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Just in case you were about to give Adobe full credit for realizing flash on a phone is a janky, unstable, and generally unpleasant experience, here comes Steve Jobs for some posthumous accolades: Adobe says iOS rejection killed Flash. https://gizmodo.com/report-adobe-is-finally-pulling-the-plug-on-mobile-fla-5857784 Flash engineer Mike Chambers took to his blog to provide an extremely thorough autopsy of…
Microsoft’s Michael Mercieca is in trouble for sexual harassment, and the ensuing investigation has kicked up a potential shitstorm for a fellow employee over some awful comments about the Japanese tsunami, the Telegraph reports. Thanks, Mike! “I would have zero pity for Japan. I would push them right under the bus and create another tsunami.”…
SNL has gone and made our (subconscious?) desire a reality: videos of consumer electronics screwing. You see, that’s really what Gizmodo is all about—deep down, we just want to see an iPad make love. Enjoy. As good as the pairings are—that underwear, iPad, you naughty slate!—we wish Technology Hump made good on their promise of…
Compact pack rifles are usually designed to be carried for emergencies, and this ultra lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber model, from Mountain View Machine & Welding, will greatly improve your chances of survival since it can also be transformed into a telescoping fishing rod. Weighing in at just under a pound, the .22 caliber single-shot…
I couldn’t tell you why, but CNC-milled titanium seems to invoke the same testosterone pumping response as watching a grizzly bear fight a bald eagle. So whatever the reason is, I get the same feeling from the Prybar and Barbar titanium keychain-tools from Anso Knives. At first glance I’m not quite sure what to make…
Since your fancy gooseneck lighter always seems to be out of fuel, you might want to pick up a set of these vented tea light holders which are a stroke of genius. They feature a slit down the side that lets you easily light a candle with even the shortest of matches, reducing those burns…
With content pouring in from cameras and smartphones all around the world, it’s not surprising that Flickr gains over a million new photos every single day. It’s a fact you probably wouldn’t give much thought to, until you see photographer Erik Kessels’ latest exhibit where he printed and filled a gallery with a day’s worth…
Finding yet another more useful application for the Segway’s balancing technology, the iFling robot is able to pick up ping pong balls and fling them at targets, all while effortlessly balancing on two wheels. In its current form the iFling’s throwing arm could use a little work. It uses either a catapult or Jai Alai…
Two is always better than one, like the pair of counter rotating cutting blades on this handheld circular saw that let it effortlessly slice through wood, plastics and metals in either direction, without any kickback. Clearly Hall and Oates, Batman and Robin, and Sonny and Cher were on to something. The Chicago Electric Double Cut…
Most of us will never know what it’s like to be in the cockpit of a vehicle driving at 462 mph. But the team behind the Speed Demon have given us motoring mortals a tiny idea of what it might be like by recording a recent run with a collection of Replay XD1080 cameras mounted…
The day that cheap point-and-shoot cameras will be completely redundant and obsolete is coming, and the HTC Amaze 4G would like to help them toward extinction. Does it succeed, and is it any good as a phone? Let’s find out. Why It Matters The HTC Amaze 4G is almost as much camera as it is…
Even after they’ve promised there won’t be another, Muppets parody trailers keep popping up, including this new Bollywood version that Empire has brilliantly dubbed “Slumfrog Millionaire.” https://gizmodo.com/the-piggy-with-the-dragon-tattoo-trailer-is-the-movie-i-5841080 Personally, I’m glad they keep making trailers. These little glimpses and tidbits of the film make the wait for November 23rd seem a bit less excruciating. And after…
Designed for tourists visiting a fort in the Netherlands, instead of being a means for the ancient Israelites to escape the Egyptians, this Moses Bridge sits below the water line of a moat so it visually disappears. Recreating what the fort and surrounding area would have looked like back in the 17th century, Originally built…
Water and electronics are not good bedfellows, but a new silicon-based sprayable coating that makes gadgets completely waterproof has me even more excited for its other applications. Like making clothing impervious to food stains, as demonstrated in this video. The miracle product that makes this possible is called NeverWet, developed by Ross Nanotechnology to allow…
The price wars that seem to have given e-ink based E-readers a new lease on life continue, with Kobo quietly introducing an ad-supported version of their Kobo Touch that will shave $40 off the price tag. Available in just a few weeks for US residents only, the Kobo Touch with Offers comes in at $100.…
In 2005, grade school teacher Eric Schneider paid $235,000 for a 450 square foot studio apartment that originally looked like it had barely enough room for even a bed. So he handed it over to architects Michael Chen and Kari Anderson who revamped the kitchen, and designed a central transforming cabinet that now gives him…
Apple hasn’t been having the best couple of weeks recently. The iPhone 4S’ battery woes have been a big issue, and the iOS 5.01 update they released to remedy the problem seems to have opened an entirely new can of worms. But now it’s come to light that the company has also recalled the first…
The Android market is, as we all know, woefully fragmented. Thankfully, Philips has finally figured out how to make a standalone speaker system that can connect to any Android device, regardless of manufacturer. The Philips Fidelio series comprises three tiers of devices, the flagship AS851 model and two smaller versions. The AS851 features 30 Watt…
Buckminster Fuller only designed about a dozen of domed structures to begin with, and many have either been torn down in lieu of new construction or simply left to rot. But not the dome at Materials Park in Ohio, it just received a $7 million facelift and is now listed on the National Register of…
If you can even find one of these ultra-limited-edition bottles of single malt whiskey from Suntory Holding, consider yourself lucky. Not many people even have the opportunity to glimpse one and even fewer are able to pony up the nearly $13,000 to buy one. The Yamazaki 50-year-old is one of the rarest whiskeys on the…
