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Forget Magnets, This Working 1:48-Scale Wooden Roller Coaster Is the Ultimate Desk Toy

Before high-tech engineering upped the ante on amusement park rides, coaster enthusiasts got their thrills riding wooden behemoths that felt like they were going to shake themselves apart. And now you can enjoy those same thrills from the comfort of your office chair. Even at 1:48-scale this homage to classic coasters from the 1920s will…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

If You Think Stock Images Are Bad Nowadays, Look at the Ones From the 90s

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Tech News Jesus Diaz

Temperature Sensitive Rug Changes Colors To Match the Seasons

When you decorate a room you’re stuck with a single color palette all year round that doesn’t necessarily reflect the changing seasons outside. So maybe we should look to Siren Elise Wilhelmsen’s color-changing rug for inspiration on designing a room that reflects, or contrasts, the temperatures outside. Wilhelmsen refers to her Season Carpet as a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

If You Don’t Find This Video About Robot Wheelchairs For Babies Heartwarming, You Probably Don’t Have a Soul

Being able to crawl and explore their world is an important part of a baby’s development. But for children born with spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, and other debilitating conditions, that’s simply not possible without assistance—like from this fantastic robot wheelchair designed just for infants. Typically, self-powered wheelchairs are only available to kids aged…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Breathtaking London Flyover Is So Perfect It Almost Feels Computer Generated

Our friend Jason Hawkes keeps taking the most breathtaking views of London you can imagine. Here’s his view of the city three weeks ago, with some stunning night and dusk shots on the Shard, which is now the tallest building in Europe. https://gizmodo.com/i-cant-believe-these-amazing-aerial-photos-were-taken-w-5802832 It looks like footage straight out of Blade Runner or Tron Legacy.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Stunning Ice Sculpture Table Will Never Melt Away

You won’t have to worry about global warming, or your broken air conditioner, causing architect Zaha Hadid’s beautiful Liquid Glacier table to melt away. It might look like a perfect frozen sculpture, but it’s actually made from long-lasting clear acrylic. You don’t even have to be particularly careful with it, since unlike both glass and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Faking a Giant Dance Troupe Is Easy With a 60-Foot Kaleidoscope

So what do you do when you need to shoot a giant perfectly-choreographed dance troupe performing when you only have a handful of dancers? Well that’s easy. You just construct a gigantic sixty-foot tall kaleidoscope and have them perform right beneath its lens. That’s exactly what creative agency We Are Pi did for this promo…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Google Drive, Bitcoin Porn, Testicle Squeezing, Bathtub Junkets and More

This week was a busy week! Whether it was Tim Cook cracking jokes, cellphone users falling in sinkholes, Google rolling out new products, or our own Sam Biddle accepting a paid bathtub junket in the name of journalism, there were no shortage of interesting stories. Here are our top stories of the week. Kohler Spent…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Worst Book Covers of All Time Have Destroyed My Faith In Humanity

The worst album covers of all time made me miss the good old times of record shops. These books—some of them fake—just scare me. They scare me because, with the advent of personal digital book publishing, things are probably going to get even worse. https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-album-covers-of-all-time-make-me-miss-old-rec-5898733 I don’t even want to get into Amazon or iBooks’…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Pop-up Bedside Table Is Another Reason Not To Get Your Butt Out Of Bed

Is there anything better than breakfast in bed on the weekends? There is if you happen to be eating it off this sleek bedside table with ample drawers for storage and a brilliant pop-up table that folds away when not in use. This particular piece, which is part of a bedroom range by La Vela,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The Best Photos of the Space Shuttle Flying Over New York City

I love New York City. I love the space shuttle. So when I saw these official NASA photos of the most amazing spacecraft flying over the most amazing city in the planet, I instantly got a space nerd single tear running down my face. https://gizmodo.com/watch-30-years-of-the-space-shuttle-in-one-single-launc-5823357 It’s hard to imagine a more majestic backdrop for such…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

You Can Finally Play Google Map’s Labyrinth Game

Google first teased us with a demo video of its map-based Cube game way back in January. But instead of having it ready to kill time during the cold winter months back in February, the game has only just been released this week. Finally. https://gizmodo.com/google-turns-their-maps-into-a-3d-maze-game-to-promote-5876145 It’s basically exactly like a classic game of Labyrinth, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Artist Thinks Small Aluminum Cubes Are the Future Of Music Distribution

We can’t knock him for trying new things, but we’re skeptical that musician Nicolas Jaar’s innovative new approach to music distribution—a small minimalist aluminum cube—has what it takes to go after iTunes or Amazon. The Prism, as it’s called, comes pre-loaded with twelve tracks from the artist’s new album, Don’t Break My Love. But in…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Nine Ways To Make Yourself Smarter

It often seems like everything you do, touch, or eat can make you smarter or dumber. But that’s not quite the case. There are, of course, plenty of ways to tweak your life in order to gain yourself a little cognitive advantage over the competition. The problem is that some have very little real effect.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Definitive Video On Why the Airplane Cellphone Ban Is Stupid

Air companies and crews insist that using cellphones can interfere with commercial airplane instrumentation. This is complete bullshit. We have talked about this in the past and we even gave you advice about how to avoid their stupidity. This video is the definitive roundup on why this is dumb, dumb, dumb. DUMB. https://gizmodo.com/cell-phones-dont-crash-airplanes-5751290 I wish…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Frank Gehry’s Tiffany Chess Set Is a Miniature Architectural Marvel

Architect Frank Gehry is best known for his curvaceous buildings like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, or the other Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. But he was also recently commissioned by Tiffany & Co. to create this funky chess set which looks like a tiny Gehry-inspired cityscape. But instead of drawing his inspiration…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Portable Battery-Powered X-ray Machine Guarantees You’ll Always Find the Best Kinder Surprise Toys

Developed by a Japanese company called Mikasa for emergency medical use in the field, particularly when there’s no power after a disaster, the TRB9020H portable x-ray machine weighs just 15 pounds and can take up to 300 images on a single charge. You’re probably also thinking it’s the perfect tool for scanning scratch-off lottery tickets…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

If You Are a Photoshop Nerd, You Will Love This Drawing

I don’t know about you but, as a Photoshop nerd, I love this Adobe color picker drawn with a multi-colored pen. [9gag]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Five Super Helpful Mac Apps for Music Fans

Apps for iOS, Android, and the web grab a lot of attention these days, and with good reason. They’re changing the world. But lest we forget, apps for actual computers – a.k.a. software – extend beyond the browser, with plenty of great options for music fans. If you love music and own a Mac, consider…

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Everything You Need to Know About the Higgs Boson in Under Eight Minutes

The Higgs Boson is kind of a big deal. If it does exist, it could provide a key to unifying the standard and quantum models of physics. But what is a Higgs Boson, what does it do, and how does it work? With the help of this animated short, UCI physics professor Daniel Whiteson breaks…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Forget Magnets, This Working 1:48-Scale Wooden Roller Coaster Is the Ultimate Desk Toy

If You Think Stock Images Are Bad Nowadays, Look at the Ones From the 90s

Temperature Sensitive Rug Changes Colors To Match the Seasons

If You Don’t Find This Video About Robot Wheelchairs For Babies Heartwarming, You Probably Don’t Have a Soul

This Breathtaking London Flyover Is So Perfect It Almost Feels Computer Generated

Stunning Ice Sculpture Table Will Never Melt Away

Faking a Giant Dance Troupe Is Easy With a 60-Foot Kaleidoscope

Google Drive, Bitcoin Porn, Testicle Squeezing, Bathtub Junkets and More

The Worst Book Covers of All Time Have Destroyed My Faith In Humanity

Pop-up Bedside Table Is Another Reason Not To Get Your Butt Out Of Bed

The Best Photos of the Space Shuttle Flying Over New York City

You Can Finally Play Google Map’s Labyrinth Game

This Artist Thinks Small Aluminum Cubes Are the Future Of Music Distribution

Nine Ways To Make Yourself Smarter

The Definitive Video On Why the Airplane Cellphone Ban Is Stupid

Frank Gehry’s Tiffany Chess Set Is a Miniature Architectural Marvel

Portable Battery-Powered X-ray Machine Guarantees You’ll Always Find the Best Kinder Surprise Toys

If You Are a Photoshop Nerd, You Will Love This Drawing

Five Super Helpful Mac Apps for Music Fans

Everything You Need to Know About the Higgs Boson in Under Eight Minutes

Leaked Anthropic Model Presents ‘Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks,’ Much to Pentagon’s Pleasure

Don’t miss out: Bitdefender, One of the World’s Best Antiviruses, Is Now on Sale

The Secret to Better Sperm? It’s Probably Already on Your Schedule

Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

Toshiba’s 65-inch Smart Fire TV Now Matches 43-Inch Pricing After 44% Drop on Amazon

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

Repair Workers Accidentally Stumble Upon Lost Remains of Legendary ‘Fourth Musketeer’

Dreame Aero Pro Wet Dry Vacuum Mop Drops 20% Shortly After Launch in the Spring Cleaning Sale

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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