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Watching thousands upon thousands of dominos fall in series just doesn’t excite us like it used to. OK, it was never really that exciting. So we’re hoping the next fad has people using high-powered lasers to pop balloons like this record-setting run. The laser in this video, not surprisingly, comes courteous of Wicked Lasers. Specifically,…
Set in 1980s and 90s New York City, Party Monster (2003) tells the true story of Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin), a small-town boy from Indiana who moved to New York and became arguably the most legendary club-kid party-promote of the era. A heavy drug user, Michael was known for his always-outrageous behavior, along with his…
Everyone knows that the best ring bearer is a darling little child, or, if possible, a wiener dog in a tiny dog tuxedo. Barring that, a Dragon Runner sentry and bomb disposal robot will do the trick. Tiny robo tux! When you’re both a bride and a mechanical engineer/robot arm designer, you can pull off…
If you’re looking for a good fright, forget about going to see a horror movie, or wandering through a cemetery in the middle of the night. Just flip on the National Geographic channel and find yourself a good documentary about the horrors lurking under the sea. Living thousands of feet below the water’s surface may…
Here’s a reminder for concept designers and tech industry analysts: just because you can technically make something and it may look nice, it doesn’t mean you should do it. Example: this stupid Facebook/Instagram camera, with a flat touch screen and a built-in printer. Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure that plenty of hipsters would buy…
There’s a shelf in my apartment that I’ve been meaning to hang for months. The only problem? My drill is busted. It was the cheapest one the hardware store around the street from me, and it crapped out on me pretty fast. But Hitachi’s 18-volt Brushless Hammer Drill will get the job done. Part of…
Mobile banking is far from perfect. But Simple aims to fix that with a cool, comprehensive replacement that rolls all of your financial services into one. What does it do? Once you sign up, you get a Visa bank card, then you’ll be given very detailed information on each of your transactions. You can keep…
For the parents who have obviously forgotten that most children are borderline sociopaths when it comes to teasing one another, this sweater will pretty much guarantee your kid will be bully fodder until he graduates from high school—probably college. The Seven/Eight Year Math Sweater is hand-knit of machine-washable wool and designed to fit the average…
Apple just pushed out the 10.7.4 update for OS, with some minor bug fixes and a patch to security issues. Nothing major, but it’ll hold you over until Mountain Lion finally hits. Here’s the full rundown on what’s in 10.7.4: What’s included? The OS X Lion v10.7.4 Update includes fixes that: Resolve an issue in…
Have you been waiting for this moment as long as we have? Rebecca Black, tween advocate and former Internet Thing, just hit her 2,000th tweet! Wait, only 2,000? Well, whatever—at least it was remarkably lame. Ms. Black, who has about twice as many followers as Gizmodo and probably really enjoys slap bracelets, wants everyone to…
Facebook just announced that its making a new app store called App Center that will help Facebook users download apps on any platform—Facebook, the web, iOS, Android, etc. App Center will work over the web and on Facebook iOS and Android apps too. According to Facebook: The App Center is designed to grow mobile apps…
Everyone’s still trying to figure out what we’ll do with Google Glasses—24/7 Hangout? Add a +1 to having sex with your wife? Look like a fashion victim? At least now we know they can take a decent picture. https://gizmodo.com/do-you-care-how-ugly-the-google-glasses-are-5899190 It was looking a little rough for the ol’ glasses when they were brought out on…
Scientists have shown that words printed in larger font sizes elicit a stronger emotional response. A report, published in PLoS ONE, has show that reading all kinds of words—positive, neutral, or negative—printed in larger fonts causes higher electrical potential in the brain than when words are printed in smaller fonts. Those increased voltages are experienced…
The Iranian government’s plan to install a Great Firewall like China’s certainly didn’t take long to backfire. According to reports, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s fatwa against antifiltering tools was almost immediately auto-blocked by the government’s own censoring system—because it included the word “antifiltering.” Last October, Iranian Telecommunications Minister Reza Taghipour declared VPNs and antifiltering…
The whole 3D phase gave puzzles a bit of a temporary renaissance, but a Boston-based design shop called Nervous System hopes to revive them yet again with a unique twist. And ‘unique’ is the key word here since every puzzle is cut with a different fractal pattern. The shop’s radial puzzles feature abstract artwork by…
Sure hope you didn’t plan on sleeping tonight because after watching this, that option is effectively off the table. This is some assuredly freaky shit. It’s equal parts handicam horror show and handi-capable rave featuring a guy with a noggin like a Xenomorph’s skull. And you just know he’s going to eat that Chihuahua the…
Imagine spending a summer floating down a river in this magnificent barge, stopping only for food and water in some random backwater town, then returning to the top deck cargo net hammock to resume the lazy float to nowhere. That’s all that comes to mind when looking at this magnificent wood creation. That, and the…
When you look at basketball shoes, what do you see? A big swoosh. Three stripes. Michael Jordan. A billboard molded to your feet. But do you see the technology? Though maybe not as blatant as an Intel sticker on your laptop, every shoe showcases its own advanced technology. Don’t worry, you can’t miss it on…
Classes are winding down, but one dad on Reddit is looking back on all the first days of school with his son. Which apparently were all spent posing in the driveway. Pretty cool, and only repeats outfits once. [Reddit via BIOTV via Daily What]
Do you remember the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD from CES? If you do, it’s probably because its big dumb name is so unthinkably big and dumb. Now, according to the Verge, it’s got a new distinction: It’s not even being released by AT&T, because it’s so late, and so very extraneous. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-sii-skyrocket-hd-massive-phone-massive-5874416 Sure,…
