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When you walk inside an Apple store and start swiping one of their iPads, a clingy, colorful shirt wearing person usually attaches themselves to you and gives you the verbal rubdown of the features. It’s part of the Apple Store experience! But what if that Apple Store employee was a fake? What if they scared…
Do you know what the most disappointing thing about being an adult is? It’s not the slow metabolism or the achy joints or the plateau of growth, it’s the fact that we’re all failures to our childhood selves. We don’t eat candy, we don’t play with toys and we drive responsible vehicles. Not John Bitmead…
The Statue of Liberty’s arm, building laws that were meant to be broken, and oh hey is there a Super Bowl tie-in in here somewhere? Imagine that. But that’s not all we have to feed your eyeballs this week. Check out the most beautiful items of the week or remain in suspense forever. 12 Photorealistic…
Firefighters are badass, no question about it. Just look at this image taken by Airman 1st Class Meagan Schutter—it can be a poster for movie. Airman 1st Class Ross Keserich enters a firefighting training scenario Jan. 24, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Firefighters practice making low-entrances to ensure they are safe from the heated…
Did you guys know there is a Gizmodo subdomain where you can go for all things photographic? Yep! It’s called Reframe, and it’s where you’ll find additional coverage of gear, techniques, news, and all kinds of great stuff related to the crafts of photography and videography. Here are this week’s best posts: Take a Peek…
Americans are spoiled—at least where Bitcoin’s concerned, we are. While people are free to mine, spend, and speculate on Bitcoin freely here in the States, citizens of other countries aren’t so lucky. Kashmir Hill just published a very helpful guide to Bitcoin’s legality around the world. It runs the gamut of no regulations whatsoever in…
Remember how frustrating those Magic Eye images were when you were a kid? It seemed like everyone but you could see the hidden message. Until you figured it out and rubbed it in everyone’s face that they couldn’t see it. This video by Young Rival is just like those Magic Eye pictures only it turns…
This week in our time capsule round-up we have a surprise capsule in Ohio filled with who-knows-what, a social media-based capsule compiled Down Under, and a church capsule in Berkeley warning that the path to Hell is paved with social drinkers. Bay Area church capsule contains anti-liquor literature A time capsule from what used to…
You know how some big rooms have special spots where you can stand and hear someone whisper from a hundred feet away. What if speakers could do that, selectively slinging sounds to specific listeners for specific purposes? You’d never have to wear headphones again! Well, it turns out they can do that—but not because of…
I came across this crazy video today. It shows the crash landing of a Royal Air Force Harrier plane landing at Kandahar back in 2009. Watch as fire engulfs the plane as the pilot tries to control it, jumping at the very last second, when the flames reach the cockpit. It reminds me of the…
It’s Friday night. Time to cut loose, get fancied up, and go hit the town. Here’s some brand new apps to dress up your phone for the weekend. Multi-Platform Apps GE Brillion Smart home appliances seem like a wanton luxury—until you start using them. If you’ve got a GE Brillion oven, this app will let…
Swans: elegant symbols of romantic love or terrorizers of plants, small children, and airplanes? The non-native mute swan has been wreaking enough havoc in New York City that the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation wants to declare it a “prohibited invasive species.” By 2025, under the proposed plan, there will be virtually no more wild…
It’s been an especially cold and dreary winter week for just about everyone—except the host city for the Winter Olympics. It’s a rather chilly peek at what’s Ruining Our Cities. Two inches of snow ruined most of the South You’ve seen the Walking Dead references, now read the analysis of how a small winter storm…
Got boring wall syndrome? Worry not, young design enthusiast. These self-adhesive, fabric pattern wall tiles will solve your woes. Each 24″ by 48″ is designed to be cut, customized, and rearranged, so you can rest assured your wall tiles will be unique. And, with five different options for designs ranging from geometric earth tones to…
I just got an email from NASA touting their upcoming Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium, an open conference that will take place at Stanford University next week. It came with the image you can see above, by Iron Rooster Studios’ Peter Rubin, something that makes me very happy. Because, even while these illustrations are in…
Hey, football fans! Super Bowl Sunday is on the horizon—which, for many of us, means a day of eating garbage and tossing back drinks. But don’t do it all willy-nilly. Like a sommelier at Guy Fieri’s restaurant, we’ve got the perfect drinks to complement your disgusting food choices. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through…
Sad Janka Kráľa is one of the oldest city parks in Europe, dating back to 1774—though parts of it go back to the 1400s. Today, the park coexists with modern Bratislava—itself an ancient city. Both were shot by Viennese photographer Lukas Furlan, whose portfolio is definitely worth a look. [Lukas Furlan on Facebook and 500px]
If you’re addicted to tinkering, to the point where even your tools are fair game, you might want to consider Ingersoll Rand when shopping for a cordless drill. The company’s awfully-named QXX2PT08PQ4 QX Series precision screwdriver can actually be programmed via a USB connection to your computer, letting you create custom speed and torque profiles…
The Aviationist reports on this new video recently uploaded to Facebook, which allegedly shows a group of angry Afghans stoning a downed MQ-1 Predator drone. It struck me as a sign of things to come across globe. The Predator has no markings, but that’s the usual thing in clandestine missions, says David Cenciotti. The MQ-1…
Scientists have created the first gastric balloon that can be swallowed, which will avoid the need for risky gastric bypasses for obese people. They were able to compress the balloon into a pill, which the patient can swallow painlessly. Once it reaches the stomach, it expands: The Obalon Balloon is the first balloon that allows…
