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Lenovo Now Officially Owns Motorola

Back in January, Lenovo announced that it was going to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion. Now, the deal’s signed and sealed. https://gizmodo.com/google-is-selling-motorola-to-lenovo-1511898199 While Motorola is now a Lenovo company—Hello, Lenovo!—the brand will remain a subsidiary based out of Chicago. Rick Osterloh, Motorola’s president, said in a statement: “The iconic Motorola brand will…

A Secret Policy Lets the UK Suck Up Any Bulk NSA Data It Wants

As if having all that public data squirrelled away by the NSA wasn’t bad enough, a new report by Liberty UK reveals that Britain’s intelligence services can take any of it, whenever it wants, without a warrant. In fact, the investigation reveals that the country’s Government Communications Headquarters can take data from the U.S. and…

A water commercial for Halloween that would have made Russ Meyer proud

Lithuanian mineral water Vytautas has a long-lasting love story with unorthodox director Tadas Vidmantas, the creator of some of the brand’s most viral and bizarre commercials. So when they decided to make a Halloween themed ad, they knew Tadas was the right guy for the job. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join…

Nintendo Is Developing a Non-Wearable to Track Sleep and Fatigue

While the world and his dog builds wearables of all kinds, Nintendo seems to be headed in a different direction. The ccompany’s CEO, Satoru Iwata, tells Reuters that a newly created healthcare division is building a sleep and fatigue tracker—that you won’t wear. The new device will apparently be developed in collaboration with a U.S.…

Please Explain How This Squirrel Made a Jack O’ Lantern

No, seriously, tell me how they did this. Not to get all squirrel truther on you, but there was clearly something put on the pumpkin to make the squirrel do this, right? Is there a catnip equivalent for squirrels? Did they smear a nut scent on the pumpkin? Are the squirrels trained? I DEMAND ANSWERS!…

FAA: Fly a Drone Over Big Sports Events and You’ll Face Prison

If you spend your weekends flying drones, be careful you don’t stray too close to a ball game: the FAA has issued a warning which warms of large fines or imprisonments if your UAV strays too close to large sports venues . And honestly, close doesn’t even mean that close. The rules point out that…

Google Glass Is Now Banned From Movie Theaters Across the U.S.

Google Glass is often viewed with disdain in public spaces, and now that includes the cinema. The Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theater Owners have decided to ban the device and its ilk from movie theaters nationwide. The pair have instigated a “zero-tolerance” rule that bans “wearable recording devices.” In…

Drunk Museum Review: The Mütter Museum Will Give Me Nightmares Forever

I had a ball getting drunk at the American Museum of Natural History. But my most recent drunken outing was much less fun than that. I cannot stress enough that having a series of existential crises while drunk and alone in the Mütter Museum is a horrible idea. Just horrible. Top Image: Gif by Jim…

Good morning! Sadly, you don’t get to see the new day in in quite the same way as NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman. He snapped this sunrise from the International Space Station just the other day. You’re allowed to be jealous. [NASA]

Here’s Clothing Advice for the Modern Supernatural Woman

Not only is this a tumblr curated with excellent taste. Not only are the situations it addresses complicated to the extreme. But the reasoning? Extremely detailed. What to Wear When, which is a project of tumblr Rave Sashayed and includes Polyvore boards, is a tumblr that answers the important questions like “WHAT TO WEAR WHEN:…

Sleek, slow, and low hot rod

Builder Biczzz has been at making custom cars for about 8 years now and his latest creation is a smooth hot rod named Gold Dust. I really like the stance of the car as it captures that bonkers, touch of chrome, frame rail scraping style that always pisses off the classic car guys. You’re reading…

Watch Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered for free!

Did you miss the special Lego Batman Be-Leaguered episode on October 27th? You can still catch it for free on the Cartoon Network. You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with the latest Lego news and the best sets in the web. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

This Lego VW Type 2 T1 Bus is absolutely incredible!!

Having already built what is probably the coolest Lego Beetle that ever existed, builder Sheepo has churned out another spectacular Technic model. Normally, Technic models barely come close to looking the part, but this thing is unmistakable as the hippie van of the 60’s. If the looks weren’t enough for you this thing also has…

Everyone Go Home, the Robot Comedians Are Here

Well, fuck. Once robots have senses of humor, we officially have nothing to offer this world. This is not how I expected to witness our obsolescence. Meet Ginger, the project of Marilyn Monrobot‘s Heather Knight. And while the jokes aren’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination, what Ginger lacks in delivery she makes up…

What will future historians say about the 21st century? A new book, written by a historian in 2393, looks at the 21st century and the “Great Collapse of 2093” due to climate change. Co-author Naomi Oreskes says writing science fiction “gave us the freedom to extrapolate and show what’s at stake.”

The Microsoft Band Is a $200 Heart-Monitoring Wristable Supreme

Yes, we just got done telling you all about some Microsoft Band rumors, but don’t bother with those: The Microsoft Band is officially official. The 10-sensor fitness tracker, which should last two days on a charge, will go on sale tomorrow for $200. In addition to the obvious optical heart-rate monitor you can see in…

These pygmy seahorses are so good at changing colors for camouflage

Pygmy seahorses are super tiny creatures that have the awesome ability to camouflage. They attach themselves to colorful corals and blend in so seamlessly that I have a hard time picking them out. What’s cool is that even if the pygmy seahorses are descendants of orange seahorses, they can adapt and become purple if that’s…

Google X Labs is developing a pill that could one day detect cancer and heart disease. The pill would contain 2,000 nanoparticles coated with antibodies and molecules capable of detecting other molecules, and travel through the patient’s bloodstream in search of malignant cells. The findings would be transmitted to a sensor on a wearable device.…

You’ll Never Not Know What To Watch On Netflix Again

For everyone out there who’s spent a feature-length-film amount of time trying to find something good to watch: What Is On Netflix is about to seriously streamline your selection process. The site lists streamables, ranked in descending order based on their respective Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB scores. Yay! How cool is this?? Reddit user BelgianMyWaffle…

Here’s Our First Glimpse of Microsoft’s Fitness Band

We’d heard that Microsoft would have a new wearable device soon, and now we may have our first look at the goods. Microsoft already has a companion app on the Mac App Store, which shows what the new Microsoft Band will probably look like. Officially released by Microsoft Corporation today, the Microsoft Band Sync app…