Here’s How 3 Letters on Your Boarding Pass Could Get You Booted from Your Flight

How closely do you look at your boarding pass? It contains three little letters that are very important for boarding. Here's ...

12+ useful Alexa commands that will save every user time at home (no subscriptions required)

Our kids' room has its own routine. When we say, "Alexa, it's bedtime," their sound machine turns on (powered by a smart plug), their bedside lamp switches off, and their smart light strip turns on to ...
The New York Times

What Does ‘6-7’ Mean? Maybe Tweens Don’t Want You to Know.

Everyone wants to understand the generation below them. Can young people rebuff those efforts by being completely absurd? Everyone wants to understand the generation below them. Can young people ...
Reader's Digest

Here’s What That Little Button on Your Seat Belt Is For

This tiny, unassuming button has an important purpose. (Trust us: You'd miss it if it disappeared!) There are a lot of eye-catching and weird car features in your vehicle, no matter the make and model ...
Cal Alumni Association

What Matters Most to People Who Are Dying

Imagine you knew you were dying soon. What would matter most to you? How would you change the way you spend your time? How would you reflect on your life? Whom would you want near? These are common ...
Popular Science

What every button on your iPhone can do (including hidden features)

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you own an iPhone 16 or an iPhone 17, you’ll find different ...
USA Today

How does push-button start work on cars?

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...
IFLScience

Why Do Some Toilets Have Two Flush Buttons?

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
Jalopnik

What Does The ECT PWR Button Do On A Toyota Tacoma?

The third-generation Toyota Tacoma was a pretty capable vehicle, especially when configured with its 3.5-liter V6. With that mill making 278 horsepower and 265 pound-feet of torque, a properly ...
Gizmodo

Nothing’s New Wireless Earbuds Have a ‘Talk’ Button, and I Need to Know What That Means

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 2 minutes ...
Science Friday

Are Physical Buttons And Knobs Making A Comeback?

In recent years, digital touchscreens have replaced many of the buttons and knobs that control various functions in cars. But when Host Ira Flatow went shopping for a new car, he noticed that physical ...
Game Rant

Silksong: What Does the Challenge Button Do?

Waseem is a writer here at GameRant. He can still feel the pain of Harry Du Bois in Disco Elysium, the confusion of Alan Wake in the Remedy Connected Universe, the force of Ken's shoryukens and the ...