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Let's Talk About Anything You Want for the Next Hour

# 2013-05-17 09:40:00, Gizmodo
Good afternoon and happy Friday, friends. We're sure you're feeling just as restless as we are, so to help make the rest of the day bearable, we'll be hanging around this thread to talk about anything you want for the next hour. Really—anything at all! Deep dark secrets, dreams, complaints, conce...

What Kind of Wallet Do You Carry? Sleek and Slim or Over-Stuffed?

# 2013-05-16 11:52:41, Gizmodo
Zippo, a brand long associated with smokers and arsonists, has now decided to use its expertise in stainless steel to help those burdened with a giant Costanza wallet as it's come to be known. The company's new wallet is just under half an-inch thick, and its stainless steel housing will help block ...

What Do You Want Google to Announce Later Today?

# 2013-05-15 00:37:00, Gizmodo
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...

Where Do You Chat?

# 2013-05-12 07:00:00, Gizmodo
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...

What Simple Gadget Has Made Your Life a Bajillion Times Easier?

# 2013-05-11 09:00:00, Gizmodo
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. Rea...

How Much Do You Pay for Cable?

# 2013-05-07 05:00:00, Gizmodo
No matter where in our great nation you live, there's a good chance you're getting raw deal from your cable operator. Or maybe you've just convinced yourself of as much. Today, we're gonna find out the truth—or we're going to try, anyway. Read more...

Is This Glasshole on a Phone Really a Vision of the Gadget Apocalypse?

# 2013-05-06 12:40:00, Gizmodo
Google Glass is weird. It's not quite like anything we've seen before. It's the best. It's the worst. It's polarizing. This picture of a Google Glass-wearing subway-rider showed up on Twitter earlier today, and sparked a Buzzfeed article that posits Glass will just bring on more of the distraction i...

What's Your Grubbiest Tech Confession?

# 2013-05-06 01:10:21, Gizmodo
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...

Do You Still Rely On Free Paper Products For Random Things?

# 2013-05-05 08:00:00, Gizmodo
Earlier I caught a spider in my apartment by trapping it in a glass, slipping a takeout menu under the rim to cover the opening, and then tossing the spider onto the fire escape. Last week I needed to fill space in a package I was mailing so I got some copies of a free altweekly and balled up the p...

What Is the Prettiest Gadget You Own?

# 2013-05-04 10:01:00, Gizmodo
Even the prettiest gadgets can still suck. But that said, there's something to be said for devices that are just easy on the eyes, and if they're good too, that's a bonus. Show us the prettiest gadget you've got hanging around. Or, if you're living in a trash-heap or something, what's the prettiest ...

Let's Talk About Anything You Want for the Next Hour

# 2013-05-03 09:40:00, Gizmodo
Hey everybody! Happy Friday! I bet you can't wait to get that weekend started. Too bad these last few hours of work are crawling by, right? Well here's an idea to help your afternoon fly by—join the Gizmodo staff on this thread, and for the next hour, we'll talk about anything you want. Come test...

Should It Be Illegal to Exploit a Video Poker Bug and Win Big?

# 2013-05-01 21:43:00, Gizmodo
A Las Vegas District Court judge is currently weighing a big question that you may have opinions on: is exploiting a bug on a casino's video poker machine illegal or not?Read more...

What's The Biggest Internet Shopping Risk You've Ever Taken?

# 2013-04-28 08:00:00, Gizmodo
There are some things you should really see/inspect/measure before you buy, but in the age of item reviews and free return shipping laziness often dictates that we just take a best guess and see how things play out.Read more...

What's The Biggest Internet Shopping Risk You've Ever Taken?

# 2013-04-28 08:00:00, Gizmodo
There are some things you should really see/inspect/measure before you buy, but in the age of item reviews and free return shipping laziness often dictates that we just take a best guess and see how things play out. More

Would You Ever Use a Facebook-Connected Beer Mug?

# 2013-04-27 13:30:00, Gizmodo
In the grand scheme of things, social media is pretty great by most accounts. It's changed the face of the Internet. Drinking is also pretty great. It formed the shape of the world. So how about Facebook-connected beer receptacles? Two great tastes that taste great together or "nooooooooooooooooooo...

What's The Fastest You've Ever Destroyed a New Gadget?

# 2013-04-27 05:35:53, Gizmodo
Accidents happen. Butterfingers or not, you're bound to slip up and destroy a perfectly lovely device, especially if you use it a lot. But the worst is when you bust that sucker up RIGHT after you've started to fall in love with it. What's your record time for completely and totally busting up a ne...

Let's Talk About Whatever You Want for the Next Hour

# 2013-04-26 09:40:00, Gizmodo
Hi there. It's the end of the week, and we're sure you're sick of working, so we're going to help make the rest of your day bearable. For the next hour, the entire Giz staff will be hovering around this thread, willing to shoot the shit about whatever your little hearts desire. What do you all want...

Why Is Amazon Packaging So Dumb Sometimes?

# 2013-04-26 00:21:28, Gizmodo
We've all had it happen to us: order a small item from Amazon, only to have it arrive in what seems to be the world's biggest box. What gives, Bezos? More

Should the Fifth Amendment Stop Child Porn Suspects From Decrypting Their Hard Drive?

# 2013-04-24 21:45:12, Gizmodo
Forcing defendants to decrypt hard disks against their will has long been a thorny issue that may—or may not—violate the Fifth Amendment. The latest case has seen a federal judge refuse to insist that a Wisconsin child porn suspect decrypt the contents of his hard drive—but what do you think?...

When Was The Last Time You Really Unplugged?

# 2013-04-21 08:00:00, Gizmodo
I hear a lot of people talking about how nice it is to go on vacation and "just unplug for awhile." They say that taking a break from their devices helps them refocus. Which makes sense! Except I already know what a great time they had on their vacations because they posted a steady stream of photo...

Do You Still Buy Vinyl?

# 2013-04-20 10:00:00, Gizmodo
Today is Record Store Day, complete with a slew of special releases on everybody's favorite antiquated audio medium. Hobbyists everywhere rushed out this morning to stand in line in front of local shops to pick up a couple of the good old-fashioned discs. How about you? More