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In the run-up to the holidays, smart folks all around the internet were talking robot ethics, fake j
Dec 21, 4:15PM
In the run-up to the holidays, smart folks all around the internet were talking robot ethics, fake job references, bitcoin, comics, and how streaming music supported and squashed cover bands. It's all in this week's Tech Reads:
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Chris Hadfield Answers Your Spacewalk Questions on Twitter Right Now
Dec 21, 3:16PM
Astronaut and space-tweeter Chris Hadfield has been chatting with followers about today's ISS spacewalk all morning. Head on over to his profile while you watch NASA's video live feed of the spacewalk below.
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The Fascinating Century of the Crossword, the Original Mobile Game
Dec 21, 3:00PM
Look around at the people on a train, at a bus stop, or in an airport. Chances are, lots of them are playing some kind of game on their smartphones. But in any crowd, you'll likely see someone poring over a different pocket diversion — the crossword puzzle, still going strong today on its 100th birthday. It's been a fascinating century.
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This Spacecraft Fairytale Will Make Anyone Excited About Outer Space
Dec 21, 2:00PM
Rosetta is traveling to unknown lands. Her voyage has gone on nearly a decade. With her lander Philae, she's mankind's most intrepid explorer, headed for a mysterious destination called Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It's not a fictitious fairytale. It's science.
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Watch Today's ISS Spacewalk Live, Right Here, Right Now
Dec 21, 12:24PM
It's no lazy Saturday on the International Space Station: astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins have just begun the first of three spacewalks to fix a faulty cooling loop on the outside of the ISS. And you can watch it live.
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Beat It Tonight (NSFW)
Dec 21, 5:00AM
No see, the three supa-hawt party girls getting naked and drunk represents the itch of his addiction—that itch, that unyielding, nagging itch—the Molotov cocktail, his determination to conquer it.
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Most Beautiful Items: December 13 - 20, 2013
Dec 21, 1:00AM
It's nearly Christmas so everything is beautiful, from the lights decking every inch of your neighborhood to the fact that you're about to get a little vacation. But we also had plenty of things to show you this week, from our favorite Instagram accounts to a tunnel to the sky in a Manhattan train station, and so much more. Here are our favorite, eye-popping posts from this week:
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Designer Mods a Pioneer a DJ Deck to Look Like the Millennium Falcon
Dec 21, 12:00AM
Designer Jesse Dean has made a career out of modding out DJ equipment like turntables in all kinds of nerdy ways. His latest, though, might be the most profound geek mod he's ever done.
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This Week in Time Capsules: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Capsule
Dec 20, 11:42PM
This week's top time capsule stories from around the world include an abundance of riches in Florida, a surprise capsule found by some rather patient people Down Under, and the old question of tech obsolescence at a school in California.
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Now Available: Bamboo Back for Moto X
Dec 20, 11:40PM
Moto X's customizability was a big selling feature when the phone rolled out. But arguably the most recognizable feature, the bamboo back plate, wasn't available at launch. It finally arrived this week, to the joy of people who want their phones to resemble a Chris Craft boat.
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Crazy Hacker Wants to Save Bitcoin by Blasting a CubeSat into Space
Dec 20, 11:20PM
Jeff Garzik is a dreamer. You know, the kind of guy who probably thought that he could fly with his red cape when he was younger. (Note: As a toddler, I unsuccessfully tried to fly several times.) But now Jeff Garzik is looking higher. He's looking to space, and he wants Bitcoin to live there.
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What words were invented the year you were born?
Dec 20, 11:00PM
As far as humans are concerned, the world didn't exist until, well, they existed. That means anything that happened before you were born is mere fairy tales and make believe conversation. But what about those words that filled those tales and conversations? When did they start existing? When were those words born? Well, the Oxford English Dictionaries is here to tell you what words were born the year you were born.
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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
Dec 20, 11:00PM
Gizmodoers, the holidays are upon us! And it's a safe bet you're either traveling somewhere, or waiting for people to travel to you this weekend. Either way, plenty of time to sit around and play with your phone. Here are some new toys to stuff your phone's stocking.
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The Government's War on E-Cigarettes
Dec 20, 10:40PM
It's here, folks. The battle royale between the regulators and the people over e-cigarettes is upon us. It started a few years ago, calmly, but with New York City banning vaping in public places, the knives are about to come out.
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Deadspin The Joy Of Athletes Awkwardly Singing Holiday Songs | io9 Scientists develop an 'elixir' th
Dec 20, 10:22PM
Deadspin The Joy Of Athletes Awkwardly Singing Holiday Songs | io9 Scientists develop an 'elixir' that reverses a known cause of aging | Kotaku Nine Months Later And SimCity Is A Bust | Lifehacker Why We Eat Too Much (and Why Kids Say They Hate Foods They Love) | Kinja Popular Posts
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This Super Compact Toaster Oven Isn't Just For Bachelors
Dec 20, 10:20PM
The toaster oven has far more uses than your average two-slot toaster, but it also requires a lot more counter space—which is problematic if you're stuck with a tiny kitchen. You can either go to the hassle of stashing it away inside a cupboard when it's not needed, or trade it in for Plus Minus Zero's wonderfully compact vertical toaster oven—which isn't too slim to accommodate your morning bagel.
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Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now
Dec 20, 10:19PM
Ho ho ho! It's Friday, and it's nearly Christmas, and if you're still working you almost certainly wish you were not. There are parties to attend, family to greet, gifts to wrap, cards to send off, and so much to do in the next five or so days.
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The map of the world if every country's population matched its size
Dec 20, 10:00PM
Here's a fun way to look at the world. What if every country's population actually matched its size? So more populous places like Japan and Vietnam that are cramped in tiny specks of land now get to stretch their feet a bit while uselessly big countries like Canada and Australia get their population booted to smaller spaces.
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NSA Paid a Huge Security Firm $10 Million to Keep Encryption Weak
Dec 20, 10:00PM
Reuters reports that the NSA paid massive computer security firm RSA $10 million to promote a flawed encryption system so that the surveillance organization could wiggle its way around security. In other words, the NSA bribed the firm to leave the back door to computers all over the world open.
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How Tequila Geniuses Made the Best-Tasting Spirit I've Ever Had
Dec 20, 10:00PM
Tequila is a much-maligned spirit here in the United States. Most of us think of it as something so nasty you need to do it in a shot with salt and lime so that you'll taste it as little as possible, or take it mixed into an over-sweet margarita. All of that is changing.
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The Insane Morgan Freeman iPad Painting: An Investigation in Four Acts
Dec 20, 9:33PM
If you've been on the internet in the past month, chances are you've seen a remarkably lifelike portrait of Morgan Freeman painted entirely with the iPad app Procreate. it's so unbelievably similar to the photo that inspired it that many have, quite literally, been unable to believe their eyes. But is there any credence to the deniers' claims? Or is the artist being unfairly lambasted for no worse crime than being too good? Well—it's complicated.
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An Ode to Winamp
Dec 20, 9:20PM
Today's the day. Winamp is officially kicking the bucket. Well the day it was supposed to, but maybe not? Either way, the peppy little player that really whips the llama's ass has been fading into obscurity for years now, and on (probably) the day of its final demise, let's reflect. I am gonna miss the guy.
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How to Survive an Uninterrupted 72-Hour-Long Flight Simulation
Dec 20, 9:00PM
Methods for staying awake during a long haul get pretty tired. Seriously, you can only slap yourself in the face so many times. So when Bertrand Piccard needed to figure out how to stay alert during a 72-hour-long test in a flight simulator this week, he got creative.
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15 Books That Will Change the Way You Look at Robots
Dec 20, 8:50PM
What will robots really be like when they finally achieve a human level of intelligence and autonomy? No one knows for sure, but we've put together a list of books that will challenge and disturb your preconceptions about what robots might become.
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You can reserve your own custom Vine URL now by going here.
Dec 20, 8:43PM
You can reserve your own custom Vine URL now by going here. This probably means web profiles for the six-second video app are coming soon.
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