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Porsche’s Compass Watch Makes Me Wish I Needed a Compass More Often

The compass-in-a-watch concept isn’t exactly a breakthrough in functionality, but my goodness is Porsche Design’s P’6520 compass watch pretty. Its black titanium case splits in two, with the Swiss movement timepiece on the top half and a removable liquid compass on the bottom. The compass is viewed through mirrors on the compass face and the…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: The Dark Side of Being a State Farm Agent

You know those State Farm commercials, the ones where all some sad sack has to do is sing the jingle and their insurance agent pops up out of thin air? Man. How miserable if you’re that agent. The rest of this week’s top comedy videos, including two Bachmanns, one tiny apartment, and lots and lots…

Tech News Splitsider

Holy Shit: MAUL Semi-Automatic Shotgun Shoots Taser Cartridges and Is Called MAUL

Most tasers are pretty lackluster. Yeah, your victim will collapse to the ground, writhing in a heap of electro-shocked Luke Skywalker pain. And maybe die. But wouldn’t it be better if you could shoot the taser out of a shotgun? The people at Taser International and the terrifying-sounding Australian firm Metal Storm sure think so.…

Tech News Sam Biddle

New Lego Marvel Minifigs Include Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and Thor

My younger years were all about Lego, comic books, NASA, Cousteau and girls. That’s why I can’t imagine anything better than these Lego Marvel minifigs. Except seeing Ursula Andrews playing with them in her biking while she floats inside the ISS. https://jezebel.com/the-real-origin-of-the-bikini-wasnt-a-nuclear-explosion-5803930 [Model Gal via Brothers Brick]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

You Wouldn’t Believe Paintball Guns Could Make Art Like This

If you can ignore the blatant advertising (DO THE DEW DUDES), you’ll see the masterful skill of painting ball art, I mean, paintball art. It’s amazing, the guys literally fire paintball guns to create astonishingly detailed portraits of two fine Americans.

Tech News Casey Chan

MacBook Batteries Are Totally Hackable. Wait, What?

One security researcher discovered the password protecting the microcontroller in MacBook batteries is not unique for every notebook and is easily hackable. It could brick your battery, or worse, install malware that’s nearly impossible for the average person to scrub. According to Forbes, Charlie Miller is the man who discovered this vulnerability and he plans…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Get Fit, Get Informed, Get Artistic

In this week’s app roundup: songs, made by speech; Sketchbook Pro, on Honeycomb; workouts, Videofied ; infographics, explained; Google+, ported to the iPhone; Cube Dogs, played with; iPod app, replaced; dominoes, strategized; live wallpapers, photo’d and much, much more. The week’s best iPhone apps Songify: It turns basic speech into awesome songs. You don’t even…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert and Casey Chan

The Week’s Best Android Apps

Sketchbook Pro: It’s the uber-popular Autodesk SketchBook Pro that’s already invaded iPads, iPhones and Androids but now on Honeycomb tablets as well. It’s a canvas for you to draw and paint on, with virtual tools and brush styles that can be really used to create art. You can save up to six layers per file…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Week’s Best iPad Apps

Sktch: Everyone and their brother has downloaded a brushes-based drawing app for their iPad. Those apps are fine, but if you’re looking for a something outside the box, you need to check out Sktch. Sktch was designed by several digital artists and published by CreativeApplications.Net. It includes 16 presets that let you draw circles, meshes…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

Songify: It turns basic speech into awesome songs. You don’t even have to try to sing! Made by the Gregory Brothers, the dudes behind Bedroom Intruder, Auto-Tune the News, Double Rainbow and more hilariously awesome songs, the app pretty much gives you their powers. For example, I recited Gizmodo article titles and the app imposed…

Tech News Casey Chan

12 Brilliant Examples of Lighthouse Technology

When you’re aboard a ship barreling towards unknown shores, the last thing you want is an inconspicuous lighthouse guiding you in. Our friends at Oobject have a collection of the most extreme examples of lighthouse design from around the world. If you’re looking for more on seafaring vessels, check out these prefabricated ships, some with…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Only Tiny Prick Idiots Would Pay $7,500 for the World’s Most Exclusive E-Mail Address

Look, I know some people are rich beyond belief. They use $100 bills for toothpicks, stitch money together for blankets, whatever. But even if you’re THAT rich, you’re a complete idiot for paying $7,500 for an e-mail address. There’s no way around it. Elite750 is an e-mail service for suckers, they charge an initial sign…

Tech News Casey Chan

iOS 5 Beta 4 Is Available Now (and Can Be Installed OTA)

If you have an Apple Developer account, iOS 5 Beta 4 is available for download. While changes in this version aren’t immediately clear, there is one new feature Apple was certain to mention: you can update your iOS device over the air. To properly update your iOS device sans wires, you need to make sure…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Watch This Sesame Street-Beastie Boys Mashup and Start Your Weekend With a Smile

You know your Friday is going to be awesome when you hit play on a video and the first thing you see is Groover playing the initial notes of the Beastie Boys’ Sure Shot on a flute. Rock on! I’m so happy we live in this digital era, where anyone with talent and vision can…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

I Wish These Parody Ads About the AT&T-Mobile Merger Were Funnier

There is plenty of comedy gold to be mined from the impending obliteration of one of the four major national carriers and the further consolidation of the telecom industry. These videos aren’t quite there, but oh well. [Save the Internet via BoingBoing]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

These Tongs Are Actually an FDA-Approved Vibrator for Men (NSFW)

These tongs have just been approved by the FDA. My first question was “what the hell are they for?” After reading the answer my second question was “WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY FOR?” Then I watched the video: According to the product page, Viberect “mimics rapid and repetitive manual/vaginal stimulation of the penis” to give…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Why Ratings Will Ruin Wikipedia

Did you know you can rate pages on Wikipedia now? It’s new. And it’s meant to get you involved, with the ultimate goal of increasing the site’s accuracy, diversity and completeness. It won’t work. Sure. Wikipedia’s new rate this page feature will drive more engagement. The rating tool is sure to get people interacting with…

Tech News Mat Honan

Libratone Live AirPlay Speakers: Gorgeous and Insanely Expensive

Despite having been out for quite some time now, AirPlay still isn’t in as many sound systems as I’d hoped. So it’s encouraging to see such a beautiful piece of audio gear. And dispiriting to see the price tag. The Libratone Live is, functionally, a fairly standard speaker bar. Belting out 150 watts of sound…

Tech News Sam Biddle

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Porsche’s Compass Watch Makes Me Wish I Needed a Compass More Often

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Holy Shit: MAUL Semi-Automatic Shotgun Shoots Taser Cartridges and Is Called MAUL

New Lego Marvel Minifigs Include Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and Thor

You Wouldn’t Believe Paintball Guns Could Make Art Like This

MacBook Batteries Are Totally Hackable. Wait, What?

Get Fit, Get Informed, Get Artistic

The Week’s Best Android Apps

The Week’s Best iPad Apps

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

12 Brilliant Examples of Lighthouse Technology

Only Tiny Prick Idiots Would Pay $7,500 for the World’s Most Exclusive E-Mail Address

iOS 5 Beta 4 Is Available Now (and Can Be Installed OTA)

Watch This Sesame Street-Beastie Boys Mashup and Start Your Weekend With a Smile

I Wish These Parody Ads About the AT&T-Mobile Merger Were Funnier

These Tongs Are Actually an FDA-Approved Vibrator for Men (NSFW)

Why Ratings Will Ruin Wikipedia

Libratone Live AirPlay Speakers: Gorgeous and Insanely Expensive

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