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If you’re not among the mathematically gifted, there’s hope for you yet—and doesn’t involve any studying. Instead, researches have found that a little electric stimulation may add up to better math skills. Participants in the study were given a one milliamp electrical stimulus across the parietal lobe for 20 minutes a day. It doesn’t amount…
If you don’t work inside one, you might expect laboratory work to be humdrum. But throughout history, some spectacular scenes have occurred in labs across the world. LIFE brings us a gallery of these moments-from the impressive to the strange. This shot, of endless specimens in a 1950 cancer lab, is simply dizzying—though it’s not…
I am not ashamed to admit that I fantasize about surviving a zombie outbreak. And that’s why I’m so envious of the students at SUNY Geneseo, who made this epic trailer for their annual weeklong NERF zombie outbreak battle royale. The game, Humans vs. Zombies, started at Goucher College in 2005, and many other schools…
Microsoft’s little taste of our sci-fi future, Kinect, is here. Right now, it’s pretty good. But the potential is incredible. Two months ago, we saw how Microsoft got here, and just how far they wanted to take it. [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/xbox-kinect-review-its-a-brand-new-console-5680205
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Glass balls, tacky sequined stars, little trains—most ornaments suck. But these custom Lego designs from Giz illustrator emeritus Powerpig, do not suck. They are the coolest tree-adornment we’ve seen in some time. Here’s how to make you own. Powerpig’s site offers more than one way to piece together some plastic cheer. You might think November…
Oh my! When the folks at iFixit tore down a Microsoft Kinect they found a strong little fan among the many, many sensors. They suspect that Microsoft’s a bit paranoid about heat dissipation after the Xbox 360’s red-ring-of death problems. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-kinect-review-its-a-brand-new-console-5680205 If you’re curious about what’s inside this sleek little gadget, here’s a summary courtesy…
Love great apps? Like them cheap or free? Find them here! Free Apps: iOS: • Chop Chop Soccer (iPhone) for $0 (normally $1.99) • Monster Game Pack (iPhone) for $0 (normally $4.99) • Tris Revenge (iPhone) for $0 (normally $2.99) • Tree Connect (iPhone) for $0 (normally $0.99) • Fish Soccer (iPhone) for $0 (normally…
Well, not *all* angles admittedly, but the cameraman was displaying some fancy editing skills when shooting a 4th floor explosion in Japan a few years back. It’s believed the explosion dates back to 2003, when an employee set off a bomb in Nagoya, Tokyo, over a pay dispute. Supposedly the bomber killed himself, plus his…
I think this is the best summary I’ve seen of how all those smartphone platform fans see each other. Spot on. Sure, it’s missing Symbian talibans and the Palm minority. And it probably would need to be updated soon with Windows Phone 7 users, but it’s good. [C-Section—Thanks Charlie!] https://gizmodo.com/windows-phone-7-series-everything-is-different-now-5471805
The Android Facebook app has, until recently, always been gangly and malnourished compared to its iPhone counterpart. Why? Google bought out the sole dude who worked on it for Facebook. “It was kind of frustrating,” says the Zuck. [TechCrunch] https://gizmodo.com/android-gets-a-pretty-pretty-facebook-app-5604564
Shortly after the year’s Halloween festivities had ended, this adorable little guy discovered that some dude had absconded with his superhero backpack. Adding insult to injury, it contained his hard-earned Halloween candy and his PSP. Listen to him tell it… These are the facts: sometime during the day or days after Halloween, in California’s Bay…
If you’re a fan of Google’s sometimes awkward Instant Search feature then I’ve got some great news for you: It’s now available on your iPhone or Android devices—as long as you’re running Froyo or iOS 4. [Google Blog]
Space-age jelly? A new art installation from Jeff Koons? A scary CGI sextoy massager? Let’s all pull together now, before opinions are polarized even more… It’s actually a macro photo of ferrofluid (a liquid made from nanoscale ferromagnetic particles, which can turn magnetized very quickly), shot while it’s in the presence of magnets. Photographer Linden…
A video adventurer was daring enough to infiltrate this abandoned Six Flags outside New Orleans—derelict since Hurricane Katrina—and record footage. The environs are haunting, to say the least—and we watched with the expectation of some zombie cameos. The footage is, beyond being the picture perfect backdrop for a post-apocalyptic flick, an eery reminder of the…
We need a theme song. So we’re asking you mad geniuses for help. Fire up GarageBand, send us your brilliant original composition, and you could win a sick audiophiliac prize pack from Shure in addition to the honor, prestige, and glory that comes with penning the Gizmodo theme song. So here’s how to enter: Send…
What a pleasant surprise! The fellows over at Create Digital Music have discovered that iOS 4.2 will allow iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches to support MIDI devices over both USB (via camera connection kit) and Wi-Fi. The above video shows what the 4.2-ready version of Pianist Pro will be capable of, and Create Digital Music…
This cantilevered 134-foot-long office sits on top a main concrete structure, seemingly out of place and in dangerous equilibrium. It’s not only pretty, but one of the largest cantilevered buildings in the world. The building is the new Cinépolis Headquarters—one of the largest movie theater chains in the world—looking over the city of Morelia. It’s…
We’ve already ascertained that 3D printers are cool. But when connected to an iPad, running the Beautiful Modeler app? Consider our collective minds blown. You can mold digital clay into whatever you want, then print it with a 3D printer. You’ll need a 3D printer, obviously—MakerBot’s Thing-O-Matic is the cheapest, at $1,225. https://gizmodo.com/personal-3d-printing-sweatshop-costs-just-1-225-for-ma-5648643 It’s probably…
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