Companies Halt YouTube Ads Following Reports of Commenter Pedophile Network
Companies are pulling their advertising campaigns from YouTube amid reports that a network of pedophiles is openly operating in the comments sections of videos of young children, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Disney and Nestlé are among those who have reportedly yanked spending after a YouTube video surfaced the…
Make Your Own Damn Legroom With This Padded Airplane Footrest
I’m not someone who has much difficulty when it comes to air travel. Sitting in airplane seats doesn’t cause me much physical discomfort. I can usually fall asleep while in-flight. And I’m passionate about avoiding physical and/or eye contact with my seat mates, because I was taught to fear strangers. To me, flying is…
Lawsuit Claims Florida Prisoners Got Screwed Out of Music and MP3 Players They Paid Millions to Buy
On Tuesday, a lawsuit seeking class-action status was filed on behalf of prisoners who accuse the Florida Department of Corrections of ripping off inmates by selling them digital media players and MP3s that they were assured they’d be able to keep for life. When the FDOC ended its contract with the device providers,…
The Samsung Galaxy Fold Is Probably Too Thick
After months of waiting, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is official. Is its fatal flaw already apparent?
It's Surprisingly Easy to Trick People With a Disguise, Sneaky Study Finds
It could be much easier to pull off the perfect heist than you think. According to a new study from the UK, you don’t need to disguise yourself much in order to fool the average person into thinking they’re looking at someone else. It might even take as little as a goth makeover.
The 10 Best Deals From February 20, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
The First Reactions to Captain Marvel Tease a Weird and Wonderful Origin Story
After years and years of waiting, Captain Marvel is nearly here—and we have our first impressions of the film thanks to early press screenings. Good news? It’s apparently pretty cool. Marvelous news? Expect something weird, fun, and with lots of Goose the Cat goodness.
Improve Your Favorite Gadgets With This $10 Sugru Kit
Sugru is right up there with binder clips and the Raspberry Pi in Lifehacker’s pantheon of must-have gear, and you can pick up their Rebel Tech Kit for an all-time low $10 today. That includes four packs in four different colors, a remover tool, and a book with 14 projects to get you started.
Facebook Says Android Users Can Now Share Location Data Without Being Constantly Tracked
Facebook, ever the thoughtful steward of our most intimate personal data, announced today that it’s rolling out a feature change for its Android users: those with location sharing turned on will no longer have to continually report their whereabouts to the social network at all times.
All the Details About the Galaxy Watch Active and the Rest of Samsung's New Wearables Line
While the Galaxy Fold is the undoubted star of today’s Unpacked event, Samsung also officially revealed its new wearables lineup, led by its sporty Galaxy Watch Active. And yes, friends, it is missing the signature rotating bezel.
A Software Update Is Breaking Nike’s Expensive, Auto-Lacing Sneakers
Michael Rivera, now 17, has been a sneakerhead since he was a little kid. His mom, who goes by Tootie, saw an opportunity: Get straight A’s in school, she told him, and you can get a pair of sneakers.
Anker's Energy-Monitoring Smart Plugs Have Never Been Cheaper
Anker makes smart plugs now, because Anker makes everything, and the compact model is down to just $26 for a 2-pack this week, down from the usual $40.
A Morning Walk May Be as Good as Medication for Lowering Blood Pressure
Taking a morning stroll can do wonders for your blood pressure, according to a study out Wednesday, especially if you’re not moving around much to begin with. The research found that sedentary older adults who walked in the morning for 30 minutes experienced a noticeable drop in blood pressure. And women who also took…
The Galaxy Buds Are Samsung's Attempt to One Up the AirPods
At this point, it’s practically impossible to go outside without seeing white, Q-tip-looking earbuds sticking out of people’s heads, and with sales of Apple AirPods expected to rise to between 50 and 55 million this year, that phenomenon probably won’t go away anytime soon.
The Galaxy S10 Is the Aggressively Tech-Loaded Phone Samsung Needs
The Samsung Galaxy S9 was undoubtedly a great phone, but thanks to its iterative design and relatively niche new features like a variable aperture camera and AR emoji, it lacked a bit of excitement.
Samsung Is Flexing on the Competition With the Galaxy Fold
The first bendable phone was bold and innovative, but ultimately, it’s a piece of junk. But the new Samsung Galaxy Fold seems like an entirely different kind of a beast.
Here's Why Most Modern Cars Have That Weird Flat Edge In the Bodywork Around the Wheel
There’s an extremely common design trend that may have slipped by right under your nose, slowly taking over seemingly ever new car on the road, one by one. It’s only maybe a couple inches wide at most, and at all four corners of the car. It’s purpose a mystery, until now.
This $14 Lockbox Protects Your Phone and Wallet Anywhere
A lockbox doesn’t do a whole lot to deter thieves if they can just grab the entire thing off your shelf, but this compact Master Lock 5900D includes a built-in security cable so you can secure it to something solid. So you could, say, attach it to some pipes and use it as a tiny at-home safe. or secure it to a heavy…
The Uninhabitable Earth Wants You to Panic Over Climate Change
The first time climate change hit home for me, I was at the top of a ski run. I don’t recall the exact date or even the exact mountain I was on (hell, maybe it was a dream), but I remember looking down the slope of untracked powder and wondering how long it would be there. It stuck with me, and my life swerved from…
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