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What Happens When You Drop a Hot Ball of Nickel Into Honey

Because dropping super freaking hot balls of nickel is always fun to do, seeing it get dropped in various substances never gets old. This time, honey gets the hot nickel treatment. It starts pulsating like a geyser while getting all bubbly and foamy until it squashes the plastic container holding down the steam. At the…

Tech News Casey Chan

Our Old Classic Fears Translated Into Modern Technology Nightmares

Do you remember all your childhood fears? You know, like all those nightmares you had about being chased, being naked and getting killed by monsters. You stopped being scared of them because you grew up and you replaced old fears with new digital nightmares. Like being trolled and accidentally sending sexts and the Internet being…

Tech News Casey Chan

Buy This Watch Because Features

If your watch has perpetual oyster movement, tells time in five zones, doubles as a Swiss Army Knife, slice and dices Julianne fries, speaks German and Swahili, and can survive a dunk in the Marianas trench but you don’t use those “features” daily, congrats! You’re a sucker for marketing. [This Isn’t Happiness]

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Is This the Samsung Galaxy S IV Mini?

When we found out Samsung was making a mini version of the Galaxy S III we got excited… and then we were disappointed because it was so boring. If these leaked photos are true, it looks like we’ll be disappointed again because even though the S IV Mini has a svelte body and not ginormous…

Gadgets Casey Chan

Most Beautiful Items: March 16-22, 2013

You get to the end of the week and your eyeballs are just about ready to fall out of your head. Don’t let that happen. Here’s a little restorative reprieve in the form of the most beautiful things we found this week. Iceberg Ahead! Oh Wait, That’s an Apartment Building https://gizmodo.com/iceberg-ahead-oh-wait-thats-an-apartment-building-5991882 You know what trumps…

Tech News Leslie Horn

This Giant, Twisting Garden of a Tower Mimics Our Own DNA

A marriage of microbiology and vertical gardening, Taipei’s currently-under-construction Agora Garden will be a twisting, blossoming double helix amplified to massive proportion. Designed by Vincent Callebaut Architecte, the residential tower will utilize its rising jungle both in terms of aesthetics and sustainability. In fact, this building will supposedly be one of the most eco-friendly in…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Trump the Toothpick With Beechwood Appetizer Tools

Forget toothpicks when you’re in tiny food territory. The Scoop, Stab, and Spread set is a much more aesthetically pleasing way to consume appetizers. The beechwood tools look like they’d be great for entertaining. Each set has six pieces—one solid and one slotted scoop, a one-pronged spear, a two-pronged fork, and two spreaders. You probably…

Tech News Leslie Horn

The Drone Is a Lie: How UAV Technology Grew into Urban Legend

You have no family; you are a construct, a robot; you were not born; you will not die; you have only the home I give you and learn only the things I teach you. – Helena Bell, “Robot” Drones are fictional, Adam Rothstein says. “They are a cultural characterization of many different things, compiled into…

Tech News Sarah Wanenchak - Cyborgology

3 Beer-Based Recipes For the Boozy Chef

Shocking revelation: humans like beer! But if all you’re doing is drinking it, you’re missing out on some of life’s greatest beery pleasures. Don’t let wine have all the fun; try these delectable beer-based recipes that will bring your love affair with booze to mouth-watering new heights. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the…

Tech News Brent Rose

New Orleans Gets the Country’s First Vending Machine-Equipped Taxis

Occasionally you’ll luck out and climb into a taxi cab with such amenities as free tissues, discarded newspapers, or all the tourist pamphlets you can carry. But if you find yourself in New Orleans, you might end up in one of the 250 vehicles in the Orleans Carriage Cab fleet that now feature soda-dispensing vending…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Snoop Lion’s Reincarnated, Plasma Sky, and More

Anticipating the rapper formerly known as Snoop Lion’s new album? We have an app for you. Don’t care? We didn’t leave you out—we’ve got a couple of new titles to pique your interest too in the best iPad apps we found this week. Plasma Sky: Every couple of weeks—give or take—you get tired of your…

Tech News Leslie Horn

MessageMe, Reuters, and More

We’ve got a nice balance going between utility and fun here in this round of the best iPhone apps of the week. Whether it’s texting for free or shopping for, well, money, or catching up on the news and backing up your data, you’ll be all set. Reuters: Sure, there are news-finding apps aplenty out…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Jawbone UP, A World of Fire and Ice, and More

Dinosaurs and exercise and a golf game for you phone might not sound like they have a lot in common. But do they ever—at least as far as this round of the best Android apps of the week goes. Super Stickman Golf 2: If you liked the first version of this golf game you’ll like…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Let’s Talk About Whatever Your Want For the Next Hour

Hi there. It’s the end of the week, and we’re sure you’re sick of working, so we’re going to help make the rest of your day bearable. For the next hour, the entire Giz staff will be hovering around this thread, willing to shoot the shit about whatever your little hearts desire. What do you…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Report: Apple Passwords Can Be Reset With Just Email and Birthday

Have you turned on your Apple ID two-step verification yet? You’ll want to get on that. A report from The Verge indicates that if you haven’t, hackers can change your password with nothing more than your email address and your birthday. https://gizmodo.com/apple-just-fixed-a-huge-security-hole-with-two-step-ver-5991755 Apparently, the exploit involves using a modified URL and then supplying the correct…

Tech News Eric Limer

Peterbilt’s New “Super Truck” Gets 10 MPG—Double the National Big Rig Average

More than two million semis travel some 120,000 miles apiece along America’s arterial highways every year at an average efficiency of just 6 MPG. Six. Miles per gallon of diesel—not even Hummers are that wasteful. However, a new “Super Truck” design by Peterbilt has shown it can go the same distance for half the gas.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The First-Ever Wii U Price Drop Is Your Deal of the Day

The Wii U hasn’t had the easiest time so far in its short 128 days since it launched in the United States. From a barren release schedule to slow sales, it’s no wonder folks are asking Shigeru Miyamoto whether he’s concerned about the console’s future. But here’s the bottom line: soon, there will be new…

Tech News Kif Leswing

This Speaker-Packed Wagon Redefines A Party On Wheels

Forget pulling a wagon filled with kids. If you really want to enjoy a day at the beach you’ll hit the sand with this speaker-packed wagon in tow. A pair of 12-volt batteries power the Blastmaster XL’s 2,000 watt sound system for up to 40 hours of non-stop partying, and yes, it comes with cup…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

A Government Program Wanted to Make the Perfect Artificial Heart—With Radioactive Decay

The idea of putting a decaying radioactive isotope inside your chest might make you a little uneasy—and rightly so. But in 1967, the National Heart Institute and the Atomic Energy Agency set out to make it happen in the form of a plutonium-238-powered atomic heart. Think Tony Stark with nuclear waste in his chest. The…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Wish I Was Rich As The Stars

I could spent an extremely large amount money at the upcoming Space History Sale at the Bonhams. I especially love this lot of space suit development photographs.

Tech News Attila Nagy

What Happens When You Drop a Hot Ball of Nickel Into Honey

Our Old Classic Fears Translated Into Modern Technology Nightmares

Buy This Watch Because Features

Is This the Samsung Galaxy S IV Mini?

Most Beautiful Items: March 16-22, 2013

This Giant, Twisting Garden of a Tower Mimics Our Own DNA

Trump the Toothpick With Beechwood Appetizer Tools

The Drone Is a Lie: How UAV Technology Grew into Urban Legend

3 Beer-Based Recipes For the Boozy Chef

New Orleans Gets the Country’s First Vending Machine-Equipped Taxis

Snoop Lion’s Reincarnated, Plasma Sky, and More

MessageMe, Reuters, and More

Jawbone UP, A World of Fire and Ice, and More

Let’s Talk About Whatever Your Want For the Next Hour

Report: Apple Passwords Can Be Reset With Just Email and Birthday

Peterbilt’s New “Super Truck” Gets 10 MPG—Double the National Big Rig Average

The First-Ever Wii U Price Drop Is Your Deal of the Day

This Speaker-Packed Wagon Redefines A Party On Wheels

A Government Program Wanted to Make the Perfect Artificial Heart—With Radioactive Decay

Wish I Was Rich As The Stars

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

‘Pizza Movie’ Has a Hilariously Grisly New Way to Say ‘This Is Your Brain on Drugs’ (Exclusive)

Amazon Makes a Last Push for Govee LED Strip Light at a Black Friday Low as the Spring Sale Winds Down, Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

Forget Shokz, Anker Pushes Soundcore AeroClip Open-Ear Earbuds to an All-Time Low in the Final Hours of Amazon’s Spring Sale

Google Pixel 10 Pro Gets Cleared Out at a Record Low, Now Even Cheaper Than AirPods Pro With Trade-In

Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

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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