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Google Now Has Analytics-ish Reports for Your Personal Accounts

Curious how many emails you sent last month? What your most frequent search term was? What countries you logged in from? If you use Google for everything, it can now tell you all of those things. Google’s new Account Activity feature not only serves to answer your curiosities about how you use Google’s services, it…

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Strange Busty Russian Lady, Why in the Hell Are You Cooking Your Galaxy Nexus?

Behold the bizarre, picture-driven tale of the Russian lady who, after dropping her phone in her soon-to-be meal, decides to cook (and eat) the phone itself. But why? It doesn’t make sense. No words. None. What is her story? Where does she come from? Why is she doing this? Is this a viral marketing campaign…

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If Microwaves Can’t Make Food Taste Good, They Should At Least Look Good

We don’t need much out of our microwaves. Those leftovers will be soggy and rubbery regardless of how good it is. But its convenience is indisputable, and if it’s going to take up space on the kitchen counter, it might as well look good. Enter Big Chill’s Microwave Oven. Looking as if it was pulled…

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Camera Benchmarkers DxOMark Say the Nikon D800 Has the Best Sensor Ever… For Now

Benchmarks don’t always tell the whole story of a gadget or device, but they can be quite handy as support for those gut instincts and intuitions people have while using a device. And in the case of the Nikon D800, whose sensor DxOMark called the best ever after benchmarking it, it will need all the…

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Ever Watch 130 Simpsons Episodes at the Same Time?

There’s really no reason at all for this video to exists, which takes 13 episodes from the first 10 seasons of The Simpsons and creates a mega video wall of them all playing simultaneously. But hey, it’s The Simpsons. How can you possibly hate on this?

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Intel’s Next-Gen Atom Chipset Could Have Supercharged Ivy Bridge Graphics

It’s been known for quite some time that Intel wants to enter the tablet space. When its Atom-based Balboa Pier chipset hits in early 2013, it could ultimately power the first Intel-based tablet people care about thanks to a rumored quad-core processor, 8 gigabytes of RAM and Ivy Bridge-class graphics. Whoa. This latest info comes…

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Here’s How Windows 8 Will Create a Singular User Experience Across Different Screen Sizes

Microsoft has been adamant that design is central to the development of Windows 8, and early builds have proven that to be true. But so far, we’ve only really seen Windows 8 on a couple devices, and Microsoft promises the Metro experience will be uniform regardless of screen size or form factor. But how? In…

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Korg’s Latest Keyboards Connect Directly to the iPad

Korg’s USB-friendly MicroKey keyboards are desired for their ability to quickly interface with MIDI software on Macs and PCs. But now they have a new trick: they can also link up with iPad apps providing yet another way to harness the tablet’s power. SlashGear says there are 25-, 37- and 61-key models of the MicroKey,…

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Hand-Drawn Stereographic GIFs Are the Best GIFs

These hand-drawn stereographic GIFs by Seattle-based artist Dain Fagerholm really need no explanation, except that they’re very beautiful and very awesome very very reminscent of Maurice Sendek’s work. But enough of that. Just feast your eyes on these wonderful creations. [Dain Fagerholm via Buzzfeed]

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Boeing’s Jets of the Future Will Be 60 Percent More Fuel Efficient Thanks to Natural Gas

Using the moniker SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research), Boeing has been hard at work developing a series of jets that will take us from point A to point B in the future. They’ve already developed concepts for a hybrid-electric passenger jet, and now with the SUGAR Freeze, they reveal their plans for an aircraft…

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Here’s Why Nokia Should Never, Ever, Mess With the Windows Phone UI

A little discussed fact about the Nokia-Microsoft partnership is that Nokia has permission to create custom Windows Phones skins for its own devices. And while they have yet to do anything, these alleged (and stomach-churning) mockups from a Nokia senior designer in the R&D department not only show what a custom Nokia skin might look…

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Horrible, Joyless Patent Trolls Are Suing Samsung and RIM Over Emoticons (o_O)

I bet when you’re texting with friends you like to drop a 🙂 or maybe a ;-). If you’re really up on your game, it’s possible you toss in a (^_^). And because RIM and Samsung decided to include a quick-access key for these wonderful digital creations on their smartphones, some soulless patent trolls got…

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What Happens When You Drop the New iPad on the Ground? (SPOILER ALERT: IT BREAKS.)

It was rumored that the latest and greatest iPad would have the newest Gorilla Glass technology. Nothing was said about it when the iPad was revealed, but maybe they were hush hush about it. But after watching the latest gadget drop test from when gadget insurance provider SquareTrade that seems unlikely. SquareTrade did a head-to-head…

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What, Exactly, Will Kevin Rose Do at Google?

Kevin Rose is Google’s newest employee. If you don’t know Kevin Rose, he’s the mastermind behind the rise (and fall) of the social news site, Digg. But for the last year, he’s been wrapped up in Milk, a mobile app incubator that has hatched a grand total of one app: the now-defunct social review app…

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Kermit the Frog Is Not a Fan of Twitter

Technology and non-human lifeforms are not mutually exclusive things. And in a very poignant, hard-hitting interview with USA Today, the de facto leader of the Muppets, Kermit the Frog, sat down to discuss his favorite and least favorite technologies. Kermit is something of a tech curmudgeon, proclaiming a dislike of thumb typing, texting, Twitter, multitasking.…

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iPad Test Notes: Camera Performance

When Apple unveiled the latest iPad, it promised the five megapixel camera would be a substantive improvement over its predecessor. But that’s not saying much, since a five-year-old BlackBerry is capable of better shots. So in addition to the iPad 2, we compared the new iPad camera to the iPhone 4S (the high watermark of…

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Google Flights Is Now Less Terrible Thanks to International Airport Search

If you’re still searching for the perfect site for airfare deals, Google Flights might be worth consideration. The big G added flight listings for over 500 international airports, but will only show data for flights coming and going from American cities. [Inside Search via SearchEngineLand]

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Sparrow for iPhone: Finally, Email That Doesn’t Suck

Email is an inescapable part of all our lives now, and as such, email apps are one of the most important aspects of any connected devices we have. They may not be the most exciting, but a good experience is absolutely essential. The iPhone hasn’t always had amazing email experiences, especially when it comes to…

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Camera+ 3.0 for iPhone Snaps Prettier Photos and Makes Sharing Easier

Camera+ is one of the go-to camera apps for many a Giz staffer, and today they dropped a pretty significant update that, among other things, brings more advanced options for capturing photos, an improved engine for Clarity, and a redesigned system for importing and exporting images. https://gizmodo.com/app-of-the-day-camera-for-iphone-5715841 You’ve long been able to adjust focus and…

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Google Now Has Analytics-ish Reports for Your Personal Accounts

Strange Busty Russian Lady, Why in the Hell Are You Cooking Your Galaxy Nexus?

If Microwaves Can’t Make Food Taste Good, They Should At Least Look Good

Camera Benchmarkers DxOMark Say the Nikon D800 Has the Best Sensor Ever… For Now

Ever Watch 130 Simpsons Episodes at the Same Time?

Intel’s Next-Gen Atom Chipset Could Have Supercharged Ivy Bridge Graphics

Here’s How Windows 8 Will Create a Singular User Experience Across Different Screen Sizes

Korg’s Latest Keyboards Connect Directly to the iPad

Hand-Drawn Stereographic GIFs Are the Best GIFs

Boeing’s Jets of the Future Will Be 60 Percent More Fuel Efficient Thanks to Natural Gas

Here’s Why Nokia Should Never, Ever, Mess With the Windows Phone UI

Horrible, Joyless Patent Trolls Are Suing Samsung and RIM Over Emoticons (o_O)

What Happens When You Drop the New iPad on the Ground? (SPOILER ALERT: IT BREAKS.)

What, Exactly, Will Kevin Rose Do at Google?

Kermit the Frog Is Not a Fan of Twitter

iPad Test Notes: Camera Performance

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Google Flights Is Now Less Terrible Thanks to International Airport Search

Sparrow for iPhone: Finally, Email That Doesn’t Suck

Camera+ 3.0 for iPhone Snaps Prettier Photos and Makes Sharing Easier

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Humanity’s Epic Return to the Moon 🔴

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

Kia’s EV3 Is Headed to the US This Year With Up to 320 Miles of Range

This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

Amazon Facilities in Bahrain Hit Again as Iran Follows Through on Threat, Report Says

Why the PS6 Handheld Will Matter More Than the PS6

DNA Study Casts Even More Doubt on Shroud of Turin’s True Origin

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AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?