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New Rogue PC Software Is Mascarading as Antivirus to Scam You

There’s some new malware preying on your PC, and you might not even realize is malware at all. It comes from a rogue software group called FakeRean, and according to McAfee it poses as an antivirus, claiming it scanned your computer and you better hurry and buy this protection or your computer is going to…

This Motion Capture Robot Could One Day Paint a Masterpiece

Researchers at Keio University have developed a motion capture robot that can record and reproduce the entire velocity of an expert calligrapher’s brush strokes. This could lead to improvements to the way robots learn skills, and lead to a pretty handy robo-surgical helper someday. DigInfo reports that the robot “learns” the brush strokes by mechanically…

Zagat Ratings Are Too Confusing for Google Users (Updated)

Google is moving away from the 30-point rating system it inherited from its acquisition Zagat last year because it’s just too complicated. Instead, it will replace the confounding restaurant rating math with something a bit more straightforward. Google says estaurants will be ranked in four levels—poor-fair, good, very good, or excellent. The Zagat system really…

The Best Mini Fridge

If you’re in the market for a mini fridge, you’ve probably already realized that none of them can approach the quality and performance of a standard-sized refrigerator. That being said, mini fridges can have a wide range of applications-whether it’s to chill beer in your man-cave, stash bagged lunches in the office, or store White…

This E-Book Subscription Service Could Be Great for Amazon-Hating Avid Readers

Bibliophiles on a budget may have some bright news on the way: a burgeoning startup is getting ready to hit the literary world with the Spotify-style book service, Oyster. A yet-to-be-determined monthly fee will give the voracious readers of the world unlimited access to Oyster’s library. And while the launch date remains a mystery, we…

Watch Three Minutes of Awesome Dogs Being Awesome at 1000fps

The world can be an upsetting place at times. But no matter how badly your day might be going, there’s one thing that can always bring a little cheer back into your life: dogs! Dogs fetching balls, dogs diving in pools, and dogs just being generally awesome at 1,000 frames per second. https://gizmodo.com/predditors-is-back-5950969 Sure, this…

This Wacom Stylus Is Your Keep-Your-Greasy-Fingers-Off-My-Tablet Deal of the Day

An iPad (or any another tablet) is basically like a sheet of digital paper. A piece of paper that changes based on user input. That’s why there are so many great drawing apps coming out every day. While these apps generally use your greasy fingers for input, let’s not forget about the millennia-old technology of…

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Why the Galaxy S III Mini Is a Major Letdown

The Galaxy S III is one of the best phones you can buy. It’s fast, it’s beautiful, it’s got guts most handsets can only dream of. Which is why it’s so disappointing—inexplicable, even—that Samsung’s Galaxy S III mini isn’t just the same, but smaller. It’s a lesser phone in every conceivable way. And that sucks.…

Hanging Rope Coatrack Doesn’t Waste an Inch Of Floor Space

If you live in a small apartment, you probably don’t have enough floor space to donate to a coat rack. But if you still need a place to drop your coat, you’ll be gobsmacked by this brilliantly simple hanging roberope with five molded hooks along its length. Designed by German minimalists Justus Kraenzle and Jan-Patric…

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You Can Make Your Own Hilarious Political Attack Ads Using Your Facebook Data

PBS Newshour has a wonderful new tool that lets you make political ads quickly and easily. Ostensibly, it’s to show you how cookie cutter campaign ads are. But in reality? It’s a great way to make a dumb video of you being the villain of a political attack ad. And it works wonderfully! You stop…

First Look at What’s Inside Apple’s New Dock Adapter: It’s Impossible to Tinker With

I just got my dock adapter in the mail. So naturally, I want to destroy this one. The dock adapter has a plastic shell on it that is glued. You can’t cleanly get it off without the dremel, as the glue is not hot glue, that I can tell. Peter from Double Helix Cables was…

Instapaper Founder Starts an iPad Magazine Called, uh, The Magazine

Instapaper, one of the best things to happen to digital reading, has now spawned an iPad magazine, called The Magazine. Besides having a clever title, it’s edited by a clever dude, Instapaper founder Marco Arment. But will it be any good? The Magazine is available now through the app store for $2. According to Arment’s…

Your Next Block Party Needs This Giant Car-Powered Cardboard Boombox

Bartek Elsner, an artist who uses cardboard to build things far more awesome than your childhood fridge box fort, created this monstrous paper boombox for a Mini Cooper dealer in Zurich, Switzerland. What’s even more awesome is that the creation works, and is powered by the car battery from a Mini that’s actually parked behind…

Absurd Sleeping Mask Claims It Will Help You Control Your Dreams

Dreams are crazy places where the limits of what’s possible are determined by your imagination. Sadly, unless you’re aware your dreaming, you can’t ever take full advantage of the opportunity. The Remee mask wants to help you seize the night. The logic behind it seems sound enough: If you want the presence of mind to…

The Galaxy S III Mini Is Official, and Officially Boring

We got really excited yesterday when we heard there would be a miniaturized Galaxy S III coming. Our excitement didn’t last long, because a second rumor hinted that the specs wouldn’t be anywhere close to the original S III. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-launching-new-four-inch-galaxy-s-iii-mini-tomor-5950454 We held out some hope that the second rumor might be wrong. Sadly, it wasn’t.…

It Only Costs 41 Cents a Year to Charge an iPhone

The highly anticipated iPhone 5 is finally in millions of people’s hands. Within three days of its September 21st launch, Apple had sold a record-breaking five million units. And within a year, analysts project that sales of the iPhone 5 will reach 170 million. The popularity of the new device got us thinking: how much…

Your Beloved Technology Is Fucking Up Your Vision

Publisher’s Note: This missive is straight from the desk of GUNNAR Co-founder Jennifer Michelsen (featured authoritatively above). As you’ll read, she is very passionate about the state of your eyeballs. So much so that she’ll be in the discussion threads below to answer your questions. So let her know what you think — whether you…