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What the Lines of a Red Solo Cup Actually Mean

Sipping too many adult beverages out of a red solo cup is a rite of passage in becoming a full-fledged human being. We’ve all done it. But have you ever wondered what the lines of a red solo cup mean? They’re measurements for different types of alcohol. That makes so much logical sense! A line…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 13

Gizmodo’s Happy Hour Party Was a Deadly Fun Night of Drinking

Five gallons of Faux Loko, a hundred car bomb jello shots, five pounds of vodka soaked gummi bears and a beef infused rye shot with a habanero wine chase. We threw a Happy Hour party, and everyone got legendary. https://gizmodo.com/faux-loko-the-diy-drink-i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-abou-5889806 So legendary, in fact, that just about everyone who joined us last night feels like…

Tech News Christopher Mascari May 4

Teens Are Planning Raging Parties at Vacant Multi Million Dollar Mansions with Google and Twitter

Supposedly inspired by that party movie Project X and probably more influenced by their own impressionable roller coaster hormones, teenagers are doing teenage things, only bigger, badder and from the sounds of it, a helluva lot more fun… and illegal. Hundreds of teenagers are flocking to parties at vacant mansions planned using Google and Twitter.…

Tech News Casey Chan May 1

BlackBerry Party in London Turns Sour as a Guy Is Stabbed In the Neck

It’s been a rough old week for RIM, which has had to fight back against reports that it’s hanging up its coat in the consumer-room and will only service the corporate types. Now, this: a 30-something man who was “glassed” at a party to celebrate the BBM service last night in London, where Jessie J…

Tech News Kat Hannaford - gizmodo uk Apr 4

The Punch That Gets Your Whole Party ‘faced

You’ve spent all your money on Christmas presents, and you’re tired of spending time in the kitchen, but you’re throwing a New Year’s party and you need strong, delicious punch in high quantity to ensure everyone gets their swerve on. What to do? Skipper. Good God, Skipper. It’s Friday Saturday afternoon, you’ve made it through…

Tech News Brent Rose Dec 31

How To Keep Track of All Your Friends Tonight

“Hey, let’s all meet at Bill’s party around 8pm.” And that conversation was the last time you saw half of your friends. Tonight is going to be insanity. You’ll be lucky you even make it to midnight, let alone keep your group together. But you know what, let’s try it anyways. Before you head out…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Dec 31

Party Vest Straps an 8-Inch Subwoofer To Your Back

The Christmas party season is in full swing, and if you really want to make a great impression with your boss and co-workers you’ll certainly be noticed if you wear this self-powered speaker vest instead of a sweater and khakis. Available on Etsy for a mere $850, the vest features a pair of amplified motorcycle…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 10

White Box Brings an Artistic Touch to the Gizmodo Gallery Tonight at 9pm

In case you hadn’t noticed, we’ve completely invaded the White Box. In return for putting up with our giant claw game, crazy parties, Nerf wars and loud home theater we’re giving White Box free reign with the Gallery on Friday night. Good thing, too! Because White Box curated an art exhibit especially for the Gallery;…

Tech News Christopher Mascari Dec 8

7 Tools to Party Like a Pagan

Happy Mabon! Isn’t Mabon just your favoritest holiday of the year? Well, maybe not, but perhaps it would be if you were a pagan. Today marks the Autumnal Equinox. Days and nights are of equal duration, so here’s seven tools to help get crunk! You can keep up with Brent Rose, the author of this…

Tech News Brent Rose Sep 23

Tweet Causes Riot At L.A. Film Premiere

It was chaos outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Wednesday night . A documentary about the Electric Daisy Carnival rave was ready for its world debut when a star in the film, DJ Kaskade, tweeted “Today(at)6pm in Hollywood (at)Mann’s Chinese Theatre. ME+BIG SPEAKERS+MUSIC(equals)BLOCK PARTY!!! RT!” It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what happened next.…

Tech News Kelly Jul 28

What Politics Looks Like On Twitter

Twitter is as much a place for tech talk as it is for political discourse along party lines. Don’t believe me, then check out this above graph of politically charged tweets. The researchers behind this study used an algorithm to identify 250,000 tweets from 45,000 users discussing the 2010 midterm elections. They identified party affiliation…

Tech News Kelly Jul 27

American Online Poker Is Under Attack Again

Last Friday, the DOJ unveiled a 52-page (52? LOL.) indictment against three of the biggest online poker companies providing service for Americans—PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker—and alleged that they were guilty of money laundering, along with wire and bank fraud. According to the DOJ attorney, the poker companies “disguised the source of players’…

Tech News Max Behrman Apr 21

Drink until you’re green

The Sierra Club provides evidence that they throw the best parties here, with an extensive list of (figuratively) green liquors. Arguably the most impressive is Flor de Cana rum, which uses sugar from a mill that generates 30 percent of Nicaragua’s electricity. There’s also a comment from the founder of the first carbon-neutral spirits company,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 27

The iGlo Wi-Fi Controllable LED Strip Makes Any Room a Hundred Times More Fun

Say goodbye to the boring strings of holiday lights you decorated with in the days of yore. The iGlo LED set, which can be fully controlled with an iPhone or iPod in real time, transforms any room into an instant party. The 5 meter strip has 120 lights that can be programmed into elaborate sequences…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Oct 18

How To Invite Your Entire Apartment Building To Your Party

Turns out, it’s really easy to get your entire building to come to your party. Just rename your Wi-Fi network to PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT APT #434 and watch all the tech-savvy folks roll in. [Reddit via BuzzFeed]

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 4

Solar Powered Party Box Way More Fun Than Regular Shipping Crate

If you’ve got the space at your next BBQ, the Boxman is a swanky alternative to the plebeian tent or—gag!—lowly picnic table. Made from a converted shipping container, you’re guaranteed to make your friends and neighbors feel inadequate. The Boxman can be delivered directly to your next shindig, and requires only 20 minutes of setup.…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 23

4-Player Globetrotters Game on the iPad Is All Sorts of Crazy

Games aren’t just single player affairs on the iPad. Globetrotters is a game where four players control a corner, competing to see who can catch the most stars and planets. It looks crazy, hectic, and awesome. $1. [Globetrotters]

Space & Spaceflight Casey Chan Apr 2

Stormtroopers, Swordfighters, and MC Frontalot – io9’s Timebender In Pictures

It was like the dreams of a million geeks compressed into a highly-explosive substance and launched at high speed into the heart of Austin. It was io9’s Timebender party at South by Southwest. Here is photographic evidence. The evening began with lines snaking down Trinity St. outside the Pure Volume House, which was hosting the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 14

Come to io9’s Time Bending SXSW Party

Want to hang out with stormtroopers from the 501st, sword fighters from the medieval and Renaissance eras, MC Frontalot, and innocent bystanders attending the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas? Then come to our party! SEE the clashing of swords! HEAR the nerdcore stylings of MC Frontalot! DRINK free booze! Time Bender starts at…

Tech News Annalee Newitz Mar 8

Come To Gawker Media and io9’s Texas Time Bender Party 3/13

Want to hang out with stormtroopers from the 501st, sword fighters from the medieval and Renaissance eras, MC Frontalot, and innocent bystanders attending the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas? Then come to our party! SEE the clashing of swords! HEAR the nerdcore stylings of MC Frontalot! DRINK free booze! Time Bender starts at…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 3

What the Lines of a Red Solo Cup Actually Mean

Gizmodo’s Happy Hour Party Was a Deadly Fun Night of Drinking

Teens Are Planning Raging Parties at Vacant Multi Million Dollar Mansions with Google and Twitter

BlackBerry Party in London Turns Sour as a Guy Is Stabbed In the Neck

The Punch That Gets Your Whole Party ‘faced

How To Keep Track of All Your Friends Tonight

Party Vest Straps an 8-Inch Subwoofer To Your Back

White Box Brings an Artistic Touch to the Gizmodo Gallery Tonight at 9pm

7 Tools to Party Like a Pagan

Tweet Causes Riot At L.A. Film Premiere

What Politics Looks Like On Twitter

American Online Poker Is Under Attack Again

Drink until you’re green

The iGlo Wi-Fi Controllable LED Strip Makes Any Room a Hundred Times More Fun

How To Invite Your Entire Apartment Building To Your Party

Solar Powered Party Box Way More Fun Than Regular Shipping Crate

4-Player Globetrotters Game on the iPad Is All Sorts of Crazy

Stormtroopers, Swordfighters, and MC Frontalot – io9’s Timebender In Pictures

Come to io9’s Time Bending SXSW Party

Come To Gawker Media and io9’s Texas Time Bender Party 3/13

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