Entertainment, Fashion, Featured — Tuesday, February 15, 2011 16:44
Specs We Spotted at the Grammys
Black Friday: Grab the Goods, Don’t Fear the Reaper
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 15:11
The Friday after Thanksgiving is a catch-22 of the retail world: some of the best deals are met with extra store hours and some of the craziest, most intense shoppers in existence. But Black Friday shouldn’t be met with anxiety, fear, and more importantly, limitations. Stores everywhere, even on the interweb, offer deals for Black [...]
The World from (Multiple) Different Views
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:00
Gizmodo’s Shooting Challenge this week paid homage to cubism, the art form pioneered in the early 20th century that portrays the subject from different views, often obscuring depth and angle. The photos submitted by Gizmodo readers are thought-provoking interpretations of cubism using photography as a medium. While at times cubist work can make you feel [...]
How to Make a Hunk Hunkier: Add Glasses
Sunday, November 21, 2010 16:39
Genetic lottery winner, Brad Pitt, is loved and hated for his deadly good looks and deadly good-looking spouse, Angelina Jolie. And just when we thought he couldn’t seem any more dreamy, he decides to sport reading glasses. So not only is Pitt a father of 6 adorable children, a millionaire movie star, and married to [...]
The Top 10 Bespeckled Heroes
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 16:41
Yes, it’s true. There is officially a top ten list of heroes who wear glasses. The list accredits ten heroic characters and their iconic glasses that in part shape who they are, be it a nerd or Superman’s alter-ego. Among those that made this list: Atticus Finch from the film adaptation of To Kill a [...]
3D Glasses: Functionality Meets Fashion
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 19:38
It’s really no surprise that 3D glasses fell into the hands of fashion retailers like Oakley and Gucci who’ve created a new line of designer 3D glasses. And while companies are hard at work to perfect no-glasses-needed 3D technology à la the new Nintendo 3DS, many are beginning to take advantage of, what they hope [...]
Sexy Specs: Glee’s Finn and Rachel Perform “Damnit Janet” for Rocky Horror Halloween Episode
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 16:25
Check out the nerd glasses Finn (Cory Monteith) is sporting in the clip from last night’s episode: 205 dammit @ Yahoo! Video
Revenge of the Nerd Chic: Nerd Glasses Dominate Fashion
Sunday, October 17, 2010 22:27
No one knows exactly when they took over, but at some point the nerd eyewear revenge came to fruition and they were deemed fashionable. Perhaps we can give credit to Superman’s alter-ego Clark Kent who, despite being created in 1938, continues to be reborn with newer, hotter, celebrities yet with always the same fashion staple: [...]
Germs in 3D: Those Glasses You’re Wearing? You Don’t Want To Know.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 15:39
As 3D movies become more popular, the use of 3D glasses increases. A recent study on the cleanliness, or lack thereof, of these glasses yielded some interesting conclusions.
“Google Doodle”: John Lennon’s Iconic Specs on the Homepage
Monday, October 11, 2010 15:31
One of the 20th century’s most iconic figures, John Lennon, would have celebrated his 70th birthday on October 9th, 2010. In tribute, Google transformed its homepage into a fluttery, peaceful world set to the song “Imagine.” Lennon’s birthday was remembered worldwide in different ways: A biopic called “Nowhere Boy” debuted last week in the U.S. [...]