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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/bose-deal-1200×675.jpg”] If you’re hoping to add a bit more music to the coming months, then a good way to do just that is with a portable Bluetooth speaker. There are an unfathomable number of these around though, so if you’re looking to get yourself one, then you’ve got a lot of them to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/Saktahnwaax-glyphs-annotated-1200×675.jpg”] In 2010, archaeologist David Stuart and colleagues ran into a painted chamber at Xultun, a Maya relic in modern-day Guatemala. Then the team noticed that the many mathematical and astronomical formulas appeared to be attributed to someone—an individual whose name has now been identified. In a paper published today in Antiquity, the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/reflect-orbital-1200×675.jpeg”] California startup Reflect Orbital received clearance to launch its first satellite, aiming to build a constellation to illuminate dark areas with in-space mirrors. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted approval for the launch of Reflect Orbital’s prototype satellite, which will test the ability to reflect sunlight down to Earth after dark. The…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/WE-PPD-cartoon-shark-paintable-electrode-zhang-1200×675.jpeg”] In high-performance scenarios, your skin sweats. Sticky electrode pads rub loose, disrupting their biometric accuracy. And the metal-to-skin interface of your typical smartwatch, while impressive, can only do so much—often failing on key data points, like calorie expenditures. So, how is anyone supposed to be the very best (like no one ever…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/Crystal_Lake-1200×675.jpg”] Just when we’d started loudly whining about the lack of Crystal Lake updates, Peacock came through. Today, Friday the 13th fans got a first teaser for the prequel show, as well as more images and some insights from star Linda Cardellini and showrunner Brad Caleb Kane, the latter courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/Evil-Dead-Ranked-badge-1200×675.jpg”] Ash Williams put it best: the Evil Dead franchise is “groovy.” Last week, the sixth film in the franchise, Evil Dead Burn, came to theaters, and with a seventh one on the way in 2028, the world of killer demons unlocked by the Book of the Dead is showing no signs of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/olivia-cooke-HOTD-ep4-recap_top_art-1200×675.jpg”] Last week, “Rhaenyra Triumphant” ended with Queen Rhaenyra learning that Lord Ormund Hightower, after handing over an imposter Daeron Targaryen, had not scampered home to Oldtown as Daemon told him to. Instead, he turned his army toward Tumbleton and invaded the seemingly inconsequential market town. Rhaenyra understandably had many questions about this…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/very-small-rattlesnake-ink-pen-1200×675.jpeg”] So-called experts have alleged for nearly a century (and maybe longer) that baby rattlesnakes are more venomous and more dangerous than the species’ full-grown adults. The first known instance of this factoid was attributed to no less an authority than the owner of Florida’s Reptile Leather company, Roy Montgomery, who claimed to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/drone-deal-1200×675.jpg”] With everything being so wonderful and sunny for a lot of us, if a little bit too hot, getting outdoors and playing there just makes sense. Of course, playing as an adult generally involved less running around with sticks (or at least not as much), and more playing with cool and expensive…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/07/Jackery-Solar-Generator-1000-v2-with-200W-Solar-Panel-1200×675.jpg”] Amazon’s just dropped a massive bundle deal that will get you through both the good times (camping trips, RV adventures) and the bad (power outages, weather emergencies). Jackery’s Explorer 1000 v2 power station bundled with a 200W solar panel is down to $699 from its regular price of $1,299. Predictably, this deal…