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The Best Astronomy Pictures of the Year Are Beautiful as Always

We run into a lot of astronomy photos around Giz, but the sheer beauty of space and its expanses never gets old. The Royal Observatory and Sky at Night Magazine have announced the winners of their best astronomy photograph contest, and we’ve collected a few of the best here for you. For the full set,…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

iMessage Probably Coming to iChat

iMessage is going to take the last thing BlackBerry had going for it—unlimited messaging with delivery tracking. And now it’s going to be even better, MacRumors reports, giving you access to your computer-bound friends via iChat. This is awesome, awesome news if it pans out based on the dug up code clues (and there’s no…

Tech News Sam Biddle

This Is the Highest Resolution Image Ever of a Killer Cell In Action

That white blob on the left is one of the ninjas living inside your body, a Natural Killer blood cell. This photograph shows it attacking a cancerous cell (on the right) in unprecedented detail. The image was captured in 3D by an Imperial College London research team lead by Professor Daniel Davis. They used a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

NYC Will Have 10,000 Shared Bikes Rolling Around the Streets Next Summer

After much gnashing of teeth from city residents, NYC’s transportation department has the go ahead to launch their planned bike sharing system, comprising 10,000 bikes and 600 stations that will cover much of Manhattan and Brooklyn. https://gizmodo.com/new-york-set-to-get-ultra-techy-bike-sharing-scheme-5698339 The original plan was first proposed last year, and since then, the city has been working to gather…

Tech News Adrian Covert

New Thermal Imaging Technologies Allow Soldiers to Have Heat-Sensitive Scopes Mounted to Their Guns

Thermal imaging is far from a new idea, but that doesn’t mean it has been forgotten. Thanks to slim sensors, the new lineup of small, mountable thermal imagers from BAE Systems promises to turn solidiers into more efficient marksmen. The two big products from BAE are the SkeetIR and the StalkIR, a pair of battlefield-ready…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Facebook’s Potentially Creepy ‘Subscriber’ Feature Isn’t Actually Creepy

Facebook, in a rare coup, has rolled out a new sharing feature without somehow completely botching its privacy implications and freaking everyone out. It sounds scary—people you aren’t friends with can read your updates—but it’s opt-in! Thanks, Mark. The Subscribe Button is meant to let you follow (HELLO, TWITTER!) “interesting” people you aren’t friends with,…

Social Media Sam Biddle

Thunderbolt Is Coming to Windows in 2012

During his keynote address at IDF this morning, Intel vice president and Kangol enthusiast Mooly Eden confirmed that the revolutionary Thunderbolt I/O technology will be making the jump from Macs to PCs when as-of-yet unidentified Asus and Acer models ship in the first half of 2012. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-thunderbolt-5769321 When Apple introduced Thunderbolt earlier this year, PC…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Noted Literary Dunce Ayn Rand Finally Goes Interactive with Atlas Shrugged App

That pretentious kid from high school/college/life who cited Ayn Rand quotes about the glory of self-interest and the triumph of the free market, despite being kind of a broke-ass loser? He’s about to start masturbating: Atlas Shrugged, the app. Now, the sterile prose and pseudo-philosophy of Ayn Rand can accompany you to the beach, or…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Google SMASH: Why No Industry Is Safe

There’s not much Google loves more than playing in other people’s sandboxes. Like a Walmart built entirely of zeros and ones, once the behemoth moves into your town, you’re officially f*cked. Here’s how they do it, and why it matters. A little recap might be in order, started with Google’s latest victim: the lowly travel…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Google Flight Search Listed the WTC as a Destination Airport

Well this is uncomfortable. Google’s new flight search had the World Trade Center listed as an unavailable destination airport for New York City-bound flights. Google’s flight search uses International Air Transport Association and International Civil Aviation Organization codes to generate its list of airports, but Google didn’t know that decommissioned airports remained in the list…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Only Four Percent of the Internet’s Top Sites Are Actually Porn. What?

Oh A Billion Wicked Thoughts, indeed. The now-landmark (it counts now, right?) work conducted by neuroscientists Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam revealed plenty about our sexy internet, um, habits. But, according to their data, only 4% of the web’s top sites is porn. https://jezebel.com/fascinating-facts-about-internet-sex-5793986 Dr. Ogas, in his interview with Forbes, conceded that it’s really…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Sphero the Robotic Hamster Ball Is About to Make Your Cat’s Life Hell

Sphero, the robotic hamster ball controlled by your iOS or Android phone, has been on our radar for a while now but we’ve only ever caught glimpses of its early prototype designs. The final design looks like a pearl—or a blank Pokeball, whatevs. https://gizmodo.com/sphero-the-open-source-remote-control-ball-for-your-sm-5711361 This shell isn’t just for looks though. The folks at Orbotix…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Play Would You Rather and Decrease the Suckiness of Being a Big Kid

Pile on in gang, because this week we have another little game for you. Playing is easy, but the stakes are high, so welcome to another round of Would You Rather—brought to you by the folks at State Farm. Remember the good ol’ days of being snuggled up in your pillow fort with a “Choose…

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Windows 8’s Blue Screen of Death Is Like a Sad Girl Texting You

If you decided to install the Developer Preview of Windows 8 last night, you may have run into this little screen. It’s good to see Microsoft making even the worst of user experiences… friendlier? But now I’m laughing AND kind of depressed. https://gizmodo.com/windows-8-developer-preview-now-available-for-download-5839984 It’s ok, Windows 8 tablet. Shh shh. It’s gonna be ok. [Business…

Tech News Kwame Opam

How Hollywood Captures Its Most Insane and Incredible Chase Scenes (KERBLOOOMMM)

If you’ve seen a Jerry Bruckheimer or JJ Abrams film—like, ever—you’ve witnessed the handiwork of the Russian Arm. You can thank this robotic, gyroscopicallly-stabilized camera crane for filming some of the most famous car chases in the last three decades. The Russian Arm was developed by Filmotechnic—which was started in 1990 by Academy Awards Winner…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

If You Are Famous and Take Nude Photos of Yourself, They Will End Up on the Internet

Attention celebrities, I have some shocking news: People really want to see you naked. So if you take a photograph of yourself in the buff, someone’s gonna find it. So put down that cameraphone. Or don’t! By now, you’ve probably heard that possibly genuine nude photographs of someone who may or may not be Scarlett…

Privacy & Security Joe Brown

The Secret Future of Night Vision Tech

Even as an aging tech, night vision is still pretty awesome. But Wired’s Noah Shachtman got a rare up-close look at the bleeding edge night vision tech that’s in the field and being developed behind closed doors, like über-sensitive digital thermal overlays, maps, mugshots, and footage—all streamed to a single eyepiece. Definitely worth a read.…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

HTC’s Sensation XE Is the First Beats Audio-Certified Smartphone

HTC’s Beats Audio deal is seeing its first fruits come forth with their Sensation update, the Sensation XE. It’s sure to sound great; it even has its own pair of Beats by Dre headphones. On the inside, it’s inherently the same phone as the original Sensation, just a bit better-fied. It’s got a new 1.5GHz…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Newest Sony Dash Is Still Just a Really Expensive Alarm Clock

The last Sony Dash was a $200 alarm clock that also beamed in stock quotes, weather, news, and the like. The new Dash is a $170 alarm clock that does the same thing. What’s changed? You probably need it less. https://gizmodo.com/sony-dash-review-the-clock-radio-evolved-5537912 Despite a boasted 1,000 apps for the 7-inch touchscreen, and new battery-enabled portability, the…

Gadgets Sam Biddle

Army’s Internet War Chief Says Online Attacks Could Cause Damage Close to Nukes (And Soon)

When we think “cyber attacks,” we usually think of something along the lines of LulzSec or Russian botnets—mostly disruptive, and only destructive in the abstract. But General Keith Alexander, head of US Cyber Command, says IRL mayhem’s coming. Speaking before a panel of eager-eared defense bros, Gen. Alexander spelled out the future of digital assaults:…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Best Astronomy Pictures of the Year Are Beautiful as Always

iMessage Probably Coming to iChat

This Is the Highest Resolution Image Ever of a Killer Cell In Action

NYC Will Have 10,000 Shared Bikes Rolling Around the Streets Next Summer

New Thermal Imaging Technologies Allow Soldiers to Have Heat-Sensitive Scopes Mounted to Their Guns

Facebook’s Potentially Creepy ‘Subscriber’ Feature Isn’t Actually Creepy

Thunderbolt Is Coming to Windows in 2012

Noted Literary Dunce Ayn Rand Finally Goes Interactive with Atlas Shrugged App

Google SMASH: Why No Industry Is Safe

Google Flight Search Listed the WTC as a Destination Airport

Only Four Percent of the Internet’s Top Sites Are Actually Porn. What?

Sphero the Robotic Hamster Ball Is About to Make Your Cat’s Life Hell

Play Would You Rather and Decrease the Suckiness of Being a Big Kid

Windows 8’s Blue Screen of Death Is Like a Sad Girl Texting You

How Hollywood Captures Its Most Insane and Incredible Chase Scenes (KERBLOOOMMM)

If You Are Famous and Take Nude Photos of Yourself, They Will End Up on the Internet

The Secret Future of Night Vision Tech

HTC’s Sensation XE Is the First Beats Audio-Certified Smartphone

Newest Sony Dash Is Still Just a Really Expensive Alarm Clock

Army’s Internet War Chief Says Online Attacks Could Cause Damage Close to Nukes (And Soon)

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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