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Pluck Band Names from the Air with The Top Five Song ID Apps

You’re innocently going about your day when it happens: You hear a song you’ve never heard before. It rules. You need to know what it is. Before the age of smartphones, this would probably require writing down a few lyrics to Google later. Before computers, you’d probably have to come to terms with never ever…

Earbuds That Won’t Fall Out Are Your Dealzmodo-Exclusive Deal of the Day

I’ve got a confession: I’ve never much liked in-ear earphones. I’ve had several well-reviewed pairs over the years, but I could never get them to stay in, even though I tried pretty much every trick and insert. I couldn’t take a short walk to the subway without adjusting them a bunch of times. Athletic use…

The Best Use for an Old iPod Dock

Have an old iPod dock lying around? It’s not entirely useless with your iPhone 5 and its new lightning connector. All you need is a cheap Bluetooth adapter and you’re back in business. The Wirecutter recommends the I-Wave, which you can find for about $21 on Amazon. It has a 30-pin port on the bottom…

The Best Fitness App

Staying fit is important. Even if it seems enjoyable to lie on the couch devouring hours of HBO Go on your iPad, the truth is, when you’re exercising, you’re happier—there are plenty of scientific studies to back it up. The good news: Gadgets can fit in with your gym routine. With the right apps, they…

Author Rank lists Amazon’s bestselling authors. Now you can shop as intelligently as the herd! [Forbes]

The Best Breast Cancer Scanner Might Be a Souped-Up Sports Bra

Cancer is easier to defeat the earlier it’s detected. And while getting a weekly mammogram to catch breast cancer in its earliest stages is impractical, wearing a smart sports bra that’s just as effective at early detection isn’t. So First Warning Systems’ Breast Tissue Screening Bra has the potential to revolutionize screenings. Using extremely precise…

A Tiny Foosball Table Means You Can Play Almost Anywhere

Why drop hundreds of dollars on a regulation-sized freestanding foosball table that’s just going to take up space, when for a mere $75 you can get XD Design’s beautiful Gol table that you can plop and play anywhere? You also don’t have to wrangle three other friends to get a game going. Its compact size…

Who Knew That Takeout Containers Made For Convenient Little Greenhouses?

If your green thumb is itching for a garden that your cramped apartment can’t facilitate, it turns out those takeout containers in your fridge can double as clever mini greenhouses. Or at least, these specially designed translucent plastic boxes that look like takeout containers, but still let sunshine in. Created by Italian designers Francesca Bonfrate…

10 Future-Proof Gadgets You’ll Still Love Next Year

When it comes to tech shopping, sometimes it pays to wait for a new-and-improved model. But this fall, too much procrastination will turn you into a high-tech Hamlet wondering whether to be or not to be a Galaxy S III owner while your digital Denmark rots. Here are 10 products you can pull the trigger…

Jetsetter‘s been updated for Passbook, joining our running list of Passbook-compatible apps.

These Laser-Engraved iPhone 5s Look Really Cool

Another reason why you don’t need a f*cking case for your iPhone 5: laser engraving. They look really cool and, as far as I know, they are the first ones out there. https://gizmodo.com/you-dont-need-a-f-cking-case-for-your-iphone-5-5945198 I remember the laser etchings that Phil Torrone made at the first Gizmodo Gallery, back in the day of the first iPhone.…

Fastest Bottle Opener in the Galaxy Opens Bottles in Less Than Twelve Parsecs

For all the Star Wars branded crap that’s been approved by Lucasfilm over the years, there’s the occasional stroke of genius like this bottle opener that reminds us why we love the films—and drinking. The ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs can now call your refrigerator home, because this wonderful…

A Look at the Craziest Competitive Gamers You’ve Ever Seen

San Francisco has its share of landmarks: The Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street, wherever Rice-A-Roni came from. But for white-knuckle competitive gamers, the city has just one true destination: Southtown Arcade — a tiny storefront by the Stockton Tunnel that houses Frisco’s last outpost for hardcore gamers. So when game-loving photographer Ryan Russell landed out…

TweetDeck Gets a Clean, Easy-to-Read Redesign

TweetDeck, the enormously popular Twitter client, just got a new redesign across desktop, web, and mobile platforms. As soon as you fire it up, you’ll notice that individual tweets are easier to read thanks to better outlining and a stronger font hierarchy. You’ll also be able to set your font size in the app’s settings…

This New Battery Will Store Excess Wind Power Using the Air Itself

Wind farms simply aren’t reliable sources of steady power, which is why many rely on enormous battery systems to store excess current for times when the wind isn’t gusting enough to meet our energy demands. Problem is—the production of these batteries is itself a drain on resources. So what if, instead of lithium and metal…

New Pinterest-Like eBay Makes It Easier for You to Spend Money

Remember New Coke? It was wildly unsuccessful. Fortunately, New eBay ain’t half bad. Everything from the apps to the logo to the main site has been redesigned, and mostly for the better. Definitely for the more expensive. Now, everything on eBay is heavily curated—each time you visit the site, you’re going to get suggestions of…

Microliner Turns Your Twitter Conversations In Easy-to-Follow Hierarchical Trees

Gizmodo’s friend Dave Winer has released a really useful minimalist tool called Microliner, which turns your Twitter conversations with multiple people from long sausages impossible to follow into logical, clearly organized hierarchical conversations. It’s pretty easy install and use: • First download OPML—his outline editor—here and run it. • A dialog should appear asking if…

What’s Your Worst Craigslist Horror Story?

All you wanted to do was sell a desk. A really nice desk you like. So you put it on Craigslist, listed it at the price you thought was fair, and specified “Or best offer.” Then come the crazies. Yup, Craigslist is full of jerks. Anybody who has ever tried to sell anything, or, worse,…

This Bauhaus Watch Makes a Rolex Look Gauche

To a man like Max Bill, the chunky, uber-luxe tachymeter diving watch is more than just tacky. It’s tachy. An immoral abomination. As a perfect counterpoint to the Rolex Submariner look, we have this German Junghans watch, a Bauhaus-inspired timepiece that Bill designed. Max Bill is one of those overlooked 20th century designers that should…

Facebook’s Crazy Facts and Figures

They have 1 billion users, but that’s not Facebook’s only amazing statistic. There are a lot more, starting with a staggering 1.13 trillion likes. One point thirteen trillion likes, people. It’s crazy. Here are the rest of their stats, compiled since the first day of Facebook: Over 1.13 trillion likes since launch in February 2009.…