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What Was The Weirdest Food You Ever Ate?

How do you stack up compared to the Andrew Zimmern’s and Bear Grylls’ of the world? In other words—what was the weirdest thing you ever ate? Pictures, of course, are encouraged. Taste Test is our weeklong tribute to the leaps that occur when technology meets cuisine, spanning everything from the historic breakthroughs that made food…

Tech News Sean Fallon

iPod Speaker Purse Is the Cute Way to Blare Tunes in Public Places

Artist Yoshihiko Satoh‘s wooden speaker purse is actually pretty good-looking: It looks like speakers, not fabric, yet the size and design work as a purse (or at least an iPod carrier). It’s expensive at $340, natch. [Boing Boing Gadgets]

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

New Chumby Model Spotted, Looks Retro-Adorable

Ryan Block, founder of gdgt (and possible alter ego of Mr. Blurrycam), spotted a new model of Chumby, the connected-widget desktop companion. He promises it’s a little more square and alarm-clock-like, as well as smaller, than the previous version. No word on new features; even though our own Matt really liked the original Chumby, he…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

How Many Nukes Will It Really Take to Instantly Annihilate Humanity?

Forget about nuclear winter. Humans are resilient. We will survive. So how many nukes will it take to destroy every single human being in the planet, on first blast? Here’s the calculation in graphic form—with a surprising answer: The first part of the graphic—created by David McCandless—shows how much space is actually used by the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

RadioShack/Gizmodo Austin City Limits Contest Rules

The Contest is currently titled “RadioShack/Gizmodo ACL Contest” (the “Contest”) and is scheduled to commence on July 1st, 2011 and end on September 30th, 2011. The Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 or older at time of entry. Employees of Gawker and…

Tech News Gawkercreative

RadioShack/Gizmodo Austin City Limits Contest Rules

The Contest is currently titled “RadioShack/Gizmodo ACL Contest” (the “Contest”) and is scheduled to commence on July 1st, 2011 and end on September 30th, 2011. The Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 or older at time of entry. Employees of Gawker and…

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Walmart Gadget Shoppers Sometime Look Like THIS

This guy doesn’t look like your average gadget shopper…unless he’s shopping in Walmart. We’ll I’ll be dammed—he is shopping in Walmart! I know this because the site People of Walmart told me so. Hilarous. Sad. Disturbing…check it out. [POW]

Tech News Sean Fallon

iPhone Explosions: The Inside Story

Yesterday night we published a round up of all the known cases of alleged iPhone and iPod touch “explosions”. Today we got a mail from a Tier 2 iPhone support agent, who had this to say about iPhone safety: https://gizmodo.com/report-are-iphones-really-exploding-all-over-the-world-5348029 I’m a Tier 2 iPhone agent for Apple. I’d like to add that roughly one…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Flower Pot Ice Cream is my Personal Chocolate-y, Worm-Filled Fantasy

Look, I may have eaten a whole chocolate Apple tablet, but I think I could still handle devouring one of these flower pot ice creams (by “devouring” I, of course, mean “daintily eating in the most lady-like manner possible”). https://gizmodo.com/sweet-confession-i-ate-a-chocolate-apple-tablet-5347285/ The recipe is as simple as can be: grab a flower pot, toss in some…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Kindle is More Environmentally Friendly Than Old-School Books

According to an analysis by the Cleantech Group, the Kindle is more environmentally friendly than plain ol’ paper books, assuming you’re not a freak who reads less than five books a year. The analysis compared carbon emissions from the production of electronic books to that of traditional book publishing. Despite the manufacturing and mining process…

Commerce Rosa Golijan

Report: Are iPhones Really Exploding All Over the World?

We have done some research, and it appears than the rumors of iPhones exploding all around the world—”world” as in “France, UK, and Belgium”—are greatly exaggerated. Here are all the known cases, and Apple’s official answer. Updated In France • 26-yo security guard Yassine Bouhadi claims that his iPhone exploded when he was texting his…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Captivating History Of The Spork

Whether you call it a “spork” or a “foon,” we must all ask ourselves where we would be without the genius that brought fork and spoon together as one. Actually, we owe a debt to several industrious culinary proto-spork pioneers: Samuel W. Francis filed a patent in 1874 for a combination fork, and knife and…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Mad Scientist Chef Grant Achatz Anti-Griddlin’ at Alinea

You may not be able to spend hundreds on a meal at foodie mecca Alinea. But you can watch Grant Achatz pulverize, vaporize and atomize other people’s plates—streamed live last night… Update: Recorded video embedded below What you can’t see in this footage is that despite how sterile the oft-speechless, stainless steel kitchen may look,…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Serial Rapist and Kidnapper Claims to Invent “Sound Control” Gadget

“He did a lot of LSD when he was young.” Is that supposed to explain how Philip Garrido invented a gadget to “control sound” with his “mental powers” while impregnating a girl he kidnapped and kept as a sex slave? Somewhere between kidnapping Jaycee Dugard, keeping her as a sex slave, forcing her to bear…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

GPS With Real-Time Traffic Info Can Save Four Days of Driving a Year

Four days a year and 21% less CO2 emissions. That’s what a GPS with real-time traffic information will give to you, and the entire planet. At least, that’s what maps maker Navteq says. As you can expect, there’s a catch. The study—conducted in Dusseldorf and Munich, in Germany—had three groups: One with GPS without real-time…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Are Asus and Moko Teaming Up to Sell Underwear?

Is this weird marketing campaign between Moko and Asus encouraging me to buy an EeePC or Calvin Klein undies? Or am I supposed to donate some shirts to these girls so they don’t have to wear those tiny things? Seriously. What are they selling here? [moko via NetbookReviews – Thanks, Matt!]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

MacGyver Chef: Box Fan Beef Jerky

Since Alton Brown is pretty much nerd-dom’s representative on food TV, I figured I’d have to tackle one of his recipes for MacGyver Chef. I chose a classic: Beef jerky made with a box fan. Gallery haters take note, to skip the slides and jump to a single long post, click here. https://gizmodo.com/macgyver-chef-box-fan-beef-jerky-5348145 Equipment: •…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Why Video Games Might Be The Best Way To Learn How To Cook

My father would die of starvation if it wasn’t for my mother. I mean, even if you’re too lazy to cook, you should still know how—it’s about self-reliance. Fortunately, video games make it easy to learn. Traditionally, learning how to cook is messy, expensive and time consuming. Therefore, video games like Cooking Mama, Personal Trainer:…

Tech News Sean Fallon

The Week In iPhone Apps: Deliciousness

Finding restaurants, learning recipes, hunting down local food, eating with a conscience, feigning culinary expertise, and everything else food: Welcome to this week’s Friday iPhone apptacular, Taste Test edition. People who don’t really care about The Victuals, what’s wrong with you? don’t worry!: I’ve still trawled the App Store for non-food downloads this week, and…

Tech News John Herrman

1080p Android Set-top Boxes Are Set to Invade Your Living Room

MIPS Technologies with Sigma Designs demonstrated an Android-based set-top box capable of 1080p video. The development is being touted as “a major milestone toward the creation of a reference platform” that will allow Android-based devices to enter the living room. The set-top box utilizes Sigma’s hardware graphics acceleration, the MIPS architecture and improvements to Android’s…

Tech News Don Nguyen

What Was The Weirdest Food You Ever Ate?

iPod Speaker Purse Is the Cute Way to Blare Tunes in Public Places

New Chumby Model Spotted, Looks Retro-Adorable

How Many Nukes Will It Really Take to Instantly Annihilate Humanity?

RadioShack/Gizmodo Austin City Limits Contest Rules

RadioShack/Gizmodo Austin City Limits Contest Rules

Walmart Gadget Shoppers Sometime Look Like THIS

iPhone Explosions: The Inside Story

Flower Pot Ice Cream is my Personal Chocolate-y, Worm-Filled Fantasy

Kindle is More Environmentally Friendly Than Old-School Books

Report: Are iPhones Really Exploding All Over the World?

The Captivating History Of The Spork

Mad Scientist Chef Grant Achatz Anti-Griddlin’ at Alinea

Serial Rapist and Kidnapper Claims to Invent “Sound Control” Gadget

GPS With Real-Time Traffic Info Can Save Four Days of Driving a Year

Are Asus and Moko Teaming Up to Sell Underwear?

MacGyver Chef: Box Fan Beef Jerky

Why Video Games Might Be The Best Way To Learn How To Cook

The Week In iPhone Apps: Deliciousness

1080p Android Set-top Boxes Are Set to Invade Your Living Room

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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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