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Take a Virtual Tour of the Grand Canyon With New Google Imagery

Never been to the Grand Canyon? No problem, virtual hiker—Google can be your guide with new interactive, 360-degree imagery of the famous national monument. Okay, it’s not exactly the same thing, but even so, it’s pretty cool to hike click down sites like the Bright Angel Trail, the Colorado River, the Meteor Crater, and amazing…

20 Things That Happened on the Internet in 2012 in One Glorious Image

Because the Internet has such a short memory and moves at such a breakneck pace, it’s hard to remember what happened on it in any given year. Like was Rebecca Black a 2012 thing or a 2011 thing? (Hint: it was 2011) But if you consider yourself an advanced Internetter, you should have no problem…

PSA: Today’s the LAST DAY to Get a Cheap Windows 8 Upgrade

We gave you some fair warning a few weeks ago, but today’s your official deadline. After today, Windows 8 gets a LOT more expensive. https://gizmodo.com/psa-windows-8-upgrades-get-way-more-expensive-after-fe-5977196 How much more? Since launch, Microsoft has been running promotional upgrade prices for all its Windows 8 packages. The Windows 8 Pro is just $40. Starting tomorrow, it’s $200. Here’s…

For those who care, Evernote-integrated app Penultimate is now totally free and with a fresh new interface, to boot.

This Dynamic E-Ink Keyboard Needs To Become a Real Thing

While the concept of dynamic LCD keys is no new idea in the world of keyboard design the idea of using e-ink to fulfill the job certainly is—and it’s a great one, too. https://gizmodo.com/optimus-keyboard-may-launch-february-1st-147366 Dreamt up by designers Maxim Mezentsev and Aleksander Suhih, this keyboard would use the same e-ink displays as your Kindle to…

Google’s Latest Android Statue Is Resplendent in Chrome

Google’s a massive fan of celebrating Android through the medium of sculpture. Its latest, though, is a surprisingly tasteful vision in shiny, shiny chrome, strapped to the side of one of Google’s Mountain View buildings. https://gizmodo.com/googles-jelly-bean-mascot-melts-in-the-sun-5923099 Now, we could speculate at length about what it means—it’s made of Chrome, and that must mean something, right?—or…

40 Per Cent of BB10′s Apps are Wrappered Android Conversions

Turns out BlackBerry’s proud claim that the new BB10 phones are launching with 70,000 bespoke apps was a bit of a lie—with one of the company’s own men admitting that up to 40 per cent of these are frantic Android port jobs. Martyn Mallick, BB’s VP of global alliances and business development, told reporters after…

Are You Going to Buy a New BlackBerry?

So, you’ve read about the new BlackBerrys in exhaustive detail. One big questions remains, though: are any of you actually going to buy one? https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-blackberries-5980183

Apple’s rolled out an update for MacBooks to address a rare battery malfunction which occurs after 1,00 charges. [Apple]

Moveable Magnetic Shelving Is an Amazing Storage Solution

This magnetic storage concept by Benoit Bayol is half art, half practical furniture: neatly arranged on the wall it’s reminiscent of a Mondrian painting, but it also offers an incredibly versatile storage solution. The system—called Magnetic Spirit—uses a patented arrangement of (hopefully very strong) magnets embedded in the walls and storage cubes to defy gravity.…

This Photo Was Taken Using a Camera Made From Popsicle Sticks

When Maxim Grew got bored, he decided to try building an instant camera out of a Polaroid film holder and a bunch of wooden popsicle sticks. He succeeded in building the thing—and it seems to work pretty well, too. OK, so he didn’t just use popsicle sticks: the bellows are made from card and duct…

What We Thought the Year 2001 Would Look Like Back in 1967

The godfather of news, Walter Cronkite, had a regular show on CBS called “The 21st Century” that showed off technology of the future. One episode that aired on March 12, 1967 showed off what a home would look like in 2001: 3D TV, videophones, some gigantic machine that sounds a lot like Twitter, robot servants…

Instrumental Car Chases, Asshole Ghost Cats, and the Return of Weed Porn

The Box – Chickenbug This laid back short film celebrates the rituals of bong ownership. Just wish I could figure out who did that cover. bunwun – $telliga And it’s not just glassware users. Every method of toking, tincturating, or otherwise consuming comes with its own set of mores (pass on the left, keep your…

Chinese Hackers Have Been Hacking the New York Times for the Past 4 Months

Because the NY Times recently exposed China’s Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, for having made billions of dollars through business dealings, Chinese hackers have been trying to hack and infiltrate the NY Times for the past 4 months. Security experts say the hackers used methods consistent with the Chinese military. According to security firm Mandiant (which…

The Perfect Description of One of the Most Important Moments of Your Life

An exhausted astronaut searching for oxygen. A soldier bleeding to death crawling to complete his mission. A sailor sinking into the deep sea trying to reach the surface. That’s the perfect description of one of the most important, head spinning moments of every human being’s life. Watch this outstanding short film directed by Martin Rosete…

This Incredible Soundboard Website Has Pretty Much Every Sound You’d Ever Want to Hear

I’ve found your new favorite website: Funswitcher.com. It has pretty much every sound known to mankind. From TV show theme songs like Community and Buffy, to video games sounds like Super Mario Star. Hell it even has sounds for having an orgasm and your favorite memes. You will lose hours to this website and you…

I Wish More Companies Had Simple Logos Like This

Inspired by the beautiful typography-centric logos of Japanese cameras in the 70’s and 80’s, design firm Antrepo re-imagined the logos of tech companies by stripping them down to their essence. What resulted were line-based logos that’re clean, light and forever classic. Antrepo said: When we take a look at the vintage 35 mm cameras, we…

These Circuit Board Wedding Invitations Are Perfect for Any Geeks in Love

When Bill and Mara decided to have a geeky wedding, they realized they needed geeky wedding invitations. And what better way to show off their ‘circuits and swirl’ theme than to create a circuit board invitation. It ain’t easy getting those lights to light up! The lights are dark until the card is opened up…

These 55 Amazing Lego Riddles Will Push Your Brain to the Limit

A few of these Lego brick riddles can be easily solved. The rest? Not so much. In fact, some of them are really hard—but definitely doable. They just require a little bit of imagination. Give them a try and post your answers in the comments. We will send a nice Lego set to the first…

Cleverbug: A Drugstore Section of Birthday Cards on Your iPhone

Are you the forgetful type? Always forget birthdays? Never have any stamps? Don’t like Apple’s Cards app? Cleverbug will remind everyone how thoughtful you are. What does it do? Lets you send cards to your friends for any occasion. It connects with Facebook, so you don’t have to know their birthdays, and it chooses pictures…