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Study Says Most Redditors Won’t Read This Story Before Voting on It

Most people are guilty of sharing a story on Facebook or Twitter that they didn’t read. And according to a new study, users are no different when it comes to performatively upvoting articles on Reddit. What’s most surprising is just how often those votes are impulse clicks. According to Motherboard, a new paper by a…

Nook GlowLight Review: Pretty Screen, Silly Body

Back in 2012 Barnes and Noble introduced built-in frontlighting to the ereader world, beating Amazon at its own game—for a few months, anyway Since then, there have been not one but two Kindle Paperwhites, but now B&N is bringing out its follow-up Nook GlowLight. And it almost reclaims the top spot. https://gizmodo.com/nook-simple-touch-with-glowlight-lightning-review-this-5904701 What Is It…

The Company That Bought Digg Just Made Instapaper Beautiful on the Web

Betaworks, the company that resurrected Digg and bought Instapaper, didn’t waste any time giving Instapaper a makeover. A beautiful redesign of the Instapaper site just went live. https://gizmodo.com/instapaper-was-just-bought-by-the-same-company-that-bou-5995402 Changes to the mobile apps are coming soon, but for now the difference is with the main desktop version. The changes to the formerly barebones site are…

The Scientist for iOS: Top-Ranked Science News Straight to Your Phone

With the number of newsreaders littering the mobile sphere, it’s almsot surprising that there aren’t more niche-specific versions popping up amidst their more general brethren. But that’s exactly what The Scientist is—a no-nonsense, crowdsourced newsreader to keep you up-to-date on the latest and greatest in the scientific world. What does it do? Continuously presents users…

What’s Your Pick for a Google Reader Replacement?

The day we RSS fans have been dreading for months is almost here. On Monday, Google Reader dies. Forever. There’s no going back. Everybody’s been hawking their replacements, and we’ve brought you a little sampling, but now it’s decision time. Who you goin’ with? https://gizmodo.com/10-google-reader-alternatives-that-will-ease-your-rss-p-5990540

Highly Visual 2.0: A Mobile Reader for the Visually Minded

Especially with the upcoming demise of Google Reader, RSS alternatives abound. But how do you pick the one that’s right for you from all the riff raff? Well, if you’re someone who’s feed tends to stick to the more image oriented, Highly Visual 2.0 may be exactly what you’re looking for—at least in a mobile…

Barnes And Noble Will Give You a Free Nook Simple Touch If You Just Buy a Nook HD+

Given much thought to picking up a Nook HD+? Neither has anyone else, which is why Barnes and Noble is keen to sweeten the potential deal by adding a pretty enticing bonus to the package: a free Nook Simple Touch. Free free free. The promotion begins this Sunday, March 24th, and promises a free $79…

Digg says it’s going to rebuild Google Reader and its API for launch later this year.

How QR Codes Work and Why They Suck So Hard

QR codes are a technology that desperately wants our attention. They appear everywhere from supermarket shelves and magazines to hiking trails and tombstones. Never heard of a QR code? You’re looking at one right now. Scan the image at the top of this article, and it’ll open a link to the mobile version…of this article.…

The Craziest Home Desktop Computer Rigs on the Planet

Desktop computing may be dying, besieged by ultrabooks and tablets, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t still loving their crazy desktop setups. Here are the very best ones—located in the homes of artists, musicians, engineers, mad gamers and people who just love computers—compiled from readers’ submissions and hours of searching. It’s the definitive collection. Stefan…

Do You Use Your eReader for Anything Besides Reading Books?

E-Ink readers are great for reading books, or anything really, but mainly books. But many of them offering 3G, and apparently non-book-reading-and-buying activity is high enough that Amazon had to limit browser usage to 50MB per month. That raises the question, though: Do you use an e-ink reader for anything but reading books? Even articles…

Sony’s New eReader Is Light, Pleasant, and Massively Late to the Game

Sony’s got a new ereader. It’s actually quite nice. It’s just not as nice as all the other ereaders that are either out or about to be out. And sadly, it’s more expensive than its direct competitors, too. Poor Sony. The PRS-T2 (real catchy, guys) is a 6-inch e-ink reader with a touchscreen. It’s also…

Which Kindle Should You Buy?

Holy crap, we’re covered in Kindles. As of today there are six different Kindles you can choose from at 11 different price-points. How ever will you decide? Here’s a quick look at all of ’em, and our pre-release pick. https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-kindles-5844649 The Kindle (cheap) This is not the old Kindle, it’s the new Kindle. But it’s…

Minimalist SD Reader Also Looks Like a Toaster

There’s usually nothing very interesting about transferring files off an SD card. But! Elecom’s newest, adorable little reader lets you pop in four of your cards (SD, microSD, and miniSD) at once. Then, sit back and stare at them. I dig the plain cube look (who wants their SD reader to stand out?) that makes…

Katie, Will You Marry Me? UPDATED!

A couple weeks ago, a reader asked us for help. He couldn’t figure out how to propose to his girlfriend in a way that would adequately express how much he loved her. So we turned to you… https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-pops-the-question-we-need-your-help-5664130 Marching bands! Magicians! Superheroes! One total creep! Girls in fish tanks! Guitar players! Shirtless dudes! You guys…

Amazon Will Let You Loan Kindle Books to a Friend — But Publishers Can Turn It Off

Amazon will add a neat new feature to its Kindle e-book program later this year, designed to let you loan Kindle e-books to your friends, either via Kindle devices or the Kindle app for the iPhone, iPad, Android, etc. Sounds great! We’ve been hoping for this for a long time, because this is how people…

Kindle For Mac Adds Annotation and Highlighting

Kindle’s biggest strength? Platform ubiquity. Even more so after this Kindle for Mac update that lets you add and edit notes and highlight passages, syncing everything across all Kindle apps and devices. That cross-platform functionality—through Amazon’s Whispersync technology—is the standout new function, but you’ll also now be able to search within a book, and use…

A Slim New Crop of Touchscreen Sony Readers Arrive in Town

And lo, the slim and cheap Sony Readers we heard about have arrived, and only the flagship Daily Edition dons a 3G and Wi-Fi coat. All models have new Pearl e-ink displays, 2GB of memory—and touchscreens. https://gizmodo.com/extremely-thin-3g-capable-sony-readers-coming-soon-5612386 Those Pearl e-ink displays boast of greater touch sensitivity, contrast and speed, and come bundled with a stylus…

Borders’ Kobo and Aluratek Ebook Readers Get $20 Price Cuts: $130 and $100

If you’re interested in Borders’ Kobo or Aluratek ebook readers, then you’re in luck: The two have had their prices dropped by $20 and are now available for $129 and $99.99 respectively. Before you rush off to take advantage of the deal though, be sure to research the Aluratek and Kobo as they are both…

Extremely Thin, 3G-Capable Sony Readers Coming Soon?

Rumor is that there’s a new batch of Sony Readers coming soon: The PRS-350 and the PRS-650. They are described as being under 10mm thick and all-around better than previous models. The PRS-650 should be Wi-Fi-enabled and possibly 3G-capable and the slightly larger of the two models with a six-inch screen. There’s no official word…