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How I Got At Least $2,000 Worth of Grill for $540

I love to grill. A lot. So much so that a proper outdoor cooking spot became the singular focus of my last apartment search. I got the deck, and it came with a beat-up old propane grill, which I, a devout charcoaler, vowed never to use. I used the hell out of it last summer.…

Tech News Joe Brown

This Portal Gun Replica Is Your Do-What-You-Must-Because-You-Can Deal of the Day

After the decline of Age of Empires 2 and the release of Microsoft’s Xbox, I gave up on PC Gaming for the most part. The one company that could keep me crawling back without disappointing me was Valve. And then when The Orange Box came out… Valve on a console! Well, that’s just the single…

Tech News J.D. Levite

I Want to Try This Intriguing Coffee Maker

According to Gizmodo alumnus and extraordinaire coffee connoisseur Matt Buchanan, this coffee maker seems interesting: Oh, interesting. Haven’t seen it [before]. It’s an immersion brewer, like a french press or clever dripper… the coffee it puts out will be like a french press. I personally prefer paper filtration. It’s cleaner—but yeah, it looks like a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Nike’s New Lightweight Soccer Boot Is Full of Beans

If you’re a fleet-footed striker sprinting down the pitch towards the goal, every little bit of weight can make a difference. Nike’s new GS soccer boot is the company’s lightest ever thanks to its minimal design made of renewable materials. A size 9 Nike GS boot weighs 5.6 ounces, which is heavier than a five-ounce…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Watch This Creepy Robot Made in the 18th Century Come to Life Again

Back in the 18th century, this automaton called ‘The Writer’ was built by Jaquet Droz. After more than 200 years, the robot has been reanimated and it’s way creepier than any robot made today. Apparently Droz had made other automatons but only three survived, others could draw or play the piano but it’s this ‘Writer’…

Tech News Casey Chan

I Still Can’t Believe a Normal Camera Can Resist These Tortures

Apparently, some people love the Pentax DSLRs because they can stand sand storms and heavy rain. I never imagined they could be subjected to this kind of hardcore testing. That’s probably why US Army soldier Alex Jansen, now deployed in Afghanistan, loves them. Watch as he buries his Pentax K-7 and K-5 DSLR cameras—plus their…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

9 Obsolete Gadgets You Can Still Buy Brand New For Some Reason

Today, we wirelessly sync our powerful, dual-core smartphones to our pencil-thin laptops, then go home and stream just about any album or movie conceivable to our TV. In HD. So why are people still selling dead tech from the past? What follows is only part of the menu—there are floppy disks, rear-projection TVs, cables for…

Gadgets Sam Biddle

Your Old Tires Could Ride Again as Awesome New Bowls

Instead of being sent to the junk yard to rot and die, rubber from used tires was given a new life in these odd black bowls. Created by Dutch industrial designer Debbie Wijskamp, the collection is called “Black Ruby.” They’re made from recycled rubber powder formed into little pebbles that are glued together with a…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Scientists Create Molecule to Make Teeth Cavityproof

Scientists have discovered a new molecule that will make your teeth cavityproof and may change dental care forever. They have appropriately named it Keep 32—for your 32 teeth—and it can kill the bacteria that produces cavities in 60 seconds flat. José Córdoba—a researcher at Yale University—and Erich Astudillo—from the Universidad de Santiago, Chile—claim that this…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Is Email Fundamentally Broken?

The NY Times’ Nick Bilton believes email is dysfunctional beyond repair. He says no amount of filtering can block out unwanted noise, replying to everyone you should reply to can be exhausting, and other communication technologies (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) are easier and more intuitive to use. Thus, the only solution might be to use email…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Your Cell Phone Is Under More Surveillance Than Ever

United States law enforcement agencies are requesting user information such as “text messages, caller locations and other information” at an alarming rate—at least 1.3 million requests last year alone—according to cellular carriers. This is our new age of digital law enforcement: The cops are coming for your cell phones, and the law is too dumb…

Privacy & Security Kyle Wagner

See Gizmodo in Crisp, Beautiful HD

We’ve already discussed this. So why are you not looking at Gizmodo in HD? Just hit the HD view icon sitting to the right of the eyeball and magnifying glass on the top right, and you’ll be instantly treated to big, crisp, beautiful Gizmodo in HD. Then, you’ll be in such an HD state of…

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None of Apple’s Computers Are Environmentally Friendly Anymore (Update)

Though Apple typically lauds itself for being green, it has decided to stop adhering to environmentally friendly standards. According to the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), the standard for green consumer electronics, Apple has pulled all 39 of its computers from being certified green by EPEAT. The purpose of EPEAT is to lessen the…

Tech News Casey Chan

You Can Carry Your Entire Windows 8 Life on One Tiny USB Drive

When Windows 8 arrives in October, it’ll come with one awesome, unsung feature: you can carry your entire computer around with you on a flash drive, turning any PC you find into your PC. Business Insider reports the new feature, called “Windows 8 To Go” will slurp all of your OS settings, installed software, and…

Tech News Sam Biddle

6 Signs Your Gadget’s Screen Sucks

The screen is as important as any other component on an electronic device when it comes to a good user experience. Yet, plenty of devices still have screens that are not so great compared to the best ones currently available. Do your gadgets have terrible screens? Laptop Magazine chief Mark Spoonauer knows exactly how to…

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If You Haven’t Read Wool, Watch This Trailer and Begin Obsessing

If you haven’t read Wool, I’m jealous of you—I wish I could read it again for the first time. Hugh Howey’s series of self-published scifi novelas is one of the best works of fiction I’ve ever read. Even better (or worse?): Ridley and Tony Scott bought the rights to make it into a movie. This,…

Tech News Joe Brown

Mark Zuckerberg Enjoying Sushi with a Racially and Sexually Diverse Group of Friends

Zuck loves sushi! Not only did he have it at his wedding, he ate it again this weekend. That’s like, twice in two months. Slow down, Zuckerberg-san! Gizmodo reader and Silicon Valley stalker Amy sent in this dinnertime spy shot, snapped at the moderately-priced Sushi Sam’s restaurant in San Mateo, CA. It seems like quite…

Social Media Sam Biddle

Judge Rules Galaxy Tab “Not as Cool” as iPad, Legally Speaking

Samsung mustn’t know whether to celebrate or not. A UK judge has ruled that the Galaxy Tab doesn’t infringe Apple’s registered design, in large part because it’s “not as cool” as the iPad. Ouch. Speaking in court this morning, Bloomberg reports, Judge Colin Birss explained that the Galaxy tablets “do not have the same understated…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Soda Versus Pop, Visualized

The route to answering the big questions these days—like, soda or pop?—is to grab a bunch of data from Twitter and analyze it. Which is exactly what Edwin Chen, a data scientist at Twitter, decided to do. In the map above (click for a larger image) blue is soda, green pop and red coke. Chen…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Nokia: PureView Camera Technology Hitting Lumia ‘Very Soon’

In an interview with Neowin, Nokia’s vice president of worldwide developer relations, Richard Kerris, has explained that the company’s PureView camera technology currently featured only in the 808 is coming to the Lumia range “very soon”. The PureView camera system is currently tied to Symbian, but by the sounds of things that looks set to…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

How I Got At Least $2,000 Worth of Grill for $540

This Portal Gun Replica Is Your Do-What-You-Must-Because-You-Can Deal of the Day

I Want to Try This Intriguing Coffee Maker

Nike’s New Lightweight Soccer Boot Is Full of Beans

Watch This Creepy Robot Made in the 18th Century Come to Life Again

I Still Can’t Believe a Normal Camera Can Resist These Tortures

9 Obsolete Gadgets You Can Still Buy Brand New For Some Reason

Your Old Tires Could Ride Again as Awesome New Bowls

Scientists Create Molecule to Make Teeth Cavityproof

Is Email Fundamentally Broken?

Your Cell Phone Is Under More Surveillance Than Ever

See Gizmodo in Crisp, Beautiful HD

None of Apple’s Computers Are Environmentally Friendly Anymore (Update)

You Can Carry Your Entire Windows 8 Life on One Tiny USB Drive

6 Signs Your Gadget’s Screen Sucks

If You Haven’t Read Wool, Watch This Trailer and Begin Obsessing

Mark Zuckerberg Enjoying Sushi with a Racially and Sexually Diverse Group of Friends

Judge Rules Galaxy Tab “Not as Cool” as iPad, Legally Speaking

Soda Versus Pop, Visualized

Nokia: PureView Camera Technology Hitting Lumia ‘Very Soon’

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