Let's All Laugh at How Garbage CGI Was in the '90s

Even if there is too much CGI in movies these days (and there is), let’s be thankful that the CGI we’re bombarded with looks good. Or, at least, it looks so much better than the utter crap computers spat out back in the ‘90s. God, that era of CGI wa…

The Government Wants to Cripple Your Smartphone When You're Driving

US regulators want to limit what you can do with your smartphone while you’re behind the wheel. Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published its first safety guidelines regarding driver distraction, targeting portable …

The Lifehacker Guide to Surviving Black Friday

The Friday after Thanksgiving is one of the best times of the year to score deals on everything from TVs to gadgets, but braving the swarming mass of shoppers is a challenge. These tips will keep you on your toes and ready to snag the deals you have…

Apple iPhone production in the U.S.is actually straightforward and not expensive

There is a misconception that the reason most electronic devices are manufactured in China is because of low labor costs...

NASA hopes for five more year-long ISS missions

Just because Scott Kelly has landed and retired doesn't mean that NASA is done with long-term stays in space. The agency informs Ars Technica that it's aiming for five more year-long missions aboard the International Space Station, with the…

Black Friday deals: 10 tech doorbusters worth fighting the crowds

The best of Black Friday 2016Let the shopping begin. Black Friday 2016 is here, and the deals are rolling out to stores and websites everywhere. Not every doorbuster is a bargain during this time of year, but we’ve sorted through the top tech deals …

Black Friday deals: Best sales on TVs, speakers, and streaming video devices

The hidden gemsOut of all the sales on Black Friday, home-theater deals tend to be the most morally bankrupt. To shop effectively, you must navigate a minefield of seasonal, low-quality models from the big brands, outdated technology, and trumped-up…

Black Friday deals: Best smart home tech discounts

Deck the halls with techImage by ThinkstockA home is the ultimate money pit, but sprucing up your home with tech products doesn’t have to break the bank. The deals this year span many popular products—including a few of our favorites—and run the ran…

We Finally Know How Cyclops Died

The mystery of what happened to Scott Summers has hung over the X-books ever since Marvel’s “All-New, All-Different” universe kicked off late last year. All we knew was that he died, creating a whole mess of a situation between the Inhumans and the …

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Grab Gizmodo's Sexy New T-Shirt Before Facebook Shuts Us Down

Shopping for gifts for the holidays can be a shitshow, but Gizmodo is here to help.Read more...

A Crazy Miscalculation Doomed the Schiaparelli Lander

The European Space Agency has released new information about the crash of the ExoMars Schiaparelli lander. Soon after the deployment of its parachute, the lander made a miscalculation so bad that it thought it was below the Martian surface, when in …

How to set up and use Touch ID on your Mac

How to Stream the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is a mainstay of living rooms on Thanksgiving Day, giving everyone an excuse to quietly drink coffee and ignore the world while watching Hello Kitty float by. This year, that’s possible in even more rooms with the …

Analyst: ‘Apple is about to embark on a decade-long malaise’ or something

The risks to the company have never been greater...

How to Remove the Enhanced Dictation 1.2GB Pack from Mac

Dictation on the Mac is fantastic, and if you have chosen to use Enhanced Dictation then you’ve downloaded a 1.2GB voice recognition pack to your Mac locally so that it can improve the overall functionality of the feature. That’s fine and dandy, but…

2013 Mac Pro GPU Freezes Appear to be Fixed by macOS Sierra

A non-negligible number of 2013 Mac Pro owners have been, for some time now, experiencing intermittent GPU freezes no matter what remedial action is taken or the version of OS X installed. That is, until macOS Sierra was released. John provides his …

Hey techbros, make an airplane mode but for driving for your apps – US traffic watchdog

Technology industry already hitting the brakes on distracted driver push The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed voluntary guidelines [PDF] designed to reduce driver distraction by mobile devices in vehicles.…

Social Science Is Busted. But the NIH Has a Plan that Could Fix It

The NIH's Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research is responding to a fundamental shift in social science research. The post Social Science Is Busted. But the NIH Has a Plan that Could Fix It appeared first on WIRED.

Hacked or Not, Audit This Election (And All Future Ones)

"Brush your teeth, eat your spinach, audit your elections." The post Hacked or Not, Audit This Election (And All Future Ones) appeared first on WIRED.

USS Zumwalt gets Panama tug job after yet another breakdown

Navy's $4.4bn next-gen destroyer might make it to home port one day The US Navy's most advanced ship yet, the $4.4bn stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt, has had to be ignominiously towed through the Panama Canal after its engines failed yet again.…