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Griffin has just announced the first third-party Lightning cables to become available on the market, giving you an alternative to official Apple products when it comes to charging and syncing your new iOS device. And there seems to be a cable for almost every occasion. Short, long, coiled, straight—take your pick. Here’s a run down:…
Dell’s Ubuntu-powered XPS 13, codenamed Project Sputnik, started life as an internal R&D project. Now it’s grown up and is available to buy online—but why does it cost more than a Windows equivalent? https://gizmodo.com/who-will-buy-an-ubuntu-ultrabook-5927650 The computer now takes the name XPS 13 Developer Edition, and comes with a Precise Pangolin Ubuntu build pre-installed along with…
Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft’s eagerly awaited new Xbox console will arrive in time for next year’s holidays. The news wire reports that “people familiar with the matter” claim that the console will be ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas sales in 2013. Speculation surrounds exactly when it will be officially announced, with the sources suggesting…
Facebook, which recently took down the elbow boobs picture, also took down this picture by men’s magazine Zoo Weekly. The crass post asks Facebook users if they’re a boobs or butt guy, with a “clever” picture. https://gizmodo.com/facebook-took-down-this-picture-because-it-thinks-elbow-5963326 The reason the picture was taken down, as explained by Australia’s ad watchdog, the Advertising Standards Bureau: “The…
If you’ve been waiting to buy an unlocked iPhone 5, you have your chance now. Apple just began selling the unlocked iPhone 5 after promising it’d become available “several weeks” after the initial launch. The prices will be $649 for 16GB, $749 for 32GB and $849 for 64GB. Ship time is a week and be…
Dark Vessel – Rocky Curby This tale of murder, revenge, and general mechanical mayhem is set in Waxahachi, TX which, coincidentally, is just across the border from Mom’s Friendly Bender Production Facility in Mexico. The Binger Doubles as a Hammer The guys over at G-SPOT Bongs are so confident in the construction of their borosilicate…
A genius dad invented something to make dad life easier: a flying, camera-equipped quadrocopter that could follow his kids to the school bus stop. That’s right, a personal drone for his kids. Genius, I say. Genius! Paul Wallich, the guy who cooked up the flying drone, used to walk his grade school son 400 meters…
You know when you watch a beer commercial or an ad about fruit or anything relating food and think, man, that looks absolutely delicious? And then when you go to the market to get that same exact food, it looks absolutely nothing like the commercial. It happens every time! How do ad men make the…
What do you think of photographers in real life? Guys and girls with awesome jobs? Creepy paparazzi who sell their soul to TMZ? Truth tellers? Lighting obsessed? Here is how movies portray photographers. The supercut of Hollywood movies was made by English artists Mishka Henner and David Oates. They watched over a hundred movies involving…
Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music is one of my favorite albums of the year. “Reagan” has a great, El-P-produced beat. But it’s also especially timely in this election year. In the track, Mike spits venomous criticisms at not just Ronald Reagan, but the last five presidents. The meaning of the song is best explained by the…
No matter how light you try to travel, the airlines will still find a way to tack on extra baggage fees. So stop trying to beat the system when you fly and just go all out. Bring a massive wardrobe, every gadget you own, and thanks to Pinel & Pinel, a complete and stylish sitting…
Like an intergalactic Swiss Army Knife, R2-D2 has an untold number of tools and accessories hidden away inside. But unless you’re piloting spacecraft through asteroid fields, battling Sith Lords, or intimidating Ewoks, they’re all useless compared to what this R2-D2 skinned flask is stashing away. Sure, battling the wretched scum on Jabba’s Sail Barge is…
Kobe Bryant, the most decorated basketball player still playing in the NBA, has a new pair of shoes, the Kobe VIII, that’s so ridiculously light you can hardly tell you’re wearing them. Weighing at only 9.6 ounces, the secret in its lightness is in Nike’s new engineered mesh technology. It feels like sweatpants. Kobe has…
The world is seething with a billion cheap, portable Bluetooth speakers. To differentiate itself from the pack, Boom Movement has created this thing. It’s called the Urchin, and the silicone cloaked beast looks as bizarre as its name implies. It’s also certified shock and water-resistant. The Urchin will cost $150 when it’s available at the…
Sometimes you feel like you can’t leave the house without needing to charge your phone. Here’s an easy solution for you—iBattz’s new iPhone 5 case comes complete with an extra battery you just clip onto the back. Voila! You might like this even if you’re a case nudist. The thin $80 2500 mAh Mojo Hi5…
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A leather bag like this garment bag is an essential—if it’s made right and taken care of well enough it’ll last for years. I discovered this Etsy seller—Ocean Swept—this morning at Etsy’s Holiday Shop. The whole event was a realization that we’ve probably reached peak hipster, but also that Etsy is just full of good…
A recent 3rd party study conducted on an unnamed US carrier reveals that voice over LTE could cut battery life by 50%.
Rejoice, humans, for life just got a lot better thanks to a new wonder of the internet: the Calvin & Hobbes search engine! Created by Michael Yingling using Bing (he’s not using Bing, his nickname is Bing), this is the most stupendous invention I’ve seen in a long time. You just enter any term and…
If the Feds want access to your email and other online data, they’re going to have to get a warrant first, thanks to a new bill that was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy, the bill would amend the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and void a particular section…
