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Doctor Who's New Doctor Is Being Transformed Into a Little Miss
Times change, and so does the Doctor—so now that Jodie Whittaker is the latest incarnation of Doctor Who’s Time Lord adventurer, Adam Hargreaves’ line of Doctor Who/Mr. Men mashup books is adding a Little Miss. io9 can exclusively reveal the first look at Dr. Thirteenth, the latest Doctor Who take on the endlessly…Read more...
This Tiny Speaker Promises Better Sound When You Attach an Empty Soda Bottle
The solution to few of life’s problems can be found at the bottom of a bottle, except, maybe, the poor sound quality from tiny wireless speakers. The creators of the portable Sodapop speaker promise that by simply attaching an empty soda bottle, you can increase its loudness and bass by almost 10 decibels.
Exhausted Moose Drowns After Being Scared Into Water by Photo-Snapping Crowd
A moose drowned in a lake in Vermont this weekend—a death that authorities attribute to a bunch of people trying to take its photo.
Russian Space Agency Says ISS Leak Caused by Human Error—or 'Deliberate Spoilage'
Last week’s air pressure leak aboard the International Space Station was not caused by a micrometeorite, Russian space agency Roscosmos is now claiming, but rather the result of human error, or possibly even a deliberate act of sabotage. Either way, the incident points to poor oversight and lack of quality control…Read more...
Netflix and Other Streaming Services May Soon Be Legally Required to Make Content for Europe
Europe’s ongoing quest to tame the tech industry is plunging ahead with new regulations requiring streaming services like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video to stock their libraries with at least 30 percent local content. A vote is set for December and is said to be all but a done deal.Read more...
Samsung Doubles Down on Delivering a Foldable Phone by the End of 2018
A big shift is coming with the upcoming arrival of foldable phones, and over the last couple years, Samsung has been pushing to be the first to market with claims of delivering one as early as 2018—and now, its top executive is back at it.Read more...
Henry Cavill Will Lead Netflix's Witcher Series as Geralt of Rivia
The Witcher has found its, err, Witcher—in none other than DC’s Man of Steel himself, Henry Cavill.
Marvel's Spider-Man Understands the Amazing Fantasy of Becoming Peter Parker
Spider-Man has a long history in video games—one that arguably has seen more lows than highs. Even in a world where superheroes are bigger than ever, Spider-Man is still waiting for a groundbreaking gaming experience like the Arkham series was for Batman. He might have finally got it in Marvel’s Spider-Man.
Real Utility Knives Were Accidentally Sold as Prank Finger-Slicers in Japan
As Halloween draws near, it’s time to start thinking about macabre ways to prank your friends. The ol’ “fake knife with a notch” is a classic way to make it look like you’ve almost sliced off a finger, but in Japan, one such novelty prop kit was reportedly packaged with real, razor-sharp hobby knives instead of the…Read more...
Save on Coffee Shots, Water Enhancers, and Other Tiny Drinks From Today's Amazon Gold Box
Today only, Amazon’s running a big sale on small drinks. Specifically, Forto coffee shots (think five hour energy, but for coffee people), Stur water enhancers, and, uh, Jelly Belly drink mix bottles. At the very least, try some Forto! There are a bunch of flavors, they’re just over $1 per bottle with this sale, and…Read more...
Set Pictures Give Us Our First Look at the Quirky Heroes of DC's Doom Patrol Show
A familiar face could make an appearance in Wonder Woman 1984. There’s more rumors about the villains of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Karl Urban hypes up the hypothetical Quentin Tarantino Star Trek. Plus, It: Chapter 2 set photos recreate an iconic moment from the book, and a look at The Gifted’s return. To me, my…Read more...
How to Watch the SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings on YouTube, Facebook, and More
The first day of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court start today at 9:30am ET/6:30am PT. And as one of the most important political showdowns in years, you might wonder how you can watch the proceedings on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and more. Well, Gizmodo has got you covered.
Report: Jack Dorsey Overruled Staff to Keep Alex Jones, White Supremacist Richard Spencer on Twitter
Twitter, the social media site for people who like getting angry at things, has long been a haven for misogynistic harassers, white supremacists, and garden-variety trolls. The site has claimed to be working on this, but its supposed commitment to change has been repeatedly undermined by their decision to do things…Read more...
Come Reminisce About the End of Adventure TimeWith Us
Come on, grab your friends—because round about right now, Cartoon Network is airing the very last episode of Adventure Time. And the fun had to end at some point.
I Wish More Figures Had Goofy Action Features Like This SoloToy
As the merchandising behemoth that is action figures has grown over the years, the market has split into two groups—the kids-focused smaller figures that trade articulation for oversized accessories and kooky action features, and then the serious (as serious as toys can be), “collector-aimed” ones. This new Star Wars…Read more...
A Google Engineer Discovered a Vulnerability Letting Him Take Control of Keycard-Controlled Doors
A Google engineer discovered a vulnerability in the third-party system controlling access to doors across its campus in Sunnyvale, California, and took the opportunity to prove that he could bypass any RFID keycard-operated lock in the facility, Forbes reported on Monday.Read more...
RIP Jacqueline Pearce, the Dazzling Villainess of Blake's 7
Jacqueline Pearce, best known to sci-fi fans as the glamorous and calculating Servalan on the cult British space drama Blake’s 7, has died at the age of 74.
Kin Would Be Way More Interesting If It Knew What Kind of Movie It Wanted to Be
There are a handful of scenes scattered throughout Lionsgate’s sci-fi thriller from directors Jonathan and Josh Baker that are direct callbacks to Bag Man, the twin directors’ 2014 short about a young boy hiding a dangerous secret from the world. In those moments, you can see how the Bakers have grown as filmmakers in…Read more...
What Is This
I was recently informed of the existence of something called the “Uncrustable,” a soft hunk of bread type-thing filled with peanut butter and jelly. Uncrustables are not new—the Uncrustable “sandwich” was invented in 1995 and sold to Smuckers in 1999, according to several detailed histories online—but I do not have…Read more...
How to Use Venmo Without Being a Petty Jerk
Venmo is an app that should be simple and transactional. Instead, it’s thorny and oftentimes awkward to navigate. It’s truly wild that a self-professed “digital wallet” stirs up so much drama.
Flames Engulf Brazil's National Museum, Destroying Massive Cultural and Scientific Collection
11,000 years’ worth of artifacts went up in smoke as the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro—one of the largest collections in the Americas—burned down in a massive firestorm on Sunday night.
Giant Antarctic Iceberg Makes Dramatic About-Face
Since it snapped off the Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017, the trillion-ton iceberg known as A68 has spent most of its time stuck in the mud. Now, new satellite data reveals that the ‘berg made its biggest move yet over the austral winter—a dramatic counterclockwise rotation that shows no signs of stopping.
After The Nun, Here Are 5 More Horror Characters Who Deserve Spin-Off Movies
The Nun, a prequel delving into the antagonist first introduced in The Conjuring 2, comes out September 7—just the latest project spawned by the spooky franchise (lest we forget, a third Annabelle movie is now in the works). Now that horror spinoffs are all the rage, we have a few suggestions beyond the Conjuring …Read more...
Why Hawaii Is Burning Its Massive Mangrove Trees
All over the world, from Florida to Thailand, efforts are underway to restore mangrove forests. These ecosystem have been in serious decline for the last 10 years, and sea level rise is set to threaten them further. In Hawaii, however, heavy efforts are underway to eradicate the trees.Read more...
How Location Tracking Actually Works on Your Smartphone
As the recent revelation over Google’s background tracking of your location shows, it’s not as easy as it should be to work out when apps, giant tech companies and pocket devices are tracking your location and when they’re not. Here’s what you need to know about how location tracking works on a phone—and how to…Read more...
Omarosa Used Her Phone to Secretly Record Nearly All Her White House Conversations: Report
In the latest addition of “The Trump Administration Doesn’t Give A Fuck About Security,” Axios dropped a report on how Omarosa Manigault Newman recorded almost all of her conversations during her time at the White House.Read more...
Does Your Cat Actually Hate You?
Dogs wear their hearts on their sleeves; cats—or at least some cats, some of the time—can spend years at your side without making it totally clear that they know, or care, who you are. An expression vaguely resembling contentment flits across their face and you think, triumphantly: see! My cat doesn’t despise me.Read more...
It Really Was Easy to Make My Old SNES Controller Wireless
It’s not often a company creates a product that undercuts a more expensive option it’s still selling, but that’s what 8BitDo has done with its new DIY controller upgrade kits. Instead of completely replacing a wired controller with a Bluetooth alternative, you can now easily upgrade your existing hardware with…Read more...
A Doom IISecret From 1994 Has Been Unlocked
A secret from 1994's Doom II, hidden for so long that its trigger was assumed to be a bug, has finally been discovered.
Feud Week, Dungeons & Dragons, Shooting Bigfoot, and IFA 2018: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Here at Gizmodo, we’ve just wrapped up Feud Week: A series on personality and business clashes in the tech world, scientific disputes, and whether or not to shoot Bigfoot. (I say let the big guy do his thing, unless it turns out it’s kidnapping people with mind-waves to make more Bigfoots.) Some have said that a Nice…Read more...
Happy Birthday to Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves, America’s and Winona Ryder’s once-and-future husband, turns 54 today. A very happy birthday to Keanu Reeves.Read more...
Someone Allegedly Left a Pixel 3 XL in the Back of a Lyft
Google’s huge Pixel 3 XL smartphone is expected to be officially released in October, but it has already been unofficially released in the form of leaks to the Russian and Ukrainian tech media (possibly after someone stole a shipment in transit). Its smaller cousin, the standard Pixel 3, has also had some major leaks,…Read more...
Even If Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Gets Made, Dave Bautista Isn't Sure He Wants to Come Back
Well, this is just a right ol’ mess, isn’t it.Read more...
How The Shining's Camera Creates Constant Unease
The Shining is a brilliant film, and it’s a scary film, and those two things are for the same reason.Read more...
New Mod Allows You To Play As Magneto In Grand Theft Auto V
There’s a new mod that lets you be Magneto in Grand Theft Auto V. As if that game didn’t have enough in it already.Read more...
Reading the Star Wars: Episode IX Script Has Made Domhnall Gleeson Paranoid
One would think that reading the script for a new Star Wars movie would be a thrilling privilege. But it might be more terrifying than exciting.Read more...
Leaked GoPro Product Display Appears to Show the Unreleased Hero 7
Images of the next line of GoPro cameras, the Hero 7, appear to have been leaked in the form of a product display via Reddit, the Verge reported on Saturday.
Why I Can't Quit Chrome
Google Chrome was released to the world 10 years ago today. I’ve been using the browser since it launched on OS X in 2009, and let me tell you what, I feel trapped now. This power-hogging, data-gobbling piece of software is where I spend most of my days, although not necessarily because I want it this way. As hard as…Read more...
David Cronenberg is the Latest Film Director Looking to Jump to TV
While film becomes increasingly monopolistic and expensive, TV is starting to become a really cushy place for the auteur. Now David Cronenberg, creepy cult creator extraordinaire, is interested in making the leap.Read more...
How to Roll Back Changes (and Undo Your Mistakes) in Any App
Mistakes happen—one misplaced key press and suddenly your 10,000 word essay has been reduced to a blinking cursor. Don’t panic though: Whether you need to undo a single action or roll back a whole week’s worth of misguided edits to the work presentation you’re preparing, here’s how to save the day in any popular…Read more...
6 Ways Google Chrome Changed the Way We Web
So, Chrome is ten years old. Officially in the double-digits. Soon it’ll be getting wispy chin-hairs and its voice will be cracking. That said, Google’s browser has accomplished a lot in the ten years that it’s been around. It went from a latecomer in the Browser Wars, with just a 1-percent market share early on launchRead more...
Gear Up For Your Next Tailgate With This One-Day Amazon Sale
Football season is officially here, and whether you’re tailgating in a parking lot outside the stadium, or doing the correct thing and “tailgating” in your backyard before watching on TV, this one-day Amazon sale is full of outdoor cooking gear, lawn games, and even a giant, inflatable projector screen. A few…Read more...
French Ban on Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Which Bees May Find Addictive, Goes Into Effect
A French ban on five neonicotinoid pesticides intended to protect the nation’s bees from colony collapse disorder went into effect on Saturday, Agence France-Press reported.
This Animated Avengers 4 Fan Trailer Turns Back the Clock
Time already ran out. So, as the fan theories go, I guess that means it’s time to go back, huh?Read more...
Sixteen Years Later, Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 Remains Amazing
I’ve been making my way through some of the extreme sports games of the Playstation 2, and I’ve been stopped dead in my tracks by a game that I don’t hear many people mention: Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2. It absolutely nailed extreme sports in a video game back in 2002.
'Sonic' Attacks on U.S. Embassy Staff Could Have Been Weaponized Microwave Radiation
Researchers looking into bizarre reports of U.S. diplomatic staff in Cuba and later China hearing troubling noises before developing symptoms very similar to brain trauma have pinned the most likely cause—and it’s not some form of mysterious sonic device, as previously speculated.
This Fan Artist Turns Pop Culture Into Mythological Icons
When we say pop culture is iconic, we don’t usually mean it this literally.Read more...
GOP Rep. Rod Blum Doxed a Reporter Instead of Answering a Simple Question
Republican Congressman Rod Blum, who is facing a tough battle from Democrats in Iowa’s 1st House District in the upcoming midterms, has shown once again his failure to comprehend the duties of being a public servant.Read more...
Open Channel: Which Fan Work Is More Important to You Than the Original?
Fandom makes a lot of cool stuff. Sometimes, that stuff might even be better than the originals.Read more...
A Brief History of Tommy Oliver From Power RangersFighting Himself
In the recently aired 25th anniversary Power Rangers special aired as part of this season’s Super Ninja Steel version of the classic superhero show, Tommy, the former Green Ranger, found some time to fight himself. Weirdly, he does this a lot.Read more...
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