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The RAM Crisis Just Royally Screwed Microsoft Surface PCs
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/01/MSSurfacePro-1200×675.jpg”] The RAM crisis has struck again, hitting at the very heart of the Windows 11 ecosystem. Microsoft silently hiked the cost of practically all its flagship Surface PCs between $100 and $500. The cost of memory may be ending any hope of seeing a high-quality Microsoft-made PC match Apple’s affordable MacBook Neo.…
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Anker’s 100W Prime Charger Is Back to an All-Time Low at 43% Off, Fast Enough to Charge a MacBook Pro
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/anker-deal-1-1200×675.jpg”] If you’ve got a lot of tech around, and you’re bored of dealing with battery issues, then what you need is a really good charging option. There are some great ones around, but if you want to make sure you buy one and don’t have to deal with it again, then this…
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Amazon Acquires Major Satellite Operator as It Ramps Up Fight to Beat Elon Musk’s Starlink
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2254358929-1200×675.jpg”] Amazon is acquiring satellite operator Globalstar, the tech giant announced on Tuesday morning. The acquisition is the latest signal that Amazon is determined to become a major competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink. Amazon began working on its satellite internet constellation Leo, née Project Kuiper, in 2019 in response to SpaceX’s Starlink, the…
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A Fresh Scar on the Moon: Newly Discovered Crater Reveals Recent Impact
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/lunar-impact-1200×675.jpg”] The Moon is constantly being bombarded by traveling space rocks, its surface recording each collision in the form of craters that never fade in the absence of wind or surface water. Most lunar craters that we know of date back millions, if not billions, of years, making evidence of a recent impact…
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Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Now Less Than Half the Price of Apple AirPods Max in a Clearance Move
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/SonyWH-Headphones-1200×675.jpg”] If you’re only ever listening to music on the earbuds that used to be packed with your new phone, then you haven’t really heard music. The depth of sound that can be unlocked with a solid pair of over-the-ear headphones is not unlike the sensation of someone with imperfect eyesight putting on prescription…
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Viral Video Offers Compelling New Strategy for Defending Kids From 30-50 Feral Hogs: Bipedal Robots
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/robot_chases_hogs-1200×675.jpg”] In early August 2019, Twitter hyperfixated on a seemingly odd hypothetical scenario that spun out of a broader debate about civilian access to assault rifles. After musician Jason Isbell deemed anyone even delving into the semantics of what technically is or isn’t an assault rifle as “part of the problem,” user @WillieMcNabb…
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Scientists Generated Solar Power After Dark, Thanks to a Trick Using Wood
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/solarfarmpanels-1-1200×675.jpg”] Harnessing the Sun’s energy is one of the cleanest ways to generate electricity on Earth. It does, however, come with an obvious limitation. Once darkness falls, solar panels stop generating electricity, creating a gap between when energy is produced and when it’s often needed most. To bridge the divide, a team of…
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Amazon Clears Out EGO POWER+ String Trimmer at Its Lowest Price of the Year, Battery and Charger Included
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/string-trimmer-1200×675.jpg”] Maintaining lawns and a backyard doesn’t have to be a hassle. Lawnmowers – especially if you’ve got a robot – are helpful, but they might not always be enough to give you that clean, finished look. This is where a string trimmer can help, and now is an excellent time to pick…
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Ray-Ban Meta Deal Extended at Record Low, Smart AI Glasses at the Price of Regular Glasses
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/Ray-Ban-Meta-1200×675.jpg”] Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarers look like a regular pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses at first glance, which is exactly the point. Tucked into the classic Wayfarer frame is a 12MP ultra-wide camera, two open-ear speakers, a five-microphone array, and a direct line to Meta AI, all controlled through a small touchpad on the right…
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ADT’s New Big Idea Is a Light-Up ADT Sign for Your Yard
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/ADT-Live-Light-in-yard-main-1200×675.jpg”] You know those little ADT security signs? You know, the ADT logo-emblazoned yard signs or stickers you find in front of houses or slapped on a window by the front door. Well, ADT is rethinking them: today, the home security company announced the ADT Live Light, a light-up version of its logo…