Be careful what you wish for! That's what they say, right? Or maybe it should be: be careful how you phrase your wish. Because one wrong word, and your genie might end up with terribly deformed fetus legs. More »
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Ninjas are cunning foes. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people. Foolish Canadians learned this valuable lesson after challenging one ninja and being ambushed by scores of the deadly assassins. More »
In Florida—yes, LOVELY Florida—there exists a place where one can steal copper wire from things and exchange that copper wire for crack. How do I get there? More »
I've daydreamed about having awesome telekinetic superpowers since I first watched Akira—you know, without the whole gigantic exploding Human Blob thing at the end of course. This new video from M83 seems to have tapped directly into my imagination. Simply awesome. More »
A very lucky man in California got his stolen car back after he spotted it on Craigslist. Either Kenny Munyon is quite a sleuth or he ran up against some very stupid thieves. Let's investigate. More »
Winter is creeping up. Luckily, your pet dog is there to greet you and offer the opportunity for a warming hug the minute you get home. But for animal lovers who are allergic to furs? Don't be discouraged — grabbing one of these USB Animal Cushions might be a solution. More »
Because Google and Samsung are being coy about what carriers the Galaxy Nexus is coming to (people registering for more info select a preferred carrier), we have to wait for the carriers to confirm one-by-one. Today: Verizon. More »
Iris: Iris, which was amazingly completed in 8 hours by Android dev Narayan Babu and his team at Dexetra, is a heckuva more conversational. It understands the questions you ask by voice and then spits out answers back at you. It's not always accurate (neither is Siri) but it's only in alpha and has a pretty good sense of humor about itself. You can have a general conversation with Iris or ask her questions about science, history, culture and more.
Apps make the iPhone shine. And you want your new (or even old) iPhone to shine, right? Here are the best iPhone apps this week! It's a solid list.
Animoog: IMoog has packed that legendary sound into the seriously fun Animoog iPad app. It jams all of its analog cousin's wizardry into an iPad synth that's as intuitive and satisfying to play as the original. The layout is configured much how you'd imagine it-the piano keys are laid out along the bottom on the iPad's screen. Two of the synth's modules-a delay module for example-are visible at any given time. You can adjust settings like speed and frequency. And so much more. $1
Today, our president said every soldier in Iraq is coming home, leading many to believe The War Is Over. Except it's not. Getting humans out of there is great, but the fact is war today doesn't need humans at all. More »
A 35-year-old woman preemptively had a hysterectomy and had her breasts removed after she tested positive for a gene strongly associated with breast and ovarian cancer. More »
The iPhone 4S is the best phone you can buy right now. That's been true of every iPhone, really. More »
We've been dismissive of Apple HDTV rumors, even when we laid out a case for why it actually makes a lot of sense. But according to the new Steve Jobs biography, it turns out we may have been very wrong. More »
There's something about liquor stores that bring out the very worst in people. Like once people enter those advertisement plastered glass doors, the switch for logic flips off and the TIME TO GET CRAZY switch is enabled. Fight, Rob, Steal, Fail. Here are the worst liquor store disasters captured on security cams. More »
Okay, so we sort of blew it back in May. False alarm! All of you non-believers with your funny jokes might have missed the part where THE REAL RAPTURE IS TODAY AND YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. But don't worry (unless your worry is for your eternal soul)—Giz can get you through this. More »
Apple, Dell and other hardware manufacturers are bracing this quarter for an expected hard drive shortage after heavy flooding in Thailand has claimed another tech victim at the world's largest hard drive supplier. More »
Disney's Haunted Mansion is one of those corny staples you just have to hit when you visit the Magic Kingdom. But Disney World is far for some. Why not bring parts of the experience home for Halloween? More »
The Libyan rebels that helped overthrow Qadaffi's regime may not have had the most advanced weaponry at their disposal. But they were resourceful and used what they had available, including converting a bulldozer into a rolling, bulletproof battleship. More »
