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A Single Tweet Led To The Highest-Altitude Dance Party Ever

10:10PM April 7, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Need proof of Twitter’s power? This heart-warming story is it. Of course, old school companies’ values such as KLM airline’s willingness to help—and the Guinness book of world records’ keenness to always be where the action is were the deciding factors in today’s lovely little tale of the world’s highest-altitude dance party. More »


Miami Forecast Calls For Light LED Rain

11:00AM December 6, 2010 | Jack Loftus

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/amCyVpY4cQI&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );On display at Art Basel in sunny Miami, this LED sculpture from Troika bathes the floor with 50 light-based raindrops using a series of Swarovski crystal lenses and moving mechanical arms. Very soothing! [YouTube via Engadget] More »


Computerised Train Runs Over Local Man For “Unknown Reason”

3:45PM June 23, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

We here at Gizmodo are anything but fearmongering sensationalists. We’re analytical, skeptical, and rational at all costs. That being said, this robot train ran over some dude in Miami and everyone in south Florida should run for their lives. More »