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These Hand-Forged Kitchen Knives Works of Rural Art
Apr 03, 10:00PM
The world is not lacking for inexpensive kitchen knife sets—they've long been a staple of late-night infomercials and homeware bargain bins alike—but top-quality cutlery is much harder to come by . These blades from Chelsea Miller Knives offer a rare mix of artful simplicity and rugged sturdiness equally at home in New York City or rural Vermont.
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The Most Elegant iPhone Speaker Is Just A Single Piece Of Blown Glass
Apr 03, 9:40PM
Here is a sleek way to showcase your iPhone's looks and sounds. There are no wires or buttons or even plastic in this passive amp—just a single piece of glass, handcrafted to exacting proportions, that can wrap a room in sound.
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Nest Halts Sale of Protect Over Safety Concerns
Apr 03, 9:21PM
In a letter from Nest CEO Tony Fadell today, the company announced it would stop selling its Protect fire alarm while it reconsidered a key feature of the device: The ability to "wave to hush" a warning alarm.
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Stylish Sunglasses Made From Salvaged Shattered Louisville Sluggers
Apr 03, 9:20PM
Nothing makes a fashion accessory more interesting than a backstory, and Shwood's new limited edition line of sunglasses have a fascinating pedigree. They're all made from ash wood salvaged from actual Louisville Slugger baseball bats shattered during games played around the world.
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Watch a Chunk of Lava Stone Get Grafted Onto a Carbon Fiber Bench
Apr 03, 9:08PM
The making-of video for Peugeot Design Lab's latest project contains no words—it doesn't need any, since it shows every step of the process: From blasting a huge chunk of volcanic stone from its resting place to crafting a piece of carbon fiber to perfectly fit the rock's jagged profile. The resulting bench looks like like something that might've emerged from the sand in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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A Delicious Yoga Bag That Inspires You To Make Room For More Calories
Apr 03, 9:00PM
For some people, exercise and working out is a way to keep their bodies fit and trim. But for most of us, it's just a way to feel less guilty when we overindulge. So to stay inspired to make it all the way through your next yoga class, keep your gear in this giant burrito bag that provides a delicious-looking reminder of just one of the indulgences you're working towards.
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It's Okay To Torrent These Games. Really.
Apr 03, 8:30PM
One hundred games, all in a bundle you can only get on the world's most infamous piracy website.
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Is An Airbag For Your Head Really Safer Than A Bike Helmet?
Apr 03, 8:20PM
Remember Hövding, the Swedish bike helmet released a few years back that looks like a stylish, poofy collar and supposedly inflates like an airbag upon impact? In a new video, the company explains more about how it works—claiming it's actually much safer than a traditional helmet.
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This Bike Ride Filmed As a 360º Panorama Is Amazing
Apr 03, 8:00PM
Do you feel like you're on top of the world when you're biking? Well, you're definitely on top of a mini-world at least, in this awesome video version of those familiar 360º panorama planets. Six GoPro cameras were used to turn biking on an ordinary trail into this trippy ride.
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Vine Gets Direct Messaging (Read: Sexting)
Apr 03, 7:45PM
Almost six months after Instagram led the march in direct messages, Vine is just now catching up with its own private video messaging service—the biggest update the app has seen yet. At long last, kids can have sex with hot pockets on the internet in private.
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Some Canadian Roads Smell Like French Fries Thanks to Recycled Oil
Apr 03, 7:40PM
Fryer oil turns plain old potatoes into delicious french fries. It powers our biodiesel cars. And, now, it's being used to turn the dusty surfaces of rural Canadian roads into stable makeshift asphalt—AND THEY SMELL LIKE FRENCH FRIES. God bless our obsession with that infernally unhealthy liquid.
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There's No End in Sight for California's Megadrought
Apr 03, 7:20PM
California's chief snow surveyor ventured into the Sierras this week to see how much water the state can expect from the spring melt—and he came back with very bad news. The devastating drought that the state's been dealing with the past few months will continue to devastate for the foreseeable future.
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Just days after OKCupid called out Mozilla's CEO Brendan Eich over his support of a ban on gay marra
Apr 03, 7:14PM
Just days after OKCupid called out Mozilla's CEO Brendan Eich over his support of a ban on gay marraige, Mozilla announced today that Eich "has chosen to step down." [Mozilla via Re/code]
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Hackers Have Figured Out How to Steal Millions from ATMs
Apr 03, 7:04PM
Federal regulators just alerted banks across the country of a very dangerous new skill ATM hackers have picked up. They can trick ATMs into spitting out unlimited amounts of cash, regardless of the customer's balance. Not only that, but also schedule the illicit withdrawals for holidays and weekends, when the ATMs are extra flush.
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The First Real Time Capsule Tearjerker of 2014
Apr 03, 6:30PM
Back in 1966 a woman in North Phoenix, Arizona sealed a time capsule in the wall of her home. Betty Klug, then 33, didn't tell her husband nor her two kids about the capsule. It remained a secret until contractors working on the home recently discovered the time-traveling treasure. Fair warning: If you're not a robot, you should probably get some tissues handy.
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MIDI Software That Turns Your Voice Into Instruments If You Can't Play
Apr 03, 6:20PM
MIDI—the Musical Instrument Digital Interface—lets anyone with just an electronic keyboard, or other simple interface device, recreate an entire orchestra's worth of sounds. But what if you can't even play a keyboard? That's where a new piece of software called imitone can save the day, turning your voice (or other sounds) into an all-out symphony.
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What's Up With MLB.TV, And How Can It Be Fixed?
Apr 03, 6:10PM
MLB's online offering has long been the technological leader among U.S. major sports. That's no surprise given the size and financial power of MLB Advanced Media, but repeated issues with the service across devices this season have made MLB.TV look more like NBA League Pass .
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How a Chinese Company 3D-Printed Ten Houses In a Single Day
Apr 03, 6:00PM
This month, architects in Amsterdam started work on the world's first completely 3D-printed house. It'll take three years and quite a bit of money to finish. Meanwhile, in Shanghai, a company claims to have printed ten houses with inexpensive industrial scraps in less than a day. What's the difference?
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Bluetooth Headphones, KitchenAid, GorillaPod For Your Phone [Deals]
Apr 03, 5:45PM
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These wireless Mpow headphones offer 15 hours of battery life, integrated playback buttons, and the aptX codec for fantastic fidelity. Not bad for $33, especially considering the excellent user reviews.
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An Axe-Shaped Tea Strainer, Because Even Lumberjacks Need a Break
Apr 03, 5:20PM
Despite Monty Python's efforts to the contrary, lumberjacks are still stereotyped as the roughest, toughest folks you'll ever find in the forest. But who's to say they don't enjoy a spot of mid-afternoon tea? And what could be better suited to the task than this axe-shaped tea infuser?
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The Untold History of Where Barcodes Come From
Apr 03, 5:00PM
When George Laurer goes to the grocery store, he doesn't tell the check-out people that he invented the barcode, but his wife used to point it out. "My husband here's the one who invented that barcode," she'd occasionally say. And the check-out people would look at him like, "you mean there was a time when we didn't have barcodes?"
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The Crazy Things Delta Does to Cancel Fewer Flights Than Any Airline
Apr 03, 4:40PM
Last year, Delta Air Lines canceled fewer flights than any other airline, scratching just 0.3 percent of its flights. That's more than five times better than the industry average. It's an obsession for Delta, an airline that once ranked near rock-bottom for cancellations, and as The Wall Street Journal explains, the company strives for zero-cancellation days in some very unorthodox ways.
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Inside the DIY World of Mapping Caves With Radio
Apr 03, 4:20PM
Underground, where this is no GPS and certainly no Wi-Fi, mapping caves requires a different kind of technical ingenuity. Thus, there is cave radio. To learn about the DIY world of cave radio and underground exploration, Gizmodo picked the brain of Stanley Sides, tinkerer and former president of the Cave Research Foundation.
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Your Webcam Feed in ASCII Is the Greatest Thing You'll See Today
Apr 03, 4:10PM
Say goodbye to the rest of your day. Because after playing with this web app that turns your webcam feed into a realtime stream of ASCII art, you're not going to want to do anything else ever again.
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Report: Google Wants to Become a Wireless Carrier
Apr 03, 3:56PM
Google bosses are dreaming about adding wireless service to the search giant's menu of offerings. A couple of unnamed sources "who have discussed the matter with Google" told Amir Efrati at The Information that it would roll out the service in the same areas where Google Fiber is offered. In other words, Google wants it all.
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