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Duqu Framework’s Mystery Language Identified as Custom C

When Kaspersky Labs revealed its analysis of the Duqu Trojan earlier this month they were stumped by a block of code that appeared to be a previously unseen programming language. With the help of the Internet, Kaspersky’s identified the code, not as a new computer language, but rather, an old one. https://gizmodo.com/whoever-wrote-the-duqu-trojans-framework-wrote-it-in-an-5891789 The block of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

A Quick Game Of Plate Roulette Decides Who Pays For Pizza

There are a lot of advantages to playing this novelty plate version of Russian Roulette over the real thing. Not only is the loser still alive to pay for pizza, drinks, or whatever was served up—there’s a lot less cleanup too. For around $40 it lets up to six players join in the fun. Or,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Art Transforms You Into a Bird-Like Creature

The Creators Project brought its extremely noisy, techie, and arty show to San Francisco this past weekend. The most exciting exhibit by far was the one that transformed you into a giant bird—or a flock of birds, depending on where you were standing. Chris Milk’s “The Treachery of Sanctuary” loomed at the back of the…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski

Carbon Fiber Knives are Shiv-able Works of Art

These beautiful 100 percent carbon fiber knives each weigh no more than just 32 grams, making them the ideal tool when you need to cut and run—which is most often the case. But as beautiful as they look, and as lightweight as they feel, they’re actually not the best tool if you need a razor-sharp…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Exploded Mirrorless Lenses Reveal Beautiful, Compact Design

I’ve always been fascinated by pancake lenses. It just amazes me that something that small can actually function. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we’ve been taking things apart to determine where and how (and sometimes if) the lenses can be adjusted optically. So, I decided to do two pancake lenses for mirrorless cameras…

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Met Opera on Demand: Watch the Opera, Yes the Opera, On Your iPad

I know nothing about the Opera other than it’s a browser or that it’s the type of thing fancy people in fancy clothes who like fancy things fancy going to. But you know what? It’s pretty entertaining. Especially when you don’t have to get so fancy and can just watch it on your iPad, like…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Pirate Bay Wants to Use Drones to Put Its Servers in the Sky

Here’s something that’s so crazy it might be considered genius: the Pirate Bay wants to move its servers—the same servers that draw the ire of the feds—up in the air by using GPS controlled drones. It’s a move to stay ahead of every organization that’s on the Pirate Bay’s tail. It’s also so crazy that…

Tech News Casey Chan

Sending This Candle To a Watery Grave Is a Beautiful Way To Remember the Titanic

Haha, remember when that giant ocean liner sank taking the lives of over 1,500 people? It’s a good thing come April that will have happened 100 years ago because that makes it ok to sell tacky novelty tie-in products. Right? Right? Once you light the four wicks extending from each of the wax Titanic’s stacks…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

In-App Ads Are Destroying Your Battery Life

You intuitively know that all of those applications running in the background on your phone are latently eating away at your battery’s charge, but a new study reveals that the main culprit isn’t any useful function. It’s location-pinging ads. The study, conducted by a team lead by Abhinav Pathak from Purdue University, analyzed the energy…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Apple’s Three Million New iPads Sold Show That the Future Is Here to Stay

Apple has just announced that they have sold three million new iPads since its release last Friday. It’s a staggering number. Clearly, they are unstoppable at this point. The future is here to stay, people. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-is-the-future-5506692 It’s truly impressive. It’s only one million below iPhone 4S-level numbers. Except the iPad costs a lot more money…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Easiest Way to Share Dropbox Folders Is with Your Facebook Friends

If you use Dropbox and Facebook, which is probably most of you, you can now easily share your Dropbox folders with your Facebook friends. Combining two frequently used things together either makes life easier or continues to prove that we’re all just living in Facebook’s world. To be honest, at this point the integration isn’t…

Social Media Casey Chan

How to Make Photographic Prints Without a Camera or Chemicals

Photojojo, peddlers of all things cool and photography related, have put together a how-to about creating prints without a camera or a chemicals. It’s much easier than you think. Follow along… You have a leftover box of photo paper from Photo 101, and it’s been taunting you from your shelf. You could swear you once…

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A Rocking Table Covered in Ball Bearings Is More Entertaining Than Your TV

Who would have thought that thousands of ball bearings rolling back and forth on a rocking coffee table could be so utterly fascinating? With Tommi Grönlund and Petteri Nisunen’s Wave of Matter table in your living room, you won’t need a TV. The piece is like a horizontal version of those sand art picture frames,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Adapter Kit Lets Your Lego Bricks and Lincoln Logs Play Together

If you’ve ever wished your building sets like Lego, K’Nex, Tinker Toys, and even Lincoln Logs could all fit in with each other, this universal construction kit will make your dreams come true. That is, uh, if you’ve got a 3D printer handy. Seeing all of those unique hybrid building pieces all laid out is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Every Dating Site Should Be Like OK Go-pid

What is OK Go-pid? It’s the new dating service by OK Go, the band that makes the coolest, craziest, most absurd videos this side of Rick James. Actually, it’s a dating site for superfreaks. Watch their informercial! https://gizmodo.com/new-ok-go-awesome-video-is-full-of-awesome-dogs-5643044 And the fact is that it isn’t that crazy. It makes as much as sense as any…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

New Apple TV Teardown Shows Beefier Guts Behind the Familiar Face

The third generation Apple TV is the exact same size with the same exact ports as the second gen, but it’s got some big upgrades under the hood. As usual, iFixit’s given it the full teardown treatment. The biggest difference is obviously the ability to play 1080p video, but other hardware deviations from last generation…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Robot Golf Caddy Follows You Like an R2-D2 Puppy

Golfing is the opposite of hard work, but that hasn’t stopped golfers from getting this absurdly cool automated CaddyTrek golf caddy, which sorta looks like a lawnmower crossed with a go-cart. The CaddyTrek is water-resistant, lasts for 27 holes or 10 miles on a 2-hour charge, weighs about 40 pounds, and costs $1,600. CaddyTrek can…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner

The Giant Butler Did It

Life is out there to kill you at any time. With a giant knife made of cardboard, by Maria Lujan. [Maria Lujan via Behance via piccole risposte senza domanda]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This 23″ LED Monitor Is Your Ten Eighty Peas Deal of the Day

You’re tech savvy. I’m tech savvy. We’re all tech savvy. So why do we still try to fix technology unsavvily? Just right now, my monitor was flickering and I was tapping it and knocking it around in hopes that it would fix the problem and stop flickering. Or like how blowing on ports, cartridges or…

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Relive the Glory Days of ASCII Art in Your Living Room

Unless you’re a torrent release group, or run a popular warez site, you probably don’t have much ASCII art in your life ever since JPGs took over. And that’s a damn shame that can be easily remedied with this wallpaper. Humorously referred to as the Warez Rose pattern, the floral images are made up of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Duqu Framework’s Mystery Language Identified as Custom C

A Quick Game Of Plate Roulette Decides Who Pays For Pizza

This Art Transforms You Into a Bird-Like Creature

Carbon Fiber Knives are Shiv-able Works of Art

Exploded Mirrorless Lenses Reveal Beautiful, Compact Design

Met Opera on Demand: Watch the Opera, Yes the Opera, On Your iPad

The Pirate Bay Wants to Use Drones to Put Its Servers in the Sky

Sending This Candle To a Watery Grave Is a Beautiful Way To Remember the Titanic

In-App Ads Are Destroying Your Battery Life

Apple’s Three Million New iPads Sold Show That the Future Is Here to Stay

The Easiest Way to Share Dropbox Folders Is with Your Facebook Friends

How to Make Photographic Prints Without a Camera or Chemicals

A Rocking Table Covered in Ball Bearings Is More Entertaining Than Your TV

Adapter Kit Lets Your Lego Bricks and Lincoln Logs Play Together

Every Dating Site Should Be Like OK Go-pid

New Apple TV Teardown Shows Beefier Guts Behind the Familiar Face

Robot Golf Caddy Follows You Like an R2-D2 Puppy

The Giant Butler Did It

This 23″ LED Monitor Is Your Ten Eighty Peas Deal of the Day

Relive the Glory Days of ASCII Art in Your Living Room

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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Duqu Framework’s Mystery Language Identified as Custom C

A Quick Game Of Plate Roulette Decides Who Pays For Pizza

This Art Transforms You Into a Bird-Like Creature

Carbon Fiber Knives are Shiv-able Works of Art

Exploded Mirrorless Lenses Reveal Beautiful, Compact Design

Met Opera on Demand: Watch the Opera, Yes the Opera, On Your iPad

The Pirate Bay Wants to Use Drones to Put Its Servers in the Sky

Sending This Candle To a Watery Grave Is a Beautiful Way To Remember the Titanic

In-App Ads Are Destroying Your Battery Life

Apple’s Three Million New iPads Sold Show That the Future Is Here to Stay

The Easiest Way to Share Dropbox Folders Is with Your Facebook Friends

How to Make Photographic Prints Without a Camera or Chemicals

A Rocking Table Covered in Ball Bearings Is More Entertaining Than Your TV

Adapter Kit Lets Your Lego Bricks and Lincoln Logs Play Together

Every Dating Site Should Be Like OK Go-pid

New Apple TV Teardown Shows Beefier Guts Behind the Familiar Face

Robot Golf Caddy Follows You Like an R2-D2 Puppy

The Giant Butler Did It

This 23″ LED Monitor Is Your Ten Eighty Peas Deal of the Day

Relive the Glory Days of ASCII Art in Your Living Room

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!