy. The researchers have encoded an MP3 of Martin Luther King’s 1963 “I…

Nokia Is Profitable Once More

For once, Nokia’s earnings report isn’t the kind of thing which makes investors weep like small children. In the fourth quarter of 2012 the Finns became successful once more—netting a $585 million profit. For some perspective, that’s a remarkable turnaround from the third quarter of 2012, which saw Nokia make a $754 million loss, and…

Scientists Restart Work on Deadly Engineered Avian Flu

In January 2012 scientists around the world halted research on engineered avian flu viruses over concerns that the work was too dangerous. Now, those scientists are taking to labs once more to continue their work. https://gizmodo.com/scientists-will-halt-research-on-avian-flu-that-could-k-5877934 What was initially a 60-day halt to research turned into a year-long battle for the scientists, who have had…

Google Images Just Got a Whole Lot More Slick

Google has just announced that it’s given Images an overhaul. Placing an emphasis on speed, metadata and slick looks, image previews will now appear in an inline panel to make it easier to browse large previews. That means that metadata will appear right next to images—handy if you’re looking for a particular size of image,…

WSJ: Google Is Building a New Kind of Wireless Network

There have been rumors floating around the internet for months suggesting Google has been considering building its own LTE network. Now, the Wall Street Journal claims that the search giant is secretly building its own new kind of wireless data network. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-google-in-discussion-with-dish-to-plan-new-wirel-5961109 The Journal report is centered on an FCC filing spotted by engineer Steven…

This Orange Guitar Amp Is More Powerful Than Your Computer

This Orange amp, called the OPC, isn’t like other guitar amps. Instead of being little more than a jumped-up loudspeaker, this thing packs more computational grunt than your main computer. Actually, it’s an update of Orange’s first attempt to make a guitar-focussed computer—but boy is it updated. Tucked away within its iconic orange casing, you’ll…

Like it or not, Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs biopic will premier across the US on April 19th. Watch it if you dare!

This DNA Gun Will Tag Felons for Weeks

This startlingly orange gun isn’t something from a sci-fi film set. Instead, it’s a new firearm, from UK-based Selectamark, that fires non-lethal pellets—and marks its targets with DNA for later identification. Designed for use by police and military, the gun fires soft little green pellets, pictured below. Weighing just one gram, when they hit a…

Good news, slideshow lovers: Google Slides now lets you create, edit and present offline. [Google]

Temple Run 2 is out for Android now, too. Sorry, productivity.

I Want to Get Lost in This Room of 8,064 Floating Lights

Getting lost in a forest of trees sounds like a lot of fun but then you realize things like bugs and wildlife and poison ivy exist. Not so fun anymore! What’s guaranteed to be fun is to trap yourself in a cube of floating lights. 8,064 LEDs to be exact. Called Submergence and created by…

Cadavers in Love, Richard Feynman on Pseudo Science, and Proof that Both Sides of the Drug Debate Are F*cking Nuts

Shack Man Rain Spirit “We can’t cure the common cold but we can sure as shit make an awesome pipe” — Peter Ha [High End Glass] CADAVER Don’t let squeamishness dissuade you from watching this awesome tale of love after death. It stars Christopher Lloyd, Tavi Gevinson, and Kathy Bates. Richard Feynman on the Social…

Here’s Everything Wrong with Avatar

Do you remember watching Avatar? It was a pretty long time ago! And though it looked amazing in 3D IMAX (and not so amazing on sad old DVD) there were definitely things wrong with the movie. Like how it was Pocahontas or Dancing With The Wolves with a giant blue man group. Or how it…

Wolfram Alpha Will Tell You Even More About Your Facebook Page Than You Ever Knew

Wolfram Alpha, the true know it all on the Interwebs, introduced a ridiculously detailed Facebook report complete with statistical insights about how many links, photos and updates you ever posted on your page last year. Today, Wolfram Alpha is adding even more detail to its Facebook report so you can learn more about how you…

Taylor Swift is Rapunzel in the latest “Celebrity Disney Princess” photo by Annie Leibovitz

We’ve enjoyed Annie Leibovitz’s photos of celebrities as Disney characters before — but this latest one, featuring Taylor Swift as Rapunzel, is one of our favorites. It’s almost as good as Olivia Wilde as the Evil Queen. [via Us Magazine] https://gizmodo.com/olivia-wildes-evil-queen-dares-you-to-bite-her-poisoned-5775921

These Crazy Nike Shoes Look Like They’re Made for Outer Space Aliens

Because this year’s NBA All-Star Game is in Houston and because Houston is home to the Mission Control Center (and because Nike loves to have an excuse to make special edition sneakers), Nike is designing shoes that look like they’re from outer space. They’d look great on aliens. But the shoes will be worn by…