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The Hunt to Find Mona Lisa's Skull [Mona Lisa]
A team of researchers in Italy are on the hunt to find the real Mona Lisa. That lawn mower looking machine they're holding is actually a geo-radar device that will scan the ground to locate the skull of the mysterious woman with an even more mysterious smile.
Source: The Hunt to Find Mona Lisa's Skull [Mona Lisa] (http://gizmodo.com/5796415/the-hunt-to-find-mona-lisas-skull)
Every marketing manager and his dog has dreamt up a little royal wedding cash-cow in time for the nuptials tomorrow. But which gift should you buy—either to send to the newlyweds, or to sheath in plastic wrap and bury under your bed for the grandchildren, who'll only wrinkle their noses and toss it in the bin 60 years down the track? More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796614/the-worst-royal-wedding-merchandise-offenders/gallery/)
Source: The Worst Royal Wedding Merchandise [Crap] (http://gizmodo.com/5796614/the-worst-royal-wedding-merchandise-offenders/gallery/)
Everyone knows the cops have tools to get inside your phone. But what do they do? They suck your iPhone's entire soul in 15 minutes. With one single click. This is what it looks like. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796373/watch-how-the-police-raid-your-cellphone)
Source: Watch How the Police Raid a Cellphone [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5796373/watch-how-the-police-raid-your-cellphone)
Little else personifies the invention spirit than trying to take a common object—in this case a nail clipper—and attempting to improve it. And even if the Klhip ultimately falls short of being a revolution in keratin grooming, I have to give it points for trying. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796642/the-klhip-ultimate-nail-clipper-is-ultimately-just-expensive)
Source: The Klhip Ultimate Nail Clipper Is Ultimately Just Expensive [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5796642/the-klhip-ultimate-nail-clipper-is-ultimately-just-expensive)
I knew Easter was late for a reason this year: The Great White iPhone 4 is finally here. Nearly a year after the launch of the original iPhone 4, plagued by delay (http://gizmodo.com/5570963/apple-white-iphones-more-challenging-to-manufacture-than-black) after delay (http://gizmodo.com/#!5594543/white-iphone-4-delayed-again), tomorrow you can buy the phone that seemed like it might never exist (http://gizmodo.com/#!5674799/white-iphone-4-delayed-canceled-or-both). More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796267/what-the-white-iphone-4-says-about-the-iphone-5)
Source: What the White iPhone 4 Says About the iPhone 5 [IPhone] (http://gizmodo.com/5796267/what-the-white-iphone-4-says-about-the-iphone-5)
You know Google Docs, it's the fantastic text editing, word processing web app from the Google. And cruising Google Docs via the mobile browser has long been fine! But nothing beats a dedicated app—which is now an option for Android users. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796254/google-docs-gets-an-appy-home-on-android)
Source: Google Docs for Android [App Of The Day] (http://gizmodo.com/5796254/google-docs-gets-an-appy-home-on-android)
Some would say that Tim Samaras is nuts. Why's that? Because in 2003 (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/tim-samaras/?source=A-to-Z), Tim placed a couple cameras (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nKGOjNh_lI) and three probes in front of an oncoming F4 tornado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale) that was 100 yards away and blasting 200-mile-per-hour winds. And he did it all for science. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796653/the-tiny-probe-thatstands-up-to-200mph-tornadoes)
Source: The Tiny Probe That Stands Up to 200MPH Tornadoes [Monster Machines] (http://gizmodo.com/5796653/the-tiny-probe-thatstands-up-to-200mph-tornadoes)
While the iPad has ramped up my of internet reading considerably, I still prefer to tackle books in their physical form, largely because there's no real advantage to reading them on the tablet. Our Choice, the latest volley in Al Gore's noble crusade for climate change, is evidence that when crafted with care, the electronic book can surpass its paper predecessor in style and substance. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796795/our-choice-for-ipad-and-iphone)
Source: Our Choice for iPad and iPhone [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5796795/our-choice-for-ipad-and-iphone)
Storm Watch (http://gizmodo.com/#!5796730/3d-radar-imagery-of-yesterdays-horrible-tornadolooks-like-a-column-of-hellfire) | Recently upgraded from "Winter Wonderland" to "Class 5 Kill Storm"
More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796797/top-stories-thursday-april-28-2011)
Source: Top Stories: Thursday, April 28, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5796797/top-stories-thursday-april-28-2011)
Pre-release versions of Windows 8 have leaked to the web. Here's what they tell us about the upcoming OS. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796979/windows-8-7-things-we-know-for-sure)
Source: Windows 8: 7 Things We Know For Sure [Windows 8] (http://gizmodo.com/5796979/windows-8-7-things-we-know-for-sure)
I love my single-track bike in large part for its nominal maintenance requirements—there're only so many parts that can actually break—but it's still a good idea to know what exactly what I'm ripping apart before I start. Bike Repair (http://bikerepairapp.com/) from Atomic Softwares is like an anatomy book for bikes. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796435/tune-it-up-yourself-with-bike-repair)
Source: Tune It Up Yourself with Bike Repair [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5796435/tune-it-up-yourself-with-bike-repair)
Airbnb (http://www.airbnb.com/) is more than an amazing site that lets anybody put their spare couch, room, or house up for rent-it's a game. The goal for hosts: to rise through the search rankings, allowing them to get bookings, meet great people from all over the world, and swim in cash. For guests: to stay at amazing and unique places for a fraction of the price of a hotel room. Here's what you need to know to win. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5796854/how-to-use-airbnb-like-a-pro)
Source: How to Use Airbnb Like a Pro [Etiquette] (http://gizmodo.com/5796854/how-to-use-airbnb-like-a-pro)
Whenever NASA launches its next-to-last space shuttle, the Endeavour—hopefully two days from now—it'll be hauling an appropriately epic payload: the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/AMS-02.html). More » (http://gizmodo.com/5797064/the-2-billion-dark+matter+hunting-alpha-magnetic-spectrometer/gallery/)
Source: The $2 Billion Dark-Matter-Hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer [Monster Machines] (http://gizmodo.com/5797064/the-2-billion-dark+matter+hunting-alpha-magnetic-spectrometer/gallery/)
Life in the Googleplex has a fairy tale allure: gourmet food! Ski trips! Giant dessert statues popping up out of nowhere (http://gizmodo.com/#!5538475/google-makes-giant-froyo-statue-to-feed-android-alien) every six months! And if working for the company seems like some alternaworld fantasy dreamscape, well, it kind of is. Just not, it turns out, for everyone. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5797022/googles-secret-class-system)
Source: Google's Secret Class System [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5797022/googles-secret-class-system)
iPhones. iPads. Android. And Windows Phone 7! We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Be sure to check out all the lists! More » (http://gizmodo.com/5797369/the-new-essential-apps-april-2011-iphone-android-ipad-and-windows-phone)
Source: The New Essential Apps April 2011: iPhone, Android, iPad and Windows Phone [Apps] (http://gizmodo.com/5797369/the-new-essential-apps-april-2011-iphone-android-ipad-and-windows-phone)
You may or may or may not see it coming, but it doesn't really matter. You're not going to have time to react. Because a bullet can travel at speeds exceeding 3200 feet per second, which is too fast to duck or yell or plead. Hang in there. Taking a cap to the dome means that it will be over faster than a fatal wound anywhere else. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798102/giz-explains-what-happens-when-you-get-shot-in-the-head)
Source: Giz Explains: What Happens when You Get Shot in the Head [Warning: Graphic] (http://gizmodo.com/5798102/giz-explains-what-happens-when-you-get-shot-in-the-head)
I love you guys. I give you the hardest challenge ever—take a great photo with only one shot—and you choose very risky, high margin for error techniques and subjects. The best submissions? Screw ups...that created something unexpectedly wonderful. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798062/61-moments-captured-in-a-single-attempt)
Source: 61 Moments Captured in a Single Attempt [Photography] (http://gizmodo.com/5798062/61-moments-captured-in-a-single-attempt)
I love my knife; I carry it everywhere. It's nothing fancy, just a sturdy little lockback—but for most household chores it's more than sufficient. Well, it was more than sufficient, until I got my hands on the new Fiskars Cuts+More Scissors. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5797928/fiskars-cuts%252Bmore-scissors-wolverine-worthy)
Source: Fiskars Cuts+More Scissors: Cut Like Wolverine [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5797928/fiskars-cuts%252Bmore-scissors-wolverine-worthy)
The iPad's native iPod app isn't particularly pretty nor easy to use—you either get a dense list of artist names or a scattershot cover view—but even if it did get a swell redesign, it's hard to imagine it existing in the same universe as the breathtaking cosmic music player Planetary. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798217/planetary-for-ipad)
Source: Planetary for iPad [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5798217/planetary-for-ipad)
Killing ol' OBL wasn't just the work of SEAL Team 6—the beyond-badasses (http://gizmodo.com/#!5797701/meet-seal-team-6-the-bad+asses-who-killed-osama-bin-laden) had a cadre of support staff backing them up behind the scenes, including classified hyperspectral imaging device experts. So, uh, what does that mean? More » (http://gizmodo.com/5797872/hyperspectral-imaging-helped-kill-osama-bin-laden-but-what-the-hell-is-it)
Source: Hyperspectral Imaging Helped Kill Osama bin Laden. But What the Hell Is It? [Whatis] (http://gizmodo.com/5797872/hyperspectral-imaging-helped-kill-osama-bin-laden-but-what-the-hell-is-it)
Intel's introduction today of the world's first 3D transistors is more than just a tech breakthrough. It's an assurance that Moore's Law—that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles every two years—will stay alive just a while longer. And the 22nm process is going to make these things fly. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798541/intels-22nm-3d-transistors-keep-moores-law-alive)
Source: Intel's 22nm 3D Transistors Will Keep Moore's Law Alive [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5798541/intels-22nm-3d-transistors-keep-moores-law-alive)
Today is my birthday. Yeah! But unlike when I turned 18 (old enough to bet the ponies) or when I turned 21 (duh), I don't really care. And like many of us on our *special days*, I'm getting a lot of love on facebook: from old friends, family members, professional contacts—that random guy whose friend request I accepted while drunk and who now invites me to "ragers" almost every weekend. It's actually quite touching, and I totally appreciate it. But also: a puzzle. How do you properly acknowledge all of this good will? Unless you have like 4 friends, answering each post is a losing proposition. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798576/how-to-respond-to-facebook-birthday-wishes)
Source: How to Respond to Facebook Birthday Wishes [Etiquette] (http://gizmodo.com/5798576/how-to-respond-to-facebook-birthday-wishes)
The word circulating among news outlets is that a single dog was involved (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3562677/Hero-dog-helped-snare-Osama.html) in the Osama bin Laden raid. According to the UK Sun, dogs (typically German Shepherds) involved in Navy SEAL operations are usually strapped with armor and cameras to sniff for explosives, attack armed foes and provide valuable intel for soldiers. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798745/the-navy-seal-team-6-dog-is-a-bigger-badass-than-you)
Source: The Navy SEAL Team 6 Dog Is a Bigger Badass Than You [Dogs] (http://gizmodo.com/5798745/the-navy-seal-team-6-dog-is-a-bigger-badass-than-you)
A handsome, sturdy phone on your desk is undeniably cool. You can slam it down in rage! And having an old fashioned, weighty telephone against your face just feels good. KEE wants to lend this sensibility to your iPhone—and it fails. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798629/kee-desk-phone-dock-hang-up)
Source: KEE Desk Phone Dock: Hang Up [Lightning Review] (http://gizmodo.com/5798629/kee-desk-phone-dock-hang-up)
OS X Lion is coming to the Mac App Store (http://gizmodo.com/#!5798679/os-x-lion-will-be-available-through-the-mac-app-store), ushering in a new era of digital distribution for their desktop operating system. And rumors are flying that iOS devices will soon receive over-the-air updates (http://gizmodo.com/#!5798905/are-automatic-updates-the-future-for-apples-operating-systems). If we had to smash these two pieces of information together and speculate about the future a little bit, we'd say Apple is heading down a path to automatic background updates for all of their operating systems. Hardcore nerds would hate this to be sure, but for the average user, it's a good thing. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798905/apples-operating-system-updates-should-be-automagical)
Source: The Seamless, Automagical Future of Software Updates [Rant] (http://gizmodo.com/5798905/apples-operating-system-updates-should-be-automagical)
Ever since SEAL Team 6 blew up its downed, stealth Black Hawk (http://gizmodo.com/#!5798199/that-downed-us-aircraft-was-a-secret-stealth-helicopter), aviation geeks around the globe have been trying to figure out what the hell it was. One flight expert has gathered the clues and created this detailed rendering. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799027/is-this-the-navys-secret-helicopter)
Source: Is This the Navy's Secret Helicopter? [Unconfirmed] (http://gizmodo.com/5799027/is-this-the-navys-secret-helicopter)
Long before Gore-Tex or Patagonia's H2No, people kept the rain off their backs with the most obvious of repellants: oil. It was a trick gleaned from mariners in the 1500s. Sails slicked with grease and oil better navigated nasty storms by beating back water. Between then and now, fabric impregnated with various oils and then waxes have become time-tested water proofers. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5798985/how-the-first-waterproof-jackets-kept-us-dry)
Source: How the First Waterproof Jackets Kept Us Dry [Design] (http://gizmodo.com/5798985/how-the-first-waterproof-jackets-kept-us-dry)
Auto-Sozzle (http://gizmodo.com/#!booze/5582439) | We could all learn something from Pennsylvania's self-service wine shop
More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799003/the-cinco-de-mayo-12+pack)
Source: The Cinco de Mayo 12-Pack [Booze] (http://gizmodo.com/5799003/the-cinco-de-mayo-12+pack)
Have you ever looked at Twitter trending topics or Google Trends and wondered who the heck is that or what in the world are these people talking about? I do that every single day! HitPad explains those trending topics by giving you the relevant news, tweets, videos, pictures and web links about them. Don't ever feel left out again. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799119/hitpad-for-ipad)
Source: Hitpad for iPad [App Of The Day] (http://gizmodo.com/5799119/hitpad-for-ipad)
Too Kawaii (http://gizmodo.com/#!5798892/cat-ears-pick-up-on-brainwaves-and-act-as-furry-mood-rings-for-those-around-you) | The brainwave-reading hairband will relay your emotions in the cutest way possible-nyaa!
More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799076/top-stories-of-today-thursday-may-5-2011)
Source: Top Stories of Today: Thursday May 5, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5799076/top-stories-of-today-thursday-may-5-2011)
For almost a year, from late 2010 to 2011, photographer Dominic Boudreault trekked through Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Manhattan, and Chicago, shooting these incredibly vivid images of cityscapes at night: highways, buildings lit up in the dark, streetlife, people, rivers—all with perfect exposure, and sure to stir up some emotion in your cynical, jaded soul. [PetaPixel (http://www.petapixel.com/2011/05/05/gorgeous-time-lapse-of-north-american-cities-at-night/)] More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799133/the-city-limits-an-awe+inspiring-timelapse-of-cityscapes-at-night)
Source: The City Limits: An Awe-Inspiring Timelapse of Cityscapes at Night [Video] (http://gizmodo.com/5799133/the-city-limits-an-awe+inspiring-timelapse-of-cityscapes-at-night)
Tech puts us in a state of awe all the time. Sometimes it's the little things. The transistors. The immaculate pixels. The gorgeous lens. And then sometimes it's a humungous goddamn saw (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2011/01/28/kazakhstans-productive-bogatyr/) in Kazakhstan that obliterates everything in its path. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799307/holy-freaking-hell-this-saw-cuts-through-mountains)
Source: Holy Freaking Hell, This Saw Cuts Through Mountains [Monster Machines] (http://gizmodo.com/5799307/holy-freaking-hell-this-saw-cuts-through-mountains)
Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most dangerous, physically challenging things a human being can do. You'd think that if there were one place on Earth that could convince people to leave their phones at home, that would be it. You'd be wrong. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799353/twitter-scales-mount-everest-is-nowhere-sacred)
Source: Twitter Scales Mount Everest. Is Nowhere Sacred? [Mount Everest] (http://gizmodo.com/5799353/twitter-scales-mount-everest-is-nowhere-sacred)
Why bother with stairs and cutbacks when you've got ramps like these! Our friends at Oobject.com (http://www.oobject.com/category/18-spiral-ramps/) have 18 examples of these spectacular spiraling inclines. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799181/18-twisted-ramps)
Source: The Architectural Equivalent of a Spiral-Cut Glazed Ham [Architecture] (http://gizmodo.com/5799181/18-twisted-ramps)
I live 2,912 miles from the office. Understandably, I don't make it in every day—mostly I telecommute. And, because I like to see more of the world than my kitchen, that means a lot of cafe working. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799402/do-you-have-to-be-quiet-in-a-coffee-shop)
Source: Do You Have to Be Quiet in a Coffee Shop? [Etiquette] (http://gizmodo.com/5799402/do-you-have-to-be-quiet-in-a-coffee-shop)
Big Bad Saw (http://gizmodo.com/#!5799307/holy-freaking-hell-this-saw-cuts-through-mountains) | This is what you use to cut down a mountain
More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799473/top-stories-friday-may-6-2011)
Source: Top Stories: Friday May 6, 2011 [Total Recap] (http://gizmodo.com/5799473/top-stories-friday-may-6-2011)
Next time you plan on finding a good coffee shop around the universe, bring with you this giganormous 3850 x 1925 pixel You Are Here map. Zoom in to see where are you in the immensity of space. Zoom in! More » (http://gizmodo.com/5799887/you-are-here)
Source: Lost In the Cosmos? You Are Here [Astronomy] (http://gizmodo.com/5799887/you-are-here)
Rapture Gear (http://gizmodo.com/5803904/all-the-essential-gear-you-need-for-the-rapture) | Saturday's shaping up to be a rough one - best to be prepared.
More » (http://gizmodo.com/5804114/16-stories-to-read-before-your-ascension)
Source: 16 Stories to Read Before Your Ascension (http://gizmodo.com/5804114/16-stories-to-read-before-your-ascension)
Light degrades the second it hits our atmosphere, making terrestrial astronomy and the search for dim or distant stars tricky. The Gran Telescopio Canarias observatory is the world's largest single-aperture optical telescope, and it's got some ingenious ways to compensate. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5803107/the-gran-telescopio-canarias-could-spot-a-cars-headlights-in-australia-from-spain)
Source: The Gran Telescopio Canarias Could Spot a Car's Headlights in Australia. From Spain. (http://gizmodo.com/5803107/the-gran-telescopio-canarias-could-spot-a-cars-headlights-in-australia-from-spain)
LADY GAGA IS DESTROYING AMAZON RIGHT NOW. (http://twitter.com/#!/amazonmp3/status/72712404764598272) I REPEAT, LADY GAGA IS DESTROYING AMAZON RIGHT NOW. What did they do to incur her wrath? Did Jeff Bezos piss her off? Is this a troll? Did she organize her little monsters on a DDoS campaign? Why are you doing this, Lady Gaga? More » (http://gizmodo.com/5804707/the-best-deal-of-the-day)
Source: The Best Deal of the Day (http://gizmodo.com/5804707/the-best-deal-of-the-day)
Last week, the 54,000-ton cargo ship RHL Fidelitas arrived to the port of Odessa in Ukraine. Everything looked good as the Liberian-flagged ship approached port until the main engine failed. Without power to reverse the propellers, the inevitable happened. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5804699/this-is-what-happens-when-a-54000+ton-ships-brakes-fail)
Source: This Is What Happens When a 54,000-ton Ship's Brakes Fail (http://gizmodo.com/5804699/this-is-what-happens-when-a-54000+ton-ships-brakes-fail)
A list of people who might need a phone that sprawls as far and wide as the Infuse: Godzilla, Shaq, the Nathan's hot dog contest winner who isn't the Japanese guy, people who'd giggle every time they say, "My phone is bigger than yours." More » (http://gizmodo.com/5804592/samsung-infuse-review-its-huge)
Source: Samsung Infuse Review: Oh Finally, a Phone for Giants (http://gizmodo.com/5804592/samsung-infuse-review-its-huge)
In this age of excess, there's one thing we could all use a little more of: Nature! It's life giving and life affirming. It's all around us. And yet, most of us still don't know it all that well. No longer! Leafsnap (http://leafsnap.com/) will turn you into a tree-identifying citizen of the future. More » (http://gizmodo.com/5804757/leafsnap-for-iphone-and-ipad)
Source: Leafsnap for iPhone and iPad (http://gizmodo.com/5804757/leafsnap-for-iphone-and-ipad)
Grímsvötn Goes Boom (http://gizmodo.com/5804620/watch-icelands-volcano-explode-from-space/gallery/1) | Watch this Icelandic volcano blow its top. From Space!
More » (http://gizmodo.com/5804762/top-stories-monday-may-23-2011)
Source: Top Stories: Monday May 23, 2011 (http://gizmodo.com/5804762/top-stories-monday-may-23-2011)