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Girl Smashes Her Boyfriend’s Xbox 360, Clearly in a Great Relationship

Nothing says “functional relationship” like destroying someone’s property rather than talking things out. I’d like to think this is fake, but this girl has a whole bunch of other videos where she’s equally horrible. She’s not worth it, buddy.

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Best Buy’s Holiday Carolers Make Me Want to Murder

It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but already Best Buy seems to have won the "most annoying holiday ad of the season" award. Seriously, try to sit through one of these without squirming around uncomfortably and wanting to punch the screen.

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New Apple Ads Get In on the AT&T vs. Verizon Slapfest

Click to viewYou think Apple is going to take its fancy phone being relegated to the Island of Misfit Toys in a Verizon ad laying down? Nope. These two new iPhone ads seem to gun right at the big V. Click to view[Engadget]

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Panasonic Bragging About Being #1 in Cordless Phones Is Kind of a Bummer

Oh, other companies are being hit by this so-called recession? Not Panasonic! It’s headed to the top of the tech world on a pile of cordless phones. They’re gonna ride this wave forever! PANASONIC MAINTAINS GLOBAL #1 POSITION IN CORDLESS TELEPHONES Data from Leading Research Firm Confirms Substantial Lead in Worldwide Sales of Consumer Telephones…

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Three-iPhone Ocarina Much More Expensive Than No-iPhone Ocarina

Do you have three iPhones kicking around that you aren’t using? If so, you could make an insanely expensive ocarina out of them using some laser-cut plastic. But the real question is why you would do such a thing. [Make]

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Spectacular Meteor Lights Up the Utah Skies

If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin’ huge meteor that lit up the entire sky. Clark Planetarium Director Seth Jarvis said the stony meteorite was probably traveling 80,000 miles an hour when it hit our atmosphere. He said…

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Large Hadron Collider Circulating Particle Beams Again

No, it’s not going to destroy the world. But the collection of photos of the LHC at the Big Picture is a great reminder that this might be the most impressive piece of machinery humanity has ever built. [Big Picture] https://gizmodo.com/lhc-roars-to-life-begins-task-of-destroying-universe-y-5391444

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Creating a Tornado Inside a Soap Bubble

I’m not quite sure what exactly is going on here, me being somewhat of a dullard and all, but I do know one thing: this there is one neat video. [Random Good Stuff]

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Build-Your-Own Fleshlight: What, No Armpit Option?

Now, you can design your own Fleshlight to your exacting specifications. Can you only climax when making love to a see-thru coinslot in a blue tube? Welcome to Pleasure Town, weirdo! [Fleshlight] https://gizmodo.com/i-had-sex-with-furniture-the-shameful-nsfw-fleshligh-5375323

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Scientists Develop Phaser That Can Stun (Worms)

The good news: scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser that can be set to stun. The bad news: it only works on worms so far. Researchers have now found a way to paralyse tiny worms when they expose them to ultraviolet light. Even when the ultraviolet light was turned off the animals stayed stunned.…

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Google Adding Automatic Captions to YouTube Videos

Google is bringing its Google Voice speech recognition tech to YouTube, creating automatic captions for deaf and hearing-impaired users. Get ready for hilariously incorrect captions! Because the speech-recognition technology is still a work in progress, Google is launching the automatic captioning service on the YouTube channels of just a handful of partners, including PBS, National…

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Banned Xbox Users Plan a Class-Action Lawsuit, Accuse Microsoft of a Vast Conspiracy

Microsoft recently banned a whole lot of modded consoles. Was it to prevent piracy, or was it a conspiracy? A new lawsuit is positing the latter theory. Here’s what Texas-based law firm AbingtonIP says to justify their new suit: Although modification of Xbox consoles is arguably against the terms of use for Xbox/Xbox Live, Microsoft…

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Create Some Black Friday Worst Case Scenarios

Next Friday is the dreaded Black Friday, the day when stores have their biggest sales and people turn into bargain-crazed animals. Bad things will happen. But worse things could happen. What’s the worst thing you can envision going down? Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Black Friday Disasters in the subject line.…

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This Bulldog Is Better at Tony Hawk Than You

Tony Hawk Ride comes with a skateboard controller. You know what that means: dogs playing video games. What’s amazing about this video is just how good this dog is. Impressive! [YouTube]

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Steve Jobs Responds to Passionate App Developer, Curtly

Apple told The Little App Factory to change the name of their popular app iPodRip, as it had the word iPod in it. The CEO sent a passionate letter to Steve Jobs, and he got a response. Here’s the letter he sent: Dear Mr. Jobs, My name is John Devor and I’m the co-owner of…

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Gifts For People Too Busy Playing Video Games to Appreciate Them

Most serious gamers might seem easy to buy for at first: games! But they probably are buying most games they really want right when they’re released. So you’ve got to be a bit more creative than that. BTW, if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas, click here. https://gizmodo.com/gifts-for-people-too-busy-playing-video-games-to-apprec-5407824 Modern…

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I’m Not Sure This Shot Is Going to Sell Any PSPs

Yeah, this is about how I feel playing any portable gaming device. Tiny screens, cramped controls, no thank you. [Gigazine via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/just-how-real-is-gran-turismo-psp-5408034

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Rumor: Firefox Coming to the PlayStation 3

Because browsing the web on your video game console is so painless and intuitive, there’s a rumor out there that Sony is looking into bringing Firefox to the PS3. Cool, I guess. [Playstation Insider via Technabob]

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Soothing Gifts for Geeks Who Need To Relax

Life is stressful! If the person you’re shopping for is anxious all the time, you might as well help them out with a gift that will let them chill out, if but for a little while. Sound Isolating Headphones: The first step to relaxing is cutting yourself off from the irritating, irritating world around you.…

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Steve Jobs on Pixar Circa 1996

Steve Jobs wanted to turn Pixar into one of the biggest names in entertainment when Toy Story was released, according to Pixar’s 1996 annual report. You can’t help but compare his thoughts on the Pixar brand and the Apple brand. We believe there are only two significant brands in the film industry—”Disney” and “Steven Spielberg”.…

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Girl Smashes Her Boyfriend’s Xbox 360, Clearly in a Great Relationship

Best Buy’s Holiday Carolers Make Me Want to Murder

New Apple Ads Get In on the AT&T vs. Verizon Slapfest

Panasonic Bragging About Being #1 in Cordless Phones Is Kind of a Bummer

Three-iPhone Ocarina Much More Expensive Than No-iPhone Ocarina

Spectacular Meteor Lights Up the Utah Skies

Large Hadron Collider Circulating Particle Beams Again

Creating a Tornado Inside a Soap Bubble

Build-Your-Own Fleshlight: What, No Armpit Option?

Scientists Develop Phaser That Can Stun (Worms)

Google Adding Automatic Captions to YouTube Videos

Banned Xbox Users Plan a Class-Action Lawsuit, Accuse Microsoft of a Vast Conspiracy

Create Some Black Friday Worst Case Scenarios

This Bulldog Is Better at Tony Hawk Than You

Steve Jobs Responds to Passionate App Developer, Curtly

Gifts For People Too Busy Playing Video Games to Appreciate Them

I’m Not Sure This Shot Is Going to Sell Any PSPs

Rumor: Firefox Coming to the PlayStation 3

Soothing Gifts for Geeks Who Need To Relax

Steve Jobs on Pixar Circa 1996

Artemis 2 Crew Become First Humans to Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Since the 1970s

Artemis 2 Day 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Labubus Might Be Labu-Bust After Pop Mart Posts Record Share Loss

Cursor’s New Tool Lets Users Delegate to a Team of Coding Agents

Nvidia Needs to Remind Itself What PC Gamers Actually Want

Iran Says It Hit Oracle Facilities in UAE

‘Invincible’ Season 4 Is Doing Right By Debbie

New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang

Marvel Might Have Finally Dealt With One of the Most Hated ‘Spider-Man’ Characters Around

China Is Trying to Grow New Forests in This Notorious Mega-Desert. It’s Working

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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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?