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The Most Pirated Movie of 2011 Really Sucks

The list of the most pirated movies on BitTorrent reveals that as society, we’ve got incredibly bad taste. Fast Five is the winner. It was downloaded more than 9 million times this year. The list gets worse. [jump] The Hangover II, Thor, Sourcecode, and I Am Number Four. I can’t believe that millions and millions…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

What Are The Windows “Superphones” Coming Late 2012?

A leaked Windows Phone roadmap shows what we’ve got to look forward to in 2012. In the short term a batch of cheapy phones for the masses, but by the end of next year we could be looking at “superphones”. The October roadmap shows us a skeleton of what we can expect from the Tango…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

How To Peel A Whole Head of Garlic In Less Than Ten Seconds

If you are cooking this holidays (or ever) you will love this MAGIC tip: how to peel a whole head of garlic in less than ten seconds. It just requires two bowls and some shaking. Aaaah-mazing. [Thanks Joe!]

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This Guy Spent $16,000 On a Virtual Sword Before The Game Was Released

This man is holding an image of a sword that doesn’t exist in real life. In fact, it doesn’t even really exist on a virtual world—he paid $16,000 for a game sword that he can’t play yet. He got the virtual sword at an auction to celebrate the launch of a highly anticipated game called…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

How to Disembowel 30 Salmon in Under a Minute

The world consumes more than 2 million metric tons of Salmon annually—both farmed and wild. That’s a lot of lox. And to get that much fish to market in a timely manner, one can’t gut them by hand. That’s why there’s the Gutmaster8000. To minimize spoilage and avoid the “fishy” smell that comes with it,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Smack All SOPA Supporters With This Automated Robocall Service

This is going to feel good: now you can call all supporters of SOPA and PIPA, the dreadful US internet censorship laws, using a simple web site. Just record your very own message, pay some dollars and fire away. The service is called Reverse Robocall. It will robocall proponents of the Stop Online Privacy Act…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

The Best Rants of the Year

We really hated hated hated these things. Like, almost as much as we hate Nazis. That’s a lot of HATE. So we ranted about them. You should read these because… well, because these aggressions shall not stand, man. 1. PowerBalance Admits Their Wristbands Are a Scam I don’t think this would surprise anyone, but PowerBalance—manufacturers…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

I Want This 18th Century English Tower Turned Into Awesome Home

I always wanted to live in a lighthouse. Now I want to live in a lighthouse reformed like the Round Tower, this old English building that was restored and extended into a dream house by architects De Matos Ryan. Some historians say that the Round Tower started its life as a windmill circa 1790 on…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This Stupid Prada Phone Is the Best Looking Android I’ve Ever Seen

This is pathetic. Motorola and HTC, with their circus vixen’s arsenal of makeup slathered over Google’s native UI, ought to be ashamed. This idiotic LG/Prada luxury phone that nobody will buy has one thing going for it: it looks nice. The hardware is nothing special—black rectangle, tacky branded back, gloss, etc. A phone made for…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Sony Needs to Revive This Gorgeous Sliding Radio As a Bluetooth Speaker

Sometimes Sony can make some questionable business decisions, but rarely am I able to fault them on design. Particularly back in the 1970s—just look at this cubic portable AM radio. As far as radios go today, a single set of sliders for volume and tuning are pretty low-tech. But were the TR-1825 resurrected as a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Best Songs Ever Written About A Robot Friend

Grandaddy’s magnificent album from the year 2000, The Sophtware Slump, features a recurring character, a humanoid robot called Jed. After his creators tire of him, Jed gets drunk, and his system crashes. But first, he writes some poems. I love this fan-made video about Jed’s poetry, for the song “Jed’s Other Poem, Beautiful Ground.” And…

Tech News Mat Honan

Because I’ll Get Lost Eventually, I Need Fire

I like living. Living is my number one priority in life. Because of that I end up doing things like riding my snowboard off trails, into areas I’ve never been before. That’s why stormproof matches are the best $6 I’ll ever spend. Sold by sports store REI, the matches are coated in a chemical that…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

The Best Crazy Food Stories of the Year

Man has been augmenting his culinary efforts with technology since the advent of the skewer (which, as we all know, immediately followed the advent of fire and burned fingertips). From on-demand Morton’s to whatever chicken nuggets are actually made from, these mouth-watering stories from 2011 will have you looking at your dinner in an entirely…

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The Time I Planted a Pipe Bomb Under Someone’s Truck

I almost crash into a truck, at first. I can turn on a dime and accelerate like a tiny nitrous-oxide-fueled bat out of hell—even though I’m holding a 10-pound pipe bomb, 30 percent of my body weight. I don’t know what I’m doing, really. But by the time I get to the truck to plant…

Tech News Brent Rose

What to Get with Your Returned Gift Store Credit: Target Edition

Your relatives are lovely. Really, they are. But some of their gifts might have sent you poking around for a gift receipt. You know, in case this isn’t quite my size. Here’s the best stuff you can get at Target on your return visit. Click here to view as a single page. https://gizmodo.com/what-to-get-with-your-returned-gift-store-credit-targe-5871388 Under $10:…

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Deck the Halls with Beats and Harmony

‘Tis the season to entertain family and friends alike, but the speakers that would normally be pumping the Glee cast recording of “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, are unfortunately on the fritz. Luckily, if you take this short survey, you could win a boisterous and Bluetooth-enabled SuperTooth Disco speaker. Quick! Do it before a roaming horde…

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Greyhound Will Remotely Kill Your Bus (Updated)

If you have it in your mind to steal a coach bus to make up for holiday expenditures, make sure it’s not a Greyhound. Beyond the prospect of a beheading, the company can shut your joyride down from Greyhound HQ. The revelation popped up when one fellow tried to make a run for his pal’s…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Can You Believe the Sticks on This Guy’s Face Are Actually Bugs?

Hey crazy people, don’t you ever stop being crazy. Even though I don’t understand you, you give me so much joy. Like this guy! Look how happy he is! Happy to have his face covered with a bunch of stick bugs. Apparently, he pulled this stunt off to mark the opening of the Bugs Garden…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Greatest Electric Razor for Your Beautiful Face

At a time when robots vacuum our floors and make love to our wives, isn’t it a bit backwards to drag razor blades across your face, aided by foamy lubricant and water? Electric razors are great—here’s the best. Our pals at The Wirecutter put in some serious research to come up with the top of…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Mark Zuckerberg’s Amazing Race Luxury Vacation Revealed

What do you when you have more money than Christ and an appetite for fried foods? You head to Red Vietnam for a getaway replete with lavish meals, private yachts, helicopters, and goat-catching. We have Mark Zuckerberg’s exclusive holiday itinerary. http://gawker.com/5866291/source-reveals-facebook-is-swimming-in-cash After being chauffeured through Hanoi for a few days via private convoy, Zuckerberg, his…

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The Most Pirated Movie of 2011 Really Sucks

What Are The Windows “Superphones” Coming Late 2012?

How To Peel A Whole Head of Garlic In Less Than Ten Seconds

This Guy Spent $16,000 On a Virtual Sword Before The Game Was Released

How to Disembowel 30 Salmon in Under a Minute

Smack All SOPA Supporters With This Automated Robocall Service

The Best Rants of the Year

I Want This 18th Century English Tower Turned Into Awesome Home

This Stupid Prada Phone Is the Best Looking Android I’ve Ever Seen

Sony Needs to Revive This Gorgeous Sliding Radio As a Bluetooth Speaker

The Best Songs Ever Written About A Robot Friend

Because I’ll Get Lost Eventually, I Need Fire

The Best Crazy Food Stories of the Year

The Time I Planted a Pipe Bomb Under Someone’s Truck

What to Get with Your Returned Gift Store Credit: Target Edition

Deck the Halls with Beats and Harmony

Greyhound Will Remotely Kill Your Bus (Updated)

Can You Believe the Sticks on This Guy’s Face Are Actually Bugs?

The Greatest Electric Razor for Your Beautiful Face

Mark Zuckerberg’s Amazing Race Luxury Vacation Revealed

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

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