Why We’ve Wanted Our MTV for 30 Years
Posted in: Today's Chili, top, tweet, twitter7 Tools to Keep Your Head Above Water
Posted in: Today's Chili, topIt shouldn’t take a tragedy like the South Korean floods to convince you to be prepared for your own water-based crisis. These seven tools will keep you safe when the waters rise.[top art via Shutterstock]
How to Supercharge Your Air Conditioning
Posted in: Today's Chili, top It’s hot. Parts of your body are sticking to other parts of your body, and it’s horrible. Lucky for you, you’ve got air conditioning. Unlucky for you, A/C is a real punisher on the power bill. More »
Could This Be the Design of the iPhone 5?
Posted in: Apple, rumor, Today's Chili, top This is not the iPhone 5. It’s claimed to be an iPhone 5 clone made by a factory in Shenzhen, China, right where the actual iPhone 5 is being produced. Could this really be what the iPhone 5 looks like? More »
Is This a UFO On the Bottom of the Ocean?
Posted in: Today's Chili, top, video Swedish sea treasure hunters have found something extraordinary: A 60-foot disc sunk in the bottom of the ocean, with what appears to be 985-foot-long impact tracks leading to it. The team leader never found anything like it: More »
Google Maps mash-ups are just the breast, aren’t they? Especially when they’re as time-sucking as James Bridle’s Rorschmap, which turns satellite images of the world into kaleidoscopes worthy of being stuck at the end of a plastic tube. More »
Live Every Week Like it’s Shark Week
Posted in: roundup, Today's Chili, top, tweet Shark Week, the brainchild of a stoned Discovery Channel employee that became a national holiday, starts officially tonight at 9PM. But you don’t need no stinkin’ designated week. Live every week like it’s Shark Week with the help of Giz! More »
Our Favorite Laptops, Phones, Gadgets, Gear, and More
Posted in: Gadgets, laptop, Laptops, roundup, Today's Chili, top, tweet It’s been another month, and an amazing batch of gadgets has once again piled up on our doorstep. If we were being honest about which we’ve loved the most the past few weeks, this list would be nothing but air conditioners. But apparently we’re not allowed to do that. So here are the other gadgets that captured our hearts and minds in July. More »
How Driving On the Moon Made Us Care About Space Again
Posted in: science, space, Today's Chili, top Back in 1969, the Apollo 11 mission put mankind on the moon. It was a massive accomplishment. Two years later, though, people were getting bored. 40 years ago today, it become the moon buggy’s job to make space fun again. More »