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What if Game of Thrones was a CW series?

We’ve seen plenty of Game of Thrones “what if” scenarios based on the hit TV series Game of Thrones and the book that inspired it, but this one might be our favorite. This stunningly well-done video asks, “What if Game of Thrones was a CW series?” Cue the somber but marketable music about feelings and…

How to Send a Facebook Gift

Starting today, you can buy your Facebook friends real-life gifts. Woohoo! Now you can advertise to everyone on Facebook how you are just such a fantastically nice dude(tte). Here’s how to do it. https://gizmodo.com/facebook-gifts-just-became-the-easiest-way-to-look-good-5961263 We’ll my good friend and colleague Kyle Wagner as a guinea pig; I’ve noticed lately that he could really use a…

Scientists claim that homosexuality is not genetic — but it arises in the womb

A team of international researchers has completed a study that suggests we will probably never find a ‘gay gene.’ Sexual orientation is not about genetics, say the researchers, it’s about epigenetics. This is the process where DNA expression is influenced by any number of external factors in the environment. And in the case of homosexuality,…

Gifts for The Obsessive Gamer

You have someone in your life who loves gaming. You want to get them a gift. But you can’t get them Black Ops II, because they snatched that up the day it dropped. Boost their gear arsenal instead. Hey there! You might notice our gift guides look a little different this year. That’s because we’re…

Flow chart breaks down each Hobbit dwarf by their bizarro beards

Stil confusing Oin and Gloin with Fili and Kili? No problem! This handy dandy flow chart of all the dwarves from The Hobbit movie breaks them down by their elaborate facial hair differences, and a few other distinguishing marks. It’s actually fairly helpful. [LOTR Project via I Love Charts]

Your future awaits — but is this what you want?

Check out this horrifying yet strangely compelling futuristic vision put together by artist Miles Johnston. Called “Substitution,” it’s the portrayal of a man who’s brain-jacked himself into a fully immersive virtual reality — one so compelling that he has completely detached himself from the outside world. Johnston writes, “I was thinking about how creepy it…

This Is What an iPod Looked Like in the Roaring Twenties

In the 1920s, the world was still about 60 years away from the first Walkman, and about 80 from the iPod, but portable music was still apparently a thing. All you had to do was rig a little radio to your garter and a speaker around your head, as the 20s lady in the above…

These Aliens Really Want to Put That Baby in the Microwave

Lee Hardcastle, better known as the maker of that delightfully violent penguin-themed claymation remake of The Thing, continues his reign as the early ’80s Sam Raimi of the claymation world with this short tale of a baby, a microwave and the alien invasion that desperately wants to bring the two together. I feel 100% confident…

USB-Powered Self-Misting Hairbrush: Thanko, You’ve Done It Again

Just when you think the industrial designers of the world have lost their inspiration for true innovation, Thanko comes along and opens a new window to improving our lives through technology. This time around it’s a USB-rechargeable hairbrush featuring a built-in water reservoir and misting pump, so the humidity’s always perfect. When its tiny tank’s…

7 Ways to Save the Microsoft Surface

It has a more dynamic interface. It has Office inside. It can run two apps on the same screen. And it has a USB port and a built-in kickstand. The iPad has none of these things, and the Microsoft Surface does. So why does Microsoft’s first tablet already seem to be on the ropes? According…

Though 88% want to keep Facebook’s guidelines, Zuckerbug’s axing them anyway —RIP Democracy.

How to injure your genitals like an American

From a recent issue of the Journal of Urology comes a list that’s guaranteed to make you wince: a ranking of consumer products most commonly associated with genitourinary injuries and emergency room visits in the United States. The study, led by UCSF urologist Herman Bagga, looks at genital injuries between 2002 and 2010, in an…

Yahoo Mail Finally Gets a Slick Redesign of its Own

Remember Yahoo Mail? You probably haven’t used it in years because it’s been out-featured by the vastly superior Gmail. Well, today we’re getting our first look at Yahoo’s new vision for its abandoned email service. And from what we can see, the new Yahoo Mail might even be worth trying. In a blog post, Yahoo…

A real-life Hobbit pub has opened for business in New Zealand

Hobbit fans looking to celebrate their victories by pouring back a cool one in the same tradition as Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin are in for a real treat. The Green Dragon, a New Zealand pub that recreates the look and feel of the same drinking establishment as seen in the Lord of the Rings…

Twitter’s Year of Tweets Reminds Us That the Super Bowl Happens Every Year

Stop everything: Twitter has released its year-end review. What did we care about in 2012? Twelve months’ worth of tweets does a pretty good job answering that question, although it’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect. You can browse through the most popular Twitter topics, the tweets that were retweeted the most, the biggest hashtags…

Google60: Search the Web Mad Men-Style

Grab yourself a cocktail and say goodbye to your productivity with this brilliant Google60 parody that lets you use the search tool as if you only had access to a monstrous IBM System/360 mainframe. Spoiler alert: you’ll probably be pulling your hair out after five minutes. Announced in 1964, the S/360 would have been the…

A familiar Star Trek Into Darkness character is confirmed — just not who you think!

We may not know who Benedict Cumberbatch is playing — but we may at least know one important character who’ll be appearing in Star Trek Into Darkness. Michael Bay may have found his latest crop of pretty young humans to distract from the punching robots in Transformers 4. Bryan Singer might borrow The Hobbit’s technical…

Drones Now Have an AC/DC Soundtrack, via Laser Beam

What is it about technology and Aussie rock band AC/DC? In July a computer hack led to the band’s track Thunderstruck belting out at top volume in an Iranian nuclear power plant. Now AC/DC’s signature hit Highway to Hell is riding on a laser beam that’s being bounced off a drone in mid-flight. When the…

Google CEO Larry Page Talks Apple Spats, Google+, and the Future of Search

CNN Money has managed to get a rare, long interview with Google head honcho Larry Page. In fact, its only Page’s second big interview with a print publication since he became CEO back on 2011. Here are some choice cuts, before you read the whole thing. On Google’s relationship with Apple: “I think it would…

Nokia Engineer Finds Hack to Get In-Game Purchases for Free on Windows 8

A Nokia engineer who works with Windows 8 has stumbled across a trick which allows users to avoid paying for in-game purchases—and he’s published it online. It’s not the easiest process in the world, but it does seem to work. Justin Angel, the engineer in question, explains the process using the Soulcraft Windows 8 game…