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Automatic Is a Little Piece of Hardware That Tells You How You’re Driving

There’s an outlet located under your steering wheel in your car that connects to your vehicle’s onboard diagnostic computer. You probably don’t think about unless you’re taking your ride to be serviced. But you can take advantage of a bunch of data it tracks with a new piece of hardware called Automatic. It has the…

Color-Fading Ombre Chairs: Little Rainbows of Comfort

It’s hard not to notice ombre everywhere, but hopefully you’re not sick of the trend yet. Because if Werner Aisslinger’s Bikini Island chairs are any indication, it’s not going away anytime soon. Designed for Italian furniture company Moroso, the series has a dining and a swivel chair in a number of brightly hued gradients—reds, greens,…

Facetune: A Simple Editor for Your Selfies

Sometimes your smartphone snaps don’t make you look that great. Facetune is there for those occasions when you could use some help in the appearance department. What does it do? Lets you edit photos in a simple, intuitive format. Why do we like it? There’s always a little tweaking you can do in photos to…

A Snail USB Drive Is the Most Adorable USB Drive

Be careful with this snail USB drive—it’s so cute someone might try to steal it from you. The 8BG drive is $22. At first glance, you don’t even really expect it to be a tech accessory. It’s all one piece—the mouth of the critter is the cap on the drive, so you don’t need to…

Paint Plus Power Drill Shows Just How Beautiful Centripetal Force Can Be

Take a power drill, add some paint, and you get “Black Hole,” artist Fabian Oefner’s new series of photos, which shows paint responding to centripetal force. To create the trippy photos, Oefner hooked up a metal rod to the end of a drill, popped some paint to the end, and pressed power. The project is…

I Can’t Stop Looking at This Puppy Spinning in a Bowl

You might as well just call it a day now, because look at this baby puppy spinning in a puppy-sized bowl. It’s the very first GIF created by renowned dog photographer William Wegman, best known for his pictures of Weimaraners in various costumes and poses. It’s pretty cool to see Wegman endorsing (r)evolving media, and…

The BlackBerry Z10 will launch on AT&T on March 22 for $200, with pre-orders starting tomorrow.

Most Beautiful Items: March 2-8, 2013

Stop here, right here. There are so many wonderful things below for you to look at. From teeny tiny houses to crazy structures made from ice, there’s plenty for you to feast your eyes on before you get your weekend started. 8 Historic Post Offices That Might Turn Into Starbucks https://gizmodo.com/8-historic-post-offices-that-might-turn-into-starbucks-5989466 The US Postal Service…

DrawQuest, Map of the Internet, and More

There’s snow falling relentlessly on the East coast, so it might be a very long weekend. But you won’t lose your mind while you’re cooped up inside. Here are plenty of new apps for your iPad to keep you occupied so cabin fever never has a fighting chance. DrawQuest: It’s fine if you’re a completely…

Google Field Trip, Take Weather, and More

Hey, dude. Those apps on your iPhone are looking a little stale. The best apps we found this week should freshen up your device a little bit. Google Field Trip: There are restaurants, bars, historic spots, and delicious things near you and you don’t even know it. Google Field Trip will use your location and…

Vyclone, Temple Run Oz, and More

Selling something on Craigslist? Documenting your Saturday shenanigans? Before you make it to weekend freedom, we’ve got some new Android apps that might be to your liking. Mokirya Craigslist: Post your old stuff, find things you need, and laugh at the missed connections all from your Android phone. It’s not an official Craiglist app (there…

Here’s How You Preserve a Dead Dictator Forever

Hugo Chavez died a few days ago, but he’s not exactly going six feet under any time soon. The late Venezuelan leader’s body is going to be on display for a week so people can pay homage. But bodies rot starting immediately, and regular old funeral home embalming only lasts a matter of hours. How…

8 Historic Post Offices That Might Turn Into Starbucks

The US Postal Service is obviously suffering because, you know, the internet. It’s about to stop Saturday delivery, but another part of its plan to save $20 billion over the next three years is to sell off some post offices. More than 600 have been “earmarked for disposal” and a total of 57 are up…

Google Field Trip: Exploration Without the Effort

There are gems of historical info or culinary value hiding in plain sight on your very block, but you have no idea. Unless of course you’re using Google Field Trip. What does it do? Uses your location to notify you when you’re nearby something worth checking out, whether that’s good shopping, good eating, or good…

A Modern Porch Swing Is Still a Classic

A porch swing is something you envision on the front porch on every archetypal white picket fenced house in America. SwingLabs has put a mondern spin on the classic suspended seat with this modular version. The cedar swing comes with five-foot cables with eyelets on the ends for hanging. The backs can be configured anyway…

13 Ridiculously Cool Buildings Made of Ice

Buildings made of ice. We’re not talking about that novelty bar you visited on a trip to Vegas. We’re talking incredible, impressive, complete structures built in the grand tradition of Ice Palaces all over the world. Bundle up. This might get chilly. The very first ice hotel was erected in 1990 in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. Made…

GroupMe Now Lets You Split the Bill

Divvying up the check at the end of a meal can be the worst. GroupMe’s latest update to its iOS and Android apps will make it better with a new bill splitting feature. You can add a “Split” to any of your groups, similar to the way you’d add a location or a photo. Add…

The Outside of This Modern House Belies a Big Bright Space

From the outside, this home looks sterile and dark. But open the doors and it’s utterly bathed in light. Located in Tokyo, the house was designed by Apollo Architects for an area ophthalmologist. The structure is all about testing the limits of its space, with gables that make it stretch all the way to the…

Dita Von Teese Flaunts the First 3D-Printed Dress You Might Actually Own Someday

You’re looking at the first fully articulated 3D-printed dress. Printed off at Shapeways, the piece was designed by Michael Schmidt and Francis Bitoni specifically for burlesque star Dita Von Teese. In the future, this is the kind of clothing you might be able to get from a department store. Sprinkled with 13,0000 Swarovski crystals, the…

DrawQuest: Create Masterpieces With Some Daily Inspiration

Like to draw? Great. Have a case of artists’ block? We’ll fix that for you. What does it do? It’s a drawing app that gives you prompts to inspire those creative juices of yours. Sometimes it asks you who your favorite super hero is, and you start from scratch. Other times it’ll pose a question…