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Download Daft Punk’s New Song ‘Get Lucky’—The Radio Edit—Right Now

Daft Punk’s newest song Get Lucky from their upcoming album Random Access Memories has come with so much buzz that the only thing that can rival its thousands of leaks and millions of rumors is the next iPhone. Some people stitched together catchy loops from the SNL commercial, other people prayed for Coachella, but it’s…

Who Knew People Could Jump Rope Like This?

You’ve probably been impressed with playground kids jumping rope (or is it jump roping?). You’ve already seen boxers whip the jump rope fast enough to create a wormhole. But you’ve never seen a person jump rope like this. This woman is absolutely incredible Adrienn Banhegyi, the woman doing all the tricks with a jump rope…

Watch LG Use IPS Displays to Make Men Stop Peeing at a Urinal

After pranking elevator passengers to think they were falling with its IPS displays, LG has moved on to trick even more vulnerable suckers: males trying to pee at a urinal. This time, LG put its IPS displays right in front of a urinal and let two attractive women tease the restroom goers. It’s pretty hilarious.…

Rethinking Netflix’s Design

Design firm YOUi Labs believes that Netflix needs to completely rethink the way it handles its UI if it wants to stay ahead of competition like Redbox. Here’s their imagination at work on what a new Netflix would look like on the iPad. At YOUi Labs we have been investing heavily in the TV and…

The Future Will Hilariously Remember the Internet As a Terrible Dark Age

How will the future look back at 2013? Will they be in awe of the sheer number of hours we spent on the Internet like we’re in awe of the cast of Mad Men drinking and smoking? Will they be in disbelief that many people spent most of their waking hours in front of a…

Cokiyu: Your Thorn

Sublime melodies and gorgeous graphic design mate to create an explosion of organic animation in the title track of Cokiyu’s second album, “Your Thorn.” She crafts these esoteric beats using Max software, the video itself was directed by Ohashi Takashi.

Flowboard: A Quick, Beautiful Way to Gather Your Thoughts

Photo collages and scrapbooking can be dull, arduous processes that don’t transfer well to your digital life. And most web and mobile apps meant to translate the process will often take just as much time, but Flowboard lets you create an easily shareable, beautiful product in a matter of minutes. What does it do? Lets…

Facebook Messenger users on Android can now enjoy free VoIP in the US.

Datamosh Your Photos With This Glitch Art App

The chillwave vibes of Instagram filters like Rise and X-Pro II are almost unfailingly charming, but every now and then, I wish there were a filter that made my pictures look like a corrupt .jpg from a GeoCities page circa 1996, you know? Now, there is: Glitché, a free iPhone app that lets you pull…

It’s All About the Benjamin Ice Cubes, Baby

Ask for your paycheck in cold hard cash. Your boss will laugh at you. So the most obvious alternative is literal ice in the shape of hundred dollar bills. They say if you wear enough diamonds your neck will freeze. But if you prefer your currency closer to liquid form, Gamago’s new eight cube tray…

You Could Probably Ride To Work On This Badass 1:3 Scale RC Truck

It’s kind of hard to justify spending $15,000 on a remote control toy truck when you can get a real car for that much money. But there are certain advantages to opting for this 1:3 scale monster from Mammuth Works. You don’t need a license to drive it, you don’t need insurance, it’s easy to…

Why Do Humans Cry?

Tears are obviously our body’s mechanism to keep our eyeballs well lubricated, but why do humans start bawling when they’re sad, in pain, or overjoyed? What purpose could crying possibly serve? As ASAP Science illustrates, the leading theory is that crying is an obvious expression of sincere sadness or distress, and that we’re sending out…

Here’s an exclusive look inside JJ Abrams’ Enterprise in Star Trek Into Darkness from io9.

Butt-On With the Magical Machine That Finds the Perfect Pair of Jeans

Anyone with legs and a butt knows finding a pair of pants that fits just right is challenging. No two bodies—or jeans for that matter—are alike. But Me-Ality is a magical machine that takes just 10 seconds to tell you exactly which brands, styles, and sizes are your perfect match. Bloomingdale’s recently installed Me-Ality sizing…

This Floating Barge City Is the Most Far-Flung Immigration Solution Yet

Immigration reform is a huge issue in Silicon Valley (and the rest of the country) right now, and we’ve seen a bevy of realistic proposals for dealing with a system that many describe as “broken.” But Blueseed, a group of entrepreneurs aiming to build a floating city off the coast of San Francisco to house…

This Panasonic HDTV Is Your Deal of the Day

TVs are more furniture-like than almost any other gadget. They’re big, they find a spot in your living room, and they stay there for years. That’s a major reason why smart functionality—that goes obsolete—baked into a TV is daft: who wants to replace a piece of furniture every other year? But Panasonic did just that,…

Uh, A Condom Company Just Made Vibrating Underwear Controlled by Your iPhone

So obviously this was going to happen eventually, but that doesn’t mean we’re ready for it. Durex just announced what it’s calling “Fundawear“, which ostensibly stands for “fun underwear” but which Durex believes will eventually come to mean “article of clothing that is fun like once ever until you realize what horror you’ve wreaked in…

Dedicated McDonald’s French Fry Holders Should Come Standard in Everything

Resisting the temptation to dig into your french fries after leaving the drive through at McDonald’s takes discipline that only a handful of monks on Earth possess. And McDonald’s Japan just wants you to stop fighting the urge altogether with the introduction of the potato holder that makes it easy to perch your large fries…

Every Representative Who Voted for CISPA, and How to Contact Them

The United States legislative system won’t always give you what you want. A lot of times, it’ll give you the exact opposite. Like CISPA for instance. But the real beauty of it all is transparency; if you don’t feel adequately represented it’s a piece of cake to figure out exactly who to yell at. https://gizmodo.com/house-passes-cispa-by-huge-margin-5994987…

Using an iPad to Photograph Stuff Is Only Okay If It Saves Your Life

Here we have Tom at a girl’s softball tournament, taking pictures with his iPad. Ordinarily, we’d scold him for that kind of behavior, but since his iPad saved him from death by foul ball, we’re going to let it slide, just this once. Sure we’ve said time and time again that taking pictures with your…