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Unofficially, this is the world’s largest cube puzzle. I get a headache just thinking about how one would go about solving this functioning 17x17x17 behemoth. If I actually tried solving this thing, I’d probably have a nervous breakdown. Comprised of 1539 pieces and roughly 5.5-inches-long in each direction, creator Oskar van Deventer fabricated each individual…
If you haven’t heard, Egypt’s government is trying to quell an internal resistance movement by shutting down all communication avenues in the country, including radio, television and internet. If you think these claims are dubious, you can see for yourself. https://gizmodo.com/is-internet-access-a-human-right-5745478 Just-Ping will let you enter in any domain/URL, and it will check ping times…
Here’s an interesting factoid dropped by Amazon during their quarterly call: since the beginning of the year, Amazon has sold 115 Kindle eBooks for every 100 paperback books purchases on its site. Are we finally witnessing a momentum shift here? Last summer it was reported that Kindle eBooks were already outselling hardcovers on Amazon (143…
It’s a long night and you’re bored? Head over to #whitenoise and enjoy a few laughs with the folks there. Go on. I promise that it’ll be fun and that the #whitenoisers won’t bite—unless they realize that you haven’t read our commenting guide. https://gizmodo.com/a-guide-to-gizmodo-5605851
Tonight I had a few beers, a nice dinner, and watched a documentary about people in other countries. And then I learned that the Egyptian government has decided to turn off the internet. I despise “internet culture”. It’s so pointless, so self-fulfilling, so completely insular and without context. I’m the pessimist who looks at stories…
Moto’s well-specced netbook-docking phone, the Atrix 4G, popped up on Amazon for a list price of $150. Obviously, this seems a bit low for both the phone and laptop dock, so if this listing is accurate, the assumption here is that you’ll be able to buy each component separately. Engadget also says that the listing…
Click to viewStop whatever you’re doing right now and go tell your dear ones that you love them. You’ll be glad you did once you listen to this voicemail recording. The 90-second message was left on a phone belonging to a Diane Potts—not the mysterious Samantha whom the speaker addresses. The message allows us to…
Click to viewA two-foot long laser cannon—complete with its bright yellow protective case—disappeared from a truck in Denton, Texas recently. It’s not weaponized, but its owners, the local authorities, the FBI, and the FAA are definitely concerned about it. The device is described as being “used as a measuring device in the train business” and…
It’s nice to have windows. In a more utilitarian sense, it’s nice to have shelves. The architects of this house in the Swedish countryside figured out how to have both on the same wall to great effect. Spröjs House, an extension of a Swedish home designed by Visiondivision, has space for a master bedroom, a…
This itty bitty plastic rifle was recently declared a “firearm” by airport security officials at Gatwick Airport. Which I guess makes the toy soldier it had been attached to an enemy combatant? Ken Lloyd and his wife were transporting the figurine across country lines after having purchased it at the Royal Signals Museum at Blandford…
Don’t look at the center of Bovet’s Pininfarina watch—I fear it may suck us right into its cogs if we’re not careful. That, or into Bovet’s store, where we’d find ourselves $20,000 lighter. [ABlogToRead via CrunchGear]
If you are an airplane lover, you will like these USB wings—or better said, tail fins. They are made by Bader Models and feature iconic airlines, including old school ones like Pan-Am. The 4GB version is $53.00, and they go up to 32GB for $120.00. A bit expensive, but I wonder how Joel’s MacBook Air…
Dead Space, the new iOS installment of the popular PC and console game, is scary. Like horror movie scary. It’s also one of the most fully-realized iOS games yet. What is it? Dead Space, iPhone and iPad, $7 and $10, respectively.. Dead Space might be the best all-around iOS game I’ve played, but it’s not…
This spherical panorama was made over the course of 24 hours by Chris Kotsiopoulos, showing an entire Athenian day in one single picture, with 500 star trails, 35 Sun images and 25 landscapes. Here’s how he did it: I began the shooting the morning of December 30, 2010, taking photos with my camera on a…
There’s a lot to absorb in Businessweek’s massive look at the top of Google’s executive food chain. But the juicy bits are extra-juicy. The profiles of the top Google brass tell as much about the company as they do the individuals. First, that it’s a massive, sprawling institution with varying degrees of autonomy from division…
When Verizon bought Alltel, it became the biggest carrier in the US, with 83.7 million customers. Two years later, it has 94.1 million customers. And as of today, AT&T is number one again, with 95.5 million customers. Why? The iPhone. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-wireless-completes-merger-with-alltel-now-the-5127413 (Update 2: The earnings release doesn’t make this totally clear, referring to “95.5…
Today’s deals include a 11.6″ Fujitsu LifeBook notebook bundle, a Rosewell hard drive docking station, and a free Rosetta Stone demo CD. Sign up for Papa John’s loyalty program to get a free pizza if the superbowl goes into overtime Sort by: CategoryPrice (Low to High)Price (High to Low)Free Only Top Deals • 11.6″ Fujitsu…
Sports fans love their HDTVs, right? As in, they kind of want to marry it. Well what if you could, say, see your fantasy football standings live-updating right on your TV screen as you watch the game? You can, with Logitech Revue. 1) The Whole World (Wide Web, That Is) in Your Hands You’re watching…
The teen texting dream machine and proto-smartphone Sidekick is rising from the grave, imbued with 4G and Android superpowers. And now we’ve got an alleged first look at it, courtesy of TmoNews—old Sidekick, sans fugliness, plus giant screen. You nostalgics might be disappointed by what looks like the absence of the old swivel screen action…
Millions of rats living on the NYC subway tracks don’t faze New Yorkers in the least. But recently, the rats have started venturing onto slumbering passengers. And now: alarming video evidence shows that rats consider themselves normal subway riders. http://tv.gawker.com/5732655/loose-rat-in-new-york-city-subway-car-crawls-on-mans-face Notice how the presence of the rat on this R train car (filmed just two…
