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A Riot Over a Two Dollar Waffle Iron Is What the Holidays Are All About

We hope you found some great Black Friday deals today, while avoiding situations like this riot over a two dollar waffle maker at Walmart. This is your reward for waking up and standing in line at three in the morning? https://gizmodo.com/all-the-black-friday-deals-5851137 Don’t get me wrong, waffles are certainly delicious and definitely worth fighting for, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Water Bottle Blaster Takes Down Walls, I Wish My Water Cooler Did That

There are lots of creative alternate uses for office supplies, including makeshift weaponry, but I can’t imagine that any of them are as destructive as this Wall Blaster that uses pneumatics to devastate brick walls with water cooler bottles. https://gizmodo.com/mini-weapons-of-mass-destruction-2-provides-more-ideas-5856759 It’s one of the latest tools designed to deal with terrorist threats and hostage situations,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

South Korean Prisons Will Be Run By Robots Next Year

We all know that robots make everything better. Somehow, though, I’m not sure the inmates of a South Korean prison will agree when robot guards start appearing next year. These new robotic guards, that measure 150cm in height, are to be introduced to a prison in the city of Pohang, South Korea, from March next…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Dell Called Out For Misleading Graphics Card Advice

Dell’s approach to letting customers configure their PCs can be a little daunting, so I applaud them for providing helpful advice. Except in this instance where an image implied that choosing a cheaper graphics card would mean a blurry desktop. The image in question was spotted by a Reddit user after clicking a “Help me…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Don’t Take Our Word for It: Test the Best Tablets and Phones Yourself at Gizmodo Gallery

It’s the time of year when tons of the best tablets and phones are released. It’s also the time when people go on shopping sprees. At Gizmodo Gallery we’re going to help you choose the right gift—for yourself. In the last two months we’ve seen major new releases from Amazon, Apple, Asus, HTC, Motorola, and…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar

Black Friday Shouldn’t Be Scary

Trying to find a good deal on Black Friday can be insanely difficult. The only way to avoid store swarms, long lines and the occasional catfight is by forming a concise plan of attack—so it’s a good thing we’ve compiled all of our holiday hunting tips in one place. Head to #Black Friday for the…

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Teach Your Pretentious Friend How To Swirl Wine Using Science

Everyone has one of those annoying friends who thinks they know everything about wine. But here’s some science you can wheel out next time they come over all condescending. For three long, booze-soaked years, scientists from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne have studied the swirling of wine. It’s what pretentious folk do before they…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Can Scientists Make a Battery That Will Survive 40,000 Charges?

The one problem with gadgets is power. Even if batteries start off long-lasting, after 12 months they start to struggle. But a new material might change that. A team of researchers from Stanford have developed a new battery electrode that can survive 40,000 charge cycles. That’s about a hundred times more than a normal Lithium-Ion…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Google’s Chrome Browser Will Soon be Controlled by Gamepads

A lot of you read Giz using Google Chrome — which means a good percentage of you should be interested in the news that Chrome will soon have plug-and-play gamepad support added. It’ll work on any computer (or Chromebook) running the Chrome browser, and according to Google, will be a seamless experience. That means in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sony Planning PS4’s Arrival to Coincide With Next-Gen Xbox?

Sony’s gaming division is tracking the growing rumours of a new Microsoft console, with the aim being to release its PlayStation4 as near to it as possible — so there won’t be a huge headstart for Microsoft this time around. PlayStation Europe president Jim Ryan, speaking to Eurogamer, said it would be “undesirable” for the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

New York State’s Official Insect Is Back From The Dead

We didn’t realise New York State even had an official insect, and that’s probably because it’s been missing for 29 years. But now, the nine-spotted ladybug is back. Since 1982, there hadn’t been a single nine-spotted ladybug — the official New York State insect — spotted anywhere in the state. So back in 2000, the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

If You Do One Thing At Home Today, Update Your Parents’ Browser

You’re home. Yesterday you gorged on turkey, had too much to drink and watched enough sport to last you the month. Bored? Why not do your parents a favour and update their browser? Over at the Atlantic, Alexis Madrigal raises a call to arms: while you’re home for Thanksgiving, take out ten minutes to update…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Microsoft Wants To Turn Crazy-Ass Kinect Hacks Into Businesses

Since its launch, the Kinect has been hacked in hundreds of amazing and crazy ways. Now, Microsoft is planning to embrace that by helping Kinect-based start-ups realize their potential. https://kotaku.com/how-to-hack-your-kinect-30816442 Called “Kinect Accelerator“, the initiative will see Microsoft fund and nurture 10 aspiring groups of engineers and entrepreneurs, and give them the chance to turn…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Evolution of the Enterprise: From the Revolutionary War to Star Trek

Today is the 50th anniversary of the USS Enterprise CVN-65, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. Her first crucial role was in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade, as part of the 2nd Fleet, in October 1962. The CVN-65 is the eighth US ship to bear the Enterprise name, following the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Enterprise,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Pre-Warmed Vehicles Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege

It only takes a few minutes for a car to warm up on a chilly morning, but that’s a few minutes when I’m uncomfortably shivering in the cold! So as extravagant as a car preheater sounds, I still want one. It sits atop the dashboard heating your car’s interior, or the windshield, with a couple…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Happy Thanksgiving from Giz

By now you’re probably either done or in the process of stuffing your stomach to the point of a hospital visit. Us too. This Thanksgiving, we’re more thankful than ever to have you along with us. You, and this stuff: Note: some of our staff was unable to provide thanks due to incapacitation from pie,…

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Retractable Tank Treads Make this Amphibious Boat Ready For Beach Assaults

Forget about finding a boat launch to easily slip the Iguana 29′ into the water. Tucked away against its hull are a set of retractable caterpillar treads that let it drive in and out under its own power. It was designed and developed by Antoine Fritsch and Tanguy le Bih as a way to make…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Simroid Trains Future Human Slaves In Robot Dental Hygiene

Its creators claim that Simroid, a next-generation dental patient simulator, has been developed to provide more emotional feedback to dentists in training. But I see the truth here; it’s just another way robots are preparing us for their eventual takeover. Developed at the Nippon Dental University Hospital with dental equipment maker Morita Manufacturing, Simroid is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Price Check by Amazon: Make Sure You’re Really Getting a Good Deal

Tomorrow’s Black Friday. In the future, Thanksgiving will be known as Black Friday Eve. Families will condition their bodies to consume large amounts of poultry and starches to keep them fueled up for door-busting madness. While we await this dystopian future you can check out our Black Friday super chart and download Price Check by…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin

These Bicycle Wheel Animations Are Only Visible Through a Video Camera

To the naked eye, the intricate paper patterns attached to these bike wheels look like nothing but a blur when it’s in motion. But when filmed with a video camera, the limited frame rate reveals complex animations. The video was created by YouTube user TheManimation as part of their third year CSM dissertation on using…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

A Riot Over a Two Dollar Waffle Iron Is What the Holidays Are All About

Water Bottle Blaster Takes Down Walls, I Wish My Water Cooler Did That

South Korean Prisons Will Be Run By Robots Next Year

Dell Called Out For Misleading Graphics Card Advice

Don’t Take Our Word for It: Test the Best Tablets and Phones Yourself at Gizmodo Gallery

Black Friday Shouldn’t Be Scary

Teach Your Pretentious Friend How To Swirl Wine Using Science

Can Scientists Make a Battery That Will Survive 40,000 Charges?

Google’s Chrome Browser Will Soon be Controlled by Gamepads

Sony Planning PS4’s Arrival to Coincide With Next-Gen Xbox?

New York State’s Official Insect Is Back From The Dead

If You Do One Thing At Home Today, Update Your Parents’ Browser

Microsoft Wants To Turn Crazy-Ass Kinect Hacks Into Businesses

The Evolution of the Enterprise: From the Revolutionary War to Star Trek

Pre-Warmed Vehicles Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege

Happy Thanksgiving from Giz

Retractable Tank Treads Make this Amphibious Boat Ready For Beach Assaults

Simroid Trains Future Human Slaves In Robot Dental Hygiene

Price Check by Amazon: Make Sure You’re Really Getting a Good Deal

These Bicycle Wheel Animations Are Only Visible Through a Video Camera

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