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Why So Many Beer Bottles Suddenly Look So Different

You’d know a can of Budweiser anywhere. Like many other major brands, whether it’s Coca-Cola, M&Ms, or BMW, Bud’s red and white packaging is instantly recognizable. It’s familiar, it’s safe, and it’s universally likeable. But recently Budweiser, along with several other ubiquitous beer makers including Miller Lite, Heineken, and Sam Adams, have made major changes…

11 Online Chat Cliches We Should All Agree to Stop Using

One of the many unbearable things about the internet is how we use certain words and phrases until they are completely void of any meaning at all. And, because it’s the internet, the most insufferable trends stick around long after they’re welcome. The thing is, the internet has a mob mentality, and we’re all culpable…

Watching Your Brain Freak Out on a Scanner Calms You Down

People who observed their own brain activity using real-time fMRI feedback were better able to control and reduce their anxiety, a new study says. In a quirky new experiment, researchers at Yale University found that simply showing people what their anxious brains look like was enough to help those subjects lessen their anxiety. The participants…

Every Single Major League Baseball Game Is Your Deal of the Day

There are roughly 2400 baseball games in a season, but depending on your TV situation, you only get a small fraction of them. That sucks, especially if you’re not in your favored team’s home market. Maybe one day we’ll be able to order à la carte channels, but until then your best bet for watching…

This Sleek Briefcase Hides an Easy To Clean Portable Pet Potty

In what will surely lead to some wacky mixups at the office, Modko’s upcoming Shake looks like a stark white briefcase, though it’s actually a portable place for your pet to potty. But before you get completely disgusted, it seems like the folks at Modko have thought this one out. The worst part about your…

Google Drive Is Down (But How You Can Access Your Files Anyway) (Updated)

If you’re opening Google Drive to a blank screen and/or server error message, you’re not alone. Despite Google’s Apps Status Dashboard’s encouraging green dots, everyone we’ve spoken to seems to be running into the same problem. Fortunately, you can still access Google Drive from the desktop app and via mobile. The search box as well…

Apple’s Got a Huge Waiting List of Cops Who Need iPhones Cracked

It’s no secret that the police aren’t very good at breaking into encrypted iPhones, but they’ve been asking Apple for help. A lot of help. According to reports by CNET the government asks for so much help that the “please decrypt this iPhone for me” waiting list is at least seven weeks long. https://gizmodo.com/ios-encryption-is-so-good-not-even-the-nsa-can-hack-it-5934234 Law…

OpenTable Is Secretly the Best Thing on the Internet

No one hates OpenTable. No one finds it small or inconsequential or twee, as so many modern startups or services can be. No one thinks it does a bad job, or that it treats its users as property or hostages. On an internet that takes no greater joy than in being the first (or millionth)…

Amazon just released theCloud Drive Photos app for iOS, meaning iPhone users can finally manage their Cloud Drive photos on the go just like their Android brethren.

Mom Delays Taking Gunshot-Wounded Son to Hospital to Check WebMD First

WebMd, the hypochondriac’s wet dream turned digital, is notorious for convincing invalid-hopefuls that their pounding headache is actually just a tricky little combination of diabetes and cyanide poisoning. But apparently crippling neuroticism isn’t the only negative side effect of our dependence on the site. At least, not for one mother who delayed taking her freshly…

Dear Microsoft, Don’t Bail on Windows 8

The sheer audacity of Windows 8 was enough to set it apart. It was startling, the kind of uncompromising upheaval you almost never see from a frontrunner. Despite obvious missteps—big, idiotic, self-inflicted ones, more often than not—it always gave the sense that it was just wrong-footed, correctable stuff, never cause for a total retreat. Except,…

Solar-Powered Cat Toy Taunts Your Feline Forever

If you’d rather your cats weren’t shredding the furniture to pieces while you’re away at work all day, you need a steady source of distraction to keep them occupied. And as long as you’ve got at least one window in your home, this solar-powered cat toy will keep them entertained and out of trouble. Mostly.…

Game of Thrones Movie Posters from Famous Directors Are Just Too Cool

Saul Bass was behind some of the most indelible intro title sequences in movie history. Casino, North By Northwest, Vertigo. He died in 1996, and just a few days ago, Google broke out a Doodle for his birthday. And now here’s a pretty damn great nerd tribute on top. Four movie posters for Game of…

21st Century Fox’s First Logo Fixes What Wasn’t Broken

The logo is a volatile instrument. It can do more harm than good if it’s introduced the wrong way, or with too much fanfare, or with too much self-congratulation (remember the Gap debacle?). Which might explain why the unveiling of 21st Century Fox’s first identity, yesterday afternoon, could’ve easily slipped under the radar. http://gawker.com/5658145/brandings-greatest-misses-the-new-gap-logo The…

8 iOS 7 Mockups: Is This What Your Next iPhone Will Look Like?

With Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference just a month a way, rumors continue to surface that iOS 7 could see a major UI overhaul. Word on the street is that Jony Ive and his team at Apple are going for a very “flat” look. Since then, many designers have put together some interesting mock-ups and…

Believe It or Not This Concrete RC Plane Actually Flies

Had the Wright Brothers foolishly chosen to build their original flyer from concrete, their names probably wouldn’t have gone down in the history books. But South Dakota School of Mines & Technology students David Haberman and Tyler Pojanowski did, and were the first to fly and safely land an 18 pound remote control concrete aircraft.…

5 Wearable Concepts Worth Taking a Chance On

Wearable gadgets are everywhere, and it’s not just the big boys who are looking to get in on the action. A handful of smaller and, in some instances, unique takes on the burgeoning trend are popping up on crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Here are five of the most promising activity trackers of the…

Awesome Video Answers Questions About MōVI, Camera Super-Stabilizer

Last month, faces melted with the announcement of the MōVI, a crazy gyro-stabilized camera rig. You remember the GIF, don’t you? Of course, people were eager for details on availability. In this entertaining video, Freefly Systems provides a bit of clarity—and a whole lot more. https://gizmodo.com/this-new-camera-stabilizer-could-change-cinematography-5993678 What’s great about this video is that it not…

Clever Rooftop Carrier Doubles as an Emergency Boat

You never know when a sudden rainstorm might threaten to ruin your family’s summer road trip. And in the event that flash flooding leaves your vehicle stranded in a quickly rising tide, you’ll be glad your luggage is packed away in the multi-function BoatPack which transforms into an emergency dinghy. With a maximum supported weight…

Nokia Lumia 928: Here’s the New Best Windows Phone

It’s about time. Nokia just officially announced the new Lumia 928, and finally, there’s a great Nokia Windows Phone on Verizon. The 928 is a Verizon exclusive, and an update to the 920, which had been exclusive to AT&T. The biggest feature is that it’s significantly thinner and lighter than the 920, and retains the…