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EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week, the best concept gadgets of 2009, robots will take over our water pipes, badass Chariot Skates turns you into a Wheeler, and could Facebook ditch 75% of its servers by switching to C++? Facebook Could Eliminate 75% of Its Servers by Changing Their Programming Code Or at least that’s the argument of one…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch

Spirit Level / Sundial / Compass Watch Hurts My Eyes And Your Street Cred

No matter how bored you are these holidays, or how high/drunk from all the snaffling and quaffing of mince pies and Baileys, please don’t make this snow dome sundial/compass/spirit level watch. Promise me? [Instructables]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Ribbit is Like Google Voice Voicemail for iPhone, Except It Actually Exists

Seeing Google Voice repeatedly bash its forehead against the gates of the App Store gave competitor Ribbit an idea: why not just cut the features Apple and/or AT&T are scared of, like calling and texting? And so they did. https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-at-t-answer-fcc-about-google-voice-rejection-5342954 Ribbit proper is a direct Google Voice competitor, which means it offers number consolidation, calls,…

Tech News John Herrman

Rig Your Destiny With a Magic 8-Ball Hack

My biggest complaint about the future is that I can’t control every minute aspect of it. Fortunately, DIYer Craig Smith has found a way to force a Magic 8-Ball to give you whatever fortune you want. By day Craig is a hot tub/spa service tech, so his self-styled 20-sided decision die is a little plumbing-centric…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Biomass Power Plant Probably Hides Future Evil World Ruler

I don’t know if I would like to have a biomass power plant next to my house, but if I have to get one, please let it be like this. Better yet, let me live in it. This 49.3 megawatt biomass power plant in the United Kingdom will be fully integrated with its surroundings on…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Beware the 2000 Time Bomb

Go tell it on the mountain: The Y2K banking computer glitch will bring about screwy traffic lights, a worldwide blackout and (maybe) the return of Christ. Oh those silly profiteering televangelists! I have a theory. Bear with me now. Okay, ready? I think that televangelists of the late 1990s actually wanted the world to end.…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Linux Gets Multitouch, Unofficially

Those Linuxers just can’t stand watching Windows 7 do something they can’t, so the ENAC Interactive Computing Lab worked to get multitouch running in Fedora. And now you can, too. Apparently, their solution requires Linux kernel 2.6.31, X.org 1.7 (modified), and a series of corresponding hardware and experimental drivers (including a simple Asus Eee T91MT).…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Obama to Back New Heavy Rocket, Bigger NASA Budget, Cancel Ares 1

Sad news, space cowboys: According to NASA insiders, Ares 1 will be no more. Good news, space cowboys! According to the same sources, Señor Presidente Obama has decided that it’s worth to invest in space. The man got a plan: https://gizmodo.com/high-res-video-of-ares-i-x-launch-5391819 Reporting on a White House and NASA meeting last Wednesday, sources say that the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Waste Of Beer: Christmas Tree Made From 1,000 Full Heineken Bottles

It’s not as dangerous as a Tesla Coil tree, but imagine 1,000 full Heineken beer bottles raining down on your head. I hope the creators of this giant sculpture in Shanghai, China, used superglue. [Recyclart via Inhabitat] https://gizmodo.com/this-tesla-coil-christmas-tree-could-kill-you-5431695

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Diagnose Sleep Problems With The Sleep Aid iPhone App

Chances are, you know a heavy snorer. Hell, you might be one yourself. In which case, I’d recommend you spend the $2.99 on the Sleep Aid app, which could detect whether you suffer from a breathing problem. Now, I’m not a snorer (I hope) but growing up with a Dad who suffers from sleep apnea,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives

Art Lebedev calls this simple invention—a camera that takes images from the front of a truck to show it on screens in the back—Transparentius. I call it geeneeuzz. I don’t know why this drawing shows a tank at the front of the truck, but I guess that in Russia people drive T-90s like in the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Who Would’ve Guessed We’d Ever See A Stylish Phone Charger?

With more smartphones being sold than ever before, it’s not surprising to see plenty of innovative chargers being designed for the battery-guzzlers. This “Juice” model not only charges phones, but AA and AAA batteries too. On either side of the device is an “air holder,” where batteries can be recharged, and there’s also a USB…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Typo Caused Airbus Plane Tail-Strike During Takeoff in Australia

Currently, there’s a typo in a trending topic on Twitter, and it’s doing my head in, though at least it won’t be responsible for a plane tail-strike like the one that occurred at Melbourne Airport in Australia earlier this year. The typo has just been discovered as the reason why the United Arab Emirates A340-541…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Entertainment Gathering

Last year, I took a chance and stopped by the Entertainment Gathering conference. Blew my mind. I mean, I met Woz AND Adam Savage. Nutty! Unlike the crappy gadget trade shows we get shipped off to every January, EG is full of interesting people; not only technologists but writers, musicians, animators, inventors, film makers, explorers,…

Tech News Brian Lam

Sony Reader Daily Edition Starts Shipping, Adds More Newspapers

Wall Street Journal and the New York Post not your favorite rags? Sony’s signed up a couple dozen more newspapers for its Reader Daily Edition, with the New York Times, The Financial Times, and The Denver Post included. https://gizmodo.com/wall-street-journal-and-new-york-post-confirmed-for-son-5429451 Other regional papers, such as The Baltimore Sun, The Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times, Chicago…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Mojave Desert Solar Farm Blocked By Senator Dianne Feinstein

The Mojave Desert—last seen on our virtual pages when the SpaceShipTwo was unveiled—has leapt into the news again today, thanks to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s legislation which will stop 13 solar plants and wind turbines from moving in. https://gizmodo.com/first-images-of-spaceshiptwo-first-commercial-passenge-5420768 It’ll certainly be a hindrance to California’s plans of generating a third of their electricity from the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

Come, gather round the Remainders tree for the orts and leavings of the day’s stories. Today: Apple’s gift-wrapped products, free overnight shipping for the Kindle, internet available under the San Francisco Bay, and many more. Chicago Apple Store Has Express, Gift-Wrapped Line The Apple Store in downtown Chicago, like every Apple Store, has a few…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

I Updated the Winter Sports Gift Guide…Again

You could say I took this assignment personally. (Pictured, K2 Formula Snowboard bindings.) [Gifts for Outdoorsy Geeks Not Averse to Sunshine or Sweat, the Entire Gift Guide] https://gizmodo.com/gifts-for-outdoorsy-geeks-not-averse-to-sunshine-or-swe-5401744/

Tech News Brian Lam

Google Wave Presents the Year 2009

I cannot, I will not use the pun Google wants me to use. But this video kept my attention for the whole two-and-a-half minutes, which is no mean feat in this easily distractable time we bananas are surprisingly filling! In case you couldn’t figure it out, the pun is: Google Waving the year goodbye. That’s…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

I Was a Print Club Sticker Junkie

Print Club sticker booths, which still exist in some malls and big box stores, spawned a generation of Japanese young people who were referred to using the Japanese word for the machines: Purikura. When the local K-Mart got a Print Club machine in 2000, I was stoked. Why was it so appealing to acquire sheet…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

Spirit Level / Sundial / Compass Watch Hurts My Eyes And Your Street Cred

Ribbit is Like Google Voice Voicemail for iPhone, Except It Actually Exists

Rig Your Destiny With a Magic 8-Ball Hack

Biomass Power Plant Probably Hides Future Evil World Ruler

Beware the 2000 Time Bomb

Linux Gets Multitouch, Unofficially

Obama to Back New Heavy Rocket, Bigger NASA Budget, Cancel Ares 1

Waste Of Beer: Christmas Tree Made From 1,000 Full Heineken Bottles

Diagnose Sleep Problems With The Sleep Aid iPhone App

Transparent Truck System Could Actually Save Lives

Who Would’ve Guessed We’d Ever See A Stylish Phone Charger?

Typo Caused Airbus Plane Tail-Strike During Takeoff in Australia

The Entertainment Gathering

Sony Reader Daily Edition Starts Shipping, Adds More Newspapers

Mojave Desert Solar Farm Blocked By Senator Dianne Feinstein

Remainders – The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

I Updated the Winter Sports Gift Guide…Again

Google Wave Presents the Year 2009

I Was a Print Club Sticker Junkie

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

Report: FDA Set to Unban RFK Jr.’s Favorite Peptides

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

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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