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You’ve Never Seen Photos This Gorgeous Before

Across the Internet, the number and quality of gorgeous images grows daily. Well, apropos of this, a little something new is available here at Gizmodo. Ok, it’s a big something. It’s called HD View, it’s in beta, and it’s pretty spectacular. And it’s yours for the previewing—only if you are using Windows Internet Explorer. In…

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How to Make Fried Chicken and Waffle Ice Cream

The unexpected greatness of chicken and waffles is something everybody needs to experience in life. Sweet, savory, crunchy, moist, chewy, chicken-y. It combines everything that is great about food and mashes it all together. The only way it gets better? Ice cream. Well, here’s how to make fried chicken and waffle ice cream. The awesome…

Tech News Casey Chan

Sony Will Give You a Free PS3 or PS Vita If You Buy a Vaio Laptop

Like the free Xbox 360 deal Microsoft is running, Sony will give students who buy a Vaio laptop a free PS3 or PS Vita (or $200 off Playstation gear). The deal works with any S, T, Z and L-series Sony PCs. It’s a great back to school offer that’s offered for college students and faculty…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Vending Machine Won’t Give Up Your Beer Until You Tackle It

We’ve all smacked a vending machine at one time or another to free a snagged snack. But to encourage a bunch of rowdy rugby fans to choose its beer, Argentina’s Cerveza Salta created a vending machine that has to be tackled before it will give up its goods. And we’re not talking a little bump…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Nature or Nurture? Actually, It Depends Where You Live

Nature or nurture? It’s an age-old debate that sees conversations go round in circles and actually, if truth be told, for most human characteristics its often a combination of the two. A new study, however, suggests that where you live has a massive impact on which effect is most influential. The research, published in Molecular…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

What Apple Didn’t Announce Yesterday—And Why It Matters

Apple dropped a lot of shiny new products and some gorgeous software to drool over at yesterday’s action-packed WWDC keynote. Among them, a beautiful new retina display MacBook Pro, refreshed MacBook Airs, Mountain Lion OS X, and iOS 6, along with a few other goodies that didn’t necessarily warrant an explicit mention. For the most…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Is Sprint Ditching Google Wallet for Its Own Mobile Payment System?

Google Wallet hasn’t exactly grown into the beast Google probably wanted it to, but it at least had a major carrier—Sprint—in its backpocket. But now, as recent rumors and leaks suggest, Sprint is now working on a NFC-based mobile payment system of its own. Android Central got its hands on some leaked slides which show…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Screw-On Metal Legs Turn Any Pile of Crap Into a Comfortable Seat

There’s good news if you haven’t gotten around to taking that giant stack of newspapers to the recycling center. Instead of slowly working towards a starring role in an episode of Hoarders, you can re-purpose that refuse into stylish and functional furniture. A designer by the name of WenchuMan came up with the idea of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Backpack Lets You Climb Up Any Wall

The military wants to be able to send soldiers up and over high walls, and sometimes grappling hooks aren’t practical. What to do? Oh, I dunno, how about a vacuum backpack with suction gloves that’ll let you climb up brick, glass, or pretty much whatever? Yep, that’ll work. Utah State University “Ascending Aggies” team recently…

Gadgets Brent Rose

Harman Kardon BT and AE Headphones: Minimal Naming Matches Minimal Aesthetics

This morning Harman Kardon unveiled a new line of over-the-ear and in-ear headphones with inline remotes and mics designed for use with the iPhone and iPods. In fact, the headphones are not only functionally compatible, but with gently curved boxy designs and aluminum finishes, they’re aesthetically compatible too. The standouts include the AE or ‘Acoustic…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Amazon Cloud Player Streams All Your Music to Your iPhone

If you’re an iPhone owner who opted to go the way of Amazon’s storage locker as a means of streaming music, then you know listening to music on the go hasn’t exactly been convenient (unless you actually like navigating Amazon’s site in Safari). But Amazon finally got their act together and released a proper music…

Commerce Adrian Covert

Your DNA Changes as You Age

While our bodies age, scientists believe that our DNA at least remains constant. New research, however, reveals that, even though its sequence remains constant, subtle chemical changes occur to our DNA as we age—and it could explain why the risk of developing disease increases as we get older. DNA is made up of four basic…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Verizon’s Unlimited-Killing “Share Everything” Plans Are Confusing As Hell

Verizon just sent out a labyrinth of an explainer about its new shared data plans, which it will be using to 1. make our lives way easier by putting a bunch of devices in one plan, and 2. murder grandfathered unlimited data plans. Here’s how the new stuff works: To get started on a Share…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

V-Moda Vamp Packs a Headphone Amp and DAC Into an iPhone Case to Make Your Music Sing

The new V-Moda Vamp seems like an obvious combination iPhone accessory: An iPhone case with a built-in digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and amplifier that will improve the audio quality of your music. But nothing’s ever too good to be true. There are millions upon millions of iPhones in the world, which means there’s room for niche…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar

Floating Barbecue Grill Promises the Freshest Shrimp on the Barbie

If you’re an avid fisherman you no longer have to wait to get back to shore to enjoy your catch. But it will require you to trade in your fishing boat for this $50,000 floating BBQ that can accomodate up to ten passengers. A 30-watt electric trolling motor lets you silently meander along the shore…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Report: Nokia Maps Replace Bing in Windows Phone 8

Big week for mapping news. Google’s got a bunch of new stuff, like offline maps. Apple’s got its own maps now too. And Microsoft is reportedly making the switch from Bing to Nokia’s maps for all phones in Windows Phone 8. Awesome. The report, from WPCentral, follows similar stories that Nokia would be the default…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

TomTom Confirms Its Involvement With iOS 6 Maps

Following yesterday’s announcement of Apple’s new maps app in iOS 6, it came to light that at least part of the technology was powered by TomTom. Now, TomTom has confirmed its involvement. In a short release posted on its website, TomTom explains: “TomTom has signed a global agreement with Apple® for maps and related information.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Spotify’s Revamped Android App Now Available to All

Spotify’s revamped Android app launched in beta a couple of months ago, but now it’s availabile as an official release in Google Play, this time with a few new features: A home screen playback widget, playlist folder support, gapless playback, Last.fm scrobbling, and a visible play queue. You can download it here. [Spotify]

Tech News Adrian Covert

Mathematical Proof That Crime Doesn’t Pay

If you’re struggling for cash, maybe the idea of robbing a bank has idly entered your mind. Don’t do it! Because a new study by a team of economists shows that it doesn’t make any financial sense whatsoever. The research, published in the journal Significance, studied bank raids from across the UK and the US…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Kodak Used a Calendar With 13 Months

Leaders of large corporations often have a little bit of the crazy about them. Like, for instance, Kodak founder George Eastman, who, back in 1928, insisted that the official company calendar had to use 13 months. The system, originally proposed by a chap called Moses B. Cotsworth in 1902, is called the “International Fixed Calendar“.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

You’ve Never Seen Photos This Gorgeous Before

How to Make Fried Chicken and Waffle Ice Cream

Sony Will Give You a Free PS3 or PS Vita If You Buy a Vaio Laptop

This Vending Machine Won’t Give Up Your Beer Until You Tackle It

Nature or Nurture? Actually, It Depends Where You Live

What Apple Didn’t Announce Yesterday—And Why It Matters

Is Sprint Ditching Google Wallet for Its Own Mobile Payment System?

Screw-On Metal Legs Turn Any Pile of Crap Into a Comfortable Seat

This Backpack Lets You Climb Up Any Wall

Harman Kardon BT and AE Headphones: Minimal Naming Matches Minimal Aesthetics

Amazon Cloud Player Streams All Your Music to Your iPhone

Your DNA Changes as You Age

Verizon’s Unlimited-Killing “Share Everything” Plans Are Confusing As Hell

V-Moda Vamp Packs a Headphone Amp and DAC Into an iPhone Case to Make Your Music Sing

Floating Barbecue Grill Promises the Freshest Shrimp on the Barbie

Report: Nokia Maps Replace Bing in Windows Phone 8

TomTom Confirms Its Involvement With iOS 6 Maps

Spotify’s Revamped Android App Now Available to All

Mathematical Proof That Crime Doesn’t Pay

Kodak Used a Calendar With 13 Months

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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