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The Stoner Channel: Black Sabbath Does Paris, Grandpa Busts a Cap, and What Is Dead May Never Die

What Is Dead May Never Die – Kadavr Exquis This stunning piece of experimental animation by Netherlands-based graphic artist and musician Kadavr Exquis celebrates our analog history. [Cartoon Brew] TrippyStix Reinvents Itself, Finds a Niche Among Hip-Hop Celebrities When the Trippy Stick first debuted last Fall, it ran on butane, included a built-in grinder, and…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Lowes New Home Automation System May Very Well Usher in the Jetson Era

Ok, so Rosie the Robot may still be a few iterations away, but the rest of your house, from your doorbell to your toaster, is about to get much, much, smarter. The main problem with existing home automation systems is that there is no agreed-upon standard. Most every company in the market employs a proprietary…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Old Mill Hides a Beautiful Secret Stash of Alcohol

This old mill in Eigeltingen, Germany isn’t just a relic of an ancient past, it’s actually a fully functional distillery. Seriously. You might not believe it but behind those doors hides a beautiful stash of alcohol Those doors, man. They look so inviting, with the inviting golden light and the escape from snow and the…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Only Thing You Need to Dive Is an Oxygen Tank and This iPhone Case

Most iPhone users are afraid to get even a drop of water near their phones, lest they one day be rejected by an Apple Store Genius. But when strapped into the iGills waterproof case, you can safely dive with your phone to a depth of 130 feet, and keep track of when you need to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Watch the Inbox: How One Guy Made Email Contact with Jay-Z

David Johnson has Jay-Z’s email address. Probably. He has carried on a one-sided conversation for years, sending emails to an address he believes to be Jay-Z’s. With a service called ReadNotify, Johnson has confirmed that the emails have not only been read, but opened in locations that directly correlate with Jay’s travel plans. Noted stalker…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

The Only Running Shorts You Need

Traveling, moving to a new apartment, working from home. At certain points in my life, I’ve lived in Nike’s Tempo Track Shorts ($30). Simply put, they’re some of the best gym wear out there. They’re lightweight, moisture-wicking, super comfortable and they come in just about every color you could want. There are probably about seven…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Syria Deleted Itself from the Internet Today

For 40 minutes this afternoon, Syria didn’t exist on the Internet—its (currently) ruling government completely unplugged itself. All’s fair in war and more war. Although 40 minutes isn’t so long, it had serious effects, explains Internet monitoring firm Renesys: For about 40 minutes today, all networks routed through the Syrian incumbent, Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (AS29256…

Tech News Sam Biddle

This Incredible High-Speed Ticker Board Mimics Your Motion

Just a few avenues over from New York’s Penn Station where an old electro-magnetic ticker board displays train arrivals and departures the designers from Breakfast have installed a modern take on the ticker on Harold Square at 6th Avenue and 32nd Street. Watch this video, it’s absolutely hypnotic. https://gizmodo.com/turn-your-instagrams-into-polaroids-from-3pm-6pm-at-giz-5866397 The 23 x 12 foot board…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Windows Phone 8 Will Be Out in November?

Microsoft had previously told us that Windows Phone 8 will be out this fall, but Mary Jo Foley at ZDnet is reporting some new dates, including one for WP8: The OS will go to manufacturers in September, and devices will be available to the general public in November. So maybe hold off on getting a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Vyclone: Easily Make Multi-Angle Videos With Your Friends

How many times have you heard this from a pseudo-creative friend: “I’d be great at ____, if only I knew the skills. I’ve got an eye for it, man.” Vyclone finally gives you way to edit together video and share it online that requires absolutely no skill. None. Heaven for the lazy! What does it…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Bet On Every Single Football Play With This Beautiful Edge Lit Table

This stunning CNC routed plexiglass table with LED edge lighting is not only designed to be a lovely addition to your living room, it also lets you play a new betting game that has you and your friends placing wagers on every aspect of a football game while it’s being played. Ballcraps is described as…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Def Leppard Covers Its Own Hits, Pours Some Sugar on Stephen Colbert

If you are a Def Leppard fan (and a law-abiding citizen), you have been painfully denied your favorite jams due to a dispute between the band and Universal, their former label. As a not-so-simple workaround, Def Leppard decided to simply re-record its old tracks, trying to match the original sound. Clearly a metal fan, Stephen…

Tech News Michael Hession

Auto Tracking Camera Mount Lets Lonely Thrill-seekers Film Their Own Adventures (Updated)

If you’re the gnarliest surfer on the beach but prefer to catch your waves at the crack of dawn, odds are there won’t be anyone around to witness or film your exploits. So for extreme athletes lacking friends who wake up before noon, the Soloshot mount lets you capture all your fancy moves without a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

How Much Abuse Can Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet Withstand?

The Google Nexus 7 tablet is arguably the first Android tablet that real human beings can enjoy and will want to use. But can it withstand the trials and tribulations of clumsy tablet owners? SquareTrade, the gadget insurance company, has put out their latest drop test video, pitting the Nexus 7 against the new iPad…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Microsoft Just Lost Money For the First Time Ever

Microsoft just posted its fourth quarter results, and for the first time since the tech giant was founded, it lost money. But this isn’t necessarly all doom and gloom the beginning of the end—not yet anyway. Microsoft hasn’t had the best few years recently, but its business is so huge and its users so many…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

First Comes the Dream

Tonight at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Gizmodo is co-hosting First Comes The Dream. The event will bring together scientists like the host of Cosmos, Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronauts such as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, software architects like Foursquare‘s Dennis Crowley, and the writers, designers and artists who inspire them. The…

Tech News Nick Denton

Watch This Cargo Helicopter Dropping Another Cargo Helicopter In Flight

Imagine you’re getting out of your house and the entire fuselage of a twin-engine Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashes right in front of you. This is exactly what happened when a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion lost the Chinook it was carrying. To give you an idea about how this may have looked from the outside,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This Underwear Makes Man Butts Look Perfectly Tight

Like a Spanx for men, these Italian undies by D.HEDRAL uses “angle fit” technology to enhance your butt’s roundness and make it appear perfectly taut and tight. Think of it like a Wonderbra but for men and for butts. So how does this model’s butt look so delectably rumptious? Well, aside from the fact that…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Batman Apron Is Your Dance-With-The-Deviled-Eggs-In-The-Pale-Moonlight Deal of the Day

Tomorrow is the big day, everyone! The movie that has critics and fans so impassioned that they’re getting banned from Rotten Tomatoes will finally arrive. Your sidekick has spent hours standing in line, dressed up as an old-school Robin, and he’s starving. So get yourself into this awesome $18 Batman Apron, head out to the…

Tech News J.D. Levite

Getting Married in an Undersea Base

Otto Rutten got married to Leanne in the Aquarius Reef Base on March 26th, 1996. They met at Aquarius during his first day on the job. She was a marine biologist doing aquanaut training and he, being the new guy, was assigned to count laps during the swimming drill. Otto had a really amazing mullet,…

Tech News Brian Lam

The Stoner Channel: Black Sabbath Does Paris, Grandpa Busts a Cap, and What Is Dead May Never Die

Lowes New Home Automation System May Very Well Usher in the Jetson Era

This Old Mill Hides a Beautiful Secret Stash of Alcohol

The Only Thing You Need to Dive Is an Oxygen Tank and This iPhone Case