Audio Technica ATH-M50x, Cheap Amazon Tablets, Fancy Ice, More Deals
Audio Technica's ATH-M50 headphones are a common sight around Gawker's offices, and one of your favorite pairs of cans. Amazon has the "x" variant (with detachable cable) for an all-time low $129 today with promo code M50XDEAL. Note: The code is only valid when purchased from Amazing Deals Online via Amazon. [Audio…
This Socket Makes Plugging Devices In Way Easier
I am willing to bet that at some point in the last few months, you slightly struggled to plug something in. Not a particularly difficult scrap: just enough to cost you a few seconds, turn on a light, or actually put your iPad down. Well, someone is now here to solve your most first-world of problems.
Here Is a Magnificent Feathered Dinosaur
Complain all you want about how scientifically-accurate pictures of dinosaurs with feathers aren't as cool as the fake bald dinos in Jurassic Park. This image of a feathered tyrannosaur by Chris Masna makes the great beast of the Cretaceous look awe-inspiring.
Six Busy Days (and Nights) With Some of the World's Largest Telescopes
Night falls in the Atacama Desert, but the day is far from over. In this wonderful little timelapse, sent along to us by the photographer Enrico Sacchetti, we get a sense for the constant work being done at the European Southern Observatory.
Diver runs under water faster than on the ground in surreal video
A surreal video shot by director Julie Gautier featuring free diver Guillaume Néry running under the water at an impossible speed thanks to the powerful currents of the Tiputa Pass, near Tahiti.
Get 50% off the ZeroLemon 20,000mAh Battery with Solar Power
A backup battery that can recharge your phone more than 7 times over should be enough for most trips. But the ZeroLemon SolarJuice adds solar power, water resistance and shock proofing for good measure. Right now, it's 50% off for gizmodo readers.
This 3D Printer Is Safer for Kids
You'd think kids would be all over 3D printers, but the filaments have to be melted at a dangerous 200+ degrees Celsius. So Japan's Bonsai Labs hopes to finally make 3D printers kid-friendly with a new machine and filament that heat to around 80 degrees Celsius (or 176 Fahrenheit) instead.
To boldly go where someone can make this model properly
I have made hundreds of attempts to build a proper Enterprise over the years and it always looks like garbage. Leave it to Chris Melby (The Legendary ZMB) to come up with a proper Lego built U.S.S. Enterprisethat actually looks fantastic and is huge to boot at over 5 feet in length. We wait with bated breath for…
How This Recluse Went from Bullied Kid to Internet Art Sensation
Elgin Park is miniature city created and photographed by artist Michael Paul Smith. In a short documentary directed by Danny Yourd, Smith explains how his miniature street scenes went from a nostalgic personal project, to a viral hit online.
What’s the Most Obnoxious Way to Sign Emails?
The etiquette around work email is still evolving. If the Sony hacks taught us anything, it's that even high-profile executives and celebrities are — let's call it extremely informal in their email writing styles. What's the worst email signoff you've ever seen?
The Best Smartphone Car Mount
Mounting a smartphone in a car shouldn't be complicated. It just needs to be sturdy, secure, and adjustable. The Ram X-Grip dominates on all those fronts, and does it with military-grade construction, an array of modular accessories, and a grip that accommodates damn near any smartphone on the market.
A Koozie That Keeps Your Beer Cold With Good Engineering
Arriving just a day too late to keep your drinks cool during the big game, the folks from Yeti are back with another marvel of insulated engineering known as the Colster. Comparing it to those foam neoprene sleeves often referred to as Koozies is almost an insult, because the Colster is designed from the ground up to…
Are Smartwatches Already Dead?
Do people actually want smartwatches? I'm starting to wonder. The Pebble smartwatch—a phenomenal Kickstarter success story and the darling of tech critics everywhere—has only sold 1 million copies.
Google and Uber Might End Up Duking It Out Over Self-Driving Taxis
Google may have invested some major funds in Uber over a year ago, but according to Bloomberg, it's looking to churn out a rideshare app of its own. This comes just after news that Uber is looking to edge in on Google's self-driving car game with the Uber Advanced Technologies Center. In other words, both companies…
There's a Guide to the Solar System Etched Into This Cutting Board
If you're the type who likes to learn something new every day, this wonderful custom bamboo cutting board from Etsy seller Elysium Woodworks will teach you the basics of our solar system while you hack away at vegetables during dinner prep.
How VFX Wizards Got The Brady Bunch Back on Screen to Sell Candy Bars
One of the more memorable moments from last night's Super Bowl—at least before the end of the fourth quarter—was the latest Snickers ad that co-opted The Brady Bunch into selling candy bars. But if you thought the ad just used some clever editing and dubbing, over on FXGuide they have a thorough break-down of the…
A Brief History Of Star Wars Canon, Old And New
When a franchise is around for four decades, it can get impossibly unwieldy to try and grasp its lore — and Star Warscanon is no exception. Here's a guide to the origins of Star Wars Canon, the rise and fall of one of the most prominent Expanded Universes in fiction, and where the saga stands with Disney today.
Listen to the Gnarly Churn of $10,000 Worth of Moog Synthesizer
Earlier this month, Moog announced that it would be reissuing an extremely limited number of rebooted instruments from the company's extinct line of crazy modulars from the 1970s. You'll probably never actually get to play one, but at the very least you can revel in the magnificent demo in the video above.
This Engineer Turned Radiowaves Into Fashion During the 1930s
For today's edition of There's Nothing New Under The Sun™, we have a radio engineer who experimented with creating high-tech fashion that would be right at home amongst the 21st century's glitch art and wifi visualizations. Except that these patterns were made in 1938.
36 Hours of Glaciers and Steam in Iceland
I just visited Iceland for the first time! But, due to airport chaos, I was only there for exactly 36 hours. Here's what I learned from my short trip, camping out on ice and dunking myself in the country's steaming hot springs.
The Hells Angels Are Old Pros at Encryption
The Silk Road trial is back on, and we still don't know if Ross Ulbricht is going to go down for the crimes of the Dread Pirate Roberts. Today, the trial focused on DPR's interactions with the Hells Angels, who he allegedly hired to kill a rogue drug vendor.
Five Best Humidifiers
The air is thick... with competition. Get in there and cast your vote for the best humidifier.
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