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Here’s Your First-Ever Google Glass Porno Trailer (NSFW)

The first ever porno shot with Google Glass has wrapped and here’s the trailer for it. Google might have put the kibosh on allowing x-rated apps onto Glass (for now) but that hasn’t stopped the porn industry from doing what they do best: using new technology to enhance the, um, adult experience. The not yet…

Own a Basis B1 and an iPhone? Well, you’re in luck because Basis has just pushed out its iOS app. Better late than never, right?

The Real Reason Google Killed Reader

Much has been said about the demise of Google Reader and whether a decline in users ultimately killed off the much-loved product. But according to a new report from Buzzfeed, Larry Page and other higher-ups at Google simply didn’t care for the product, so it was taken behind the barn. More specifically, Page’s disinterest in…

Verizon Now Offering 500Mbps (Down) Internet Service

File this under batshit crazy. Verizon is now offering a 500/100Mbps service tier where FiOS is available. According to Verizon, you’ll be able to download a 2 hour HD movie in 1.4 minutes and upload a 2 hour HD video in 6.9 minutes. Fast, right? Assuming you get the advertised speeds, of course. The newly…

Canary: This Might Be Your Home Security System of The Future

Things that were once dumb are now smart. At least that’s the trend for home appliances as of late. Canary, the self-proclaimed world’s first smart home security system, is launching today on Indiegogo and it might actually work. Crammed into the cylindrical tube is a menagerie of sensors and doohickeys that when combined form the…

Apple Maps Should Get Way Better After HopStop Acquisition

Well, well, well. Looks like Apple is doubling down on its Maps efforts leading up to the launch of iOS 7. Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has acquired HopStop marking the second maps-related acquisition for the day. Update: Apple has confirmed the acquisition to AllThingsD. Launched back in 2005, HopStop has been directing lost souls…

Would You Pay for Apps You Already Own Again in iOS 7?

A redesigned iOS is on its way this fall. And with it comes a drastically different looking experience than what we’ve grown accustomed to since 2007. The extent of the overhaul has led some devs to wonder if it’s worth charging you again for an iOS 7 update. Would you pay? The question was first…

Confirmed: Jeff Bezos Rescued Apollo 11’s Engine From the Ocean Floor

Jeff Bezos’ child-like love and wonder of space and rockets has yielded many a great thing, including Apollo 11’s #5 engine. The Amazon CEO confirmed today that the rockets dredged from the Atlantic earlier this year are, in fact, those from Apollo 11. While one of the conservators was checking out all the recovered debris…

This Vest Claims To Regulate Your Body Temperature

In our ongoing coverage of things that claim to regulate one’s body temperature, I present to you the Nike Aeroloft 800 Vest. It’s $180. Like the Helly Hansen H2 Flow, Nike’s Aeroloft relies on a series of laser-cut holes and strategically placed chambers of down filling that allows for the dissipation of one’s body heat…

A 69-Year-Old Experiment Finally Worked For the First Time

One of the longest standing experiments has finally yielded a result. Started in 1944, it only took 69 years but the tar-like pitch at Trinity College Dublin has finally dropped. Pitch, for the uninitiated, is a highly viscous material that looks solid but is actually just a slow moving liquid. The point of the experiment…

Here’s What a Developer’s PS4 Looks Like

The cat may already be out of the bag, but for many months we didn’t know what the PS4 looked like. Now, we know what the retail version will look, but what about the developer box Sony hid during the big reveal and on Jimmy Fallon? Well, here’s an exclusive image we’ve acquired of some…

You Won’t Believe How Much Netflix Crops Your Movies

Did you know that Netflix is cropping the hell out of movies? I didn’t. But even if you had noticed, it’s unlikely you realize just how bad it gets. A semi-new Tumblr called What Netflix Does has pointed out the extent of the trimming. And it’s atrocious. If you were born before, let’s say, 2000,…

Everyone’s favorite iOS web browser alternative, Google Chrome, is getting updated today with the following improvements: Improved interoperability with many other Google Apps Voice Search enhancements Fullscreen for iPad Data usage savings (rolling out over time) Access to browser history Lots of stability improvements and other bug fixes Google has also made it even easier…

Watch 450 Pounds of Dynamite Take Down a Power Plant

Out with the old, in with the new. Earlier this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Florida Power & Light Co. demolished one of its power plants with 450 pounds of dynamite to make way for a cleaner and more eco-friendly plant that’s slated to open in 2016. The Port Everglades plant had been in…

Grand St.: Your One Stop Shop For Weird and Awesome Gadgets

There have been countless invite-only sites for booze, fashion and other esoteric desirables for a long time. Before today Grand St. was an invite-only destination for heavily curated but quirkier gadgets, and starting today the site is open to everyone. Every week Grand St. releases four to five new gadgets and offers them until they’re…

Everyone Can Get the New Google Maps Right Now

First shown off at I/O, Google has just rolled out its updated Maps for the web to basically everyone. All you need to do now is sign up here and you’ll instantly have access to everything that’s new and grand. The cleaner redesign focuses in on the maps themselves giving users even more context depending…

Nike Free Flyknit: A Running Shoe as a “Second Skin”

If you’re a company like Nike, what happens when you slap together two of your most innovative shoe technologies? Well, in this case, you get the Free Flyknit. By combining the mid-range cushioning provided by the Free+ 5.0 midsole and form-fitting Flyknit upper, Nike thinks it’s created one of the most barefoot-like experiences. The Free…

Nike Free Hyperfeel: A Minimalist Running Shoe That Looks Like a Sock

Reminiscent of the original waffle runner that launched Nike, the Free Hyperfeel is the company’s latest minimalist runner inspired by the actual geometry of the body. Which, if you’ll recall, is something Under Armour addressed with its bra-like Speedform. In creating the Free Hyperfeel, Nike says its research lab rats used pressure-mapping tech and high-speed…

The Controversial Words Your iPhone Won’t Autocorrect

Autocorrect can be a beautiful thing. It can also be a pain in the ass. Either way there’s apparently a “kill list” that Apple’s built-in iOS autocorrect function simply ignores, according to a Daily Beast report. Said list includes dozens of sensitive words, like “abortion,” “rape,” “marijuana,” “Aryan,” “drunken,” and “bullet,” that when misspelled by…

Watch the Gymnast Bot Land a Quadruple Backflip

We’ve seen this bot before. Just this past March, we witnessed it stick a near impossible landing. And now it’s stuck a quadruple backflip, which by all accounts appears to be it sixteenth feat of heroism. What can’t this little guy do? Nothing. Imagine crossing this with ATLAS. *shudder* Not that gymnast bot could even…