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Intel Caught Faking Ultrabook Gaming Demo

This video shows proof that Intel faked their CES 2012 ultrabook gaming demo: Mooley Eden said someone was driving a F1 car game backstage while in fact they were just playing a video clip. Eden—head for Intel’s PC group—was touting the power of their Ivy Bridge-based ultrabooks. He pretended to be driving F1 2011, a…

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Before and After: New Island Appears In The Red Sea Almost Overnight

A new volcanic island has appeared in the Red Sea almost overnight. The eruption was first reported by local fishermen in mid-December 2011, 40 miles off the coast of Yemen. This before and after animated GIF shows the before and after. The second image was taken on January 7, 2012 by the Advanced Land Imager…

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This Animated TV Is Powered By Lego Pixels

This looks like an ordinary Lego construction of a retro TV but it’s not. See that Superman? It flies on screen, zooming through a the landscape. The screen is mechanized and made entirely with Lego. [Flickr via Brothers Brick]

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This Is What Happens When You Light a Huge Pile of 40,000 Fire Crackers Up

The only way this could be more enjoyable is using 80,000 fire crackers in that pile. OK, make it 160,000 and I will be totally happy. [Thanks Karl!]

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Dad Tries To Sell Son For $20 Million On Facebook

If your dad were called Saud bin Nasser Al Shahry he would sell you on Facebook for $20 million. That’s what happened to a young kid from Saudi Arabia, who found himself for sale for exactly that amount in this social network. Apparently, Saud is a failed businessmen who wanted authorities to help him when…

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Can You Identify All The Operating Systems In The Restart Page?

I love The Restart Page: it faithfully reproduces the restart and shutdown sequences of most graphic user interface-based operating systems since the times of the original Macintosh System. See if you can identify them all without hitting the restart button. Post in the comments how many you got right. I got 15. It’s really perfect,…

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The Rad iCade Mobile, iCade for iPhone and iCade Core Just Need Rad Games

Ion Audio’s new iCade peripherals are really cool. I’ve been playing with their original iCade for months now and it’s great in every sense except the game support. Until the awesome iMame retro arcade emulator came along, most of the games sucked. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-the-ion-audio-ipad-icade-buttons-fit-for-5727939 But iMame and all its retro glory are now gone (thanks Apple…

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The New 10-Inch Vizio Tablet M Looks Sleek Enough To Be In Star Trek

There are no details of the new Vizio Tablet M series except: they are 10-inchers, have cameras on both sides, seem really thin, and look really sleek. They appeared on Vizio’s site today, along with their all-in-one PCs and notebooks. Stay tuned for more details later in the day. [Vizio] https://gizmodo.com/the-new-vizio-pcs-and-notebooks-are-worthy-of-apple-5874294

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The New Vizio PCs and Notebooks Are Worthy of Apple

I don’t know how these will perform, but holy f*ck the new Vizio PCs and notebooks look amazingly good. Indeed, they may beat sleepy PC giants at their own game. Their designer must be a genetic mix of Jon Ive and Tony Stark. https://gizmodo.com/vizio-plans-to-beat-pcs-sleepy-giants-at-their-own-ga-5873949 Vizio is really pushing this one full speed ahead. Their all-in-on…

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Is This the Most Beautiful Airplane Ever Created? I Say Yes (Updated)

I recently flew a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk from World War II (with three kills). It was a beautiful experience in a beautiful plane, but it pales in comparison with the P-51 Mustang. Watch and enjoy this amazing classic airplane porn. There’s something about this plane that goes beyond the sum of its parts. It’s combination…

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Bungee Jumper Falls Into Crocodile-Infested Waters And Survives

This video shows 22-year-old Australian tourist Erin Langworthy bungee jumping from the Victoria falls bridge, 364 feet (111 meters) over the Zambesi River. Just a normal tourist video until the cord breaks and she falls into the crocodile-infested waters. Miraculously, she survived after hurting herself quite badly and swimming out of the river rapids with…

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Amazing Timelapse of 30-Story Building Constructed In Only 360 Hours

Gizmodo reader Xian Min Zhang just sent me this impressive timelapse video from his company’s latest project: a 30-story tall, 183,000-square-foot hotel built in just 360 hours. Just 15 days! I kept watching it in disbelief. It was erected near the Dongting lake, in the Hunan Province, China, by Broad Group, a Chinese construction company…

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This Spectacular Nebula Is Not In Space

This photo was taken from space, but it’s not a galaxy or a nebula. It’s a massive phytoplankton bloom off the coast of South Africa, just when the Atlantic and the Indian oceans meet. Right now it’s summer in that part of the world. The phytoplankton—photosynthesizing microscopic organisms that have chlorophyll in their cells—is thriving…

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Have You Ever Seen Contrail Shadows Like These?

Sometimes you don’t need to look through a telescope to see something beautiful in the sky. This image of contrail shadows, taken by Jeff Ross-Bain at Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is a great example. [Atmospheric Optics]

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Great Shot of Airborne Troops Jumping Off a Globemaster III

I love this photo. There’s something maternal about it, with that soldier about to break clean from the umbilical cord that joins him to the belly of the gigantic mothership. Staff Sgt. Taylor Worley took this awesome photo of the 820th Red Horse Squadron’s airborne flight parachute troops dropping from a C-17 Globemaster III at…

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Come On NASA, Don’t Be a Dick

Last November, Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell sold the page from the Lunar Module System Activation Checklist that contains the calculations that saved his near-fatal mission. It got $388,375 at Heritage Auctions. Now NASA has stopped the sale. https://gizmodo.com/the-math-that-saved-apollo-13-just-sold-for-388-375-5863778 Come on NASA, you know I love you dearly, but don’t be a dick. Why are…

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These Beautiful Chinese Ink Drawings Are Really Amazing Photographs

I love the late Don Hong-Oai’s photography. His style, the perfect composition, the texture… everything in his work fools the mind into thinking you are looking at a delicate ink illustration. Photo or drawing, they make me want to travel there. Hong-Oai, who was born in Canton, China, 1929. He lived most of his life…

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How to Get Your Free Cool Facebook Timeline Personal Cards Now

Good news for Facebook fans: now you can get a free set of cool color personal cards based on your timeline. They’re giving 200,000 sets of 50 cards for free, so you’ve to hurry up. Here’s how to get yours: 1. Go to your Facebook Timeline. 2. Click on About (it’s just below your profile…

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USAF Military Shuttle Is Chasing China’s Space Station In Orbit

According to observations published in Spaceflight Magazine, the United States Air Force may be spying on Tiangong-1—China’s first space station—from orbit. Seems reasonable: China is steadily advancing towards their goal and the US may want to know what they’re doing. According to the magazine, the mini-space shuttle X-37B may be near the Chinese station, following…

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Can This Facebook Page Convince You Not to Take Drugs?

The Israel Anti-Drug Authority thought that the new Facebook profile timeline would be a perfect way to convince people not to take drugs, using it to show a life with and without drugs. It’s clever and cute. I’m just not convinced that this would be more effective than other drugs campaigns, though. But if they…

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Intel Caught Faking Ultrabook Gaming Demo

Before and After: New Island Appears In The Red Sea Almost Overnight

This Animated TV Is Powered By Lego Pixels

This Is What Happens When You Light a Huge Pile of 40,000 Fire Crackers Up

Dad Tries To Sell Son For $20 Million On Facebook

Can You Identify All The Operating Systems In The Restart Page?

The Rad iCade Mobile, iCade for iPhone and iCade Core Just Need Rad Games

The New 10-Inch Vizio Tablet M Looks Sleek Enough To Be In Star Trek

The New Vizio PCs and Notebooks Are Worthy of Apple

Is This the Most Beautiful Airplane Ever Created? I Say Yes (Updated)

Bungee Jumper Falls Into Crocodile-Infested Waters And Survives

Amazing Timelapse of 30-Story Building Constructed In Only 360 Hours

This Spectacular Nebula Is Not In Space

Have You Ever Seen Contrail Shadows Like These?

Great Shot of Airborne Troops Jumping Off a Globemaster III

Come On NASA, Don’t Be a Dick

These Beautiful Chinese Ink Drawings Are Really Amazing Photographs

How to Get Your Free Cool Facebook Timeline Personal Cards Now

USAF Military Shuttle Is Chasing China’s Space Station In Orbit

Can This Facebook Page Convince You Not to Take Drugs?

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets