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LG G2 Hands On: Killer Hardware, Software Dead on Arrival

We just got some hands-on with the LG’s new flagship, the G2. It’s a phone that has everything going for it, except for the using it part. https://gizmodo.com/lgs-new-g2-is-a-pretty-little-jack-of-all-trades-1054281055 For starters, the G2 feels very thin and light, comparable with the Samsung Galaxy S4. The two phones even look alike—much to Samsung’s chagrin, we’re sure. They…

A Tiny iPhone Photography Studio Built Into a Moleskine Notebook

It started life as a limited edition wooden contraption that allowed its creators to film both sides of a conversation using a single iPhone. But the Love Box has now been reborn as the AbracadabrApp: A modified Moleskine notebook featuring a slot to hold your iPhone, a repositionable mirror, and a small collection of tinted…

Watch these monstrous football slobs beat the crap out of each other

What happens when you pay a bunch of brain-damaged obese cretins millions of dollars a year to smash into each other’s heads, for a spectator sport? You get to watch them beat the crap out of each other, constantly, even when it’s not a “pro football game.” These slobs are just practicing! https://deadspin.com/punches-thrown-at-packers-training-camp-fight-1055298075

Are America’s fat kids suddenly starving to death?

Here’s a mystery: Our great nation’s many millions of very poor children are not quite as overweight as they used to be, very recently. Is this because of nutrition programs aimed at getting kids to eat a healthier diet, whether at school or home or the McDonald’s drive-thru, or is it something more sinister? https://jezebel.com/poor-u-s-kids-arent-as-obese-anymore-1055068894

Facebook Is Getting Trending Topics

Want some Twitter in your Facebook? No? Too bad. According to a report by All Things D, Facebook is getting trending topics and they’re rolling out today. Oh, and yes, they are literally going to be called “Trending Topics.” The new feature will take the form of a banner on the mobile site that displays…

No Google Glass, no Apple Watch: Virtual reality is the next big thing

When iPhones and iPads came out, most people were skeptical that these devices could change the world as we know it. Now most people can’t imagine their lives without them. Immersive virtual reality—not the gimmicky Google Glass or Apple Watch—will be the next big thing. People love escapism. We love to travel. We love to…

The Algorithm That Tells Netflix Which Movies You Really Want to Watch

Ah, Netflix—a haven for antisocial escapists and the blight of anything even mildly productive. No matter who you are, there’s a good chance that at some point in your life, Netflix has suggested a movie that brought you hours of entertainment and seemed to come straight from the very darkest shadows of obscurity. So how…

Autogrammar Is About to Make Autocorrect a Lot More Naggy

Are you a lazy texter? Do you have fat fingers? Did you sleep through all of your English classes? Well, none of that matters any more with the imminent release of new software that not only autocorrects your misspelled words but also fixes your grammar mistakes. The Atlantic Wire’s Rebecca Greenfield reports that Nuance, the…

Oh Man, I Want These Budget iPhone Photos To Be Real

Rumor has it that Apple is set to release a new budget version of the iPhone next month. A blog and/or human person called Sonny Dickson has published a huge gallery of images which supposedly show the back housing of the “iPhone 5C.” Is that what the cheap iPhone looks like, if it even exists?…

LG’s New G2 Is a High-Grade Speedster With One Weird Button

Today, we’re getting our first real look at the G2, LG’s follow-up to its promising but a little self-hampering Optimus G. It’s a powerful little sucker, with a single, back-mounted button that controls, well, everything. https://gizmodo.com/lg-optimus-g-review-a-speedster-that-gets-in-its-own-w-5953365 Inside, the G2 boasts a blazing 2.26GHz, quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor—the first major handset to do so—and 2GB of…

Which music megastar biked through NYC for her Brooklyn concert?

Beyoncé rode her bike all the way from Manhattan through the Brooklyn Bridge to get to her latest concert at the Barclay’s Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn—demonstrating that her glorious dancing legs can push pedals too. https://jezebel.com/queen-beyonce-biked-to-brooklyn-for-her-concert-like-a-1052509264

Get Rid of Dirt Inside Your iPhone 5 Camera with Some Simple Surgery

Look closely at the camera lens of your iPhone 5. See that build-up of dirt and grime behind the glass? Ew! It might seem like the gunk is going to build up forever, inaccessible and making your photos progressively worse. But there is hope. Performing surgery on your iPhone is a task feared by some.…

Seeing a mosquito sucking your blood under the microscope is disgusting

Watch these videos if you want to get itchy and nauseated: a mosquito repeatedly introducing its sucking needle between your skin and flesh cells until it finds a blood vessel to drink from. https://gizmodo.com/what-it-looks-inside-you-when-a-mosquito-bites-you-1049276576

LG G2 Leaked Images Show a Well-Rounded New Smartphone

Today, LG is expected to launch the G2 smartphone—the followup to last year’s badass Optimus G. Here are two supposed press shots of the new flagship, courtesy of the Evlinks twitter account that seems to always be getting its hands on hot images. Ooooo, shiny! https://gizmodo.com/lg-optimus-g-review-a-speedster-that-gets-in-its-own-w-5953365 The purported new phone shows at least two changes…

Captain’s Chair Doggy Bed Puts Your Pooch at Your Home’s Helm

There’s no scientific proof that pets watch and/or care about Star Trek—even that episode with the furry tribbles. But that won’t stop Trek-obsessed pet owners from snatching up this adorable captain’s chair dog bed. Coming to Entertainment Earth in November for a princely sum of $80, the 32-inch wide sleeper comes complete with a faux…

The smallest houses in the world feel like the most comfortable, too

While the absolute world record goes to this Polish home/art installation, Japan is the king of ultra-thin houses, with these sometimes futuristic sometimes traditional structures popping everywhere. Its architects are masters in the use of space, so their slim homes look beautiful outside and comfortable inside. I wish NYC and other megalopolis had the same…

10 Iconic Dieter Rams Designs From a Store That Sells His Classics

It’s difficult to express the timeless influence Dieter Rams has had on the world of design. From the iPhone in your pocket to the clock on your wall, his elegant and simple voice is everywhere. The only problem with Dieter Rams-designed products? They’re almost impossible to find. That is, until now. A new shop just…

Google Chrome’s Insanely Open Password Security Strategy

Chrome does something interesting when you first run it. The other day, I was using Chrome in development for an Ember.js app. I use Safari for day-to-day browsing, but it has a habit of aggressively caching files when I least expect it, so from time to time I switch to Chrome. I decided to hit…

Firefox 23 has finally axed support for the “blink” HTML tag, joining the likes of Chrome, Safari and Opera. Bye bye, blink text, we’ll miss you. Kinda.

How Extreme Ultraviolet Light Is Set to Make Your Processor Faster

You may already know that silicon chips are etched using deep ultraviolet lithography, but you might not realise that we’ve reached the limit of what can be done using normal UV rays. Fortunately a new kind of light, called Extreme Ultraviolet, is about to land in the hands of chip manufacturers—and it should help your…