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I’ve lived in California all my life. While I shrug off any earthqaukes below a 5.0, I know that the “Big One” is coming. That’s what they’ve been telling me all my life. The “Big One” is coming and we’re all doomed. To feed my paranoia of falling into the Pacific Ocean, Popular Mechanics has…
It’s a new year. You have big things planned and you made some resolutions. Save money. Get fit. Quit smoking. Etc, etc. Well now it’s time to put those plans into action. Here a six tools to help. FaceBank This is the year you save up all that loose change and money you would have…
If you’re tired of being shot in the head by a 12-year old that keeps spawn camping and yelling obscenities in your ear, maybe it’s time for a strategy game. Whether it’s real-time or turn-based, strategy games let you control armies instead of a dude with a gun and an attitude. Of course you could…
All Things D reports that Apple is planning an event in NYC later this month that will focus on a “media-related announcement.” We don’t know exactly what that means, but AllThingsD says it won’t be related to the rumored Apple TV or the iPad—the last event Apple did in NY was launch the Daily, though,…
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There are countless reasons to upgrade the incandescent bulbs in your home to fluorescents or LEDs, but none more compelling than these adorable AnimaLamps. Saving the planet by reading with an improperly proportioned giraffe? I’m sold! The $30 portable bunny, giraffe, and monkey LED lamps are battery-powered so they can be perched anywhere. And they…
The last time you opened your oven was probably pretty dull. You pulled the handle, you stuck something in, you waited for it to cook. Maybe you enjoyed it. But did it slide vertically out of your counter? Probably not. This “hidden” oven by fancy schmancy Italian appliance firm Fulgor saves counter space because it’s…
This is not the first Steve Jobs, but it’s definitely the most realistic. So realistic that it actually freaks me out. It’s 12 inches high (scale 1:6) and comes on full Apple CEO regalia, from the New Balance shoes to the Levi’s. If you are a freaky fanboy, you can get it for $100 before…
Dinner went decently. I had the risotto, she had the quail. I tried to make a joke about gamefowl but ended up offending her—there was no way I could have known she lost her family like that. We talked about the election, commodity trading, Bauhaus textiles, and whether or not snow is the best weather.…
The battle for most important gadget of the year is over. Competition was fierce: You cast hundreds of thousands of votes over the course of the tournament—tens of thousands in the Championship Round alone. In the end, just one percent decided the winner. Let’s take another look at the competition. THE CONTENDERS… The 2011 MacBook…
You may think that this image recently posted on Reddit is a 3D rendering or some Photoshop trickery, but it’s a real photo. A refraction of a world map through a water drop. It was taken by Markus Reugels, who is an expert on capturing liquids in an awesome way, using a special rig created…
Asus has been the target of criticism from some angry power users who are worried they won’t be able to customize the brand new Transformer Prime as much as they want to. And rightly so! The quad-core Android tablet is a spec beast, so naturally, there’s a segment of people looking forward to modding it…
Gizmodo reader Kien Lam just sent me this beautiful video that has made me extremely jealous: a time lapse video of his year backpacking all around the world. 343 days, 17 countries over five continents reduced to just five minutes. Hi Jesus, Last year, I backpacked around the world and made a video to capture…
Meed David Imus, the OCD cartographer behind one masterpiece of a map. It took him two years of daily labor to make his map of the USA, which has been officially named the greatest paper map of the year. Imus’ map, “The Essential Geography of the United States” won the Best in Show award given…
As an alternative to carrying multiple phones while traveling, or swapping SIM cards to avoid roaming charges, you might want to consider this unorthodox solution: the iPPeel iPhone 4 case, which has a dual-SIM GSM handset on the back. Not surprisingly the $70 iPPeel’s built-in phone is pretty basic. Don’t be fooled by that product…
How much would you pay to have the sex with slave Leia in Jabba the Hutt’s lair? What about a Uhura double? Or a 44DD Imperial Storm Trooper (NSFW)? Think about it, because soon you would discover how much these fantasies cost in a new sci-fi brothel that will open in Nevada. It’s going to…
Sony’s weird-looking—but pretty good!—Tablet S has only been out for four months, and Sony’s already slashing the price by $100. It seems Sony, like other manufactures, was a tad optimistic on what people are willing to pay for an Android tablet. That Sony was quick to recognize that is good news for you; if you’re…
If you have a crappy memory like me, watch this video of 2011 as told with Twitter. It’s a summary of the past year’s events as documented through people’s tweets. Natural disasters, death, Charlie Sheen, Rebecca Black and more. 2011, you were an interesting one. Anything missing? [YouTube via Oh Have You Seen This]
A new hack by iOS app developer and Apple TV tinkerer Steve Troughton-Smith allows you to run iOS apps using a big screen on a jailbroken Apple TV. While you can stream (or mirror) content from your Mac or iOS device with AirPlay using Apple TV, this hack is actually running the apps directly off…
Verizon notoriously killed its unlimited data plans this past summer, leaving users with only tiered options with ugly data caps. Not cool. But such is life in the era of bandwidth slurping smartphone ubiquity. Or is it? Apparently there’s a secret hack that lets Verizon users add unlimited data to their plans. Free yourself from…
