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This Tiny Pet Quadcopter Could Be Your Own Personal Cameraman

Who doesn’t want to be the star of their own reality TV show? Well OK, sane people. But if you count yourself among the former, there’s good news for you. A new, tiny quadcopter called the MeCam is just begging to be your ever-present cameraman. And you best take it up on the offer, there’s…

Tech News Eric Limer

Does Facebook Owe You Money?

Generally, Facebook is making money off you (or at least trying) by collecting all your info and then parceling it all out for ads. But now the tables have turned, maybe kinda sorta. Thanks to an ongoing class action lawsuit, you may be entitled to up to 10 whole dollars from the social networking giant.…

Social Media Eric Limer

What Kid Wouldn’t Want This Nuclear Power Plant Playset?

Cars, boats, trains, planes. They’re all pretty standard kids’ toys, and there’s nothing wrong with them either. But maybe you want your offspring to get too familiar with something a little more sophisticated at that formative age. How about some nuclear power plant blocks? Called “Critical Blocks,” these sets were created by construction-worker-turned-art-student Maykel Roovers…

Tech News Eric Limer

This Clever Resume That Looks Like an Amazon Page Is So Good I Would Buy It

Making your resume stand out from a pile of papers or a bunch of pixels on a screen is hard as hell. How can people who went to similar schools and worked similar jobs and have similar skills differentiate themselves? By being clever. Like Philippe Dubost. He turned his resume into an Amazon product page.…

Commerce Casey Chan

It’s Official: Disney Confirms That JJ Abrams Will Direct the Next Star Wars Episode VII

It’s official guys. Disney has just confirmed that the next Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by JJ Abrams. Yep, the guy in charge of Star Trek is officially in charge of Star Wars. Abrams, who has done his part in making geeky things cool for the mainstream, will direct Episode VII while Michael…

Tech News Casey Chan

Daring Space Flights, Poorly Understood Inaugurations, and the Baseketball of Winter Sports

The Archiver Produced by Thomas Obrecht, Guillaume Berthoumieu, and Marc Menneglier at Art FX 2011, this incredible animation follows a mysterious pilot’s race to reach his mother ship. The 2013 Presidential Inaguration – Bad Lip Reading Add to your list of things you never knew President Obama liked: Cosby Sweaters for his mama and opiates.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

These Gummy Bears Are Actually a Painting

If you think you can eat these gummy bears, you’d be wrong. They’re not real. As in they’re not actually gummy bears. Instead, the gummy deliciousness is actually an extremely photorealistic painting made by Jeanne Vadeboncoeur. So good. It’s crazy that Vadeboncoeur can get the color of the gummy bears just right—it looks perfectly translucent.…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: Birth Control on the Bottom

What all women love: yogurt. What women secretly love: birth control. So why not combine the two to give yogurt a little crunch and birth control a little low fat, creamy snack. Birth Control on the bottom is the solution just for girls! It’s like every commercial for women on TV. A group of racially…

Tech News Splitsider

You Will Spend 43 Days on Hold in Your Life

What’s a reasonable time to be put on hold when you call customer service? A few minutes? Five? Ten? Well all those minutes add up because over a course of a lifetime, the average person will be on hold for 43 days. Yeah. Forty. Three. Days. It’s nuts. TalkTo, a company that allows people to…

Tech News Casey Chan

Every House Should Have a Secret Hidden Exterior Door

There’s something about secret doors that makes my spine tingle. The excitement! The mystery! But most secret doors are on the inside of a house—pull that book to reveal a hidden chamber! push that wall through!—this one, amazingly, is on the outside. It’s so good you don’t even see it. Here was what was used…

Tech News Casey Chan

Scientists Are Making a Vaccine for Alcoholism That Will Give You Terrible Hangovers

Though most borderline alcoholics don’t need an anti-fun vaccine for alcoholism, those that drink a little too much could probably use the world’s first vaccine for alcoholism. Made by Scientists in Chile, the vaccine “works” by screwing over people who drink. Seriously, once you pump yourself with the juice, you’ll experience the worst hangover of…

Tech News Casey Chan

Most Beautiful Items of the Week: January 18-25, 2013

An old phone tower. Business cards of famous people. Crazy space age Nikes. There’s basically something for everyone in this edition of the most beautiful items of the week. Why Aren’t Telephone Towers This Beautiful Anymore? https://gizmodo.com/why-arent-telephone-towers-this-beautiful-anymore-5978936 You’re looking at what was once the main junction for telephone connections in Stockholm. See all the wires?…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Temple Run 2, Gogobot, and More

It’s January, and it’s frigid, so you’re either staying inside or plotting an escape to a warmer locale. We’ve got you covered with two travel apps if you’re thinking vacation, two games if you’re thinking hibernation, and more. Gogobot: Book basically everything you need for your next trip—your flight, your hotel, and your meals through…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Instructbles, H&M, and More

Here’s a nice little weekend for you: Do some shopping, get some exercise, and bake an exact replica of the armadillo cake from Steel Magnolias. Sound like a plan? The apps below will help you make all those things happen with minimal effort. Instructables: Want to make a disco ball bike helmet? A talking robot…

Tech News Leslie Horn

MoMA Art Lab, Yoga Studio and More

Burgeoning artist? Aspiring yogi? Doesn’t matter what you want to be this month, we’ve got some apps for you in this addition of the best apps of the week. MoMA Art Lab: Here’s an app from New York City’s Museum of Modern art that tricks your kids into working the name Matisse into their vocabulary…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Should You Ruin Lives with Facebook Search?

Facebook search can find a lot of cool things, like every photo you’ve liked, friends who share interests, friends who share restaurants, and maybe even your next wife! (?) But it could also completely destroy someone’s existence. Should we? https://gizmodo.com/these-people-are-now-sharing-horrible-things-about-them-5976328 The threat here is very basic: people (perhaps yourself or someone you know) liked things…

Social Media Sam Biddle

Calling All Music Nerds: Hole Up With This Awesome Board Game

There’s a storm fixing to hit the Northeast, so you’re going to need something to occupy you. Booze is a start, and the next step is Virtuoso, a music theory board game. First of all, just look at it. It’s a beautiful game. Second, it’s probably unlike any other game you have. It challenges you…

Tech News Leslie Horn

How To Make an Ice Luge In a Hotel Room

Sometimes it’s fun to challenge ourselves. I’m in Aspen covering the Winter X Games, so I’ve got ice on the brain. I’ve never made an ice luge before, but I started thinking, “How could I make one in my hotel room with basically no tools?” Challenge accepted, brain. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through…

Tech News Brent Rose

OXO and Quirky Are in a Ridiculous Fight Over the Design of a Dustpan (Updated)

You know how when you’re sweeping with a broom and all those little dust bunnies get caught in your broom and you can’t get them out? Both OXO and Quirky have smartly designed products that solve the problem. They’re dustpans with little rakes. Genius! But now the two companies are getting all AppleSamsung over it.…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

This Is Why You Always Ask for a Window Seat

The song’s called America the Beautiful for a reason and it’s easy to see why from a mile up. Frequent-flying photographer Julieanne Kost captured these incredible images, check out the rest of the gallery at Julieanne Kost Photography or in book form, Window Seat, The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking. Click on the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Tiny Pet Quadcopter Could Be Your Own Personal Cameraman

Does Facebook Owe You Money?

What Kid Wouldn’t Want This Nuclear Power Plant Playset?

This Clever Resume That Looks Like an Amazon Page Is So Good I Would Buy It

It’s Official: Disney Confirms That JJ Abrams Will Direct the Next Star Wars Episode VII

Daring Space Flights, Poorly Understood Inaugurations, and the Baseketball of Winter Sports

These Gummy Bears Are Actually a Painting

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: Birth Control on the Bottom

You Will Spend 43 Days on Hold in Your Life

Every House Should Have a Secret Hidden Exterior Door

Scientists Are Making a Vaccine for Alcoholism That Will Give You Terrible Hangovers

Most Beautiful Items of the Week: January 18-25, 2013

Temple Run 2, Gogobot, and More

Instructbles, H&M, and More

MoMA Art Lab, Yoga Studio and More

Should You Ruin Lives with Facebook Search?

Calling All Music Nerds: Hole Up With This Awesome Board Game

How To Make an Ice Luge In a Hotel Room

OXO and Quirky Are in a Ridiculous Fight Over the Design of a Dustpan (Updated)

This Is Why You Always Ask for a Window Seat

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

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