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#music
All You Need Is Love Sung Simultaneously in 156 Countries
Remember the extremely popular and heart-touching Stand By Me video? That was recorded in a virtual studio around the world during different days. Here's the not-less-heart-touching All You Need in Love, recorded in 156 countries at exactly the same time: More » -
#architecture
Raise Your Hand If You Spent New Years Eve on Top of the Tallest Structure in the World
Yes, me neither. But these guys almost did, filming this crystal clear video—much better and vertigo-inducing than the previous one, thanks to a better camera and wider lens angle—on December 31, from the tip of the Burj Dubai. -
#retromodo
Man Blowing a Bubble: An ASCII Short Film
Before the internet, there were movies. And before movies, there were typewriters. And before typewriters, there was chewing gum. And before chewing gum, there were only cavemen. Is this dude a caveman chewing gum in a typewriter movie? Maaaybe. [Obsolete] -
#imagecache
An Image to Start 2010 With a Big Smile
Dear 2010, you'll bring the iSlate, Android 3, Natal, iPhone 4, and whatever other cool things we can't foresee now. But now you're too young, geeky, and cute. Don't worry, you'll get there. Happy New Year, everyone. [Thanks David Keyes] -
#diy
Finally, a Way to Hold Coffee, Cellphone and Wallet at the Same Time
This is a solution to a problem I definitely have—I often find myself wrestling with coffee and a few gadgets, without enough hands to hold it all. This DIY sleeve takes at least the coffee off your hands. More » -
#concept
I Bet This Catamaran Can Also Jump Into Hyperspace
I have seen really amazing ship designs, like the impressive kind-of-Nautlish Ghost ramming yacht, the weird transforming Ikkar, the luxurious perfect dream-aparment-that-is-really-a-boat, and the classic schooner America. The Enso, however, is the first that looks from another planet: More » -
#art
Speaker Bot: The Iron Giant Reimagined as an Artsy iPod Dock
This Speaker Bot is a handmade, Etsy-fied robot seemingly designed around one of those little pocket guitar amps. It's maybe not the most technologically advanced iPod dock around, but it's about as cute as robots ever get. More » -
#decades
The Digital Cameras of 2000 Look Awfully Good For Their Age
This Canon PowerShot G1, released in 2000 and listed at Best Buy for $800 in 2001, has held up well. Sure, 3.34 megapixels isn't much, but spec for spec, this codger can almost hang with the kids. More » -
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#tgif
7 Gadgets That Will Ruin 2010
Do you make new year's resolutions? If so, you should avoid the following products. Your chance for success in 2010 would be over before it began. More »
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#chess
Cube-Based Chess Set Adds Modern Confusion To Timeless Difficulty
My chess strategy doesn't extend too far beyond pulling my knights out first, because that's what the computer games always do against me. But with this cube-based set, I'd probably need a strategy just to remember which piece is which. More » -
#snuggie
Bathrobe Jumpsuit is the Final Word in Snuggie Technology
You can keep your neck snuggie and baby snuggie and space snuggie. Real ballers know that the Snuggle Suit is the be all and end all. More » -
#decades
Microsoft's Lost Decade in Mobile
10 years ago, you could buy the HP Jornada 548 with a color screen, which let you listen to MP3s, surf the web, check your email, and keep a calendar. It had a touchscreen. It ran Windows. It was awesome. More » -
#gadgets
Shine On, You Crazy Gadgets
I spent this decade hunting for the perfect gadget. I never thought I would end up with tech as good as this. But it's not the tech that interests me the most anymore. More » - Yesterday - December 31, 2009
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#qotd
How Many Times Have You Broken Your Phone During Your Two-Year Contract?
When thinking about the cost of a cellphone, we consider the phone itself and any service plans, but what about the price of misuse? How often are we finding ourselves paying an unsubsidized price to replace phones under contract? More » -
#space
Mysterious Lunar Base Hole Explained
"We discovered a vertical hole on the moon," says JAXA's Junichi Haruyama. A mysterious tube so large and deep that it can shelter a future moon base. Until the creatures inside kill everyone, which is what happens in these cases. More » -
#xmen
DIY Wolverine Claws Seized During Postal Crackdown
A wannabe Wolverine is crying somewhere in the UK, because these homemade claws of his were seized by border agents as part of a crackdown on illegal goods shipping into the country. Guess he'll just hope for a mutation now. More » -
#diy
How To Build The World's Most Useless Machine
No, this isn't an instructional guide on how to build a TwitterPeek. This device is even more useless. Impossible? Hardly. Check out the video. Then hit the following link for the complete set of build instructions. [Instructables via Neatorama] -
#home
LED Shower Bathes You In Cascading Light (and Lots of Water)
Visentin's LED shower heads are pretty stunning, that is, until you realize that, not only are you completely naked in front of your guests, but you're also splashing water all over the living room. [Visentin via Trendir] -
#crime
Apple Refuses To Send Stolen iPhone Back To Rightful Owner After Repair
When your stuff gets stolen, FILL OUT A POLICE REPORT. Consumerist reader Alisa is figuring this out the hard way after Apple received her stolen phone for repair. Even though it's clearly hers, they refuse to return it. More » -
#photoshop
Single Photo Tutorial: How to Make a Mask With Photoshop
Get it? Get it?? Yeah, I bet you got it. [tumblr via tumblr via Super Punch] -
#zeitgeist
Top 10 Most Popular Articles of 2009
Dear 2009, thank you for all the stories, the good and the bad ones. Here are the top 10 most popular articles. Now we have to say good bye forever, because 2010 and the new decade are here. So long! More » -
#modernruins
Real-Life Lost Relic Found Over and Over Again
No, we're not tripping through time with Desmond. The derelict and overgrown plane found in Lost has become a prevalent symbol for a deserted island that's anything but. It also seems to be just as prevalent in the real world. -
#decades
Laptops in the Year 2000 Were the Smartphones of Today
Now I want you to close your eyes and squint really hard. Because I'm going to tell you about a time that feels ancient, a time when Sony made some of the baddest laptops around. More » -
#science
Thorium, the Next Uranium
Wired has a fairly epic look into a material that could make nuclear power both clean and safe called thorium—named after the Norse god of thunder. Of course, scientists recognized its promise back in the 1950s. More » -
#pranks
How To: Execute the Ultimate Phone Prank With Skype
Here's an old gem of a trick for anyone feeling lonely, vindictive, or very drunk this New Year's Eve: with Skype, you can connect any phones in the world, and listen in on the results. Man, what a decade. More » -
#wallpaperroundup
Wallpaper Roundup: Ringing in the New Year
New Year's Eve is upon us, ring it in with some New Year's-themed wallpaper. Judging by the wallpapers we found, 2010 is going to be all the neon and sparkles the futurists of yesteryear promised us. More »
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#dealzmodo
Gadget Deals of the Day
Cop these bargains before the calendar clicks into the next decade. Get an eMachines 22" monitor for $99, check out the Sony DSLR with extras for $700, and snag an Ani DiFranco MP3 to groove to this evening. More » -
#timewarner
Time Warner Cable's Genius Solution to Possible Fox Outage: The Internet!
PSSSSST! Hey, Time Warner Cable! If you tell everyone how to watch Fox shows from their PC, they'll probably start doing it for all your other programming, too! Self-defeating bitterness really is the perfect way to say goodbye to 2009. More » -
#imagecache
The Year In Image Cache: 50 Shots That Wowed Us In 2009
The Internet offers an endless stream of cool pictures, but here's a look at the best we've come across this year. Inside you'll find images that amaze and amuse. More » -
#cartech
The Ten Most Distracting New Car Technologies
New car technology is great right up to the point you're tagging songs and checking out graphs and then it's "Ahhhhh! WATCH OUT FOR THE NUNS!" Here are ten in-car technologies we find seriously distracting. More » -
#timeline
The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Timeline
The 102-year history of the Times Square New Year's Even Ball is one filled with technology, death and, of course, pretty shiny lights. See it all unfold in our historical timeline. -
#y2k10
The Worst Gadgets of the Decade: 11 Bonus Dishonorable Mentions
While we're confident that we nailed our 50 worst gadgets of the decade, you commenters reminded us of a few truly awful gems that didn't make the cut. So here are eleven more worst gadgets for your enjoyment and derision. More » -
#geeks
The Socially Acceptable Geek Subgenre Scale
Being a geek no longer holds the stigma it once did. In fact, it can be downright cool to be a geek these days. But not all geeks are created equal.
