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Sweaty Synthetic Clothes Stink Worse, Says Science

If you’re doing sweaty athletics, your clothes are going to end up stinky. But have you noticed some clothes end up way smellier? You’re not crazy; science shows synthetic clothes create the perfect environment for the smelliest sweat bacteria to get funky. In what was likely one of the more pungent research papers submitted to…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

There’s a Massive 26,000 mAh Battery Hidden Inside This Briefcase

The bigger a portable charger you carry, the longer your gadgets can run while away from a power outlet. But backup batteries are heavy, so it’s a tradeoff between capacity and what’s comfortable to stash in your pocket. Unless you throw a bag like the Phorce over your shoulder, which makes it easy to haul…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

An Inside Peek at How Apple Will Scramble to Fix Early iPhone 6 Bugs

Every new piece of technology has a few bugs. The iPhone 6, when it comes out, will be no different. Apple has a stake in every step of its distribution chain, right up to the retail store. So when customers start returning faulty iPhone 6s, they’ll set off a complex chain of forensic troubleshooters. BloombergBusinessweek…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

9 Awesome Features Smartphones Still Don’t Have

This last week we’ve seen so many phones. So. Many. Phones. From Samsung, HTC, Nokia, Sony, Motorola, and the most talked about smartphone release from Apple is still yet to come. But they’re all still missing a few features that would make them even better. These phones have been adorned with impressive screens, upgraded pixels,…

Tech News Darren Orf

I wish I could talk to machines the same way this kid does

Imagine you could talk to machines the same way the kid from this GE commercial does. Manipulating any electronic device just with a beep from your mouth. BEEP…phone on. BEEP…buy first-class flight ticket to Tulum, Mexico. BEEP…phone off. The ad is cool, well shot and all that, but the idea doesn’t seem that original to…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

These Photos Show the Lonely Interiors of Empty Car Washes

There are certain spaces that we move in and out of so fast, and with so little thought, that we fail to absorb their visual makeup. One such place is the humble car wash, portrayed artfully in this series of photos by Mark Lyon. After noticing the stark but interesting formal characteristics of these forgotten…

Tech News Michael Hession

Dell’s 27-Inch 5K Monitor Is Like Filet Mignon For Your Eyeballs

For those who like to really spoil their eyes, Dell’s new 27-inch monitor services them a whopping resolution of 5120×2880. That works out to 14.7 million pixels in total, and 218 PPI. That’s just a hair shy of the 15-inch MacBook Pro’s 220 PPI, on a display that’s nearly twice the diagonal lenth. Wowza. Connectivity…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

That Wonderful Sony Short Throw 4K Projector Costs as Much as Two Cars

If you love short-throw projectors and hate money, you can officially purchase Sony’s delightful short throw 4K projector for a grand total of $50,000 American dollars. But only if you live in the New York area. Yes, for that money you could buy not one but two model year-end clearance Jetta Sportwagens, and (responsibly) race…

Tech News Brian Barrett

These sniper fish kill prey firing water with their mouths

Archerfish can kill prey using a precise water pistol they make with their mouths. New high speed footage shows how they produce a stream of water capable of shooting down insects several feet away. Just like snipers do. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

These Shoes Are Made From a Single Piece of Plastic

The nature of shoes is such that their construction is actually quite complex: soles, upper, insoles and who knows what else mean that even the simplest pair have many component parts. But Israeli designer Lou Moria wants to change that, by making cheap shoes for the developing world out a single piece of plastic. His…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Chrome for Android’s Been Overhauled With Material Design

Chrome for Android is the latest recipientof the flattening Material Design treatment. Take a look at what that means in practice. Obviously, a browser’s main job is to display whatever you point it at, but clearly Google’s new flat design can make elements of the app really quite pretty. So, there are not-quite-flat designs, fancy…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

These ads for a British movie channel are cooler than most films

ManvsMachineis an award winning design and motion studio based in London, England. Their work for the visual identity of english movie channel Film4 is outstanding and far more interesting than most movies out there. Watch these examples and judge for yourself: Check out also this really cool work they did for 4Seven: SPLOID is a…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

Google Will Refund $19 Million In Unauthorized In-App Purchases

Ever been bit by accidental in-app purchases that your children, those little tykes, made on the Google Play Store? You might just qualify for a refund. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced that Google will be refunding $19 million to consumers who were charged for inadvertent in-app purchases made by their kids on the…

Tech News Pranav Dixit

Monster Now Has Three Wireless Speakers to Pump Your Tunes

Monster has announced three new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speakers at IFA. The S1, S2 and S3—all of incrementally increasing size—offer “extreme clarity, tight articulation and deep pounding bass.” Apparently. Their “elegant leather top surface and sleek, ultra-slim design” is far cry from the bright, angular design of the Jambox, but then that could be just…

Tech News Cary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK

Good morning, Lisbon

It’s embarrassing to admit but my knowledge of Portugal beyond Cristiano Ronaldo and delicious Portuguese egg tarts and that one hilarious drone fail is pretty much non existent. It looks peaceful though! Maybe I should go. The time lapse of Lisbon and Sesimbra was filled by Kirill Neiezhmakov. This is part of a series in…

Sploid Casey Chan

A Desk Set That Makes Your Workspace Look Like Italy

Wait, did you just put your pencil in the Pantheon? And… are you using the Coliseum to hold erasers? You bet—because this lovely desk set is modelled on fine Italian monuments. Designed by Andrea Rekalidis for BOZU, the five ceramic desk accessories are simplified interpretations of large-scale Italian architecture, scaled down to tidy your workspace.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Secret Apple Team That Fixes an iPhone’s First Fatal Flaws

Hours after a new iPhone hits retail stores, couriers start putting defective devices on FedEx planes and shipping them right back to Cupertino. There, engineers try to figure out the problem and come up with a solution, which can be relayed to assembly lines in China before they manufacture more faulty iPhones. It’s a fascinating…

Tech News Pranav Dixit

What Happens When You Flush

The flushing toilet is a remarkable piece of technology which keeps our cities sanitary. But what happens when you say goodbye to your creations and flush the thing? Really, rather a lot. This video runs through the daily business of shifting excretions. Keep a strong stomach, there’s ten minutes to watch! [Sci Show]

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Steve Ballmer Wrote the Blue Screen of Death

The Blue Screen of Death is perhaps the most ubiquitous symbol of computer failure thew world knows. But have you ever wondered who sat down to pen the charming text that appears when a PC poops itself? In fact, according to Microsoft developer Raymond Chen, Steve Ballmer decided that he didn’t like the original Blue…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Moto Hint Hands-On: Is This the First Non-Dorky Bluetooth Headset?

While the Moto 360 was unquestionably the wearable of today, Motorola quietly showed off a little something else. Something very little, in fact. The Moto Hint is a teeny-tiny Bluetooth headset, and it’s the first I’ve seen that isn’t actively stupid-looking. But it’s not just for making calls—this is the new way to interact with…

Gadgets Brent Rose

Sweaty Synthetic Clothes Stink Worse, Says Science

There’s a Massive 26,000 mAh Battery Hidden Inside This Briefcase

An Inside Peek at How Apple Will Scramble to Fix Early iPhone 6 Bugs

9 Awesome Features Smartphones Still Don’t Have

I wish I could talk to machines the same way this kid does

These Photos Show the Lonely Interiors of Empty Car Washes

Dell’s 27-Inch 5K Monitor Is Like Filet Mignon For Your Eyeballs

That Wonderful Sony Short Throw 4K Projector Costs as Much as Two Cars

These sniper fish kill prey firing water with their mouths

These Shoes Are Made From a Single Piece of Plastic

Chrome for Android’s Been Overhauled With Material Design

These ads for a British movie channel are cooler than most films

Google Will Refund $19 Million In Unauthorized In-App Purchases

Monster Now Has Three Wireless Speakers to Pump Your Tunes

Good morning, Lisbon

A Desk Set That Makes Your Workspace Look Like Italy

The Secret Apple Team That Fixes an iPhone’s First Fatal Flaws

What Happens When You Flush

Steve Ballmer Wrote the Blue Screen of Death

Moto Hint Hands-On: Is This the First Non-Dorky Bluetooth Headset?

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

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

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

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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

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