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Gizmodo provides information and articles related to technology, design, and social trends. A SpokenEdition transforms written content into human-read audio you can listen to anywhere. It's perfec... more
FAQs about Gadgets & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does Gadgets & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 1,425 episodes available.
December 01, 2017The IRS Has Come Knocking at Bitcoin's DoorAt a time when regulations, glitches, price swings, forks, hacks, and fraud can’t seem to keep the cryptocurrency-mania down, there’s a new hurdle for it to overcome: the taxman. Coinbase is one the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world and its backing by high profile investors like Union Square Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz has given it a certain amount of respectability. But it’s also a prime target for the Internal Revenue Service....more4minPlay
November 30, 2017World's Deepest-Living Fish Found Five Miles Beneath the Sea SurfaceThe oceans’s deepest point is Challenger Deep, a chasm8,184 meters (26,850 feet) below the surface. Few fish species can stand this dark, hostile environment—but scientists have identified one that flourishes. Meet the Mariana snailfish or Pseudoliparis swirei, the deepest fish species collected from the ocean floor....more3minPlay
November 30, 2017A Popular Vitamin for Women Is Skewing Medical TestsAs a science reporter, I’m a supplement skeptic. I know most supplements don’t work and that lax regulations mean that supplement makers sometimes put out products that are poor quality or even unsafe. And yet, ever since my hair stylist mentioned to me a few years ago that she’s noticed clients who take biotin really do see their hair grow faster and stronger, I’ve religiously popped a biotin capsule every day....more3minPlay
November 29, 2017A Ghost Ship Carrying 8 'Skeletonized' Bodies Washed Up in Japan—and It's Not the First TimeA battered wooden fishing vessel containing eight partially skeletonized bodies washed ashore in northern Japan over the weekend. Disturbingly, it’s just the latest in a string of similar “ghost ships” that seem to be coming from North Korea. At the moment, it’s unclear how long the boat had been floating in the Sea of Japan before it was found, but it can take only a few weeks for bodies to fully turn into skeletons in warm, humid environments....more3minPlay
November 29, 2017There's a Massive Security Vulnerability in the New macOSIn software, there are bugs, and there are dangerous bugs. It looks like macOS High Sierra has one of those dangerous bugs; one that could give someone full access to virtually any user account. And holy buckets, it is scary. Turkish software developer Lemi Orhan Ergin pointed out an apparent macOS security vulnerability in a tweet on Tuesday afternoon....more3minPlay
November 28, 2017Tumblr Founder David Karp Steps DownAfter 11 years, Tumblr’s founder and public face David Karp announced his resignation from the company in a staff email this afternoon. The once booming platform which attracted artists, bloggers, and fandom communities in droves was purchased by in May of 2013 Yahoo for the obscene figure of $1 billion under Marissa Meyer’s leadership, but consistently struggled to find a road to profitability....more3minPlay
November 28, 2017Drone Pilot Drops 'Anti-Media' Leaflets Over NFL Games, Fails to Send MessageOn Sunday, one man decided to take to the skies with a consumer drone to spread his manifesto over two NFL stadiums in California. He probably would’ve been better off just posting on Reddit. The San Francisco 49ers were entering the second quarter of their face-off against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara when a suspect who has not been publicly identified flew a drone over the crowd....more3minPlay
November 27, 2017Uh, This Flat Earther's Homemade Manned Rocket Launch Does Not Sound Totally Advisable61-year-old DIY enthusiast and stuntman “Mad” Mike Hughes is planning his first manned launch of a homemade, $20,000 steam-powered rocket with “RESEARCH FLAT EARTH” written on the side on Saturday, the Associated Press reported....more3minPlay
November 27, 2017Flat Earth Researcher Told He Can't Blast Himself Into the Sky at 500 MPH on Public Lands61-year-old stuntman and amateur Flat Earth theory researcher “Mad” Mike Hughes, who planned to launch himself some 1,800 feet up at 500 miles per hourin an untested homemade steam-powered rocket over the Mojave Desert ghost town of Amboy, California on Saturday in some sort of gambit to prove the Earth is flat (spoilers: it’s not), will not be doing any of that that this weekend....more4minPlay
November 24, 2017This Brilliant Peelable Paint Is a Screen Protector For Every Surface In Your HomeIf you’re as protective of your gadgets as I am, you’ve probably got a screen protector ready to apply to your new phone as soon as you’ve taken it out of the box. But how do you protect all the other surfaces in your home you don’t want getting dinged and dented? You cover it with this perfectly clear screen protector paint....more2minPlay
FAQs about Gadgets & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does Gadgets & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 1,425 episodes available.