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How to Build a Bungee-Powered Bazooka

In the rare instance where a gas-powered potato gun or a pump-action slingshot may be considered “overkill,” might I suggest the less-than-lethal Bungee Bazooka? https://gizmodo.com/the-pump-action-slingshot-crossbow-i-killed-them-all-5848211 Built from four-inch PVC piping, therapy resistance tubing, with various fasteners and hardware, this shoulder-fired slingshot can launch a bevy of projectiles—from custom-built Styrofoam darts and tennis balls to eggs…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

GMusic Unites Google Music with Apple iOS

People carp about Apple’s rules about which apps can or can’t be allowed into iTunes, and with good reason. Much of the allure of personal computers is that they let users decide what they want to install. Apple’s total control over the iTunes app store means that’s no longer the case, if one or more…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

The Ice Cream Sandwich SDK Is Now Live

On the heels of tonight’s Galaxy Nexus announcement, Google has released the Android 4.0 SDK. The platform promises a bevy of new features for users and developers alike including extended sharing and social integration and unified calendars. You can download a copy of the SDK here. [Android Developers] https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-samsung-galaxy-nexus-googles-new-official-5851133

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

So Why Don’t Different Instruments Sound Alike When Playing the Same Notes?

I’m no musician. Heck, I have a barely functional sense of rhythm and am the only person I know to have actually failed out of a high school band. But one question has always bugged me, maybe you can help: If, say, Middle C on a guitar resonates at the same frequency as Middle C…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

What Is Ice Cream Sandwich?

Google’s out with Android 4.0, a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich. Sounds delicious, but what exactly is it? It’s a mobile platform… Ice Cream Sandwich continues Google’s tradition of alphabetical dessert naming. Froyo begat Gingerbread, Gingerbread begat Honeycomb, and together, Gingerbread and Honeycomb begat Ice Cream Sandwich. If you bought a high-end phone recently you will almost…

Tech News Brent Rose

Galaxy Nexus Hands On

Photos by Erica Ho.

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Where the Internet’s Best Photography Is Hiding

There are billions and billions and billions of photographs on Facebook alone, some of which have no drunk people in them. In a world where a smartphone makes everyone a fully equipped photog, how do you go about finding the visual wheat and ditching the chaff? Don’t say Google Images. You’re better than that. Or…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Dickhead Dad Forced His Daughter to Put on Armor and Fight Him in a Sword Match

Fremon Seay is your dickhead of the year. The 38-year-old dad punished his 16-year-old daughter by beating her with a stick while he sat his 300-pound self on her. But he didn’t stop there. He made her put on armor and fought with her in a sword match for two hours. It all started because…

Tech News Casey Chan

America’s Largest Coal Power Plant Burns 11 Million Tons of Bituminous a Year

Keeping the Western hemisphere’s single largest coal-fired power plant running nonstop is no easy feat—especially, when the fuel coal is located on the other side of the country. Here’s how Georgia Power does it. The Robert W. Scherer Power Plant is located in Juliette, Georgia, just north of Macon. Named for a former chairman and…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus Knows What You Look Like

You’ve always had a choice. Either leave your screen unlocked when you stow it and run the risk of pocket-dialing the entirety of your contact list or lock the screen and endure the tedium of entering a PIN every time you pull it out. The new Samsung Galaxy Nexus, however, knows when to unlock itself—just…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

How to Increase Your Hard Drive Capacity Six-Fold with Table Salt

Traditional hard drives are hitting a capacity wall—they simply can’t physically fit any more data onto their discs. However, a researcher at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) has discovered a way to significantly sextuple that capacity—using common table salt. Current data storage technology relies on an unevenly-distributed cluster nanoscopic magnetic grains—each about…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

If You Love Pixar, Please Dress Up Like This Human Luxo Jr. Lamp for Halloween

I love Pixar. You love Pixar. Everyone who bleeds blood, inhales oxygen and has a soul loves Pixar. We all need to prove it and wear this Luxo Jr. Lamp for Halloween this year. It’s just like the logo. This is so awesome. Practice your hops! Bonus points if you get a friend to dress…

Tech News Casey Chan

Yes, There Were Jukeboxes in 1889

I’m not even sure what the analog would even be for this audio device, which is shown in a photo circa 1889. It’s part-phonograph, part-walkman, part-jukebox, all-strange. According to Life, who featured this music maker in their timeline of music players, the device funneled noise from the record player through stethograph-like tubes and into the…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Correction: Dubai Is Blade Runner

Earlier today, we broke the news that Dubai has become Star Wars. I regret to inform you that this dispatch was factually flawed: Dubai is, in fact, Blade Runner, as proven by these exclusive pics from photog Gerald Donovan. https://gizmodo.com/dubai-is-star-wars-5850864 Less Bespin and more dystopian LA, these night shots of the fog-shrouded city are even…

Tech News Sam Biddle

This Is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google’s New Official Android Phone

The Galaxy Nexus, the new Android flagship phone from Google and Samsung is finally out of the bag. I am like, omega-level excited about that screen, and Ice Cream Sandwich looks tasty, too. Let’s take a bite. Update: Hands on below. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-ice-cream-sandwich-5851169 First off, it runs Android 4.0, a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich. ICS has a…

Tech News erica ho and brent rose

Live Coverage of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus Happening Right Now

Google and Samsung are set to show off the latest version of Android—4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich or Klondike Bar, whatever—and the next flagship phone in just under an hour. You can watch it live here, and we’ll be doing live coverage and photos right over here. And hey, we’ve got the first confirmed Galaxy…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Daily Desired: Headphones With Soft Ear Pads and Big Sound

Lambskin gets a bad, um, wrap, but it is oh so soft. If you’re going to make a pair of headphones for fastidious ears, they really should have Downy-soft ear pads. Audeze LCD-3 are the “professional” follow up to Azure’s fabulous LCD-2. The lambskin is more than drapery: like their amateur cousins, LCD-3 headphones have…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

A Wine Chiller That Could Put Your Eye Out

The temperature at which you store and enjoy wine can be just as important as its vintage and heritage. So skip the hassle of a fridge, ice bucket, and electric chiller by just stabbing your bottle in the heart with this faux, freezable icicle. Made from non-toxic gels, a BPA-free plastic sheath and poorly constructed…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Gun Antlers, Salmon Sickness, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

The Great Salmon Virus Scare We could spend hours debating which is greater—the fish? the sickness? the fearmongering?—but suffice it to say that there is a salmon virus afoot, and it is taking out orange fish faster than a mama grizzly in a spring thaw. Like most everything else, it’s our fault; confinement to fish…

Tech News Brian Barrett

50 Cent Now the Latest Rapper with Rapper Headphones

If you won’t listen to headphones unblessed by a rapper’s licensing deal—and neither Dre nor Ludacris are good enough for you—look to 50 Cent. The former rapper turned Vitamin Water kingpin’s newest headphone is here. Street by 50 (sound familiar?) touts emphasized bass, 40 mm drivers, and… they’re black and blue? I think if you…

Gadgets Sam Biddle

How to Build a Bungee-Powered Bazooka

GMusic Unites Google Music with Apple iOS

The Ice Cream Sandwich SDK Is Now Live

So Why Don’t Different Instruments Sound Alike When Playing the Same Notes?

What Is Ice Cream Sandwich?

Galaxy Nexus Hands On

Where the Internet’s Best Photography Is Hiding

Dickhead Dad Forced His Daughter to Put on Armor and Fight Him in a Sword Match

America’s Largest Coal Power Plant Burns 11 Million Tons of Bituminous a Year

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus Knows What You Look Like

How to Increase Your Hard Drive Capacity Six-Fold with Table Salt

If You Love Pixar, Please Dress Up Like This Human Luxo Jr. Lamp for Halloween

Yes, There Were Jukeboxes in 1889

Correction: Dubai Is Blade Runner

This Is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google’s New Official Android Phone

Live Coverage of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus Happening Right Now

Daily Desired: Headphones With Soft Ear Pads and Big Sound

A Wine Chiller That Could Put Your Eye Out

Gun Antlers, Salmon Sickness, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

50 Cent Now the Latest Rapper with Rapper Headphones

Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

JBL Boombox 3 Speaker at 40% Off Is Now Even Cheaper Than Renewed Units on Amazon

Elizabeth Olsen Promises She Knows Nothing About Her Marvel Future

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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?

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