An iPhone in Different Colors Looks Fantastically Fun

I’ve never wanted an iPhone in different colors. Black with a tint of gloss or white with a silver lining has always been plenty enough. But then I saw these renders of what an iPhone in different colors would look like and man, a red iPhone looks like so much fun. More »

Make Sure to Watch Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers Tonight on BBC America!

Add it to your calendar. Set an alarm. Set a reminder using this thing the kids told me about called Facebook. Tie a string around your finger, ask your mom to remind you, write it on your arm, whatever—just tune in tonight! Tonight! Join us for the premiere of Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers, our all-new special on BBC America, at 10:20/9:20c, right after the season finale of Top Gear. Our hosts will be live on Gizmodo tonight to talk to you about the show as it happens. More »

This Is the Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent

The Pirate Bay will be turning ten this year, quite the ripe old age for any website, much less one that’s been the target of such controversy. In preparation for celebrating that birthday, TorrentFreak went looking for the oldest Pirate Bay torrent they could find, and came across Revolution OS. More »

How to Not Get Ripped Off by Your Mechanic

Even if it doesn’t come with 470 HP and Wi-Fi connectivity, your car is the biggest and most expensive gadget you own. And unless you trade your vehicle in as often as your MacBook, keeping that ride in peak operating condition is absolutely vital to keeping repair costs down over its lifespan. More »

5 Delicious Green Cocktails to Do St. Patrick’s Day Right

Do you know what’s great about green beer? Absolutely nothing, you filthy animal, that was a trick question. To help you rise above those green-toothed suckers swilling down their flavorless lagers, we tapped a few of the country’s top bartenders and got recipes for some truly delectable cocktails that just happen to be green. Get ready to blow some minds. More »

The Single Creepiest Thing You Can Do on Facebook

Always be nice, and cool. That’s the motto around here. But sometimes you just want to make someone wildly uncomfortable. Or maybe you want to avoid social nightmare! Either way, here is some sacred social media advice. Heed or perish. More »

25 Famous Toys We Blasted Into Space

NASA recently released a few photos of the Expedition 34 crew aboard the International Space Station. Sitting inconspicuously in the corner of one of the pictures was Gort, the Earth-murdering robot from the 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. So we decided to sift through the vast archives of space exploration looking for other toys we took with us to the heavens. More »

Google Glass and the Golden Age of Creepshots

The early criticism of Google Glass—that it’s for assholes, that it will lead to a dystopian Panopticon nightmare—is mostly well-founded. But what everyone has glossed over in their opening salvos is, I think, the most immediate and obvious problem Google Glass will precipitate: Once these things stop being a rich-guy novelty and start actually hitting the streets, the rise in creepshots is going to be worse than any we’ve ever seen before. More »

Samsung Galaxy S IV Hands On: Everything New Is Old Again

After a lot of teasing, and a lot of leaking, the Galaxy S IV is finally here. Last year’s version, the S III, remains the world’s most popular Android phone, having sold over 40 million units. Can the S IV live up to that kind of hype? Can Samsung make us feel like we’re living in the future? More »

Samsung Galaxy S IV Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know

The Samsung Galaxy S IV will be announced at an event tonight in New York. It’s so close we can almost feel it in our hands. And thanks to the leaky ship that is the internet, we’ve got a pretty good idea of what to expect once it’s real. More »