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Startled Canadians witnessed a bright fireball on Sunday afternoon, a daytime arrival from the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower. Even better, it was caught on video by dashboard cameras, and photographed by quick-reflexed observers. Extracted from a video posted by Sam Singh of a fireball near Toronto at 4:17 pm on Sunday. The CBC reports…
Writing instruments contain a weird, almost alchemical power. To anyone who hasn’t experienced it, this will sound like a crazy idea—but for some of us, pencils are almost like magic wands, containing powers that can either help or hinder your process. The German company Rotring has been capitalizing upon that feeling since 1928, when the…
For Cinco de Mayo, take a peek south of the border at this beautiful von Karman vortex street trailing behind Guadalupe Islands. The sharply-peaking volcanic island pokes 1.3 kilometers above the waves, prodding the wind to produces turbulence in the cloud deck. The volcano acts as a rock in a stream, blocking wind and inducing…
Check out this neat timelapse of winds whipping the sand making up the barchan dunes on Mars.
Google Now has got a fancy new trick. If you walk past a store that caries a product you’ve been researching online, it’ll let you know. Talk about instant shipping. Hopefully it’s just a little more spot-on than those targeted ads that are always showing you the thing you just bought.
Marble isn’t the first material you think of when it comes to home appliances. But the Milan-based design house Clique, which presented their its collection at its hometown’s design week last month, have turned the staid material into something surprisingly pleasant. Take the Cimmy ultrasonic humidifier—it uses opposing marble hues to give its steam the…
Technology continues to change our daily lives, but what’s it doing to our lives after dark? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join us for a peek beneath the sheets, co-hosted with our friends at Jezebel. From the dating app revolution and a new generation of sex toys to the reinvention of…
How do we envision the home of tomorrow? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join Elliott P. Montgomery and Chris Woebken of Extrapolation Factory to discuss and develop speculative designs for the domestic future. Attendees will learn futuring practices to create props, narratives, and visualizations, and use narrative to explore the aesthetic…
No one’s perfect, least of all UPS. But as far as mistakes go, this is just about as bad—and expensive—as it gets. Thanks to one hell of a mixup, Reddit user Seventy_Seven just got a $400,000 unmanned aerial vehicle delivered straight to his doorstep. Talk about service. Apparently, the rather expensive piece of federal property…
It’s almost the future—what are we going to wear? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join fashionistas and futurists alike for an exploration of the future of fashion with forward-thinking industry leaders and creatives. Designers, local fashion brands, photographers, and other New York notables will present their ideas and next-level collections, followed…
Can’t fly across the country? Don’t want to get out of bed? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, we’ll see how you’ll soon be sending your telepresence robot to your meetings instead. Join us for some one-on-one time with the new you from Double Robotics to see just how easily your robot…
How will we work together tomorrow? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, we’ll see that the future of co-working isn’t just about being independent entrepreneurs, it’s about sharing resources in a way that builds community. Bryan Boyer will discuss the ways that co-working is changing and how it fits into the philosophy…
If you’re like me, you can remember the discrete moment when the zoo stopped being fun and started being sad; when the jungle behind the animals stopped looking like jungle and started looking like concrete masonry painted with clumsy trompe l’oeil. In reality, the terrariums and enclosures that zoos build for animals aren’t really just…
The kitchen of tomorrow is often portrayed as a fantasy wonderland filled with robot chefs, time-saving appliances, and meals served in the form of colorful pills. As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, we’ll see what’s actually on the menu. What will our meals actually look like in the future? How much of…
Print publications might be bleeding big bucks, but that doesn’t mean nobody reads them. And since these are connected days, you’ll surely wish to share some fascinating print story with friends using internet technology. But how do we share a physical newspaper article in the internet world? Look no further than Peekster. Originally launched in…
“Can you feel your legs?” That’s what pilot Steve Poot asks copilot Nicolas Pire afterbadly crashing their Renault Clio R3t at the 2014 Rallye de Wallonie , in Belgium. The Clio is a ridiculous small French car so this must really suck despite the safety cage. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join…
May is Bike Month! As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join us for a sneak peek at the future of urban commuting from a two-wheeled perspective. This is your chance to try out the sweet rides and cycling gadgets we’re hosting in the Home of the Future, and to participate in demonstrations…
From content-coupled fitness equipment to next-gen interfaces, how will we entertain ourselves tomorrow? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join us for an evening exploring the way we’ll play, co-hosted by our friends at Kotaku. 6 to 6:30pm:Rahul Mangharam and Orkan Telhan from the University of Pennsylvania’s brand new Experience Design &…
Are we destined to live in the shadows of luxury supertalls, piloting our self-driving cars into oblivion? As part of the Gizmodo Home of the Future, join us for a spirited debate on the future of New York streets, from the sidewalk to the skyline. Experts from the worlds of architecture, urbanism, infrastructure, transportation, and…
Today, Google Shopping Express—Google’s gift to hermits, misanthropes, and anyone otherwise averse to movement everywhere—made its way into the cities of New York and Los Angeles. And after trying out the service for ourselves, we can finally say with confidence that, yes—we are all doomed. Don’t get me wrong; using this same-day delivery service was…
