‘Twas the night before Christmas and all over Twitter, a bunch of stupid assholes are already pissed about the crap gadgets they got for Christmas. iPad? Dumb. iPhone? Lame. Anything and everything? Screw you mom. More »
Third-party apps have started to become the best-in-class in iOS. This is good for third-party developers, users, and in the short-term, Apple. It gives third-parties, like Google, additional exposure and revenue. It provides better apps for users on iOS devices. And it helps sell more iOS devices for Apple. In the long-term, however, it may not work out so well for Apple. More »
Holiday season is a great time to organize your house—you’re cooped up inside, and you actually have a few days to get things done. There’s an explosion of storage and organizing products to help you get things in order. We looked past the fancy stuff (someday, you luxurious custom closet solutions!) and instead collected a group of inexpensive, space-saving products for every room in the house. More »
It was probably too much to ask that we make it to the end of the year without firing up the new [new (new)] iPad rumor mill, especially given that it’s barely been two months since the iPad 4 appeared. And yet! More »
Take Holiday Photos That Don’t Suck
Posted in: Today's ChiliHoliday family gatherings are the ripest events of year for photo-documentation. Rather than leaving the task to Aunt Edna, take those reins yourself. You can capture the finest damn pictures this family has ever seen! More »
There are two things we here at Gizmodo love unabashedly: science and beer. So, when we saw that the gang at the UK’s Institute of Physics had launched a site about the physics of beer, we just had to invite them to come for a chat. More »
The entire point of technology is to work to our benefit, not against us. The entire point of being a responsible, reasoned human being is to face our failings head-on, not to hide from them. Those points seem inarguable. More »
The Most Important Phones Of 2012
Posted in: Today's Chili The smartphone market of 2012 has seen some heated competition. The usual contenders all released solid hardware. But the dynamic between them changed, too—Windows Phone arrived as a serious third OS option, and 2012 ended with exciting new models of iPhone and Android devices. Here’s a look at the best new products people put in their pockets this year. More »
MySpace is back, again. But this time, it realizes how horrible it used to be—and almost everything old is gone. It’s a totally fresh start. Unfortunately, New MySpace is like Old MySpace in one very important way: It’s still stupid. More »