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$10,000 iPad Prototype Was ‘Most Likely’ Stolen Property, Says eBay Seller

Auctioning off Apple prototypes is tricky business. If you’re the seller, there’s always the chance that Apple will try to shut you down, and ask for the device back. The man who was selling an iPad prototype with two dock connectors suspected this when he posted his eBay auction. “I wasn’t expecting the auction to…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin - Wired

This Is How Big the Internet Is

The internet is a big and amorphous thing to talk about. What’s it made of? Web pages? Articles? Facebook? Stuff you can blow up? How about just how much people actually use it. According to Cisco, we chewed through 30.7 exabytes per month last year. That’s the equivalent of about 6 billion 5GB HD movies.…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Shooting Challenge: Memorial Day

Taken late in a beautiful Boston day. Cristin drowsed while I played with my toys.. Canon 5D Mark III, 70-200mm f/4 @ f/5.6, 1/640th, ISO 160 – Chris Anderson Camera: Sony NEX-7 using a Voigtlander Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4 M-Mount lens with a Fotodiox Lecia M-NEX adapter. Shot was handheld at 1/2000 and f/1.4, ISO…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

30 Photos Of One Day In Your Life

On any given day, we’re all living vastly different lives, often doing the exact same things. For our Memorial Day Shooting Challenge, we had you photograph the day, whatever that day held. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-memorial-day-5912987 Winner – Three Brave Souls My friends and I packed up a few cars full of people and headed to the beach…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Read Every Politician’s Deleted Tweets

For as long as there have been politicians, there have been politicians trying desperately to cover up their mistakes—and in the Twitter age, censorship can happen as rapidly as a gaffe. Not anymore—a new site saves deletions forever. Politwoops, a project by The Sunlight Foundation, a pro-transparency group, is all about preserving fuckups. Errors, embarrassments,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Killjoy Scientists Have Bred the Fun Out of Medical Marijuana

Weed is a double-edged sword. On one hand, its cannabidiol (CBD) compounds ease the symptoms of many diseases. On the other, its tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) compounds produces feelings of euphoria and calm. Luckily, the Tikkun Olam company has figured out how to strip those nasty THC side effects while retaining the CBD’s healing properties. Um, thanks?…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The 10 Most Awesome Pools In the World

It’s not even June and my gonads are already melting. And since I can’t be by the sea—working on a escape plan now—I wish I could be working by any of these amazing pools. 1. Shaw House, Vancouver Shaw House is a private 285-square-meter residence for a single person, with a bedroom, study, music room,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Gadgets of Music Genius Reggie Watts

If you’ve never seen Reggie Watts perform, head to YouTube first, and then check his website to see where he’s playing next. His act is part comedy, part music, almost all of it is completely improvised, and it’s absolutely amazing—funny and beautiful all at once. He opened for Conan O’Brien on his U.S. tour, and…

Gadgets Brent Rose

Pranksters Convince Beach-Goers They Found Buried Treasure

When you go to the beach, there’s always a chance you’ll stumble across something lost in the sand like loose change or a piece of lost jewelry. You never imagine you might find actual buried treasure. But a group of guys at Venice Beach did just that this Memorial Day. Except it was all a…

Tech News Leslie Horn

And the Latest, Weirdest Internet Meme Goes To… The Riflestache

Atten-shun! Just when you thought you have seen all there was to be seen in the internet, here comes the riflestache. Guys making photos of themselves holding guns with mustaches painted in them. Yes, that’s all. As you were. [Kitup]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

How to Turn Any Wheelchair Into an Electric Scooter

Since electric wheelchairs don’t run forever, users will often still rely on a manual version for getting around the house. But depending on their physical condition, switching between devices can be difficult. So the IWA, or Independent Wheelchair Assist, adds a temporary electric drive to any chair. It provides the same long-distance mobility as an…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

First Ultra High Def Shoulder Mount Camera Brings 8K Ridiculousness Closer to Reality

4K might be the next wave of video resolution, but Ultra High Definition is the next NEXT next wave. And we’re finally seeing the technology take its first steps toward your living room. Japan’s public broadcasting company, NHK, has been working hard on bringing Ultra High Definition (8K) video into reality. Ultra High Def consists…

Tech News Michael Hession

Put Your Home on Vacation Mode, Right from the Airport

The future is here, people. Want to see what’s happening at your abode when you’re not there? Well, Verizon Home Monitoring and Control not only lets you do just that, it also allows you to remotely turn lights on and off, adjust your thermostat, and lock and unlock doors with just the swipe of your…

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Small iPads, Big iPhones: How Apple Battles Its Own Legacy

Tim Cook gave his second-ever interview as Apple’s CEO last night. He said all the right things about the company’s present and future, but lurking behind every question was the past. Just like it has been for every Apple product release and rumor since last October. It may not be fair, but it’s Apple’s biggest…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A Lovely Book-Shaped Shelf With a Terribly Awkward Name

It’s surprising to think that no one’s thought to create a bookshelf sculpted with the same form and curves as a book left sitting open on a desk. But it’s even more surprising what the creators of this bookshelf decided to name it. The Shelf-book? Nope. The Paper-rack? Nuh-uh. Cassina did decide to stick with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Verizon FiOS Is Getting Insanely Fast 300Mbps Home Internet

Verizon FiOS is already pretty beastly, maxing out at 150Mbps download/35Mbps upload speeds. But because the red god of internet is feeling generous, apparently, it’s basically doubling that next month, with a new top end of 300/65Mbps. That is totally insane and unnecessary and wonderful. The other new tiers shake out to 50/25, 150/65, and…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Giant Wall Switch Watch Only Illuminates the Time

If you’re befuddled by watches filled with gauges and covered with buttons, then Click Watches has a new design that caters to luddites like you. The Wall Switch is just one giant rocker button that toggles between the time and date when flicked. Easy peasy. It also sports a very minimalist aesthetic since the Wall…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Intel Ultrabooks Will Get Free Wi-Fi Almost Everywhere and Auto-Update from Your Bag

The “ultrabook” designation doesn’t mean too too much, since manufacturers constantly look for ways to skirt around Intel’s sorta-arbitrary specs. But just being on Team Intel’s gonna get a few new perks, with its new deal to get all ultrabooks free, automatic, no-login access to 5.6 million Wi-Fi hotspots. The deal with Devicescape will use…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

How to Hide Your Router in Plain Sight

You have a router. It’s ugly and it blinks. Maybe it’s located somewhere where you can’t completely place it out of view. Maybe it needs to be in the open for reasons of signal strength. Either way, here’s a very quick, very easy, and very elegant way to camouflage your router in the home. Find…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Join Jose Canseco’s Website, Watch Him Do Steroids

Welcome to Jose Canseco’s new website, where you can pay real money to talk baseball and nonsense and see the former major leaguer and current juice head take his daily shot of testosterone. Wait, what? No really, this morning, he tweeted details of his new “membership website” it from his utterly ridiculous account. “You will…

Tech News Leslie Horn

$10,000 iPad Prototype Was ‘Most Likely’ Stolen Property, Says eBay Seller

This Is How Big the Internet Is

Shooting Challenge: Memorial Day

30 Photos Of One Day In Your Life

Read Every Politician’s Deleted Tweets

Killjoy Scientists Have Bred the Fun Out of Medical Marijuana

The 10 Most Awesome Pools In the World

The Gadgets of Music Genius Reggie Watts

Pranksters Convince Beach-Goers They Found Buried Treasure

And the Latest, Weirdest Internet Meme Goes To… The Riflestache

How to Turn Any Wheelchair Into an Electric Scooter

First Ultra High Def Shoulder Mount Camera Brings 8K Ridiculousness Closer to Reality

Put Your Home on Vacation Mode, Right from the Airport

Small iPads, Big iPhones: How Apple Battles Its Own Legacy

A Lovely Book-Shaped Shelf With a Terribly Awkward Name

Verizon FiOS Is Getting Insanely Fast 300Mbps Home Internet

Giant Wall Switch Watch Only Illuminates the Time

Intel Ultrabooks Will Get Free Wi-Fi Almost Everywhere and Auto-Update from Your Bag

How to Hide Your Router in Plain Sight

Join Jose Canseco’s Website, Watch Him Do Steroids

Anker’s 100W Power Bank Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year on Amazon, Packing 25,000mAh and 3 Ports

Beats Solo 4 at 40% Off Is Now Apple’s Lowest-Cost Headphone Pick During Amazon’s Spring Sale

Now the Oscars Aren’t Just Moving to YouTube, They’re Moving Out of Hollywood

Fitbit Versa 4 Drops to a Record Low as Google Makes Another Push into Fitness Smartwatches Following the Pixel Watch

JBL Boombox 4 Speaker Didn’t Stay at Full Price for Long as Amazon’s Spring Sale Pushes It Close to Used Pricing

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C-3PO’s Head From ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Sold for a Cool Million

T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Delivers Fast Speeds, Low Monthly Prices and Cash Back

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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