Ted Cruz's Net Neutrality Take Isn't Just Dumb, It's Dangerous
Today, President Obama came out in support of net neutrality, asking the FCC to reclassify broadband as a public utility. This would help stop ISPs from creating "internet slow lanes" and throttling customers. Senator Ted Cruz—who accepted campaign funds from telcom giant Comcast—immediately fired back with this…
Google's Spending $1 Billion on an Old NASA Hangar, No One Knows Why
Planetary Ventures LLC, a Google shell company, just signed a very expensive lease
on a very large building and airfield in Silicon Valley. The lease in
question will cost the search giant $1.16 billion over the term of 60
years. The building and airfield in question is the Moffett Field, where
Google's founders have…
Daryl Hall featuring Chromeo: I Can't Go For That
A
few weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Daryl Hall and John
Oates in concert. But when they performed what is probably my favorite
Hall & Oates song, "I Can't Go For That," I wasn't digging their
live arrangement. I realized it's because this version, recorded in
Hall's garage, will probably be my…
Why Don't All Phones Have This Clever PIN Code Scrambler?
An upcoming build of the CyanogenMod operating system includes a simple but brilliant security feature
called "Scramble PIN Layout." It's exactly what it sounds like: a way
to scramble the keypad when you unlock your phone so that people can't
peek at your keystrokes and learn your PIN.
Holiday Special: Get 65% Off The New Age Smartphone Photography Kit
Smartphone cameras are getting better and better.
But for those of you who want even more versatility, check out this
deal for Gizmodo readers on a smartphone photography kit from
StackSocial. It includes 6 different lenses, a tripod, and a bunch of
other peripherals. The best part? It's 65% off.
11 Star Wars Titles Better Than The Force Awakens
The next Star Wars title was announced last week, and honestly, it kinda sucks. We saw plenty of room for improvement, and asked if you could come up with a better title than J.J. Abrams and committee. Help us, Gizmodo readers, you're our only hope.
This Giant Ice Cream Scooper Serves You an Entire Pint Every Time
I
scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. But apparently not
loud enough as kids because the tiny portions we got from those
standard-sized ice scream scoopers pale in comparison to what this monster can serve up in one fell scoop. That's a full pint of the good stuff there, ready to crush cones and overflow…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Play Edward Snowden in New Oliver Stone Film
Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, everyone's favorite sad-eyed, inevitably likable actor,
will play Edward Snowden, everyone's favorite vacant-eyed, always
unkempt former NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower, in a new movie directed by Oliver Stone. Do you see the resemblance?
These Iconic Road Trips Make You Want To Grab a Camera and Just Drive
The road trip is one of the great American photographic traditions. Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip, a new book published by Aperture,
revisits the journeys of 18 influential photographers as they set out
in search of weird, beautiful, and unknown things to point their cameras
at.
Is This DJI's New Drone?
The
hobby drone world is all aflutter this week as DJI prepares to unleash
its latest creation onto the world: the Inspire 1. And just like Apple
fanboys, they're eagerly seeking out leaks. The latest images look,
well, pretty real.
10 Science Fiction Tropes We Will Never Get Tired Of
We've called out various movie and TV tropes that we never want to see again
in the past. But today we're calling attention to the silly, stupid,
brilliant and hilarious scifi tropes that we absolutely, positively
love—and hope we never live in a world without them.
NASA Captured the Lonely Last Journey of an Aircraft Carrier
This
is the loneliest funeral march I've ever seen. This photo from November
5th was taken during a NASA mission called Operation IceBridge, the
goal of which is to survey polar ice. But it also captured the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64), a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier being towed by comparatively tiny…
You Can Finally Edit Your Embarrassing Typos on Instagram
Mistake-makers,
rejoice. After years of choosing between deleting an entire photo and
report it or living with the typos and ill-conceived jokes of the
original, Instagram has decided to allow us to edit our captions after
they've been published.
Transforming Gift Wrap Means You're Actually Giving Two Presents
If
you've ever looked at a mountain of shredded wrapping paper after a
birthday party or Christmas morning and felt guilty about the waste—even
if you intend to recycle it all—then you'll surely appreciate Nendo's alternative gift wrap that turns into a reusable tote afterwards.
We Were Supposed to be Living Under Glass Domes By Now
Apparently the Upper Midwest is about to get snow. Like a lot of snow. Like up to two feet in some areas. Too bad Americans don't have this domed house from 1958 to shield them from the unofficial start of winter!
One in four self-made American billionaires dropped out of college
Bloomberg crunched the numbers on "self-made" billionaires in the U.S. and found that about a quarter of them were college dropouts. Ten of America's 43 self-made billionaires dropped out. One, Harold Hamm, never even attended college.
Mozilla Is Helping Tor Get Bigger and Better
Mozilla
knows what's up. The non-profit is aware that the vast majority of its
users think that privacy on the internet is falling apart, so it's launching a new strategic privacy initiative called Polaris. And you'll never guess who's on board. Just kidding, it's totally obvious: the Tor Project.
The US Postal Service Got Hacked
The U.S. Postal Service
just made a bad-news delivery to its 800,000 employees: Their personal
data, including social security numbers, may have been stolen.
The Best Travel Mug
Taking the bulk of the thousands of votes you cast, the Contigo Autoseal West Loop Stainless Steel Travel Mug with Easy Clean Lid has sealed up the title of Best Travel Mug, and kept it warm all day.
How Trekking Poles Can Make Your Hike Easier, Faster And Safer
You've
seen people using them — walking with "ski poles" through the mountains
— but what are they for? Trekking poles add stability, support and even
speed. Here's how.
I Rode A Bike On Water, And It Was Incredible
Walking on water? Pssh. I rode a bike on water. And it was glorious.
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