Casey Chan

Cute Baby Sloth Photobombs a Group Picture

As desirable a lifestyle as sloths live, they’re hardly ever cute. This baby sloth however, is the cutest darn thing on the Internet. A group of students were taking a picture in Costa Rica when an upside down sloth crept into the shot and stayed there, giving the picture a hilarious photobomb. [NY Daily News]

The Stunningly Beautiful Touchscreen Version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night Is Now an iPad App

We were hoping that Petros Vrellis could turn his mesmerizing touchscreen rendition of Van Gogh’s Starry Night into an iPad app and now he did. Not only do you see Van Gogh’s famous painting come to life but you can interact, play around and change it if you like too. $2 [iTunes] https://gizmodo.com/this-touchscreen-van-goghs-starry-night-is-so-stunningl-5884165

Hacking Lunchables with an Iron, Blow Dryer and Heater Is Resourcefully Tasty

Pizza blog Slice was curious to see if childhood favorite Lunchables Pizza, could be hacked into something more magnificent and um, more pizza-like so they heated up the cracker, cheese and sauce concoction with an iron, blow dryer and a heater. Which is best? According to Slice, the iron does well at melting cheese and…

I’m Pulling This Rapid Dispense Toilet Paper Prank on April Fool’s Day

Though pranking someone with fake toilet paper is infinitely more cruel, creating this fast action, rapid dispensing toilet paper will win you a more advanced level of laughter. Watch, when a person reaches for the toilet paper, the roll starts spitting out TP like crazy. https://gizmodo.com/im-pulling-this-fake-toilet-paper-roll-prank-on-april-f-5786566 The gag requires a bit of work but can…

How Many Explosions, How Much Duct Tape and How Many Myths Have the MythBusters Busted So Far?

Everyone’s favorite iconoclastic show, Mythbusters, has been around for 9 years, 10 seasons and 187 episodes. Ever wonder what they’ve done with all that TV time? Well how about testing 833 myths, conducting 2,510 experiments and using 13.5 tons of explosives? Want more MythBusters numbers? According to executive producer Dan Tapster, who sends out biannual…

Taposé: The Ghost of the Microsoft Courier Lives In Your iPad

Unlike every tablet that looks like every other tablet that looks like an iPad, Microsoft’s Courier was bold, imaginative and different. Of course, it got killed and was never released. But the spirit is still alive! The Courier’s dual pane versatility lives on with Tapose. https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet-5365299 What does it do? On the surface, Tapose is…

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This Can’t Possibly Be Kanye’s Insane Tech Start Up, Can It?

Earlier this year, Kanye West went on an epic Twitter berserker barrage that was so insane it promised to revolutionize tech, architecture, education and everything in between. Apparently (emphasis on APPARENTLY), his first project with his new start up, Donda Media, popped up in beta last night and it’s… uhh… what the hell? https://gizmodo.com/kanyes-insane-tech-startup-is-the-most-insane-kanye-pla-5873307 Donda…

Spike Lee Accidentally Tweeted the Address of an Elderly Couple Thinking It Was Trayvon Martin’s Shooter

Spike Lee, sometimes movie maker and recent Jeremy Lin jersey wearer, made a pretty big boo boo recently. He thought he had retweeted an address of George Zimmerman, the guy who shot Trayvon Martin, but actually retweeted an address of an elderly couple in their 70s to his 250,000 followers. According to The Smoking Gun,…

The Most Extensive Face Transplant Ever Gives a Man a New Jaw, Teeth, Tongue, Muscle, Tissue, Bone and Skin

In 1997, Richard Lee Norris suffered a horrific gun accident that ripped off his nose, chin, lips and teeth and turned him into a recluse. 15 years later, doctors were able to perform the “most extensive face transplant ever” and give him a brand new face and new life. Face transplants are always so futuristic…

Why Do Android Tablet Apps Suck So Much Compared to iPad Apps?

Right now, Android tablet apps don’t belong in the same conversation as the iPad. As much hardware versatility as Android tablets offer (and there are a lot of great things!), the app situation in droidland is piss poor pitiful. Sascha Segan at PC Mag took a closer look at the app situation and compared the…

Buying rnicrosoft.com and Other Fake Websites Is the Internet Equivalent of Wearing a Folex

If you have a questionable sense of humor with some disposable income to your name, here’s something you can do: buy wrong website domains that totally look like the real thing. Like rnicrosoft.com for microsoft.com See what I did there? It’s like wearing a fake Rolex but on the Internet. Some peopl won’t even notice…

US City Completely Bans All Cell Phone Use While Driving (Yes, That Includes Bluetooth)

Though banning cell phone usage while driving isn’t new, Chapel Hill, North Carolina is taking it a step further than everyone else: the city is banning people from even using Bluetooth or any hands-free device while driving too. Basically, the city doesn’t want you talking on the phone at all, while driving. Cities who’ve previously…

Homemade Submarines Are Being Made By a Man in China

Would you trust a homemade submarine made by some guy who was laid off of his factory job in China? Maybe not. But don’t you think a $30,000 functional mini submarine is totally worth it? Yes! Screw a new car, buy a submarine! It’s truly impressive, what logic points a man who was laid off…

A Lot of Android Phones and Condoms Share the Same Name

Android phones, lovable as they may be, are idiotically named. Crap like Wildfire Incredible Sensation Vigor Touch Skyrocket Z E Pro taint otherwise decent phones. Where do Android phone makers come up with this stuff? Why from condoms! Turns out, condoms and Android phones share more than just intimate utility, they’re actually named the same…

Malicious Chrome Extensions in the Official Chrome Store Are Being Used to Hijack Facebook Accounts

This is dirty. Hackers are uploading malicious Chrome extensions to the official Google Chrome Web Store in hopes of tricking people to download them. Once downloaded, the extensions have the ability to completely hijack Facebook accounts. Even worse, those malicious Facebook-jacking extensions are advertised on Facebook! The ads claim that it’s possible to change the…

This Japanese Ghost Ship Lost in the Tsunami Was Found Floating Near the Coast of Canada

When the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan last year, it created more than 22 million tons of debris—the size of California, pretty much. Included in that debris was this ghost ship, a 150-foot long squid-fishing boat that’s just been found, a year after the tsunami, near the coast of Canada. https://jezebel.com/the-complete-japan-crisis-timeline-live-updates-5780998 Spotted by aircrafts…

Courts Say Google’s Autocomplete Feature Might Be an Invasion of Privacy

Google has been ordered by the Tokyo District Court to stop its autocomplete search feature because a man is claiming that it’s an invasion of privacy. According to the court, the man has been fired from his job because Google autocompletes his name with crimes he has never committed. You know Google’s autocomplete, it’s the…

Me in My Place, Sparrow, Everplaces and More

Pretty ladies, pretty e-mails and pretty places to remember to go to. There probably hasn’t been a prettier iPhone apps of the week since like, well, ever. I would say this though, that’s mostly because of the lovely ladies of Me in My Place. Sparrow, you ain’t so bad yourself. Me in My Place: Me…

Makin’ Bacon, Streamin’ Madness and Listenin’ to Opera

This week’s best apps for iPad will totally make your weekend mo’ better: you can learn how to properly make bacon while watching March Madness (or DirecTV) and listening to Opera. Well, you can’t do all three at once but you get the point. Better Bacon Book: It’s a bacon recipe cookbook for the iPad…