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Shaving a giant beard can be traumatic—it’s like a large bear companion that’s lived on your face for a while. So as a tribute to his, this fellow reversed the whole process, going from skinhead to magnificently-maned caveman. It’s a simple bit of reverse playback, but it’s executed so well that it really does seem…
At $8.50 this isn’t just another novelty app to throw into your phone, but owners of a Canon EOS DSLR and Honeycomb tablet, or Samsung Galaxy S2 phone could find the remote (over USB) shooting feature very useful. It works in a similar manner to the EOS computer software, so users can control each shot…
Months after the Facebook craze caught on, Hugh Hefner and his playmates tweeted planking photos from Playboy’s mansion—after a rousing game of Uno, apparently. Check out Hef’s plank for a scary glimpse of his future. [@HughHefner via AllThingsD]
Though if I were you, I’d warn him he’d get more value out of picking up an extra few Pierre Cardin polo shirts, because this PC-7006 tablet is running just Android 2.2. It’s being sold in the UK for £275 ($448), which Eurodroid commenter Simon points out is an extra £116 ($188) for the name…
I’d be happier if they picked up the Kuro wheel again, but according to news reverberating from China, Pioneer’s teamed up with Asia Optical to slap their brand on cameras for the Chinese market. [DCWatch via 1001NoisyCameras via PetaPixel]
It’s got the potential to be amazing, but HP’s TouchPad has been hindered by a sluggish brain. If you still really want one, Woot’s daily deal slashes $120 off the price of the 16GB model. Hurry! UPDATED: Staples is undercutting Woot by 80 notes, selling the TouchPad for $299.99 if you use this $100-off voucher.…
Intel and its Ultrabooks manufacturers have been finding it tough sticking to that sub-$1,000 promise, but what’s this? Intel’s mandated the minimum components cost will be between $493 – $710 for the 0.7-inch thick, 11 – 13-inch wide laptops? If manufacturers wish to use the Ultrabook name and platform, and create a slightly fatter and…
After our social media background check, are you afraid of what a future employer may find out about you? Rest easy as we have some tips to help you remove your personal information from more than a dozen online background check websites. How Do These Sites Get My Information? There are hundreds of online background…
Coffee from your favorite donut shop has a problem. It doesn’t taste as good as it should because the lid traps in the wonderful aroma. Taste is 95% smell, so you’re really missing out. Mint Urban Technologies has a solution for this sensory shortcoming. It’s designed the Aroma Lid, a new cover that’s infused with…
Amanda Bell James from Manitoba, Canada is Netflix’s one millionth customer. She signed up 10 months after the service launched and is the happy recipient of a lifetime membership. Congrats to Amanda for her endless supply of online video streaming and to Netflix for its explosive growth in Canada. [Netflix via TechCrunch] You can keep…
After the 2007 massacre in which Seung Hui-Cho killed 33 people, Virginia Tech has gone to great lengths to improve its campus safety. The University’s latest system is designed to alert students and faculty whether they’re on campus or online. In the event of a real emergency, the VT Alert system sends out notifications via…
IR extenders have been around for a while now but they generally require you to run more cable through your house and stereo cabinet. The InjectIR from Sewell doesn’t—it borrows a cable that’s already there. Instead of using a single, continuous cable to transmit the IR input from the remote to your hidden devices, the…
If it was 1861 and you knew there was a big land battle in the neighboring town of Manassas, VA, what would you do? You would grab your telescope, pack up the family carriage, and check it out, of course. History podcaster Nate DiMeo tells the story of these Civil War tourists who traveled over…
We’ve shown you the ridiculously awesome and expensive LockCircle Camera Body Cap. It’s good if you, uh, I don’t know, go to dangerous places? Here’s how it’s made. (Cue: Ohhh, that’s why it’s a $100) It’s 79 different steps to make this body cap! I’m not even sure what I should think. Machined from solid…
Paul McCartney revealed today that his phone was possibly hacked. Sir Paul is on tour in the US and will discuss this hacking with police when he returns to Britain. His revelation comes hot on the heels of his ex-wife’s claim that her phone was hacked in 2001. Heather Mills, who was married to McCartney…
The Pentagon’s brand-spankin-new fleet of F-35 jets did not come cheap—costing an estimated $1 trillion to build and operate. So why are they sitting on tarmac instead of patrolling the skies, blowing shit up to defend my freedoms? “The power system that starts and cools the aircraft failed during an engine ground test,” reports The…
It would totally ruin Taco Tuesdays if you reached into your bag of delicious shredded cheese and it had all congealed into a giant yellow-orange clump. But that never happens! Ever wonder why? Food companies add wood pulp, that’s why. Wood pulp—or cellulose, to be exact—is made from grinding out wood and other plant matter.…
Good news for webOS customers who waited to buy a TouchPad. With some couponing and savvy shopping, you could buy the 16GB TouchPad for as low as $345 this weekend. That’s $155 off the original launch price of $500. Anyone with a Staples nearby can visit their local store with this $100 off in-store coupon…
Most of the time when you record lectures, you’re limited to audio only. Unfortunately, audio is only half the story. You’re missing out on all the charts and pictures. Snoozerr wants to fix that by integrating photos into the recording. Upon first glance, Snoozerr looks the same as every other audio recorder out there, but…
The Apollo program was long, arduous, tense, and very, very expensive. America’s missile defense ambitions have been all of these things too. The Apollo program put humans on the moon. Missile defense has been a colossal failure. The cost? Equal. Despite federal belt-tightening (or cutting off the belt entirely with a chainsaw), Congress has found…
