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The 10 Best Opening Scenes in Movie History
Gizmodo - 20 Jan 2016 05:22
What's your favorite type of opening shot for a movie? Is it when they drop you in the middle of their world and expect you to catch up immediately? Is it when they slyly insert a spoiler that you don't realize is import...
What It Looks Like When Millions of Bats Fly Away from Their Bat Cave at Once
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 01:21
Frightening and scary and the stuff of nightmares is what it looks like when millions of bats flee their bat caves at the same damn time. This footage is from the Bracken Cave in San Antonio, Texas and it's totally start...
This Glo-Toob takes being a glow-stick seriously
Coolest Gadgets - 20 Jan 2016 22:30
When you’re by yourself at night with no light to keep you company, things can get pretty scary pretty fast. Every sound and rustle of the leaves could lead to your demise, and you would never even see it coming. While...
Apple Wins Highly Relevant Lawsuit Against Samsung to Stop Sale of Four-Year-Old Smartphone
Gizmodo - 20 Jan 2016 08:00
Apple's team of well-paid lawyers really showed Samsung's team of highly-paid lawyers who's boss, thanks to a recent court order banning the sale of Samsung's leading flagship phones from 2012.
Tesla's Model X Falcon Door Development Issues Are Now Legal Issues
Gizmodo - 20 Jan 2016 06:31
It's easy to forget that the Tesla Model X was intended to start deliveries back in early 2014. Now Tesla faces a legal battle after dropping one of its parts suppliers during development for issues with effectively engi...
Kickstarter explains why the Zano drone project went bust
Engadget - 21 Jan 2016 01:55
If you were left wondering how the team behind the Zano mini drone could raise so much crowdfunding cash only to crash and burn within the space of a year, you're not alone. Kickstarter commissioned journalist Mark Harri...
Most Powerful Blizzard In Years May Dump Two Feet of Snow, Followed by Floods
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 01:50
A huge storm is headed for the East coast--and it may end up being one of the heaviest we've seen in years. But it's more than just the snowfall you have to watch out for; the storm is bringing absurdly powerful wind gus...
Star Wars Episode 8 has been delayed
Slash Gear - 21 Jan 2016 01:43
While the original release date for Star Wars Episode 8 was set for May of 2017, we'll now be seeing placement closer to that of The Force Awakens. Very likely due to the massive appeal of a December showing due to the b...
Netflix places order for 'Altered Carbon' sci-fi series
Slash Gear - 21 Jan 2016 01:33
The cyberpunk sci-fi book "Altered Carbon" will soon be made into an original Netflix series, according to a new report. Netflix has ordered a ten-episode first season based on the 2002 novel by Richard K. Morgan, with S...
Australian Officials Are Still Searching for Craig Wright
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 01:29
Australian businessman Craig Wright has been missing since Gizmodo and Wired published parallel investigations into his potential involvement with the creation of Bitcoin--and police raided his home . While the news cycl...
A Pop-Out Wall Plug That Instantly Doubles Your Available Outlets
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 01:26
The number of devices in your home demanding access to power increases every year, but odds are the number of outlets available hasn't changed since you moved in. The solution isn't major electrical renovations, though, ...
The 10 Best Articles Wikipedia Deleted This Week
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 01:25
The faceless editors of Wikipedia were on a warpath, wiping out glistening kernels of internet knowledge with nothing but ghosts left in their wake. And this week, they were industrious as hell. But we're not letting the...
All of a Sudden, I'm Way More Excited For DC's Upcoming Movies Than Marvel's
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 01:20
Something strange has happened in the endless war for domination of superhero movies. After years of Marvel ceaselessly kicking DC's ass, I feel as though DC has suddenly taken the lead, thanks to the fantastic new Suici...
Ye-T Warmpad uses a laptop charger to warm your feet
Slash Gear - 21 Jan 2016 00:56
Though winter was unusually warm for many late last year, the cold weather has finally caught up and many have faced single-digit temperatures in recent days. When it's that cold outside, everything feels cold all the ti...
No, Elon Musk Did Not Really Steal This Guy's Tesla
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 00:51
An article titled How Elon Musk Stole My Car certainly suggests some things. Things like, maybe Elon Musk stole a dude's car. It's safe to say Musk doesn't really fit the carjacker profile, so what's going on here, exact...
Werner Herzog AI documentary to debut at Sundance
Engadget - 21 Jan 2016 00:48
During this week's Sundance Film Festival, legendary director Werner Herzog will debut new work produced by cybersecurity company Netscout. Herzog's latest is a documentary on artificial intelligence and robots titled Lo...
We Still Don't Understand These Spots on Saturn's Moon, and We're Not Going Back
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 00:45
The Cassini spacecraft made its final close flyby of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus in December, releasing its final up-close look at these weird little spots last week. Discovered over a decade again, we're still trying to...
Every Single Presidential Candidate Is a Character From The Lord of the Rings
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 00:40
On this frigid January humpday, ophthalmologist and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul took to his Facebook to draw an important comparison between Donald Trump and Gollum, the bipolar monster from The Lord of t...
'Star Wars: Episode VIII' delayed by seven months
Engadget - 21 Jan 2016 00:27
You'll have to wait a bit longer to see what the heck is up with Luke Skywalker. Disney announced this afternoon that it's delaying Star Wars: Episode VIII from May 26, 2017 by seven months to December 15, 2017. Disney d...
Leica X-U (Typ 113) is maker's first rugged waterproof camera
Slash Gear - 21 Jan 2016 00:15
Leica has announced its new Leica X-U (Typ 113) camera designed for tough outdoors conditions. The camera was designed for adventure, according to Leica, while still providing high-end quality. This is the company's firs...
Electric car sales fell short of the President's goals
Engadget - 21 Jan 2016 00:15
In 2008, President Obama set the lofty goal of putting 1 million plug-in cars on US streets by 2015. So, how did the country do? Not well at all, if you ask Reuters. It understands that only 400,000 electric cars are on ...
The Biggest Hurdles for Hyperloop Are Still Land Rights and Bureaucracy, Not Tech
Gizmodo - 21 Jan 2016 00:10
Today Hyperloop Transportation Technologies filed a permit to build a 5-mile prototype in Quay Valley -- a utopian, eco-friendly community planned for Central California. And while we're rooting for them to succeed with ...