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Rip Curl’s GPS Surf Watch: The Most Advanced Waveproof Wearable Yet

It seems like there are GPS watches to track practically any sports activity, from running and hiking to cycling and swimming. So why have surfers been left out in the cold? Rip Curl aims to fix that with the first watch to track just how much gnar you’re shredding. What Is It? The Search GPS…

I Want To Play All My X-Wing Games On This Amazing Light Up Board

Fantasy Flight Games’ X-Wing miniatures game is very cool – so cool that it’s still part of my gift guide suggestions 2 years after it came out. But now one fan has made a board fit for playing it on, and it looks awesome. Ruark Dreher made the board for his X-Wing sessions so he…

NYC’s Skyline Could Get a Lot Darker, And That’s Great

Big city bright lights, the city that never sleeps, blah blah blah. New York has a big-time problem with light pollution, and now a plan is in the works to significantly dim its skyline to cut carbon costs. It’s about damn time! A Queens city council member named Donovan Richards introduced a bill called Lights…

Could the Sun Be Extinguished By a Bucket of Water Just As Big?

The simple answer is probably not. That’s because the sun involves a special type of fire that is able to “burn” water, and so it will just get hotter and six times brighter. Here’s why. Sun’s overall density is 1.4 times that of water. So if you have a bucket of water equal to the…

Well, The New Doctor Who Christmas Special Looks Bleak As Hell

The first, extremely brief look at this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special has arrived, and I think showrunner Steven Moffat may be trying to put a bit of coal in Who fans’ stockings, metaphorically speaking. Even with Nick Frost as Santa, this looks like the darkest holiday special yet. And seeing as previous specials included…

80th Anniversary Monopoly Set Includes Game Tokens From Across the Ages

There have been so many versions of Monopoly released that your eyes probably glaze over when you’re trying to choose one. But if you’re looking for as pure a Monopoly experience as possible, this$25 80th Anniversary Edition features a game board that’s as close to the original version as possible, and a collection of game…

Field Notes: Grappling With the Sigma DP1 Quattro’s Bizarre Shape 

Sigma is known primarily for lenses, but it also makes cameras. The most recent creation is the Quattro series. Like previous models, it uses Sigma’s unique high resolution Foveon sensor. But this time around, some serious shape-shifting has been applied to the body for a truly oddball camera that is hard to come to grips…

Google’s iOS App Just Got a Material Design Makeover And Much More

Google Search now has a completely new look for iOS, though it’s one many Android users will be familiar with. The Search team is bringing Android Lollipop’s Material Design language to the Search app along with lots of other features and optimization for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The app gets three major upgrades:…

Why Ducati’s Slowest Bike Is Also Its Best

Ducati’s latest superbike, the 1299, makes 205bhp. This new Scrambler makes 75. But, it’s also the better bike for most people, most of the time. We spent yesterday riding it through the mountains so we can tell you why. I rode the Scrambler alongside Jalopnik’s Damon Lavrinc, who wrote an in-depth review. Consider this here…

We’ve Been Incorrectly Predicting Peak Oil For Over a Century

When the residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma buried a car in 1957 as part of an enormous time capsule, they included containers of gasoline. The good people of Tulsa reasoned that the folks of 2007 might not have any gas left to fill up the Plymouth Belvedere that they were interring for a fifty year journey…

The Nexus 5 Isn’t Dead, It’s Just On Hiatus

Despite rumors suggesting that Google’s wonderful $350 Nexus 5 had met its untimely demise, we’ve confirmed with Google that the Nexus 5 isn’t gone for good. At least not yet. According to a Google spokesperson, the “Nexus 5 will continue to be available for sale on Google Play and through select retailers in Q1 2015.”…

Watch physics in motion with this cool Lego build

How about some applied physics and engineering being added to the Lego line of products? This kit featuring a dynamic marble run and a bunch of dominoes by Christian Bechinie would be fun to build, looks amazing in motion and has hundreds of elements that could be reused in other machines. With Lego Ideas, the…

The Saucepan You Want, the Coolest USB Charger, and More Deals

Chances are, your most-used kitchen instrument is a small saucepan, and The Sweethome’s new favorite is on sale today for an all-time low price. [Cuisinart MCP19-18N MultiClad Pro Stainless Steel 2-Quart Saucepan with Cover, $37] Audio-Technica’s ATH-M50 headphones need no introduction; they’re your overwhelming favorites, and a common sight around the Gawker office. $119 is…

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Shooting Challenge: Christmas Cookies

It’s that time of year. Sugar, flour, butter, and a festive dose of red and green food colorings combine to create bite-sized Christmas magic. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, show us your baking and photography skills. Show us the cookies! The Challenge Take a photo of your holiday baked goods—cookies, gingerbread men, gingerbread houses, whatever!…

Sauron’s Plans To Gaze Over Moscow Fall Foul Of The Orthodox Church

Good news/Bad news, everyone – Sauron’s eye will not descend upon Moscow City. Plans to install a giant light-up version of the Dark Lord of Mordor’s burning eyeball have been scuppered, thanks to complaints from the Russian Orthodox Church. Originally, an art group named Svechenie planned to install a giant orb done up to look…

This lovely little chicken coop has some oddities

I really like this poultry farmer build by Brother Steven. Some might say that the way he attached the foliage to the tree was fowl, but I think it’s brilliant! I also enjoy some of the nice touches with the turkeys and geese, utilizing minifigure hands as the beaks is pretty clever, though I feel…

There Are a Thousand Pieces and a Thousand Colors In this Cruel Puzzle

What limited entertainment there is to be had from a puzzle is directly correlated to how challenging it is. Five hundred pieces forming a bowl of fruit still life makes for a pleasant afternoon challenge, but a thousand pieces tinted a thousand different colors that assemble to create a CMYK color spectrum is just cruel…

A Big Round of Applause to Google for Shaming Spain Worldwide

There are strange moments when you feel ashamed not as an individual, but as a member of a collective, of something bigger. In my case, today, it’s of being Spanish. And what I feel right now is a deep, profound sense of ridiculousness. The first rumours began to swirl late last night, and today in…

The Meteorological Phenomenon That’s Flooding California 

After a long drought, California is suddenly getting pounded with its biggest storm in a decade. Whoa, what’s happening? It’s all the work of an atmospheric river, a particular weather event that can be devastating when it hits land. The particular atmospheric river responsible for today’s storm is called the Pineapple Express because it runs…