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What It’s Like To Fly A Top-Secret Spy Plane: A Live Conversation With A Badass Pilot

The SR-71 Blackbird remains an icon of American aerospace engineering to this day. Its speed and operating ceiling are unrivaled. However, it did not simply spring forth fully-formed from the head of “Kelly” Johnson—it spent years in development as the A-12 Oxcart being flown by an elite group of Air Force pilots. Colonel Ken “DUTCH…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Google Wallet Can Buy Virtual Goods. Cerulean Core, Sold!

Leading up to day one of I/O, there were rumors Google would launch a big update to Google Wallet that would rely less heavily on NFC. And it’s done that, sort of, with the company quietly announcing that it will begin to accept cash-free payments for items bought within video games. https://gizmodo.com/whats-google-announcing-at-i-o-today-5921146 The problem is,…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Nixie Tube Chess Set Is as Tough to Read as Kasparov

If you fancy yourself skilled at the art of hacking—and have an appreciation for retro technology—the creator of this impressive Nixie Tube chess set soon plans to sell a DIY kit that’s apparently not for the faint of heart. The set will include a giant circuit board playing surface with 64 individual transformers hidden beneath…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

A Fan Mouse, for the World’s Sweatiest PC Gamers

Thermaltake’s new Black Element Cyclone Gaming Mouse isn’t the first PC gaming accessory to cool a player’s hand during intense FPS battles. But it certainly boasts the laziest fan design. Previous efforts of gaming climate control have managed to integrate the cooling elements into the mouse itself, providing sweat relief through a series of vents…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Smart HDMI Cables Tell You If You’re Getting an SD, HD, or 4K Signal

It’s no secret that you don’t have to spend a small fortune on the HDMI cables connecting your home theater gear. But that doesn’t stop Monster from charging hundreds of dollars for its cords, justifying the costs with features like glowing signal indicators. The company’s newest line of HDMI cables are certified by the Imaging…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

JVC’s Tiny HD Action Camera Looks Like a Freaking Tank

JVC’s new GC-XA1 ADIXXION action camera is loaded, combining the best features of the competition into a compact, everything-proof package. No extra add-ons to buy. Is this the most-powerful compact action footage weapon yet? The GC-XA1 ADIXXION weighs just 4.5 ounces and it’s water, shock, dust and freeze-proof. It packs a five-megapixel CMOS sensory, shoots…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

How Was This Four-Barrel Underwater Dart Gun From Russia Never Used In a Bond film?

We were once impressed by a triple barrel revolver. Now, it turns out Russia had secretly developed this four-barrel underwater gun over thirty years ago. https://gizmodo.com/triple-barrel-revolver-makes-anyone-an-expert-marksman-5908568 No one knew of its existence until the early 90s, when a Russian company put it into production for the public, so it’s not surprising that James Bond never…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Future Fords Adapt and React To Driver Anxiety

Cars are cutting you off on the highway. Your pulse quickens. You need to concentrate. What you really need is absolute silence—no phone calls, no music. In this kind of situation, a new stress-sensing system developed by Ford would shut down the distractions the moment driving becomes tense. Using temperature and heart rate sensors mounted…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

iPhone Hands On Review, Five Years Later

It’s been about five years since I bought an iPhone, and after giving myself some time to get a feel for the device, I think I’m ready to say that a smartphone is something everyone should consider owning. Joel Johnson used to write about technology for Gizmodo. Now he runs Animal, where, as it turns…

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3D NAND Chips Are Going to Make High-Capacity SSDs a Reality

SSDs are wonderful things that massively speed up your computer and they’re getting cheaper too. But currently they don’t offer the capacity that some users demand. Fortunately, that could all be about to change. https://gizmodo.com/ssds-cost-half-as-much-as-they-did-in-2011-so-its-time-5920453 Extreme Tech reports that a company called Applied Materials has announced that a new etching system will allow it to…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Why Microsoft Scrapped the Start Button

When it came to light that Microsoft was planning to remove the Start button from Windows for good, many ardent fans of its functionality were unhappy. Now, Microsoft has explained why it made the choice to ditch the button, which has graced PC desktops for over 17 years. https://gizmodo.com/windows-8-might-scrap-the-start-button-for-good-5882538 Speaking to PC Pro, Chaitanya Sareen,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Lawyerbots Given the Green Light in the US

Being a lawyer isn’t perhaps as much fun as it seems in the movies, in reality involving weeks of reading incredibly boring documents. Which is why many of them are probably now celebrating, as a recent court ruling suggests that computers can take over part of their job for them. New Scientist reports that a…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

TomTom to Update Its Maps Every Single Day

TomTom was already a big player in digital mapping, and then it went and signed up to work with Apple on the new iOS maps app. Good news, then, for anyone who uses a TomTom provided service: their maps are soon set to update every single day, for free. https://gizmodo.com/tomtom-confirms-its-involvement-with-ios-6-maps-5917658 TomTom, you see, has a…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Google+ Wants You to Fill It With Updates From Other Sites

Venture Beat is reporting that there’s an extra Google+ feature that wasn’t announced at yesterday’s I/O, which sucks content from other sites for you. Sounds like it might be only way you’ll ever post anything to your profile. https://gizmodo.com/will-google-events-really-make-your-friends-feel-speci-5921777 Called Google+ History, it’s an API that lets you add—retrospectively, if you wish—statuses, pictures, purchases and…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Bloomberg: Song Sharing Coming to iTunes

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is planning a major overhaul of iTunes for its next release, including the inclusion of a new song-sharing feature designed to make it easier to discover music—and fight back against its more social competitors. The reports suggests that Apple is currently in talks with major labels to extend their rights…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

New Zealand Court Declares January Megaupload Seizures Illegal, a Coup for Kim DotCom

New Zealand’s National Business Review and TVNZ are reporting, says The Register, that the January seizures the the Coatesville mansion of Megaupload kingpin Kim DotCom were illegal and as such are therefor invalid in court. Judge Helen Winkelmann is reported to have said that the warrants did not adequately describe the offences to which they…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

What Happened to the New York Times China’s Weibo Account?

Yesterday, to much excitement, the New York Times announced that it would be rolling out a fully Chinese version of its website. That’s a huge deal, considering China’s rather rigid media censorship. Accompanying the Chinese Times, a Weibo account—China’s Twitter—was also set up. Now, mere hours later, The Next Web reports that NYT China’s Weibo…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Are You Kidding Me With This “Lady-Friendly” Science Video?

Come on. Did anyone actually think this video—which looks convincingly like an outtake from any CoverGirl commercial ever—could possibly work to encourage women to pursue careers in science? Really? Really? The scientist in the video is a man! And at one point a high-heeled shoe takes up the entire frame. Like a Payless Shoes ad!…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

The Stoner Channel: Chicago Does the Right Thing, Engineers Fail High-lariously, and the UAE Will Kill You for Slanging

HARREY PODDER: Say the Magic Word This is totally how the Harry Potter series should have ended. [Cartoon Brew] Trust Me, I’m an Engineer! And you thought that impromptu binger you made from an avocado pit, tennis ball tube, and four AA batteries was impressive? These guys know how to BS a construction project. The…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Please Someone Make This Self-Destructing Packing Tape Before I Break Another Nail

You wanna know why opening a package is so thrilling? Because it’s a fucking epic poem just to get the box open. By the time you’re in, you’d be excited by packing peanuts and nothing else. …Which is why, if it works as billed, this self-destructing, rip-cord packing tap is one product that absolutely should…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

What It’s Like To Fly A Top-Secret Spy Plane: A Live Conversation With A Badass Pilot

Google Wallet Can Buy Virtual Goods. Cerulean Core, Sold!

Nixie Tube Chess Set Is as Tough to Read as Kasparov

A Fan Mouse, for the World’s Sweatiest PC Gamers

Smart HDMI Cables Tell You If You’re Getting an SD, HD, or 4K Signal

JVC’s Tiny HD Action Camera Looks Like a Freaking Tank

How Was This Four-Barrel Underwater Dart Gun From Russia Never Used In a Bond film?

Future Fords Adapt and React To Driver Anxiety

iPhone Hands On Review, Five Years Later

3D NAND Chips Are Going to Make High-Capacity SSDs a Reality

Why Microsoft Scrapped the Start Button

Lawyerbots Given the Green Light in the US

TomTom to Update Its Maps Every Single Day

Google+ Wants You to Fill It With Updates From Other Sites

Bloomberg: Song Sharing Coming to iTunes

New Zealand Court Declares January Megaupload Seizures Illegal, a Coup for Kim DotCom

What Happened to the New York Times China’s Weibo Account?

Are You Kidding Me With This “Lady-Friendly” Science Video?

The Stoner Channel: Chicago Does the Right Thing, Engineers Fail High-lariously, and the UAE Will Kill You for Slanging

Please Someone Make This Self-Destructing Packing Tape Before I Break Another Nail

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