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Fear the Pant Zipper

My childhood was active enough. I was as fearless as any toddler. I frolicked in the mud and climbed on now-banned metal jungle gyms. I was rambunctious. Then I met the pajamas with the feet. At first I remember loving the idea. Those PJs were unassuming, but warm. Comforting. The itchy brown fabric was completely…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 19

One in Ten Tasers Are Defective, Voltage “Exceeds Manufacturer’s Specifications”

Yikes. The Canadian province of Alberta called in 400 of its police tasers for a study on their effectiveness, and what did they find? Over 10% unleash more voltage than they should. The good news is that most of those found to be defective were older models—42, specifically, out of 50 found duds. But the…

Tech News John Mahoney Apr 23

Lawn Darts Are Back, Deadlier Than Ever

Lawn Darts were a game from a simpler, more naive time. Sure, they could embed themselves in your little sister’s head just as easily as the lawn, but they were fun. Now they’re back. They’re back thanks to the unfortunately named Jarts In Your Heart web site, which sells the banned items thanks to a…

Tech News Jack Loftus Mar 29

Saber Saw Sex Toy Incident: DIY Gone Very, Very Wrong (NSFW)s

A 27-year old woman was rushed to the hospital after a kinky encounter with her partner resulted in injuries that I would rather not contemplate. Sufficed to say, dildos and saber saws don’t mix. Amazingly enough, these DIYers fitted the sex toy right over the blade. Yup…it was still attached. And no, this didn’t happen…

Tech News Sean Fallon Mar 12

Lounge Fire Fireplace Looks Like a Bench—What Could Go Wrong?

Woe to the guest who mistakes your Lounge Fire fireplace for a comfy bench, for hidden in the middle is a flame producing jet. Who green-lit this pyro project, Mr. Magoo? Even the rendered photos of this fireplace show fictional living spaces where this fireplace is disguised with plants and boxes. The Lounge Fire folks…

Tech News Jack Loftus Feb 15

This Is Why You Don’t Take an Expensive DSLR to a Rally Car Race

Have you ever seen how close photographers and spectators get to the action at rally car events? This guy is lucky that his head didn’t go flying with his DSLR. Click to view [Break via Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/speeding-rally-car-clips-photographer-sends-camera-fly-5152879

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 13

Stephen Fry Slams the BlackBerry Storm

We have a soft spot for genius comedian-actor-writer-gadget-juggler Stephen Fry here at the Giz. He speaks things as he sees them, as an end user, with his usual wit. Lately he has been playing with a BlackBerry Storm and, like our review, he thinks that it’s no you-know-who killer. In fact, he completely smashes it…

Reviews Jesus Diaz Nov 27

Rage Wireless Guitar Leaks Acid, Can Burn Your Rock Jewels

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled all the 57,000 $55 Rage Wireless Guitars sold to date, all made in China. The reason: A circuit board defect that can cause the AA batteries included to leak acid if they are installed incorrectly. This means the acid may reach consumers flesh and product chemical burns in…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 22

Better Than Hypospray: Japanese Inventor Creates Needle-Free, Painless Injection

Most of our childhoods have already been ruined by needles at the doctor’s office, but one Japanese inventor thinks he’s come up with the perfect pain-free, needle-free injection to soothe tomorrow’s lucky kids. Called Mother’s Kiss, the device would theoretically eliminate the need for needles and even existing needle-free devices, which use gas or air…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 28

Japanese Beauty Products Use Brute Force to Make You Fabulous

If you think parts of your face are out of proportion, like some Japanese people apparently do, there are tools available today that can help correct your ugliness. No, not plastic surgery. Too messy. Too obvious. I’m talking about tools like Kogao Meiku Beruto (small face make belt), which wrap your misshapen melon in gentle…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 28

NASA Tests Orion Parachute (Result: Spectacular Failure)

Filed under the “good thing we tried it out first” department is this recent test of Shuttle-replacement Orion’s parachute re-entry system. Based on the same system used for Apollo, the group of eight parachutes deploys after re-entry, ensuring the Orion capsule glides down back to terra firma for a pillow-soft landing. That’s what’s supposed to…

Space & Spaceflight John Mahoney Aug 20

Optimus Maximus Keyboard Gets Coffee Bath, Apparently Survives

It was only a matter of time. This image popped up on an Optimus Live Journal group, showing the sad results of a clumsy morning with a steaming mug and a $1,600 Optimus Maximus keyboard, which is one place we didn’t take our review-yet. Not much info on what happened or whether this was a…

Tech News John Mahoney Aug 1

Epic Blob Jump Proves That Fun and Adventure Aren’t Without Consequences

This video shows a girl getting absolutely launched into the air from an inflatable “blob” on a lake. She lies on one end, while what has got to be a much larger man jumps down onto the other. It looks like both the most fun thing ever as well as one of the most painful…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jul 30

JVC HP-FXC50 Headphones First to Put the Speaker Driver Inside Your Ear

A new set of in-ear phones to be released in Japan later this year is claiming to be the first to have speaker drivers small enough to actually fit inside your ear canal. Usually the drivers are in the bulbous part of the buds, with a narrow hollow channel leading into the ear. JVC is…

Tech News John Mahoney Jul 22

Dude Takes a Tennis Ball to the Crotch at 50MPH for ‘Science’

Click to view This poor bastard signed up as a volunteer for this “science” show and ended up having to stand with his junk in front of a tennis ball machine. The test? To see what happens to your body during a solid strike to the ol’ hangin’ brains. Shockingly, his pulse rate went up…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 21

Guy Who Uses Stun Gun on Son to Toughen Him Up Jailed, Unsurprisingly

The father of an 18-month-old child is off to jail for four years after being found guilty of using a stun gun on the boy. His reason for using the 100,000-volt Dragonfire, which resulted in muscle damage to the kid’s heart, was because he wanted his son to be “the toughest cage fighter ever.” Yeah,…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Jan 30

Nintendo Losing Out on $1 Billion from Holiday Wii Shortage?

Nintendo has already gone on record stating that the Wii shortages have been a detriment to the company—that they’ve lost out on potential sales since much of Nintendo’s target casual gaming audience won’t bother with it down the line—even if this NYT article has statements that differ. But while we knew Nintendo had screwed up,…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 14

Dream Lover 2000 Keeps That Dawg on a Shocking Leash

This “male management and boyfriend training unit” is an add-on to that CB-3000 male chastity belt that attaches to a submissive male’s member, keeping it, and him, out of harm’s way or out of anybody else’s pants. This Dream Lover 2000 add-on takes it a step further, letting the poor sap’s mistress remotely administer shocks,…

Tech News Charlie White Aug 14

Dell Promotes Laptops With Toshiba Destruction

Dell’s new promotion of their Latitude XT tablet PC gets personal—claiming frustration with bad tablets, they sawed Toshiba’s competing M400 Portege 3500 in half. We’re not sure how, if at all, Toshiba plans to retaliate. But we humbly suggest the use of eggs, toilet paper and a half-broken bottle of Jack when proceeding. Thanks Matt!

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jul 29

Sprint Dumps Needy Customers

Did you ever have a boyfriend/girlfriend who seem really cool until they start calling all the time, forcing you to dump them even though they were super hot? No? Well Sprint has, except they call these crazy boyfriends/girlfriends their customers. In a “Dear John” letter for the record books, Sprint dumped their most high-maintenance customers.…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jul 5

Fear the Pant Zipper

One in Ten Tasers Are Defective, Voltage “Exceeds Manufacturer’s Specifications”

Lawn Darts Are Back, Deadlier Than Ever

Saber Saw Sex Toy Incident: DIY Gone Very, Very Wrong (NSFW)s

Lounge Fire Fireplace Looks Like a Bench—What Could Go Wrong?

This Is Why You Don’t Take an Expensive DSLR to a Rally Car Race

Stephen Fry Slams the BlackBerry Storm

Rage Wireless Guitar Leaks Acid, Can Burn Your Rock Jewels

Better Than Hypospray: Japanese Inventor Creates Needle-Free, Painless Injection

Japanese Beauty Products Use Brute Force to Make You Fabulous

NASA Tests Orion Parachute (Result: Spectacular Failure)

Optimus Maximus Keyboard Gets Coffee Bath, Apparently Survives

Epic Blob Jump Proves That Fun and Adventure Aren’t Without Consequences

JVC HP-FXC50 Headphones First to Put the Speaker Driver Inside Your Ear

Dude Takes a Tennis Ball to the Crotch at 50MPH for ‘Science’

Guy Who Uses Stun Gun on Son to Toughen Him Up Jailed, Unsurprisingly

Nintendo Losing Out on $1 Billion from Holiday Wii Shortage?

Dream Lover 2000 Keeps That Dawg on a Shocking Leash

Dell Promotes Laptops With Toshiba Destruction

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