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Tokyo’s Clever Plan to Reuse 1964 Olympic Stadiums for the 2020 Games

Tokyo was chosen as the host of the 2020 Olympics this weekend, based on a $5 billion bid that’s surprisingly slim compared to the money spent by other recent host cities. The crux of their proposal (besides that whole ice wall around Fukushima thing)? A plan to retrofit three major venues originally built for the…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Which Colleges Have the Most BitTorrent Traffic?

It’s a new school year, which means it’s time for the bright-eyed youth of our fine country to move into their dorm rooms, fire up their laptops, and take advantage of the blazing-fast, weapons-grade campus Internet to torrent the movies and music they missed over the summer. Which colleges and universities have the biggest BitTorrent…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Ancient Roman coins depict sundry sexual acts, but what were they for?

The Romans loved sex. The wrote graphic poetry about it, and scrawled x-rated graffiti on their city walls. They even emblazoned currency with depictions of sexual acts. But what purpose did this coinage serve? Fair warning: numismatic pornography after the jump – potentially NSFW. https://gizmodo.com/the-lost-city-of-pompeii-pictures-of-an-alien-world-f-5825459 https://gizmodo.com/the-graffiti-of-pompeii-was-downright-raunchy-and-abso-5929627 The racy coins in question are known as “spintriae.”…

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What It’s Like To Watch an Entire Football Field on an Über-Wide Screen

A few weeks ago, news of Panasonic’s ambitious ultra-widescreen four-camera system had us trying to desperately imagine what it must be like to watch an entire sporting event on a single 64:9 panorama. But thankfully we don’t have to strain our imaginations any further, because Panasonic has posted some sample footage of a football game…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

NSA Chief’s Former War Room Was Modeled After the Starship Enterprise

NSA director Keith Alexander might be the most famous spy in America right now. Everyone wants to know who’s really behind the agency’s widespread snooping. And now, a lengthy profile of Alexander in Foreign Policy invites even more intrigue. It also reveals some of the general’s weird ways. The core questions raised about Alexander the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Our New iPhone Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now

Welcome friends! In just a few hours, Apple’s going to take the wrapping off of the updated iPhone 5S and the all new, budget-friendly iPhone 5C. We’ll be covering it all live, right here. Join us! The keynote kicks off at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, but we’re firing up the ol’ liveblog machine about an hour…

Tech News Brian Barrett

LG OLED TV Display Shootout: Absolutely Stunning

Just how good is OLED TV technology? DisplayMate’s Dr. Raymond Soneira put LG’s latest OLED offering through its paces. You may never watch TV the same way again. Displays with Organic Light Emitting Diodes, OLEDs, are the most interesting and promising new display technology in over a decade—possibly ever. In a span of just a…

Tech News Dr. Raymond M. Soneira - DisplayMate Technologies

Dealzmodo: Start Your Week Off With Great Storage Deals From Amazon

Amazon has put together some really aggressive discounts on Toshiba storage for today’s Gold Box Deal of the Day, resulting in many historic lows and must-buy prices. The 16GB SDHC Card for only $9 is the star of the show, but there’s a lot of great stuff to choose from. We also don’t see CompactFlash…

Tech News Shane Roberts

Behold the Hulk Poodle from Ang Lee’s Hulk

Remember when the father released the Gamma Dogs on Bruce Banner in Ang Lee’s Hulk? Probably not, but that’s okay. Little known fact about the much maligned 2003 movie, within the pack of mutant Hulk Dogs was a poodle. A Hulk Poodle! And here is the concept art to prove it. As you can kind…

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Incredible Disney Microphone Transmit Sounds Through Your Fingertips

When it comes to secrets, whispering just got outdated. Disney Research has come up with a microphone, straight out of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, that doesn’t actually amplify your ramblings, but instead turns them into a secret signal you can transmit by touch. The Ishin-Den-Shin installation—named for a Japanese term that means something along…

Tech News Eric Limer

The pygmalion effect and the golem effect

What’s a way to bring out the best in those around you? Expect them to already be the best, and let that attitude show. They will perform up, or down, to your expectations. There are two named effects concerning how people react to their observers — the golem effect and the pygmalion effect. Naturally the…

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What powerful editor banned this demon child from her fashion magazine?

The most powerful fashion magazine editor in the planet expelled this crappy demon singer from her December cover because she found her dance “distasteful.” https://jezebel.com/anna-wintour-kills-miley-cyrus-vogue-cover-after-twerki-1277111311

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Watch as SpaceX’s Grasshopper scares the crap out of a herd of cattle

SpaceX has released a new video of last month’s remarkable Grasshopper test flight in which the reusable rocket performed an incredible 300-foot lateral maneuver. The zoomed-out view puts the feat into better perspective — while also showing how effective the rocket is at terrifying the local livestock. https://gizmodo.com/watch-as-grasshopper-sets-a-new-record-by-hopping-ove-700418705 https://gizmodo.com/dammit-grasshopper-stop-being-so-amazing-already-1138743614 [Via The Verge]

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Soft Foam Cabinets Are the Ultimate Kid-Friendly Furniture

If you’ve got little kids crawling, walking, or running around, your home is probably a maze of security gates, closed doors, and padded corners. As a parent there’s no such thing as too much safety, and Netherlands-based Studio Dewi van de Klomp’s unique line of soft foam cabinets could be the perfect furniture solution until…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Assad threatens with terrorism: US should “expect every action”

Talking to Charlie Rose, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fired a not-so-veiled threat if the United States attacks Syria. Citing terrorist groups that he ‘can’t control,’ he said that “you should expect everything. Not necessarily from the government.” Of course, he denied the authorship of the chemical attacks. http://gawker.com/syrian-president-chats-with-charlie-rose-denies-everyt-1274899648

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Opera Coast: a Stripped-Down Browser Built Just for iPad

Web browsing on the iPad—or any tablet for that matter—is far too frustrating of an experience for what’s really one of the device’s most basic uses. Safari for iOS was designed with an iPhone in mind, so anything larger becomes an awkward mix of sweeping gestures and pointed tapping. Opera’s newly launched iPad-only browser, Coast,…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

These impossibly cool new materials will change the world

Graphene aerogel. Titanium foam. Aluminum bubble wrap. Artificial spider silk. Molecular superglue. These recently invented five of the materials not only sound cool—they will change the world. Here’s how. https://gizmodo.com/5-of-the-craziest-new-man-made-materials-893364032

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Sony’s other new console is ridiculously tiny: The PS Vita TV

The PS4—Sony’s new next-generation console—is huge. The PS Vita TV—Sony’s other new console announced today—is really tiny. It plays video on demand, streams video from your phone or tablet, and plays video games. It’s basically an Apple TV with a joystick. https://kotaku.com/introducing-ps-vita-tv-1276599936

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Fake chemistry professor pranks students on first day of class

First-year students attending a chemistry class at the University of Rochester were recently duped by a fellow student pretending to be their professor. He had them completely fooled — but then the real professor showed up asking, “Who the hell are you?” During the prank, UofR senior Patrick Adelman of the Chamber Boys online radio…

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A Lightning Cable’s Always Close at Hand With This iPhone 5 Case

There’s rarely a time when your smartphone couldn’t use a bit of a charge. And to save you from always having to carry a cable in your back pocket, South Korea’s LAB.C has cooked up an iPhone 5 case with a short, flexible Lightning adapter on the back. It assumes you’ll always have access to…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Tokyo’s Clever Plan to Reuse 1964 Olympic Stadiums for the 2020 Games

Which Colleges Have the Most BitTorrent Traffic?

Ancient Roman coins depict sundry sexual acts, but what were they for?

What It’s Like To Watch an Entire Football Field on an Über-Wide Screen

NSA Chief’s Former War Room Was Modeled After the Starship Enterprise

Our New iPhone Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now

LG OLED TV Display Shootout: Absolutely Stunning

Dealzmodo: Start Your Week Off With Great Storage Deals From Amazon

Behold the Hulk Poodle from Ang Lee’s Hulk

Incredible Disney Microphone Transmit Sounds Through Your Fingertips

The pygmalion effect and the golem effect

What powerful editor banned this demon child from her fashion magazine?

Watch as SpaceX’s Grasshopper scares the crap out of a herd of cattle

Soft Foam Cabinets Are the Ultimate Kid-Friendly Furniture

Assad threatens with terrorism: US should “expect every action”

Opera Coast: a Stripped-Down Browser Built Just for iPad

These impossibly cool new materials will change the world

Sony’s other new console is ridiculously tiny: The PS Vita TV

Fake chemistry professor pranks students on first day of class

A Lightning Cable’s Always Close at Hand With This iPhone 5 Case

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