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Goodbye Phonies: This App Will Automatically Detect Photoshopped Images

Scientists have created a new software program that will automatically detect any image that has been modified in Photoshop. The software is now tuned to faces, but it will be able to flag any type of image, they say. The application—created by Hany Farid and Eric Kee of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire—uses eight…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This Dog Is Made Entirely of Sprinkles

It began as a fine art project on Pointillism and Seurat, but university student Joel Brochu decided to run with the idea, recreating a photo of a Beagle in a bathtub using just six colors of hand placed sprinkles. Working from a template created by a piece of software that analyzed the original image, Joel…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Facebook Finally Fixed Its Terrible Privacy Policy

Facebook’s privacy record has been shaky at best. But that’s about to change, thanks to today’s settlement with the FTC. From now on, all privacy changes have to be opt-in for users, instead of Facebook changing it for you. About time. Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg and the FTC have both issued statements about the settlement,…

Social Media Roberto Baldwin

AT&T’s Hail Mary That Might Save the T-Mobile Merger

The AT&T-Mobile merger is cooked, basically. Yesterday’s turkey. AT&T’s withdrawing the deal’s application to the FCC and is looking at throwing Kardashian-sized $4 billion at the breakup fee. But wait! According to the New York Times, AT&T’s got a secret, last-ditch plan to save the merger. The Times says that AT&T is in talks with…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Is Siri Pro Life? Apparently Yes (Updated)

Apple iPhone 4S’ Siri can find you hookers in your neighborhood. Siri can find you Viagra. Siri can find you a local surgeon to give you breast implants. But apparently it can’t find abortion clinics. The evidence seems pretty damning. • If you ask Siri for an abortion clinic in New York City, it will…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Thanksgiving Dish

Every year my parents make green bean casserole for Thanksgiving. It doesn’t sound all that appetizing, but the french fried onions make it taste great. I took this picture with a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1. The kitchen and oven lights are the two main light sources in this picture. As you can imagine, cooking for Thanksgiving…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly

Reader Recipes: 31 Dishes You Always Eat at Thanksgiving

Every family has their own special Thanksgiving dishes. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, 31 of you shared your very personal culinary traditions. You shared a taste of your families…even though many of you have lost the people behind the memories. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-your-familys-thanksgiving-recipe-5862168 Winner: Cranberry Chiffon Pie This is a traditional recipe from my wife’s family, passed…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The First Lab-Grown Hamburger Will Cost $345,000

We’ve already talked about lab-grown meat before and the challenge of making it resemble real meat in both taste and texture. But once that feat is accomplished, it will cost $345,000 to produce a single, artificially-made hamburger. https://gizmodo.com/lab-grown-meat-its-whats-for-dinner-5804190 Speaking to Reuters, Mark Post, a Dutch research expert in the field, believes he can pull this…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Google Maps Goes Indoors, Pinpoints Orange Julius in Crowded Malls

As malls get bigger and more cluttered, it’s getting harder to find the Hot Dog on a Stick or the shoe section at Macy’s. Well, mall rats rejoice; Google’s My Location feature just got an indoor upgrade to help navigate your way through malls, airports, and department stores. Google Maps 6.0 for Android is available…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

How To Shoot 4,000FPS Footage On a 60FPS Budget

The Beauty of Mud features stunning high speed footage of someone splashing through a mud puddle. Except that it wasn’t shot at 4,000FPS—it was actually filmed at just 60—and processed with a plugin called Twixtor. https://gizmodo.com/you-wont-believe-this-video-is-not-real-slow-motion-5841818 Since capturing something in extreme slow motion requires a high-speed video camera which cost well north of $100,000, David…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Wondrously Childlike Gifts For The New Dad

Babies are so adorable! And so very much trouble. They’re always hungry, often crying and never sleeping. But here’s a little secret: fatherhood can be a great excuse to gear up. Oh man. I’m totally lactating. 1. Evoz Baby Monitor the most basic thing you need to do with a new kid is make sure…

Tech News Mat Honan

CLAD Takes the Pain out of Shopping for Clothes

Yeah, yeah, you’d rather do anything but shop for new clothes. But the days of throwing on a ripped and stanky T-shirt just before a dinner date are over. You’re a man now, and you need to wear something stylish when you venture out into the world. If the thought of going to an outlet…

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Try Out Windows Phone on Your iPhone or Android Right Now

Have you been curious about Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)? Maybe you want to try it out without standing around in some store? Microsoft just made it easy to do exactly that on your iOS or Android phone. No installations required. It’s super simple. All you have to do is go to http://aka.ms/wpdemo in your iOS…

Tech News Brent Rose

Portable Dolly Track Adds Anywhere Movement To Your Smartphone Movie Magic

A wheeled camera dolly can add smooth tracking motions to your smartphone opus, but if you were hoping to include a dramatic vertical reveal, you’ll need the Mobislyder which instead uses a smooth ball bearing track system. https://gizmodo.com/the-pico-dolly-lets-you-take-pics-from-its-mini-skatebo-5837138 Designed specifically for use with smaller cameras, the Mobislyder includes articulated mounts that either screw into the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Is Spotify About to Open Its Doors to Other Apps?

Spotify will be holding a press conference tomorrow to announce some special goodness. But what? Some are speculating that Spotify plans to make its huge music library available to you via apps other than its own. And Spotify everywhere sure sounds nice. According to All Things D Spotify has been discussing the possibility of an…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Tethering App Slips Into the iOS App Store (Updated)

File this one under “get it while you can”. An app that provides free USB tethering between your iPhone and your laptop has somehow made its way through Apple’s approval process and snuck into the App Store. Cue feeding frenzy. The app, called iTether by Tether, will allow you to share your phone’s data plan…

Tech News Brent Rose

Can Hackers Really Use Your HP Printer to Steal Your Identity and Blow Up Your House? (Updated)

A team of Columbia researchers say they’ve discovered an exploit involving the embedded systems found in printers in which hackers can gain control of the device and rewrite the firmware without anyone knowing, and then use that to steal information or potentially cause printers to catch fire. MSNBC says that the research team first discovered…

Privacy & Security Adrian Covert

Ricoh’s New Zoom Module Lets the GXR Compete With Big Boy DSLRs

The beauty of Ricoh’s GXR modular camera system is that you’re not stuck with the same sensor for the life of the camera. And starting next year, the company will introduce a new 16MP zoom option with an APS-C sensor. The module pairs an f3.5-5.5, 24-85mm zoom lens with the sensor that’s larger than those…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

RIM’s Lifeline: Bringing BlackBerry Security to iOS and Android

In a move that seems crazy at first glance and really smart at second, RIM will be providing its famous BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) technology to Android and iOS devices. An iPhone/Droid as secure as a BlackBerry? I’m listening. The new system is called BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, and it gives companies and government customers a…

Tech News Brent Rose

Field of Light Illuminates Bath’s Night

What do electric sheep dream of? My guess would be fields of lights like this—except, you know, edible. This installation at the Holburne Museum in Bath, UK is the brainchild of renowned artist Bruce Munro and inspired by his walkabout in the Australian outback more than two decades ago. Dubbed Field of Light, it comprises…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Goodbye Phonies: This App Will Automatically Detect Photoshopped Images

This Dog Is Made Entirely of Sprinkles

Facebook Finally Fixed Its Terrible Privacy Policy

AT&T’s Hail Mary That Might Save the T-Mobile Merger

Is Siri Pro Life? Apparently Yes (Updated)

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Thanksgiving Dish

Reader Recipes: 31 Dishes You Always Eat at Thanksgiving

The First Lab-Grown Hamburger Will Cost $345,000

Google Maps Goes Indoors, Pinpoints Orange Julius in Crowded Malls

How To Shoot 4,000FPS Footage On a 60FPS Budget

Wondrously Childlike Gifts For The New Dad

CLAD Takes the Pain out of Shopping for Clothes

Try Out Windows Phone on Your iPhone or Android Right Now

Portable Dolly Track Adds Anywhere Movement To Your Smartphone Movie Magic

Is Spotify About to Open Its Doors to Other Apps?

Tethering App Slips Into the iOS App Store (Updated)

Can Hackers Really Use Your HP Printer to Steal Your Identity and Blow Up Your House? (Updated)

Ricoh’s New Zoom Module Lets the GXR Compete With Big Boy DSLRs

RIM’s Lifeline: Bringing BlackBerry Security to iOS and Android

Field of Light Illuminates Bath’s Night

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