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Watching a Girl Spin Inside a Hula Hoop Is Freaking Dizzying

Go Pro HDs are the camera for recording extreme activities. Like skiing. Or skimboarding. Or surfing. And hell, even hulahooping. A girl attached a Go Pro HD to record what it would look like from the inside and it’s crazy. https://gizmodo.com/a-skiers-helmet-cam-records-his-horrific-fall-from-a-cl-5773236 I can’t tell what’s moving. Is it the hula hoop? Is she spinning in…

Tech News Casey Chan

MobileMe Will Live for Another Year as Find My iPhone Escapes From Its Grasp

MobileMe will die someday. Just not anytime soon, since apple will keep MobileMe operational until June 30, 2012. But now that iCloud is here (and free), all MobileMe subscriptions from the last year, will be free until they expire. According to GigaOm, if you recently bought the service, but have yet to activate it, or…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Best of the 240 Unsung Features in OS X Lion

Launchpad! Mission Control! Airdrop! Lion’s packing so many bold new features that the keynote sounded like chatter from a missile silo. Apple highlighted the ten big ones, but what about the other 240? There are some hidden gems. Let’s look! https://lifehacker.com/whats-brand-new-in-os-x-lion-5808446 • A new address book: The new book’s dropping its side and status bars,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Finally, a 3DS Alarm Clock and Battery Pack With a Buttload of Speakers

Nyko’s new 3DS accessories are both excellent and horrible reminders of the way we live now. First, a horribly frankensteinian alarm clock/charging dock/speaker system, the Play Dock. If you can dream it, it can be crammed into an alarm clock. Next, the ill-named “Shock ‘n’ Rock,” which combines a much-needed life-tripling battery pack with four…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nyko Zoom for Kinect Lets You Play in the Tiniest Apartments

A pair of lenses that clip onto your Kinect, Nyko’s Zoom reduces the distance you need to play Kinect by up to 40 percent. If it works, it sounds terribly useful, especially in New York City (trust me). I’m wondering how significantly it affects Kinect’s peripheral vision though, especially when you’re talking about bringing in…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The iPhone Extinguished All My Doubts Today

Using the first generation iPhone was unbelievable. I felt like an Amazonian tribesman who had wandered out of the jungle and tasted refined sugar for the first time. Goddamn. That’s delicious. And then my teeth started rotting. Apple is one of the most innovative companies there is. But sometimes to innovate, you have to copy.…

Tech News Mat Honan

How Weiner Could Have Gotten Away With It

Extramarital flirtation used to be so simple: just cozy up in the dark corner of some bar somewhere! But as Rep. Anthony Weiner just learned, digital footprints can be as telling as lipstick on the collar. Here’s our guide to how he should have rolled. [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/anthony-weiner-admits-it-was-his-weiner-5809121

Tech News Brian Barrett

Photofon Shows Just the Photos in Your Twitter Timeline

Love Twitpics (or Lockerz now or whatever?) but hate having to open them individually every time you see one pop up in your overstuffed Twitter timeline? Check them all out at once, Instagram-style, with Photofon for iOS. Just pop in your login credentials and it’ll show you all the photos linked in your Twitter timeline.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Anthony Weiner Admits It Was His Weiner

In a press conference this afternoon, Rep. Anthony Weiner tearfully admitted that the infamous Twitter pic that he denied showed his penis really did the whole time. The announcement comes after more than a week of media frenzy surrounding it. http://gawker.com/5806545/did-anthony-weiner-tweet-pic-of-his-weiner He states that he was embarrassed during the whole fiasco, and first and foremost…

Tech News Kwame Opam

The 2011 Gawker Media Census Results Are In

6,450 of you dear Gizmodo readers participated in the 2011 Gawker Media Census, and you made it clear that Gizmodo is close to your heart, and your computers. Maybe it’s because 39% of you said Giz Explains is your favorite feature, or maybe it’s because 41% of you rely on Gizmodo reviews before purchasing new…

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Japan Doubles Estimated Radiation Leakage

Based on the fact that several of Fukushima’s reactors are now believed to have melted down, Japan’s nuclear safety agency is revising their figures on the amount of radiation spewed at the start of the crisis. By over 100%. The government now says 770,000 terabecquerels of radiation were launched outside of the plant. The news…

Tech News Sam Biddle

What Important Scientific Breakthrough “Stirs Considerable Passion in the Breasts of Physicists”?

If proven true, the theoretical physicist John Pendry’s hyperbolic statement won’t just apply to physicists’ breasts, as who isn’t excited by the suggestion that empty space is far from empty. In fact, it might be possible to make sparks fly. Literally. Taking on the quantum theory that says a vacuum has heaps of particles floating…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The War in Afghanistan, as Seen by a 60 Minutes Cameraman

There are plenty of war photos, but it’s not often we get close-up video of real-time combat. 60 Minutes sent correspondent Lara Logan into Afghanistan along with cameraman R.A. Bribiesca, who has been capturing footage since the Vietnam War. Click to viewBribiesca says that finding a safe spot and staying calm is essential to his…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Man Pays Medical Bill in Pennies. Man Gets a Ticket.

I can’t imagine ever using more than 25 pennies to pay for anything. All that copper and insignificant value, who really cares! Apparently, Jason West. He paid for a medical bill with 2,500 pennies. Too bad he got a ticket for that. West, a 38-year-old man from Utah, must’ve been saving those pennies for a…

Tech News Casey Chan

Your Handy Guide to E3’s Big Press Conference Kick-Off Times

Keeping track of E3’s big press conferences-where all the important announcements are made-can be hard enough. But keeping track of them and then knowing what time that is in your particular part of the world? That’s really hard! So Kotaku figured they’d make it a little easier on everyone, and put together this chart showing…

Tech News Brian Barrett

China Building Its Own Osama-Killing Stealth Black Hawks

But don’t worry! They’re just 1:144 scale toys. If this is the extent of Chinese reverse-engineering efforts, then the Pentagon can probably wipe the sweat off its trillion dollar brow. I’d still like one of these for my desk, though. From the looks of it, the “Operation Geronimo Stealth Helicopter” is based largely off the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

WWDC 2011 Predictions: Here Comes iCloud, But What Else?

Apple made the bold move of pre-announcing its WWDC offerings last week, but we’re sure there will still be surprises aplenty. Be sure to check out our liveblog today for breaking news; in the meantime, here are our predictions: https://gizmodo.com/icloud-is-coming-to-wwdc-5806910 Will you be able to Find My Mac in Lion? Not only does it make…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

For All You Know the Cloud Is Just Some Dude

Sure, go ahead and upload your life to the cloud. But don’t be surprised when you look behind the curtain and find out that this whole “cloud” thing is some lonely guy in a hat, cable modem in hand. [xkcd]

Tech News Brian Barrett

An Overturned Army Tank is a Treadmill For Olympic Athletes

They wanted to use an American tank, but weren’t allowed—that’s why the American team exhibiting at the Venice Biennale used an overturned British tank for their treadmill masterpiece, Track and Field, instead. Selected by the US government to represent their country, artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla hired eight Olympic athletes to take turns jogging…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Play Pong Using Your iPhone, and Just Try Not to Be Brainwashed By McDonalds

Loathe them all you like (except when it’s midnight; you’ve had a few drinks, and have 20 minutes to kill before your bus comes), McDonalds has done good with this billboard that lets iPhone users play Pong. It’s that simple. Wandering Swedes don’t have to download an app to play the game, either—they just have…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Watching a Girl Spin Inside a Hula Hoop Is Freaking Dizzying

MobileMe Will Live for Another Year as Find My iPhone Escapes From Its Grasp

The Best of the 240 Unsung Features in OS X Lion

Finally, a 3DS Alarm Clock and Battery Pack With a Buttload of Speakers

Nyko Zoom for Kinect Lets You Play in the Tiniest Apartments

The iPhone Extinguished All My Doubts Today

How Weiner Could Have Gotten Away With It

Photofon Shows Just the Photos in Your Twitter Timeline

Anthony Weiner Admits It Was His Weiner

The 2011 Gawker Media Census Results Are In

Japan Doubles Estimated Radiation Leakage

What Important Scientific Breakthrough “Stirs Considerable Passion in the Breasts of Physicists”?

The War in Afghanistan, as Seen by a 60 Minutes Cameraman

Man Pays Medical Bill in Pennies. Man Gets a Ticket.

Your Handy Guide to E3’s Big Press Conference Kick-Off Times

China Building Its Own Osama-Killing Stealth Black Hawks

WWDC 2011 Predictions: Here Comes iCloud, But What Else?

For All You Know the Cloud Is Just Some Dude

An Overturned Army Tank is a Treadmill For Olympic Athletes

Play Pong Using Your iPhone, and Just Try Not to Be Brainwashed By McDonalds

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was a Hit Despite That Unsatisfying Release Strategy Change

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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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