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Microsoft’s Snipp3t App Helps You Virtually Stalk Celebrities

On Saturday, Microsoft pulled the cover off of Snipp3t. This free iOS app looks a lot like any other endlessly scrolling news reader, but it doesn’t aggregate based on trending topics, specific outlets, or Facebook friend “likes.” It’s completely based on people. Famous people to be exact. Snipp3t acts as a streamlined interface for Bing…

Tech News Darren Orf

What Is the Weirdest Gadget You’ve Ever Seen?

This week we’ve witnessed some weird wearables. First, was the SexFit (pictured above), which—as I’m sure the form factor gives away—is a wearable to help quantify a man’s sexual prowess. Then, we saw the Sproutling Baby Monitor, a health tracker for infants. Now, it’s rumored that the Samsung’s Gear Solo, a smartwatch with its own…

Gadgets Darren Orf

Google Boosts Secure Sites in Search Results

In a bold and welcome move to protect users, Google announced on Wednesday that they have started prioritizing sites offering HTTPS (HTTP over TLS) in their page ranking algorithm. Google’s Online Security Blog explains that domains with transport layer encryption have a slight advantage in search results, and the preference may grow stronger in the…

Tech News BILL BUDINGTON -- EFF

Once Again, Yellowstone Is Not Erupting And Killing Us All

Someone, somewhere, decided that Yellowstone was in a period of unusually high geologic activity and facing major road closures and evacuations, and therefore was in danger of imminent eruption. This is all so ridiculously untrue, I hesitate to even use the “debunkery” tag because it’s hard to believe it needs debunking. An erupting geyser and…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

ISS Astronauts Use Sleeping Pills Unsuited for Hazardous Occupations

Welcome to Reading List, Gizmodo’s weekend roundup of the best and most interesting writing from around the web. This week, we’re featuring great work from Wired, Pacific Standard, The Wall Street Journal, and more! Fred Barbash explains the long-simmering problem of sleeplessness on the International Space Station. Researchers have just completed the longest and most…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

YouTube Sizes Up to a Higher Resolution for New Mobile Displays

The LG G3 surprised us when it was released earlier this year. It has useful design, with a removable battery and MicroSD options, and its metal-skinned finish sets the handset off with “premium” flare. It also has the most eye-popping screen on a smartphone with its almost bezel-less 5.5-inch 2560×1440 Quad HD display. Of course,…

Tech News Darren Orf

Unmanned Drones Landing Autonomously Next to F-18s Is a Very Big Deal

The days of piloted combat aircraft are quickly coming to an end, soon to be heavily augmented if not outright replaced by UCAS, or Unmanned Combat Air Systems. Just yesterday, the Navy’s X-47B demonstrator proved that manned and unmanned operations can take place on the same flight deck. The X-47B has already shown that is…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Toxic Algae, Razor Blades, Olympics: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Lake Erie turned an eerie shade of green due to a toxic algae bloom, steering Toledo away from the taps. Someone putting razor blades in parking meters is making New Jersey residents wary. And 10 years later, poor Athens is still paying the price for hosting the Olympics. It’s What’s Ruining Our Cities. An algae…

Tech News Alissa Walker

A New Samsung Galaxy Alpha Image Leaks Full Specs

Last week, we got a pretty revealing look at the rumored Samsung Galaxy Alpha’s iPhone-esque exterior. Now, a new leak from TecMundo is giving us a possible glimpse inside that iFacade. If you can’t make out the fine print on the image above, here are a few highlights: 4.7 Super AMOLED Display 12 mega-pixel rear…

Tech News Darren Orf

Watch ISEE-3’s Lunar Flyby at 1:30pm ET

At 1:30pm today, you can live stream coverage of ISEE-3’s lunar flyby. The broadcast will come live from McMoons, an abandoned McDonald’s near NASA’s Ames Research Center which was retrofitted for the event. The live stream will also interview past NASA scientists affiliated with ISEE-3 as well as the new team that is at the…

Tech News Darren Orf

This Yo-Yo World Champ’s Skills Are Mesmerizing

When I was in second grade, Duncan, the well-known yo-yo maker, came to my school with a cadre of talented teenagers in tow. They shot the moon, walked the dog, and cats cradled their way into my heart. Although I’m sure Duncan was just there to hawk some merchandise (in which they totally succeeded), the…

Tech News Darren Orf

Tonight’s Supermoon Will Be the Largest Moon of 2014

The workings of our solar system are infinitely interesting. Even though we learn more almost every day about the endless space around us, sometimes the celestial classics have the chance to amaze. A Supermoon is a frequent phenomenon compared to disparate otherworldly events such as Halley’s Comet or the Transit of Venus, but it’s a…

Tech News Darren Orf

Security Experts: Car Hacking Is Real and We Need To Prepare

Getting hacked, whether on a desktop or smartphone, pretty much sucks. In a way, your entire digital life is an open book and even the control of your devices can be wrenched away from you. But imagine it’s not a smartphone getting ripped from your hands but rather your car’s steering wheel. These are the…

Tech News Darren Orf

First Satellite To Capture High-Res Public Images Is Ready for Launch

In mid-June, the U.S. government relaxed its previously strict rules on high-definition satellite imaging, allowing mapping services like Google Maps to scale up to a higher resolution. DigitalGlobe led the charge in changing the U.S. ruling in part because of its upcoming Worldview-3 satellite, which will provide the first public high-resolution photos of our planet.…

Tech News Darren Orf

ISEE-3 Becomes A Spacecraft For All In Today’s Lunar Flyby

Our plucky crowdfunded spacecraft has been getting into all sorts of productive mischief, from detecting a solar burst to worming its way into Google Chrome’s interactive heart. Today ISEE-3 will be making its closest approach to the moon, and you can watch live with commentary from the project experts. Expected path of ISEE-3 as it…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

OKCupid’s Human Experiments, Revealed

OKCupid is in some hot water after people found out it performs “experiments” on its users. But how bad is it really? The free dating website’s CEO is here to explain exactly what’s going on. For the rest of this week’s top comedy videos, head on over to SplitSider. Now for the news! James Corden…

Tech News SplitSider

How a Mysterious British DJ Made Me Love the Beach Boys Again

I started listening to The Beach Boys when I was about five years old. They inform my taste in music to this very day. But like most things we loved in childhood, I lost track of The Beach Boys. Nearly forgot them. Then I heard this track by a DJ and producer named Bullion, and…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

This Industrial Paper-Cutter Sounds Like a Star Wars Blaster

Just listen to this thing. YouTuber Michael Asher‘s dad has a print shop, equipped with this very scary but totally mesmerizing paper cutter. It zips through a ream of paper like a hot Storm Trooper Blaster through the air around Han Solo. [Digg]

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

What Current Technology Still Feels Futuristic to You?

We live in amazing times, but life still feels pretty ordinary. Your computer, your smartphone, your “smart” fridge, all encompass tech that was impossible last decade, but using it feels commonplace. Everyone’s got one exception though, a piece of modern tech that still feels like The Future. What’s yours? For me, it’s gotta be video…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

It’s the lazy days of summer, and that means lots of time fooling around with your phone. Give it something new with these, the best new apps this week. Android reqallable[beta] Using your phone while you drive is phenomenally dumb, but that constant stream of emails and text doesn’t abate just because you’re behind the…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Microsoft’s Snipp3t App Helps You Virtually Stalk Celebrities

What Is the Weirdest Gadget You’ve Ever Seen?

Google Boosts Secure Sites in Search Results

Once Again, Yellowstone Is Not Erupting And Killing Us All

ISS Astronauts Use Sleeping Pills Unsuited for Hazardous Occupations

YouTube Sizes Up to a Higher Resolution for New Mobile Displays

Unmanned Drones Landing Autonomously Next to F-18s Is a Very Big Deal

Toxic Algae, Razor Blades, Olympics: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

A New Samsung Galaxy Alpha Image Leaks Full Specs

Watch ISEE-3’s Lunar Flyby at 1:30pm ET

This Yo-Yo World Champ’s Skills Are Mesmerizing

Tonight’s Supermoon Will Be the Largest Moon of 2014

Security Experts: Car Hacking Is Real and We Need To Prepare

First Satellite To Capture High-Res Public Images Is Ready for Launch

ISEE-3 Becomes A Spacecraft For All In Today’s Lunar Flyby

OKCupid’s Human Experiments, Revealed

How a Mysterious British DJ Made Me Love the Beach Boys Again

This Industrial Paper-Cutter Sounds Like a Star Wars Blaster

What Current Technology Still Feels Futuristic to You?

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

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

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

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