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Who Knew Mixing Nature and Fashion Photography Could Make Such Beautiful Art?

Much like a Reeces cup, an unexpected mix can sometimes generate something greater than its individual ingredients. Artist Matt Wisniewski skillfully wields his enviro-fanshionista influences to create these incredible pieces of overlaid art. [Matt Wisniewski via Colossal via Peta Pixel] You can keep up with Andrew Tarantola, the author of this post, on Twitter or…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

These Aren’t the Droids You’re Looking For. They’re Lamps.

These Droid lamps, designed by the Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau didn’t arrive at their name by accident. Their looks takes inspiration from robots. Yep, boxy, metallic, blippy, bleepy robots. And maybe Star Wars. Both ends of the lamp project light, though you control whether one both of those ends is powered on. The lamp uses…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Daily Desired: Excellent Speakers that Are Already Powered Up

Some people are so used to powered audio from iPod docks and desktop speakers that that they won’t even consider anything else—even if it’s for the audio good. Luckily NHT Hi-Fi is plugging the power in. A lot of people who are serious about audio will use a powered speaker—it’s so convenient!—but they still don’t…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Nine Homebrew Helicopters That May or May Not Actually Fly

Flying a helicopter is just slightly less difficult than building one from scratch. Didn’t stop these guys from giving it a shot—both in the building and the flying. Our friends at Oobject. com have assembled nine of the best homemade whirley-birds. If these choppers get your propeller spinning, you’ll love these 17 Found-Object Chandeliers, or…

Tech News Oobject.com

TO-DAY IS 11-11-1911

We’re not the first to experience 11.11.11. Hell, we didn’t even experience the best 11.11.11 (that honor goes to the plague-infested, castle dwelling, sword fighting dolts of 1111 A.D.). So what did the NY Times have to say back in 1911? Well they mostly just rattled off a lot of nonsense, in the most boring,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

6 Tools Beta Tested By Veterans that Changed the World

We owe a great debt to our veterans for their service in protecting our country, but we owe them for our smartphones too. The US armed forces have stormed bullet-riddled beaches and kept the peace in hostile territory, but in doing so they unknowingly Beta tested slews of technologies that ended up changing how we…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Mike Tyson Is Herman Cain

Regardless of your politics, I think we can all agree that we need more Mike Tyson in our lives. And if that comes in the form of a hilarious send-up of Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, well, all the better! There’s so much to enjoy here, but I’m not gonna lie: if someone ran on…

Tech News Splitsider

Asus Eee Pad Slider Lightning Review: Fat Tablet for Clickity-Clackers

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer with its detachable keyboard dock has been one of the best-selling Android tablets yet. The Eee Pad Slider’s keyboard is permanently attached, so you can type wherever you go. Better, right?! Maaaaaaybe. What Is It? A 10-inch tablet running Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) with a full keyboard attached via a very…

Tech News Brent Rose

Boom Boom Satellites : Kick It Out

Gotta love this video. It starts out innocently enough with a bit of Jet-style garage rock, then the beat drops and everything goes sideways. Boom Boom Satellites formed back in 1990, when college friends Michiyuki Kawashima and Masayuki Nakano began tooling around. By 1998, BBS had released its debut album 7 Ignitions/Auto Re-Birth, performed at…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Squids and Octopi Change From Invisible to Camouflaged in a Snap

Squids and octopi are mesmerizing creatures when you can get a look at them. But that’s not so easy thanks to their magical invisibility and camouflage powers. Sarah Zylinski and Sönke Johnsen of Duke University recently learned that the octopus Japetella heathi and the squid Onychoteuthis banksii become camouflaged when faced with bright light, then…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski

iPhone Users Report a Whole New Battery of Problems

Even as frustrated iPhone owners complain that Apple’s iOS 5.01 update didn’t actually fix problems with iPhone battery life, users are reporting a whole string of new complaints against the iPhone 4S and the new update. Will it ever stop? https://gizmodo.com/whats-wrong-with-apples-ios-5-0-1-update-5858613 Batterygate isn’t over and now a string of reports claim that users are experiencing…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

This House Is Like Your Very Own Blade Runner’s LA

I like this house by Bernard Khoury Architects. Built on steep terrain in Kfardebian, Mount Lebanon, from this perspective it reminds me of the zigurat buildings in Blade Runner’s Los Angeles. That bikini android must be Sean Young. [ArchDaily]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Why Do Crocodiles Eyes Shine So Beautifully at Night?

Those little bright lights belong to yacarés—caiman latirostris. They are broad-snouted caimans, crocodilian reptiles typical of eastern and central South America. Why do their eyes shine in such a pretty way? It’s the crystals inside their retina, inside a layer called tapetum. This tissue reflects light in such a way that makes these yacarés and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

W.E.L.D.E.R., Cyborg Vision, Livestand and More

Gutterball: Golden Pin Bowling: A bowling game where you try to gather up as many “golden pins” as possible. Add spin and speed to your throws by perfecting touches and swipes. Kotaku says that “it looks better than it has a right to, and traps you inside an insidious grind loop that still manages to…

Tech News Casey Chan

8tracks, SimCity Deluxe, Hockey Nations 2011 and More

8tracks: 8tracks has always been a great way to combine your favorite songs into a custom playlist and share it with your friends. It’s now on Android. Lifehacker says, “the service allows you to create a social playlist of songs with 8 or more songs, pulled and organized from their huge database of tracks. Music…

Tech News Casey Chan

Air Cassette, Astrid To-Do, Hardest Game Ever and More

Apps make the iPhone shine. And you want your new (or even old) iPhone to shine, right? Here are the best iPhone apps this week! It’s a solid list. If you want to see all the apps on one page click here. https://gizmodo.com/air-cassette-astrid-to-do-hardest-game-ever-and-more-5858327 Air Cassette: It’s a music player for your iPhone that transforms CoverFlow…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Two-Beverage Water Bottle: Scotch or Whiskey? Scotch and Whiskey!

Maybe when I take long walks through my neighborhood I want more than one beverage to quench my mighty thirst. As thirsty fellow, I’m excited to learn that soon I will no longer have to choose between beverages again. We are living in a two-drink minimum future people. The $17.50 HydraDuo water bottle features two…

Gadgets Roberto Baldwin

Android’s New Face Unlock Feature Fooled by a Picture

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich looks pretty good. It’s got a bunch of new features, like an updated look, improved notifications, and an awesome browser. Oh, and anyone with a picture of your face might be able to unlock your phone. Uhhh, guys? The SoyaCincau blog put the new Face Unlock feature of ICS to…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Real-Time World War II Is the Best Thing to Ever Come Out of Twitter

A 24-year-old Oxford history graduate is doing something wonderful for all of you right now: narrate World War II in Twitter, in real time. It may not be as academic as a John Keegan book, but so far it’s excellent. The first tweet was: SS Troops dressed as Poles are attacking radio transmitter in Gleiwitz,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Giant Head Costume Is Apple’s 1984 Commercial Come to Life

For a paranoid section of the population, a giant face on a monitor can be an Orwellian nightmare come true. But, a giant face on a monitor that walks around town in a white jumpsuit is actually pretty cool. Still, he should definitely keep an eye out for a girl in red shorts wielding hammers.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Who Knew Mixing Nature and Fashion Photography Could Make Such Beautiful Art?

These Aren’t the Droids You’re Looking For. They’re Lamps.

Daily Desired: Excellent Speakers that Are Already Powered Up

Nine Homebrew Helicopters That May or May Not Actually Fly

TO-DAY IS 11-11-1911

6 Tools Beta Tested By Veterans that Changed the World

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Mike Tyson Is Herman Cain

Asus Eee Pad Slider Lightning Review: Fat Tablet for Clickity-Clackers

Boom Boom Satellites : Kick It Out

Squids and Octopi Change From Invisible to Camouflaged in a Snap

iPhone Users Report a Whole New Battery of Problems

This House Is Like Your Very Own Blade Runner’s LA

Why Do Crocodiles Eyes Shine So Beautifully at Night?

W.E.L.D.E.R., Cyborg Vision, Livestand and More

8tracks, SimCity Deluxe, Hockey Nations 2011 and More

Air Cassette, Astrid To-Do, Hardest Game Ever and More

The Two-Beverage Water Bottle: Scotch or Whiskey? Scotch and Whiskey!

Android’s New Face Unlock Feature Fooled by a Picture

Real-Time World War II Is the Best Thing to Ever Come Out of Twitter

Giant Head Costume Is Apple’s 1984 Commercial Come to Life

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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

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

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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