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Folding Origami Whiteboard Puts a Conference Room In Your Pocket

Because you never know when inspiration will strike, this portable whiteboard is broken up into 27 smaller segments so that it can be folded up and carried around in a generously sized shirt pocket—essentially turning any space into a collaborative conference room. Even though it’s considerably smaller than your traditional whiteboard, it’s still large enough…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Science of Building the Perfect Sandcastle

Everyone knows the secret to building sandcastles is a little water. But while too little leaves the sand useless, too much makes it heavy enough to cause disastrous landslides. Fortunately, scientists have unravelled the secrets behind sandcastle building for you. While it might sound flippant, building the best structures out of sand is a tricky…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Even Bigger Galaxy Note Set to Launch August 29th

Samsung’s updated Galaxy Note is on the way, with Samsung confirming that its Galaxy Note 2 is scheduled to be the star of its showing at this year’s IFA trade show. As we saw with the amazing amount of fuss generated by the Galaxy S III announcement, Samsung’s not actually calling the phone the Galaxy…

Gadgets Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK

This $200 Camera Turns Your TV Into a Skype Center

Using Skype on your TV is kinda neat: it opens the conversation right up and makes group chats more fun. Now Skype and Logitech have announced a new TV-mounted camera that lets you do that conveniently—for a price. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-skype-on-a-plain-old-hdmi-equipped-tv-5875423 The TV Cam HD is compatible with any HDMI-equipped TV, and can use either Wi-Fi or…

Television Jamie Condliffe

What Do You Hate Most About Your Cell Carrier?

Everyone moans about their cell carrier. According to a brand new Pew survey on that very topic, 77 percent of us are dissatisfied with with download speeds; 72 percent gripe about dropped calls; and 69 percent are annoyed at the amount of text message spam we receive. But what annoys you most about your cell…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Judge to Samsung: You Can’t Use Sci-Fi Films as Evidence in Court

Samsung has a tough time on its hands battling Apple over tablet patents. But in the process of fighting hard, it seems to have made some questionable calls when it comes to choosing evidence—including the use of sci-fi footage to prove its case. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-exec-finds-fighting-over-rectangles-unreasona-5930338 Samsung had hoped that it could use footage from 2001: A…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Photojournalist Is Capturing the Olympics With Just an iPhone

The Guardian’s Dan Chung is photographing the entire Olympics using just an iPhone 4S and processing app Snapseed. Though it seems to have taken him a while to find his feet, the results are becoming sensationally good—and with his updates continuing until the end of the games, there’s far more to come. Go take a…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Why Cat Bites Are Pretty Much the Worst Thing Ever

All of you who are under the impression that cats are absolutely the best thing for the Internet—producing GIFs and memes galore—are bloody delusional. My 8lb house cat Franny almost destroyed a small section of your Internet last week, temporarily crippling one of the hands I use to type all your nightly posts. Sunday, 4:00…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

What Should Microsoft Call Metro Now?

Since we now know that Microsoft has yanked the (code)name Metro for its Windows 8 user interface, let’s have a group think and figure out what Microsoft should rename its now-nameless UI. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-metro-isnt-metro-anymore-update-ms-respond-5931381 Every vote counts. Nothing’s off the table. Except—maybe?—Blue Ivy.

Tech News Molly Oswaks

The Stoner Channel: Distilled Dragons, Sneaky Smugglers, and Wiz Khalifa—Master Twister

Pest – Noree Kim Remember kids, if they aren’t laughing with you, they’re laughing at you. Or they’re not laughing at all and you’re about to be dragged through the streets like a rag doll. How to Roll a Perfect Joint – Wiz Khalifa It takes a sure hand to twist one up while sitting…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

There Is Something So Scary About This Pixelated Hood Mask

Attention all ye hoodlums, thugs, and general ne’er do wells: the days of the wooly ski mask are over—at least, over for 333 of you. Jack-of-many-arts artist Martin Backes has, after a year-long process, finally completed a work he is calling “The Pixelhead.” Created in a limited edition collection of 333 units, this fully-pixelated face…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Style Is Dead: Nokia Released a Hot Pink Nail Polish to Commemorate the Release of Its New Pink Lumia

I got a neon pink pedicure earlier this afternoon and now I’m kinda regretting it, because Nokia seems to have co-opted the color pink, as well as the medium of nail polish, with this ridiculous Nokia Lumia-branded hot pink nail lacquer. Ugh. As if Facebook-branded YSL eye-palettes weren’t bad enough, here comes Nokia, wrapping its…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Droidfriend: A Justin Bieber “Boyfriend” Song Parody

Oh there is nothing quite like a good song parody. Humor, cultural relevance, plus a little light music to keep the shadows out of your mind and your soul alive. I love a song parody. And I love you. Yes, you. All of you. So, please accept this Justin Bieber “Boyfriend” parody, as a token…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Living Inside 12 Shipping Containers Was Never More Glamorous

This luxurious home created by stunt architect Adam Kalkin is actually just 12 shipping containers stacked up, surrounded by a greenhouse-like glass frame, and stuffed with furniture. It’s a perfect insta-mansion, or compound for your next Singulatarian cult. The house is currently for rent — you can live there for a week for $6,000-$10,000 according…

io9 Annalee Newitz

What In the Hell Is Microsoft Trying to Do With Kinect?

Apparently this Microsoft patent has something to do with using mobile devices with the Kinect system or using mobile devices with kinect built-in or creating a Holopac with your Kinect phone? I really don’t know. If Microsoft made a tablet with Kinect controls, that would be really awesome for mobile gaming, but I’m pretty sure…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Fry teaches Germany the true meaning of Oktoberfest

I can’t believe that Futurama took this long to make fun of Germany. At last — at long, long, last — the time has come. Don’t let the Fry and Leela relationship element of this episode put you off. This is a great one. “Fun on a Bun,” is exactly what it promises to be.…

Television Esther Inglis-Arkell

Pop art Star Trek posters make the Original Series groovy again

The original Star Trek, back in the 1960s, was kind of a groovy acid trip. The colors were bright, the planets were full of crazy fashions and big lizard heads, and everything was extreme. And these new retro Star Trek posters from Quantum Mechanix capture all of the boldness of the original show, with pop…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Interactive infographic predicts emerging technologies from now until 2040

Michell Zappa of the tech forecasting firm Envisioning Technologies has compiled a beautiful infographic highlighting the most significant technological innovations that we can expect to see from now until the year 2040. The graph breaks down key tech sectors by category and includes fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, biotech, energy, space, and many more.…

io9 George Dvorsky

Google Wallet Works on Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus Now

Verizon has fought Google Wallet pretty hard, in favor of whatever similar NFC service it’s working on. But it seems to have ceded some ground to Google: Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus can now reportedly download and use the Google Wallet app directly from the Google Play Store. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-is-screwing-the-galaxy-nexus-by-blocking-google-5865580 We like Google Wallet, and hope it starts…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Why Our Current Missions to Space Could Create Sentient Robots

Space is the domain of robots. NASA is about to land the semi-autonomous robot Curiosity on Mars within the next few days, where it joins its two less-sophisticated robot brethren, Spirit and Opportunity. There’s a good reason why these rovers are the first Earthlings first to set foot — or rather, tire treads — on…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Folding Origami Whiteboard Puts a Conference Room In Your Pocket

The Science of Building the Perfect Sandcastle

Even Bigger Galaxy Note Set to Launch August 29th

This $200 Camera Turns Your TV Into a Skype Center

What Do You Hate Most About Your Cell Carrier?

Judge to Samsung: You Can’t Use Sci-Fi Films as Evidence in Court

This Photojournalist Is Capturing the Olympics With Just an iPhone

Why Cat Bites Are Pretty Much the Worst Thing Ever

What Should Microsoft Call Metro Now?

The Stoner Channel: Distilled Dragons, Sneaky Smugglers, and Wiz Khalifa—Master Twister

There Is Something So Scary About This Pixelated Hood Mask

Style Is Dead: Nokia Released a Hot Pink Nail Polish to Commemorate the Release of Its New Pink Lumia

Droidfriend: A Justin Bieber “Boyfriend” Song Parody

Living Inside 12 Shipping Containers Was Never More Glamorous

What In the Hell Is Microsoft Trying to Do With Kinect?

Fry teaches Germany the true meaning of Oktoberfest

Pop art Star Trek posters make the Original Series groovy again

Interactive infographic predicts emerging technologies from now until 2040

Google Wallet Works on Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus Now

Why Our Current Missions to Space Could Create Sentient Robots

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