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A Tiny Fire Escape, a Giant Digital Hourglass, and Three Other Aesthetic Wonders

You’re in the home stretch before a five-day weekend, but still, just to distract you in the meantime, here are some lovely things. From a sleeping desk to fire escape shelving, these are the most beautiful items we found this week. Secret Sleeping Desks Should Be Installed in Every College Library https://gizmodo.com/secret-sleeping-desks-should-be-installed-in-every-coll-5961262 Falling asleep while…

Of Course People Are Already in Line for Black Friday

There are sane people. There are insane people. And then there are people who line up for Black Friday deals more than a week early. These two women camped out in front of a Best Buy on Wednesday of this week so they can snag some Black Friday deals after Thanksgiving. It’s the earliest the…

These Bottle Opening Coasters Are a Double Threat (To Sobriety)

Two things are very important when imbibing—keeping those damn rings off your coffee table and ensuring the beverages continue to flow. So here’s something you’ve always wanted, even if you never knew it— wooden dual-purpose coasters/bottle openers from Brooklyn Brew Shop. It’s Friday, and if you’re not drinking you will be soon. So why not?…

Dropcam, Butterball Cookbook Plus, and More

It’s the end of the week, and you’re so close to a holiday you can almost taste the sweet potato pie. Tide yourself over with a fresh round of the best iPad apps of the week. We’ve got plenty for you to check out, from an app that lets you design 3D printed items, to…

GoPro, Pixlr Express, and More

Whether it’s a new game from an old favorite film or a photo editing tool with tons of effects, there’s plenty for you to enjoy in this week’s best Android apps. Waking Mars: This is a game, but it’s one of those games that’s also a trick because it makes you, ya know, learn stuff.…

eBay Now, Expedia, and More

We’re about to enter into maximum holiday madness and it’s easy to wonder if you’re going to make it to January alive. As we kick off the season, this week’s edition of the best iPhone apps has a few tools to help you make it through, from one that gives you shopping discounts to another…

Nexus 4 Teardown: What the Guts Look Like

Our friends at iFixit are in the process of tearing down the Nexus 4, Google’s latest and greatest Android phone. If you’re of seeing exposed chips, circuits, guts and innards in all their glory, you’ll want to follow along. We’ll be updating this post to highlight any of iFixit’s updates as they tear open the…

Let’s Talk About Anything You Want for the Next Hour

It’s Friday, and we’re feeling chatty. So much has happened! What do you think of it all? Speak your mind, and we shall respond. That is, if you didn’t already say everything when we talked about your most powerful personal memories of technology this morning. https://gizmodo.com/what-are-your-most-powerful-memories-of-technology-5961153 Image via Shutterstock/IR Stone

How To Flavor Your Drinks with Fire

Drunk Prometheus. He stole fire from the gods, mixed it into a mojito, and drank it. We mortals can achieve the same effects without incurring any heavenly wrath. Today we’re going to show you a simple method to add a little savory char to your drink.[jump] It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the long…

Secret Sleeping Desks Should Be Installed in Every College Library

Falling asleep while studying is a rite of passage for students of higher learning, so why shouldn’t college libraries install desks that made the occasional nap a bit more comfortable? Everyone from MIT to NYU should be calling up Russian designer Yaroslav Misonzhnikov and asking to buy his wonderful work desk with a secret spot…

Is Twitter’s Latest Mobile App Update a Glimpse Into the Future?

Twitter has slowly been pushing itself through a kind of reinvention, hoping to come out the other side as a whole new social media butterfly. The most recent part of this transformation came last night in the way of updated mobile apps, and they hint at what the rest of Twitter may turn into. The…

Apple says that they want to negotiate a global patent agreement with Google’s Motorola. Let’s hope it works out!

Facebook Gifts Just Became the Easiest Way to Look Good in Front of Everyone

All your friends, flames, and enemies are on Facebook. And now, you can buy all of these people presents—gift cards for coffee, cake pops, champagne, and pencils. It’ll all ship straight to their door. Why would I want to buy things like this? Because it’s a visible public display of generosity, and it’ll make you…

4G iPad Mini: Which Carrier Has the Best Deal?

The iPad mini’s pint-sized frame was made with portability in mind, and the arrival of a 4G LTE-equipped model at three of the nation’s top cellular providers this morning makes it easier than ever to keep your tablet connected while on the road. But which carrier has the best deal? Sprint, AT&T and Verizon all…

Cheap Hard Drives and SD Cards Are Your Giga-and-Tera Deal of the Day

We brought your attention Amazon’s Gold Box sales earlier today. There’s a whole host of SD cards, portable hard drives, and flash drives all made by Transcend at significant discounts today, but if you’re not keeping tabs on memory prices you could be wondering what’s worthwhile. The short answer is most of it: this is…

Nine Awesome Gadgets Only Available from Late Night Television

In the days before Sky Mall and Hammacher Schlemmer, Americans had just one option to purchase their gimmicky gadgets—late night TV. Whether you needed a vacuum-equipped razor, an in-the-shell egg scrambler, or the best damn rotisserie $19.95 could buy, all you had to do was pick up the phone. Our friends at Oobject have collected…

Scott Dadich Is WIRED’s New Editor-in-Chief

After Chris Anderson’s departure as Editor-in-Chief of WIRED after a 10 year run, rumors were swirling about who might be next to take the helm. Now, it’s been announced that the next man for the job is former WIRED creative director Scott Dadich. https://gizmodo.com/chris-anderson-is-no-longer-editor-in-chief-of-wired-u-5956292 In addtion to a stint as WIRED’s creative director from 2006…

This Brilliant, Punchable Car Ad Comes With a Tiny Working Airbag

As printed media becomes more and more irrelevant, advertisers have had to devise clever ways to grab a magazine reader’s attention. And to promote the safety features of its vehicles, Peugeot ran this brilliant ad that simulates what would happen in a head-on collision. To simulate the crash the reader is encouraged to punch an…

Hulu Has a New Video Games Channel

Expanding its reach ever so slightly from TV and Movies, Hulu now has a video games hub, which will feature trailers, reviews and gameplay footage for numerous games. And while that doesn’t inspire awe quite yet, it could someday become home to a solid collection of video tips and walkthroughs. [Hulu]

Nikola Tesla the Eugenicist: Eliminating Undesirables by 2100

Interest in the life of legendary inventor Nikola Tesla has seen a tremendous resurgence in the past two decades. And with good reason. The man was a genius who was able to take so many of the ideas swirling around in the 19th century ether and turn them into fantastic new inventions — both real…