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John Carpenter’s music video for the Big Trouble in Little China theme song is hard to watch

We all know that Big Trouble in Little China is the best movie ever made (in which Kurt Russell is extremely confused). But did you know that director John Carpenter and his band the Coup DeVilles starred in a magnificent music video to accompany the flick? It’s true! I owe Jalopnik bon vivant Ray Wert…

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Here are 10,000 reasons to be excited about deep-space exploration

Yesterday, NASA announced a milestone in the almost 22-year history of its Hubble Space Telescope: The 10,000th refereed scientific paper based on Hubble data has now been published, reinforcing that Hubble is one of the most successful astronomical experiments in human history. Many people will see this as an incredible achievement — a testament to…

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Read an exclusive preview of Uncanny X-Force, one of the best X-Men comics out there

All this week, we’ve been gearing up for the conclusion of the “Dark Angel Saga” storyline in Uncanny X-Force, one of the most rollicking X-comics to date. In this grand finale, author Rick Remender and illustrator Jerome Opeña take us to the mutant team’s last stand against Archangel, their erstwhile teammate who has been corrupted…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

A beloved Supernatural character will return. Plus Michael Bay might really be doing Transformers 4!

Cobie Smulders reveals a seemingly unexpected detail about her Avengers character. Matt Smith talks the Doctor Who Christmas special. After Earth and The Host make some awesome casting additions. Plus why The Darkest Hour isn’t your average alien invasion movie. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Hunger Games. The Avengers How I…

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How to Carve and Paddle Your Way Down the Slopes with a Big Stick

The worst part of snowboarding? Getting stuck on the flats, having to uncouple your boot, pedal along like a schmuck—all while hoping you don’t get run down from behind. Bugger that. The Kahuna Snow Stick turns your snowboard into reliable cross-country transportation. The Kahuna is an adjustable aluminum pole modeled after a stand-up surf paddle.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Awesome NASA Video Captures What Looks Like an Alien Spaceship (Updated)

A camera on board NASA’s STEREO A satellite seems to have captured video of an unknown thing that looks like an actual spaceship. The blip appeared when a Sun’s coronal mass ejection (CME) reached planet Mercury. Watch the video and judge by yourself. Update: whatever it is, it appears on the images taken by STEREO…

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The CompBullet Reduces Recoil With “Rocket” Vents

Noe drawbacks of rifling gun barrels is that they allow a small amount of the expanding gases to exit the gun in all directions before the bullet itself does—decreasing its velocity and increasing recoil. A projectile design by Comp Bullet aims to overcome these issues with vented rounds. According to the Italian firearms maker, these…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Head-Mount Your iPhone with the Optrix Case

Hankering for some POV action shots of this winter’s snowboarding exploits but can’t swing a GoPro? No Problemo. Just strap your iPhone 4/S to your noggin with this. I suppose it does makes sense, I mean the iPhone’s already got a 1080p camera, slender form factor, and top-notch video editing apps. The only real problem…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The New iBooks 1.5 for iPad and iPhone Is a Must Have Upgrade

The new iBooks 1.5 is out. It’s great. It has a nighttime mode to make reading books in the dark easier on the eyes and full-screen layout with none of the stupidly gimmicky backdrop. Just beautiful typography. More useful features: • New typefaces, including Athelas, Charter, Iowan and Seravek. Some are great. • Redesigned annotation…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The CDC Doesn’t Want You Donating Your Slutty Organs

Boned more than two people this year and trying to donate an organ? GOD, keep that to yourself! And by that the CDC means whatever organ you had in mind. The CDC’s new proposed policy will ask donor candidates about their specific sexual history and discourage those with a rather—ahem—active lifestyle from donating. The CDC…

Health Natt Garun

How The Mythbusters Accidentally Punched a Six-Inch Cannonball Hole in a Minivan (Updated)

The cannonball was supposed to blast through an array of water barrels and a cinderblock wall. Supposed to. Instead it hit the wall, a hill, a house, and Jasbir Gill’s Toyota Sienna. Now do you see why they tell you not to try this at home? The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at an Alameda County…

Television Andrew Tarantola

BBX Is (Temporarily) Dead, Long Live BlackBerry 10 (for the Time Being)

When Basis International recently sued over the BBX trademark, Research in Motion couldn’t see what the fuss was about. An Albuquerque court could, granting Basis a temporary injunction against using it for RIM’s new OS. So what does RIM do in response? It pulls an end-around by quickly renaming the OS “BlackBerry 10”. Check out…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

128Gb NAND Chips Promise SD Cards with Terabytes of Storage

Cell phones have taken another step towards becoming full-fledged pocket computers with an announcement by Micron and Intel. Get ready to carry even more of your digital life on your phone. The 128Gb NAND device, a world’s first, is the result of a multi-year collaboration between the memory and chip manufacturers. It uses MLC technology…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

If the World’s Awesomest Folding Chair Were A Robot, It Would Be the World’s Worst Transformer

And you thought having to turn into a ’70s Beetle was bad enough—yes, I’m looking at you Bumblebee. Just imagine going from folding chair to shipping label. I guess that’s one way to infiltrate the Decepticon’s base. The folding chair has been designed by Félix Guyon for La Firme, a Canadian design house. It packs…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

I’ve Been Waiting All My Life for This Kind of Advancement in Pancake Plate Technology

Pancakes! We love them. Pancakes with syrup! We love them even more. But sometimes, pouring syrup on top of your hot cakes just isn’t enough. You want to be able to conveniently dip ’em too. This plate, created by designer Jon Wye, is the perfect plate for pancakes: they have a slope and bank to…

Tech News Casey Chan

Free Nerf Blasters at Tonight’s Gizmodo Gallery Reader Meetup

If you’re in NYC or within a stones throw and you’re not planning on coming to our reader meetup on Wednesday at Gizmodo Gallery, you’re missing a killer opportunity to score a free Nerf Gun and to hang out with/shoot at your favorite writer. Did you get banned by Andrew Tarantola? Our fearless leader Joe…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Shove This Insane Contraption on Your Head to Cook Potatoes

I love potatoes as much as the next guy. Maybe even more than the next guy. But I cross the line at putting a bucket on my head to cook a few spuds. Well, unless I was cooking au gratin potatoes. Modern Mechanix found this gem in the February, 1930 issue of Modern Mechanics. According…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Your Kids Will Inevitably Be Disappointed by Whatever You Get Them for Christmas

This holiday season, many kids will be glued to the TV, adding the toys they see in commercials to their wish lists. And Christmas morning, they’ll unwrap their presents, elated they got that super awesome Hot Wheels set. Then they’ll actually play with it. The ads made them seem so great. Look at how fast…

Tech News Natt Garun

Sleepyhead Gifts for the Person Who Can’t—or Won’t—Get Out of Bed

Some people just don’t do mornings. You know this guy. He’s always late for work, and he sleeps through the weekend. It’s not laziness, it’s an affliction. You love him, and he’ll love these gifts. 1. Phillips Wake-Up Light You know what someone who doesn’t like cacophonous alarm clocks does with them? Throws the buzzing…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Even Calvin and Hobbes Joined the #OccupyFrontLawn Movement

I can’t imagine a better Christmas decoration. Well, unless that decoration is a different Calvin and Hobbes comic brought to life. Found in front of a house in Rocklin California, the display is a protest against the unfair practices of Calvin’s dad. The tyrant is far too strict, is unfair, makes Calvin take too many…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

John Carpenter’s music video for the Big Trouble in Little China theme song is hard to watch

Here are 10,000 reasons to be excited about deep-space exploration

Read an exclusive preview of Uncanny X-Force, one of the best X-Men comics out there

A beloved Supernatural character will return. Plus Michael Bay might really be doing Transformers 4!

How to Carve and Paddle Your Way Down the Slopes with a Big Stick

Awesome NASA Video Captures What Looks Like an Alien Spaceship (Updated)

The CompBullet Reduces Recoil With “Rocket” Vents

Head-Mount Your iPhone with the Optrix Case

The New iBooks 1.5 for iPad and iPhone Is a Must Have Upgrade

The CDC Doesn’t Want You Donating Your Slutty Organs

How The Mythbusters Accidentally Punched a Six-Inch Cannonball Hole in a Minivan (Updated)

BBX Is (Temporarily) Dead, Long Live BlackBerry 10 (for the Time Being)

128Gb NAND Chips Promise SD Cards with Terabytes of Storage

If the World’s Awesomest Folding Chair Were A Robot, It Would Be the World’s Worst Transformer

I’ve Been Waiting All My Life for This Kind of Advancement in Pancake Plate Technology

Free Nerf Blasters at Tonight’s Gizmodo Gallery Reader Meetup

Shove This Insane Contraption on Your Head to Cook Potatoes

Your Kids Will Inevitably Be Disappointed by Whatever You Get Them for Christmas

Sleepyhead Gifts for the Person Who Can’t—or Won’t—Get Out of Bed

Even Calvin and Hobbes Joined the #OccupyFrontLawn Movement

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