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The Bullseye of America’s Internet

As much as we might prefer to think that the internet just happens, the fact is that it comprises a massive physical infrastructure. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book Tubes, Andrew Blum takes us on a tour of the internet’s most important US hideout. Ashburn, Virginia is a small town that Internet people…

Tech News Andrew Blum

There Is Now a Phone That Combines Pantone and Radiation Detectors

Gimmicky or not, Sharp is not averse to wedging weird and new(ish) technologies into their phones. As such, they’ve teamed up with Japanese cellphone peddler Softbank to release a phone that not only has a radiation detector, but comes in eight Pantone-certified colors. The “Pantone 5 107SH” is a 3.7-inch, Android-based phone that apparently is…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Bubble Hourglass Appears To Flow Backwards

Who knew that by just replacing the sand in an hourglass with soapy liquid you could defy the laws of space, time, and physics and make it appear to flow in reverse? But that’s exactly what happens with this Awaglass timer. Given their lack of accuracy, and audible alarms, the hourglass doesn’t get used much…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Amazon Instant Video Is Now On Xbox 360

An Amazon Instant Video app launched for Xbox 360 today. It gives Prime subscribers access to streaming content, and can be downloaded in the Xbox Dashboard. You must also be an Xbox Gold member to tap into the selection of more than 17,000 TV shows and films. The selection isn’t all that great, but it’s…

Commerce Leslie Horn

Men With Aggressive Faces Are Secretly Selfless

Looks can be deceptive. If you want some proof, consider a new study which analyzes the actions of aggressive-looking males. Turns out, men with angry, violent faces are actually far more likely to makes sacrifices for their close friends. The research, carried out by a pair of psychologists at St Andrews University, Scotland and published…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Technicolor Is the Latest Patent Troll to Go After Apple, HTC and Samsung

Technicolor was a 20th century pioneer when it came to video. Now in the 21st century, facing some financial troubles, the outfit might be content to innovate less and patent troll more, evidenced by its raid on the likes of Apple, HTC, and Samsung. According to Bloomberg, Technicolor has a team of 220 people ripping…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Can You Really Shoot Print-Quality Portraits With a Red Epic Video Camera?

There are murmurings in the tech word that eventually still cameras will be replaced with video cameras, and photographers will simply pore through thousands of frames to find the perfect shot. And curious if that day had already come, Fstoppers pitted a Red Epic against a Hasselblad H3D-22. The results were surprising. Both cameras were…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

10 Changes That Must Have Steve Jobs Rolling In His Grave

I miss Steve Jobs. The tech world is so boring. So beige. Things haven’t been the same without his show-and-tells, him slamming people left and right, or his email replies in the middle of the night. http://gawker.com/5539717/ Apple hasn’t been the same either. And, wherever he is, Jobs probably doesn’t like some of the things…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

If Only Digital Cameras Were as Beautiful as These Restored Vintage Rangefinders

There is so much beauty in those dusty old cameras you see at thrift stores and flea markets, but you don’t buy them because they probably don’t work at all. Ilott Vintage resurrects those treasures, and makes them better than ever. The tinkerers at Ilott have taken mid-century gems such as Canon’s Canonet line, the…

Tech News Michael Hession

Alleged iPhone 5 Case Has Aluminum Back, Smaller Dock Connector (Updated)

9to5mac and iFixyouri say this could be the back for the next iPhone. If real, the next iPhone would have an aluminum alloy back, bigger speaker/mic, and a smaller dock connector. Apparently the part comes from a Chinese supplier who, according to iFixyouri, is reliable. But not even they know if it is for an…

Tech News Adrian Covert

If You Do This With Your iPad, You Don’t Deserve an iPad

We didn’t think there was greater tech sin than recording a video in portrait mode. We were wrong. On the bus late last night, I witnessed the greatest user horror. Don’t do this. Ever. Ever ever. https://gizmodo.com/psa-please-turn-your-damn-cellphone-sideways-when-reco-5697423 On a late night bus from Washington to New York, I chose to sit next to a young,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Take a Trippy Google Maps Road Trip Around This Tiny World

Looking to get away this Summer but your budget won’t take you farther than a couple of blocks from your apartment? Just do what artist ‘A Ghost Train’ did with their music video for Chemin Vert and let Google Maps take you on a mind-warping trip around the world. The frenetic pace of the video…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

No One Needs a Facebook Phone—Especially Facebook

That rumor’s back. The one about Facebook making its own phone. Except this time the New York Times is saying it, complete with reports of former Apple engineers coming aboard to make Zuck mobile. https://gizmodo.com/nyt-facebook-is-working-on-its-own-smartphone-again-5913717 It seems more certain than ever that Facebook’s going to vomit out a handset sometime next year. What a terrible…

Social Media Brian Barrett

Here Are the WWDC 2012 Schedule and App—Here’s What to Look For

Apple has posted the schedule for this year’s WWDC. If you’ve got an Apple developer account you can go to the schedule page and login with your username and password or anyone can download the app. What’s coming up? WWDC will take place this year from June 11 to June 15, and the app reveals…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Crazy Shoulder Robot Turns Your Friends Into Jiminy Cricket

Have you ever been talking to a friend on the phone and lamented the fact they were so far away? That’s exactly the problem this bizarre shoulder-mounted MH-2, or ‘miniature humanoid’, seeks to solve. By turning them into a Jiminy Cricket sitting on your shoulder, minus the good advice. Powered by a hefty-looking backpack full…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Dell XPS One 27: A Massive, All-In-One Slab of Ivy Bridge

Dell is reviving its XPS line of all-in-one computers with the XPS One 27, an 27-inch, Ivy Bridge-equipped number cruncher meant to go against the likes of the iMac and the HP Omni 27. https://gizmodo.com/hp-omni-27-delivers-a-giant-screened-all-in-one-you-mig-5872851 With features such as a 2560×1440 screen, Core i5 or i7 processor, 2 terabyte HDD, Infinity speakers, 4 gigabytes of…

Tech News Adrian Covert

How Apple Uses Rust to Make MacBooks and iPods Tough and Colorful

You probably own a ton of gadgets made from aluminum and titanium. Lot of ’em by Apple. But did you know that the smooth, brushed finish on the surface of your MacBook or iPod is actually made with a thin level of rust? EngineerGuy Bill Hammack explains that the finish is achieved by oxidizing—or rusting[Ed.…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Crazy Video of 747 Jumbo Lifting Without Engines In the Middle of a Storm

This is crazy: watch this 747 trying to take off on its own in the middle of a airplane boneyard in the Mojave desert, California. It happened last week, May 23, when a low pressure zone brought 70mph winds to the area. Of course, the 747 didn’t have the weight of its four engines or…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

When All Our Cars Are Electric, This Is How Pumps Should Be Used

The dawn of electric motoring is taking a little longer to gain traction than many hoped. But when it does, this is how we should be using the old pumps: repurposed as dog houses, amplifiers, bookshelves and coffee machines. These pumps are, in fact, part of an art installation commissioned by Nissan to celebrate the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Rock Could Spy on You for Decades

America is supposed to wind down its war in Afghanistan by 2014. But U.S. forces may continue to track Afghans for years after the conflict is officially done. Palm-sized sensors, developed for the American military, will remain littered across the Afghan countryside – detecting anyone who moves nearby and reporting their locations back to a…

Tech News Noah Shachtman - Wired

The Bullseye of America’s Internet

There Is Now a Phone That Combines Pantone and Radiation Detectors

Bubble Hourglass Appears To Flow Backwards

Amazon Instant Video Is Now On Xbox 360

Men With Aggressive Faces Are Secretly Selfless

Technicolor Is the Latest Patent Troll to Go After Apple, HTC and Samsung

Can You Really Shoot Print-Quality Portraits With a Red Epic Video Camera?

10 Changes That Must Have Steve Jobs Rolling In His Grave

If Only Digital Cameras Were as Beautiful as These Restored Vintage Rangefinders

Alleged iPhone 5 Case Has Aluminum Back, Smaller Dock Connector (Updated)

If You Do This With Your iPad, You Don’t Deserve an iPad

Take a Trippy Google Maps Road Trip Around This Tiny World

No One Needs a Facebook Phone—Especially Facebook

Here Are the WWDC 2012 Schedule and App—Here’s What to Look For

Crazy Shoulder Robot Turns Your Friends Into Jiminy Cricket

Dell XPS One 27: A Massive, All-In-One Slab of Ivy Bridge

How Apple Uses Rust to Make MacBooks and iPods Tough and Colorful

Crazy Video of 747 Jumbo Lifting Without Engines In the Middle of a Storm

When All Our Cars Are Electric, This Is How Pumps Should Be Used

This Rock Could Spy on You for Decades

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

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Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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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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