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AppleInsider has sources telling them that a MacBook Pro refresh will happen sometime in the next month, which would include updating to the most current Core i5 and i7 processors before the new generation hits next year. [AppleInsider]
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests men’s testosterone levels fluctuate when they have children. The study measured the testosterone levels of 600 participants when they were 21-years-old and then again when they were 25. Men with high testosterone levels were more likely to find a mate and…
Scientists know a lot about the body, but they don’t know everything. Take, for example, the pruning that occurs when you spend too much time in the water. Scientists don’t know why these wrinkles occur only on the hands and feet. A recent study in Brain, Behavior and Evolution suggests these wrinkles are there for…
The TSA will no longer require children 12 years or younger to remove their shoes while going through airport security. It’s part of a larger change that might even stop the nasty TSA from groping kids too. It sounds good but it’s really not. Specifically, Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano says that they’ve…
Sculpturist Dietrich Wegner created a playhouse for children that resembles a mushroom cloud. Yes, this is the same formation you would find after the detonation of an atomic bomb. Wegner created the structure using Poly-fil, rope, wood and steel. According to him and perhaps other adults, it represents the contradiction of “two conflicting ideas.” But…
If you watched football this past weekend, you probably noticed the gigantic, humungous, out of this world American flag that covered the entire football field before each game. Where the heck do they come from? From one lady. Well, technically. It turns out Amy Barnett from 50 Star Productions, an event production company, just so…
The $16 Sinch is a simple accessory that’ll attach your ear buds to a phone or portable music player. It’s a thin, rectangular piece of elastic with a small hole and a couple of magnets. And it’s very easy to use. Just slip the plug end of the ear buds through the hole, plug the…
F1 driving. Scuba diving. Cookware bending. Snowmobiling. Plane flying. Climate change researching. Whale hunting. Piano playing. Blacksmithing. Check out The Atlantic’s gallery compiling all the nonsense jackassery Russian leader Vladimir Putin has done the past few years. [The Atlantic via Joshua Clements] Image via AP
Of course the little infidel is lost again. Just a week after being shoved out a boat and forced to swim all the way back to Antartica, Happy Feet the penguin’s gone off the reservation, and his satellite tracker’s dead. https://gizmodo.com/track-this-adorable-penguin-as-he-swims-from-new-zealan-5837567 The transmitter stopped sending signals on Friday, and there are only really two possibilities…
Sorry folks, this story is not about the hippie band from San Francisco. It’s about dead people and the websites that let you memorialize them. It sounds macabre, but we live our lives on the internet, shouldn’t our death have a place online, too? Two online destinations dedicated to the dead are I-Tomb and I-Memorial.…
Microsoft just opened the floodgates for its Windows 8 Developer Preview. Navigate here and start your download before the servers get overloaded. While you wait, check out our earlier coverage of Windows 8 and the first slate. [Windows Dev Center] https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-todays-windows-8-news-5839790
Oh right! That thing on my MacBook Air that Apple made such a big deal about. Thunderbolt. It’s extremely quick, and I’d like to use it! But where are the Thunderbolt accessories? But Belkin’s got one to multiply your ports. The Thunderbolt Express Dock serves up three USB ports (we’re unsure if it’s 2.0 or…
So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. Rumor: Sprint Will Get iPhone 4, Won’t Get iPhone 5, Something Something iPad 4G Apparently Sprint has…
When the Taichung Airport in Taiwan was relocated, city planners set about redeveloping the area into “a vibrant oasis” that showed off the latest and greatest in green technology and focusing on sustainable, symbiotic strategies. The result—the zero-emission Bionic-Arch. The winning submission for the design competition, the Bionic-Arch by Vincent Callebaut Architects, has a budget…
Out here in Northern California, tomatoes* are cheap and abundant. But that’s unfortunately not the case in many other parts of the country. These seven tools will let you grow tomatoes* in the privacy of your own home. General Hydronics Water Farm So the first thing you’re going to need is somewhere to plant your…
Even though Dolphin browser on the iPad is similar to what’s already been available on Android and the iPhone, it almost makes more sense on the bigger screen. Also, I think it’s my most favoritest iPad browser right now. What’s it do? It’s a web browser that’s been on Android forever and a half ago…
At today’s keynote, Microsoft’s presenters hinted at Windows 8 being ready for Retina Display-class monitors. Manufacturers are just starting to edge the Retina Display out, but the standard has yet to be scaled up to desktops and laptops. Needless to say, that’s a shit-ton of pixels. https://gizmodo.com/toshibas-got-a-4-inch-lcd-to-rival-apples-retina-displa-5802576 [MacRumors]
I always thought it would be a hilarious conspiracy if all the wireless signals that invade our invisible space was really screwing with our health. I wasn’t serious though! These people are—they avoid Wi-Fi like the plague. “My face turns red, I get a headache, my vision changes, and it hurts to think. Last time…
Here’s what we know about the Husqvarna E-go concept motorcycle: It’s electric, it looks awesome, and at 175 pounds, it weighs less than the average American male—it’s prettier, too. Now let’s start dreaming. The best part about concept vehicles—well concept anything, I guess—is imagining the possibilities. Especially in the case of bikes like the E-go…
The Diplomatic District of Kabul, Afghanistan is under attack right now. Reports are that the area—including the US Embassy— is taking heavy RPG fire. But what is an RPG, exactly? RPG stands for Rocket-Propelled Grenade Launcher… RPGs are weapons primarily intended to combat tanks. They consist of a warheads attached to rocket motors, which are…
