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Thanksgiving is a lot of pressure. You have to cook and you have to entertain weird distant relatives. You can have help with at least some of that with Butterball’s cookbook app. What does it do? Gives you recipes, how-to videos, and the ever important instructions on just how you’re supposed to cook that bird.…
According to the folks populating the WPCentral forums, Nokia’s new flagship Lumia 920 is having some pretty serious battery issues. There’s been a glut of users reporting in that their 920 is draining its entire charge in just a few hours. Others, though, are reporting no difference from the very good battery life we and…
In an effort to streamline the process of scanning hundreds of millions of titles, Google Books engineer Dany Qumsiyeh has designed a $1,500 automated scanner from sheet metal, dissected electronics, and a household vacuum. It can chew through a 1,000 page odyssey in about 90 minutes, and you’re welcome to build your own since Qumsiyeh…
This post from 2012 resurfaced after the 2016 election, so we’ve updated the headline in order to avoid any confusion. This is the real political map of the United States of America after the 2012 presidential election. A fascinating view, much different from the maps you saw that night, which showed an artificial, binary divide.…
Although RIM is launching BB10 January 30, devices won’t ship until later in February. RIM delays are just the norm.
Repurposing one of the myriad of writing implements on your desk as a stylus for a touchscreen device shows some clever MacGyver-like adaptability. But bringing an indelible permanent marker like a Sharpie anywhere near your tablet or smartphone’s screen is downright cringe-worthy—even if the business end is covered with one of these Stylus Caps. Made…
Pervasively unreliable Time Warner Cable surprised its New York customers with a postcard in the mail declaring they’ll have to pay $4 to rent the cable modem you need for its piss poor internet service. And now TWC is being sued for the stunt. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-beat-twc-and-comcasts-bullshit-modem-rental-fees-5948616 Collectively, lawyers claim the fee should cost TWC customers $40…
Reuters reports Intel wins, pretty much: AMD wants to sell itself off. But who will buy?
It feels like we’ve been hearing about Google Fiber in Kansas City forever. Though a few people have gotten to use the blazing-fast service, Google has only been accepting applications for the service for most of the city. Well today, the Google Fiber installations begin in earnest. https://gizmodo.com/ask-the-first-guy-with-googles-blazing-1000mbit-s-inter-5930070 In the video above, Google describes how…
November was once a month dominated by discount Halloween candy and the anticipation of a turkey feast. But for men across the world those have taken a back seat to growing, primping, and perfecting their facial hair for the Movember fundraising drive. And if—like our own moustachioed staff—you’ve dedicated yourself to cultivating an epic soup-strainer…
Early next year, Vimeo will introduce a new feature to its PRO account holders. In short, those users will be able to charge for their videos on a per view (or per whatever) basis. It’s a move that could either attract a whole different class of known independent filmmakers or amass a sizable mountain of…
You can pretend you’re just a baseball fanatic, or prefer batting practice at night, but there’s really only one reason someone is going to buy this heavy-duty machined aluminum flashlight shaped like a baseball bat. It’s for protection—or more likely—for delivering physical intimidation to one’s enemies under the darkness of night. It’s available in both…
I haven’t seen Skyfall—so this post will be spoiler-free!—but I’m already hearing complaints: “James Bond doesn’t drink beer.” Or “I went to see James Bond, not Batman.” Or—the most damning—”Skyfall sucked and had plot holes.” Now’s a good time to remind you that nobody owns Bond (well, someone owns the rights). Over the past 23…
It’s been speculated—in big budget movies, no less—that one day mankind will never leave its computers, and will instead explore the world through virtual reality and robots. And here’s the cutting-edge research that will make that nightmarish future possible. Researchers at the CRNS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory have created an android that can be controlled using…
San Francisco recently instituted a citywide ban on plastic bags, then started charging a ten-cent fee for the paper bags you have to use instead. The idea is to promote reusable bags, but the law is also designed to rid the city of plastic litter—this would benefit the environment, because paper bags are considered more…
You know how it takes OMG like foreverz to get the newest version of Android on your phone? Motorola has a new plan that’ll get you its latest and greatest software long before you normally would. It’s called Test Drive. See normally, it takes a while for manufacturers to apply the newest Android update to…
My first entry. I was walking to my dorm around 5:30 PM (don’t let the metadata fool you) a few weeks ago when I noticed this beautiful little moment. I didn’t have my camera on me, and I had no time to run back with it, so I just sat there and beheld it for…
Canon T3i with 18-55mm kit lens Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250) Aperture f/11.0 Focal Length 24 mm ISO Speed 100 I was driving home from getting groceries (in a Boston suburb) and drove past these tracks. I thought it was a beautiful scene and hit the brakes, backed up a bit, and took a shot from…
I was born in a small town near Venice and since I moved to Milan to study I felt the lack of countryside, especially during fall when all the trees are dressed with lovely colors and if you don’t live near a park you have no chance to witness the wonders of this season! Fortunately…
Fall. It’s the most beautiful time of year. And over the past few months, Gizmodo photographers have been documenting the yellows, oranges and browns of the season. Here are 100 beautiful entries in this year’s Fall Shooting Challenge. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-fall-leaves-2012-5944607 WINNER: Fall’s Reach While I enjoy the results, this shot was born from disappointment. Last year…
