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Kevin Mitnick, legendary hacker and author of Ghost in the Wires, sat down with Reuters reporter Anthony De Rosa to illustrate how someone’s voicemail can be accessed—sans password—simply by spoofing the caller ID. It’s absolutely wild, just watch. [Reuters] https://gizmodo.com/how-to-become-the-most-wanted-hacker-in-the-world-5834494
The developer beta of iTunes Match, Apple’s new iCloud-based music sharing service, went live tonight and IGM has confirmed that Match will not only support downloading but stream content directly to your Mac or iOS device as well. Here’s how it works. iTunes Match first scans your library and compiles a list of songs from…
The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand in February demolished the town’s cathedral, which had stood since 1864. Now, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is building them a temporary replacement—out of cardboard. https://gizmodo.com/life-one-minute-after-a-catastrophic-earthquake-5769415 The structure will stand nearly 80 feet tall—roughly the same height as the original cathedral—accommodate up to 700 people, and be…
Many of you may not know Goldfrapp, but it’s the soundtrack of my Apple events articles, all written at hypersonic speed. When the adrenalin is pumping, it’s either that or the fast tracks of Exile in Main Street by the Rolling Stones. Goldfrapp is a British band, formed by goddess Allison Goldfrapp and wizard Will…
Kim Pimmel is no stranger to time-lapse photography. In his latest video, the versatile San Francisco filmmaker pits ferrofluid and food coloring in a pulsating race across an expanse of soap suds. https://gizmodo.com/tron-light-drive-video-is-hypnotizing-and-way-too-short-5642439 Pimmel set up the shot by placing a magnet in the center of a dish filled with normal soap bubbles and some…
Google told Wired that it’s researching plans to use the +1 button as a crowdsourcing tool to adjust search results and battle web spam. Google recently expanded the powers of the +1 button to include their new Google+ social networking service. Click on +1 button on a site, or in search results, and you’re Google+…
Go ahead and add heart disease to the never ending list of ailments that can be detected by a non-human nose, German researchers have created a sensor that can smell heart disease. According to Cnet’s Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, the device in question is a metal-oxide gas sensor that is strapped on the arm like a…
Why should James Bond be the only one with a swanky aero sub? If you’ve got the cash, Sir Richard Branson is more than happy to lend you his for the day. The Necker Nymph, which resides on Branson’s luxury catamaran, the Necker Belle, is an open-cabin three-seater sub. It dives down to a depth…
If you’ve signed your pooch up for a dog walking service and you have suspicions that your dog walker is isn’t fulfilling the “walking” portion of their job description, Pet Check Technology has a solution that doesn’t involve implanting a microchip or buying an expensive collar for your furry best friend. https://gizmodo.com/rechargeable-gps-dog-stalking-for-the-eco-friendly-obs-5831275 The service utilizes…
Tahiti is home not only to a million resorts, but also to the deadliest wave in the world. Known as “The End of the Road”, it is the stuff of hydraulic nightmares, and this new footage is absolutely jaw-dropping. This footage was shot with one of our favorite toys: the super slow motion camera by…
Samuel D. Jackson is suing the background check company Infotrack Information Services for confusing him with Samuel L. Jackson. Not Snakes on a Plane Samuel L. Jackson, the other one—you know, the sex offender. (Image courtesy Gunnar Pippel / Shutterstock) According the the lawsuit, Samuel D. Jackson was only four years old in 1987 when…
During their prime in the ’50s and ’60s, Teisco guitars weren’t necessarily high-end objects of lust. But the company packaged their instruments in weird form factors or add odd features (extra knobs and pickup bars), which made them appealing. The Teisco Del Rey EV-3T is one of those guitars falling in the weird form factor…
So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. Klipsch Opens Pre-Orders for Android-Friendly Ear Buds The Klipsch S4As look awfully familiar. Where on earth have…
Though New York City largely managed to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Irene, the windy bitch still managed to strip the soul of the city that never sleeps. Watch it. It was like a post-apocalyptic city evaporated of life and people. https://gizmodo.com/hurricane-irene-mostly-a-storm-of-hype-updated-5835173 I was surprised that New Yorkers actually heeded the advice of authorities and…
Though many of the Middle Eastern revolutions have come and gone, the prevailing reasons behind them are still under much debate. The conflict largely hinges on whether or not social media can create action. According to one theory, it can actually stop it. Navid Hassanpour, a political science graduate student at Yale University, wrote his…
When we first saw Fujitsu’s Arrows Tab F-01D, we were nonplussed. The guts are completely standard, but it’s waterproof! You know we’re totally wet for waterproof phones (for good reason!), but tablets? Hmm. Does the world need this? Do you? The immediate response is a stiff No. No, I don’t need a waterproof tablet, because…
Thankfully, Hurricane Irene wasn’t as bad as it could have been in some places. But there were still plenty of people affected by the Hurricane in significant ways. What do they do next? Well, they clean up. Here are seven tools to help. https://gizmodo.com/dont-be-mad-at-the-weather-man-because-irene-fizzled-5835429 Beach Dredger Beach dredging is a controversial technique for rebuilding beaches…
Forget Bin Laden, Japan’s earthquake and the Royal Wedding. “I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside me” were the words that ignited the mother of all clusterfucks. https://gizmodo.com/osama-bin-ladens-death-topped-twitter-record-5797821 Beyoncé’s pregnancy announcement during the MTV VMA show resulted in 8,868 tweets per second. The previous record was during the final of FIFA Women’s…
Instagram is so exclusive! Elitist, even. But it’s also a terribly clever way to actually see what your friends are up to. One problem though: there’s no official iPad app. Instamap gets you Instagram on your iPad and adds a super clever location-aware feature. What’s it do? Instamap is an Instagram browsing app on your…
“The Battle of Anghiari” is a Leonardo da Vinci painting that many in his era called the Renaissance Man’s finest work. The problem is that it’s been lost since the 1500’s. Many people, however, believe it’s hidden behind a brick wall and a photographer thinks he can snap a picture of the work—through the brick…
