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How to Get All of Your Social Media Updates in One Place

You log into Facebook and check your updates, switch to Twitter to do the same, then to Snapchat, then Instagram, then Tumblr, then WhatsApp, then two or three more. Save yourself from social media fatigue and earn back some productivity points by consolidating all your incoming feeds into one place—here are some ideas about how…

Gadgets David Nield

Chargers For Any Situation, Perfect Frozen Drinks, and More Deals

We posted this deal yesterday, but it got derailed by a price mistake. If you missed out, the original deal (which is actually quite good) is back today with new promo codes. The Power Castle external charger is actually the Wirecutter’s favorite, and the various bundled items all have great reviews as well. Just be…

Tech News Shep McAllister

What Would Happen If the 20 Biggest US Cities Were Wiped Out With Nukes

Wiping out an American city, much less the largest ones, requires either blast yields well beyond the capability of any terrorist organization, or numbers of nuclear weapons that would make the terrorist organization one of the largest nuclear powers on the planet. This is particularly true of major cities such as Atlanta, Houston, and LA,…

Tech News Carter Moore - Quora

Tuesday Game Room: The Pre-Sequel Edition

The October game deluge continues! A veritable swathe of titles this week means there’s something for everyone – especially if you’re a fan of horror or of insanely funny robots. Picking a new game up this week? Playing something else? Come let us know in the latest edition of Tuesday Game Room! What have you…

Tech News James Whitbrook

I don’t know what’s going on in this trippy music video but I love it

Pump up the zolpidem tartrate and fire up those speakers up to eleven before watching this new video for Source, the second track of Fever The Ghost’s EP Crab In Honey. Fever The Ghost is a Los Angeles-based band. Their EP Crab in Honey—mastered by Mastered by Bob Ludwig (David Bowie, Nirvana, Radiohead)—sounds delicious. You…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Who Needs Sleight of Hand When You Have a Playing Card Slingshot?

Being able to send a playing card whizzing across a room with a quick flick of the wrist is a neat party trick, but Joerg Sprave has always been more interested in slicing open targets than impressing party guests. So he used his mastery of the slingshot to design and build a weapon that uses…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Amazing wormhole opens in Norway—or maybe it’s just an aurora

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is featuring a stunning Auroral Corona over some beautiful Norwegian islands, masterfully photographed by Harald Albrigtsen last month in Kvaløya, Tromsø. If you told me this is how wormholes look like, I would believe you. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Fitbit’s New “Charge” Could Track Your Heart and Get Phone Notifications

It’s been over half a year since Fitbit recalled all of its latest Force wristbands, but it finally looks like a replacement is right around the corner. Of course, Fitbit isn’t just releasing a new version of the Force. New FCC and patent filings suggest that the new Fitbit is something new and better. Leaked…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Short film: A strange tale of mice and men with a disturbing ending

I watched this short film yesterday night and I’m still thinking about it. Who is this guy? Why are there clones of him? Why is there a time loop? Is the guy actually a mouse in some experiment? Is it a metaphor of the futility of life itself? Thanks filmmaker Justin Tagg for fucking up…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Apparent Nexus 6 Leak Could Give Best Look Yet at Google’s Giant Phone

We could be seeing Google’s new Nexus devices as soon as tomorrow (!), but this last minute image leak gives a convincing look at what’s coming. Posted on Twitter by the famous-yet-retired leaker Evan Blass, aka evleaks, this modified Motorola smartphone, sporting Android L, could be the Nexus we’ve been waiting for. Although there are…

Tech News Darren Orf

Epic 26-year road trip is a great love story with a heartbreaking ending

Gunther Holtorf spent the last 26 years on a road trip around the globe with Christine, a total stranger who met him in Africa after he published ad asking for a companion in a German magazine. His journey includes 177 countries, 549,000 miles (884,000 kilometers) and loads of pictures taken from his old Leica. According…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

Ryobi’s New Accessories Turn Your Smartphone Into a Toolbox

It may never be able to slice through a two-by-four or mix cement, but your smartphone can still be a useful tool on a construction site with Ryobi’s new Phone Works accessories, which grant your device new capabilities while taking advantage of its large display. The collection includes eight accessories in all that are designed…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

You can ogle, and maybe buy, some of these amazing Movie props this week

Holy crap. The Prop store are holding an auction in London this Thursday on over 300 movie props – and there’s a lot to love. Ripley’s Flamethrower? Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator 2 outfit? Leeloo’s Braces? A Death Star Turbolaser!? SOMEBODY HIDE MY WALLET BEFORE I DO SOMETHING REALLY STUPID. We’ve mentioned the Prop Store on Toybox…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Skype’s New Group Video Messaging App Takes a Late Cue from Snapchat

Skype Qik is a solid video messaging app that’d be a guaranteed hit if Skype could go back in time and release it a few years ago. Skype Qik lets you take 42-second videos and send them to friends off your contact list, creating an impromptu video message relay that disappears after two weeks. There…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

12 Awesome Star Wars Posters, From Collector’s Items to Concept Art

The franchise needs no introduction now, but a long time ago in this very galaxy, even Star Wars had to entice an audience into the theater. A new book called Star Wars Art: Posters collects some of the most iconic—and stylistically diverse—broadsides from A New Hope through Revenge of the Sith, plus a bit of…

Tech News Jordan Kushins

Good morning, Shanghai

This beautiful time-lapse takes us to a tour of Shanghai, one of the most futuristic looking cities in the world. After watching the video, Shanghai climbed to the top of my list of cities to visit before I turn 40. This is part of a series in which we are featuring beautiful time-lapses of cities…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

Smartwatches Fulfill Their True Destiny With a Game Boy Emulator

Google and Apple can pitch them as productivity tools all they want, but the real reason anyone would strap a smartwatch to their wrist is as a more covert way to kill time and avoid boredom. So it’s good to know that when your Twitter and Facebook feeds run dry, you can always boot up…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How the T-Shirt Was Invented

The t-shirt is arguably the most popular outer garment in the entire world. Coming in a range of styles, colors and sizes there is quite literally a t-shirt for everyone. But where did this iconic garment come from and how did it become so popular? Relatively speaking, the t-shirt is a fairly new addition to…

Tech News Karl Smallwood - TodayIFoundOut.com

A Windows Flaw Let Russian Hackers Spy on NATO, EU and More

Reuters is reporting that Russian hackers were able to spy on computers used by NATO, the European Union and the Ukraine, as well as private companies, thanks to a security flaw in Windows. Security firm iSight Partners claims that Russian hackers have been attempting to gain information relating to the Ukraine crisis. However, in August…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Guy transforms big chunk of wood into a salad bowl in hypnotizing video

It could be that piece of wood spinning endlessly or the fact that it’s hard to take your eyes off someone doing his job so skillfully, I don’t know. But watching David Earle turning a big piece of elm wood into a perfect salad bowl is truly an hypnotizing experience. SPLOID is a new blog…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

How to Get All of Your Social Media Updates in One Place

Chargers For Any Situation, Perfect Frozen Drinks, and More Deals

What Would Happen If the 20 Biggest US Cities Were Wiped Out With Nukes

Tuesday Game Room: The Pre-Sequel Edition

I don’t know what’s going on in this trippy music video but I love it

Who Needs Sleight of Hand When You Have a Playing Card Slingshot?

Amazing wormhole opens in Norway—or maybe it’s just an aurora

Fitbit’s New “Charge” Could Track Your Heart and Get Phone Notifications

Short film: A strange tale of mice and men with a disturbing ending

Apparent Nexus 6 Leak Could Give Best Look Yet at Google’s Giant Phone

Epic 26-year road trip is a great love story with a heartbreaking ending

Ryobi’s New Accessories Turn Your Smartphone Into a Toolbox

You can ogle, and maybe buy, some of these amazing Movie props this week

Skype’s New Group Video Messaging App Takes a Late Cue from Snapchat

12 Awesome Star Wars Posters, From Collector’s Items to Concept Art

Good morning, Shanghai

Smartwatches Fulfill Their True Destiny With a Game Boy Emulator

How the T-Shirt Was Invented

A Windows Flaw Let Russian Hackers Spy on NATO, EU and More

Guy transforms big chunk of wood into a salad bowl in hypnotizing video

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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