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A Peek Inside the Mind of Dieter Rams

He’s the world’s greatest living product designer. And forty years ago, he changed the look and feel of consumer electronics forever. In the early 1960s the Federal Republic of Germany gradually emerged from the isolation resulting from National Socialism and World War II. America was now no longer only a model to emulate, but also…

Tech News By Klaus Kemp and Keiko Ueki-polet

Inception characters try to explain their film, fail

Whether you loved or hated Chris Nolan’s Inception, undoubtedly you left with a few questions. Thankfully, a spoof version of the cast has reformed to answer all your questions. Usually these parodies are pretty cheesy, but this is actually hilarious. Click to view See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. [College Humor via…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Google Multiple Account Log-In Is a Go

Good news for you polyamorous Google account holders: you’ll now be able to sign in from multiple accounts in the same browser. It’s everything you dreamed it would be, with a few limitations. https://lifehacker.com/google-quietly-testing-multiple-account-log-ins-5586857 To activate the feature, head over to your accounts page and select “multiple log-in.” It’s in the process of rolling out,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

How Apple’s App Store Censoring Process Works

Minutes after telling you about Funny Shoppers—an iPhone application that showcases the trashiest of Walmart’s clientele—Apple deleted it from their store. It wasn’t a surprise. This is the story of Apple’s seemingly schizophrenic approval and censoring process. https://gizmodo.com/warning-people-of-walmart-iphone-app-5600948 We talked with Mike McNasby, who runs Alkali Media, the small development company that created Feature Creature…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

First “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” trailer shows off the goblins who live in your walls

The first trailer for the Guillermo del Toro-penned-and-produced horror flick Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark has hit the web. It’s like The Borrowers on crystal meth! Take a good long look at the pint-sized creatures who’re watching you sleep. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (not to be confused with Are You Afraid of…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

The key to presenting religion in science fiction

People who are interested in seeing science fiction handle religion in a non-kludgey way should check out B.J. Keeton’s essay on the subject. Inspired by Eric James Stone’s “alien Mormons” story in the September Analog, Keeton derives some no-nonsense rules. After reading Keeton’s description of Stone’s story as well as the excerpt up at Analog,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

UAE Blackberry Ban Includes Visitors and Tourists

If you’ve got a business trip to Dubai planned any time after October 11th, you might want to start making alternate mobile arrangements. The UAE has confirmed that their BlackBerry ban applies to foreigners as well. https://gizmodo.com/uae-bans-everything-blackberry-on-october-11-5601666 The ban applies to BlackBerry data services, so you’ll still be able to make calls from your phone.…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Want to See the Sun ‘Burp’?

You might want to watch the sky on Tuesday night for some possible freaky space-lights (“aurora”), thanks to the sun “kind of burping” and emitting gigatons of, like, space stuff. SpaceWeather.com put together a sweet video of the “complex eruption.”

Space & Spaceflight Max Read

Even more Batman 3 villain speculation! Plus Olivia Wilde’s revealing scene in Cowboys and Aliens…

Three actors Christopher Nolan knows very well are supposedly in contention for the Riddler…but will he be Batman’s only foe? One actor rules himself out as Superman. The X-Men: First Class director wishes Inception was just a dream. Spoilers away! Batman 3: A day may come when we have actual, verifiable news to report about…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Bing Maps Calculates Your Cab Tab

Bing Maps continues to impress: first with a treasure map, now with a cab fare calculator that factors in pick-up, time, and distance charges. It even picks the shortest route so that you’re not left feeling squeezed. https://gizmodo.com/new-bing-maps-cut-the-chaff-and-leave-a-treasure-map-5555618 The app is available now, and is actually just one of several entrants being considered for Microsoft’s…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Buried Corpses Won’t Rest Long Thanks to New Body-Detecting Invention

Up until now, crime scene investigators have relied mainly on sniffing-dogs to discover buried bodies, but a probe with the thickness of a human hair could send the doggies off to early retirement if scientists have their way. Over at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, boffins discovered that a probe-like device can successfully…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Motorbike PC Mod Is As Fast As It Looks

Modder Saibot transformed an actual working motorcycle into an actual working PC, taking it from 70mph to a Core i7 920 CPU. Not to mention those LEDs, which lend it a certain boyracer appeal. The full specs include an EVGA 9800 GTX+ graphics card running with the Core i7 920 CPU, 3GB of DDR3-1333 RAM…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Spread This Tadpole’s Lips to Create Synth Noises on an iPhone

“Let’s performance!” promises the whacky Japanese video for the Otamatone iPhone app. The Otamatone, if you remember, was the sperm (or tadpole)-looking musical instrument that you play by pulling its lips down or spreading its cheeks. Sound dirty, yes. https://gizmodo.com/maywa-denkis-otamatone-one-part-theremin-one-part-syn-5354985 The instrument costs far too much at $36, considering it’s the sort of thing you’d…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Apple’s Cloud-Based Lala Project Delayed Due to Video-Streaming Issues?

CNET‘s caught wind of some conversations Apple’s had with the four majors, specifically that if their cloud-based music service launches in the coming months it’ll only be a soft-launch, minus the punch-packing features they really want to enable. Like video. Since Lala.com was purchased by Apple at the tail-end of last year, there haven’t been…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

You’ve Got Your Canon Lens Thermos Already, Now Get a Matching Mug

Whatever you do, don’t pour coffee from your Nikon lens thermos into the Canon lens mug. You know those lenses aren’t compatible without an adapter. Just $24, a few notes less than the Canon lens thermos. [PhotoJoJo via RedFerret] https://gizmodo.com/nikon-thermos-is-go-i-repeat-nikon-thermos-is-go-5599651

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Logitech Alert Security Cameras: Keep Watch From Anywhere

The Logitech Alert digital video security system comes with a host of goodies: motion-triggered built-in DVR, 130-degree wide-angle lens, 720p video. But what’s got me most excited is the ability to watch the feed from pretty much anywhere. The Logitech Alert 750i Master System and its weatherproof cousin, the Logitech Alert 750e Outdoor Master System,…

Privacy & Security Brian Barrett

Officials Are Looking For Your Swimming Pool on Google Earth Right Now

Google Earth is great to use—until it bites you on the bum and alerts the authorities to the existence of your swimming pool. After Greece found out backyard swimmers last year, a US town is cracking down now. Bad luck if you’re a resident of Riverhead in Long Island with a swimming pool. The council…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

China’s 3D Express Coach Buses Will Be Able to Drive Over Other Cars

Normally, I’d call this an insane idea that’ll never happen, but apparently it’s going to: China is building gigantic buses that ride over traffic rather than with it, allowing it to skip gridlock entirely. Ho-kay. Sure, wacky renderings of fantastical objects are nothing new, but apparently Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment is actually breaking ground…

Tech News Adam Frucci

How Your iPhone and Your Rolex Are Like Blankies

If I had access to a secret stash of iPhone knockoffs – a phone that worked identically to the real iPhone, but was a bootleg made of inauthentic parts – how much could I charge? Why could I charge that? Could I sell them for $10 less than the purchase price of a real iPhone?…

Tech News Jonah Lehrer - Wired

Toy Gun Bluetooth Earpiece Is How We Feel, Too

The Bluetooth earpiece is an essential component of any 21st Century d-bag’s uniform, a fact which has generally steered the more cynical gadget-using population away from them. But this custom Bluetooth ear piece shows that you totally get all that. You get the lameness of self-serious Bluetooth earpieces. You get the ridiculousness of conducting an…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

A Peek Inside the Mind of Dieter Rams

Inception characters try to explain their film, fail

Google Multiple Account Log-In Is a Go

How Apple’s App Store Censoring Process Works

First “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” trailer shows off the goblins who live in your walls

The key to presenting religion in science fiction

UAE Blackberry Ban Includes Visitors and Tourists

Want to See the Sun ‘Burp’?

Even more Batman 3 villain speculation! Plus Olivia Wilde’s revealing scene in Cowboys and Aliens…

Bing Maps Calculates Your Cab Tab

Buried Corpses Won’t Rest Long Thanks to New Body-Detecting Invention

Motorbike PC Mod Is As Fast As It Looks

Spread This Tadpole’s Lips to Create Synth Noises on an iPhone

Apple’s Cloud-Based Lala Project Delayed Due to Video-Streaming Issues?

You’ve Got Your Canon Lens Thermos Already, Now Get a Matching Mug

Logitech Alert Security Cameras: Keep Watch From Anywhere

Officials Are Looking For Your Swimming Pool on Google Earth Right Now

China’s 3D Express Coach Buses Will Be Able to Drive Over Other Cars

How Your iPhone and Your Rolex Are Like Blankies

Toy Gun Bluetooth Earpiece Is How We Feel, Too

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