http://www.gizmodo.co.uk Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:24:10 +0000 en http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/blackberry-playbook-os-2-0-review-a-beautiful-desert/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/blackberry-playbook-os-2-0-review-a-beautiful-desert/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:00:18 +0000 Adrian Covert http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45871 You might not recall, but when the BlackBerry PlayBook came out last year it was close—oh, so close—to being a respectable iPad competitor. But the omission of native email, calendars and contacts was a fatal flaw, both for reviewers and the buying public. 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Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/ikea-could-learn-something-from-this-self-assembling-rising-table/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/lying-is-the-wrong-way-to-raise-awareness-about-climate-change/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/lying-is-the-wrong-way-to-raise-awareness-about-climate-change/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:30:51 +0000 Kristen Philipkoski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45879 Climate change scientist Peter Gleick has admitted on The Huffington Post that he lied about his identity to acquire information about a movement to deny climate change. Way to do more harm than good for your cause, jerk. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/lying-is-the-wrong-way-to-raise-awareness-about-climate-change/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/loose-cable-caused-the-magic-faster-than-light-particles/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/loose-cable-caused-the-magic-faster-than-light-particles/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:55 +0000 Jesus Diaz http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45866 We know that Einstein always has the last laugh, but this is hilarious: the faster-than-light particles that could have wrecked his relativity theory are no more. It was a mistake in the test results caused by a loose cable. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/loose-cable-caused-the-magic-faster-than-light-particles/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/this-dell-fart-art-video-must-be-a-hoax/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/this-dell-fart-art-video-must-be-a-hoax/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:30:49 +0000 Mat Honan http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45830 You've seen a thousand videos vaguely similar to this one—at least in the way it starts—but just be patient. Give it two minutes. There's an unexpected payoff. A money shot, if you will. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/this-dell-fart-art-video-must-be-a-hoax/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/your-sweaty-ass-could-soon-be-charging-your-phone/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/your-sweaty-ass-could-soon-be-charging-your-phone/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:00:58 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45834 If you generate a lot of excess body heat—and there's no shame in it—then it would make sense to put it to good use. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/your-sweaty-ass-could-soon-be-charging-your-phone/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/this-is-what-you-see-when-you-crash-into-a-mountain-at-120-mph/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/this-is-what-you-see-when-you-crash-into-a-mountain-at-120-mph/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:30:51 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45800 Earlier this week we showed you Jeb Corliss' brush with death, as he hit the side of Table Mountain while attempting a wingsuit jump. Now, the footage from the cameras mounted to his helmet is available—and it looks terrifying. 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Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/watch-steve-jobs-life-in-a-facebook-timeline/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/a-pneumatic-guitar-is-the-worst-kind-of-air-guitar-video/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/a-pneumatic-guitar-is-the-worst-kind-of-air-guitar-video/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:30:00 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45706 If you suck at guitar, there are plenty of solutions. Give up, practice more, or maybe just join a punk band where nobody will notice. Whatever you do, don't get a pneumatic guitar like this one to play for you. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/a-pneumatic-guitar-is-the-worst-kind-of-air-guitar-video/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/the-next-nike-is-a-futuristic-sensor-that-brings-the-power-of-nikes-research-lab-to-your-shoes/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/the-next-nike-is-a-futuristic-sensor-that-brings-the-power-of-nikes-research-lab-to-your-shoes/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:53 +0000 Casey Chan http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45788 If you've ever played sports, you've always wanted to measure your athletic ability like the pros. How fast can you run? How high can you jump? Are you any good? Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/the-next-nike-is-a-futuristic-sensor-that-brings-the-power-of-nikes-research-lab-to-your-shoes/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/insanely-strong-molecular-glue-inspired-by-flesh-eating-bacteria/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/insanely-strong-molecular-glue-inspired-by-flesh-eating-bacteria/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:00:47 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45780 If you've ever stuck your fingers together with super glue, you know pain. But imagine sticking them together with glue that bonds materials at the molecular level: that's real pain. It's also what scientists are doing, with the help of flesh-eating bacteria. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/insanely-strong-molecular-glue-inspired-by-flesh-eating-bacteria/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/tetris-lamp-lights-up-when-stacked-instead-of-disappearing/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/tetris-lamp-lights-up-when-stacked-instead-of-disappearing/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:19 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45793 It doesn't include that oh-so-catchy theme song, but as a deskcessory this Tetris lamp is thankfully not just a cheap cash grab tie-in to the famous puzzle game. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/tetris-lamp-lights-up-when-stacked-instead-of-disappearing/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/sir-benfros-brilliant-balloon-for-iphone-and-ipad-the-life-aeronautic-without-steve-zissou/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/sir-benfros-brilliant-balloon-for-iphone-and-ipad-the-life-aeronautic-without-steve-zissou/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:50 +0000 Bulent Yusuf http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45776 We're about to deploy a loaded word. The word is "whimsical". That means Sir Benfro's Brilliant Balloon isn't your standard gaming fare. Rather, it's a delicate journey through an imaginary world, spotting fantastical creatures from afar. Delightful music and graphics, yes. Pumping adrenaline, no. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/sir-benfros-brilliant-balloon-for-iphone-and-ipad-the-life-aeronautic-without-steve-zissou/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/the-20-million-mph-cosmic-hurricane-tearing-through-our-universe/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/the-20-million-mph-cosmic-hurricane-tearing-through-our-universe/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:32 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45786 If you thought space was a peaceful vacuum, think again: scientists have discovered the fastest winds ever observed on a stellar-mass black hole, and they reach an incredible 20 million mph. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/the-20-million-mph-cosmic-hurricane-tearing-through-our-universe/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/how-to-put-a-skeleton-back-together/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/how-to-put-a-skeleton-back-together/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:10:52 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45808 Ever wondered how you put a skeleton back together? The Museum of London’s Mike Henderson shows you how in this amazing, yet creepy stop motion video of how an osteologist puts a skeleton back together. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/how-to-put-a-skeleton-back-together/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/bad-apple-store-genius-stole-over-12000s-worth-of-iphones/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/bad-apple-store-genius-stole-over-12000s-worth-of-iphones/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:19 +0000 Brian Barrett http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45763 The Apple Store in Charlotte's Northlake Mall is presumably like any other: clean, crisp, tidy. But underneath the pristine veneer, an unidentified employee spent nearly six weeks this winter stealing iPhone after iPhone from the Genius Room. Twenty-five handsets, to be precise, worth more than £12,700 retail. Steal different! Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/bad-apple-store-genius-stole-over-12000s-worth-of-iphones/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/why-the-orion-nebula-is-nsfw/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/why-the-orion-nebula-is-nsfw/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:30:48 +0000 Brian Barrett http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45752 The next time you're out stargazing with your children, please make sure you shield them from Orion and his glowing member. Or at least bring a little loin cloth you can hold up to the sky. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/why-the-orion-nebula-is-nsfw/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/lg-optimus-vu-flashes-for-the-camera/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/lg-optimus-vu-flashes-for-the-camera/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:20:29 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45795 LG’s let out a video of its Galaxy Note rival, the Optimus Vu before its official showing off at MWC. In it you’ll get to see the wonders of its 5-inch IPS screen; some finger writing action, and a close up of its camera – how I managed to contain myself I just don’t know. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/lg-optimus-vu-flashes-for-the-camera/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/ikeas-video-assembly-instructions-vastly-increase-your-chances-of-success/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/ikeas-video-assembly-instructions-vastly-increase-your-chances-of-success/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:06 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45759 The ongoing joke that Ikea's flat-pack furniture is confusingly complicated to assemble might be rendered moot now that the Swedish company is rolling out video assembly instructions that look considerably easier to follow than its printed manuals. Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/ikeas-video-assembly-instructions-vastly-increase-your-chances-of-success/feed/ 3 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/inside-foxconn-tv-crew-enters-apples-factories-for-the-first-time-ever/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/inside-foxconn-tv-crew-enters-apples-factories-for-the-first-time-ever/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:30:19 +0000 Sam Biddle http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=45762 ABC News' Nightline program delivered what they claimed would be an unprecedented look inside the Foxconntroversy: its TV crew would have unfettered access to facilities and people. So what did it expose? Continue reading »]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/02/inside-foxconn-tv-crew-enters-apples-factories-for-the-first-time-ever/feed/ 6