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Lame Venture Capital Firm Made Its Companies Make This Lame Video

First Round Capital funds some of the best companies in tech. But this horrific video makes me lose all respect for them. Especially because First Round made its portfolio companies participate in this piece of crap. Are you guys trying to devalue your investments? Or just humiliate them so they’re more docile? Attention old dude…

Tech News Mat Honan

Perfect Power-ups for Grown-Up Gamers

Getting the gamer in your life something was a heck of a lot easier when he was seven. A few Gameboy cartridges, a Nintendo Power shirt and—boom!—problem solved. But now he’s 24 and has more gaming gear than you’ve got power tools. So here’s what to get for your grown up gamer. 1. The Elder…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Gizmodo Winter Survival Guide Will Keep You in Thaw

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Winter frost bites, we know. But unless you’re some sort of cold-impervious superhuman like red-blooded man-icicle Wim Hof (featured above), or willing to be an ex-pat in a hippy-filled, sub-tropic border town (ew), it’s a thing you’re going to have to deal with from time to time. Hence the Gizmodo Winter Survival…

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Don’t Break the Internet

Two bills now pending in Congress—the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 (Protect IP) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House—represent the latest legislative attempts to address a serious global problem: large-scale online copyright and trademark infringement. Although the bills differ in certain respects, they share an underlying approach and…

Tech News Mark Lemley, David S. Levine, & David G. Post - Stanford Law Review

This Virtual Wingsuit Flight Is the Coolest Thing You’ll See In the Web Today

Chances are that you’re never going to wear a wingsuit and fly through Norway’s fjords. Or any other fjord, mountain or canyon, for that matter. This awesome 360-degree interactive video is perhaps the closest you will ever get to experience it. I wish I had the guts and the experience to be able to do…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

7 Novel Ways To Wrap All That Crap You Bought

Your Christmas shopping might be done, but you can’t just stick plain boxes or department store bags under the tree. You now have to wrap everything you so it looks like you actually put some thought into your gifts. So here are seven ideas that will not only make the process a little easier, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Onion’s Magic Answer Ball App Is Snarky Wisdom on the Go

The Magic 8-Ball helped me decide to go to college. It helped me decide what to eat as a child and it’s the reason I bought a Jazz drive. It’s not infallible. The Onion Answer app is the logical next step in deciding my fate with inanimate objects. The Onion Magic Answer Ball app from…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Extraordinary Chickens 2012 Wall Calendar Is Your Pin-Up Chicks Deal of the Day

“Hey baby, we had such a good year in 2011, I figure we start looking forward to 2012 early with a great Christmas present. But what do you get a man who’s already got all the gear he needs this holiday season? Wait, I’ve got it: a calendar for all the fun things we’ll do…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals

Floating Fireplace Produces No Smoke, Requires No Sorcery

The problem with real fireplaces is they’re usually impractically far from a couch to be used for anything other than heat. However, without the need for a chimney, this ethanol powered flame can be dragged wherever your marshmallows need toasting. The optional glass support panels make it look like the Veniz Fireplace is magically floating…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Here’s What T-Mobile Gets in Their Breakup Settlement

As we all know, German mobile communications giant Deutsche Telekom had betrothed it’s American daughter T-Mobile to AT&T. Then things went south. But though T-Mobile was left standing alone at the altar, it won’t necessarily be left empty-handed. Here’s the rundown on exactly what they’re getting as a breakup fee. According to Phone Scoop, Deutsche…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Super Bowl Will Be Streamed Live for the First Time

America’s biggest television event, the Super Bowl, is going to be streamed live to computers and mobile devices for the first time ever. Football! Everywhere! Yeah! U-S-A! Along with the Super Bowl, fans will get to peep NBC’s Wild Card playoff games and the Pro Bowl (snooze) online too. NBC already does the web streaming…

Tech News Casey Chan

11 Photos That Have Entered the Real World

Photos are just supposed to be photos. They’re not supposed to go corporeal, assemble and become something new. The following ten entries to this week’s Shooting Challenge started as photos and ended as something inherently different. Winner – PRESS The timing on this challenge is uncanny! I needed a logo for my Bachelor of Engineering…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Plane Crashes On Busy New Jersey Highway (Video)

This video shows the aftermath of the plane crash that has just occurred on New Jersey’s Interstate 287, near exit 35 in Morris Township. At least five people have been killed, several news outlets report. Sadly, five victims have been confirmed already: two adults and three children. A dog was also killed in the crash,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Siri Plays the Piano Better than She Gives Directions

Siri has been something of a disappointment so far—more flash than substance—but this particular trick is a mighty impressive novelty. A neat new hack lets Siri play music on a Yamaha Disklavier player piano from music files in your library. The hack, developed specifically by and for Yamaha, works by streaming a special MIDI version…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Here’s Your Government-Sponsored Christmas Tree Fire Disaster Video

Your Christmas tree will delight and comfort your family this year—unless it ignites and kills them all in a massive inferno. It probably won’t happen, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission wants to show you what it’s like. As you know, Christmas trees are made out of tree, and trees, like all plants, can dry…

Tech News Sam Biddle

This Whole Town Was Forever Painted Blue Because of The Smurfs Movie

The Smurfs made a terrible movie but did one good thing: they’re adding more color to the world. Juzcar, a town in Southern Spain, was painted blue for the movie as a sort of publicity stunt but the residents loved it so much they want to keep their homes all blue everything. Previously, the small…

Tech News Casey Chan

If Apple Wins We All Lose

Yesterday’s news that courts had ruled against HTC in favor of Apple was a tidy little victory for Apple. But HTC is just an initial skirmish in a much larger fight. The real war is against Android, and if Apple wins that, we’ll all lose. The iPhone was like nothing that came before. And Apple…

Tech News Mat Honan

Go Check Out the Huge Google Music Sale Right Now

For a limited time Google Music is selling more than half a million records for under $4.99 as well as 10 million tracks for just $.49. That’s really cheap. What’s the catch? There doesn’t appear to be one. The Google Music Blowout sale isn’t just serving up bargain bin crap—there’s some really good stuff. So…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

This Overrunning Boeing 737 Got Stopped Safely By Concrete

There’s a simple reason why this Boeing 737 wasn’t destroyed this week at Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, China, and instead destroyed this concrete runway using its landing gear: it’s neither a runway nor concrete. At least, not in the traditional sense. It’s something called EMAS, Engineered Materials Arresting System, and it may save your life one…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

America Loves Selling Guns to Egypt

Now that we’ve got YouTube, Google, and Facebook out of the way, how about another Hottest Trends List! This one’s a little morose though. Like, international arms sales morose. So who loves American best-in-the-world weapons? Kings and dictators. The new data, compiled by the Congressional Research Service, pooled Pentagon info from 2003 to 2010, shows…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Lame Venture Capital Firm Made Its Companies Make This Lame Video

Perfect Power-ups for Grown-Up Gamers

The Gizmodo Winter Survival Guide Will Keep You in Thaw

Don’t Break the Internet

This Virtual Wingsuit Flight Is the Coolest Thing You’ll See In the Web Today

7 Novel Ways To Wrap All That Crap You Bought

The Onion’s Magic Answer Ball App Is Snarky Wisdom on the Go

Extraordinary Chickens 2012 Wall Calendar Is Your Pin-Up Chicks Deal of the Day

Floating Fireplace Produces No Smoke, Requires No Sorcery

Here’s What T-Mobile Gets in Their Breakup Settlement

The Super Bowl Will Be Streamed Live for the First Time

11 Photos That Have Entered the Real World

Plane Crashes On Busy New Jersey Highway (Video)

Siri Plays the Piano Better than She Gives Directions

Here’s Your Government-Sponsored Christmas Tree Fire Disaster Video

This Whole Town Was Forever Painted Blue Because of The Smurfs Movie

If Apple Wins We All Lose

Go Check Out the Huge Google Music Sale Right Now

This Overrunning Boeing 737 Got Stopped Safely By Concrete

America Loves Selling Guns to Egypt

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

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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