You might have wondered why so much attention was lavished on one doughy white guy after the Mavericks won the NBA title last night. More »
Amazon vs. Best Buy Trade In Shoot Out
Posted in: amazon, Today's Chili, top You read Gizmodo. You have lots of old electronics and games and bygone gee-gaws. You should sell them. But to whom? We ran a test of Amazon and Best Buy’s gear trade-in stores to find out. More »
According to South Korea’s defense minister, North Korea may have created a nuclear warhead small enough to be launched in a missile. This is a first for those nutters, who had previously only detonated two nuclear devices that were too big for rockets. More »
After the rigid limitations of helping design the ISS, it must have been a refreshing change of pace for Garrett Finney to work on these Cricket trailers, which are built to order and cost up to $17,000.
Top Stories: Friday, June 10, 2011
Posted in: roundup, Today's Chili, top, Total recapDon’t Be That Guy | Dude, you really just licked my phone, didn’t you. So, do the Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries or what?
What Not to Do with Someone Else’s Phone
Posted in: iPhone, phone, pictures, Today's Chili, top Because I do not live in the 20th century, I keep photos of my baby on my phone, not in my wallet. Which is a problem: While you probably wouldn’t rifle through my wallet, you happily invade my phone. Dick. More »
Videos of the Covert Rescue Team Saving Fukushima’s Atomic Animals
Posted in: Japan, Today's Chili, top The daring volunteers who saved two canines from the contaminated environs of Fukushima have released this video of their mission, showing the bold infiltration into the evacuation zone and bringing the pups to safety. But this was just one mission. More »
Extraordinary Hubble Photo Shows a Gigantic Exploding Death Star In Space—or Homer Simpson
Posted in: Today's Chili, top Astronomers are in awe as they witness the evolution of Supernova 1987A using the Hubble Space Telescope. I don’t blame them. It’s awesome indeed. The actual explosion was first detected in February 1987, in the Large Magellanic Cloud. More »
12 Money Shots
Posted in: money, Today's Chili, top Money. We all know what it is. We all know what it does. But when you have to measure your wealth in hundred-trillion dollar notes and 4-ton coins, its time to rethink your game. Oobject.com has 12 great examples. More »
Apple’s New Mothership Compared to the Rest of Spaceships Around the World (Updated)
Posted in: Apple, Today's Chili, top Like Comanderino Jobs said, Apple’s new toroid mothership may become the best office building in the planet. But it’s not the only spaceship that has landed on planet Earth. Gizmodo reader Felix Pharand D. has sent this high resolution comparison. More »