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cellphones
Nokia N97 Waterproof Experiment Tests Hypothesis That Nobody Ever Had
You know those videos where someone puts a rugged gadget through a battery of tests that would destroy regular hardware, but the device comes through the other side unharmed? This is not one of those videos. More » -
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Blowing Up Bridges Is High Art
At least, when you set it to opera music. Actually, even when you hit mute, the delicately synchronized way the bridges collapse as the charges fire is beautiful, like ballet. With explosions. [VDOT via BoingBoing] -
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First Kindle 2 Destroyed, Showing Extended Warranty May Be Worth It
One area where dead trees will always beat out eBook readers is chuckability—apparently, the shiny new Kindle 2 doesn't take kindly to being launched into hardwood. Somewhere, Jon Stewart is chuckling. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by loriensleafs: why are people always dropping their electronics? I don't think I've ever dropped one of my devices. 12 Responses | Other threads
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Reports of CCTV Skyscraper Fire Hard to Find in Chinese Media
Lots of things are wigging me out about the burned up CCTV building. Are fireworks that dangerous? What will happen with all that debris? And WHY are they censoring news of it over here? More » -
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How To Repair Your Plasma TV With a Baseball Bat (NSFW)
That rumor that Australian toilets flush the other way isn't true, so lets start a new one: In Australia, you can fix things by beating them. See you in my children, new trivia meme! More » -
dogs
Nature Defeats Technology, Again
Master buys dog training software. Dog finds training software. Dog decides he needs no bloody training. Dog acts accordingly, destroys it, then goes after master and bites his or her ass. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Kaiser-Machead: A cat would've just shit in the middle of it, then buried it in litter. 5 Responses | Other threads
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destruction
Implosion Toy Set Lets You Practice Destroying the Apple Cube Store Over and Over
American Toy and Invention Co. is selling a kit that'll let you build, implode, and rebuild a multi-story structure that looks strangely enough like the 5th Avenue Apple flagship retail space. I'm sure it teaches about the physics of demolition, but hey! Stuff's blowing up! Stuff with iPods inside! More » -
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At Gizmodo Gallery: A Live "Will It Blend?" Demo
The Gizmodo Gallery, which starts this week in NYC, is going to have voodoo. See, Blendtec, the guys responsible for those catchy videos of gadgets being destroyed aren't just giving us one to give away as a door prize, but they're setting us up with a demo model we can use to pulp our own gadgets with.
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By Brian LamComment by alex_fett: Has this guys found anything that won't blend yet? Now that he has blended everything but the kitchen sink, he... 8 Responses | Other threads
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destruction
A Look at the Nokia Damage Test Labs
I've long suspected that the best job ever would be to work in product stress testing—because you basically get paid to break shit all day. Nokia sent over a bunch of info detailing how their test centers operate, leaving me fully convinced this would indeed be my dream gig. Not only do they run over 200 mechanical tests on these things, but where else could you play with a bunch of machines that bend, bake, humidify, spray, poke and drop phones? (And yeah, that phone in the picture above just got poked a million times...literally.)
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destruction
Humanity Will Record Apocalypse with Cellphones
After yesterday's California earthquake everyone and their dogs* is posting videos online. Cellphones, camcorders, digital cameras, or CCTV, it doesn't matter: like the following clips show, it looks like this era of democratized gadgetry has made humans eager to record their own destruction, perhaps as a last chance to leave a notch in History. I can see it already, when the fourth angel sounds the trumpet, people will take out their cellphones and start recording a video of the Apocalypse. Except iPhone users, who would only be able to take photos. That and change their Facebook status to "is watching the asteroid falling." More » -
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How to Create Plasma from a Beer Bottle in a Microwave
Now, this is what microwaves were invented for—forget about reheating your coffee, or drying your underpants out in an emergency, or heating your pajamas. Nope, if you're Washington University research engineer William J. Beaty, it's all about melting beer bottles and making glowy yellow plasma in your kitchen. [MetaCafe via BoingBoing]
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By AddyDugdaleComment by -Core-: Wow.. the coolest part had to be, when the plasma lept off the bottle.. (Or whatever was going on) more » | Other threads
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iphone
iPhone Vs. Semi: iPhone Laughs in the Face of Danger
Ever wondered what an iPhone would look like if it took on a semi? Wonder no more, for Mike Beauchamp's iPhone went one-on-one with a huge, mo-fo of a semi, and guess what? It was not disintegrated into a plastic/metal mangled mess, oh no. The iPhone stood tall, and only lost part of its brushed aluminum buttocks. Best of all, the resilient little sucker was still working at the end of it. The iPhone may lack muscle in the haptic feedback department, but it sure as hell has some balls. Check out the gallery for some more shots of the carnage. [Flickr]
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By Haroon MalikComment by BaileySimon: iphone semi edition! now even thinner! more » | Other threads
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destruction
$70,000 Industrial Robot Modded to Fire Flameballs
There's only one thing better than robots that can destruct things: robots that can destroy things and terrify people by firing flameballs, bowling balls, watermelons and bloody pig entrails at high speed. Like the Robopult, a gigantic $70,000 industrial robotic arm hacked to throw all these things like a Terminator version of Roger Clemens. We talked with Aaron Rasmussen about how the heck they managed to get an industrial robot and some of the details of this crazy project: More » -
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Gizmodo Crush-o-Thon 2007 Brutally Lays Waste to Outdated Gadgets
We asked you to send us some gadgets to wreck a while back, and we finally got to the task today. The Geek Squad had a crusher set up at Digital Life, where they were being generous enough to break our tech products for free, rather than charge $49.99 like they usually do when people bring stuff to them. We put a whole stack of gadgets through there, and we were not disappointed by the results. It's safe to say no one is going to be using these things again, ever. Thanks to everyone who sent stuff in, and enjoy the carnage. | Video by Richard Blakeley -
peripherals
Win a Razer Tarantula Keyboard for Destroying your Current Keyboard
With the Optimus keyboard on a downward spiral towards death it is time to begin looking for other high-end keyboarding solutions. The Razer Tarantula may be it. This $100 keyboard is macro-able and designed with the gamer in mind. Razer will be giving away five of these bad boys, but at a cost. More »
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Comment by Demaar: Nice, but I prefer my ergonomic keyboard thanks. Evne in games I'm too used to it to "trade up". more » | Other threads
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portable media
Microwaving an iPod nano—Why God, Why?
I'm not sure what is more sad. The fact that these kids willingly destroy gadgets for their own enjoyment, or witnessing an iPod nano melting in a microwave. Fucking kids need to learn some respect for property, but it is neat to see the iPod melt, nonetheless. More » -
announcements
SanDisk Indestructible Giveaway Update
There are only a couple days left in our SanDisk Indestructible Giveaway. If you are just tuning in, we are giving away a couple SanDisk 2GB Cruzer Titanium w/ U3 USB flash drives. To figure out what you need to do, follow the linkage here. More »
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