Author Archives: Molly Oswaks

Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology

April 9, 2013   Uncategorized
Caroline Paul and her partner, the illustrator (and friend of Gizmodo) Wendy MacNaughton, were devastated when their beloved tabby cat Tibia disappeared from their San Francisco home. It was utterly out of character for the timid Tibby to venture far, especially for over a month's time. Pet psychics were consulted. Fliers were drawn up, posted and passed around. Regular searches were conducted across the neighborhood. It was beginning to seem like Tibby was gone for good. Then, just as casually as he'd gone, Tibby returned. More »


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Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology

April 9, 2013   Uncategorized
Caroline Paul and her partner, the illustrator (and friend of Gizmodo) Wendy MacNaughton, were devastated when their beloved tabby cat Tibia disappeared from their San Francisco home. It was utterly out of character for the timid Tibby to venture far, especially for over a month's time. Pet psychics were consulted. Fliers were drawn up, posted and passed around. Regular searches were conducted across the neighborhood. It was beginning to seem like Tibby was gone for good. Then, just as casually as he'd gone, Tibby returned. More »


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Will You Buy an iPad Mini? [Chatroom]

October 4, 2012   Apple
They are coming. They are smaller. They are certainly a nice addition to anyone's Apple product family. Seems like the kind of person who would want an iPad in general probably already has one of the existing models. How to justify forking over a...
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Will You Buy an iPad Mini? [Chatroom]

October 4, 2012   Apple
They are coming. They are smaller. They are certainly a nice addition to anyone's Apple product family. Seems like the kind of person who would want an iPad in general probably already has one of the existing models. How to justify forking over a...
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Does This Font Truly Help Dyslexic Readers to Read? [Fonts]

October 4, 2012   Uncategorized
I'm not dyslexic, so I really have no way of judging whether this is bogus or the real deal. But 1 in 10 people have it, and for them I hope this is legit. More »
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Moon-Shaped Ice-Cream Sandwich Balls: Coming to a Freezer Near You [Foodmodo]

October 4, 2012   Uncategorized
The only thing better than ice cream is ice cream with a gimmick. And since ice cream trucks are all actually sort of drugs vans in disguise (right?), and those Pikachu-faced Popsicles aren't even that tasty, please direct your attention to this ...
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White Lies: The Power & The Glory [Video]

October 3, 2012   Uncategorized
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Geometric Terrariums Are a Gorgeous Excuse to Buy a Cactus [Beautiful]

October 3, 2012   Uncategorized
If keeping even a little piddly goldfish alive is beyond your care-taking capabilities, well then you have a perfect excuse to buy one of these gorgeous, geometric terrariums! Yay for you. More ...
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Geometric Terrariums Are a Gorgeous Excuse to Buy a Cactus [Beautiful]

October 3, 2012   Uncategorized
If keeping even a little piddly goldfish alive is beyond your care-taking capabilities, well then you have a perfect excuse to buy one of these gorgeous, geometric terrariums! Yay for you. More ...
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Google Is Getting into the Smartwatch Game [Patents]

October 3, 2012   Uncategorized
After the abismal flub that was Sony's SmartWatch, the threshold for smartwatch success is preeeeety low. I mean, a construction-paper-and-crayon watch would be an improvement on that "gadget cold sore....
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