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A USB Vibrator That Gets the Job Done In More Ways than One

The utility of your average vibrator is pretty clear, right? Pleasure. Combining that purpose with anything else would normally seem unnecessary. The Duet makes its case nicely by being both a waterproof USB drive and cute little love toy. While it’s exactly the diametric opposite of a Fleshlight, the elegant Duet come close. It’s made…

Gadgets Kwame Opam

AT&T’s First 4G LTE Dongles—and How Much LTE’ll Cost You

Starting next week, you’ll be able to prepare for AT&T’s LTE network on your laptop, tablet (or whatever else!) with a new hotspot or USB dongle. But how much will the mobile broadband run you? Whether you’re using the USBConnect Momentum 4G dongle, Elevate 4G hotspot (both in stores on the 21st), or the LTE-upgradable…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Fox’s 8-Day Content Delay on Hulu Starts… Now

Late last month, Fox made the announcement that they’re blocking new streaming shows on Hulu for 8 days after the initial broadcast. And, unless you’re a Hulu Plus or Dish subscriber, that lockout started yesterday. Time to start pushing providers to pay up. [Multichannel] https://gizmodo.com/fox-just-tightened-the-noose-on-hulu-meet-the-8-day-co-5824982

Tech News Kwame Opam

Pentagon’s High Tech Research Agency Under Investigation

This is Regina Dugan, director of the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. She also co-owns a company that has recently won a number of Darpa contracts—something that has prompted the Pentagon’s Inspector General to launch an audit. There are no signs of wrongdoing. According to a letter released by the IG, it’s just “the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

A Super Tiny Computer Smaller Than Your Finger Can’t Actually Work, Right?

I really want to believe that this comically tiny computer actually works. It’s so ridiculous: a mouse smaller than a fingernail, power cords as thin as hair, a monitor smaller than my thumb and the PC tower still boots up? What’s going on here? Was it all green screened? I mean look at that fake…

Tech News Casey Chan

Print Out a New Home With WikiHouse and Other News From TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, sandals made from old computers, DARPA’s maple seed-inspired drone takes flight, kitchens that fold in half, solar powered grills that cook for 24 hours, and more! 1. Turn Your Bike Rims into Running Lights: Aura and Revo If you’re tired of regular ol’ bike lights, and appreciate a clever verb, check…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch

Will Motorola Give Google TV a Second Life?

Motorola makes set-top boxes for a lot of cable companies. They’re one of the leaders, in fact. Google is reeling from the initial failure of Google TV. With Motorola in hand, will Google TV finally succeed? https://gizmodo.com/google-is-buying-motorola-5830842 GigaOm’s Ryan Lawler and Ryan Kim believe that the Motorola purchase could help turn Google TV into a…

Tech News Adrian Covert

iOS Developer Fined For Illegally Farming Kids’ Data

Parents probably thought the Smurfberries debacle was the nadir of their kids’ phone-gaming, but one developer has just been fined $50,000 by the FTC for illegally collecting data such as emails and names. https://gizmodo.com/8-year-old-girl-racks-up-1-800-of-in-game-charges-on-5756374 Broken Thumbs Apps makes games such as Zombie Duck Hunt, Truth or Dare and Emily’s Dress Up—games that attract kids, basically.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Detroit Police Have Given Up on Burglar Alarms

The Detroit Police Department has had enough. After pouring so much money and manpower into responding to false alarms, they’re finally giving up. Before they come to your door to save you, you had better be able to verify a crime is in progress. The DPD has every reason to be frustrated. According to Detroit…

Privacy & Security Kwame Opam

Australia Collar Bomb Suspect Arrested in Kentucky of All Places

Remember a couple weeks ago when some nutter strapped a bomb to a young Australian woman’s neck? Well, they think they’ve got the guy, and he was in hiding in the boonies in Kentucky. https://gizmodo.com/police-now-trying-to-defuse-bomb-strapped-to-teenage-gi-5827266 The FBI has arrested Paul “Doug” Peters, the Australian man who was the prime suspect in the captivating Collar Bomb…

Tech News Brent Rose

What the Facebook Like Button Looks Like Around the World

I’m sad I don’t live in a country where I can press the Arr! button to Facebook like something. Heck I’d even prefer Synes godt om, Gefallt mir and Imenipendeza. WHAT ARE ALL THESE AWESOME LANGUAGES AND WHY IS OURS SO BORING. I mean, Like just seems so inadequate and unlikable now. I do, however,…

Social Media Casey Chan

Rollerblading In These Salt Mine Tunnels Is Like Entering the Death Star in Return of the Jedi

This video of a guy in Rollerblades zooming down the tunnels of a salt mine in Poland is absolutely insane. It’s not accelerated, just filmed as is in the Wieliczka mine, near Krakow, Poland. The name of the guy is Greg Mirzoyan, but he’s so badass he could be Darth Vader’s son instead of the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Starbucks Is Giving Away Free Apps In Store

Similar to what Starbucks has done for iTunes music, the coffee chain on every corner will start giving away free iOS apps to their customers. Just pick up a ‘Picks of the Week’ card near the cash register and punch in the code on the App Store. It’s pretty much the exact same system as…

Tech News Casey Chan

If Only All Apple Stores Looked as Cute as This Fake Chinese One

Most of the fake Apple stores have been forced to remove the branding and pretence that they’re the real deal, but MICGadget tracked down yet another one in Zhongshan which almost looks like a cute little gas station. https://gizmodo.com/china-shuts-down-those-22-fake-apple-stores-5830863 Hilariously, they’re also using Apple’s old “Think Different” slogan on the back of their business cards,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Swype Gets a Little Better

Swype was really the first replacement keyboard for Android that Droid owners could show off to their snarky, iPhone-wielding pals to make them a just a little jealous. Today it’s getting better. Starting at 9am EST, folks who are rocking the Spint Nexus S 4G will be the first to sample the newest update for…

Tech News Brent Rose

The View From the London Olympics’ Diving Board Looks Piss-Your-Speedos Scary

Another London 2012 Olympics venue’s been checked off the list, and Zaha Hadid’s aquatic center is quite simply the most stunning yet. All swimming events, plus diving and water polo will be held here in front of 17,500 spectators. https://gizmodo.com/londons-olympics-basketball-stadium-looks-inflatable-bu-5811685/?tag=olympics Not to mention the millions of viewers tuning in from around the world on their…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Will.i.am Hosts Dean Kamen’s Robotics Championship

As the story goes, the Black Eyed Peas’ frontman Will.i.am was just cruising on his Segway, thinking about technology and stuff—when he decided to call up Dean Kamen and got hoodwinked into hosting the FIRST Robotics Championship. Now in its 20th year, the annual competition puts kids against one another in the robotics arena—only this…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Long Beach Police Frowns on Your “No Apparent Aesthetic Value” Photos

Your hipster photos of peeling paint and cracked pavements? The Long Beach police are actually stopping photographers from snapping pics of objects with “no apparent aesthetic value.” Have they never heard of beauty being in the eye of the beholder? https://gizmodo.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-photographer-these-days-5822953 According to police chief Jim McDonnell, who spoke to The Long Beach Post, if…

Privacy & Security Kat Hannaford

Steve Jobs’ Biography Expected November 21st, and Will Contain 40 Interviews With the Man Himself

Along with blabbing the release date of the book, retailer Barnes & Noble has also done us a favour by sharing the book cover (pictured) and a description of the 448 pages, as scribed by his official biographer, Walter Isaacson. Jobs reportedly gave Isaacson a long leash to work on, with the full book description…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Microsoft Opens Up About Windows 8 On New Dev Blog

Wanting the inside track on the next iteration of Windows, which is expected next year? Microsoft’s launched a new blog written by the engineering team, and while they don’t give away too much yet, there are some aspirational words: https://gizmodo.com/the-shape-of-windows-to-come-5807146 “Windows 8 reimagines Windows. That’s a big statement and one that we will return to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

A USB Vibrator That Gets the Job Done In More Ways than One

AT&T’s First 4G LTE Dongles—and How Much LTE’ll Cost You

Fox’s 8-Day Content Delay on Hulu Starts… Now

Pentagon’s High Tech Research Agency Under Investigation

A Super Tiny Computer Smaller Than Your Finger Can’t Actually Work, Right?

Print Out a New Home With WikiHouse and Other News From TreeHugger

Will Motorola Give Google TV a Second Life?

iOS Developer Fined For Illegally Farming Kids’ Data

Detroit Police Have Given Up on Burglar Alarms

Australia Collar Bomb Suspect Arrested in Kentucky of All Places

What the Facebook Like Button Looks Like Around the World

Rollerblading In These Salt Mine Tunnels Is Like Entering the Death Star in Return of the Jedi

Starbucks Is Giving Away Free Apps In Store

If Only All Apple Stores Looked as Cute as This Fake Chinese One

Swype Gets a Little Better

The View From the London Olympics’ Diving Board Looks Piss-Your-Speedos Scary

Will.i.am Hosts Dean Kamen’s Robotics Championship

Long Beach Police Frowns on Your “No Apparent Aesthetic Value” Photos

Steve Jobs’ Biography Expected November 21st, and Will Contain 40 Interviews With the Man Himself

Microsoft Opens Up About Windows 8 On New Dev Blog

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