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Xiaomi’s Going to Start Uber-ing Smartphones to People

In another piece of evidence for the overwhelming argument for me to never leave my couch, Xiaomi announced that it’s going to partner up with Uber to hand-deliver smartphones. Yep, this couch is real comfortable. One full day before the Xiaomi Mi Note is available online (July 27), you’ll be able to tap a “Xiaomi”…

Tech News Darren Orf

Stunning video of Antarctica creates an unsettling mirrored world

At first, when you watch this video of perfectly pristine Antarctica, you can feel something off and even a little unsettling but you don’t know exactly what it is. It’s not until you realize that the world has been mirrored in perfect visual symmetry that you see what’s going on. The coolest thing is that…

Sploid Casey Chan

New Evidence That Sending People to Prison Makes Crime Worse

There’s a saying that there’s nothing like going to prison to turn you into a criminal. But now, a new study offers evidence that this homily is statistically sound. Every year a person is kept in prison increases their odds of committing another crime when they are released. Over at Quartz, Allison Schrager explains the…

Tech News Annalee Newitz

A Daughter’s Faith and Persistence Help Solve a 43-Year-Old Mystery

Amos Shook was in his mid-40s when he went missing February 19, 1972. His daughter, Pamela, was just 14 at the time of his disappearance, and her father’s fate haunted her over the years. In June, she urged authorities to reopen the case. This time, the results were swift and startling. Reports the Caldwell County,…

Tech News Cheryl Eddy

Converse Redesigned Its Iconic Chucks for the First Time in 98 Years

Some would consider it as sacrilegious as when Coke dabbled with its classic formula back in the 80s, but after 98 years Converse has updated its iconic Chuck Taylor All-Stars. On the outside they look nearly identical, but on the inside the Chuck II is actually far more comfy for your feet. Before you feel…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This is the Most Earth-like Planet Ever Discovered

NASA’s Kepler Space telescope science team has just announced the discovery of the most Earth-like planet ever. Meet Kepler 452-b, the very first apparently rocky planet that orbits a sun-like star in the habitable zone. This artist’s concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the…

Tech News Maddie Stone

The Lady Vanished: The Mysterious 1926 Disappearance of Agatha Christie

She was the reigning queen of detective fiction’s Golden Age–but Agatha Christie’s most intriguing mystery remains her unsolved disappearance in 1926. On a chilly December evening, the 36-year-old Christie vanished from her English estate in Sunningdale, Berkshire. While the famed author reportedly left a note that claimed she had gone on vacation, the discovery of…

Tech News Matthew Thompson - The Lineup

No, Romantic Kissing Is Not Universal Across All Cultures

Lovers kiss, right? Not everywhere. After combing through data from 168 cultures worldwide, anthropologists from UNLV and the Kinsey Institute could only find evidence that couples engage in romantic or sexual kissing in 46% of them. Other studies have suggested that all humans kiss one another, but in some cultures kissing is limited to parents…

Tech News Diane Kelly

Watch How Malicious Apps Can Secretly Devour Your Data

Buying apps through official app stores usually means the app’s been approved by a team of developers whose job is to flag shady behavior. But when it comes to ad fraud, one research firm says many slip through the cracks—serving hundreds of unseen ads and destroying your battery life and data plan. Conducted by Forensiq,…

Tech News Darren Orf

A lightning storm captured in slow motion is like an electric ballet

Even as a little kid who wanted lightning to strike me so I could get superpowers, I’ve always loved seeing the electric bolts get speared down from the clouds. Seeing lightning was always cool, it was the lagging and crackling thunder that was the scary part of any storm. That’s why this video of slow…

Sploid Casey Chan

The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile Goes Off-Road With the RC Weiner Rover

The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile is easily the most distinct and recognizable vehicle roaming the country. But that fragile fiberglass body means it’s not really designed for off-road adventures. So to spread hot dog propaganda to hikers, campers, and picnickers, there’s now a smaller RC version of that iconic weiner-shaped truck known as the Weiner Rover.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The New iPod Touch Camera Falls Short—We Know Because We Tried It

When Apple announced a surprise update to the iPod Touch last week, many sought to revisit the appeal of the device in a smartphone-saturated world. One major benefit of the updated iPod Touch is the improved camera. We did some tests to see if the latest iPod matches the camera quality of the latest iPhone.…

Tech News Michael Hession

There’s 10 Drives and 80TB of Storage Hiding Inside This Tower

By now, most of us have made the transition from a bulky desktop computer to a sleek laptop. But Buffalo makes a strong case for making room for a non-descript tower on your desk again with its Thunderbolt 2 DriveStation Ultra that’s filled to the brim with hard drives and storage. Inside the DAS—or direct…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The World’s Deepest Pool Would Help Train Astronauts

Here’s a silly confession: I’m irrationally afraid of deep swimming pools. So when I first saw this rendering of what could become the world’s deepest “space pool,” my gut reaction was to turn off my computer and run for the hills. But the logical part of my brain reminded me that this would actually be…

Tech News Maddie Stone

Hot Toys’ Princess Leia Is On A Diplomatic Mission To Raid Your Wallet

Nice and easy there, toy collector. Hand over your wallet and nobody gets blown away—this amazing Leia wouldn’t give two hoots that your blaster was set to stun! Yes, finally, Hot Toys are bringing the exquisitely detailed hair buns of A New Hope-era Princess Leia to their increasingly impressive line of Star Wars figures, and…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Everyone Is Piling on the “Take Down Apple Music” Bandwagon

When Apple enters any kind of business, it tends to turn heads. But when it comes to Apple Music, the company’s new music streaming service, it’s getting a different kind of attention—the federal trust-busting kind. Technology is filled with all kinds of rumors and speculation — real and fabricated. BitStream collects all those whispers into…

Tech News Darren Orf

This Is What a Monstrous 18-Foot Long Millennium Falcon Toy Looks Like

A few days ago it was revealed that Hot Toys was building a sixth-scale toy version of the Millennium Falcon that would match the size of the company’s incredibly detailed 12-inch figures. And today we already have our first peek at the monstrous creation on display at the Ani-Com and Games convention in Hong Kong.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Is How Nike Sneakers Inspired By Classic Album Covers Could Look

Sneakers are nice and all, but they tend to work on one design level: if they look nice, they kinda just… look nice. But what if they were inspired by classic album covers? Copenhagen-based designer Patso Dimitrov has re-imagined a series of Nike sneakers with design cues taken from a series of album covers. The…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Contactless Payment Cards are Perhaps Not as Secure as You Hoped

If you’re a fan of discovering new anxieties that you didn’t even know you had, then consumer group Which? has some good news: It turns out that the contactless payment card in your pocket might not be as secure as you assumed. Metro reports that the group were able to use an “easily and cheaply”…

Privacy & Security James O Malley - Gizmodo UK

New DNA Origami Method Creates Amazingly Complex Molecular Structures

DNA isn’t just a building block of life—it can be a building block for other nano-size structures, too. These wonderfully intricate shapes are made by twisting and folding DNA into complex shapes using a newly developed technique, like a kind of advanced molecular DNA. Here, DNA isn’t being used to carry genetic information; rather, it’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Xiaomi’s Going to Start Uber-ing Smartphones to People

Stunning video of Antarctica creates an unsettling mirrored world

New Evidence That Sending People to Prison Makes Crime Worse

A Daughter’s Faith and Persistence Help Solve a 43-Year-Old Mystery

Converse Redesigned Its Iconic Chucks for the First Time in 98 Years

This is the Most Earth-like Planet Ever Discovered

The Lady Vanished: The Mysterious 1926 Disappearance of Agatha Christie

No, Romantic Kissing Is Not Universal Across All Cultures

Watch How Malicious Apps Can Secretly Devour Your Data

A lightning storm captured in slow motion is like an electric ballet

The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile Goes Off-Road With the RC Weiner Rover

The New iPod Touch Camera Falls Short—We Know Because We Tried It

There’s 10 Drives and 80TB of Storage Hiding Inside This Tower

The World’s Deepest Pool Would Help Train Astronauts

Hot Toys’ Princess Leia Is On A Diplomatic Mission To Raid Your Wallet

Everyone Is Piling on the “Take Down Apple Music” Bandwagon

This Is What a Monstrous 18-Foot Long Millennium Falcon Toy Looks Like

This Is How Nike Sneakers Inspired By Classic Album Covers Could Look

Contactless Payment Cards are Perhaps Not as Secure as You Hoped

New DNA Origami Method Creates Amazingly Complex Molecular Structures

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

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

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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