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We All Live in a Watercolor With These New OpenStreetMap Skins

Google Maps is mighty useful, but not everybody’s a fan—including Apple, who seem to be ditching it. But OpenStreetMap isn’t the nicest looking thing, and let’s not discuss Bing. This new OpenStreetMap skin, however, is hands down the best looking digital map I’ve ever seen. https://gizmodo.com/why-apple-doesnt-need-google-maps-anymore-5891562 Produced by Stamen Design, these overlays turn the basic…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

NASCAR’s Mark Martin to Race Under the Name of the Guy That Stole His Twitter Account

NASCAR racer #55 Mark Martin recently had his Twitter account hacked, his access revoked, his account name name changed to EPICSWAGG, and his followers spammed. So how does a professional driver get his revenge? By stealing the hacker’s name and using it for himself. https://jalopnik.com/nascar-driver-twitter-account-hacked-driver-hacks-back-5895175 “I felt naked,” Martin told CBS Sports. “I was locked…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

I Would Gladly Sail into the Heart of Darkness Aboard a “Jungle Yacht”

Because what better way to explore British East Africa than from the comfort of a custom trailer? It’s how John Madden would have explored the Congo. The Jungle Yacht, as it was dubbed, belonged to Italian explorer Commander Attilio Gatti who, with his wife, explored much of the African Congo in the late 1930s. The…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Bacon Tampons vs. Invisible Sharks, One-Fingered Push-ups, and Who Sent St. Martin’s Press $70k Worth of Herb?

Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to “toastify.” It’s time for tonight’s Stoner Channel. We’ve collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. Tonight’s Maui Outdoor comes to us from reader SuperDub Click…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Armchair Adventurers Can Now Take a Street View Tour of the Amazon

Sure, you can already explore exotic locales like Detroit, San Francisco, and the dark heart of Florida from your desk but now, in honor of World Forest’s Day, you can wander around in the Amazonian rainforest. You’re welcome. This project has been in the works for months and is a collaboration between Google and the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

MPAA Wants Megaupload Data Saved for Its Future Lawsuits

For as big of a deal as the MPAA made about shutting down Megaupload, the trade association is certainly interested in maintaining users’ data for some reason. Oh, it’s so the MPAA can sue some more people? Right, of course. Not everybody outside the MPAA is super-stoked about Megaupload shutting down and no one less…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Scrubba Your Clothes with This Washing Machine In a Bag

There’s always a trade-off when packing for extended trips—bring enough outfits to last the entire trip or bring fewer sets and hope you can find a local laundromat? Or, option three, bring the Scrubba wash bag along and do your own laundry. The Scrubba is the brainchild of Ashley Newland, who devised the system while…

Gadgets Andrew Tarantola

When Earbuds Attack: A Cautionary Tale (NSFW)

First, take a deep breath. You don’t have to see the photo unless you click on it below. With that out of the way, prepare for some bad news about in-ear headphones… yes, the very same ones I have championed on Evolver.fm, as well as on CNET and Wired.com over the past decade or so.…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

Spotify and Your Favorite Labels Team Up to Deliver New Music Discovery Apps

Spotify is adding to its growing apps platform with 12 new apps from taste-making record labels, including Def Jam and Matador, chock full of curated selections and starting points to discover new music on your own. Since launching in the fall, Spotify apps have been pretty limited. The new introductions are definitely an improvement, if…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

New York City Map Made of Brands Is Perfect for Tourists, Snobs

Who cares about street names and numbers when you can have a whole city map made out with the brands of shops and chains everywhere? I will meet you at Louis Vuitton and Bvlgari in ten! See you there! [Citymaps]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Ultimate Speaker for Headphone-Free Music at Work

Parametric speakers aren’t exactly new, but this Kickstarter idea is tiny and practical. The Soundlazer delivers a focused beam of audio in a single direction. Theoretically, you could point it at yourself, and nobody around you would hear your embarrassing music at all. Roughly the size of a large (um, very large) smartphone, the Soundlazer…

Tech News Brent Rose

Me in My Place: Pictures of Beautiful Women in Their Underwear Inside Their Homes

Have you seen Esquire’s photography series ‘Me in My Place’ by Michael Edwards? It shows celebrities (usually in underwear) inside their homes. It feels intimate and revealing, like we’re seeing another side of them. The Me in My Place webapp is the same idea but for regular women. It’s lovely. What does it do? Me…

Tech News Casey Chan

Korg’s Latest Keyboards Connect Directly to the iPad

Korg’s USB-friendly MicroKey keyboards are desired for their ability to quickly interface with MIDI software on Macs and PCs. But now they have a new trick: they can also link up with iPad apps providing yet another way to harness the tablet’s power. SlashGear says there are 25-, 37- and 61-key models of the MicroKey,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Which Government Spies Are Buying These Shameless Hackers’ Secrets?

Forbes has an interesting look at French security firm Vupen, which claims to sell its zero day exploits of popular software and operating systems (including iOS) to government agencies for six figure sums. But it raised several questions for me. Vupen has publicly showed off exploits of Chrome but generally keeps its work private, preferring…

Privacy & Security Mat Honan

Dailylister: The Cross-Country Craigslist

Social networking? Psha. Communication? I smell a bubble. The most important function of the Internet is online window shopping. When I need to unwind, I pull up a fresh browser window and start pretending I’m in the market for a Porsche. Giddyup. But here’s the thing: Ebay Motors is played. There are no deals on…

Tech News Joe Brown

DirecTV iPad App Updated to Let You Stream Video Anywhere

Previously, DirecTV subscribers could use their iPad as some sorta pseudo TV because the app could stream Live TV while you were on your home Wi-Fi network. Now the app’s been updated to be even better: you can watch some content anywhere, even if you’re not at home. https://gizmodo.com/directvs-ipad-app-lets-you-watch-live-tv-now-5853647 It’s not a huge list of…

Tech News Casey Chan

Maybe the New iPad Is Hot Because Its Processor Is 210% Huger

Apple’s unapologetically selling a new iPad that’ll go up to 116 degrees in your hands while playing a game. Maybe they should have done something about that, yeah. But the tablet’s new processor is so massive, we shouldn’t be surprised. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-ipad-blazes-up-to-116-degrees-but-how-hot-is-t-5894978 Chipworks, which compared the new hotness (am I right?) on the right to the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

YouTube Auto Fix Makes Bad Video Suck Less

YouTube is expanding its video manipulation options with a new feature that will automatically fix up your crappy video footage. The edits include color correction and image stabilization. But there’s a catch: Any time video is manipulated digitally, it is degraded to some extent. Automating the manipulations, as opposed to making adjustments as the user’s…

Tech News Michael Hession

Are You Part of Today’s AIM Apocalypse? (Updated)

A great collective whine is currently echoing across the interent as people find themselves locked out of their AIM accounts. It turns out getting customer support with a decade (plus!) old AIM account after AOL abandoned it is tricky. https://gizmodo.com/aim-is-unofficially-dead-updated-5893031 Internetters are having trouble getting into AIM with 3rd party clients (like Adium, iChat, and…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Snooki’s Scary Life as a Mom, Google Chrome Style

We all know Snooki is going to be a mom. But while we were busy repressing visions of the possible sordid outcomes, College Humor faced the task head on, through the sleek, shiny, wholesome lens of Google Chrome. How heartwarming it is to see a virtual “Meatball” navigate through Gmail, YouTube and Picasa as she…

Tech News Michael Hession

We All Live in a Watercolor With These New OpenStreetMap Skins

NASCAR’s Mark Martin to Race Under the Name of the Guy That Stole His Twitter Account

I Would Gladly Sail into the Heart of Darkness Aboard a “Jungle Yacht”

Bacon Tampons vs. Invisible Sharks, One-Fingered Push-ups, and Who Sent St. Martin’s Press $70k Worth of Herb?

Armchair Adventurers Can Now Take a Street View Tour of the Amazon

MPAA Wants Megaupload Data Saved for Its Future Lawsuits

Scrubba Your Clothes with This Washing Machine In a Bag

When Earbuds Attack: A Cautionary Tale (NSFW)

Spotify and Your Favorite Labels Team Up to Deliver New Music Discovery Apps

New York City Map Made of Brands Is Perfect for Tourists, Snobs

The Ultimate Speaker for Headphone-Free Music at Work

Me in My Place: Pictures of Beautiful Women in Their Underwear Inside Their Homes

Korg’s Latest Keyboards Connect Directly to the iPad

Which Government Spies Are Buying These Shameless Hackers’ Secrets?

Dailylister: The Cross-Country Craigslist

DirecTV iPad App Updated to Let You Stream Video Anywhere

Maybe the New iPad Is Hot Because Its Processor Is 210% Huger

YouTube Auto Fix Makes Bad Video Suck Less

Are You Part of Today’s AIM Apocalypse? (Updated)

Snooki’s Scary Life as a Mom, Google Chrome Style

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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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We All Live in a Watercolor With These New OpenStreetMap Skins

NASCAR’s Mark Martin to Race Under the Name of the Guy That Stole His Twitter Account

I Would Gladly Sail into the Heart of Darkness Aboard a “Jungle Yacht”

Bacon Tampons vs. Invisible Sharks, One-Fingered Push-ups, and Who Sent St. Martin’s Press $70k Worth of Herb?

Armchair Adventurers Can Now Take a Street View Tour of the Amazon

MPAA Wants Megaupload Data Saved for Its Future Lawsuits

Scrubba Your Clothes with This Washing Machine In a Bag

When Earbuds Attack: A Cautionary Tale (NSFW)

Spotify and Your Favorite Labels Team Up to Deliver New Music Discovery Apps

New York City Map Made of Brands Is Perfect for Tourists, Snobs

The Ultimate Speaker for Headphone-Free Music at Work

Me in My Place: Pictures of Beautiful Women in Their Underwear Inside Their Homes

Korg’s Latest Keyboards Connect Directly to the iPad

Which Government Spies Are Buying These Shameless Hackers’ Secrets?

Dailylister: The Cross-Country Craigslist

DirecTV iPad App Updated to Let You Stream Video Anywhere

Maybe the New iPad Is Hot Because Its Processor Is 210% Huger

YouTube Auto Fix Makes Bad Video Suck Less

Are You Part of Today’s AIM Apocalypse? (Updated)

Snooki’s Scary Life as a Mom, Google Chrome Style

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!