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If you feel that your pictures sometimes lack fine-grained detail, they probably do. At least, they do compared to photographs taken with a new supercamera developed at Duke University, which is capable of instantly acquiring images that pack in a staggering 960 million pixels. The 93-kilo device—pictured below—stitches together images from 98 separate 14-megapixel sensors…
The Drobo family of products are generally respected amongst professionals and tech nerds, but the one complaint was that the dynamic storage arrays were too slow. Drobo listened, and now they’re answering back with the Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini, two devices designed to handle the most demanding of file transfers. For the uninitiated, Drobo…
The new Retina MacBook Pro is an incredible piece of hardware. On its spec sheets, Apple claims it can support “up to two external displays”, but it turns out that’s bull. In fact, it can support three external monitors. https://gizmodo.com/macbook-pro-with-retina-display-meta-review-gorgeously-5918439 Hey now. That’s some impressive graphics performance from a laptop. This set-up has been tested…
This completely ridiculous video of an elderly lady shooting a loaded rifle at a hoard of pristine Apple gadgets will make you feel many emotions: confused, horrified, skeptical, surprised, amused, etc. Certainly not the most high-concept spot, as an ad for Clearplex screen protectors its success is in the absurd and the arbitrary. Let’s take…
Monsters U Granted, every movie Pixar does turns to gold, Monsters U the prequel sequel to 2001’s Monsters Inc (wait, it’s been 11 years already? Bummer), looks to be even funnier than the first. Next summer needs to hurry up and get here. Former L.A. Deputy Calls for Across the Board Legalization Stephen Downing is…
Facebook has added probably the facebookiest emoticon imaginable to its chat service menu. Yup, a twee, tiny Like button can now be inserted into conversations by typing (y). As it turns out, the tiny thumbs-up doesn’t show up on Facebook for iOS—yet—so, best to just stick with the plain old English word, if you want…
“Dear Gizmodo,” the email started, “I would like to introduce our new product.” I could have never imagined that such a neutral phrase was hiding the best phone stand ever created by mankind, one that can store your headphones and act as a keyring and make your phone look like a duck face. Yes, that’s…
When it’s hot as hell outside (as it is right now, everywhere), a little sun shower is literally a gift from the heavens above. But a soaking wet shirt, when you’re out and about and not in the habit of carrying around a spare just in case, is less than ideal. The Supermarine Rain Shirt,…
Don’t you hate getting all bundled up under the covers, your pillows in the perfect scrunch position under your head, only to realize you didn’t turn out the lamp on the opposite end of the room and there’s no way you’ll be able to sleep with that bright bulb shining in your eyes all night?…
Joy comes from the abuse of fetishized gadgets, especially when they start with the letter “i”. When it’s one of the most terrific people on TV doing it, well just watch. On Monday’s Colbert Report, Stephen found himself talking about Sweden and Twitter and, well, some topic that ended with him using an iPhone as…
One of the best things about road trips is all the music you get to listen to. So. Many. Good. Jams. But if you’re on a long trip, you might find yourself running out of good songs to play. Roadtrip Mixtape is here to help build a playlist for your drive based on each city…
Designer Makoto Koizumi might not be an aeronautical engineer, but the organic flowing curves of their bamboo Minotake cutlery set look makes it look like they started life as a revolutionary new propeller design. Bamboo kitchen ware, including plates and cutlery, has become a recent trend because the material’s both strong and lightweight. But Makoto…
Qualcomm and Microsoft are continuing their cozy relationship with Snapdragon S4 Plus processors set to power Windows Phone 8. A couple weeks ago, Qualcomm launched tiers for the Snapdragon platform. The S4 Plus is built for a wide array of smartphones. It’s dual-core, up to 1.7GHz, up to Adreno 305 GPU, it has built-in 3G…
Fact: No one has ever looked at a pair of Wingtips and thought they should be more like hideous looking Vibram FiveFingers. Fact: No one has ever wanted to wear Vibrams as dress shoes and wasn’t crazy. Fact: Anything horrible should always be burned from this Earth for maximum visual and soul-fueling pleasure. So we’re…
Did you see Windows Phone 8 today? Looks pretty good! And if you buy a WP handset any time between now and when it comes out, it’ll never ever get all of those goodies. So don’t. Wait until WP8 is officially official, which should be October at the earliest and, at the very latest, the…
Destructive dragons and damsels requiring rescue are a rare sight in modern society, but it’s always good to be prepared. This vintage chain mail butcher’s apron may not have been forged in the fires of Mordor but it’ll do in a pinch. Back in the day, all French butchers wore chain mail aprons as safety…
You put together a killer combination of clothes one day last week and everyone complimented you. But what shoes were you wearing? And oh god, does this shirt need a necklace? And what if it’s raining? All those questions can be answered with the rebooted version of a fashion app called Cloth. What does it…
Nobody kills their house plants on purpose, but if you’re likely to forget to water your ferns or herbs, this clever planter by designer Joey Roth could save you some grief. It’s not fancy newfangled technology—just an ancient concept reimagined. The planter is made from unglazed clay that’s naturally porous. It consists of two sections:…
At first glance a paperclip/USB flash drive hybrid seems like a good idea, right? You can hand someone a secured stack of documents that also includes a digital version of all the files. And a built-in one inch ruler is just bonus functionality. But once you actually start working out the logistics, particularly given this…
Many magical things can be formed out of Lego—a Land Rover, a recreation of Game of Thrones, and this adorable purse made out of the brightly-colored bricks. https://gizmodo.com/insanely-detailed-lego-land-rover-even-includes-working-5911665 This unique little piece ($120 at this Etsy shop) comes in a rainbow of hues: green, red, orange, yellow, blue and white, and black. At about nine…
