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Olympus OM-D E-M5: The First Micro Four Thirds Camera Aimed at Replacing a DSLR

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is crammed full of impressive features: the fastest autofocus among interchangeable lens cameras (or so says Olympus). The E-M5 pushes a ridiculous 9 frames per second of 16-megapixel RAW photos. It’s the first mirrorless camera with a magnesium alloy body—weatherproof and dustproof, yo!—and packs the world’s first 5-axis image stabilization. That’s…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Apple TV Now Has Genius Recommendations

Apple has recently integrated its Genius recommendation system, already an iTunes staple, into the Apple TV environment via a silent update. The service will be available for both episodic content as well as movies, based on your previous content purchases. It’s accessible from the new Genius menu option for the 4.2 million or so households…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

30,000 NY Hotel Maids Getting Anti-Rape “DSK Buttons”

Temporarily-accused sex criminal and Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn may be safely back in the motherland, but the spectre of hotel rape remains. The threat is apparently disquieting enough to justify mandatory rape alert buttons for New York’s hotel employees. Under a new labor contract brokered through the Hotel Association of New York, 30,000 maids and other…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Why Lady Gaga Deploys a Sound Only Your Smartphone Can Hear

Audio tags are looking more and more like the new QR code – not only are they way less ugly than those jagged black-on-white squares, but you don’t need to take a picture of anything in order for them to work. (See also: Shazam and the Super Bowl.) A startup called SonicNotify embeds inaudibly high-pitched…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

‘Used’ Music Service Won’t Shut Down Because of Lawsuit—Yet

Capitol Records failed to halt the operations of ReDigi, a service which sells “used” digital music, in advance of their looming legal battle. And even if you’ve never heard of ReDigi, this case holds important consequences for digital media of all kinds. ReDigi bills itself as an “online marketplace for pre-owned digital music,” which predictably…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

How to Make Fancy Homemade American Cheese with Science

Mark McClusky, special projects editor at Wired, just showed CHOW his go-to recipe for making fancy schmancy homemade Velveeta-style cheese which means you can steal his recipe and do the same thing. So instead of eating delicious processed cheese, you can gorge on delicious homemade cheese! The special McCheese uses modernist cuisine cooking tricks such…

Tech News Casey Chan

8-bit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles looks like a game I played as a kid

I didn’t watch that new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie with Megan Fox because I was pretty sure it was going to suck. Anytime adult me makes an informed decision like that, I imagine childhood version of me shaking his head in disappointment and howling in sadness. Growing up is lame. Anyways, CineFix’s 8-bit version…

Sploid Casey Chan

Another Reason Your K-Cup Coffee Machine Is a Terrible Thing

I think the coffee that comes out of single-serving coffee pod machines is not very good. But, putting that aside, it can be obscenely expensive, as Oliver Strand points out in the NYT: For example, the Nespresso Arpeggio costs $5.70 for 10 espresso capsules, while the Folgers Black Silk blend for a K-Cup brewed-coffee machine…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

TripLingo Romance Edition: Love Abroad

There are a ton of apps headed down the ol’ App Store highway that will make Valentine’s Day magical for you and your significant other. But what about the lonely people of the world? And what’s going to happen to folks in other countries during this, the cruelest of holidays? Don’t worry lonely travelers. I…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Every Bus Stop On Earth Should Smell Like Fresh Baked Potatoes

As part of the UK promotion for the company’s new microwave pre-baked potatoes (called jackets there for some reason), McCain has outfitted ten bus shelters with giant 3D spuds that release the aroma of a freshly baked potato. Waiting at a shelter for a bus that’s seemingly never going to arrive is torture enough, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

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Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Google Voice on Android Is Now Much, Much Prettier

The Google Voice app for Android got a significant update today, unveiling a fancy UI facelift for Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich and finally implementing offline SMS queueing. The offline SMS queueing features means you’ll be able to compose and save messages when you don’t have a mobile connection. Once you emerge from whatever signal-free…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

The Olympics Will Have Bombproof Trash Cans with LCD Screens

Trash cans are the eye sores of city life, like the grimy physical manifestation of popped pimples overflowing with bags and Chinese takeout ooze. The Olympics? A magnifying glass on a city’s life. That’s why it’s not surprising to see a city (in this case, London) introduce new, stylish trash cans as a quick makeover.…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Softer Side of Chainsaw-Accentuated Rifles

Rifles augmented with chainsaws designed to cut through zombie hordes are old hat, so when Guns & Gardens set about making theirs, they wanted it to be different. Cuter, more adorable, and more appealing to your stereotypical tweenaged girl. https://gizmodo.com/add-an-electric-chainsaw-to-your-ak-47-to-battle-non-ex-5879178 With their $100 budget (not including the rifle) they built the OMG-AR15 Unicorn from a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Your Next Piece of Furniture Could Be Made From Your Old Refrigerator

The huge, incredible DIY Maker Bot is almost as impressive as the beautiful furniture it assembles from the melted-down refuge of discarded kitchen appliances. You have to watch this for yourself. Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij will build you a futuristic rocking chair, a wild-looking table, or whatever kind of furniture you want. From the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

How a Smart Photographer Beat Out a Bunch of Abusive Cops

Accredited Journalist Carlos Miller was arrested while covering the Occupy Miami eviction, following orders by Miami-Dade police’s Major Nancy Pérez. Then they deleted his footage, which is illegal and may lead to a federal lawsuit. Fortunately, Miller is smarter than these cops. He recovered the deleted footage from his camera’s memory card, part of which…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Take Pictures Quicker, Sync DropBox Music, and Open Almost Any File

Apple says the camera on the iPhone 4S is quick. Well, quicker, anyway. You still have to launch the app, then take a photo. Sometimes it’s super fast. Other times, it’s so slow you miss your chance to take a picture of the Yeti that just ran off with your backpack. Next time, capture that…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin

The Best Laptops Under $500

Looking for the best bang for your PC buck? Our friends at Laptop Magazine and Laptop Mag—who oversee 140+ notebook and netbook reviews every year—have rounded up the top performers under $500. The price of Windows laptops continues to decline, with the average system costing just $456 in December 2011. However, you don’t have to…

Tech News David Eitelbach-Laptopmag.com

DigiTech’s iPhone Guitar Pedal Lets You Shred Without Your Phone

The Digitech iStomp isn’t the first iPhone-controlled guitar effects pedal, but it’s the first one that feels more like a legit guitar accessory than an iPhone toy. Like Digitech’s massive iPad pedal board before it, the iStomp’s design is a cut above the rest because it’s conceived with guitar players in mind. The important difference…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Path Uploads Your Entire Address Book to Its Servers Without Your Explicit Permission

While searching for a way to create an OS X app for Path’s social network, hacker Arun Thampi stumbled on to something that could raise privacy issues with the app. Arun was looking into the Path APIs when he noticed that his entire address book was being uploaded to Path’s servers without his permission. When…

Privacy & Security Roberto Baldwin

Olympus OM-D E-M5: The First Micro Four Thirds Camera Aimed at Replacing a DSLR

Apple TV Now Has Genius Recommendations

30,000 NY Hotel Maids Getting Anti-Rape “DSK Buttons”

Why Lady Gaga Deploys a Sound Only Your Smartphone Can Hear

‘Used’ Music Service Won’t Shut Down Because of Lawsuit—Yet

How to Make Fancy Homemade American Cheese with Science

8-bit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles looks like a game I played as a kid

Another Reason Your K-Cup Coffee Machine Is a Terrible Thing

TripLingo Romance Edition: Love Abroad

Every Bus Stop On Earth Should Smell Like Fresh Baked Potatoes

TripLingo Romance Edition Gallery

Google Voice on Android Is Now Much, Much Prettier

The Olympics Will Have Bombproof Trash Cans with LCD Screens

The Softer Side of Chainsaw-Accentuated Rifles

Your Next Piece of Furniture Could Be Made From Your Old Refrigerator

How a Smart Photographer Beat Out a Bunch of Abusive Cops

Take Pictures Quicker, Sync DropBox Music, and Open Almost Any File

The Best Laptops Under $500

DigiTech’s iPhone Guitar Pedal Lets You Shred Without Your Phone

Path Uploads Your Entire Address Book to Its Servers Without Your Explicit Permission

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

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

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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