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The Humble Indie Bundle 4 Is Your Lazy Last-Minute-Gift Deal of the Day

Usually I wait until Christmas Eve to start my Christmas shopping, but I decided to get an early jump on it this year. Shopping is difficult. I mean, no present can beat that Extraordinary Chickens calendar I gave out last year. God, this is stressful – the malls will be packed and I hate being…

Tech News Natt Garun

Use Siri on Your Mac (Sort Of)

Air Dictate is a clever little app that ports the power of Siri over to the Mac. Kind of. It doesn’t have any of the bells and whistles of Siri (don’t go starting conversations!) but rather, uses the extremely accurate speech recognition engine in Siri to dictate text to your Mac. Basically, you talk into…

Tech News Casey Chan

Blurred Sculptures Are Hurting my Brain

At first I thought I was suffering from some sort of hallucination, but, nope, just art. Korean artist Duck-Bong Kang craftily staggers PVC pipes to create an illusion of motion—or very poor eyesight. According to My Modern Met, Kang’s goals are pretty lofty! The figures in Kang’s sculptures are an exploration of human relationships and…

Tech News Sam Biddle

GoDaddy Changes Its Mind on Supporting That Evil SOPA Legislation

Wow, GoDaddy finally does the right thing. After initially defending their stance, they’ve just announced that they’re no longer supporting the awful, anti-internet bill known as SOPA because though ‘fighting’ online piracy is important, GoDaddy feels they “can clearly do better”. Maybe they were scared off by Leave GoDaddy Day? https://gizmodo.com/as-if-you-needed-another-reason-to-hate-f-cking-godaddy-5870559 Warren Adelman, GoDaddy’s CEO,…

Tech News Casey Chan

Watch Sam Biddle on CNBC’s Street Signs

Gizmodo’s Sam Biddle joined CNBC’s Street Signs on December 23, 2011. Watch the clip above!

Tech News Scott Kidder

What To Do With Your Unwanted Christmas Crap

It’s Christmas morning. You’re all excited as you pillage through layer upon layer of gilded paper and bows, and there it is! A 7-inch Acer Iconica Tab A100! Just what you’ve been not dying for! Uh. Thanks? Look, someone spent good money on you, and it’s the thought that counts. They just don’t know any…

Gadgets Mat Honan

Volkswagen Is Forcing Employees to Turn Off Their BlackBerrys So They’ll Stop Working All the Time

BlackBerrys are still the de facto standard in the work force and represent a sort of leash an employer has on an employee. If you see that indicator light blink, you better get to work. The problem with that is that no employee ever stops thinking about work! VW wants to change that. They’re turning…

Tech News Casey Chan

Santa’s Trusty Robot Reindeer

When I was a kid I would’ve given just about anything to see a hoverboard under the family Christmas tree. Back to the Future II came out in 1989 (when I was six years old) and the movie promised kids like me a world of hoverboards and ubiquitous product placement by the year 2015. I…

Tech News Matt Novak

X-Ray X-Mas Tree Is X-tra Neat

Nick Veasey is a mad scientist-photographer who x-rays everything that falls onto his hands, including a Boeing 777. He did a new series for these holidays: gifts and Christmas trees photographed with his giant x-ray machine. [Nick Veasey via Herald Sun] https://gizmodo.com/a-boeing-777-as-superman-would-see-it-5454837

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Give a $50 iTunes Gift Card for Just $40

The X day is almost here. You are desperate. Get to Walmart’s web site and order this $50 iTunes gift card for just $40. It’s delivered via email, so you will get it instantly. [Walmart via 9to5 Cult of Mac]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

December 29th Is Leave GoDaddy Day

Congress pitches awful bill. Dozens of companies support awful bill. One of those companies is the reviled, asshole-ish GoDaddy. GoDaddy dismisses criticism. Internet decides it doesn’t need GoDaddy. Let’s do this. https://gizmodo.com/all-the-companies-supporting-sopa-the-awful-internet-c-5870241 The idea of an organized GoDaddy domain walkout, prompted by lolcat baron Ben Huh and community organization on Reddit, is a damn good…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Gizmodo’s Ultimate Gift Guide for Last Minute Shoppers

It’s time to face the facts friends. You’ve spent every single waking hour ignoring the holiday cheer. Don’t worry! No matter who you’re shopping for, we’ve got gift guides for gadget lovers of all stripes. Lego Lovers Will Want Every Item In this Gift Guide Every year I go through the same process: 1) avidly…

Tech News Gizmodo

Proof That You’ll Click Anything Called a Game

Ian Bogost was one of one of FarmVille’s biggest critics. So he created a pointless game to parody that pointless game. Then his pointless game became a hit. So Wired wrote about it. Now that’s a pointless game too. What? Bogost created a game called Cow Clicker, where the only object of the game was…

Tech News Mat Honan

Windows 8’s Picture Password Is Just a Toy, Says Security Expert

Windows 8 has a new feature called picture password. It’s really flashy: you pick a favorite photo and then you draw gestures on it with your finger (tap a nose, circle a head, connect two boobs). It’s cool, but not very good. At least that’s what Kenneth Weiss—the inventor of RSA’s SecurID two-step authentication—says: “I…

Privacy & Security Jesus Diaz

Will Christmas Defeat Porn This Year?

Most people only care about Christmas for a few weeks out of every year, but porn is on our minds every day. But what’s this? Each year “Christmas” briefly eclipses “porn” on Google? Will purity reign? Not this year, baby. As the Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal points out, Christmas has surpassed porn every year for the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

That Unbelievable $19 Unlimited Data/Voice/Text Plan Is Truly Unlimited

Republic Wireless gained some notoriety a few months back for offering a $19/month phone plan for unlimited-ish data, voice and text. The only hang up before was that Republic Wireless limited you on what unlimited truly meant. Not anymore though. Now, unlimited TRULY means unlimited. And it still only costs 19 bucks. https://gizmodo.com/yup-that-unbelievable-19-unlimited-data-voice-text-pl-5857411 Previously, Republic…

Tech News Casey Chan

Back To The Future DeLorean USB Flash Drive Doesn’t Need a Flux Capacitor

Fellow Back to the Future freaks, rejoice for there’s now a USB flash drive that is also a a modified DeLorean, just like the one in the movie. $25 buys you 4 Gbytes. Extra 80s bonus: there’s also the A-Team van flash drive for just $23. I pity the foo who doesn’t get one. [FlashRods…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Insanely Detailed Book Sculptures Should Be Featured In National Geographic

Among other things, Guy Laramee makes sculptures from books. They are amazing, from the level of detail and the textures to the way he presents them. Some of them have a magical aura, like this one, titled Book People. I look at it and I expect little guys made of Garamond letters to go out…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab Are Not Getting Ice Cream Sandwich

Earlier this week, Samsung named the devices that were due to get Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012. They’ve now confirmed that the Galaxy S and 7-inch Galaxy Tab definitely aren’t in line for the update. https://gizmodo.com/ice-cream-sandwich-coming-to-more-galaxy-devices-early-5869616 According to Samsung’s announcement, the phone and tablet lack sufficient RAM and ROM to run the new OS…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

What’s Louis CK Doing With the Million Dollars You Just Gave Him?

Instead of going cable, as usual, Louis CK sold his new show for $5 a pop on the web, streamed live from the Beacon Theater, free of DRM or regional restrictions. Ballsy? It worked: the public paid him $1 million. https://gizmodo.com/louis-ck-spent-his-own-stupid-money-to-stream-his-new-s-5866889 So what’s Louis CK going to do with that million dollars? He’s going to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Humble Indie Bundle 4 Is Your Lazy Last-Minute-Gift Deal of the Day

Use Siri on Your Mac (Sort Of)

Blurred Sculptures Are Hurting my Brain

GoDaddy Changes Its Mind on Supporting That Evil SOPA Legislation

Watch Sam Biddle on CNBC’s Street Signs

What To Do With Your Unwanted Christmas Crap

Volkswagen Is Forcing Employees to Turn Off Their BlackBerrys So They’ll Stop Working All the Time

Santa’s Trusty Robot Reindeer

X-Ray X-Mas Tree Is X-tra Neat

Give a $50 iTunes Gift Card for Just $40

December 29th Is Leave GoDaddy Day

Gizmodo’s Ultimate Gift Guide for Last Minute Shoppers

Proof That You’ll Click Anything Called a Game

Windows 8’s Picture Password Is Just a Toy, Says Security Expert

Will Christmas Defeat Porn This Year?

That Unbelievable $19 Unlimited Data/Voice/Text Plan Is Truly Unlimited

Back To The Future DeLorean USB Flash Drive Doesn’t Need a Flux Capacitor

Insanely Detailed Book Sculptures Should Be Featured In National Geographic

The Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab Are Not Getting Ice Cream Sandwich

What’s Louis CK Doing With the Million Dollars You Just Gave Him?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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

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