In this week's random off-topic 'Ask the Audience', we have a question from Stuart Henderson: he (and his liver) are dying to know what the best drinking game is? Given that we're allegedly a nation of pissed-up students and alcoholic middle-class problem drinkers, this one should be easy. Read More >>
I hate buzzwords. I especially hate buzzwords when they're used by people who don't even know what they mean just to jazz up a presentation so it sounds like their disruptive crowd-sourced social media 3-D printing platform will be a viable business idea. Mashable's got an amazing infographic of the worst 30 contenders, but that's got us thinking: what's the most heinous you've come across? Read More >>
It's Friday afternoon, and as our attentions turn to those more off-topic, we thought you might like our brand new weekly Chatroom+, where instead of us asking the questions, you ask the questions and help each other out with the answers. This week, Rik from Southampton emailed asking for our hay fever tips -- can anyone recommend anything that actually kills the sodding thing off? Read More >>
Featured comment by Plumbet:
"I suffer from narrow nasal passages and adrenalin based drugs cause me to get micro nose bleeds which block me up even more, any suggestions?" More »
Following the news that Morrisons is going to start delivering food direct to your door courtesy of Ocado, it begs the question, how many of you actually do your food shopping online? Read More >>
Featured comment by flipper202:
"hell yes. I don't have a car so its impossible to actually buy multiple days worth of groceries without having my arm fall off.
Plus it keeps me f..." More »
The Sun, that bastion of quality news journalism and tits on page 3, is planning to erect a paywall for its online offerings, in something it's calling Sun+. Basically, you pay two quid a month for access to the paper and "near-live" TV clips of Premier League footie. Tempting perhaps? Read More >>
Featured comment by Tom Pritchard:
"Since you don't seem to understand the art subtly then let me rephrase so you'll understand unless you've written any form of tabloid journalism then ..." More »
Google's I/O event kicks off today, and with it will come a slew of announcements about new products and services. But what are you most excited about? Read More >>
Featured comment by Bhenn:
"I assumed you meant you were going to put it in a box and forget about it! Best of both worlds is definitely the way to go." More »
We've got Ouya for the home, but what about serious gaming on the go? Nvidia wants to beat Sony and Nintendo at their own game with the Android-powered Tegra 4-packing Shield. But will you really buy it for about £240ish, or the price of a Nexus 4? Read More >>
I'll be honest: I'm terrible at interpreting modern art. A soup tin is, well, a soup tin, and I won't get an extistential experience out of looking at it unless there's a plaque next to it, explaining why it's a symbolic representation of the downfall of society. That's why I'm kinda bummed the Tate is taking down all their explanatory plaques, leaving interpretation up to you (and the audio guide, of course). Read More >>
Featured comment by odysseus:
"This is the Tate Britain, not the Tate Modern. It covers all British artists from 1500 to the present day, so the amount of modern stuff there is min..." More »
Probably the most expensive piece of meat ever to exist is about to go under the grill in an undisclosed location in London. The £210,000-plus burger, made in a lab without ever seeing a real cow, is slightly bigger than a BK whopper and apparently tastes "reasonably good". If someone slapped one of these puppies on your plate, would you gorge yourself? Or is test tube-grown meat too much to stomach? Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
"Why not? It probably won't taste as good to begin with, but I'm sure one day in the future you'll be able to get affordable quality meat with little/n..." More »
Real-time chat has been everywhere for, you know, forever now and has swallowed everything in its path. Integrating chat platforms and finding a way to coherently deal with texting vs. chatting has become a major issue. Other than venting here in hallowed Gizmodo chatroom posts, how do you manage all the Google chat options, Facebook chat, Skype and everything else? Chit chat below. Read More >>
We're all looking for something that can solve every one of our problems. Unfortunately that's probably a futile effort. Chances are though, there are cheap, easy solutions to at least one of the annoyances each of us run into every day, it's just a matter of figuring out what the hell they are. Read More >>
Featured comment by 5arx:
"A little 'x' shaped piece of bendy plastic with a notch in it. When I can remember, I wrap my in-ear 'phones around it. It stops their fine, sticky ca..." More »
Nintendo's not doing so great as a hardware manufacturer. Its Wii U isn't really selling; the old Wii is still selling, but doesn't make much money, and there just aren't that many games actually being made for either console. So, what if Nintendo 'pulled a Sega' and dumped hardware for games? Mario on your phone would be awesome. Read More >>
Featured comment by Hyperstate:
"It's not the best controller I'll admit, one of those generic ps types with a dual-analogue. For some reason I couldn't get the full degree of movemen..." More »
Usually reliable internet sources claim Samsung's preparing another Android model, this one going by the name Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. The alleged phone shrinks the S4's screen size to 4.3" but adds a 16-Megapixel sensor around the back by way of compensation. It's less of a phone than the Galaxy S4 and less of a camera than the Galaxy Camera. Is it therefore a phone too far for our Korean Android overlords? [SamMobile] Read More >>
Google Glass is weird. It's not quite like anything we've seen before. It's the best. It's the worst. It's polarising. This picture of a Google Glass-wearing tube-rider showed up on Twitter yesterday, and sparked a Buzzfeed article that posits Glass will just bring on more of the distraction it claims to alleviate. Read More >>
Nobody's perfect. Some people Skype without a headset in public. Others insists on using Internet Explorer. Some weirdos even use Comic Sans without flinching. But what's your grubbiest tech confession? We're all friends here, so let it out. It'll be cathartic. I promise. Read More >>