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I’m Gonna Kill All You Potatoes—With My Rotary Peeler!

I usually peel everything with one of my ceramic or Adamantium knives, but I guess I could put my manliness aside and go for convenience and function with the Rotary Peeler. The Joseph Joseph Rotary Peeler is a thingamajig with three stainless steel blades in one: Standard, soft-skin, and Julienne. Obviously, to change to the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Samsung Galaxy Tab, Red and White BlackBerry Torches Coming to AT&T This Year

Engadget has a (partial) peek at AT&T’s holiday lineup, and it looks like Samsung’s Android 2.2-running Galaxy Tab will be hopping on the network, joined by the WP7 Samsung Cetus and BlackBerry Torches in festive red and white. [

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Bureaucratic molasses gums up asteroid apocalypse prevention

A 2005 congressional mandate requires NASA to record 90% of the 20,000+ near Earth objects (NEOs) sized 140+ meters in diameter. NASA has until 2020 to catalog them but lacks time and funding. Ah, the politics of doomsday prevention. A recent article in Nature notes the political and logistical difficulties inherent in logging those NEOs…

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Walmart’s Getting In the Wireless Business

Looks like Walmart’s wrapping its tentacles around cellphones; the indomitable retailer announced its Walmart Family Mobile plan today. Surprise! It’s cheap. Really, really cheap. Walmart Family Mobile will offer unlimited calling and texting for $45 per month for the first line, and an additional $25 for a second. The plan, in partnership with T-Mobile, also…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Deal with office politics Terminator-style, with this rubber band Gatling gun

One of the things you never hear about in corporate dystopia stories is how office supplies are going to be weaponized. Luckily, some gun geeks have rectified this problem, by inventing a $500 automatic weapon that shoots rubber bands. According to the seller: The rubber band gun can hold over 100 rubber bands and shoots…

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CBS News Comes to the iPad, in Thumbnails

CBS News has a new iPad app, splitting things up into “News” and “Shows” and offering a sea of thumbnails for each. You can save stories for offline reading and watch some full episodes right in the app. Free. [iTunes]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Lighting the Yard

While summer is winding down everywhere else, San Francisco’s heat is just arriving. For me, it’s the right time to set up backyard lights. I recently moved into a wonderful home with a beautiful yard, but a yard that takes a bit of time to care for. I’ve been spending a good chunk of my…

Tech News Brian Lam

The 55 Best Comedies To Watch Instantly on Netflix

Slogging through your Netflix Watch Instantly options can be a nightmarish tour of the straight-to-DVD netherworld. Fortunately, our friends over at Splitsider have compiled a handy list of 55 comedies for your queue that aren’t just excellent—they’re essential. You could argue that there are more movies out there that are worth watching that didn’t make…

Movies Brian Barrett

Faraway planet lacks methane gas, violating everything we know about atmospheres

A Neptune-sized exoplanet thirty-three light-years away is defying all our expectations of what planetary atmospheres should look like. The planet has 7,000 times less methane gas than expected, but it’s rich in carbon monoxides…and we have no idea why. The planet, designated GJ 436b, should be absolutely dominated by methane gas, and yet analysis reveals…

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Caption this picture and win a free copy of William Gibson’s “Zero History”

We’ve got 9 copies of William Gibson’s new novel Zero History to give away. Want one? Then write the most Gibsonian caption you can for this image. Here are the rules: Your caption can be no longer than two sentences. It should be in a Gibsonian style. Post it in comments below to win. To…

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There’s a House Hidden In This Photograph

Look closely. There is a house hidden in this photograph. It’s right there, on plain sight. Can’t you see it? Perhaps looking from another angle will help you. The photo above shows the house’s front, as you approach it from the road. It’s just a gargantuan natural boulder, which is why the house itself is…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Clear 4G Wireless Hits NY and LA

If you live in New York or Los Angeles and enjoy fast 4G wireless, read the next sentence: Clear has announced a dual 3G/4G pre-launch service, wherein customers will have access to limited 4G speeds as infrastructure is rolled out. [Clear]

Tech News Sam Biddle

Does Streaming Video Work Well Enough To Be Enjoyable?

Live streams were a godsend for us office-folk during the World Cup this summer, because watching games in halting, blocky clips was better than not watching them at all. Otherwise, though, is streaming good enough to really be enjoyable? YouTube’s showing off their new streaming video platform, YouTube Live, and while you may not necessarily…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Will Seth Green’s new Star Wars show feature Yoda doing stand-up comedy?

Robot Chicken’s Seth Green and Matt Senreich have been tight-lipped about their new Star Wars series, but over the weekend they finally opened up and shared some details. Are you ready for Jon Stewart crossed with Spongebob Squarepants? Talking to Big Shiny Robot at the premiere party for Star Wars: The Clone Wars season three,…

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New Wicker Man sequel will help you forget Nic Cage’s infamous bee-gargle

Who can forget the gargling bee-filled gasps of Nic Cage’s Wicker Man remake? But this new sequel, The Wicker Tree, written and directed by the original film-maker Robin Hardy and starring original leading man Christopher Lee, might help us heal. Here’s the official synopsis — nothing says fry me up pagans like a couple of…

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Custom superhero Converse help your feet triumph over evil

I love the way these custom Converse manage to mix a vintage hightop look with vintage imagery from DC Comics. Those Wonder Woman sneaks are my new fetish object. According to RobotSumi: DC Comics is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. As part of the celebration, DC and Converse collaborated some custom Chuck Taylors featuring…

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Gadget Deals of the Day

Today, we feature some awesome deals on a 17.3″ Core i5 HP Laptop, Alan Wake Limited Edition for Xbox 360, and a free Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwich w/ Drink Purchase. Yum. Top Deals: • 17.3″ HP G72 Core i5 Laptop for $654.99 plus free shipping (normally $700) • Alan Wake Limited Edition (Xbox 360) for…

Tech News Adam Harris

The Electric Car That Doesn’t Need to Be Charged

This car—built by students at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences—doesn’t need charging. It is powered by energy sucked straight from the road, using electric induction. Like the Powermat gadget chargers, but in motion. https://gizmodo.com/powermat-charger-has-no-f-wires-5376793 The E-Quickie is like a full-scale slot racer but without rails. It doesn’t need to be in contact with any…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Evidence that the cars of the present are letting our grandparents down

This hopeful illustration from the December 1930 issue of Modern Mechanics predicted that future fellows and flappers would fly around in this highfalutin flivver. Look out your window. I see no half-crop-duster-half-jalopies whizzing around. Sorry, readers of 1930. [Spotted on Modern Mechanix]

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Zune HD2 In the Works at Microsoft?

Rumors of the Zune HD2, a next-gen entertainment device that would run Windows Phone 7’s spiffy Xbox Live games, have been kicking around for months. But a new Microsoft job listing suggests that now it’s actually in the works. https://gizmodo.com/zune-hd2-will-be-like-ipod-touch-for-windows-phone-7-r-5489587 The listing, which was dug up by WMPoweruser, calls for a mechanical engineer to help…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

I’m Gonna Kill All You Potatoes—With My Rotary Peeler!

Samsung Galaxy Tab, Red and White BlackBerry Torches Coming to AT&T This Year

Bureaucratic molasses gums up asteroid apocalypse prevention

Walmart’s Getting In the Wireless Business

Deal with office politics Terminator-style, with this rubber band Gatling gun

CBS News Comes to the iPad, in Thumbnails

Lighting the Yard

The 55 Best Comedies To Watch Instantly on Netflix

Faraway planet lacks methane gas, violating everything we know about atmospheres

Caption this picture and win a free copy of William Gibson’s “Zero History”

There’s a House Hidden In This Photograph

Clear 4G Wireless Hits NY and LA

Does Streaming Video Work Well Enough To Be Enjoyable?

Will Seth Green’s new Star Wars show feature Yoda doing stand-up comedy?

New Wicker Man sequel will help you forget Nic Cage’s infamous bee-gargle

Custom superhero Converse help your feet triumph over evil

Gadget Deals of the Day

The Electric Car That Doesn’t Need to Be Charged

Evidence that the cars of the present are letting our grandparents down

Zune HD2 In the Works at Microsoft?

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