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Clueful: Know Which Apps Are Messing With Your Data

Remember earlier this year when it was revealed that Path was snooping into the iPhone contacts? News followed after that debacle that revealed many apps were doing the same thing. But might you still have apps installed that are sniffing out your data without permission? Clueful will tell you. What does it do? It works…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Was This Google Maps Car Driver Using Google Glasses When He Crashed?

Oh look, a crashed Google Maps car. Was the driver using Google Glasses like Sergei Brin? [Thanks Jelly!] https://gizmodo.com/how-the-google-glasses-actually-look-in-real-life-hint-5899697

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Someone Please Put This Brilliantly Redesigned Hanger Into Prodution ASAP

The classic hanger design is fine for button-up tops, but the ergonomics are all wrong when it comes to t-shirts and sweaters. They have a tendency to stretch delicate garments, which prompted an industrial designer at design shop Ziba to rethink the hanger. And what Mehdi Mojtabavi came up with needs to go into production…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How Can This Giant Twisting Bench Weigh Just Eleven Pounds?

Based on a smaller design he created a few years ago, Mathias Bengtsson’s gigantic Spun bench is now on display at an art gallery in Washington DC. But how can this giant installation only weigh just eleven pounds? It’s made from that uber-material known as carbon fiber. Normally, carbon fiber is woven into large panels…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Helicopter Drops 955 Hot Dogs Over Detroit

Is Detroit a humanitarian zone? No. But a helicopter just dropped 955 hot dogs over the beleaguered metropolis to commemorate the American Coney Island restaurant’s 95th anniversary. Things are looking up, Motor City! Below the chopper, 25 people waited to gather as many franks as they could, for a contest co-hosted by a local radio…

Tech News Leslie Horn

This Computer Desk Puts a Twist on Eliminating Clutter

Since the invention of drawers, people have been utilizing the space underneath a table-top. The Tambour Table puts a most mind-bending twist that concept. The table’s designer, Michael Bambino, decided to re-think the classic Tambour Door you might find on a old roll-top desk. His variation allows the seemingly solid piece of wood on top…

Tech News Michael Hession

Struggling HP Slashes 27,000 Jobs (Updated)

HP’s quarterly earnings may have outperformed expectations, but it’s not good enough: the Silicon Valley company confirmed rumors that it would cut lots of jobs. 27,000 jobs to be precise. That’s 8-percent of its workforce. According to the release from HP, which the company sent over when we emailed asking for comment: These moves are…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Dropping Explosives From a Quadrotor Puts Tom Clancy to Shame

To a casual observer, this video might look like dropping high explosives from an RC helicopter. Which would be cool enough on its own. But the real case is so, so much better: This is the future of dropping tiny, deadly bombs from the sky. Richard Ryan continues his real life exploration of the military…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

You Don’t Have To Be Drunk To Want This R2-D2 Hoodie

Some Star Wars apparel requires a bit of ‘courage in a bottle’ to purchase and wear in public. But not this forthcoming R2-D2 hoodie from Mad Engine apparel. We love that little droid, and would happily wear this to school, work, or stock market IPOs. https://gizmodo.com/uhh-did-anyone-else-get-drunk-and-buy-a-wookiee-hoodie-5873440 Available sometime near the end of August for $70,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Run Like You’re on the Moon

What if you only weighed a fraction of what you actually do? You could run so fast. You could take an immense amount of pressure off your knees while still getting a workout. You could focus entirely on your form. And what if, as easily as you took the weight away, you could add it…

Tech News Brent Rose

Google Glasses Still Make You Look Nerdy

If you’re Katy Perry, you’ll look dumb wearing the Google Glasses—at least in their current prototype form. And unfortunately, being a Google billionaire won’t make it any easier to pull off the look, either. Larry. Larry… https://gizmodo.com/do-you-care-how-ugly-the-google-glasses-are-5899190 TechCrunch was tipped off by someone in Page’s London audience, where he strutted around stage with the futuristic…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Cancel Out the Distractions of the World With Tivoli’s New Headphones

Seemingly bored with just cranking out radios, Tivoli has shifted their focus onto the headphone space, particularly noise-cancelling headphones. The Radio Silenz headphones take Tivoli’s decades of experience and siphon it into a product they hope will please ears. The Radio Silenz headphones feature 40mm drivers enclosed in wood and attached onto a folding headband…

Tech News Adrian Covert

This Keyboard Playmat Is Make-Like-Big Deal of the Day

Musicianship and long jump, combined at last! This is the keyboard is what you’ve all been dreaming of since Tom Hanks went all Chop Sticks with Robert Loggia in BIG. Unless you’re weren’t around when that movie came out, in which case this is probably a great gift for yourself. You can step out some…

Tech News Andrew James

Tivoli’s Gorgeous Tabletop Radios Now Stream All Your Digital Music via Bluetooth

Known more for crafting well-designed, well-engineered products more than being on the cutting edge of technology, it’s no surprise that Tivoli has been hesitant to join the streaming audio party. But the company just announced the availability of the Pal BT and Model One BT radios, which both come equipped with Bluetooth streaming capabilities. You…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Jury Finds That Google Did Not Infringe Oracle’s Patents (Updated)

After a week of deliberations a jury has returned a verdict in the patent portion of the Google-Android fight to the death. Google is innocent—it did not infringe on two of Oracle’s patents with Android. The lawsuit began in 2010 when Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems, and Oracle sued claiming that Android violated Sun patents and…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

The First Wireless TV Remote Looked and Worked Like a Sci-Fi Ray Gun

As we mourn the passing of Eugene J. Polley, it’s worth taking a look back at his seminal invention that changed how we all lounge about watching TV. But when the first commercial wireless remote control appeared way back in 1955, it bared little resemblance to the remotes we use today. https://gizmodo.com/eugene-polley-inventor-of-the-first-wireless-tv-remote-5912204 In fact, it…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

What Jony Ive Wishes He Could Say About Apple’s User Interfaces

Jony Ive has been knighted by the Q of E. There’s an interview in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph in which he talks about the horrible user interface design that has been invading Apple’s apps and operating systems for a while—which goes against everything he stands for. https://gizmodo.com/mountain-lion-review-what-happened-to-apples-innovatio-5888597 Yes, I’m talking about skeuomorphism. Or, as I like…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Original RickRoll’d YouTube Video Has Been Taken Down

Rickrolling is one of the hall of fame pranks in Internet history, a testament to the ridiculousness of every URL ever sent and a phenomenon that will hopefully be understood by our children. But now it’s no more. The original RickRoll’d video, that of 61 million views, has been taken down from YouTube. Update: It’s…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Navy’s Wooden Avengers Are Real-Life Mine Sweepers

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategically important stretches of water on Earth. Though just 29 miles wide, it accommodates the passage of 20 percent of the world’s oil. Were Iran to plant sea mines there (again), global trade would be severely affected. Luckily, the Strait is defended by the Avengers—not the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Watch This Man Survive a 2,400 Foot Skydive With No Parachute

A British guy has just become the first person to jump out of a helicopter without a parachute—and live. With the aid of a modified wing suit that made him look like a human sugar glider, he took a 2,400-foot jump from a helicopter and landed on a soft runway of 18,000 cardboard boxes. Even…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Clueful: Know Which Apps Are Messing With Your Data

Was This Google Maps Car Driver Using Google Glasses When He Crashed?

Someone Please Put This Brilliantly Redesigned Hanger Into Prodution ASAP

How Can This Giant Twisting Bench Weigh Just Eleven Pounds?

Helicopter Drops 955 Hot Dogs Over Detroit

This Computer Desk Puts a Twist on Eliminating Clutter

Struggling HP Slashes 27,000 Jobs (Updated)

Dropping Explosives From a Quadrotor Puts Tom Clancy to Shame

You Don’t Have To Be Drunk To Want This R2-D2 Hoodie

Run Like You’re on the Moon

Google Glasses Still Make You Look Nerdy

Cancel Out the Distractions of the World With Tivoli’s New Headphones

This Keyboard Playmat Is Make-Like-Big Deal of the Day

Tivoli’s Gorgeous Tabletop Radios Now Stream All Your Digital Music via Bluetooth

Jury Finds That Google Did Not Infringe Oracle’s Patents (Updated)

The First Wireless TV Remote Looked and Worked Like a Sci-Fi Ray Gun

What Jony Ive Wishes He Could Say About Apple’s User Interfaces

The Original RickRoll’d YouTube Video Has Been Taken Down

The Navy’s Wooden Avengers Are Real-Life Mine Sweepers

Watch This Man Survive a 2,400 Foot Skydive With No Parachute

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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