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Gizmodo’s Giving Away Another Chrome OS Notebook and Here’s How to Win It

Google sent us some beautiful Chrome OS notebooks and we want to give one to you. Here’s how you can enter a random drawing for the gadget. https://gizmodo.com/chrome-os-hands-on-what-googles-computer-of-the-future-5708469 All you have to do is head over and join our official Facebook page and drop a comment on the “Comment here for a chance to win…

Social Media Rosa Golijan

This Man Is Now a Drum Machine, Whether He Likes It or Not

Fantastically weird artist/DJ/programmer Daito Manabe is at it again, this time outfitting a friend with his infamous electroshock visualizer and rigging it up to respond to music generated by playing that same friend. Like a big twitchy, fleshy drum machine. https://gizmodo.com/innovations-in-visualizer-technology-electroshock-your-5068772 The central paradox of friendship with Daito Manabe: you’re the first to get to…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Everest Gear Gallery

GigaPan Imager, used to take the highest panoramas on earth. [Oobject] Image Credit: Onorbit.com Medical chests used on the British 1924 and 1938 Mount Everest Expedition. [Oobject] Sir Edmund Hillary’s Axe made by Claudius Simond, Chamonix France. Modern ice axes look almost nothing like this. [Oobject] Everest trash: Oxygen cylinders recovered by the Nepalese government.…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

What’s That Disembodied Head Doing in My Backyard?

Ghostly faces, disembodied eyes, and haunting chandeliers can be found floating against trees and reflected in the water in small cities in Spain. But there’s no need to call the Ghostbusters just yet. Ibon Mainar‘s “Proyecciones en el Exterior” are simple, fleeting works of projected art against natural backdrops. But in some cases they’re just…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

This 1982 Tron Holiday Special Really Should’ve Existed

Click to viewRemember that nightmareish Star Wars Holiday Special? Well, what if it had been Tron instead, and featured pitch-perfect guest appearances by Dom DeLuise and OJ Simpson? This. This is what. And it’s incredible. It’s also a terrific chance to start the “Jefferson Starship vs. Daft Punk” argument that no one ever wanted to…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Use AirFlick to Send Non-iTunes Video from Your Mac to AppleTV

Someday, AirPlay will let us fling content to and from anything with a screen. We’re not quite there yet! AirFlick, a new tool available in alpha, will at least let you beam video from your Mac to your AppleTV. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-airplay-should-work-5698609 Though AirFlick is still pretty rough around the edges it is proof that an unjailbroken…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Get the Swype Keyboard For Your Android Phone Now

Swype has been my favorite way to type on an Android phone, but it’s been kinda limited in what phones can run the keyboard software. Until now! All you have to do is register at Swype and download. There’s also a FAQ to get your started on installing Swype on your phone. It should work…

Tech News Jason Chen

Yelp App Gets a Big Beautiful iPad Update

The Yelp app just hit version 5.0, bringing a totally overhauled iPad experience along with it. Now you can find restaurants with a tasty visual search (warning: dangerous if hungry) or write restaurant reviews right on your iPad. Free. [Yelp]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

10 Tools Every Homeowner Should Have

Doorknobs get loose, windows need unsticking, the faucet always ends up dripping—and houses don’t usually come with a super. Here’s are the 10 tools that will get any homeowner through the most common projects around the house. 1. Tape measure – Pretty much every single household repair or upgrade requires measuring something. Painting the living…

Tech News Alex Bandon, ThisOldHouse.com

Gizmodo Goes 3D

We’ll remember 2010 for a lot of reasons. The iPad. The bacon thing finally got old. Teabaggers. And it was the year Hollywood and electronics companies tried to drag us into another dimension: 3D got big. It invaded movie theaters—it seemed like every other blockbuster begged you at the end of the trailer to see…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Follow Me. Call Me. I Love You. Be Stupid.

What do you have to say in ten characters or less? You’d better think of something clever, because Diesel Watches wants you to have a brand-new LED panel watch, into which you can program anything you like. Ideas include: BrushTeeth, Pay Bills, High Score… Diesel’s new watches feature a scrolling LED message display, a silicone…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Your Favorite Delicious Snacks Get a Minimalist Transformation

Product packages are often the design equivalent of having a hammer driven into your eyeballs. Buzzword-y text everywhere, disgusting color overload, and corny cartoon mascots. So why not strip it all away and let the thing’s name speak for itself? Design firm A2591 took popular tasty products (well, excluding spray cleaner and condoms) and gave…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Deals of the Day

Todays deals include a 3D HDTV bundle, a 20″ Acer monitor, and a free 7 day trial to Match.com. Plus, don’t forget about Amazon’s Free One Day Holiday Shipping! https://lifehacker.com/amazons-got-free-free-one-day-shipping-on-electronic-5715229 Top Deals: • 55″ Samsung UN55C7000 Widescreen 1080p LED 3D-Ready 240Hz HDTV, Samsung BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray Disc Player, 2-pair Samsung 3-D Glasses, SHREK on BLU-RAY…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals

App of the Day: Crackdown 2 for Windows Phone 7

New platforms mean cool new games! Crackdown 2, an extension of the popular Crackdown franchise for Xbox, is a WP7 tower defense game with a twist: you defend real locations using Bing Maps. It’s Microsoft synergy at its finest! What is it? Crackdown 2, Windows Phone 7, $3. Says Jason: Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst is,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Disney Patents Interactive Cakes

Think back, if you will, to the last time you ate a birthday cake. Don’t you remember griping about how it didn’t really do anything? Well, Disney’s looking to fix all that with interactive cakes. Yes, birthday cakes with pico-projectors. Just when people were perfecting the non-interactive cake, Disney had to go and throw this…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Pretend Your iPhone Is Naked with This Teardown Skin

We’re very tolerant here at Giz—if the thought of your iPhone 4 without its clothes on gets you excited, by all means! But it’s probably not very good for the phone. Slap on this exposed-guts back decal instead. The decal’s makers claim the skin, less than 0.3mm thick, is waterproof, scratch resistant, and should last…

Tech News Sam Biddle

French Cellphone Contracts Will Be the Death of You

Thought getting out of cellphone contracts here in the US was bad? Sorry. It’s got nothing on what American-in-Paris Leonora Epstein went through trying to break up with Orange. This is her story. Quelle horreur! Shortly after arriving in France a year and a half ago, I decided to scrap my shit pay- as-you-go phone…

Tech News Leonora Epstein

Motorola Thinks Their Tablet Will Be Best of All Time

Looking forward to the unveiling of their Honeycomb-having tablet at CES, Motorola made this teaser outlining the shortcomings of some older slabs. The iPad? Just a big iPhone! The Rosetta Stone? Too low-res! And no Angry Birds. [YouTube] https://gizmodo.com/android-3-0-aka-honeycomb-makes-a-surprise-appearance-o-5707803

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Best Apps for People Who Need To Know Everything

Yeah, sure, you probably know a lot. But there’s always that movie or star constellation or post-graduate vocabulary word or Wikipedia fact that you can dig into. Here are the six best apps that’ll satisfy your insatiable thirst for knowledge. iOS Wolfram Alpha This is an app that transformed itself from joke to recommended download…

Tech News John Herrman

Nokia’s Budget 3210 Is Back—Reissued by French Designers

Not content with doing over just the Motorola StarTac, French design company Lekki has reissued Nokia’s 3210, which is one of the best-selling phones in history. Why? Seems like a good time to party like it’s 1999, I suppose. https://gizmodo.com/the-motorola-startac-is-back-in-yellow-5672422 The phone was one of the first models to have an internal antenna, and apart…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Gizmodo’s Giving Away Another Chrome OS Notebook and Here’s How to Win It

This Man Is Now a Drum Machine, Whether He Likes It or Not

Everest Gear Gallery

What’s That Disembodied Head Doing in My Backyard?

This 1982 Tron Holiday Special Really Should’ve Existed

Use AirFlick to Send Non-iTunes Video from Your Mac to AppleTV

Get the Swype Keyboard For Your Android Phone Now

Yelp App Gets a Big Beautiful iPad Update

10 Tools Every Homeowner Should Have

Gizmodo Goes 3D

Follow Me. Call Me. I Love You. Be Stupid.

Your Favorite Delicious Snacks Get a Minimalist Transformation

Deals of the Day

App of the Day: Crackdown 2 for Windows Phone 7

Disney Patents Interactive Cakes

Pretend Your iPhone Is Naked with This Teardown Skin

French Cellphone Contracts Will Be the Death of You

Motorola Thinks Their Tablet Will Be Best of All Time

The Best Apps for People Who Need To Know Everything

Nokia’s Budget 3210 Is Back—Reissued by French Designers

Leaked Anthropic Model Presents ‘Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks,’ Much to Pentagon’s Pleasure

Don’t miss out: Bitdefender, One of the World’s Best Antiviruses, Is Now on Sale

The Secret to Better Sperm? It’s Probably Already on Your Schedule

Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

Toshiba’s 65-inch Smart Fire TV Now Matches 43-Inch Pricing After 44% Drop on Amazon

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

Repair Workers Accidentally Stumble Upon Lost Remains of Legendary ‘Fourth Musketeer’

Dreame Aero Pro Wet Dry Vacuum Mop Drops 20% Shortly After Launch in the Spring Cleaning Sale

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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