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Every Christmas Dinner Needs a DJ

God knows you’re not making stuffing, so make yourself useful this Christmas Day by whipping up a playlist the whole family can gorge themselves to. Take this short survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win an iPod nano from which you can blare said playlist. Standard contest rules apply.…

Tech News Gawkercreative Dec 22 '10

Squeeze Your Gear Into Your Carry-On With This Origami Pouch

My current system for packing pens, cables, earphones, and generally anything else smaller than a paperback book: cram that shit in the front pouch of my backpack! It doesn’t exactly make unpacking easy. Nau’s folding Fluent Stash can restore sanity. Think of it as a trapper keeper for all your odds-and-ends: cables, toiletries, notebooks, sunglasses—whatever…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 22 '10

Jeff Bridges wants to make Starman 2

Could the next nostalgic movie sequel for Jeff Bridges be Starman 2? He’s certainly open to it. In fact, he’s got a few questions from the original he’d like answered in the sequel. The 1984 flim, directed John Carpenter, is a story about an alien life form who responded to the message Earth attached to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 22 '10

Giant Slides Should be Obligatory In Every University and School Building

This is the Technische Universitat in Munich, Germany. Those giant tubes are slides to go from the top floor to the ground level patio. Why? It doesn’t matter. This is an example to be followed all around the world. [Thanks Karl!]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 22 '10

CIA Creates WTF

The Central Intelligence Agency has created a new group dedicated to analyze the impact of WikiLeaks on the United States’s foreign relationships and the agency’s operations. The name of this new department is the WikiLeaks Task Force. WTF indeed. CIA officials say that they are already making an “extensive inventory” of all the information released…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 22 '10

Emily Blunt talks time-traveling thriller Looper, Vin Diesel talks Riddick and Spider-Man ramps up filming

There will be three kinds of Vin Diesel in the next Riddick movie. Emily Blunt drops some hints for Brick director Rian Johnson’s time-travel movie Looper. The Spider-Man reboot will transform L.A. Summer Glau talks about being a crime-fighting blogger. Looper Emily Blunt discussed the general premise and her character Sara in Rian Johnson’s time…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Dec 22 '10

Teen Musician Uses Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Own iTunes Songs 2,000 Times

Okay, so it’s maybe not the most efficient credit card fraud ever: a UK teen and friends upload their songs to iTunes, downloaded them 5,000 times with stolen credit cards, and reaped $773,000 in royalties. Kids! 19-year old Lemar Johnson was part of a group of 10 men who embraced the scam in 2008-2009, although…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 22 '10

This Nefarious Office Prank Will Drive Anyone Mad

This office prank—probably created by Satan himself—is so evil that it would make me punch the screen. Heck, even the Dalai Lama would get a hammer and destroy his computer, foaming at the mouth. Watch how to do it. See what I mean? SEE? Can you imagine the face of your victim? I can. And…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 22 '10

Stream Music Over Bluetooth From Android to Car

There are heaps of Bluetooth-to-FM transmitters for iPhones, but for Android? Not so many. Tunelink Auto‘s free app and $100 DC adapter streams music wirelessly to the car-stereo—and charges via USB. On sale January. [Tunelink via AndroidCommunity]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 22 '10

How Would Sir Like to Be Bald?

Now you’ve fattened yourself up, and aged yourself by 60 years, what other body-dysmorphic photos can you upload to Facebook? The same developer has just released the Bald Booth app, for turning everyone into mini Jack Nicholsons. [iTunes via Recombu]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 22 '10

3-DD Book: It’s Not Porn, It’s Technology (Kind Of)

Haven’t noticed that we’re running a 3D theme-week? Maybe this book will make you pay attention. Aptly titled 3-DD, this 86-page book comes with a pair of anaglyph glasses for viewing…well, I’ll let you work it out. [3-DD via Uncrate]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 22 '10

Mount Everest Climbers Can Wear This Sleeping Bag-Suit of Dreams

If I had $1,000 spare, I’d buy one outfit for the winter months: a First Ascent Peak XV down-suit. I could save money from not having to heat my house, I suppose. Sorry, visitors. [EddieBauer via DoobyBrain via Likecool]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 22 '10

Chevrolet Volt Car Will Use Recycled Oil Booms From BP’s Oil Spill Disaster

What to do with all those leftover oil booms that BP used to mop up its oil? If you’re a car manufacturer, you could recycle all of the oil-slicked plastic tubes into new Chevrolet Volts. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-fix-the-bp-halliburton-louisiana-oil-disaster-ki-5531910 Around 161km of this plastic will be recycled and turned into the Volt electric cars, saving landfills from 45,359kg…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 22 '10

Survey Says: We All Hate 3DTV!

After polling the U.S. a few months ago, Nielsen conducted a worldwide poll to gauge interest in 3DTV displays. SPOILER ALERT: less than 10 percent of those asked said they’ll buy a 3D television in the next year. https://gizmodo.com/study-consumers-less-interested-in-3d-tv-after-experie-5635518 Another 15 percent polled said they might buy a 3DTV, but that’s not so promising when…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 22 '10

The Coupon Code That Never Fails

If I hadn’t already wrapped up my holiday shopping for this year, I’d try out this “coupon code” to confirm that it works. Then again, it doesn’t seem like it could possibly fail or backfire in any way, right? [xkcd]

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan Dec 22 '10

Cell Provider Cricket Will Include Unlimited Music Downloads in Future Service Plans

Cricket is a relatively small cellular service provider who hawk cheapish phones to customers without the hassle of contracts. Now they’re including a subscription-based music download service in their multimedia-centric plan, dubbed Muve. And it’s even backed by the major labels. The four big distributors: Warner, Sony, Universal and EMI are on board for Cricket’s…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 22 '10

Mobile Safari and iPhone 4’s Gyroscope Secretly Play Nice

Occipital, purveyor of fine iPhone wares such as Redlaser and ClearCam, recently released a new iPhone app 360 Panorama. And in the process, they discovered you can navigate pages in Mobile Safari using the iPhone 4’s gyroscope. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-barcode-scanner-apps-5713768 Occipital goes as far to call this functionality augmented reality, but that’s a bit of an exaggeration.…

Tech News Adrian Covert Dec 22 '10

The Worst Part of Coming Home for Christmas

I swear to fucking God, if I come home this Christmas and find out my parents are still unplugging their computer from the wall when they want to turn it off, I will fucking snap. Seriously, how fucking hard can it be? Click START, then click SHUT DOWN. That’s a TWO-step process that for the…

Tech News Jason M. Mustian - McSweeney's Dec 21 '10

Eight Million Kindles Sold in 2010?

Amazon isn’t rushing to confirm the numbers, but there are reports that the company is on track to sell eight million Kindles in 2010. Sounds like a very happy year for the e-commerce giant. [Bloomberg via All Things D]

Commerce Rosa Golijan Dec 21 '10

Scientific Proof That the Other Line Probably Is Moving Faster

As your frustrations with waiting in line mount this holiday season, it may be some comfort to know the scientific trappings of why, exactly, you’re stuck for 20 minutes behind the lady who insists on a dozen price checks. I’m mostly surprised that there’s a reason Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods opt for a single…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 21 '10

Every Christmas Dinner Needs a DJ

Squeeze Your Gear Into Your Carry-On With This Origami Pouch

Jeff Bridges wants to make Starman 2

Giant Slides Should be Obligatory In Every University and School Building

CIA Creates WTF

Emily Blunt talks time-traveling thriller Looper, Vin Diesel talks Riddick and Spider-Man ramps up filming

Teen Musician Uses Stolen Credit Cards To Buy Own iTunes Songs 2,000 Times

This Nefarious Office Prank Will Drive Anyone Mad

Stream Music Over Bluetooth From Android to Car

How Would Sir Like to Be Bald?

3-DD Book: It’s Not Porn, It’s Technology (Kind Of)

Mount Everest Climbers Can Wear This Sleeping Bag-Suit of Dreams

Chevrolet Volt Car Will Use Recycled Oil Booms From BP’s Oil Spill Disaster

Survey Says: We All Hate 3DTV!

The Coupon Code That Never Fails

Cell Provider Cricket Will Include Unlimited Music Downloads in Future Service Plans

Mobile Safari and iPhone 4’s Gyroscope Secretly Play Nice

The Worst Part of Coming Home for Christmas

Eight Million Kindles Sold in 2010?

Scientific Proof That the Other Line Probably Is Moving Faster

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