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Facebook Finally Fights Back Against Auto-Sharing Spam With New Rules

Apps that auto-share your activity on Facebook can be a pain in the ass, and Facebook is taking steps to block the worst offenders. New rules require that apps that auto-share information about articles you read or videos you watch can only do so if you engage with the content for at least 10 seconds.…

Social Media Mario Aguilar

When Astrophysics and Design Collide, the Cosmic Quilt Is All That Remains

Likely taking its inspiration from the metaphor that space-time is a gently undulating fabric, the Cosmic Quilt was on display in New York last week, slowly rippling as users passed under its glow. A collaborative project between design firm The Principals and 20 students from the Art Institute of New York, the quilt was equipped…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Shocking Proof That the Sun Makes You Age Prematurely

This guy is 69 years old, but half of his face looks much, much older than that. He was a trucker and, for 28 years, his face received much more sunlight on the left side, resulting on premature aging. We all knew that being exposed to the sun makes you age prematurely, but seeing the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Here’s a Closer Look at the Ikea TV That Shows It’s Even More Awesome

The nice thing about the upcoming Ikea TV, other than being smart and cheap, is that it blends the television into your furniture to completely banish unsightly cables from your living room. Here’s how it would look like in a “real life” setting. https://gizmodo.com/looks-like-that-ikea-tv-could-be-pretty-great-and-cheap-5910369 That “real life” setting is of course, a mock Ikea store…

Tech News Casey Chan

Confirmed: Vizio’s Beautiful Computers Arrive This Month

Yesterday we got a tip that a couple of Vizio’s gorgeous computers would land on Walmart shelves by the middle of this month. Now we’ve heard back from Vizio, and the company confirmed that the computers are coming. Sweet! https://gizmodo.com/the-new-vizio-pcs-and-notebooks-are-worthy-of-apple-5874294 Here’s the comment fresh from Vizio: We are excited about the official VIZIO PC launch…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Obama Ordered Devastating Cyberattacks Against Iran

In June of 2010, a security firm in Belarus called VirusBlokAda reported the first known citing of what we know now as Stuxnet. It was, simply put, the most advanced malware of all time. Its target? Iran. Its origin? Unknown. Until now. https://gizmodo.com/americas-iran-busting-cyber-bomb-was-so-good-it-looked-5843789 The New York Times is reporting today that the source of the…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Why Time Machines Should Only Be Operated By Historians

We’ve all argued over the standard old time travel paradoxes, but here’s a rule we can all abide by: If you’re going to kill Hitler, do it early. Besides, who do you think’s easier to bump off, a bunkered dictator or a failing art student? [xkcd]

Tech News Brian Barrett

Girl Leaves Laptop Open in Quiet Library, Porn Plays at Full Volume, Mortification Ensues

We all watch porn. We all like porn. We don’t all need to watch the porn we like in the library. In fact, we should never, ever, not ever try to—not even with headphones and in a distant corner of the stacks—because inevitably your cans will come unplugged and all of a sudden it’s Ooooh!…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

MP3-Playing Mouth Gear Makes Headphones Obsolete

Remember when your orthodontist said you could get a flavored retainer and you were all Glitter? Pshh. I want my mouth gear watermelon-flavored or not at all! Well, prepare to feel like a dated, oldtimey loser: Aisen Chacin, a Design and Technology student at Parsons the New School for Design, has created a music-playing mouth…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Harvard Scientists Make Graphic Designers Look Lazy by Using DNA to Create a New Font

Three postdoctoral students at Harvard Medical School—Bryan Wei, Mingjie Dai, and Peng Yin—have found a way to turn individual DNA strands into a fully-loaded font: all the letters of the Roman alphabet, punctuation marks, emoticons, and digits 0-9. The shapes are made using individual, unique single strands of DNA, each one just 42-letters long. The…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

The Stoner Channel: Gregory Isaacs Does Brixton, Harry Potter Porn, and Britain’s First Trip

The British Were ‘Shrooming back in the 18th Century The guys over at Mindhack have uncovered the first recorded medical incident involving hallucinogenic mushrooms on the British Isle, way back in 1799. Here’s an excerpt: “Edward, one of the children (eight years old), who had eaten a large proportion of the mushrooms, as they thought…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Automated Typewriter Creates Never-Ending Story, Honoring Journalists Killed on Assignment

“On Journalism #2 Typewriter” is a typewriter installation that honors journalists who been killed worldwide between 1992 and present day, by writing generatively constructed stories about about them based on their published work and the existing data of their lives (via the Committee to Protect Journalists). The installation is the project of Julian Koschwitz, an…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

The Black Keys: Gold On The Ceiling

The just-released video for their song “Gold On The Ceiling” is either too high-concept to understand, or just The Black Keys being lazy with a shitty video camera and four pairs of adult footsie pajamas and four baby bottles. …Except, this was actually directed by Harmony Korine, the guy responsible for everyone’s favorite depressing teen…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Would You Eat the Meat of a Robot-Deboned Chicken?

Robots and other various non-human “workers” are increasingly performing the work and labor that was once the province of human hands. Often, it’s because the machinery is less costly than the salaries paid to flesh-and-blood workers. Other times, it’s because humans cannot perform certain tasks as well as a piece of machinery specially designed for…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

The Coolest Waterproof Backpack Money Can Buy

If you carry a backpack, you might feel like you’re in grade school. But you’re not, damnit, you’re a professional, and you need a tote that reflects that status. Cote&Ciel makes a sleek, handsome flat backpack that you won’t make you feel like you’re a kid. It can hold your 15-inch and encase it in…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Low-Res Screens Can Transform into Better-Looking Hi-Res Displays With Simple Vibration

Well this is fantastic news for anyone who’s ever wanted a device with a high-res display, but can’t afford fancy hardware like the iPhone or iPad. Floraine Berthouzoz and Raanan Fattal, a couple of graphics researchers, have found a way to make crappy low-res displays show high-res imagery. And the secret is to simply just…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Beautiful Retro Airplane Porn Is My New Desktop Background

Gizmodo reader Rob Hall took this amazing photo of a MiG-17F performing a minimum radius horizontal turn with afterburner at the Warriors Over The Wasatch Airshow, which happened over Hill Air Force Base, Utah. It’s a beautiful plane and a beautiful shot. [Flickr]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This Is Vinyl Tap

Nobody has to remind us how fun it can be to mess around with music apps designed to mimic the formats of days gone by. However, the same instinct that compels us to try them also encourages app developers to build lots of random iPad apps for pretending to play vinyl. It’s an odd concept,…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

This New Ballistics Tester Will Play Catch with Air Force Artillery

Normally, when the military tests an artillery prototype, it uses the direct method—they fire it at a wall using a cannon and record what happens. But that’s an expensive and destructive test method. A new method, however, developed by students at Rice University may soon revolutionize how the Air Force tests its big guns. The…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Usher Will Be Joined By Hologram Backup Dancers in Upcoming Concert

One hologram performance is enough for the year, and we’re already put that behind us with Tupac’s Coachella reincarnation. Now Usher is jumping on the virtual performance bandwagon—he’ll be appearing with digital backup dancers in a concert next month in London. https://gizmodo.com/tupac-hologram-wasnt-a-hologram-5902625 Brush off your Harlem Shake and ready your Roger Rabbit, because you can…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Facebook Finally Fights Back Against Auto-Sharing Spam With New Rules

When Astrophysics and Design Collide, the Cosmic Quilt Is All That Remains

Shocking Proof That the Sun Makes You Age Prematurely

Here’s a Closer Look at the Ikea TV That Shows It’s Even More Awesome

Confirmed: Vizio’s Beautiful Computers Arrive This Month

Obama Ordered Devastating Cyberattacks Against Iran

Why Time Machines Should Only Be Operated By Historians

Girl Leaves Laptop Open in Quiet Library, Porn Plays at Full Volume, Mortification Ensues

MP3-Playing Mouth Gear Makes Headphones Obsolete

Harvard Scientists Make Graphic Designers Look Lazy by Using DNA to Create a New Font

The Stoner Channel: Gregory Isaacs Does Brixton, Harry Potter Porn, and Britain’s First Trip

Automated Typewriter Creates Never-Ending Story, Honoring Journalists Killed on Assignment

The Black Keys: Gold On The Ceiling

Would You Eat the Meat of a Robot-Deboned Chicken?

The Coolest Waterproof Backpack Money Can Buy

Low-Res Screens Can Transform into Better-Looking Hi-Res Displays With Simple Vibration

This Beautiful Retro Airplane Porn Is My New Desktop Background

This Is Vinyl Tap

This New Ballistics Tester Will Play Catch with Air Force Artillery

Usher Will Be Joined By Hologram Backup Dancers in Upcoming Concert

April Set to Unleash Some Wild Weather Across Parts of the US, Meteorologists Warn

Scientists Create ‘Living Pharmacy’ Implant That Doses 3 Drugs at Once

Dyson Supersonic Nural Hair Dryer Cuts Into Its Premium Price Tag in the Spring Sale, Bid Frequent Salon Visits Goodbye

I Wouldn’t Plan on Wearing Smart Glasses to Court Anytime Soon

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Comes Down $130 Amid a 2025 Smartwatch Lineup Clearout on Amazon

Disney Will Not Bow to Audience Belief That the Rock’s ‘Moana’ Wig Looks Awful

Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Hits a Record Low as It Moves Beyond Espresso Machine Deals on Amazon

Doctors Struggle to Spot AI-Generated X-Rays, Raising Scam Risks

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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