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Adding greatly to the usual mayhem of the video game Grand Theft Auto, a player modified GTA IV to include a crazily realistic Incredible Hulk. This video of the Hulk is just nuts. Watch him take out whole squads of cops and throw cars at helicopters.
Despite the fact that it’s currently banned in Los Angeles, UberX is defiantly still up and running. I used it for the first time this weekend. This so-called ride-sharing service from San Francisco-based Uber Technologies is supposedly the future of cabs. Much like similar services Lyft and Sidecar, UberX seeks to “disrupt” the taxi industry…
A bad batch of MDMA powder is blamed for the death of one concertgoer in Washington state, while more than a hundred others reportedly overdosed on what turned out to be a potent cocktail of LSD, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA—the same mix that made Ecstasy popular 20 years ago.
Every now and then you realize that one of your family friends is an awful person. It may have been the Paula Deen case bringing some secret racists into the open. Or the Supreme Court’s recognition of gay marriage getting the homophobes out of their closet. Here are some tips to cut them out of…
When the humongous Galápagos tortoise known as “Lonesome George” died in 2012, the last of his particular species died too. Now the American Museum of Natural History has the chance to display the taxidermied tortoise so kids can learn about creatures forever lost to time.
After announcing today’s 100 million Android-download milestone, Skype celebrated the occasion with a totally overhauled, refreshed Android app that’s supposed to “make your interactions easier and put conversations first.” And with a cleaner, lighter, and lightening fast UI, it may just live up to its promise. What does it do? It’s Skype, but stripped of…
Summer’s in full swing, and, if we’re being really honest with ourselves, everyone’s probably praying to the air conditioning gods more than any other tech deity at this point. But man cannot live on air conditioning alone. Plus, June saw some pretty awesome gadgets come our way. Here are the cream of this very, very…
A blogger for the New York Times wanted $10,000 per day from businesses for his “time and focus to learn about these companies,” according to email from NYT blogger Cliff Oxford provided to Gawker.com. The former UPS executive writes for the Times’ “You’re the Boss” blog. [Photo via Shutterstock.]
I had high hopes for iOS 7. It’s designed by Jony Ive, the God of Minimalism, Attention to Detail and Tight T-Shirts. I love his work almost as much as I love Phil Schiller (so huggable!) But Jony… you broke my heart, Jony. WHY DIDN’T YOU OPTICALLY CENTER THE 1 IN THE CALENDAR APP ICON?…
For the first time in a quarter century, Los Angeles International Airport is getting a facelift. Crews have just completed the first phase of renovations to The Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX and it looks simply stunning. The Bradley Terminal hadn’t been updated since 1988 and was definitely beginning to show its age. That…
Do video games like Pong and Space Invaders belong in Museum of Modern Art? Or does putting a game console from 1972 on a pedestal constitute an Emperor’s New Video Game-style overreach? A debate is raging, and MoMA is at the center of it. On Friday, the museum’s architecture and design curator, Paola Antonelli, announced…
Obviously there are flowers you can eat. But be careful about digging around your garden to find some yourself. You could chomp on something poisonous and then—oops! You’re dead! But if you’ve ever wanted to deck a cake out with some beautiful blooms, this Edible Flower Seed Kit from Sarah Rainwater is a safer bet.…
The Edward Snowden revelations, WikiLeaks drops, FBI admissions of drones over the U.S. and the constant security breaches at commercial websites show that many of us just don’t like this whole spying culture. And yet we allow it. Why?
According to a New York Times survey conducted by Truven Health Analytics, America is the most expensive place on Earth to give birth to a baby. In fact, the price for a delivery has “about tripled in the U.S. since 1996.” Image by Shutterstock
For as crazily sci-fi as Google Glass is, it’s been missing a big feature until just now: a web browser. Thanks to this month’s big update to the specs, you can finally dispense with one-use apps and surf the whole web like a real person. Kinda. As you can imagine, the logistics of navigating a…
Gas-powered weed eaters are burly enough to chop down the thickest underbrush, no doubt. But they’re also noisy, smelly, and expensive to run. Instead, take the CGT400 Trimmer from CORE GasLess Power for a spin. What Is It? A lightweight dual-line electric trimmer that runs on a Li-ion battery pack rather than an extension cord…
Moving can be a horror, but it’s also a wonderful opportunity to get rid of all your crap. The boxed stuff that goes from apartment to garage to storage to house? Dump it. The furniture you don’t even like? Sell it. Start fresh, live clean.
If you need a new monitor, or a second monitor, or a monitor in your bathroom, then this Asus 24″ LED is an excellent choice. It’s sitting at its lowest price ever of $130 after rebate, which is squarely in impulse buy territory, and it’s also the best selling monitor on Amazon, which speaks highly…
A Cirque du Soleil acrobat fell to her death while performing with the troupe in Las Vegas on Saturday. It was during the finale of the Kà show when the 31-year-old woman dropped more than 50 feet before a horrified audience.
You may already have a bottle stopper and you surely already have a bottle opener, but chances are neither of them look quite this awesome. Bottlejak is sleek, raygun-esque combo tool with a CNC machined solid aluminum body for opening bottles and a CNC-machined solid stainless steel plug for closing them. It’s not messing around.…
