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These Are Some Angry Boobs

I usually shun anything to do with the over-hyped Angry Birds franchise, but this game-inspired undergarment was just too good to pass up. Etsy is the place you’ll find this hand-painted creation and $35 is the price you’ll pay for adorning your gazongas in this jovial bird versus pig attire. [Etsy via TUAW]

Tech News Kelly

GroupMe, The BBM Usurper, Expands Internationally

GroupMe changed our lives in Vegas. Now it’s poised to change your lives around the globe—provided you have friends there. The newest version of the groupchat giant adds cross-client support, a new UI, direct messaging, and global reach. Need to talk to your group of friends outside of the US? GroupMe can kick that internationally,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Stress During Pregnancy Could Age Your Offspring

Here’s yet another reason to pamper those pregnant ladies in your life. A new study from UC Irvine suggests stress during pregnancy may prematurely age the baby’s cells. The study looked at 94 subjects in their mid-20s and found that prenatal stress caused white blood cells to age by 3.5 years. These cellular changes are…

Tech News Kelly

Wanna Learn How to Defuse Real Bombs? Play Video Games

Or at least the modded version of the Army’s greatest recruitment game, America’s Army. Military software engineers have managed to recreate real-life bomb threats in the game, and, with an actual robot controller, soldiers can operate a virtual robot to realistically defuse it. The Army has been working on this project since 2003, and it…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Britain to Let Its Residents Legally Copy a CD or DVD

You go, Britain. Sources claim the country will legalize the copying of CDs and DVDs for personal use. It could also make it legal for people to use copyrighted works in a parody without permission. Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to publicly announce the government’s support of these consumer practices on Wednesday. [Reuters; Shutterstock/cardiae]

Tech News Kelly

The Epidemic of Digital Distraction

…I’m twelve stories up and being chased by two guys with four guns and I’m running out of roof which leaves me with two choices: I duck and cry, or I take a flying leap for the adjacent building’s rooftop. Without breaking stride, I jump for it. My hands make it to the next rooftop.…

Tech News David Pell

Behold the Greatest 404 Error Page on the Entire Internet

Ah, shit! 404 error! This website is broken! I’m pissed! Someone fix this website! This is a pain! How do I find what I’m looking for! Argh! Oh wait, this is actually cooler than most other websites. Instead of a simple HEY OUR CRAP ISN’T WORKING SORRY, THE WEBMASTER HATH BEEN DISPATCHED technical message or…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Lust in Space: Sex and the Future in Penthouse Magazine (1978)

Readers of Penthouse magazine were treated to a special “Science and the Future” issue in October of 1978, which acted as a sort of coming out party for OMNI magazine. OMNI, “a magazine of science, science fiction and the future,” was launched in October, 1978 by Kathy Keeton, the future wife of Penthouse publisher Bob…

Tech News Matt Novak

Archaeologists Now Use Kinect to Build 3-D Models During Digs

University of California, San Diego students will be going to Jordan soon to take part in an archaeological dig that’s decidely futuristic: As they uncover artifacts and structures in the soil, they’ll be using high-quality 3-D scanning to record accurate positional details—rich data that could be incredibly useful in the future. Instead of using expensive…

Tech News Kit Eaton - Fast Company

Ukranian Defense Chief Plagiarizes Steve Jobs’ Graduation Speech

Looks like China’s not the only country jazzed about stealing the contents of Steve Jobs’ brain! Although far less lucrative than counterfeiting iPhones, TNW reports Ukraine’s Secretary of National Security and Defense stole Mr. Apple’s Stanford speech. The different, AMIRITE? Although it’s not a word for word lift, it’s clearly a ripoff of Jobs’ oration.…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Undetweetable Lets You Read Deleted Tweets

Undetweetable lets you view deleted tweets of other Twitter users. It’s part creepy, part fascinating and definitely a Twitter service you’ll want to take a closer look at. The online website lets you add a Twitter user to its database. From that point forward, the service will track the user and publish any tweets that…

Tech News Kelly

These Tiny Camera Cookies Probably Taste Like Film. But They’re So Cute.

Look at these cute analog camera sugar cookies. They’re so adorable you might want to waste some of your expensive Polaroid film photographing them before you pick off all the almond-flavored fondant and eat them. Or you could just gaze longingly at them for two months until they go stale. Each $9 package of cookies…

Tech News Alyssa Bereznak

Caution: Blinking LEDs Can Lead to an 800mbps Wireless Network

The super-geniuses over at the Fraunhofer institute have dreamed up a way of turning a ceiling full of blinking LEDs into an 800mbps wireless network that requires only “a few additional components” worth of modifications. As ISPreview tells it, the technology could be used in areas—like airplanes or hospitals—where radio signals are frowned upon. And…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Twitter Is Axing The Old Interface This Week

Twitter users hanging onto the old interface have a few more days to enjoy the legacy design. This week Twitter will upgrade you to the new interface. Kick or scream all you want, it’s going to happen. [Twitter via Mashable]

Tech News Kelly

The New World’s Tallest Building Makes Its Debut, the Best Microscopic Pictures of the Year, and Why Jesus Can’t Love Nuclear Weapons Anymore

The First Image of the World’s New Tallest Building This is the first image of what’s going to become the tallest building in the world by the end of the decade: The 3,280-foot (one kilometer!) Kingdom Tower. It will dwarf the 2,717-foot (828-meter) Burj Khalifa. Take a look. More » Best Microscopic Images of the Year…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Kanye West Dancing Triumphantly on Police Cars Surrounded by Rainbow Lights

Many people already hate Kanye West, because he does things like shoot extravagant music videos in which he, in a frenzy, stomps across police cars in a seizure-inducing supernova of light and magnificence. They resent it! But it is wonderful. Today’s GIF, from the All of the Lights video, takes the song’s name literally. And…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Train Track Therapy Is The Latest Health Craze In Indonesia

Indonesians are heading to railroad tracks seeking electric therapy for their chronic ailments. This idea comes from the tale of a paralyzed Chinese man who went to the tracks to commit suicide and was miraculously cured. This story was retold hundreds of times and serves as inspiration for those who believe the railroad tracks are…

Tech News Kelly

Best Microscopic Images of the Year Defy Belief Once Again

This is not a photograph of the Grand Canyon. Or any other canyon on Earth. But it’s in our planet. It’s the winner of the 2011 edition of FEI’s electron microscope image contest. It is a capture of the cracks of a metal piece, after the a bending test failure. Images taken with electron microscopes—like…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

How Many of Your Facebook Friends Know Your Actual Birthday?

Outside of my immediate family, I have no idea when anyone’s birthday is without the aid of Facebook. And you probably don’t either. David Plotz at Slate wanted to see what would happen if he celebrated three birthdays in July. The results were predictable. He got a bunch of wall posts for each of his…

Social Media Kyle Wagner

2011 FEI’s electronic microscope image contest gallery

First place: Crack after failed bending test. Third place: Forepart of a mite. A slope cutter Ar+ milled semiconductor sample. PAN Microfibers and Microspheres. Copper fibers. FIB cut on PES filtration membrane. Head of a moth. Cross section of leaf. Iron nodule as egg shell filled with calcium carbonate. Nano Forsterite is a synthetic mineral…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

These Are Some Angry Boobs

GroupMe, The BBM Usurper, Expands Internationally

Stress During Pregnancy Could Age Your Offspring

Wanna Learn How to Defuse Real Bombs? Play Video Games

Britain to Let Its Residents Legally Copy a CD or DVD

The Epidemic of Digital Distraction

Behold the Greatest 404 Error Page on the Entire Internet

Lust in Space: Sex and the Future in Penthouse Magazine (1978)

Archaeologists Now Use Kinect to Build 3-D Models During Digs

Ukranian Defense Chief Plagiarizes Steve Jobs’ Graduation Speech

Undetweetable Lets You Read Deleted Tweets

These Tiny Camera Cookies Probably Taste Like Film. But They’re So Cute.

Caution: Blinking LEDs Can Lead to an 800mbps Wireless Network

Twitter Is Axing The Old Interface This Week

The New World’s Tallest Building Makes Its Debut, the Best Microscopic Pictures of the Year, and Why Jesus Can’t Love Nuclear Weapons Anymore

Kanye West Dancing Triumphantly on Police Cars Surrounded by Rainbow Lights

Train Track Therapy Is The Latest Health Craze In Indonesia

Best Microscopic Images of the Year Defy Belief Once Again

How Many of Your Facebook Friends Know Your Actual Birthday?

2011 FEI’s electronic microscope image contest gallery

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

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Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

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How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

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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

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