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Oh, will those pesky aliens never stop? First they show off in the Norwegian skies, and now they’re hovering over Russia, too? Did they not consult history books before coming here? Russia, winters, and invasions just don’t mix, ET. https://gizmodo.com/the-truth-mysterious-spiral-explanation-actually-was-a-5424420 This second spiral was spotted in the Russian skies over a day after the one…
A post on the Official Google Blog confirms the company is currently “dogfooding” a “mobile lab” device. Beyond that, we’re still in the dark, but it all falls in line with what we heard before. Updated: https://gizmodo.com/google-is-handing-out-the-google-phone-to-employees-5424902 Google isn’t saying much, but the way the post ends with “We hope to share more after our…
Here’s a little breakfast trick that’ll blow your foggy post-Friday-night mind. If you cut a bagel just right, you can spread your cream cheese across the smooth curves of a Mobius strip. Hit the link for full instructions. Just be careful with that knife, please. Some of those cuts look like they could get complicated,…
Quantum computing has long dangled the possibility of superfast, super-efficient processing, and now search giant Google has jumped on board that future. New Scientist reports that Google has spent the past three years developing a quantum algorithm that can automatically recognize and sort objects from still images or video. The promise of quantum computing rests…
The above is just one of many Google Phone tweets that made the rounds yesterday. Unless this is some giant Twitter prank, looks like Google is handing these things out to employees. And they’re talking. Updated: Update 2: Google speaks! https://gizmodo.com/google-confirms-theyre-testing-a-mobile-lab-device-5424980 Update: We’re hearing from our sources that it’s the HTC Passion. We’re not sure…
Be honest, parents. What’s your least favorite part about parenting? It’s all that darn parenting, am I right? Lucky for you there’s Texthook, a smartphone mount that lets you totally ignore your child on pleasant afternoon strolls. The worst part about this, if I had to pick just one, is that it actually positions your…
This week we’ve got classy (wireless) desktops, Thunderbird 3, a way to fetch deleted photos and a way to install Windows 7 from a thumbdrive. • Add lyrics to iTunes with Get Lyrical • Rescue deleted photos from your camera with Exif Untrasher • Lifehacker’s favorite Gizmodo posts of the week (See what they like…
Earlier I stared helplessly at my computer, eyes filling with frustrated tears as I desperately wiggled the mouse, hoping for something to move on the screen. Yes, my computer froze. But I won’t complain about it after seeing this photo. Now I’ll just be happy that my frozen screen only required a restart and not…
Buckle the eff up for Remainders today, because we’ve got: A man in a chicken suit playing “What Is Love,” two separate Christmas-themed videos (one Muppet, one Guitar Hero), minor Apple updates, and a severed hand crafted of breakfast foods. Man in a Chicken suit plays “What is Love” on Pianica from Ring Mod on…
Michael just wanted to upgrade his DSL to a faster plan. Yet Verizon jerked him around, each successive rep saying something different, until he was told the upgrade would burn his house down. What? This poor guy was a Verizon customer for seven years, dutifully paying his bills on time, until he decided it was…
Many of you have stories of Decembers gone technologically wrong, but telling them to friends over the dinner table only gets you laughs and sympathetic looks. Telling them to Gizmodo can get you pizza and fame. Pizza and fame. Basically, we want to hear your holiday-themed tales of gadget horror and technology disasters. As incentive…
The iPod Nano‘s camera isn’t the greatest, but now I see its virtue: With this waterproof case, it’s a perfect surfing companion. Why let someone else capture your painful aquatic bails when you can do it yourself? https://gizmodo.com/ultimate-pocket-camcorder-comparison-5401862 The H20 Audio Capture Case is specifically designed for the current-gen iPod Nano, allowing full use of…
Faced with the prospect of raising a child they couldn’t support, a pair of young, unmarried lovers in China decided to sell their little baby boy for just enough money to buy a cellphone. It sounds like the couple sought support from their parents before handing their child to a stranger for 2,500 yuan (roughly…
Updates to Diablo II, porn star gamer dating tips and the total of taxpayer dollars going to funding the Army’s video game—all great stories you can read over on Kotaku this week: Dead Space 2: Multiplayer, Bigger World, Space-Floating This could be both fun and nauseating! https://kotaku.com/dead-space-2-multiplayer-bigger-world-space-floating-5423127 Ever Wonder How Much Money Has Been Sunk…
Here at Gizmodo we’ve created a special place for you commenters to post just about anything you want. We call it #whitenoise and here’s how to use it… #whitenoise is your place to talk about tech, news, gossip, cow fistulas or even things completely unrelated and off-topic. So, how do you get started? Direct yourself…
Apple is flush with cash, and as it looks like we’re coming out of the recession (fingers crossed!), it’s in prime position to make some acquisitions. Last week, Apple purchased music startup Lala, for example, and it was sniffing around mobile ad network AdMob before Google acquired it. So what will Apple buy next? One…
Imagine a Hypercolor t-shirt. Now, instead of a t-shirt, imagine a car. And instead of a lame 90’s fashion fad, imagine a lame 90’s automotive fad. The September 21, 1958 edition of Arthur Radebaugh’s Closer Than We Think illustrated just such a possible fad. I mean… innovation. The automobile industry is studying a new kind…
There are generally two criteria for gifts at a White Elephant/Yankee Swap party: they’ve gotta be cheap, and they’ve gotta be hilariously bad. After all, what’s the point if you can’t stick someone with a total garbage gift? BTW, if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas, click here. https://gizmodo.com/gifts-to-bring-to-a-white-elephant-party-5424534…
Think of CoolerBot like the paparazzi of the woods. It’s solar powered and waterproof, so it stops at nothing to get that perfect shot. Of course, it looks like it should be diffusing bombs, not taking nature photography. CoolerBot uses a tail-dragger design with 14″ wheels in front and a 10″ castering wheel in the…
Twitter user Martin Hecko says that he’s received confirmation from AT&T that SMS and data service are down in San Francisco and that things will take between 24 and 48 hours to fix. Yikes! Have any of you experienced anything beyond the usual troubles with the either data or SMS today? [Martin Hecko via lkahney]…
