Tech News

Panasonic’s New Lumix FZ150 Is a Super-Zoom Killer for Only $500

As much as Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds lineup has our attention, the non-interchangeable gear out there is looking pretty good. Case in point: the brand new FZ150, which packs a 12MP sensor, lens-mounted controls, and 24x optical zoom for $500. https://gizmodo.com/panasonics-new-x-lens-takes-micro-four-thirds-closer-to-5834620 That’s a hell of a good deal for a great lens (25 mm ultra…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Google Street View Is Coming to an Amazonian Trail Near You

If you find yourself turned around while searching out undiscovered tribes, you’ll soon be able to find the trans-amazonian route you need from Google Maps. Here’s how they’re doing it. https://gizmodo.com/never-before-seen-amazon-tribe-photographed-for-the-fir-5749028 Google is teaming up with the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation, a local non-profit conservation organization, and plans to send their off-road, Street-View equipped trikes—the same…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

You Can Thank Human-Neanderthal Relations for Your Strong Immune System

It’s already been well established that early humans had Bunga-Bunga parties with their closest semi-human relatives. But scientists are just now discovering what came from those relations—a pathogen-killing immune response that persists to this day. A recent study by the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that, through cross-breeding with Neanderthals—and another recently discovered…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Apple Hires JailbreakMe Creator Comex as an Intern

Little more than a day after Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple CEO, the doors to Cupertino swing back around to welcome Nicholas Allegra AKA Comex into the fold. Is Apple jailbreaking itself now? https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-resigns-as-apple-ceo-5834141 Allegra, a self-professed Apple fanboy, is notorious for his JailbreakMe packages that allow iPhone owners to break through Apple’s fortress-like…

Tech News Kwame Opam

GorillaPod + Inline Skate Wheels = Smooth-Flowin’ Video Genius

Remember that tortoise a while back that got an office chair wheel for a foot? Apparently, doing the same to a GorillaPod tripod transforms it into a smooth-panning, camera system. https://gizmodo.com/tortoise-gets-chair-wheel-prosthesis-to-replace-missing-5823445 Officially called the Cineskates Portable Tripod Dolly, it’s a Kickstarter project from Austin, TX, and consists of a set of Ballhead X mounts connected…

Gadgets Andrew Tarantola

The Mid-Century Typing Table

The typing table is a sleeper piece of mid-century industrial furniture. It’s simple, minimal, and versatile. It has sidewings that fold down and wheels which lock in place. But what I like most about it is that it’s all metal. Used in offices during the 40’s and ’50s for secretaries to wheel their typewriters around…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Last Footage of DARPA’s Hypersonic Aircraft before It Vanished into Oblivion

DARPA’s several hundred million dollar quest to build an airplane that can nuke anything within an hour isn’t going so well. It’s lost both launched prototypes, mysteriously disappearing (and presumably burning up and crashing into the ocean). Here’s video. https://gizmodo.com/air-forces-experimental-hypersonic-aircraft-disappears-5830061 The footage here, released by DARPA, shows the ill-fated HTV-2 Falcon’s last moments before the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Aaliyah: Rock the Boat

It was 10 years ago today that R&B singer Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash. What made her death so sad is that she and producer Timbaland were only scratching the surface of music that was weird, futuristic, and most importantly, fantastic. Aaliyah had just finished filming the video for “Rock The Boat” when…

Tech News Adrian Covert

How Not to Air Your Grievances with the Banking Industry to Congress

Glenn Neff is not a happy camper. How do I know? Because he was just arrested driving a Jeep with a home-brew fireworks auto-cannon and plans fire off large amounts of rockets at Capitol Hill. So yeah, just a bit pissed. Neff, a resident of Stuart, Florida, was arrested in Bethesda, Maryland after officers discovered…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

A Tent for Your Hammock. Oh Hell Yes.

I will brazenly declare my love for hammocks right now. In a perfect world, that’s all I’d sleep in when I camp, but they have problems, namely bugs and rain. This tent for hammock just answered my prayers. The Hammock Bliss Sky Tent is a work of art. You hang your hammock from a couple…

Tech News Brent Rose

Facebook Drunks, Tweeting Gangs, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

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. How Your Google Algorithm Sausage Gets Made Google takes us deep inside the process of how its…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A Happy Birthday Linux Post Written by a Linux Script

Our birthday tribute to Linux might have been a little lacking. So we turned the mic over to a custom-written Linux script running on Ubuntu to let the OS to talk a little about itself on this special day. https://gizmodo.com/linux-turns-20-today-and-shut-up-yes-it-still-matters-5834436 ^ a b Linux 3.0-rc1, Linus Torvalds, 30 May 2011, accessed 31 May 2011 Previously…

Tech News Sam Biddle & Chris Beidelman

Whoa, Olympus’ New Micro Four Thirds PEN E-PM1 Is $500

Olympus just announced that its new PEN E-PM1 Mini Micro Four Thirds camera is going to be out in September for $500. That’s kind of amazing. https://gizmodo.com/olympus-new-pen-mini-leaks-5813565 As a point of reference, $500 is the same price as Nikon’s just-announced P7100, and matches the retail price for the G12 from Canon and Panasonic’s Lumix LX5—all…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

A List of Things That Aren’t Available in Pantone Colors But Should Be, in No Particular Order

I saw these baseball bats, and though, Wow, Pantone baseball bats, I’d love to smash something up real good with something so sophisticated. But it turns out they’re not. Well screw that to hell. They should be, along with these: Phone chargers HDMI cables Roombas Skittles Morning after pills Asthma inhalers Toupees Merkins Braces Senator…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Crazy Stuff That Shows Up When You Type “Why” on Aol

Really, guys? [Aol via Mike Arrington]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Luminance for iPad: Edit Photos on Your iPad Like a PRO

Photo editors on the iPad are intimate little buggers: you’re touching and stroking pictures and seeing them react as if they were physical objects. Problem is, a lot of them end up skimping on features and feel bare boned. Luminance tries to do better. What’s it do? It’s a photo editing app for both iPhone…

Tech News Casey Chan

Hurricane Irene Is Worse Than You Think

You may not yet have heard yet, but Hurricane Irene is shaping up to be a major disaster for New York City, Long Island, and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Weather experts are forecasting a major storm surge that will bring torrential rains, gusting winds and flash floods to New York by Sunday.…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski

Daily Desired: A Pocketwatch So Advanced It’s Almost Self-Aware

Any old watch will tell you the date and time. Fancy ones tell you the date and sometimes the moon phase. The Urwerk UR-1001 Zeit Device is a pocketwatch so advanced it tells you how it’s feeling. Thanks to our portable timepieces, we all know where the hell we are in the day. The Swiss-made…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar

How to Become the Most Wanted Hacker in the World

Kevin Mitnick was one of the most notorious hackers of all time. But when he hacked Japanese computer security expert “the Samurai,” he set into motion the events that would eventually lead to his capture. Ghost in the Wires is a portal into the highest levels of online espionage. With my new identity credentials in…

Privacy & Security Kevin Mitnick

Flipboard’s Getting Movies, TV Shows, Books, and an iPhone App

Everyone’s favorite meta-media reader, Flipboard, is getting a few pretty major upgrades. The company’s CEO Mike McCue told Reuters that they plan to add TV, movies, and books to the app by the end of the year, which sounds pretty great. They’re also releasing an iPhone and iPod Touch version of the app, which sounds…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Panasonic’s New Lumix FZ150 Is a Super-Zoom Killer for Only $500

Google Street View Is Coming to an Amazonian Trail Near You

You Can Thank Human-Neanderthal Relations for Your Strong Immune System

Apple Hires JailbreakMe Creator Comex as an Intern

GorillaPod + Inline Skate Wheels = Smooth-Flowin’ Video Genius

The Mid-Century Typing Table

The Last Footage of DARPA’s Hypersonic Aircraft before It Vanished into Oblivion

Aaliyah: Rock the Boat

How Not to Air Your Grievances with the Banking Industry to Congress

A Tent for Your Hammock. Oh Hell Yes.

Facebook Drunks, Tweeting Gangs, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

A Happy Birthday Linux Post Written by a Linux Script

Whoa, Olympus’ New Micro Four Thirds PEN E-PM1 Is $500

A List of Things That Aren’t Available in Pantone Colors But Should Be, in No Particular Order

The Crazy Stuff That Shows Up When You Type “Why” on Aol

Luminance for iPad: Edit Photos on Your iPad Like a PRO

Hurricane Irene Is Worse Than You Think

Daily Desired: A Pocketwatch So Advanced It’s Almost Self-Aware

How to Become the Most Wanted Hacker in the World

Flipboard’s Getting Movies, TV Shows, Books, and an iPhone App

‘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

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

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

Let us help find what you are looking for...