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This Facial Recognition Software Signals the End of the Security Guard
Mar 20, 9:20PM
Minority Report references are old hat in the tech world. In fact, it's often a great way to describe technology that, as the cliche goes, "sounds like something out of a Philip K. Dick novel," yet is destined to remain a fiction. But this futuristic facial-recognition security system is the exception. It exists, and it's scary good.
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Continuing our inadvertent Snøhetta theme today, the Norwegian architecture firm has also proposed t
Mar 20, 9:10PM
Continuing our inadvertent Snøhetta theme today, the Norwegian architecture firm has also proposed this fuselage-like metro station for downtown Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The outer skin of the building—a long tube enclosing a station on the city's Metro-C line—would be surfaced with ceramic tiles "developed in cooperation with local artists." This joins other large-scale rail projects on the Arabian peninsula. [Snøhetta]
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I Want These Bizarre Prints of Brains and Butterflies On My Walls
Mar 20, 9:00PM
These prints—by graphic artist Bedelgeuse—are weird and magical and beautiful and I want them on my walls. The technical term for this style of art is up for debate—is it collage or illustration?—but you definitely can file these prints under "can't stop looking."
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Insulating Foam Made From Wood Makes Your Log Cabin Warm and Authentic
Mar 20, 8:40PM
Not only is styrofoam great for all your packing needs, it also makes for an incredibly effective and lightweight insulator. It's just too bad the chemicals and processes needed to make it aren't as earth-friendly as they could be. So researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have successfully created an alternative made from our most popular renewable resource: wood.
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Scary New Drone Can Hack Your Phone From the Air
Mar 20, 8:00PM
Imagine you're walking around, enjoying the early spring sunshine, and looking for a Wi-Fi network. You hear a whirring sound above you, look up, and there's a drone, just chilling. Did that drone just take your picture? Nah. It just stole all the precious passwords from your smartphone.
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World's Tiniest Plasma Transistor Can Make Supertough Electronics
Mar 20, 7:40PM
The pink glow you see above is coming from the world's smallest plasma transistor, an unfathomably miniscule device 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair. It's not just tiny, it's tough, and theoretically able to withstand brutal environments. And it could massively change consumer electronics.
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The awesome spaceship and vehicle concepts of Scott Robertson
Mar 20, 7:31PM
Scott Robertson is one of my favorite concept designers of all time, a true master (both figuratively and literally). Anyone who loves science fiction and space and cars and mechs and any kind of awesome vehicle should own at least Blast and Drive. Here's a tiny sample of his extraordinary work.
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1944's Big Screen TV of the Future Wasn't Much Bigger Than a MacBook
Mar 20, 7:30PM
With the nation focused on World War II, Americans of the early 1940s understood that they'd have to wait until peacetime for all their shiny new futuristic gadgets to arrive—including the TVs of the future, shown above in illustrations from the Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation. If you can believe it, these were the big screen models.
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These Insane Boats Can Go 50MPH in Just Four Inches of Water
Mar 20, 7:20PM
Say you're a member of a search and rescue team. You get an alert that a kid is missing somewhere out there in your waterways, but the record-setting drought this year has left your rivers and streams impossibly shallow. Whatever. As long as you have four inches of water, you're golden.
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An Inside Tour of San Francisco's Sewage Treatment Plant
Mar 20, 7:00PM
If you have ever been to San Francisco, then some part of you—or some former part of you—has almost certainly passed through the city's Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant. But, considering how utterly vital it is to the city, the wastewater plant is also very much invisible, tucked away in a neighborhood no tourist would have heard of. Bright and early one recent Saturday morning, Gizmodo went to see what San Francisco's sewage plant is really like.
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Report: Christian Bale Could Star in the Good Steve Jobs Biopic
Mar 20, 6:56PM
Still bummed about Ashton Kutcher's I-kinda-look-like-the-guy big screen portrayal of Steve Jobs? Well hang tight, as Hollywood's cinematic Bat-Signal for a Real Actor has been answered. Christian Bale is being rumored to take on the role in the upcoming, Aaron Sorkin-penned, project.
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A Gigantic Walking City That Farms the Desert As It Moves
Mar 20, 6:40PM
Living in the desert is no piece of cake. So to imagine a glittering city in the desert is to imagine something awesome and fantastical—and maybe a touch of crazy. Like architect Stephane Malka's, "The Green Machine," a mobile city on caterpillar treads that farms the desert as it walks.
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Watch a Mad Scientist Build and Ride a 128-Degree Heated Snowboard
Mar 20, 6:20PM
It's easy to forget on the slopes, but your speed depends on the thin film of water created by your snowboard (or skis). So it follows that more heat below your feet would mean more speed, right? Signal Snowboards's Dave Lee just built a heated snow board to find out.
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The Huge Mist Cannons That Keep the Air Clean in NYC's New Tunnels
Mar 20, 6:00PM
We've followed the $10.8 billion East Side Access project, which will extend the Long Island Railroad from Queens to Grand Central, all year. But now that the tunnels have been blasted, new machines are arriving—and they're just as cool as the tunnel borers.
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Every Single Gmail Message You Send Will Now Be Encrypted
Mar 20, 5:50PM
Good news, security lovers! Google just announced that Gmail will be all encrypted all the time. More specifically, every single email you send or receive will use an encrypted HTTPS connection, regardless of which device you're using and which network. Even public Wi-Fi is okay.
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The Best Modem, USB Travel Charger, Final Fantasy [Deals]
Mar 20, 5:45PM
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There are several nice deals available today for Mac owners, ranging from a versatile Tunderbolt dock to extra storage for your MacBook, but there are plenty of sales that anybody can appreciate, including a nifty solar battery charger for outdoor enthusiasts, and a great modem for anybody tired of paying their ISP $10/month more than necessary.
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This Awesome 3DS App Adds Realtime Sci-Fi Movie Effects To Your Videos
Mar 20, 5:40PM
If the games haven't convinced you to buy a Nintendo 3DS yet, maybe this app will—particularly if you have a penchant for classic sci-fi movie effects. Available March 27 in the 3Ds and DSi online shops, I am in the Movie lets you apply real-time filters to the handheld console's cameras recreating famous effects like Robocop's targeting system, or the predator's invisibility.
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Samsung's Gear Fit Is Coming in April for $200
Mar 20, 5:16PM
Samsung's Gear Fit —a pretty lookin' smartwatch-fitness tracker hybrid—has finally gotten its price. It'll be available for a cool $200 and will be showing up sometime in April.
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Thor's Hammer Is So Heavy It Would Kill Everything
Mar 20, 4:55PM
There's a common misconception that Thor's hammer was forged from a dying star. It wasn't! It was forged inside of one, ya dummy. But just for fun, what would happen if Thor's hammer actually had been forged from a neutron star's demise?
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I Want These Gorgeous Wood Panels on My iPhone Right Now
Mar 20, 4:40PM
Those two little glass panels on the back of the iPhone 5 are a little silly. They look pretty cool, I guess. But what are you supposed to do if they break? It's definitely not worth getting a new phone. Well, thanks to a sympathetic designer, you now have a very pretty option: wood.
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An Insulin Pen Cap That Reminds Diabetics When Their Last Injection Was
Mar 20, 4:20PM
As if all the side effects and health concerns related to diabetes weren't enough, those dealing with the condition also have to maintain a frequent and carefully tracked regiment of insulin injections. Missing even one can be incredibly dangerous, which is what inspired one company to create the Timesulin.
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World's Largest HDTV Opens At Texas Motor Speedway, Could Fit 9 Alamos
Mar 20, 4:15PM
This is Texas Motor Speedway's recently-unveiled "Big Hoss." At some 12 stories tall, it's the world's largest HD TV, so large that you could fit nine Alamos on its surface.
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Los Angeles Cops Argue All Cars in L.A. Are Under Investigation
Mar 20, 4:00PM
Do you drive a car in the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan area? According to the L.A. Police Department and L.A. Sheriff's Department, your car is part of a vast criminal investigation.
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Why Did Lockheed Blow Up Its Own Prototype UAV Bomber?
Mar 20, 3:40PM
Even with recent advances in rapid prototyping techniques and computer aided design, developing new aircraft is an expensive venture—especially when the DoD isn't footing the bill. So what on Earth could have coerced Lockheed to destroy the only prototype of its blended wing UAV bomber in mid-flight?
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Teen Sneaks Past Sleeping Guard to Reach Top of 1 WTC
Mar 20, 3:14PM
Weehawken 16-year-old Justin Casquejo pulled a fast one on the guards at One World Trade Center on Sunday, reaching the spire of the 1,776-foot-tall tower around 4AM and hanging out for at least two hours. Some people's rebellious teenage phases are just cooler than others.
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