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Report: John McAfee Hospitalized After His Asylum Request Is Denied

Reports are coming in that John McAfee has been taken to the hospital after suffering what his lawyer called “convulsions.” There are conflicting reports about what the specific medical condition is, but we’ll keep you updated as it develops. https://gizmodo.com/secrets-schemes-and-lots-of-guns-inside-john-mcafees-5958877 Earlier today, Guatemala officially denied his request for asylum. Here is the most recent post…

Researchers Have Found the Universe’s Very First Stars

We already knew that the universe had a distinct starting point, and now researchers at MIT have actually seen the very first stars born from that beginning. https://gizmodo.com/mathematic-proof-that-the-universe-had-a-beginning-5904714 Scientists generally accept that, just minutes after the Big Bang, protons and neutrons collided into each other in the nuclear fusion reactions that produced hydrogen and helium.…

Ask an Acer Rep All About the New Touch Lineup

Touch technology has fundamentally (and quite literally) changed the way we interact with our devices. With the swipe of a finger we can now explore, discover, and learn in ways that were never previously possible. Here to talk about how Acer is doing it’s part to develop touch technology is senior product marketing and brand…

Motopia: A Pedestrian Paradise

“No person will walk where automobiles move,” is how British architect Geoffrey Alan Jellicoe described his town of the future, “and no car can encroach on the area sacred to the pedestrian.” Jellicoe was talking to the Associated Press in 1960 about his vision for a radically new kind of British town—a town where the…

Boomphones Phantom QS 1.0 Review: A Loud, Limited Headphone Speaker Combo

The wonderful thing about headphones is that you can listen to whatever you want without driving everyone around you completely insane. But sometimes you want to share your tunes with a buddy, or blast your jams at unsuspecting passersby. For just that occasion, the Boomphone Phantom QS 1.0s go from headphones into speakers. What Is…

Welcome to My Rare and Antiquarian eBook Shop

Why, hello there!-I was just appraising some rare PDFs in the back room when I heard you come in. Feel free to peruse our inventory, and if you have any questions, please allow me-one of the world’s foremost authorities on and purveyors of fine electronic books-to act as your steward through the wonderfully esoteric world…

Arrow goes Natural Born Killers on us!

There is one hurdle in this episode of Arrow. If you vault it, you will have a ton of fun with “Vendetta,” where the show’s various couples enact Natural Born Killers, Spy vs Spy, and The Gift of the Magi respectively. The Huntress gets one hell of an introduction. But still, there is one part…

These Iconic Sunglasses Are Your Steve-McQueen-JFK-Buzz-Aldrin Deal of the Day

Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean the sun has gone away. In a few months it will be summer and sunglass season again. That’s a certainty. Also a certainty: right now is an excellent time to purchase sunglasses. While everyone’s forgotten about protecting their eyes from UV rays because it’s a little chilly, sunglass retailers…

Everything You Need to Know About the American Psychiatric Association’s Updated Guidelines

On December 1, 2012, the American Psychiatric Association officially approved the final diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). The new ‘psychiatric bible’ features a number of important changes to the existing canon, including the elimination and alteration of many familiar disorders. Here’s what you need…

Wiggling USB Tentacle Means You’ll Need To Download an Anti-Kraken App

There is absolutely no reason anyone needs a miniature wriggling tentacle arm sticking out of one of their computer’s USB ports. But that doesn’t make this seemingly pointless accessory any less awesome, or any less desirable. Totally one-upping and erasing that USB humping dog from our memories, this finely detailed tentacle comes complete with non-working…

The Most Accurate Map Yet of Our Planet’s Most Powerful Earthquake Zones

Geologists know that the most devastating earthquakes happen along subduction zones — those areas where tectonic plates slide beneath another. Less known, however, is where exactly along these danger zones an earthquake is likely to occur. But as new research from the University of Sydney suggests, scarred regions along the ocean floor — what are…

An Animated History of GIFs Is the Best Kind of History

The GIF turned 25 years old this year. But how has it evolved through the last quarter-century? This little claymation ditty tells the tale of everyone’s favorite part of the internet. https://gizmodo.com/happy-birthday-to-the-gif-the-internets-greatest-treas-5918770 As you might have guessed, it was quite the road from the dancing baby to GIF-ing every moment of the presidential election. And…

Ask Red Dwarf‘s Robert Llewellyn all your smegging questions!

Robert Llewellyn is a legend to science fiction fans. For several years, he’s played the android Kryten in Red Dwarf — putting him up there with Brent Spiner and John Leeson as one of the longest running A.I. performances on television. And now, he’s starring in a new webseries called Fully Charged, which looks at…

Batteries: The Absolute Definitive Guide

Nobody thinks about batteries—until they’ve run out of juice, of course. But this humble and surprisingly ancient technology has done far more for human civilization than most people realize. In fact, the modern world as we know it wouldn’t exist were it not for batteries and the unique, utterly essential ability to store electrical energy…

The Historical Roots of Today’s Diet and Exercise Fads

Long before the Atkins diet, Shaun T’s Insanity Workout, and The Biggest Loser, people have been fascinated by what we eat and how to exercise, for optimal health. Take the famous quotation used by dieters of all sorts, “Eat to live, not live to eat”: It was penned by the Roman philosopher Cicero. The field…

Gifts for the BBQ Fanatic

BBQ devotees come in all forms: Those who meticulously craft the most delectable fire-cooked treats, and those who just wanna live the life. Fortunately, this means that grillmasters are hellafied easy to shop for. Hey there! You might notice our gift guides look a little different this year. That’s because we’re hoping to get you…

Aaaaand SpaceX just scored its very first military contracts

Elon Musk (the billionaire genius who helped inspire RDJ’s Tony Stark) and his space transport company SpaceX just lined up their very first military contracts with the US Air Force. Oh, privatized aerospace — you’re growing up so fast! https://gizmodo.com/the-billionaire-genius-who-tony-stark-is-based-on-wants-5932837 Reuters’ Irene Klotz has the fiscal, Falcon-filled details: The U.S. Air Force will pay $97…

Secret Elixir Makes Any Glove Touchscreen-Friendly

By now it’s almost impossible to find a winter glove that doesn’t work with touchscreen devices. But if you’ve got a favorite pair that predates the iPhone, this AnyGlove potion will let you use them with a touchscreen display without having to resort to sewing conductive thread onto the fingertips. Just a few drops is…

Starting in February, Twitter’s knocking you down to 120 characters (from 122 today) when you share a link. NOOOOOOOOOO.

The Most Insanely Accurate and Wildly Beautiful Chart of Every Walking Dead Zombie Kill

This is by far one of the most elaborate images to come out of the Walking Dead TV show. The National Post’s Andrew Barr and Richard Johnson combined zombie kill statistics and gorgeous artwork to beautifully illustrate each on-screen zombie death we’ve witnessed through the show’s three seasons. It’s a rather awesome site to behold,…