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Confirming what we’ve already heard about iOS 7, Tim Cook just told Walt Mossberg, Kara Swisher and the rest of the tech world that Jony Ive has been “really key” to iOS 7. Cook also had a few choice words about Google Glass and other topics. https://gizmodo.com/bloomberg-jony-ive-ios-7-changes-are-so-major-theyre-486198913 Cook is currently doing his annual walk around…
Japanese photographer Sohei Nishino created these wonderful pieces of art by actually using individual pictures of landmarks and locations to map out the city. Nishino walks around each city for months and takes the photographs himself. It’s a map that shows you the actual city, not just an outline. The Diorama Maps are made from…
Shaving with an electric razor saves you the hassle of dealing with messy shaving cream and dull blades that can leave your face all cut up. But the friction generated by an electric razor’s moving blades usually causes the head to heat up, which can in turn irritate a dry face. The only alternative left…
Known once upon a time as IKEA Now, the now-revamped virtual remodeling app changed its name after running into a bit of legal trouble. But they’re back and better than ever, bringing Android support and the addition of more than just IKEA furniture. So you can refurnish every room in your home as often as…
YouTube has added a feature that lets you make any video into a slow-mo video. Because everything is more awesome in slow-mo, obviously. It’s pretty simple—go to the YouTube editor and select the enhancements tool to apply it to one of your videos. It’ll cut the pace of a regular clip down to as slow…
Reflective clothing, flashing tails, and and a bright headlight are essential to riding your bike safely at night. Similarly, a pair of GIF-flashing Monkey Light Pros are essential to riding your bike at night—like a boss. This currently-Kickstartered production utilizes a quartet of LED-impregnated bars that fit along the the spokes inside of your wheel.…
You could be standing right on top of the United States’ biggest public transportation infrastructure project ever and not have the slightest clue—because its cavernous tunnels are being carved out a full 160 feet below ground. Known as the East Side Access project, New York’s newest railroad will eventually connect the Long Island Railroad to…
A futuristic technology hasn’t really arrived until someone files a lawsuit against it. And in that case, the robot surgeon is here. Welcome to the future. The da Vinci surgical robot (or, more accurately, its maker) was acquitted on Friday in the case of a man who died in 2012 after a botched robotic surgery…
Japanese designers have a knack for creating the most adorable humidifiers, and the Chokotto Oasis paper humidifier is no exception. It doesn’t need batteries—simply pour water into a small tank, and it blooms open like a tulip in spring. https://gizmodo.com/a-tiny-tulip-shaped-humidifier-is-the-cutest-humidifier-5968610 It’s pretty small (just 3.5 ounces), so when you need it you can simply set…
They’re still in use by musicians today, but those full-size electronic drum pads seemed to have hit their peak with consumers sometime in the mid-80s, alongside Casio’s ubiquitous electronic keyboards. But if you’re feeling nostalgic, and handy with a soldering iron, this miniature DIY modern alternative won’t end up collecting dust in the corner of…
It’s much easier to assign a bogeyman to explain away why you can’t own something than it is to simply say you can’t afford it. And this natural human tendency might explain why the backlash against Microsoft’s reported treatment of Xbox One used games has become a moral imperative, instead of one about how goddamn…
Swedish designer Love Hultén is freaking obsessed with classic arcade games. You’d have to be, to craft a beautiful wooden console with matching controllers just to house a massive collection of them. Awesome. At first, Hultén’s R Kaid-42 (“arcade for two”, get it?) looks like an old, hand-crafted box. It’s made of dark walnut with…
As George Michael showed us once upon a time, the easiest way to get other humans to mate with you is to cut up a dance floor or hide in a bush in a random public park at nightfall. And dancing, it turns out, is actually an ingrained evolutionary trait! Among early humans, the best…
CitiBike has landed. Yesterday, amid a scrum of politicians and reporters, city officials introduced the system poised to transform New York street life. But keeping track of 6,000 new bikes—not to mention their riders—will be no small chore. And to do it, the city is implementing a handful of smart systems, ranging from modular docking…
Sonos wireless sound systems are the gold standard for people looking for effortless music streaming around the house, but you’ll pay for quality and convenience. If you’ve been looking to make the investment, Sonos is offering a bundle that’ll save you a few bucks. If you’re not familiar with why you’d want a Sonos over,…
This impressive video shows how the tallest building in the world will look when it’s completed—just 90 days after construction begins next month. While work didn’t start in March as originally planned, China is still going ahead with its 2,749 feet (838 meters) SkyCity. From our previous coverage: According to the construction company, the skyscraper…
Ask any football (soccer) player what they’re looking for in a cleat and you’ll likely get the same response: Feel. Today Nike revealed its latest “innovation” with the Hypervenom, a boot built for agility. Most interesting is NikeSkin, which is equally composed of a hybrid mesh and polyurethane film, in addition to an all weather…
Most of us will never do a McTwist like Shaun White or catch a wave like Kelly Slater. But that doesn’t mean we can’t partake in the joys of a good action cam. Here are some of our favorite examples of GoPro making the little things—okay, the totally mundane things—a billion times better: New X-Games…
If they’re good enough to keep temperatures under control inside your electronics, it only makes sense that a simple aluminum heatsink would be just as effective at taming a piping hot cup of coffee. Not to mention providing plenty of tiny channels for condensation to collect instead of dripping onto your furniture and leaving unsightly…
Submerged mines were once the scourge of sea warfare, silently lurking in bays and channels to blow a hole in your hull. That’s why the US military has developed a trident countermeasure, hunting for the underwater bombs from below the waves, along the surface, and from the air using the biggest bird in the Navy’s…
