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Tech NewsGreat Gifts for Beach Bums
Sand. Water. Sunshine. Everybody loves the beach. And anyone who has ever had a good day at the beach will love these gifts. 1. Handplanes $50 to $120 You may not know this but the purest way to surf a wave is on your belly. And it’s pretty easy. These little handplanes—basically surfboards for your … Continued
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Hiring: Features Editor
We’re looking for a features editor to help edit, produce and execute long- and mid-term industry and non-industry think pieces, narratives, essays, and other types of advanced treatments beyond the basic blog post. The job also entails managing industry contacts (in a small part) but the best of your work should be off the beaten … Continued
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The Silent World, By Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau would be upset if he lived to see the Gulf Oil spill on his 100th birthday, tomorrow. Here, from the The Silent World, he describes using the first Aqualung to swim undersea as freely as a fish. ONE MORNING IN JUNE, 1943, I went to the railway station at Bandol on the French … Continued
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This Cyborg Life
This week, we’re celebrating the human body: the ultimate machine, 4 billion years in refinement. Your heart can beat 3 billion times in your lifetime without maintenance—that’s a performance spec that no motor can match. Tens of trillions of cells inside you undergo constant death and regeneration. And your brain juggles countless autonomic and cognitive … Continued
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ReviewsApple iMac Review: 27 Inches and Less Chin
In the 10+ years since the iMac was born as Apple’s simple computer, it’s become visibly less of a computer and more of a display. And what a screen this new iMac has. But First, Simplicity This 1998 ad has Jeff Goldblum narrating that there are two physical steps to setting up an iMac. (“There’s … Continued
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Tech NewsGizmodo Gallery: Thank You and Good Night (Til 2010)
Gallery ended a week ago. I have no excuse for posting this Thanks/Closing post til now. Except that I just recovered from my Pancake Hangover. And never got tired of them. Just a little diabetic. The two weeks we were in NY setting up went by in a blur. Mostly because we were having fun, … Continued
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Let’s Ask the British Government Apologize to Alan Turing
Alan Turing, a father of computer science and WWII code-breaker was prosecuted by the British government for being gay. Then chemically castrated. Sign this petition if you think this is fucked up and want them to apologize. Turing committed suicide two years after his prosecution in 1954. He is most well known for his Nazi … Continued
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Ask a Pro: Clark Little on Photographing Waves
See that guy about to get creamed by that huge wave? That’s Clark Little, master of wave photography. He gets wetter than other shooters capturing ocean motion, so we asked him for his trade secrets. The biggie: “Hold your breath.” You’re a surfer who has gained fame as a photographer—what exactly is your background? I’ve … Continued
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Chinese Graduate Student Murdered at Virginia Tech
Just two weeks after arriving at Virginia Tech, a 22-year-old graduate student from China was murdered. The alleged killer decapitated her with a kitchen knife at a local coffee shop. The news stunned a student population still reeling from the mass shootings that happened in 2007, perhaps the most famous modern geek tragedy. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-at-virginia-tech-252696 Xin … Continued
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Steve Jobs Taking a Leave of Absence From Apple Due to Health Problems
A memo from Steve Jobs confirms previous reports that his health problems are more serious than last week’s note indicated, and he’s taking a six-month leave. Tim Cook is taking his job now. UPDATED https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-health-declining-rapidly-reason-for-macworl-5120687 The piece reported by CNBC, contradicts their earlier reporting and Apple statements from only a week ago, before Macworld, is … Continued
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Roundup: Best Black Friday Advice, Deals and Warnings
Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, is not something you jump into without a plan. If you are shopping or getting ready to shop, make sure you have all the info you need by first checking out our Black Friday survival guide, as well as the supplementary Black Friday helpers: • Best … Continued
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How I Plan to Taste Music
I haven’t attained new music very regularly in years since the days I actually respected FM content. Between the modern choice—buying tracks, subscribing to a service or stealing it—I’m just not getting enough exposure to try before I download. Last night, things changed in a way that I hope paves the way for the future … Continued
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Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
CES has no shortage of displays. And when MAKE offered us some TV-B-Gone clickers to bring to the show, we pretty much couldn’t help ourselves. We shut off a TV. And then another. And then a wall of TVs. And we just couldn’t stop. (And Panasonic, you’re so lucky that 150-incher didn’t have an active … Continued
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DIY LED Chandelier From Xmas Lights
Xmas is almost over. Use this tutorial to make an LED lamp from Christmas lights, which is a good way to get use out of them the other 11 months of the year. I’d hang it upside down as a DIY geek chandelier. Be Warned: The tutorial has some mind-numbing steps, like stripping out the … Continued
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Kitty Corner Shot Rifle: If You See Toonces With an Unusual Glint In His Eye, Run
Weapon tech fans or Ghost Recon fanatics will remember the the corner shot rifle. This mod has the same camera, LCD and hinge that lets a soldier shoot around building edges without getting in the line of fire. But this one is wrapped up in a cat suit, just like the one that used to … Continued
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Giz Explains: Why DVD Is Still the Best Video Format
All this fighting about HD formats makes me wonder if the lot of you have forgotten about DVDs. BitTorrent aside, there are a lot of official ways to get video these days, high def discs and downloads. Even so, it’s worth reiterating that DVD is still my favorite way to go and will be for … Continued
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Accell Ultrarun HDMI Cables with Built-In Signal Repeater
This HDMI 1.3a cable supports deep color and has a mini signal repeater to allow the cable to be run up to 82-feet behind walls. Useful, if it works (it’s not powered). As we proved in our HDMI tests, like all DC current over straight wire, even digital video signals degrade over great distance. [Accell] … Continued
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