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Lego Anesthesia Machine Will Knock You Out With Its Incredible Detail

Professional Lego builders usually build things they’re passionate about. But even they have to pay the bills, which is why Lego maniac Eric Harshbarger built this full size mockup of an anesthesia machine as commissioned by GE. It’s not as exciting as Lego Miranda-class starships or aircraft carriers, but there’s obviously plenty of unique details…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Moebius (1938-2012)

French artist Jean Giraud, better known as Moebius to his fans, died today. His work had a profound influence on a huge number of filmmakers and comic book artists. Moebius did the set and costume design for Tron, and though he didn’t work on Blade Runner directly, his work had a great influence on that…

Tech News Matt Novak

Clever Doorbell App Automatically Calls Your Friends When You Get To Their Door

As long as the contacts listed in your iPhone include their full address, the Pocket Doorbell app will use your location data to automatically call or text them when you get to their place. When you get close to their home the person’s name will appear underneath the actual doorbell button on a faux engraved…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Incredible Monster-Trapping Rube Goldberg Machine Was Built By a Seven-Year-Old

There’s nothing quite like watching a second-grader expertly analyze and explain his application of the scientific method as it relates to the capturing of stuffed monsters to make you question what you’ve been doing with your life. This kid is could be a real-life Chris Knight. Seven-year-old Audri not only designed and built this expansive…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

iTether Is Back, Bypassing Hotspot Restrictions and the App Store

iTether lasted all of five seconds on the App Store before Apple pulled it for some silly reason like it being designed for the singular purpose of bypassing an iPhone’s hotspot limitations. But iTether is back and there is nothing Apple can do about it. Apple is powerless to stop iTether this round because the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Add this Air Puffer to Your List of Silly Things Banned by the TSA

While the TSA may have a point not allowing cannonballs and ninja stars onto flights, it bars way more innocuous items like baby food and…air puffers? Apparently a redditor, the marvelously named Gynoceros, was travelling through Newark airport when the TSA confiscated his Giottos Rocket air puffer. This device is popular among photographers for its…

Privacy & Security Andrew Tarantola

Jeremy Lin Gets His Own Weed, The President of Israel Wants to Be Friends, and Penguins Make an Adorable Break for Freedom

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 nug of Purp Dawg comes to us from reader…

Social Media Andrew Tarantola

Owners of Capsized Italian Cruise Ship Want to Save It With Something They Saw on MythBusters

It’s been a month since the fatal sinking of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy. And, now that the half million gallons of on-board fuel are being safely siphoned off, the ship’s owner must decide—raise it from the seabed with hundreds of thousands of ping-pong balls or call in the Jawas and have…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Apple Store or Foxconn?

Long hours, relatively poor wages, unacceptable working conditions; a lot’s been made of Apple’s labor practices. What? No, not the ones in China. The ones endured by poor, suffering Apple Store Geniuses all around the world. I mean honestly, Foxconn workers just got a 25 percent raise. How bad could it be? Oh, wait, right,…

Tech News Splitsider

Comcast: No Netflix for You! Come Back, Never!

Comcast has issued a strongly-worded statement clarifying its position in those discussions Netflix was rumored to be engaging in earlier this week: not us, not our devices, not ever. In Tuesday’s reports, Netflix hinted that at least one provider was willing to trial it by year’s end. Comcast would like everybody know that it isn’t…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Drag-Destroying, Ventless Aero Helmet Is Slathered in Go-Fast

For time trial riders, even a fraction of a second can mean the difference between missing the podium and donning the yellow jersey. The 2013 Scott Spilt Aero Helmet has been designed to shield your noggin without slowing you down—like, at all. The Split Aero has been in development for two years now, being refined…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Jurassic Blood Fest Frozen Forever In Stone Shrivels Me Testis

Can you imagine the scene above in real life, not just its eternal stone ghost? Picture these ugly monsters. On the left, a pterosaur. A flying reptile chomping down a small prehistoric fish. On the right, a large herring eating the pterosaur. The fossil has been discovered in Bavaria, Germany, and it’s an amazingly unique…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

US Soldiers Are Giving Away Their Positions with Geotagged Photos

People behave very stupidly on Facebook. But giving away your location in the geotagged info of your pictures as a member of the military is incredibly unwise and dangerous, even by Facebook standards. The Army has issued a warning to its soldiers to stop geotagging their photos on Facebook and other social media outlets. Because…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

The Opposite of a Retina Screen, GIRL SCOUT COOKIES, and Timelapse for Dunces

I have a lot to do this weekend, but most of it will involve pornographic photos of iPads, because I pre-ordered one and I have never owned an iPad before. In fact, it’s been a while since I’ve owned an iOS device at all, so I’m going to track down an iPhone-carrying friend and hold…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Get Drunk With Creatures, Manage Your Shopiholism, Learn From Neato People, and More

TGIF! How’s this for a weekend ritual. You’re going to get together with your friends, play a drinking game, stay up late, and then impulse buy a bunch of stuff online. The next day, you’ll feel bad, go for a nature hike, and educate yourself to revamp your spirits. These apps will help you do…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Photographer Finds Standing 35-Foot-Tall Tree-Rex In England

Photographer Spike Malin and his wife Debbie were walking across the fields of Alby with Thwaite, Norfolk, England, when they found this 35-foot-tall Treennosaurus Rex. In reality, is an ash tree covered in ivy. If you look at it in a mirror, it will look closer than it appears. [Telegraph]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Reinventing the Cocktail Or: How to Set Drinks on Fire to Make Them Taste Delicious

I spill a dribble of liquid nitrogen onto the bar as I try to pour it from a steel vat into a coffee thermos for Dave Arnold, in a scene that vaguely reminds me of this image of Jesus turning water into wine, except that the splash turns into smoke and tiny beads, which skitter…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

5 Impressive Google Chrome Add-Ons for Music

The music section of the Chrome Web Store has amplified quite a bit since its initial rollout of 23 apps. In addition to offerings from heavy hitters like MOG, Rdio, and Pandora, it’s also home to a wide selection of apps and extensions from smaller developers from off the beaten trail. Getting an app into…

Tech News Andy Cush - Evolver.fm

If You Pre-Order a New iPad Now, You Won’t Get It on Launch Day

Were you hoping to pre-order a new iPad from Apple and receive it on launch day (March 16)? Guess what, you’re already too late. The earliest ship date for new pre-orders at this point is March 19th. Oh well, there’s always the line outside the Apple Store. [Business Insider]

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Woman Sells Three-Year-Old Chicken McNugget for $8,000 On eBay

Rebekah Speight of Dakota City found this McDonald’s Chicken McNugget three years ago. She thought it looked like President George Washington and she put it in the freezer—as you do in these cases. Now, she’s trying to sell it to get 50 kids to summer camp. She put it on eBay last week. When the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Lego Anesthesia Machine Will Knock You Out With Its Incredible Detail

Moebius (1938-2012)

Clever Doorbell App Automatically Calls Your Friends When You Get To Their Door

This Incredible Monster-Trapping Rube Goldberg Machine Was Built By a Seven-Year-Old

iTether Is Back, Bypassing Hotspot Restrictions and the App Store

Add this Air Puffer to Your List of Silly Things Banned by the TSA

Jeremy Lin Gets His Own Weed, The President of Israel Wants to Be Friends, and Penguins Make an Adorable Break for Freedom

Owners of Capsized Italian Cruise Ship Want to Save It With Something They Saw on MythBusters

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Apple Store or Foxconn?

Comcast: No Netflix for You! Come Back, Never!

This Drag-Destroying, Ventless Aero Helmet Is Slathered in Go-Fast

Jurassic Blood Fest Frozen Forever In Stone Shrivels Me Testis

US Soldiers Are Giving Away Their Positions with Geotagged Photos

The Opposite of a Retina Screen, GIRL SCOUT COOKIES, and Timelapse for Dunces

Get Drunk With Creatures, Manage Your Shopiholism, Learn From Neato People, and More

Photographer Finds Standing 35-Foot-Tall Tree-Rex In England

Reinventing the Cocktail Or: How to Set Drinks on Fire to Make Them Taste Delicious

5 Impressive Google Chrome Add-Ons for Music

If You Pre-Order a New iPad Now, You Won’t Get It on Launch Day

Woman Sells Three-Year-Old Chicken McNugget for $8,000 On eBay

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

New Details Add a Bizarre Twist to NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

ASUS TUF 27” HDR Gaming Monitor Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing for a Limited Run in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

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

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

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