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You know that phrase “don’t mess with a good thing?” Sometimes you come across a product that’s so simple, and so-self evident about it that it’s perfect. I feel that way about the Unihook by designer Pat Kim. So, sure, it’s just a hook made from stainless steel you hang your belongings from. But it’s…
Whether you already have one or you’re buying a new model, this fall your iPad will look and feel completely different thanks to iOS 7. Gizmodo’s Kyle Wagner got an early version of Apple’s new operating system in his tablet. These are his first impressions.
Whether you don’t like needles, or whether you really don’t like needles, there’s some good news on the horizon: a special “bioadhesive” coating that was just developed at Brown University is bringing us one step closer to saying goodbye to injections and hello to things like insulin pills. It’s not like people are out there…
Kool-aid. Sunscreen. Swass. It’s summer, that time we dream about all year, only to bitch about when it’s finally here. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, capture the feeling of summer, in a single frame. The Challenge Photograph summer. The Technique I love our seasonal challenges. Like all seasons, I think that summer evokes a…
E-bikes are much-maligned by the cycling community and non-riders alike. They’re for lazy people. They’re so ugly and clunky looking. But Specialized has come up with an answer for both crowds. You will want to hate the Turbo. You will fail. This thing is so damn fun. Welcome to Fitmodo, Gizmodo’s gym for your brain…
Texas Governor Rick Perry can’t believe a “teen mom” would one day be a state senator defending the rights of women to choose whether or not they’re ready to have children. Shouldn’t Sen. Wendy Davis have aborted her child, since she hates babies so much?
When someone brings up silk-screening, you might think of hand-made t-shirts or concert posters. What you probably don’t think of is electric current and glowing surfaces. But at the University of Pennsylvania, traditional screen-printing and high technology are colliding to create incredible, eye-melting artistic experiments. Orkan Telhan is an artist and Assistant Professor of Fine…
Finally putting an end to the gag where someone unscrews the lid of a salt shaker, Jaemin Jaeminlee’s Sogum HuchuHuchu is a radical re-thinking of how we season our food at the table. They still require a bit of shaking to get the spices out, but instead of dumping it directly onto your food, the…
Since its inception, the iPad has been the gold standard for tablets. Nothing else has come close, really. A lot of credit goes to iOS, which has ceded plenty of ground to Android on phones but remains easily the friendliest tablet software. So changing up iOS 7 means changing up the very best tablet OS…
CNC mills are usually the antithesis of portable. Sometimes they’re as big as trucks. But ShopBot Tools, a North Carolina-based CNC Tool manufacturer, is trying to change that with the Handibot, a CNC Mill you can carry around. The Handibot is a three-axis CNC mill that’s run through a smartphone, tablet or desktop app. First,…
Looks like the Xbox One will still require Xbox Live Gold to stream Netflix or play games online. That’s a bummer. But it only makes getting a deal on Xbox Live Gold even more important—so pick up a year right here for $35. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-live-gold-is-still-one-of-the-biggest-ripoffs-in-t-513093573 If you’re re-upping your current 360 subscription, this deal’s a no-brainer.…
Facebook is now letting Android users test out beta versions of its main app. But ironically you’ve got to sign up for Google Groups to get in on the fun.
You could probably argue there are worse offenders, but there’s no denying that James Bond’s Thunderball jetpack is definitely up there in the pantheon of ridiculous 00-gadgets. Tinkerer Rodger Cleye recently tried to put a more realistic spin on the concept, and the result is this still-ridiculous-but-fully-functioning quadcopter “belt.” Unfortunately, propelling a real human—00 agent…
Our eyeballs are some of our more delicate organs, and the mere thought of them having to be sliced open for surgery is unsettling. So researchers at the Multi-Scale Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich have created a magnetically-guided microbot, barely larger than a few human hairs, that can be embedded in the eye and externally…
There are too many damn people crammed into Spotify’s NYC offices because Mayor Mike is in the house! Or we’re told he will be at some point, but we’ve been sitting here for two hours. Us tech bloggers are all aflutter because we’re getting an audience with a real news maker that our moms have…
Computers may be ubiquitous now but in 1990 they were just beginning to enter the mainstream. And like any revolutionary technology, the desktop computer was viewed with more than a little skepticism by the average American. Luckily, David Neil of PBS’s Newton’s Apple was there to explain to a group of dubious high schoolers that…
The housing recovery has put even more pressure on working class and poor Americans. A new study shows that more than 20 million households are paying more than half their pre-tax income for a place to live, while 42 million households spend more than 30% of their pre-tax earnings for a roof over their heads.…
Kanye West is making the rounds again claiming that he’s the creative director for a live-action Jetsons movie that’s currently (sort-of, kind-of, not really) in development. Beyond the fact that “creative director” isn’t actually the title for a job on any movie — but something you’d find at an advertising agency — consider this retrofuture…
Contact lenses are great if your only issue is near or farsightedness, but for those struggling with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness among older adults, those flimsy little lenses ain’t going to cut it—or at least not the kind of contact lenses you’re used to. But soon, AMD-sufferers could see their…
Football star Aaron Hernandez is suspected of involvement in a 2013 double murder, the Boston Globe reports. Hernandez was charged with murder yesterday for the killing of a 27-year-old semi-pro football player. The New England Patriots star’s alleged accomplice, Carlos Ortiz, is also in custody now. Hernandez is being held without bail. https://gizmodo.com/patriots-aaron-hernandez-arrested-in-murder-plot-then-519987062
