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We’ve seen some pretty beautiful desktop setups with gorgeous monitors and spotless desks—these desktop setups are not those. In fact, you can think of them as the complete opposite. These home offices are foul, filthy, disgusting, awful and come from the hoarder devil’s armpit. You can smell the stench through the pictures. Try not to…
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Pistoia Italia 1988 Yup, He’s still got it too. Collate – Sarah Beeby I challenge you to make heads or tails of this promo piece for piece the Frame at Frieze Art Fair created by London-based artist Sarah Beeby. [Cartoon Brew] Inception in Real-Time Well that certainly clears things up. Videographer…
If you ever wondered why blueprints were blue and not black or red or white or brown or any other color than blue, well, it’s not because architects really like the color but because the technique in making blueprints caused the paper to turn blue. Mental Floss delved into the history of blueprints and discovered…
McDonald’s french fries are so incredibly addicting that they can’t be from this world, right? Wrong! Check out how McDonald’s makes its delicious french fries in the video above, you’ll see the farms the potatoes grow on, the massive machinery used to break them down and the good ol’ fashioned frying that makes ’em pop.…
Though it looks like a weapon from a generic machines vs man sci-fi movie, the Mine Kafon is actually a genius landmine clearer. Designed by Massoud Hassani, all you have to do is push the tentacle ball into a field of landmines and it can trigger mines to safely explode. One of these giant balls…
Comex, the 20-year-old boy wonder hacker who created JailbreakMe, was hired to be an intern for Apple last year. The move was heralded as Apple smartly snatching up prodigious talent. Now, just one year later, Apple has kinda, sorta fired Comex. Why? Because he forgot to reply to an email. https://gizmodo.com/apple-hires-jailbreakme-creator-comex-as-an-intern-5834607 Comex, or Nicholas Allegra,…
If you see a lot of purple on Facebook tomorrow, don’t worry, it’s not because Facebook got hacked by Barneynonymous. Instead, Facebook and sites like Yahoo and Tumblr are turning purple tomorrow to take a stand against bullying. As part of Spirit Day, Facebook announced that it will support LGBT youth and stand against bullying…
From the ashes of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom is launching a new file-sharing service: Mega. Mega is like Megaupload but will be safe from raids and government interference because it has “ironclad safe harbors” in place to protect Mega. How does it work? Though Mega is just like Megaupload once was in that it allows users…
My dog’s bed is in the living room. He’s very smart—he even knows how to use an iPhone—so while he is not playing he ignores it. He prefers to sneak under the sofa like a ninja. Or jump on top of it. Which is why I think he—and any other small dog—will love the Dog…
The future of automobiles is upon us. Or at least it’s getting a lot closer. This week, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International announced the first official charging plug standard for North American cars. The brand new plugs may arrive as early as next year, meaning that, someday soon, the new American dream could…
Reuters pulls from a cadre of the most talented, most daring photographers in the business to capture some of world’s most iconic photos. The picture of the situation room when SEAL Team 6 took out Osama? Reuters. The photo of Sadaam Hussein’s statue coming down in 2003? Reuters. And now you can experience all the…
Left to right: HTC One X, LG Optimus G, Samsung Galaxy S III Next to a Galaxy S III.
The ability to see maps in buildings and landscapes in 3D makes following along considerably easier than with just 2D. So researchers at the University of Washington have made generating 3D models of a given location dead simple using custom software and nothing more than a webcam timelapse video of the spot captured on a…
These lamps are just as much about the bulbs as they’re about the wooden fixtures. Created by German designer Herr Mandel, the geometric pieces are supposed to showcase their light source, sort of like a picture in a frame. The design is a simple combination of wooden triangles. You can buy them from DesignSpray for…
Apparently wearing puffy down-filled jackets in the winter doesn’t look ridiculous enough. So for $424 you can upgrade your winter wear to the Matt Nylon Hooded Down Jacket which comes with a zip-around hoodie sporting integrated snow goggles and ventilation holes so you don’t suffocate. Although, that could be a better fate than venturing outside…
There’s little doubt Sony’s monstrous 84-inch 4k TV will be a high resolution atom bomb of a TV. There’s also no doubt it costs $25,000, about as much as an actual atom bomb. Hisense is selling a 4k unit for under $6,000. Do the math. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-monster-4k-tv-costs-more-than-a-car-5940793 Major, major caveat: Hisense’s XT880 is 50 inches, whereas…
Just like people didn’t buy iPhones before the latest generation came out, people held off on Microsoft products in light of the upcoming Windows 8 debutante ball. That translated to a disappointing quarter for Redmond, and underscored just how much the company has riding on its massive desktop transformation. The computing gigantor tallied up $16…
While grand-scale robotics programs like DARPA’s Big Dog project may spark our sci-fi fancy, they’re still years away from the front lines. This half-pint unmanned ground vehicle, however, will immediately start saving lives by acting as a Special Forces scout. Built by Roboteam, an Israeli defense contractor, and dubbed the “Micro Tactical Ground Robot” (MTGR),…
On those rare occasions you get to work from home you know you should stay perched at a desk for reasons of posture and productivity. But the allure of your living room sofa is just too strong, particularly Kibuc’s Connect sofa which seems specifically designed as the most comfortable office you’ll ever find. Besides flanking…
Although you probably shouldn’t preorder Microsoft’s Surface tablet, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t upgrade your existing machines to Windows 8. It’s coming on October 26—they’ve already even spotted it on store shelves. It will improve your computing experience: Windows 8 brings a slick new interface, gestures to your desktop or laptop, and some nice performance…
