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David Chang’s Momofuku restaurants are the unofficial official eateries of Gizmodo. We love pork, oysters, fat, salt, noodles and cookies. The Momofuku cookbook is one of our bibles. Now, there’s going to be a Momofuku app, and it sounds delicious. The app, Lucky Peach, is going to be a quarterly release, headed by Chang and…
Ah man, don’t you hate those days where everything goes totally right except for when you, I dunno, step in a puddle? BP CEO Bob Dudley feels like that about BP in 2010, except his “puddle” was an environmental armageddon. The executive’s spectacularly tone-deaf remark closes out Fortune’s excellent investigative piece on the BP oil…
This is a great deal for those already rueing the day they ever bought into the ebook craze. Over in Portland, Oregon, Microcosm Publishing trades magazines and books with you to the value of your Kindle. [Microcosm via RegHardware]
If you’re on Verizon and you have a Blackberry Bold 9560 or a Curve 3G, you should be able to update to Blackberry OS 6.0 via OTA update, or by connecting your Blackberry to your computer and going to this page. Praise Lazaridis! [Blackberry via Ubergizmo] https://gizmodo.com/what-is-blackberry-6-5603396
There’s a lot of talk right now about what really hides inside Taco Bell’s beef—better known as “Taco Meat Filling”—and so naturally the fast food restaurant was bound to chime in with some rather angry words: https://jezebel.com/this-is-what-really-hides-in-taco-bells-beef-5742413 TACO BELL STATEMENT REGARDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ‘At Taco Bell, we buy our beef from the same trusted…
These Razer Ferox ultraportable gaming speakers could provide some attractive relief the next time you want to hit up a crowded LAN party. Boasting 360 degree omni-directional sound, you might reconsider those front-facing speakers you’ve been lugging around. The Ferox speakers open up when powered on, a feature that Razer claims makes for improved bass…
Bed & Breakfasts are cool if you and the honey are going on holiday, but did you also realize you can rent out your own place for money? Airbnb lets you calculate how much your extra room is worth to travelers. But for most of you, you’ll probably just use that feature once, then use…
Inspired by Thomas Edison, designer David Krawczyk created an ancient-looking alarm clock (ten points to the man in the back, well done!) with light bulbs that glow when stuck into the desired wake-up time. Tremendously nerdy “fun.” [Coroflot via Walyou]
First Polaroid appoints Lady Gaga its Creative Director, now Intel taps will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas as its “Director of Creative Innovation.” Somewhere, Right Said Fred stares at his phone, patiently awaiting Cisco’s call. https://gizmodo.com/new-polaroid-pic-1000-models-shown-off-and-good-news-t-5442887 The details are vague on what, precisely, the musician will be doing over at Intel, other than maybe tweaking…
A tony prep school in Knoxville, Tennessee has made it mandatory for every student between grades 4 and 12 to own an iPad. That might be a good idea, someday! But being this far ahead of the curve shortchanges students. However magical it might be, let’s not forget the iPad is a first-generation device, with…
Today we’ve got deals on a Dell Vostro + dual 23″ display bundle, a bunch of Simpsons seasons, and a sample of Quaker Oatmeal Squares. Sort by: CategoryPrice (Low to High)Price (High to Low)Free Only Top Deals • Dell Vostro 230 3GHz Intel E5700 Dual-core Mini Tower w/dual 23″ Dell E2311H LED-backlit LCD Monitor, 2GB…
Camera: Canon T2i; Lens: 50mm; Settings: ISO 100, 10 minutes @ f/8 This shot was taken near an overlook of Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs, CO. It was a nice night for the challenge but I learned that it is a good idea to have a flashlight or headlamp with you when…
The 175 photos that follow look like they might have been taken during the day. But it’s not day. It’s night. The photos are lying, thanks to long exposures that soak in the colorful nightlife. Lead Shot – Lifeguard I was camping with my son at San Elijo State Beach in San Diego, CA when…
Moon Through the Trees on a Bright Winter’s Night I took this in my backyard with my Sony NEX-5 with the Sony 18-55 lens. ISO 200, f4, focal length 19ft with a 30 sec. exposure. -Adam Micco This is one of my favorite New Mexico back roads, and this tree has always been my favorite…
The hardest part of this challenge was finding a place without lights, so I went to an abandoned building on the edge of campus to take this shot. I tried a few angles and liked the look of the overexposed moon and found a good angle of the building that avoided streetlamps. Shot with a…
The call just died, and for no apparent reason. You were just walking down the street, for God’s sake. So, let’s talk about it: What happened? To you, this situation was simple, and nothing really changed: You walked a few feet and your phone stopped working. To your phone, though, the scene was quite a…
Near-field communication is old-hat technology to seamlessly pay for stuff with phones in Europe and Asia. Now, it might finally take off here. First, Google and now, according to Bloomberg, Apple’s building NFC payment systems for iPhone and iPad. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-near-field-communication-5707321 Richard Doherty, director of the consulting firm Envisioneering Group, says that Apple’s planning to let…
Last weekend, at the Edwardian Ball in San Francisco, some brilliant or deranged or brilliantly deranged man showed up wearing an honest to goodness fishbowl helmet. A helmet, on his head, with real, live goldfish inside of it. Here’s video… Your move, OK Go. [Laughing Squid] https://gizmodo.com/ok-go-perform-underwater-with-fish-bowls-and-snorkels-a-5546029
Gawker Media is looking for some Editorial Marketing interns. Here’s what you need to know: This is a three month internship under the Editorial Marketing Team at Gawker Media, so the ideal candidate is someone who’s interested in learning about online media, online marketing, or both. During your internship, you will work directly under the…
Twenty bucks for a terminal emulator when there’s already a perfectly serviceable one on your Mac? Secret Geometry’s “Cathode” makes a good case for itself. It can look like nearly any terminal on any old flickering CRT monitor. OSX-only Cathode is chocked full of class. Not only can you tailor each and every mode to…
