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These Photos of Rest Areas Will Make You Want to Take a Road Trip

The rest areas were always my favorite parts of road trips. There was room to walk around and, somewhere, a vending area. I always got lost in the weird maps and wondered who used those curious barbecues. And so when I saw Nicolò Sertorios blissfully barren photo series, I wanted to hop in the car.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Phones on Air Force One Look Like Iron Man Accessories

Despite Harrison Ford’s best attempts to enlighten us, Air Force One remains a mysterious place. Pretty much the only time you get to see the inside of the president’s awesome airplane is when the White House photographer offers a peek. Ever notice how weird the phones look? The SIGINT nerds over at Top Level Communications…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes

Anti-Homeless Laws and @HiddenCash: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Legislation that criminalizes the homeless in Maine. A report that recommends bulldozing a fifth of Detroit. And treasure hunters digging up a California park. Plus an update: One man’s plan to ruin an entire state by carving it up WITH LIES. It’s What’s Ruining Our Cities. Anti-homeless legislation is ruining Portland, Maine This is one…

Tech News Alissa Walker

RIAA Bullies Tiny Music Sites That Pay Fees Instead of Make Money

We’ve known for years that the RIAA acts like a bunch of hypocritical bullies with nothing better to do than pick on the helpless. But wow. The latest report about how the lobbying organization is now bullying small music sites that not only have zero revenue but also pay licensing fees is just pathetic. https://gizmodo.com/riaa-reminds-us-why-we-hate-them-with-obnoxious-smartas-5877143…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Beware of This iMessage Spam Campaign Peddling Fake Oakleys

The security research firm Cloudmark issued a sweeping warning about iMessage spam this week. Apparently, the cost of straight up sending regular text messages is encouraging spammers to use Apple’s free service. And they’re going after affluent people in major U.S. cities hard right now. Cloudmark found a massive coordinated campaign is targeting iPhone users…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Oh-So-Human Stories of This Moment in History

Forty-five years ago today, humans first stepped foot on the moon. You’ve been entrusting me with your memories all week, reliving the excitement or laughing at your childhood indifference. Read what we’ve collected, and share your story of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. 4:18 pm Eastern Daylight Time, on Sunday July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Veteran Pickpocket Explains How ATM Skimmers Are Ruining His Craft

There’s no better example of a petty criminal than the pickpocket, a fast-moving talent who lifts wallets as if he were picking up pennies off the sidewalk. But a profile of a veteran pickpocket in the New York Times this weekend shows that technology is destroying the art. Credit cards are just more lucrative. It’s…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Watch a Detail-Oriented Man Carve the Eiffel Tower Into a Pencil Tip

We’ve seen plenty of tiny works of art hit the internet lately. But it’s truly rare to see how one of these impossibly small masterpieces is actually created. Architecture students in Mumbai offer us a glimpse at the mini sculpture skills of Vilas Lakkabathini in this video, though, and it’s transfixing. https://gizmodo.com/each-of-these-images-is-smaller-than-the-width-of-a-hum-1603028407 In the span…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: The Ramones Go to Heaven

Rest in peace, Tommy. For the rest of this week’s top comedy videos, head on over to SplitSider. Now for the news: Broadway great and 30 Rock scene stealer Elaine Stritch passed away at 89. SNL has begun its change-ups for next season: Brooks Wheelan announced that he had been fired from the show, which…

Tech News SplitSider

This Song’s Rhythm Is Inspired by Neil Armstrong’s Heartbeat on the Moon

Forty-five years ago, a man landed on the moon for the first time. Understandably, he was a little nervous. Neil Armstrong’s heart raced to 160 beats per minute as the lunar vehicle touched down on the moon’s surface. But as he made that great leap for mankind and walked around the moon, his heart steadied…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

Does The Original RickRoll’D Video Still Play For You?

A wave of sadness tore through the internet this evening, as news spread that the original RickRoll’D video was being blocked to YouTube viewers in the U.S. and elsewhere. Fearing the end of an era, I went to the YouTube link and, somehow, it worked for me. Does this video play for you? I swear,…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

8-Bit Pixel Sunglasses Implore Everyone Around You to Deal With It

Sometimes you need a quick way to tell the world, all of it, everyone, “there is no mode of escape from the current situation other than to persevere.” For those times, CNC Design offer you the universal totem: The Deal With It Sunglasses. Laser cut and engraved from a solid piece of smoked acrylic, the…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Is This a Footprint, or Bootprint?

That is undeniably a boot print, yet every time we talk about this iconic photograph from the Apollo 11 moon landing, we call it a footprint. Why? The Leaping Robot Blog started the conversation, using modern history as the lens for differentiating between the connotations of a footprint as a symbol of exploration versus a…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Tech Journalist Discovers Feds Had His Credit Card Number For 9 Years

Welcome to Reading List, Gizmodo’s Saturday afternoon roundup of the best writing from around the web. This week we’re featuring pieces from Ars Technica, Variety, Businessweek, and Discover. Ars Technica’s Cyrus Farivar submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for his Passenger Name Record, the individualized data collected by airlines, cruise ships and hotels whenever…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Sure Your Job Sucks, But At Least Darth Vader’s Not Your Boss

Poor Conan Antonio Motti. The guy speaks up at a work meeting, and all of a sudden Lord Vader is trying to put his lights out from across the room. But the worst part isn’t the force-strangling or lack of faith. It’s having to work alongside the jerk and pretend like nothing ever happened. [Nerdist]

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Comcast Cancellation Hell, Floating Prisons, Viral Hoaxes, and More

What a week! We debunked some more of those dumb fake images you’ve seen on social media; we shot down the notion that smartphones will kill GoPro; we looked at the jet we could’ve had if we hadn’t blown all that money on the F-35; and more! 12 More Viral Photos That Are Lying to…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

iPhone 6 Screen May Not Be Sapphire, Probably Isn’t Bow-And-Arrow-Proof

It’s summer, which means Apple is probably updating the iPhone soon, which means the iPhone 6 rumor merry-go-round is spinning up. We’ve heard that Apple might use sapphire for a tougher iPhone screen, but experiments with alleged Apple materials say that might not exactly be the case. First up, that sapphire rumor. There’s plenty of…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

How to Save Water (And Not Get Fined) In This Drought

Sprinkling scofflaws in the drought-stricken state of California are about to get an expensive wake up call. As water consumption rates climb despite Governor Brown’s call for a voluntary 20 percent per household reduction, the State Water Board has voted to impose fines up to $500 for a variety of wasteful outdoor watering practices. Here’s…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Spheres of Flame are One of the Surreal Wonders of Living in Orbit

Flame, in microgravity. Reid Wiseman sends home the best Vines from Space. We’ve written before about how and why flame abandons its flickering familiar shape for a sphere on the International Space Station. It seems the experiments aren’t over, as astronaut and provider of six-second loops of incredible views from the station Reid Wiseman sent…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Bee-Inspired Bots Skitter and Swarm at NYC’s Museum of Mathematics

Dr. James McLurkin has a swarm of robots. Individually, they’re not that smart, but a crateful of them behaves in some very complex ways, like the bees that inspired them. Gizmodo got to see the wee machines in action, and while they’re adorable, they represent some serious future bot capabilities. The quiet before the swarm:…

Artificial Intelligence Bob Sorokanich

These Photos of Rest Areas Will Make You Want to Take a Road Trip

The Phones on Air Force One Look Like Iron Man Accessories

Anti-Homeless Laws and @HiddenCash: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

RIAA Bullies Tiny Music Sites That Pay Fees Instead of Make Money

Beware of This iMessage Spam Campaign Peddling Fake Oakleys

The Oh-So-Human Stories of This Moment in History

Veteran Pickpocket Explains How ATM Skimmers Are Ruining His Craft

Watch a Detail-Oriented Man Carve the Eiffel Tower Into a Pencil Tip

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: The Ramones Go to Heaven

This Song’s Rhythm Is Inspired by Neil Armstrong’s Heartbeat on the Moon

Does The Original RickRoll’D Video Still Play For You?

8-Bit Pixel Sunglasses Implore Everyone Around You to Deal With It

Is This a Footprint, or Bootprint?

Tech Journalist Discovers Feds Had His Credit Card Number For 9 Years

Sure Your Job Sucks, But At Least Darth Vader’s Not Your Boss

Comcast Cancellation Hell, Floating Prisons, Viral Hoaxes, and More

iPhone 6 Screen May Not Be Sapphire, Probably Isn’t Bow-And-Arrow-Proof

How to Save Water (And Not Get Fined) In This Drought

Spheres of Flame are One of the Surreal Wonders of Living in Orbit

Bee-Inspired Bots Skitter and Swarm at NYC’s Museum of Mathematics

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

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

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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