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Bang & Olufsen’s New AirPlay Speaker Likes Music, Picnics, and Walks On the Beach

Bang & Olufsen’s stylish AV gear usually gives the impression of wealth and affluence, but having just been revealed by the FCC, its new wireless AirPlay speaker comes across as looking just simple and quaint. The perforated grill that wraps all the way around the Beolit 12 makes it look like a wicker picnic basket,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Somebody Ordered Tons of Satellite Photographs of China’s Mysterious Structures

There are lots of explanations for the gigantic structures built in China’s desert. But the most mysterious thing is invisible: according to a former CIA analyst, there’s someone who has ordered tons of satellite photos of this area since 2004. https://gizmodo.com/why-is-china-building-these-gigantic-structures-in-the-5859081 And the plot thickens. Allen Thomson, an analyst who used to work for the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

England Bravely Defended Royal Marriage Against Global Internet Raid

Hackers, do you consider nothing sacred? Sack the CIA, beat up credit card companies, fine. But how could you spoil the wedding day of two awesomely rich, good looking people? They’re royalty! But their big day was almost hijacked. The AP reports a massive DDoS attack against the official royal wedding site was thwarted, allowing…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Hobby Engine Storm-III Remote Control Helicopter Is Your Dream-Fulfilling Deal of the Day

Hey remember Airwolf? Stringfellow Hawke (seriously, the characters real name) would fly around with Ernest Borgnine bringing swift helicopter-infused justice to evil doers. Anywho, I loved that show as a kid and really wanted to be a helicopter pilot. Clearly, that didn’t happen. To replace the hole in my heart that is my career as…

Tech News Natt Garun

Holga’s Retro Lens iPhone Case Works Like a Retro Rotary Phone

For a couple of bucks you get an app that lets you churn out retro looking photos from your iPhone. Orrrrrrrr you bring some analog back in to the process with Holga’s dope new iPhone case. It packs a rotary dial filled with nine plastic lenses and filters. The effects range from simple tints, to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown on CNN International

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown joined CNN International on December 15, 2011 to discuss Amazon’s Kindle Fire. Watch the clip above! For media requests, contact Kevin Prince at [email protected].

Commerce Scott Kidder

Putting a 10,000 Square-Foot Forest in the Middle of an Old European City Is Easier than You Think

Milan has terrible air quality. Some of the worst in all of Italy. So architect and developer Stefano Boeli dreamed up away to combat that issue in a practical manner: He’s turning two residential towers into vertical forests. Dubbed Bosco Verticale, The Creators Project says the structures will provide a home to more than 900…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Science of Leftovers: Why Don’t They Taste As Good?

Something really weird happens between the time you put your dinner in the fridge and the time you heat it up the next day. Once heavenly fried chicken deflates into a soggy mess; perfect salad wilts; even basic pasta turns into dense sludge. This kind of wtf moment happens to us a lot. So we…

Tech News Rachel Swaby

Amazon Drops Apple TV Price, Calls It ‘2010’ Model. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!

Amazon could just be getting a jump on moving units of a product that’s certain to sell well during the holidays by lowering Apple TV’s price to $90. But what, exactly does ‘2010’ imply? Are they clearing inventory for something new? [9to5mac via Cult of Mac]

Tech News Adrian Covert

62 Beautiful Photos That Only Use Two Colors

These 62 photographs have one thing in common: none of them uses more than two base colors. These two colors in tiny dots produce halftones from which all the gorgeous shadows and highlights derive. They’re simple yet striking. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-duotones-5857851 Winner – Blue Fog This is my entry for the duotone challenge. Living on the water…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone II

Jill and I went on a hike in Solstice Canyon, Malibu, CA. There was a house that burnt down many years ago and this bathtub was one of the few things that remained. So naturally I had her go in it and I filled it with leaves. The duotone was created in Lightroom 3 and…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone I

In the woods alone For this week’s shooting challenge I utilized a continuous light kit to create a lot of contrast. Contrast was my highest priority to get the solid duotone look. I figured it would look better at night given the nature of this technique. I went with a brown to blue gradient to…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone III

“MacLovin” Canon EOS T1i F 4.6 Exposure 1/5 Stock Lens When we were friends she basically flirted with me at work just to use my Macbook Pro. Couple months later she bought her own Macbook Pro and we started dating. Our date nights often end with us sitting on the couch looking up geeky stuff…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly

Netflix Just Got Pretty on Android Tablets But Is Still Ugly on the iPad

Netflix has long underused the extra size and space of tablets on their tablet apps, choosing instead to use a lot of fugly gray, small icons and lists to navigate through the app. No more! They’ve just updated their Android tablet app to something puurrrrty. The updated Netflix app for Android tablets (yes it’s on…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Edison Bulb with an LED Heart Makes Us Love Incandescents Again

Like an obnoxious great uncle who’s overstayed his welcome, horribly inefficient incandescent bulbs are still lingering around because we’re just used to them. So Panasonic has designed a new LED alternative with a visible filament and clear glass that looks like the classic Edison bulb, while still being remarkably more energy efficient. https://gizmodo.com/the-edison-bulb-awesome-then-still-awesome-now-5831561 There’s no…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Turn Stars and Galaxies into Music with an iPhone App and More from TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, gorgeous OLED light looks like a mobile, computer-planter hybrid makes for an interesting office space, cycle while at your desk with the FitDesk and more. 1. Airdrop Design Pulls Water From Air to Irrigate Deserts A design that sucks available water from the air and sends it straight to plants’ roots.…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch - Treehugger

Vintage Cameras as Nightlights: Comforting or Creepy?

It’s hard to argue against the visual appeal of these nightlights. They’re old, forgotten cameras repurposed into something useful once again. But when you think about having these in your house, doesn’t it make you feel a bit, um, unsettled? That camera would be sitting there in whatever dark room you stumble into at 3…

Tech News Adrian Covert

A Crazy Woman Kept a Rotting Vegetable in Her Fridge for Two Years Because She Thought It Was an Alien

Marta Yegorovnam, who I’m assuming is either a lunatic or an evil prankster, says she has kept an alien corpse in her refrigerator for two years. Apparently, she found this green alien after a UFO crashed right outside her house. To her credit, this ‘alien’ does look like a descendant of Jabba the Hutt so…

Tech News Casey Chan

DOJ Wants to Outlaw Lying on the Internet

It’s a cornerstone of the Internet. The fake identity. And now CNET reports that the DOJ wants to make it illegal to use a false identity on Facebook or lie about your weight on Match.com. You’re kidding right? CNET obtained a statement from the Department of Justice that’s scheduled to be delivered tomorrow to Congress.…

Social Media Roberto Baldwin

Bestmodo at Gizmodo Gallery

We’re obsessed with gadgets. Duh. It’s come time for us to designate our Bestmodo: the coolest stuff that came out this year. It’s not just a wish list, though, because we’ll be featuring just about every item at Gizmodo Gallery. We spend the whole year reviewing the latest in tablets, smartphones, cameras, headphones, and whatever…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Bang & Olufsen’s New AirPlay Speaker Likes Music, Picnics, and Walks On the Beach

Somebody Ordered Tons of Satellite Photographs of China’s Mysterious Structures

England Bravely Defended Royal Marriage Against Global Internet Raid

Hobby Engine Storm-III Remote Control Helicopter Is Your Dream-Fulfilling Deal of the Day

Holga’s Retro Lens iPhone Case Works Like a Retro Rotary Phone

Gizmodo’s Joe Brown on CNN International

Putting a 10,000 Square-Foot Forest in the Middle of an Old European City Is Easier than You Think

The Science of Leftovers: Why Don’t They Taste As Good?

Amazon Drops Apple TV Price, Calls It ‘2010’ Model. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!

62 Beautiful Photos That Only Use Two Colors

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone II

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone I

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone III

Netflix Just Got Pretty on Android Tablets But Is Still Ugly on the iPad

This Edison Bulb with an LED Heart Makes Us Love Incandescents Again

Turn Stars and Galaxies into Music with an iPhone App and More from TreeHugger

Vintage Cameras as Nightlights: Comforting or Creepy?

A Crazy Woman Kept a Rotting Vegetable in Her Fridge for Two Years Because She Thought It Was an Alien

DOJ Wants to Outlaw Lying on the Internet

Bestmodo at Gizmodo Gallery

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

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