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FCC Chief: Killing of Net Neutrality Would Be ‘Unacceptable’

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski was as clear as he always is on net neutrality today in response to a potential Google/Verizon deal. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the power to enforce this, which is what instigated the deal originally. [Reuters] https://gizmodo.com/nyt-google-just-killed-net-neutrality-updating-googl-5605310

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Say Hello to the Robotic Dog, Circa 1960

You might think the late Sony Aibo was the first robotic dog, but it was late to the party according to this model from way back in 1960. Yes, this model, detailed in a book entitled Practical Robot Circuits could move, see and hear. In a series of photos (some in X-ray format) and accompanying…

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Rapportive Adds Live-Updating Sidebar Profiles to Gmail

Rapportive is a plugin for Firefox, Safari and Chrome that adds a sidebar to your Gmail messages, inserting data pulled from Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and elsewhere, as well as giving you room to take notes on your contact. It’s very similar to Xobni, an add-on for Outlook that does all this stuff as well…

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Oops! The Feds Have Been Storing Nudie Checkpoint Scan Images

Bad news for the sanctity of your junk! While federal agencies have defended body scanning that looks under your clothes by saying the images are disposed of immediately, that turns out to not be the case at all. https://gizmodo.com/airport-employee-abused-body-scanner-to-get-a-naughty-l-5501485 It turns out the the US Marshals Service has surreptitiously saved tens of thousands of body…

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55 Examples of Modern Gadgets in Early-90’s Pop Culture

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to stick some of today’s gadgets into the glorious days of the early 90’s. And you delivered! If only my 11-year-old self could see this stuff, he’d totally flip out. Third Place—Daniel Reid Second Place—Rob Shapiro First Place—Bobo the Teddy

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Secret-Knock-Detecting Door is Straight Out of a Fantasy Movie

Want to get into David Glicksman’s workshop? You don’t need a key, you just need to know the right knock. So awesome. [David Glicksman via Make]

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Modded Nintendo Lets You Play Mario With Your Eyes, Poorly

This is both completely cool and totally useless: a group of engineers going by Waterloo Labs in Austin, Texas created a way of controlling an original NES by simply moving your eyes. By using electrodes placed around the eyes to track the movement of a players eyeballs, they were able to jury rig a Nintendo…

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Why Has Apple Neglected the Remote App? Because Just One Guy Made It

Last week, I asked just why Apple has left its Remote App to rot in the App Store, unupdated despite new hardware coming out. The reason? One guy wrote it, and now he’s working on other things. https://gizmodo.com/has-apple-forgotten-about-its-remote-app-5599836 Yes, according to Posterous CEO Sachin Agarwal, Apple is run like a huge startup, with small, even…

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Settlers of Catan on Microsoft Surface: Yes Please

I still prefer the real-deal version of board games like Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne over the Xbox Live/iPhone versions because real board games are social. But the official Microsoft Surface version? It might be the perfect way to play. https://gizmodo.com/calling-all-board-game-nerds-get-carcassonne-for-the-i-5590812 By using the Surface Table, this version of the classic German board game features…

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CBS in Talks to Bring Shows to Hulu Plus

Good news, Two and a Half Men fans! CBS is in talks to bring its shows to Hulu Plus. They’re the last of the major networks to get on board. “Are we having discussions with the Hulu subscription service? Yes we are,” Moonves said. “Our goal is to get paid for our content in as…

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China’s 3D Express Coach Buses Will Be Able to Drive Over Other Cars

Normally, I’d call this an insane idea that’ll never happen, but apparently it’s going to: China is building gigantic buses that ride over traffic rather than with it, allowing it to skip gridlock entirely. Ho-kay. Sure, wacky renderings of fantastical objects are nothing new, but apparently Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment is actually breaking ground…

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Toy Story 3 Lego Set May Be the Saddest Toy Ever

Look, I get that there are going to be product tie-ins with Toy Story 3. It makes sense. But for that scene? Just make sure the kid you buy it for doesn’t cry easily. [Amazon via Jeff Rubin]

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The Ultimate Toolbox

This is a custom toolbox made by H.O. Studley (yes, Studley), the result of “30 years of consistently improving on the organization of the tools.” It makes that Craftsman set you got at Sears look like garbage. [PhoenixMasonry via BestMadeProjects]

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New Solar Tech Uses Both Light and Heat to Nearly Triple Energy-Gathering Efficiency

Stanford engineers have figured out a new way to make solar panels that use both the sun’s light and heat to generate energy. It’s a discover that could double the efficiency of solar panels. With today’s photovoltaic panels, as the sun heats them up, they get less efficient. They can’t use the heat to generate…

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PowerPad Uses Used Shower Water to Help Your Water Heater Stay Efficient

The Power Pad is a contraption that you stand on while you shower, recycling hot water to lower the energy usage of your water heater. Clever! By running the hot water over cold water that’s pumped through the pad, it pre-heats water your heater has yet to warm up. With a warmer starting temperature, that…

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Those $200 Million Ansel Adams Garage Sale Photos? Yeah, They’re Fake

Oops! Turns out the negatives found at a garage sale that were purported to be lost Ansel Adams snaps worth $200 million were actually taken by somebody’s Uncle Earle. Still, nice eye, Uncle Earle. [Petapixel via Animal via Daily What] https://gizmodo.com/45-yard-sale-find-turns-out-to-be-200-million-worth-o-5597729

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Insert Today’s Gadgets Into Early 90’s Culture

The early 90’s were pretty rad, but the gadgets weren’t really all that great. Landlines and Windows 3.1 were the norm. Bummer! Let’s rewrite some history and fix these issues. Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with 90s Culture in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs or GIFs under 800k in…

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What’s the Best Graphics Card for StarCraft II?

The gang over at TechSpot loaded up the newly-released StarCraft II on what seems like a hundred different PC setups to determine what the best hardware setup for the insanely popular real-time strategy game is. Here are the results: The good news is that basically any modern graphics card will be able to run the…

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Has Apple Forgotten About Its Remote App?

One of my favorite and most-used iPhone apps is Apple’s Remote app. It lets me remotely control iTunes, which is streaming to my living room stereo via an Airport Express. But why hasn’t it been updated in over 8 months? When the iPad came out, I was excited for what I assumed would be the…

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In North Korea, Even the HTML Coding Is Very Strong

Hmmmm, I’m not sure what message they’re trying to send with the source code of the official webpage of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. [Daily WTF via The Daily What]

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FCC Chief: Killing of Net Neutrality Would Be ‘Unacceptable’

Say Hello to the Robotic Dog, Circa 1960

Rapportive Adds Live-Updating Sidebar Profiles to Gmail

Oops! The Feds Have Been Storing Nudie Checkpoint Scan Images

55 Examples of Modern Gadgets in Early-90’s Pop Culture

Secret-Knock-Detecting Door is Straight Out of a Fantasy Movie

Modded Nintendo Lets You Play Mario With Your Eyes, Poorly

Why Has Apple Neglected the Remote App? Because Just One Guy Made It

Settlers of Catan on Microsoft Surface: Yes Please

CBS in Talks to Bring Shows to Hulu Plus

China’s 3D Express Coach Buses Will Be Able to Drive Over Other Cars

Toy Story 3 Lego Set May Be the Saddest Toy Ever

The Ultimate Toolbox

New Solar Tech Uses Both Light and Heat to Nearly Triple Energy-Gathering Efficiency

PowerPad Uses Used Shower Water to Help Your Water Heater Stay Efficient

Those $200 Million Ansel Adams Garage Sale Photos? Yeah, They’re Fake

Insert Today’s Gadgets Into Early 90’s Culture

What’s the Best Graphics Card for StarCraft II?

Has Apple Forgotten About Its Remote App?

In North Korea, Even the HTML Coding Is Very Strong

WD 5TB Portable External Hard Drive for Mac Drops to $0.03 per GB Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale

Apple Offers Rare Olive Branch to Liquid Glass Haters

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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?