Day June 22, 2017

Image credit: Ableton As a fan of music, I’d love to learn how to make a song. Devoting time to learning music theory, however, isn’t exactly on my list of priorities. Music lessons are intimidating, they’re a little inconvenient, and…

As the United States continues to investigate the extent of hacking in the 2016 election, reports continue to emerge that make things sound a lot worse than they did a few months ago. The latest comes from Time, which reports…

All images: Alex Cranz/Gizmodo Staring at this squishy little vibrator, that looks more like something you’d find on the beach than in a sex store, two thoughts went through my mind. The first was that I now understood what the…

Photo: Engineering Explained/YouTube (screengrab) An integrated Exhaust Manifold, or “headifold,” is an exhaust manifold cast into an engine’s cylinder head and cooled by antifreeze. This type of design, where the exhaust manifold is no longer a separate part, is becoming…

A peek at emerging products from the sometimes cutting-edge, sometimes quirky world of gear design. Integrated Tool Kit Always be prepared with bike tools. Launched this week on Kickstarter, the Dialed Cap by Rugged Components installs into the steer tube…

Breakups are the absolute worst. But, sometimes all you need is a friend’s shoulder to cry on. Or, you know, Rihanna’s shoulder.  Rihanna fan @WaladShami posted a Twitter conversation between him and RiRi, in which she dished out some pretty…

Today, all around cool internet thing IFTTT is hooking all kinds of useful public data into its powerful platform. With the launch of its new Data Access Project, IFTTT will add support for a broad selection of government agencies, organizations…

The Nintendo Switch is a tiny console with tiny controllers all powered by tiny batteries with tiny capacities. Charging is just part of life with the Switch, which is why it’s spawned hundreds of power accessories, including this portable battery…