It’s been over two years since Apple has updated its colorful line of all-in-one desktops. While it’s nice to see the return of the iMac, now sporting Apple’s fancy new M3 chip, you’d be surprised at how much it feels like we’re walking on familiar ground.
Source: Gizmodo – The Apple iMac Is Back, but It Feels a Little Too Familiar
I’m just going to say it. Black looks good on a MacBook. Silver is nice, and so is white, but the new M3- and M3 Max-powered MacBook Pros have that machined sleekness that feels very Apple. Plus, I can say that in the days since I’ve gotten my grubby little paws on the massive 16-inch MacBook, the anodized material on…
Source: Gizmodo – Apple’s M3-Powered MacBook Pro: Everything You’ve Come to Expect From a Mac
Want to buy invasive personal details about an active-duty service member who works on a specific military base? You better have $0.12, because according to a new study that’s all it costs. The good news is the unregulated data brokers who sell that information probably won’t ask you any pesky questions about your…
Source: Gizmodo – Data Brokers Sell Secrets About Military Personnel for Pennies
Earlier this week, Prime Video’s Gen V ended its debut season. The college-bound spinoff of the streamer’s popular series The Boys has managed to make its own separate name for itself with audiences, but the question was always going to be in what way it linked up with the main show. And the way it did so…
Source: Gizmodo – Gen V EPs Break Down the Finale’s Post-Credits Twists, Future The Boys Links
Since 1998, Makoto Shinkai has grown to become one of Japan’s most celebrated creators in the animation space thanks to works like Weathering With You, Your Name, and 2022’s Suzume (which released earlier this year for international audiences). After last week’s news that Suzume would be returning to theaters for a…
Source: Gizmodo – Director Makoto Shinkai to Get Academy Museum Installment
Just a few days ago, Marvel Studios revealed the first footage its upcoming series Echo. Previously meant for 2023 before getting knocked to 2024 in order to space things out, the Hawkeye spinoff sees Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) return home after having just violently turned in her resignation as Kingpin’s enforcer and…
Source: Gizmodo – Echo Will Begin Marvel’s Spotlight Era
These days, it doesn’t take much for a Hollywood star to become a meme and have it hang over their career for several years. Nicholas Cage is perhaps the perfect embodiment of this: over the decades, there’ve been so many memes made of his various roles—from Con Air and National Treasure to Face/Off and Ghost Rider.…
Source: Gizmodo – Nicholas Cage Has Accepted He Must Be Both an Actor and a Meme
During this weekend’s Toronto Animation Industry Conference, Invincible company Skybound Entertainment revealed it’s acquired the rights to Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation.
Source: Gizmodo – Skybound is Bringing Back Spike & Mike’s Animation Festival
The Biden administration is betting on hydrogen to power the country, create well-paying jobs, and lower climate-warming emissions. Last month, the president announced that $7 billion will be invested to create seven regional hydrogen-producing hubs across the U.S., promising to work with unions and disadvantaged…
Source: Gizmodo – What to Know About the Coming U.S. Hydrogen Energy Boost
Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon movies were well-liked hidden gems during the 2010s, and it seemed inevitable that the series would eventually return in some form. (In film, at least, because the series has been chugging along with various TV spinoffs.) Earlier this year, we learned that would be the case…
Source: Gizmodo – How to Train Your Dragon Remake Turns Tail, Retreats Deeper Into 2025
Once upon time in the distant year of 2019, Marvel Studios held a pretty momentous Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con. With Avengers: Endgame in the rearview mirror and Spider-Man: Far From Home presently raking in cash at the box office, everyone was wondering what was coming next for the MCU. The Phase Four slate…
Source: Gizmodo – Blade, A Movie That’s Sooooo Real, Should’ve Been Out This Weekend
Honda recently released a quite unique (read: goofy) looking e-scooter, the Motocompacto, and I got the opportunity to take it on a test ride, and I think it’s safe to say that it made an impression.
Source: Gizmodo – Honda Motocompacto Hands-On: Goofy-Looking But True To Its Name
Over a year ago, Hulu announced it would be reviving Futurama, Matt Groening’s other very popular animated series that aired on Fox. Things were rough at first: it originally seemed like John DiMaggio wouldn’t reprise his role as Bender, to say nothing of how many times this show has ended, then been suddenly…
Source: Gizmodo – Futurama Lives On With Two Extra Seasons
Despite headlining a movie and starring in several recent live-action shows, Daredevil’s only had one chance to headline a video game of his own. That movie tie-in game for the Game Boy Advance may be forgotten by most, but at one point, the Marvel character was meant to star in a console before it was ultimately…
Source: Gizmodo – Behold, the Daredevil Game That Never Was
We’ve all been there: You’re getting some peanut butter, or looking to nosh a nice pickle, when you find your wrist strength is insufficient to get at the jar’s delicious contents. That’s more or less NASA’s vexing issue with the OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples—though, of course, that canister’s contents aren’t for eating.
Source: Gizmodo – Bennu Asteroid Samples Expected to ‘Fundamentally’ Shift Our Perspective on Cosmic Life
If Prime Video’s regular movie selection doesn’t feel deep enough, a new streaming video channel from one of the most noted indie film distributors is here to help. This week, Kino Lorber launched Kino Film Collection, a new addition to Amazon’s SVOD line-up, and one that’s filled with an impressive array of titles…
Source: Gizmodo – Kino Lorber Launches New Prime Video Channel for Cinema Lovers
Sam Bankman-Fried may be headed to prison but the story of FTX is far from over. Indeed, like an evil spirit, the exchange seems destined to haunt the crypto community for the rest of its days.
Source: Gizmodo – SBF Is Headed to Prison But FTX Will Haunt the Crypto Community For Years
Christmas is starting now—well, maybe that actually happened a couple weeks ago, as it wiped out most Halloween sections well before October 31. We know, we know, it’s wild to see aisles already filled with holiday cheer and online stores rolling out their winter collections.
Source: Gizmodo – Start Your Holiday Shopping Early With These Festive Fandom Finds
Earlier today, we got our surprising first look at Marvel’s Hawkeye spinoff series centered around Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez, Echo. But now that Maya is getting into the spotlight, she’s going to be even more different than her comics counterpart.
Source: Gizmodo – Echo Producer Says Main Character Won’t Have Her ‘Lame’ Comic Powers
EV startup Revel’s moped-share option is ending in both New York City and San Francisco, the company announced in a company-wide email on Friday, citing the need to focus on its ride-hail service, according to a company-wide email seen by TechCrunch. Revel added rideshare in June of last year as a more eco-friendly…
Source: Gizmodo – Revel Is Reportedly Getting Out of the Moped Business