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Flexible Gel Could Bestow the Gift of Voice

This is not some weirdo photography of a female body part. It’s actually an artificial vocal cord created by a group of scientists over at MIT. This particular specimen is made of a flexible polymer gel that vibrates like your vocal cords when exposed to air flow. It works so well that the researchers want…

Tech News Kelly

Behold, the 71-Year-Old Human Gas Guzzler

You’re not supposed to drink gasoline. It’s that toxic liquid gold we use to run our cars and machines, not a beverage option. You just don’t drink it. Period. That is, unless you’re this hardcore Chinese dude. 71-year-old stonecutter and bamboo weaver Chen Dejun has been guzzling the stuff for half his life to quell…

Tech News Alyssa Bereznak

Cutaway Leaf Art Dazzles With Detail

Lorenzo Duran is an artist who likes to work with leaves and knows a lot about paper cutting. He combined these two self-taught skills to create some impressive natural art. Duran spends time picking out the right leaves then washes, dries and shapes them before cutting. While he waits for the leaves to be ready,…

Tech News Kelly

Clip-On Necktie Fan Almost As Bad As Clip-On Neckties

This is a USB-powered personal fan that hooks onto your necktie— you know, in case you are looking to stay cool and not get laid this summer. The 28 gram Tie USB Cooler is sold by Japanese accessory maker Thanko. It clips to the backside of your tie and is designed to push a steady…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

That MacBook Air Refresh May Be a Little Later Than We Thought

Okay, don’t panic, nobody freak out or anything, but the MacBook Air refresh rumored for this week has officially been rerumored, by AllThingsD, to next Thursday or Friday instead of tomorrow. You okay, buddy? Here, breathe into this paper bag. https://gizmodo.com/macbook-airs-white-macbooks-mac-minis-but-no-mac-pros-5820745 The good news is, the kinds of spec improvements we can expect to see…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Sprint’s Best Phone Is Now Only $100

You can now get the Google Nexus S 4G for only a c-note. (Of course, with a 2-year contract.) Not bad considering it’s our favorite Sprint phone—you’re guaranteed the latest software updates as soon as they’re available. [TechCrunch] http://gizmodo.com/5804752/google-nexus-s-4g-where-wimax-and-battery-life-arent-mutually-exclusive

Tech News Michael Zhao

Masquerade for iPhone: It’s Like Making a Conan O’Brien Skit on Your Phone

You know when Conan puts a picture of a celebrity and replaces his or her lips to say something outrageously funny? Masquerade for iPhone does the same exact thing. It’s silly, juvenile fun. What’s it do? It makes you laugh! You can use Masquerade’s stock pictures, add-ons, or any pictures from your camera roll and…

Tech News Casey Chan

Sony’s Gross-Proof MP3 Player Lets You Stop Sweating on Your iPhone

Using your phone as your mp3 player while you work out sucks. It gets sweaty and gross and you have to carry it around the rest of the day smelling like your armpit. No thanks. Give me a sweat-proof one like the new Sports Walkman. Sony’s new waterproof mp3 player looks kind of amazing. It…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Google Has Ensnared Over 10 Million People in Its Circles, Latched Millions More to Android

During a call to discuss Google’s record-setting quarter, CEO Larry Page shared some tidbits about the company’s nascent social program: over 10 million people have Google+ accounts just a couple of weeks in, and approximately one billion items are shared and received in a single day. Still a far cry from Facebook’s 750 million, but…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Scientists Punch a Hole in the Fabric of Time with a “Time Cloak”

What a preposterous world we live in, where developments in invisibility cloak tech are common enough to elicit yawns. Fine, you unmovable automatons, how about a time cloak? Is that something you might be interested in? Researchers at Cornell have designed, built and demonstrated the first “cloak” that hides events in time. The process relies…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Is Spotify Really Your Streaming Music Savior?

Spotify is a unicorn no more. It promises to be the end all, be all solution to our music listening needs in the 21st century. And, by the beard of Zeus, they’ve delivered on that promise. https://gizmodo.com/spotify-has-arrived-on-us-shores-5821149 Why It Matters Co-founder Daniel Ek said he wanted to create something better than pirating music. He wanted…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Top 5 Spotify Home Systems: From Apple to Zeppelin

Spotify has finally reached the shores of the New World. If you’re one of the lucky few with an account or an invite, these are the best devices to listen to it with. You can now play over 15 million Spotify songs on your computer for free in this country – partially because Spotify counts…

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The Pentagon Suffered One of the Most Damaging Cyberattacks in US Military History This Past Spring

The US Department of Defense just revealed that they lost 24,000 files to “foreign intruders” in March. Though they wouldn’t specify on details, they acknowledged it was “one of the most damaging cyberattacks to date on the US military”. The Pentagon did say that the files lost were taken from a defense contractor but wouldn’t…

Tech News Casey Chan

Watching a Guitar Be Played from Inside the Guitar Is Trippy

Kyle Jones, a guitarist, had the clever idea of recording himself playing guitar from inside his guitar. He didn’t expect to see the guitar strings turn into wacky, wavy and shapely lines. It’s crazy. And it’s thanks to the iPhone. Like when the iPhone’s camera captured floating blades of an airplane propeller, these crazy shapes…

Tech News Casey Chan

7 Tools to Make Your Bike Commute Less Turrible

Between red light-running drivers, road hazards, and oblivious jay-walking pedestrians, biking to work can be the most stressful part of your day. These seven tools will inject some peace of mind into your morning rides. The Lock Loop A proper lock is paramount if you don’t want your afternoon commute to be worse (as in…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Sony NEX-7 Might Be an Amazing 24MP Rangefinder Camera That’s Only $1200

This may or may not be Sony’s new NEX-7 camera. If it is, we’re in for a treat. Rumors are already swirling as to its final feature set but, as the image dug up by Sony Alpha Rumors appears to confirm, the NEX-7 may well include a range finder ala the Fuji X100 as well…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Best Deal of the Day

I don’t consider myself a big gamer but I’m quite opinionated about controllers. Like, I think the PS3 controller sucks. It’s a terribly skinny girl with no curves or life to it. When I hold it, it feels hollow and empty. I feel hollow and empty. On the other hand, I think the Xbox 360…

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Even Batman Would Be Jealous of This Turbine-Powered Batmobile

We’ve seen fan-made Batmobiles before, but none have been like this. Created by Casey Putsch of Putsch Racing, this Tim Burton-era Batmobile is 20 feet long, uses a Military Boeing turboshaft helicopter engine and even throws in an iPad for good measure. The helicopter engine was originally used by the US Navy but has now…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Is War: Watch the Libyan Revolution Explode through the Lens of a Helmet Cam — Part 3

Humphrey Cheung worked in tech journalism and IT for years. Then, this spring, he had enough. But instead of switching jobs, he strapped on a digital camera, armor, and flew to Libya. This is what a real rebellion looks like. What you’ll see here is a unique crawl through the battle against Qaddafi from the…

Tech News Humphrey Cheung

Flexible Gel Could Bestow the Gift of Voice

Top Stories: Thursday July 14, 2011

Behold, the 71-Year-Old Human Gas Guzzler

Cutaway Leaf Art Dazzles With Detail

Clip-On Necktie Fan Almost As Bad As Clip-On Neckties

That MacBook Air Refresh May Be a Little Later Than We Thought

Sprint’s Best Phone Is Now Only $100

Masquerade for iPhone: It’s Like Making a Conan O’Brien Skit on Your Phone

Sony’s Gross-Proof MP3 Player Lets You Stop Sweating on Your iPhone

Google Has Ensnared Over 10 Million People in Its Circles, Latched Millions More to Android

Scientists Punch a Hole in the Fabric of Time with a “Time Cloak”

Is Spotify Really Your Streaming Music Savior?

Top 5 Spotify Home Systems: From Apple to Zeppelin

The Pentagon Suffered One of the Most Damaging Cyberattacks in US Military History This Past Spring

Watching a Guitar Be Played from Inside the Guitar Is Trippy

7 Tools to Make Your Bike Commute Less Turrible

The Sony NEX-7 Might Be an Amazing 24MP Rangefinder Camera That’s Only $1200

The Best Deal of the Day

Even Batman Would Be Jealous of This Turbine-Powered Batmobile

This Is War: Watch the Libyan Revolution Explode through the Lens of a Helmet Cam — Part 3

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

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

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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