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Ashton Kutcher now has 1 million followers on Twitter—holy cow. But for all the coolest gadgety news—and random moments of our lives—that really matter, tip, tweet and follow us on Twitter. https://gizmodo.com/follow-tip-us-on-twitter-5203908 If you’re a Twitter junkie, like myself, or if you’re just so intimidated by all the cool stories on our blog that you…
I like to imagine this Bandai Noodle-maker/slide helped turn this family from dysfunctional and unhappy, to loving and close-knit. Do you see how much fun they’re having watching their dinner fall 18-inches in dramatic fashion? Lisa over at Tokyo Mango writes that the Somen noodles start their journey from the house at the top of…
Singaporean researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have devised a way to convert carbon dioxide into clean-burning biofuel methanol, using a safe, non-toxic process. Has mankind defeated the final boss of Global Warming? This scientific discovery was printed in the renowned chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie, who deemed the breakthrough as “very important.” According…
Here is my life lesson for today: no matter how excited you are to get your internet service fixed, do not expose yourself to the Comcast guy. I can’t stress that enough. Here is one harrowing tale: The technician testified that he went to Trikes’ Pinckney Road home Oct. 17, after Trikes complained his Internet…
Ars reports that buried in the iPhone 3.0 OS is evidence of voice control features that are codenamed “Jibbler,” as well as synthesized voice responses from the phone, a la iPod shuffle. https://gizmodo.com/we-discover-the-dark-side-of-the-new-ipod-shuffle-5182659 It looks like Jibbler is an “enhancement” to the iPhone’s SpringBoard app—the essentially invisible app that manages the homescreen and launches applications—and…
LaCie’s new series of RAID bundles include an 8TB model of the 4big Quadra, which is actually just two 4TB hard drives put together. https://gizmodo.com/lacie-5big-is-slightly-less-infamous-than-hal-9000-5062336 The 8TB model joins the 4big Quadra series—a 4-bay RAID solution that features swappable disks and seven RAID modes—that boasts transfer speeds up to 700MB/s and capacities as big as…
Muji, a Japanese retail chain that offers super-simple yet very high-quality objects of all natures, just opened a US mail-order store. You should check it out. [Muji via Boing Boing]
Bionic penguins that travel underwater independently. Bionic flying penguins. Robotic arms made of fiberglass rods with free will. Molecubes that assemble into infinite-growing robots. All for real, as this video shows. I’m leaving the planet. Sure, it’s an infomercial about this company called Festo, but it’s impressive nonetheless. Like other tech companies, they are getting…
The photo’s caption? Simply “Died :/” [Flickr (uncensored) via GoNintendo]
The Examiner says that in between saving the world, Angelina Jolie is actually a huge gadget nerd and reads Gizmodo a lot! Now, she’s probably reading on her brand new Palm Pre. This is like third-hand info, but supposedly, Angelina spouted nonstop to a production assistant on the set of her upcoming film Salt about…
The world’s first broad-spectrum antimicrobial paint has been developed by scientists from South Dakota. It kills mold, fungi, viruses and even “superbug” bacteria. The new polymer is a mixture of normal latex paint and bleach-like N-halamines. It’s capable of wiping out even tough, antibiotic-resistant microbes—the source of 88,000 hospital-induced deaths a year according to the…
Hario’s microwave egg cooking, uh, egg promises perfect scrambled, poached or onsen eggs with no mess. I want to believe it makes truly delicious eggs, but I just can’t. [Hario via Impress via TokyoMango]
Datamancer, who made the still-impressive Steampunk keyboard, has moved on to art deco. We cannot applaud this enough. https://gizmodo.com/datamancer-ergo-steampunk-keyboard-makes-writing-victor-5077662 We’re big fans of art deco, even though we’re not old enough to actually have lived during the actual movement—septuagenarians we are not. But, with BioShock being such a great-selling game recently, we suspect that art…
Regular people are probably confused by the re-inflamed Mac vs. PC ad war, which now focuses on price. Never fear, CNBC’s Jim Goldman breaks down the true cost of PCs. Wait, Macs come with Photoshop? https://gizmodo.com/third-windows-laptop-hunter-ad-picks-a-sony-vaio-instea-5206175 According to CNBC’s Silicon Valley Bureau Chief, PCs need the following things to “perform as well as a Mac”:…
It’s hard to beat that new gadget smell, but there is nothing wrong with buying used and saving some cash when possible. So, my question is simple: have you ever bought a used gadget? Have You Ever Bought a Used Gadget? ( online surveys) [Image via Flickr]
The motivation behind the “Glass Tank” is simple: create a vessel with a seemingly endless supply of alcohol. The only problem is that this particular design may not be the best way to achieve this goal. Apparently, air pressure and water pressure insure that a consistent amount of fluid from the tank runs into the…
Last week you experienced Gizmodo’s Listening Test, a week long tribute to technology in music. Here are the highlights: While Matt and I explained some of the mysteries of audio cables and loudspeakers, Mahoney tried to explain something far more complicated: the mind of an audiophile, following that with a taste of the craziest audiophile…
Have you watched Apple’s new Hodgman ads? The “legal copy” ad is the most cutting—every time Hodgman says how easy-to-use PCs are, a wall of fine print explodes upwards. MacJournals has transcribed all of it. https://gizmodo.com/apple-counterattacks-lauren-with-four-new-hodgman-mac-p-5219066 Here’s a sample of the nearly two full pages of micro-font dickitude in the ad: To remove unneeded bloatware…
Why did Oracle pay $7.4 billion for Sun Microsystems after the IBM pulled out before pulling the trigger? Two things says Oracle CEO Larry Ellison: Java and the Solaris operating system. [Computerworld] https://gizmodo.com/ibm-withdraws-7-billion-bid-for-sun-microsystems-5199644
MSI has gotten more official with its Wind Top AE1900—the nettop that only needs a 45W trickle of power—finally giving us a price: $529. Which is cheaper than some “netbooks” nowadays. https://gizmodo.com/19-inch-touchscreen-wind-sips-on-less-energy-than-most-5191934 MSI Eco-Friendly All-in-One PC, Wind Top AE1900, features touch screen, sleek and green design at an affordable price of $529 See this and…