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Can you imagine the devastation caused by a morning swig of the “Bay in a can” energy drink? Urban Outfitters would have to amp production of denim shorty-shorts to dangerous levels at the very least. [YouTube — Thanks, Nick!] Our newest offspring Gizmodo UK is gobbling up the news in a different timezone, so check…
In 1945, one of the greatest modern wars the world had ever seen was in its final stages. The Rhine was about to be crossed. The Soviets were nearly through on the Eastern Front. The dying continued. These are the images from that final push and from V-E day, when the European theater came to…
Simple, healthy, delicious tea steeped with the help of a robot hanging onto the edge of your cup like a little artificial companion? No wonder it’s sold out. $15 if it ever materializes in stock again. [Uncrate via Uber Rreview]
When a sharp dressed man can’t secure his tie in place with the Force, he’ll find a serviceable second in these lightsaber tie tacks. Light side or dark side from Kotobukiya for about $40. [Kotobukiya via technabob]
Welcome to the world of “light painting.” It begins in darkness, and then over the course of an hour or hours, a photographer illuminates small portions of his or her subject, and combines the images in post to create this. In this picture’s case, with each shot the photographer takes a long exposure, sucking in…
This is certainly the weekend for monster Lego builds. First there was the Battlestar Galactica behemoth early Saturday, and now this afternoon (by way of last Wednesday) we have this 30,000-brick Imperial hanger from The Return of the Jedi. https://gizmodo.com/you-wont-believe-how-huge-this-battlestar-galactica-mod-5847898 Simply massive! And the number of minifigs standing at attention for the Emperor and Darth…
Known previously as the mysterious Nokia “Sea Ray,” this leaked bit of mobile kit from Orange France is now apparently known as the Sun. The leak includes specs. Oh, the specs! https://gizmodo.com/nokias-sea-ray-cellphone-running-windows-phone-7-caught-5822525 Well, not that many. A handful, to be sure. The face of the phone looks to be a 3.7-inch AMOLED. Inside, Windows Phone…
Who has tim to actually visit places anymore? Not me. Too much stuff to do that doesn’t involve curiosity or exercise. That’s why these Google Maps “Worldwide Carpets” area rugs are so perfect. There’s L.A., or Vegas, or anywhere really. It’s all based on bird’s eye satellite imagery culled form Google Maps, which designer David…
After flying his fuel-strapped plane mere inches above the Pacific Ocean for an hour and a half, this pilot finally ditched his plane in the ocean without incident, emerged without injury, and was immediately rescued by the Coast Guard. Easy! The whole incident has shades of “Sully” Sullenberger, minus all those passengers, with the as-of-yet…
I was about to call this Ideo electric commuter bike the best, well, something, but that’s just not the case. It won an important competition in Oregon, the Manifest bike building competition, and that’s where the accolades stop. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, however. The bike is a simple yet sharp take on the…
The freaky Minority Report pre-crime system called FAST that Homeland Security was mulling over waaay back in 2008 has been given the green light, and voluntary citizens are now having their actions tracked by an algorithm for signs of hostility. https://gizmodo.com/homeland-securitys-hostile-thoughts-detection-system-du-5054119 In the years since the Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) was first first revealed…
By this point you’ve probably been hardwired to think “touchscreen” at the very sight of a black rectangle. But German high-end speaker company, Göbel knows better than to slap a screen onto their flagship Epoque Reference speakers for novelty’s sake. https://gizmodo.com/whirlpool-plug-and-play-refrigerator-has-docks-for-ipod-341052 The black rectangles on these speakers are actually the latest version of Göbel’s signature…
9to5Mac’s discovered what appears to be a nice new AppleTV hiding in the file system of the upcoming iOS 5 file system code. The previous code was listed AppleTV 2,1 while the newly discovered one is 3,1, indicating major changes are probably afoot. Take some guesses of your own, but easy money’s on the next…
The Mouriz School is too cool for school. By day, its students frolcik and play outside its random lines and dark wood veneer. By night, however, the entire scene becomes one from a Pixar short. Fascinating stuff. Back in the mid- to late-90s, I went to school in a boring, gray concrete block. The education…
Commissioned by the fine chaps at Moore & Giles Leather, this “Great American Woody” is a traveling bar on wheels. It was built by the master craftsman Brad Ford, and proceeds from its journey of publicity go toward DIFFA. DIFFA, or Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, is one of the nation’s largest charities for those…
Hey, did you hear the one about the two women fighting in a Wal-Mart? It’s a real gas! No, really, that’s not a punchline. Two women threw ammonia and bleach at one another and created poisonous gas in a Wall-Mart: Two woman involved in an altercation at southern Baltimore County Walmart store threw bleach and…
Why does the iPhone have a 3.5-inch screen? Why do larger smartphones feel awkward on your hand? Dustin Curtis has an answer, and I think it is spot on: Touching the upper right corner of the screen on the Galaxy S II using one hand, with its 4.27-inch screen, while you’re walking down the street…
Before you go tossing that coffee cup or plastic spoon into the garbage or even the recycling bin, why don’t you send it along to artist Christian DuCharme? The man’s made a name for himself making lights from discarded utensils. Particularly striking, especially when viewed from a distance, is the “chandelier” made from hundreds of…
Presumably meant as a way to improve investment opportunities into the upcoming Kindle Fire tablet and other related products, Amazon has spun that device and the Fire brand into a new company called Seesaw LLC. Amazon has not made any public comments yet, but its trademark filings have confirmed that the company did indeed file…
The strange tale of the ugly prototype 3G MacBook Pro has seemingly come to an end with Apple returning several of the confiscated parts to the owner in a nondescript FedEx box. https://gizmodo.com/ultra-rare-macbook-pro-prototype-sports-ugly-3g-5830721 Lest you think that means Apple sent back the most interesting parts of this mysterious machine, I’ll have you know right now…
