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That yogurt parfait is a nice contrast to the grilled onion cheddar burger but, sadly, all the elBulli-worthy innovation is completely destroyed by the chocolate chip cookie. Or maybe not. https://thisiswhyyourefat.kinja.com/mcdonalds-everything-dollar-menu-sandwich-1453570026
You want a jack-o-lantern that looks like it was carved by a 6-year-old, by all means stick with the spoon and kitchen knife combo that you’ve been using since you were a kid. But if you want a jack-o-lantern that will terrify the neighbors until mid-November, you’re going to need a better tool set. Scrapers…
Good news for Dexter fans looking to relive the show’s former glory: Netflix is getting exclusive rights to all eight seasons of the show. The first four will be available starting October 31, and that should keep you plenty busy until the second four hit on January 1.
You might get a chance to get your hands on Google Glass sooner than you expected. The Financial Times is reporting that Google is making “tens of thousands” more pairs in the next few months. Now, that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to run over to the Glass store and buy your own unit anytime…
Penn Station now? Gross, ew, there’s a Sbarro, and everything is ugly. But the original Penn Station was a marvelous piece of Beaux Arts design. Its story is also one of the most tragic tales in architecture—50 years ago today, it was torn down to make way for Madison Square Garden. The original Pennsylvania station—named…
Behind the veneer of bearded hipsters that floods the world of high-end coffee lies an intricate field of science, gadgetry, and taste requiring years of experience to master. Counter Culture is at the forefront of coffee education, and their new NYC training center is the apex of techniques and technology. We visited the beautifully designed…
We’ve made a lot of videos over the years—sometimes absurd, sometimes insightful, sometimes just to embarrass and torment our staff. For the productions we work extra hard on, the ones that probe the depths of tech & design, we are introducing a new moniker. Apart from being greeted by our lil GizShorts logo at the…
Google Switzerland spent 10 hours and used 16,000 bricks to create this light installation for the Google Zurich office. Depending on the angle of the light, the pattern of the Lego bricks either reveals Yoda or Darth Vader. It’s called “The Force”, and it’s a pretty amazing Lego hack. [John Mueller] You’re reading Leg Godt,…
In just latest of many head-turning exploits, the Syrian Electronic Army now says it’s broken into Barack Obama’s Twitter account and website. Indeed, the hacker organization showed images of the website’s backend and Obama campaign email accounts. While the Obama Twitter account hasn’t gone wild (as with other attacks), there is at least one tweet…
Eneloops are the best rechargeable batteries and among the most popular items we’ve ever listed. Stock up on a eight pack of AAs for 17 bucks today and stop wasting money on disposables. [Amazon] Did you miss our compilation of Our Favorite Shaving Gear over the weekend? It’s the biggest, best product coverage from the…
Oh, to be a cyclist in the Netherlands. This steel tensioned deck lets cyclists ride high above a busy multi-lane highway in Eindhoven—one of the most bike-friendly areas in the world. The roundabout was completed last year, but it’s back in the news after it was nominated for a Dutch Design Award this month. It’s…
This ad by Honda uses forced perspective and anamorphic optical illusions to screw up your mind. No computer animation is involved—just clever camera work and paintings on the ground. Watch it complete here:
One of the annoying things about action cams is that you need to worry about having a different mount system for various activities. The POV Kit is a simple way to use just the strap of a backpack to help record your proudest escapades. The kit is actually an add-on to the existing Capture Clip…
After an odd but engrossing CNET story last week, everybody’s wondering what the strange barge with ties to Google is doing docked near San Francisco. At first, it looked like the 250-foot-long structure was a next generation data center in-the-making, but CBS and CNET sources now say it’s a floating Google Glass store. Weird huh?…
Gamers of a certain age will no doubt scream Oh wow, I remember that! as they click through the Internet Archive’s latest project. The non-profit organization recently launched the Historical Software Collection, with the mission of making old programs accessible (including plenty of games!) that were originally released for platforms like Atari 2600, Apple II,…
Quietly, NASA keeps advancing in their manned deep space exploration: you’re looking at Orion—the first spaceship that hopefully will leave Earth and the Moon behind en route to Mars and other places in the solar system—powering up for the first time ever. It feels like a restart of Humanity’s journey to the stars after the…
It sounds like something straight out of Batman or James Bond’s arsenal, but police officers in St. Petersburg, Florida are testing a vehicle-based cannon that fires GPS tracking devices at cars. The idea is that instead of continuing a dangerous high-speed pursuit, they’d just tag a vehicle they’re chasing and then track its location from…
This year has seen an influx of internet-connected devices, from home locks, to smoke alarms, to egg trays. But the long arm of Bluetooth has left bike locks relatively untouched—until now. https://gizmodo.com/meet-nests-protect-a-smart-smoke-detector-thats-actu-1442224546 Today, a smart lock called Lock8 launched a Kickstarter campaign—and it’s the second smart lock to hit the platform in as many weeks.…
On February 2, 1970, US Air Force Major Gary Foust completely lost control over his F-106 combat jet as it entered a flat spin fall. It got so bad that he had to eject. And then something truly incredible happened. You have to see it to believe it. If you’re too impatient, go to 1:32…
Being in a plane or boat that goes down in the ocean is a terrifying image that no one really ever wants to think about. But thankfully Kieran Normoyle, a final year design student, has given it some thought—lots of thought, actually—and he’s come up with a better inflatable life jacket design that protects against…
