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HostGator, one of Lifehacker's favorite hosting companies, is offering one year of their Hatchling Plan for $28 - which includes a free domain name. That saves you more than 65% and comes out to just $2.33/month.
Silver Jews: "Suffering Jukebox"
So, I really like the Silver Jews, the David Berman-led side project that sprung forth from the creative genius of Pavement. But it was also something completely different, and with news that the band might be returning this week, I could barely contain my excitement.
What Tech Are You Most Excited For in 2015?
We're only 11 days, and if rumors are only half true, we're in for quite a year! That new HTC One M9, Hima, or whatever they're going to call itlooks like it could be a beast. Windows 10 is (hopefully) going regenerateWindows' half-dead corpse. A Macbook with no USB ports? What?
Taking The Minecraft Vegetarian Challenge
Minecraft is a lot of different things to a lot of different people; a place to build a word processor, recreate Westeros or trap incredible monsters. For many players it's simply about survival, which means making sure you have shelter at night, forging armor and weapons with which you can fend off attackers, and…
Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
Health tracking and data tracking. These seem to be the two big themes concerning our six favorite apps of the week. But all these apps take different approaches, whether focusing on any kind of athletes, calorie counting, digitizing your paper files or just simply keeping tabs on your day-to-day goings on. Let's take…
Get 41% Off SKEYE's Nano Quadcopter
As with most new technologies, drones are rapidly evolving to become smaller and lighter. The SKEYE Nano Drone, for instance, can fit in the palm of your hand, but can still pull off impressive aerobatics (including flips). Gizmodo readers can grab one for $34.99 – that's 41% off.
Google Translate Is Getting Upgraded To Take on Skype
According to The New York Times, Google isn't going to let Skype runaway with all the high-tech, language barrier-smashing fun. An upcoming update will allow the app to auto-recognize popular languages and translate them into text in real time.
Here Are Three Variations On A Classic Puzzle – Can You Solve Them All?
I've always enjoyed water-distribution puzzles. They are simple in structure and usually straightforwardly posed, but their plain presentation belies their challenging nature. Here are three classic variations on the theme to wrap your head around.
I Wish This Doom Toaster Hack Was Real
Did you know that you can hack toasters to play Doom? Well, with this four-minute clip of hacker fiction you can!
Silk Road Reloaded Ditches Tor for a More Anonymous Network
Trying to shut down Silk Road, and any of its many-headed hydra reiterations, seems to be the ultimate lesson in futility. According to Motherboard, a new version of the online black market, called Silk Road Reloaded, launched today on the I2p anonymous network, dealing with several altcoin currencies.
Why California's High-Speed Rail Matters
Welcome to Reading List, a breakdown of some wonderfully constructed words, phrases, and sentences you should really be reading this week. Before you get too excited, take a second to take a peek over all our exhaustive (seriously I'm still recovering) coverage of CES 2015. But when you get a gadget overload, take a…
Sci-fi Short ReCURSION Is About a Terrible Best Man Using Time Travel
I am not a huge fan of time travel science fiction. These cinematic escapades can quickly devolve into a mess of questions. Who was where? When? And How? But this sci-fi short film, ReCURSION, seems to share and also bask in my frustration.
8 Gadgets With the Dumbest Names
What's in a name?
Got some more worth adding? To the comments!Samsung Could Make More Windows Phones in 2015
The last time Samsung made a Windows Phone it was the Windows 8 Samsung ATIV SE, a Verizon Wireless exclusive back in the spring of last year. Samsung hasn't even bothered with an out-of-the-box 8.1 device since. But the smartphone maker is interested in making more Windows Phone handsets. Only that pesky Android…
Men Who Post Lots of Selfies Show Signs of Psychopathy, Says Study
A study surveying the social media habits of 800 men confirmed with science what we've always known in our hearts—if you constantly take a bunch of selfies and post them online, you might have some mild psychological issues.
NFC Payments May Finally Be Heading To Restaurants
Mobile payments are great and all, and Apple Pay has certainly helped things along, but there are still lots of barriers in place before smartphones become the ubiquitous way of pay. Verifone is looking to breakdown some of those walls with its new mobile point of sale (mPOS) payment terminal.
Top 10 Gmail Labs and Features You Should Enable
As if Gmail wasn't powerful enough, you can find all sorts of goodies and extra features inGmail Labs. The list is pretty massive, so we've narrowed down our 10 favorite labs to help increase your email productivity.
These are the most amazing aerial photos of New York ever, period
It's always exciting to receive a message from a master like Vincent Laforet telling you about his new photos. This time he has outdone himself (once again!) so I had to share it right away. Never in my life I've seen New York from this perspective and with this stunning quality—so perfect it feels unreal.
Wet Hot American Summer Is The Latest Classic To Get A Netflix Reboot
After Netflix's reboot of Arrested Development went down pretty damn well, its sights have turned to the next obvious candidate for the same treatment: cult satire classic Wet Hot American Summer.
John Mayer: Free Fallin'
I'm not normally an emotions sorta person when it comes to music — sure, I listen to stuff basically 24/7, but normally to block out distractions (or because Taylor Swift is hella catchy). There's not many songs I've listened to on repeat because the emotions get to me, but John Mayer's cover of Free Fallin' is number…
Check Out The Gigantic Snow Sculptures Made By Three Brothers
Think your family tradition of making a snowman with your sibling is cute? Artistic, even, because you stuck a carrot in there, or pushed a couple eyes in? Unfortunately, the Bartz brothers have a Christmas tradition that'll show you just how pathetic you really are.
Budweiser Is Building A Life-Size Pacman Arena For The Super Bowl
Every year, we get to watch a series of commericals interspersed with occasional shots of people running into each other. But for this year's Super Bowl commercial, Budweiser has upped the ante: it's built a life-size Pac-Man game.
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