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Lightning Nails Tree And Nearly Takes Dude Filming With It

You know how your mom always told you not to take shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm? Here’s why. You may want to put your headphones on for this one due to some NSFW language.

Tech News Mat Honan

Murder by Facebook

Six months after the murder of 19-year old student Jason Rodriguez, Orlando police have finally arrested a suspect. Six months. That’s how long it took to untangle the digital detritus of one of the most twisted internet-enabled crimes in memory. It started with a scorned lover. Rodriguez, an amateur bodybuilder enrolled at Valencia Community College,…

Social Media Brian Barrett

Berserk Cop Arrests Photographer for Standing on Sidewalk

The more digital video spreads, the more misinformed police fear it—as evidenced by this cop’s draconian response to a guy simply filming a pulled over vehicle. It’s important to know your rights, but knowledge can’t keep you un-cuffed. The videographer in question—accused of disrupting the crime scene—was doing nothing of the sort, unless the police…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle

World’s Biggest Basket Lift Is Taller Than All of Notre Dame

There must be a good reason you’d be in an open air basket 367 feet above the ground. Besides hot air ballooning, you might be standing in a Bronto S-112 HLA, repairing hunchback damage atop the world’s most famous cathedral. Whether you’re comparing it to the Amiens Cathedral or the whole of the Fighting Irish—stacked…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The iPad 2’s Real Secret Weapon: Efficiency

According to a teardown analysis performed by iSuppli, the iPad and iPad 2 compete and often best other tablets while using only half the memory as their rivals. The report argues that Apple’s control over design and hardware results in greater efficiency. As the table above shows, iSuppli had the first and second generation iPads…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Sony’s Fantastic-Looking Fall Camera Line-Up Leaks

SonyAlphaRumors just got a humongous leak of Sony’s new line of cameras and accessories, all due out on the August 24. This haul has everything, including the monstrous 24MP A77 and a new view of the rangefinding NEX-7. The leak also introduces some new players, including the A65—which uses the A77’s sensor but has slower…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Coast Guard Intercepts Cocaine Submarine as It Sinks

Drug-smuggling, homemade submarines are nothing new—what a world we live in. And it shouldn’t be any surprised that a bunch of coke-addled amateur engineers aren’t able to put together the most seaworthy vessel. But here’s one sinking mid-capture. DefenseTech brings us this aerial footage (likely from a P-3 Orion sub seeker) of a hurried, last-minute…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Personalize all your iDevices and Maptops with the Help of the Gawker Artists Back to School Sale

Maybe you’re not in school anymore, but learning is a life-long pursuit. From now until August 14, S6 is hosting a Back to School Sale on all items in the The Gawker Artists Shop to help you pretty up your gadgets with laptop skins, iPhone cases, iPod skins and more. You can even class up…

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Intel’s Ivy Bridge May Not Be Ready in Time for the Next Macbook Pros

It looks like Intel’s 22nm 3D “Tri-Gate” Ivy Bridge—successor to the Sandy Bridge chipset—isn’t going to be ready until March or April of next year, according to a report from Swedish website Sweclockers. That’ll probably be too late to make it into a super-thin Macbook Pro refresh. Ivy Bridge chips are expected to deliver a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Volunteer for Online Emotional Abuse with Psychotic Boyfriend Simulation App

Abuse, in any form, is bad, of course. And within the confines of a relationship, it can be particularly asphyxiating. But is the best way to educate the world about “dating abuse” to have a computer abuse you? Probably not! The “Love Is Not Abuse” app, which arrives later this month, will bombard you with…

Tech News Sam Biddle

A Light Switch Cover That’s Attracted To Your Keys

I used to have a big problem losing my keys all over. Even in my room. I’ve gotten over it, but something like a magnetic light switch cover would’ve helped a lot in those formative years. It’s exactly what it sounds like. All you do is stick your keys on the switch and forget about…

Tech News Kwame Opam

The Last Pair of Binoculars You’ll Ever Buy

Binoculars are rad. You can look into a lion’s gullet without getting your face torn off. Problem is, the places and situations in which you wanna use them are where you’re most likely to break them. These fix that. Meet the Brunton Icon. Shock resistant? Check. Nitrogen filled/fogproof? Check. Waterproof? Check (though how waterproof, it…

Tech News Brent Rose

How Do You Sell Apple Stuff in China? Luxury, Luxury, Luxury.

China is, on paper, a communist society. China is, in practice, a society of aspirational consumption, conspicuous consumerism, and a gaudy upper class. So how does Apple, with hippy roots, take control? By conforming, FP reports. iPhones are golden crowns. Whereas the tech colossus is adored in the west for its innovation and design daring,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Wrap Your iPad in an Overgrown Game Boy Case

The iPad 2 is swell enough, but you know what would make it even swellier? This distressingly freaking awesome Game Boy case. It’s your iPad with a gigantic Game Boy on the back. What isn’t incredible about that? It’s up for presale soon, so get it while it’s there to be got, before Nintendo’s lawyers…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

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. Until now, there was only one blurry generic sketch. This image is an actual rendering of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Man Arrested Before He Can Finish His Kitchen Nuclear Reactor

If a man told you he was getting ready to build a nuclear reactor in his apartment, you’d think he was crazy. Too right. But one Swedish man went for it. And if he didn’t get caught, he could’ve succeeded. The unnamed 31-year-old Swede from the town of Ängelholm started up on his project six…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Newest Android Trojan Records All Your Calls

Security researchers have identified a new Android bug in the wild—this one gunning after your phone calls, NetworkWorld reports. The good news? The recordings seem to just sit on your SD card after installing the malicious app. [NetworkWorld]

Tech News Sam Biddle

Is 4.7-Inches Too Big For a Sony Ericsson 3D Gaming Phone?

Phone sizes keep creeping up, to the point where I worry using a 10.1-inch tablet will soon become the norm. If rumors are correct, Sony Ericsson’s thinking big with their first glasses-free 3D phone—a possible PlayStation phone, perhaps? Word on the street is Sony Ericsson wants a slice of the 3D pie that HTC and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Why Stores Price Items at .99 Cents

I always thought it was so unscrupulous store assistants were forced to ring a $9.99 product through the till for the 1 cent change, instead of pocketing the note for a $10 item. But here are some more ideas: According to the book Life’s Little Mysteries: Answers to Fascinating Questions About the World Around You,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Skype For iPad Pulled From App Store

Looks like that Skype app for iPad was a little early, as it’s just been yanked from the app store. Skype tweeted “to ensure your best Skype experience, we’ve temporarily removed Skype for iPad which went live prematurely today.” [@Skype]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Lightning Nails Tree And Nearly Takes Dude Filming With It

Murder by Facebook

Berserk Cop Arrests Photographer for Standing on Sidewalk

World’s Biggest Basket Lift Is Taller Than All of Notre Dame

The iPad 2’s Real Secret Weapon: Efficiency

Sony’s Fantastic-Looking Fall Camera Line-Up Leaks

Coast Guard Intercepts Cocaine Submarine as It Sinks

Personalize all your iDevices and Maptops with the Help of the Gawker Artists Back to School Sale

Intel’s Ivy Bridge May Not Be Ready in Time for the Next Macbook Pros

Volunteer for Online Emotional Abuse with Psychotic Boyfriend Simulation App

A Light Switch Cover That’s Attracted To Your Keys

The Last Pair of Binoculars You’ll Ever Buy

How Do You Sell Apple Stuff in China? Luxury, Luxury, Luxury.

Wrap Your iPad in an Overgrown Game Boy Case

The First Image of the World’s New Tallest Building

Man Arrested Before He Can Finish His Kitchen Nuclear Reactor

Newest Android Trojan Records All Your Calls

Is 4.7-Inches Too Big For a Sony Ericsson 3D Gaming Phone?

Why Stores Price Items at .99 Cents

Skype For iPad Pulled From App Store

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

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

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

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

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

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