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Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 1,000-year-old Viking in Scotland, along with his boat, ax, sword and lots of other nifty Viking stuff. Univeristy of Manchester and Ardnamurchan Transitions Project archaeologists found the remains on a remote Scottish peninsula called Ardnamurchan. They say 5-meter-long grave was the resting place of a high-status Viking. He…
We love AirPlay. Audyssey’s consistently put out some really solid compact speakers. But the former was frustratingly absent from the latter. Not anymore! The LES dock sounds as great as we’d expect, with the (overdue) bonus of AirPlay wireless. The thing even looks pretty damn good too, with a minimalist form, understated coloring, and a…
Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus is the most high-profile device to date to feature a barometer amongst its guts. Seems strange that a atmospheric pressure measurement would be crammed in a device where space is supremely valuable, right? Except it’s actually wonderful. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-samsung-galaxy-nexus-googles-new-official-5851133 Traditionally, barometers have been used to detect—and predict—short term changes in weather. Measured drops…
Your eyes…feel funny. They’re slowly pulling from their sockets, a pair of grapes that will soon squish their juices against a simple, 2D photograph. This is the power of leading lines. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, use it wisely. The Challenge Capture a photo that features prominent, leading line. The Technique Let’s start with a…
The newly revamped AOL Radio is live now online and in the app store—it’s actually pretty good! Consider switching if you want a human—and not an algorithm—to pick what you listen to. The new AOL Radio is actually a dressed up version of Slacker Radio, which boasts 20 million subscribers and 400,000 app downloads. You…
When you’re among the reviled 1 percent, it’s probably more difficult than ever to sleep at night knowing there’s a protest movement growing against you. And although it poses no threat, Occupy Wall Street is spurring a security shopping spree. The NYT’s Kevin Roose reports firms like Risk Control Strategies, which caters to trembling Wall…
The Gordon supercomputer, currently being built here at the San Diego Supercomputer Center by Appro International, is the first of its kind. Utilizing a quarter-petabyte of flash memory, Gordon will power through data-heavy applications way faster than vanilla parallel-processing supercomputers. With 200 teraflops of total computing power, 64 terabytes of DRAM, 256 terabytes of flash…
Ice Cream Sandwich here! Ice Cream Sandwich is here! And in the world of Android, that can only mean one thing (besides a bunch of nerds whining about not having their update yet): Oh god I need to know what’s next. As it turns out, Gizmodo has a pretty great record of predicting new Android…
Why spend thousands of dollars on World Series tickets for a game that’s going to end in a couple of hours, when you can put that money towards a real investment like this multi-million dollar estate that comes complete with a private baseball diamond? It turns out that if you build it, they don’t always…
They’ll let just about anyone carry the iPhone nowadays. Well, everyone except T-Mobile, that is. U.S. regional carrier C Spire announced today that they’ll be carrying the iPhone 4S “in the coming weeks.” https://gizmodo.com/cellular-south-is-now-c-spire-what-5843040 C Spire’s the largest private carrier in the U.S., and recently announced forthcoming “infinite” data plans and an LTE rollout some…
We already know the Canon 1D X is going to be the most epic DSLR ever—and fast as hell. But reading that is nothing compared to seeing the machine gun continuous shooting mode in action. Pew. https://gizmodo.com/canon-1d-x-the-new-most-epic-dslr-ever-5850747 Shown here at a demo event, the $6800 1D X’s 14 FPS mode blasts full 18 megapixel JPEGs…
This is what it feels like to have your world completely engulfed in a hell of dust. Lubbock, Texas just got nailed by an 8,000-foot-high wall of red dirt. Dust storms make awesome video, but this is terrifying. https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-carry-a-camcorder-at-all-times-plus-infr-5028080 An ongoing drought in the Southwest combined with 75 mph wind kicked up this holy hot…
Every product needs a target market, and Pioneer’s put their sites on the lucrative dance community with a trio of new boomboxes that make it easy to put together a routine, or just bust out some moves on a street corner. Distinguished by the caliber of speakers in each unit, the company’s new Steez line…
For the past two weeks, Apple has been collecting messages to and about Steve Jobs at [email protected]. The most moving of those can now be seen on a simple, scrolling page at apple.com/stevejobs. You can still send a message if you haven’t already, or read through the rest of the world’s farewells. [Apple via GigaOm]
Samsung, best known for awesome TVs, tablets that get them in legal trouble, and crispy new smartphones, is more than just stuff at Best Buy: they’re designing the cockpit for South Korea’s K-FX stealth fighter. Watch out, Cupertino! https://gizmodo.com/even-samsungs-lawyers-cant-tell-the-difference-between-5849803 The demo was spotted at the Seoul Air Show by Flightglobal’s Stephen Trimble, and shows a…
I’ve never been to Iceland. Had never planned to visit, really, until I saw this stunning time-lapse of the land of the midnight sun. Now I’m dreaming of having my morning coffee on sun-kissed ice block this side of nowhere. Joe Capra has amassed 38,000 images here, showing off 2,900 miles of the most beautiful…
Perhaps to counter the recent addition of 24 and Ally McBeal, Amazon’s Prime Instant Video just snatched up a ton of smarty pants video from PBS. The terrific news series Frontline, classic Kens Burns docs, NOVA, and more. Amazon’s touting over 1,000 episodes of new PBS stuff ready to stream, which is great news—both Prime…
Samsung’s mobile president, Shin Jong-kyun, had some interesting comments regarding their brand spanking new Galaxy Nexus and ongoing patent war with Apple. He said that the Galaxy Nexus was specifically designed to avoid Apple’s patents. In other words, this is finally all Samsung. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-samsung-galaxy-nexus-googles-new-official-5851133 Shin acknowledged the complicated nature of patents and how hard it’s…
Android 4.0 sure looks like a decent update for existing Gingerbread handsets. HTC isn’t all that sure about updating their current line of Android phones to Ice Cream Sandwich though; if you’ve got an HTC you might be out of luck. Talking to TechRadar, HTC said: “While our goal is to upgrade as many of…
Coldplay? Or maybe just Eye of the Tiger on repeat? Whatever they listen to, they can now stream those favourite tracks on Spotify’s brand new BlackBerry app. A Premium subscription is required (£10/month), but all the usual features are included. No love for Torch 9800 owners, mind you. [Spotify via Gizmodo UK] Our newest offspring…
