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This Grotesque Viral Photo of President Trump Is Actually Fake

A particularly disturbing photo of President Donald Trump has been making the rounds on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit recently. But is the image authentic? No, the photo is totally fake. But it’s close enough to the very real (and quite grotesque) look of the president that people could be forgiven for thinking it’s an…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 6

Here Are the 5 Ugliest Endangered Animals

All animals need love. But which animals need more attention? Endangered species. And which endangered species need even more attention than that? Ugly endangered animals. Here are 5 of the ugliest endangered animals species according to popular vote tabulated by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, a comedy group raising awareness to protect ugly animals. The…

Sploid Casey Chan May 4

Baby Aardvark Is the Ultimate Embodiment of “Ugly-Cute”

Days before Christmas, one of the Colchester Zoo‘s resident aardvarks, Oq, gave birth. Have you ever seen anything so incredibly, amazingly, simultaneously ugly and cute? The infant, showcased in photos released this week, is part of the UK’s most successful aardvark breeding group. It will be fully-grown (and way hairier) within a year. For now…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 9

The Ugliest Christmas Sweaters Use a Little Pixel Magic

Last year, our pal (and former NASA JPL engineer) Mark Rober whipped up the first digital ugly Christmas sweater. Technology being technology, they just got an upgrade. This year’s crop of animations blend in much more seamlessly with the sweaters that house them. You just open the free Digital Dudz app, drop the phone in…

Tech News Brent Rose Dec 2

The ugliest animal in the world has to be this wolf eel

Wolf eels are pretty ugly in general, but this one—this one is the one that the rest of the wolf eels make fun of in school. I’ve seen baboons’ butts that are more attractive than this guy. Look at the complete photo by Chris Wilson and try not to puke all over this thing. Actually,…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Feb 25

Can Portland Fix a Building That Pretty Much Everyone Despises?

It’s basically a Portlandia sketch: What if a city held a rally to save a building in trouble and no one came? As part of our series Preservation Battle, we look at significant structures at a crossroads, and today we’re examining Portland, Oregon’s very-endangered—yet almost-universally-hated—Portland Building. Designed in 1982 by Target teapot-designing architect Michael Graves,…

Tech News Brian Libby and Alissa Walker Jan 31

This is not what the future of buildings should be

I love architecture from the future, but this new apartment tower by Porsche Design—equipped with car elevators that allow owners to park their Bentleys and Bugattis right next to their living rooms—doesn’t come from the future. It’s just a gimmicky cylinder. Located in the infernal Sunny Isles—ugh—this 132-unit tower now under construction will soon be…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 11

Apple’s Dumbest, Sloppiest iOS 7 Screwups, Collected in One Tumblr

So it’s come to this. We knew iOS 7 had some dumb and frustrating imperfections, but hadn’t scoured every bit of it for flaws in the small details that Apple used to nail. Well, some industrious design head has given Apple’s new OS a proper fisking, and put all the screwups on a Tumblr. This…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Sep 19

Which of These Ugly Dogs Will Win the Ugly Dog Beauty Contest?

For a quarter century, owners of delightfully weird-looking dogs have brought these monstrosities to the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marine Fairgrounds. For the 25th annual pageant, expect lots of strange canines—and remember that humans caused the dogs to look this way, through selective breeding. https://dogs.kinja.com/hairless-dogs-flock-to-yearly-ugly-dog-competition-513837561

Sploid Ken Layne Jun 17

Is This Inductive Stand Worth Twice What an iPad Costs?

The convenience of being able to charge a device without having to hunt down a power cord is certainly appealing. But convenience isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you gaze upon Strut’s new LaunchPort iPad charging system. The triple-chromed steel base secures your iPad through a set of neodymium magnets, ensuring it’s…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 7

Everything You Need To Totally Destroy Your Phone’s Beautiful Design

The hard working industrial designers behind your favorite smartphone spend months perfecting the handset’s design so it feels great in your hand, and easily squeezes into your pocket. Only to have a bevy of casemakers come along with ridiculous designs that completely negate all the effort that’s been put into the phone’s aesthetics. https://gizmodo.com/ridiculous-skateboard-iphone-case-should-also-be-outlaw-5888280 But…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Cobra Case Poisons Your iPhone’s Aesthetics

As far as we can tell this $65 faux Cobra iPhone case serves three primary purposes: It will prop your phone up, albeit at a very low and awkward angle. It will scare the crap out of anyone not so keen on snakes. (Guilty.) It further reinforces the notion that iPhone user’s should be required…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

The Ugliest Sandals in the World Are Actually Based on Foot Science

Look how ugly these sandals are. They look like a radioactive gummy bear pooped on a milk crate. But these Sazzi sports sandals are actually biomimeticly designed to keep your feet safe from uneven terrain, if not deeply judgmental eyes. Barefoot running has been popular for a few years now. The five-fingered shoes you see…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Mar 2

This Is the Creepiest iPhone Case I’ve Ever Seen

Who feels lonely enough to want to clutch a child’s severed hand that’s attached to their phone?? I don’t care how “handy” it is, you punny bastards. This is sick. You can pre-order it now for an inexplicable $64. [Strapya World via Boing Boing]

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 3

This Smell-O-Vision Flip Phone Stinks Something Awful

You know phones? Those functional communication and content-deliver devices that we carry around in our wallets and purses and use our mouths to speak into and fingers to poke at? You know what they need? A fragrance chip. To smell pretty. Apparently. The Fujitsu F-022 nightmare you see before you is a shiny, sparkly, stinky…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 16

Behold, the World’s Worst PowerPoint Slide

It often seems like every PowerPoint slide is the worst, but here lies what projector company InFocus deems history’s most heinous. I’m inclined to agree. It’s almost brilliant in its horror. Diabolical. The arrows. The colors. This is Satan’s face. Is a single part of this slide legible, or even comprehensible in some abstract sense?…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 25

Lipstick, Meet Pig: The $18,000 Diamond-Encrusted iPod nano Watch Now Exists

So anyway, this is a real thing. It’s an $18,000 diamond-encrusted wristband that transforms your comparatively cheap iPod nano into a wristwatch and you into a pretentious money-wasting douchebag. Magic! Don’t like diamonds? Too gaudy? No worries. The folks at ZShock are more than willing to work with you and your discerning tastes and custom…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 2

Who Would Want These Ridiculous Diamond Speakers?

There’s just something about these XPS Diamond speakers that makes me want to retch. Sure, full USB means no clutter. Yeah, I guess a mini remote is nice? But I don’t want to look at giant, meh-looking orbs while listening to music. But the worst part is the PR: “An outstanding design, honed to appeal…

Tech News Kwame Opam Mar 25

This Watch Is Hideous Enough to Boil the Ocean if You Dropped It In

Look upon my unbelievably ugly watch, ye Mighty, and Despair! We’re not sure what Casio was thinking when they designed this Baby-G Shock watch, other than that you might want to buy it and give it to someone you hate. Oh but hey! The paragon of heinousness is coated in fluorescent ink that glows under…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 25

The Ugly Bug Ball Is Online Dating for the “Aesthetically Challenged”

Here at Gizmodo we’ve profiled online dating sites for Apple fans, ok cupids, and even virgins. Did you know there’s also a dating site for ugly people? There totally is! And it’s just bagged its first engagement. https://gizmodo.com/cupidtino-a-dating-site-for-apple-fanboys-and-girls-5531275 Ugly Bug Ball users Tom Clifford and Janine Walker are to be married, you see, and they…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 31

Ugly

This Grotesque Viral Photo of President Trump Is Actually Fake

Here Are the 5 Ugliest Endangered Animals

Baby Aardvark Is the Ultimate Embodiment of “Ugly-Cute”

The Ugliest Christmas Sweaters Use a Little Pixel Magic

The ugliest animal in the world has to be this wolf eel

Can Portland Fix a Building That Pretty Much Everyone Despises?

This is not what the future of buildings should be

Apple’s Dumbest, Sloppiest iOS 7 Screwups, Collected in One Tumblr

Which of These Ugly Dogs Will Win the Ugly Dog Beauty Contest?

Is This Inductive Stand Worth Twice What an iPad Costs?

Everything You Need To Totally Destroy Your Phone’s Beautiful Design

Cobra Case Poisons Your iPhone’s Aesthetics

The Ugliest Sandals in the World Are Actually Based on Foot Science

This Is the Creepiest iPhone Case I’ve Ever Seen

This Smell-O-Vision Flip Phone Stinks Something Awful

Behold, the World’s Worst PowerPoint Slide

Lipstick, Meet Pig: The $18,000 Diamond-Encrusted iPod nano Watch Now Exists

Who Would Want These Ridiculous Diamond Speakers?

This Watch Is Hideous Enough to Boil the Ocean if You Dropped It In

The Ugly Bug Ball Is Online Dating for the “Aesthetically Challenged”

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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