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The Hilarious Agony of Watching a Computer Illiterate

There’s not much worse than sitting on the sidelines, watching someone stumble through basic computer interactions. And what was a hilarious Reddit comic explaining that bone-gnawing frustration has become an even funnier animation by Guy Collins. “The Scrollwheel” pretty much perfectly captures the experience I have every time I’m home for the holidays. Although I’m…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 13

Heaviest Black Hole Yet Could Swallow Our Entire Solar System

The black hole in the nearby galaxy M87 weighs in at 6.6 billion suns, making it the local universe’s heavyweight champ. It’s big enough to swallow our solar system in one gulp. “This is the biggest black hole in the nearby universe,” said astronomer Karl Gebhardt of the University of Texas at Austin in a…

Space & Spaceflight Lisa Grossman - Wired Science Jan 13

How Were Undersea Cables Laid Back in Ye Olde Days?

Compare and contrast. This monochrome photo, above, is how submarine cables were laid back in the day (in 1906, to be exact). It’s not much different from how companies like Cable&Wireless Worldwide and Alcatel-Lucent do it now, right? https://gizmodo.com/scenes-from-a-massive-undersea-cable-ship-5630575/ While cables aren’t as sexy or riveting a topic as the latest Android phone, I find…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 13

Clip On a 5-Inch LCD Monitor to That Sony DSLR For Higher-Res Viewing

Aren’t these new HD cameras amazing? The only problem is viewing-back video shot on them. With 2-inch screens (that aren’t HD themselves), it’s just not enough. So goes Sony’s thinking with this CLM-V55 add-on, that takes it up to 5-inches. Out in March, the CLM-V55 is compatible with interchangeable lens cameras from Sony and other…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 13

Who Wants to Live in This Giant Slinky With Me?

Don’t fret that I’ll cramp your style in our giant slinky—there’s enough room for 10,000 people. From the deft hand of Russian architect Alexander Remizov comes “The Ark,” which he believes could be the future of housing. Either that, or emergency housing for those evacuated from their homes (can we get some 3D printers to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 13

Police Storm in on Suspected Hydroponic Hothouse (But Only Find a Few Startled Guinea Pigs)

British police thought they’d hit the jackpot when their chopper’s infrared-camera located a cannabis grow-house, but were surprised when all they found were a couple of Cavia porcellus by the names of Simon and Kenny reclining beside an electric heater. I would’ve given anything to see the look on primary school learning mentor Pam Hardcastle’s…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 13

This Will Change Everything: Google Translate Android App Translates Real-Time Speech

A new feature built into Google Translate for Android, Conversation Mode is a little rough around the edges, but it’s basically your own personal Babel Fish. It does what Wordlens does but in real-time speech, translating English and Spanish. https://gizmodo.com/google-working-on-speech-to-speech-translation-phone-a-5466477 It’s as easy as pressing a key when the language is being spoken—let’s say you’re…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 13

How Do You Make Body Boarding Better? Add a Jet Engine

Jason Woods wasn’t satisfied with the scene at his local lake. The choice between giant, expensive boats and splashing around on the sand, well, sucked. So he made his own fun—a custom, 15 mph, jet-powered aqua board. The handmade craft—dubbed the Kymera—was fourth in line after three prototypes sank to the bottom of the lake.…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 12

How a Moleskine Notebook Gets Tattooed

What’s life like inside the Moleskine factory? Every bit as timeless and beautiful as the notebooks themselves. Here’s a scrumptious look at how the debossing process works, deep in the heart of Moleskine. What I love especially is how much is still done by hand—the brass die are machined, then finished by a real live…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 12

The House That Will Steal Your Dreams

OK, house of my dreams, you knew our love affair couldn’t last. It’s. OVER. It’s not your fault, honey. It’s hers. My new love stole my heart. I’m headed to Kamala beach—in Phuket, Thailand—to live with her forever. https://gizmodo.com/who-doesnt-want-to-live-in-this-dream-house-5580961 I mean, don’t get me wrong, I still like you very much. If you are into…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 12

There’s no dystopia as campy as a post-Rapture dystopia

Now that we know the Rapture is coming on May 21, it’s time to prepare. So what will life be like after the Rapture? Judging from this awesome post-Rapture movie, it’ll be just like other dystopian futures… only campier. http://gawker.com/5704035/save-the-date-jesus-is-coming-in-may In the direct-to-DVD The Moment After 2: the Awakening, it’s a while after the Rapture,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 12

Cop turned corporate spy took his inspiration from Stargate and Babylon 5

A British undercover police officer who infiltrated environmental groups was moonlighting as a corporate spy. And his semi-legal espionage companies were full of science fiction references. The story of Mark Kennedy, which has grown into an enormous scandal over the past few weeks, is a tangle that reveals strange links between covert police work and…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 12

Basement Jaxx scoring Nick Frost’s alien invasion flick

Move over Trent Reznor, Basement Jaxx is all set to provide the score for science fiction’s next big sensation: Nick Frost and Joe Cornish’s teenagers-vs-aliens movie Attack the Block. According to the Playlist, Attack the Block is about a teen gang in South London (called the Hoodies) who have to defend their block from an…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 12

Is this Wireless Graphics Card Stupidly Intuitive or Just Stupid?

Cable cutting is almost a reflexively good thing, right? Wireless mice, wireless console controllers, wireless internet—but is this wireless KFA2 GeForce GTX460 graphics card just wireless for the pure sake of it? Or is this the future? The ostensibly cool factor of a graphics card like this—which KFA2 claims can output 1080p video at 60hz…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 12

Solving the cosmic mystery of the green blob in space

Back in 2007, Dutch schoolteacher and amateur astronomer Hanny van Arkel spotted a strange object near a distant spiral galaxy…and nobody had any idea what it was. Now, four years later, we’re finally learning the truth about this mysterious object Hanny’s Voorwerp – which is simply Dutch for “Hanny’s Object” – confounded astronomers when van…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jan 12

Evil toy mastermind The Sucklord and his “ghetto Star Wars” empire

Who is The Sucklord? He’s a Boba Fett-masked supercriminal whose passion for creating bootleg action figures has penetrated the rarefied world of high art. io9 hit up his recent gallery opening in NYC and learned of all things Suckadelic. Yesterday marked the opening of “You’re An Asshole For Buying This — The Suckadelic Art Toy…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 12

Google Places for iPhone

Google’s library of data is immense, sometimes dauntingly so. The new Google Places iPhone app is an elegant entry point into one particularly dark and disorganized fold of Google’s mega-brain: their restaurant, bar, and venue listings. What is it? Google Places, iPhone, Free. Once upon a time, Google tried to buy the restaurant-rating site Yelp.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 12

Get to Know and Stalk the Gizmodo Staff

We’ve told you how you can stalk Gizmodo staff members on Facebook before, but we’ve realized that some of you might actually want to get to know us. So here’s a little bit of info about our staff. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-stalk-the-gizmodo-staff-on-facebook-5688748 Brian Lam Click to view Once upon a time, Brian Lam lurked around boxing gyms and…

Social Media The Gizmodo Crew Jan 12

Verizon Killing Upgrade Discount Program Just In Time For iPhone 4

Verizon’s finally bringing the iPhone on board! But what’s this? The carrier’s going to be closing its “New Every Two” upgrade discount program to new subscribers three weeks before the iPhone hits its shelves? But… but… aw, man. https://gizmodo.com/the-verizon-iphone-is-here-5730527 Just to be perfectly clear, this won’t affect current subscribers who’ve been holding on to their…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 12

The Most Exciting Severed Hands Of All Time

Sometimes, to achieve true greatness, you have to give something up. Many of fantasy and science fiction’s greatest heroes have lost a hand along the way, but it just makes them more awesome. Here are the greatest severed hands, ever! Crawling hands. No matter how you slice them, they’re still spooky. Long after being separated…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 12

The Hilarious Agony of Watching a Computer Illiterate

Heaviest Black Hole Yet Could Swallow Our Entire Solar System

How Were Undersea Cables Laid Back in Ye Olde Days?

Clip On a 5-Inch LCD Monitor to That Sony DSLR For Higher-Res Viewing

Who Wants to Live in This Giant Slinky With Me?

Police Storm in on Suspected Hydroponic Hothouse (But Only Find a Few Startled Guinea Pigs)

This Will Change Everything: Google Translate Android App Translates Real-Time Speech

How Do You Make Body Boarding Better? Add a Jet Engine

How a Moleskine Notebook Gets Tattooed

The House That Will Steal Your Dreams

There’s no dystopia as campy as a post-Rapture dystopia

Cop turned corporate spy took his inspiration from Stargate and Babylon 5

Basement Jaxx scoring Nick Frost’s alien invasion flick

Is this Wireless Graphics Card Stupidly Intuitive or Just Stupid?

Solving the cosmic mystery of the green blob in space

Evil toy mastermind The Sucklord and his “ghetto Star Wars” empire

Google Places for iPhone

Get to Know and Stalk the Gizmodo Staff

Verizon Killing Upgrade Discount Program Just In Time For iPhone 4

The Most Exciting Severed Hands Of All Time

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