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Canon has completely failed at mirrorless cameras. Meanwhile, competitors like Olympus and Sony have both embraced and excelled at the format, which gives you DSLR quality images in a significantly smaller, and mirror-free body. Canon has languished. Last year it even dragged it’s feet on giving American audiences a taste at its newest mirrorless attempts.…
A Republican congressman who claimed that Russian hackers were “not picking sides” in this year’s election effectively demonstrated the opposite on Wednesday when he said the GOP had also been hacked, a claim the Republican National Committee immediately denied. https://gizmodo.com/fbi-took-months-to-tell-the-dnc-about-the-russians-1784744273 Speaking to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, House Homeland Security chair Mike McCaul sought to frame recent…
I’m as surprised as anyone to be saying this but holy shit, these vape trick are really impressive. Yes, vaping still makes most people look like an extra who just stepped off the set of Blade Runner. But god dammit, King Titus is doing some stuff with smoke in this video that doesn’t seem physically…
Australia is best known for animals that are needlessly good at murdering things. The country is also home to the tawny frogmouth, an incredibly stupid looking bird. Just look at this weirdo: Because they’re big, nocturnal, and tend to eat vermin, frogmouths are often mistaken for owls at night. No doubt, frogmouths find the comparison…
Mammals are unique in that they’re practically the only creatures that take the time to chew their food. Or at least that’s what we thought. New research shows that stingrays also use chewing motions to grind down their meal. And as this video attests, it’s pretty damned weird to watch. Chewing is a relatively recent…
It’s not cool when a giant corporation uses unfair business practices to dominate a market, but other monopolies aren’t so bad. It’s surprisingly enjoyable to use a Monopoly to your advantage when playing the classic board game, particularly when the board features the vibrant bold artwork of Romero Britto. Winning Solutions is responsible for some…
No one batted an eye when Apple announced the AirPods, its horse in the wireless earbuds race, and the little phallic-looking things were completely white. It’s that familiar Apple white that’s been the company’s trademark since the iPod. But after looking at Martin Hajek’s 3D rendering of a black pair of AirPods one fact is…
The tablets within those Link NYC Internet Kiosks are losing internet access because too many homeless people are using them. The city had received complaints that large crowds of homeless people were gathering around the kiosks. The New York Times reports: Instead, they’ve attracted large groups who linger for hours, sometimes drinking and doing drugs…
Do you cover your webcam with tape or a sticker? Mark Zuckerberg does. It’s used to guard against hackers who might want to peek at your or your environment through your devices. And now the FBI Director has come out defending his own use of tape on his devices. “Do you still have a piece…
It might finally be time to abandon cash altogether as a new type of ATM card skimmer that uses a technique called “periscope skimming” has officially been found installed in ATMs in the United States, and from the outside there’s no way to tell that a machine has been compromised. Most card skimmers are designed…
Despite the gloriously colorful screens used in devices like the new iPhone 7, monochromatic E Ink displays have remained a popular choice for devices like e-readers since they’re cheap, durable, and work fine in direct sunlight. It also means they’re the perfect technology for turning trucks into in-your-face rolling billboards. The giant E Ink displays,…
Cone snails employ a fast-acting venom to paralyze their prey. But what is bad news for fish is good news for diabetics. New research suggests the “weaponized insulin” produced by these sea critters is far more efficient than conventional medicines used to treat high blood sugar. While hunting, some cone snails secrete insulin, along with…
Virtual reality has been the promise of the future for generations. And it keeps getting better with each passing year. But I remain skeptical that it’s going to become mainstream anytime soon. And it seems like I’m not alone. Apple CEO Tim Cook did an interview this morning on Good Morning America where he said…
We’ve all seen it—someone hands you their phone and you notice that it’s called “Bob.” Or you see a list of possible devices you can connect to and every single one has a weird name. Or you’re the one scrambling to explain why you’ve renamed your work computer “Big Bad Caesar.” If you’re the kind…
As typhoon Meranti inches closer to China, the category 5 tropical cyclone could produce 230 mile per hour winds causing untold millions in damage. And to make matters even worse, it has apparently now joined forces with the moon in the city of Fuzhou to wreak even more havoc. https://gizmodo.com/why-the-full-moon-could-make-this-weekends-blizzard-eve-1754301233 It’s well known that the…
An arctic research mission claims that it’s discovered the HMS Terror, one of two Franklin Expedition ships that sunk during a doomed attempt to traverse the Northwest Passage. Incredibly, the 168-year-old wreck would probably not have been found if it weren’t for information provided by an indigenous crew member. As reported in the The Guardian,…
After demonstrating the miraculous protective capabilities of Line-X spray on a watermelon, YouTube’s How Ridiculous wanted to what else the wonder material could protect from a 150-foot drop. Surprisingly, eggs, one of Mother Nature’s most fragile creations, simply bounced off the pavement after the plunge. The amateur scientists also tried the same experiment with a…
Amazon is making a new version of the Echo Dot, its Alexa-enabled mini-speaker. The biggest news isn’t the upgrades—it’s that anyone can buy it. First released earlier this year, the Echo Dot is a miniature Amazon Echo that can plug into an external speaker or connect to your sound system over Bluetooth. It’s a neat…
When the Super Soaker was released 25 years ago, it stirred up a bit of controversy when some idiots filled the water guns with bleach. But that’s nothing compared to how dangerous this pressurized H2O water cannon that YouTuber Asp built. It’s capable of inflicting a tremendous amount of damage, even serious bodily harm if…
Android apps have arrived on Chrome OS. Right now they can be run on three Chromebook models, a number that will increase during the rest of 2016 and into the start of 2017 (Google has a full list). To save you the wait, we got hold of an Asus Chromebook Flip to show you how…
