Aug 27
I said this in August 24, 2011, exactly one year before a US jury declared that Samsung had intentionally copied Apple and then some: “We hope Apple wins the patent wars.” And happily, they did. More »
Aug 24
Pretty much every book, movie, or TV show that has imagined the existence of time machines has come to the conclusion that they’re a bad idea: tools for the very highly trained at best, catastrophic mistakes at worst. Time machines are a technology that the greater public is simply not mature enough to use properly. More »
Aug 24
In a report [PDF] released by the Online Publishing Association on Monday, the standout statistic was that 68-percent of smartphone owners now say they “can’t live without their smartphones.” What a bunch of babies. I don’t care who you are or what you do: You can live without a goddamn smartphone. More »
Aug 23
Look, I’m from Spain. We Spaniards stay in cafés and bars and restaurants forever—ordering things to drink or eat, of course. But this? Listen up, hipsters: a coffee shop is not your own personal newsroom. More »
Aug 20
Normally I avoid complaining about Apple because (a)there are plenty of other people carrying that flag, and (b) I honestly like Apple and own numerous lovely iProducts. I’m even using one to write this post. More »
Aug 20
It seems everywhere you look there’s a new pair of headphones: either named after a celebrity or celebrating the venerable heritage of an audiophile marque you and your friends all pretend to have heard of. The TK*headphones by TK Celeb-Slash-Established-Audio-Firm are different because of TK inane difference that doesn’t really matter to you at all. But you will pretend it does, because you are trying to justify spending $200 on headphones. More »
Aug 16
There are now two female staffers writing for Gizmodo, myself and Leslie Horn, and neither of us blew anyone for our job. More »
Aug 06
Why It’s Sometimes Best Not to Digitally Document Every Exciting Life Event [Rant]
Posted in: Today's Chili
Over the weekend I attended a concert in Jones Beach—the Deftones opening for System of a Down—which I was hell bent on documenting, thoroughly, using my iPhone. All through the Deftones’ set, I snapped pictures and took video. Then it started to pour, with thunder and lightning very nearly canceling the rest of the show, even before SOAD took the stage, and my phone was temporarily fucked via water damage, primarily in the camera functionality. More »
Aug 03
All of you who are under the impression that cats are absolutely the best thing for the Internet —producing GIFs and memes galore—are bloody delusional. My 8lb house cat Franny almost destroyed a small section of your Internet last week, temporarily crippling one of the hands I use to type all your nightly posts. More »
Jul 30
Technology has improved the way the world watches the Olympics. Super slow-mo replay. The magical yellow world-record line. These are good things. The best part is how technology has made the information immediate, with live streams and instant updates. But the network responsible for delivering the games to America is broadcasting a tangled, discordant mess—and it’s ruining the 2012 Olympic experience. More »
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