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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.
May 08, 2018Boeing Brags About Size of Its Rocket, Says SpaceX's Is Too Small for NASA's NeedsSpaceXâs rocket just isnât big enough to please NASA, Boeing says. Shouldnât a big, important space agency be looking for a longer, more powerful rocket to fulfill its deep-space desires? Ars Technicaâs Eric Berger reports: Recently, Boeing created a website called âWatch US Flyâ to promote its aerospace industryâa grab bag of everything from Chinese tariffs to President Trumpâs visit to the companyâs facilities in St. Louis....more2minPlay
May 08, 2018Simulated Moon Dust Kills Cells and Alters DNA, Signaling Trouble for Future Lunar ColonistsAstronauts hoping stay on the moon long-term missions have another reason to worry about moon dust: It could be quite harmful if inhaled, as demonstrated in a new study. Weâve long known that moon dust could cause trouble. During the Apollo missions, astronauts complained of sneezing and watery eyes after tracking dust from their spacesuits back into their ships. Scientists need to take moon dust and rocks into account when designing lunar landing equipment, because it sticks to everything....more3minPlay
May 07, 2018What's Proper Smartphone Etiquette When Watching a Movie at Home?A little over a decade after the release of the original iPhone, it seems we have arrived at some basic grounds rules for phone use in movie theaters: calls are verboten, texting is a major offense, and checking your screen in anything but the most surreptitious manner is frowned upon. But what about when watching a movie at home with others? Iâve found that the proper protocol here has remained largely unspokenâa mistake if we, as a society, want to remain on the same page....more3minPlay
May 07, 2018Doctors Remove 132-Pound Nightmare Tumor From Connecticut Woman's AbdomenA 38-year-old woman was forced to endure the sort of body horror that would make John Carpenter shudder: An all-consuming, if benign, ovarian tumor that swelled up to 132 pounds. But thankfully, doctors were able to successfully remove the monstrosity with relative ease. According to the womanâs doctors at the Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, she first noticed things were amiss when she started gaining roughly 10 pounds a week over a two month-period....more3minPlay
May 04, 2018Yes, You Really Can Collect View-Masters, and Yes, This Woman Has Nearly All of ThemBefore smartphones or mobile VR there were precious few waysfor your eyes to feast on a far off land. The View-Master was one of the best ones. It could transport a person anywhereâprovided they had the imagination and the patience to thumb through the dozens of slides on a View-Master wheel. Rebecca Kilbreath had that patience, and has amassed one of the larger collections of View-Masters and View-master reels....more2minPlay
May 04, 2018Major Bank Loses 12 Million Customers' Data in the Most Embarrassing Way PossibleJust when you thought all data breaches amounted to hacker shenanigans, the largest bank in Australia has belatedly confirmed a different sort of breach story. BuzzFeed reports that the Commonwealth Bank lost 12 million customersâ data after magnetic tape backups containing their personal financial history from 2004 to 2014 went missing. It just lost them. They may have literally fallen off a truck. And the bank didnât even bother telling its customers about the incident....more4minPlay
May 03, 2018Amazon Launches Dog Food Brand Because It Hasn't Disrupted Enough Industries YetOn Amazonâs neverending quest to dominate every single retail category imaginable, the company has settled on its next frontier. According to Bloomberg, Amazon is getting into the pet business and is starting with its own line of dog food. The pet-centric branch of Amazonâs private-label product line will be called Wag, the last remnants of Wag.com, which Amazon acquired when it bought out Quidsi in 2011. Wag.com now redirects to the landing page for Amazonâs Wag brand of products....more4minPlay
May 03, 2018Riders Spent Two Hours Trapped On This Hanging Roller Coaster's Tallest HillThe only thing more terrifying than being stuck on a roller coaster, is being stuck at the highest part of the ride. And the only thing more terrifying than that is if it happens to be one of those coasters where youâre hanging upside down from a harness, leaving nothing but 98-feet of free-fall spacebetween you and the ground. Thatâs the nightmare that 32 thrill-seeking visitors had to endure yesterday at the Universal Studios Japan theme park, in Osaka....more2minPlay
May 02, 2018Comcast Is Boosting Internet SpeedsâExcept for You Filthy Cord-CuttersNo one wants to pay for both cable and internet anymore. Whatâs more, no one, and I mean absolutely no one, wants to pay separate rental fees to put four cable TV boxes in their familyâs home. What year is this? For cord-cutters who subscribe to Comcast, itâs apparently time to get screwed. While Iâve never personally paid for cable in my entire life, even my 84-year-old grandmother now has a Roku....more4minPlay
May 02, 2018Tinder Owner to Facebook:đđŞItâs still unclear who, exactly, has been begging to give Facebook even more intimate data, but the social giantâs newly announced dating features nevertheless pose a significant threat to other online dating businesses. News of Facebook Dating sent shares of the Match Group (the parent company of Tinder, OkCupid and Match.com) tumbling on Tuesday, and the companyâs corporate owner wasnât going to let it pass without talking a little shit....more3minPlay
FAQs about Gadgets & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does Gadgets & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 1,425 episodes available.