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I don’t know why Pottery Barn only sells this lovely graphic print R2-D2 rug on their ‘Kids’ site. I would happily put one in every room of my home, and I suspect I’m not alone. But Pottery Barn probably realizes this too. So they actually sell the pure wool rug—dyed blue and gray with a…
So how do we feel about Microsoft and Sony waiting until 2013 or 2014 to put out their new systems? With the pace of phones moving so quickly, tablets popping out like companies have indigestion and even laptops becoming more ultra every year, it seems like game consoles have become forgotten technology. But! We would…
Apparently the creators of this Floating Flamer barbecue haven’t heard the old adage that you should wait an hour after eating before swimming. Because they want you grilling up burgers and hot dogs while you’re frolicking in the waves. I can’t argue with the convenience of having easy access to grilled consumables without getting out…
Two of the phones we’re looking forward to more than anything else in this wide world are the Nokia 900 and the Mechagodzilla Titan II. BGR says it’s got the word on the phones’ due dates (and prices). Gulp. According to a “trusted source,” the two solid handsets will both arrive on March 18th—the Titan…
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The days of Apple and Google sitting down for a nice cup of tea are long gone. Now they’re staring across the battlements, just waiting to lawyer bomb each other into the Stone Age. Motorola’s new lawsuit against Apple—which Google had to approve—is the latest stop on the road to the inevitable clash of titans.…
Or at least it sure pretends to be! The rounded (in the rear) unit doesn’t look like any microwave we’ve ever seen, owing mostly to its wonderful sci-fi form, but also that dubious under-lighting. Sort of Kubrick meets Vin Diesel. Aside from its singular design, the MAX—which is so “limited edition” that there’s no word…
The zombie fad will soon be as old and tired as steampunk, but ridiculous creations like this electric chainsaw accessory designed to hang off the front of an AK-47 can still coax a smile out of me. The Zombie-X rifle was created by DoubleStar as a more effective tool for dealing with the imaginary apocalypse…
Last night, during a heated discussion in a post about Google, Jesus called someone a “corporate cocksucker”. Then he did it again. Then he said something I don’t really understand about tits. It’s a clear violation of our commenting policy. In Jesus’ own words: If you cross a line, you are done. I hate to…
If you were hanging around the internet yesterday afternoon, you probably noticed some hubbub around Google’s new, unified Terms of Service Agreement. But what’s it actually going to mean for you? Well, this: How Will Sharing My Data Google-Wide Affect Me? One of the chief gripes about the change is that Google will “track” you…
And the cutest photo of the day award goes to If You Can’t Reach That Nintendo 3DS, Team Up With Your Twin Sister. I wonder how often do they change places. [Google+ — Thanks Gustavo!]
Last summer, Google had to pay $500 million to avoid criminal prosecution by the US government. Using a convicted con artist, the feds caught Google aiding illegal online pharmaceutical drug sales. The operation—as described by the Wall Street Journal—is movie material. The con artist is the man in the photo: David Whitaker. He presented himself…
I know next to nothing about guns but I know about the Glock. Chances are you do too. It’s become a part of the American fabric, as closely associated to the US of A as AK-47s are to terrorists, muskets were to colonials and light sabers to Jedis. But how did that happen? How did…
Jailbreaking or rooting your phone is pretty much a nerd birthright at this point. But soon it could once again be deemed illegal, if the acts’ exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act runs out. That’s where you come in. If that exemption runs out, it would be illegal to install a clean version of…
As I noted last week, the term “wireless telephone” in the early 1920s didn’t necessarily mean a device that could both transmit and receive messages. In fact, most radio devices during this time were simply either a transmitter or a receiver. However, some inventors were having a lot of fun tinkering with what was essentially…
This video shows the navigation path of Costa Concordia, the ship that ran aground in Italy. Lots of things went wrong after it hit the first rock, but her path reveals that they may have been a steering system failure before that. As we already know, Captain Schettino was attempting a very close pass of…
The Lockheed U-2 was designed to keep tabs on the Soviet Union over half a century ago. The RQ-4 Global Hawk drone was designed to replace this 50s antique. But how strange you are, fate! The U-2’s replacing its successor. Reuters reports the Air Force is scrapping the Global Hawk program—which cost the US around…
He’s not quite as big as the droids seen in the Star Wars movies, but Bladez Toyz’s upcoming Pump & Play remote control R2-D2 also won’t cost you as many republic credits as a full-scale replica. In fact, when it’s available sometime later this year (dammit Toy Fair, you’re such a tease) the 26-inch tall…
John Kerry showed up to last night’s State of the Union address with two black eyes and a broken nose, but that wasn’t the only thrilling moment—Obama had technology on the brain. Here’s what you need to know about the future of the future. (High-Tech) Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs If there…
If you’ve ever thought your senator was a crotchety old curmudgeon, well, they might be: hey, it’s a stressful job. But now, thanks to facial recognition software, a collection of senator photographs and some coding, you can tell exactly how smiley they are. Dan Nguyen, a developer and journalist at ProPublica, has hacked together some…
