Posts By Brian Lam

Geek Out

Feature: The Life Of Steve Jobs, So Far

12:05PM August 25, 2011 | Brian Lam

Steve Jobs’s sudden resignation is a shock, but might be the perfect point to take a second and look at the good, bad and as he might put it, “insanely great” parts of his life so far. More »


Gadgets

The Gizmodo Media Lab For Kids Who Can’t Tech Good

6:00AM August 25, 2011 | Brian Lam

We all take things for granted. Like having a school. Or a computer. That’s why Gizmodo and some friendly gadget companies are teaming up with Surf For Life, a non-profit that lets people help local causes while on holidays. More »


Software

This Amazing Surf Director Says FCP X Is Final Cut Amateur

8:00AM July 31, 2011 | Brian Lam

Cyrus Sutton is a surfer. And he’s reviewing Final Cut Pro X for Gizmodo. Why? Because he’s one of the best surf flick directors in decades. His movies exude a summertime vibe I wish I could bottle up for winter. More »


News

See You Later

3:01AM June 23, 2011 | Brian Lam

After five years at Gizmodo, I’m moving on to play around in the ocean a bit more and figure out what my next adventure is. Thanks for reading the site – I’ve had fun creating it. P.S. Joe Brown will be taking over for me. Congratulate him warmly!


Geek Out

Why Was The Titanic Considered ‘Unsinkable’?

10:32AM June 4, 2011 | Brian Lam

This week is the centennial of the Titanic’s launch, May 31, 1911. Why was she considered unsinkable? Because of her 30 compartments which could be sealed against one another with a pull of a single lever. [The Scuttlefish]


Science

After A Year, NASA Is Hanging Up On Mars Rover Spirit

10:50AM May 25, 2011 | Brian Lam

From the New York Times: Spirit has been incommunicado for more than a year despite daily calls by NASA. The cause of Spirit’s silence may never be known, but it’s likely the bitter Martian winter damaged its electronics, preventing the six-wheel rover from waking up.


Computing

This Google Data Centre Is Cooled Only By Sea Water

9:49AM May 25, 2011 | Brian Lam

Computers get hot. Google data centres? They’ve got lots of them. Their new centre in Hamina, Finland, was built in an old paper mill with a network of granite tunnels underneath them. Tunnels filled with cold sea water Google could pump into their centre to rob the computers of heat before Google sent the water back from where it came from, mixed with more cold water so it wouldn’t affect wildlife. This is an inspiring design decision. More »


Software

Imagine A Tablet Cookbook That Won’t Get Sticky

12:07PM May 19, 2011 | Brian Lam

Gilt Taste, the high end grocery store concept by world class food writer Ruth Reichl, is going to have an iPad app with pages you can flip without touching the screen. This is nothing less than mega brilliant. More »


Science

If Your Heart Stops For 96 Minutes, Pray This Machine Is At Your Side

9:40AM May 18, 2011 | Brian Lam

Ninety six minutes. Eleven shocks by defibrillator. Two dozen rescuers pounding his chest in shifts to bring vital oxygen to his limp body. A helicopter, even. That’s what it took to revive 54-year old Howard Snitzer this month. Oh, and a little celebrated thing called a capnography machine that let everyone know that he was still capable of being brought back from the brink of death. More »


News

Gizmodo Foe Jim Goldman Majored In Journalism Ethics

4:03AM May 13, 2011 | Brian Lam