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You Can Cram a Bottle Opener into Almost Anything

It’s officially summer, brah. That means that, despite the fact that the economy’s flagging, unrest consumes the Middle East, and a meteor could very well be headed for Earth, it’s time to crack some brews. Behold: the best openers. The most annoying part about most bottle openers is bulk. You don’t want some aluminum doorknob…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Why Yes, I Would Like a Black MacBook Air [Updated]

The original black MacBook was great, but it was made of plastic. the aluminum MacBook Pro is great, but it’s silver. According to MacRumors, Apple might be combining the two ideas to create a MacBook Air whose aluminum shell has been anodized black. We at Gizmodo are in full support of the black MacBook Air,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

A Knife That Karate Chops Your Food

I’ve karate chopped meat and produce before hoping that my inner black belt would be able to slice it up. Sadly, it never does. But! With Gama Go’s Karate Chop Knife, I’ll never feel wimpily inadequate again. HI YA, you lettuce! $12 [Gama Go via Core77]

Tech News Casey Chan

The Best Deal of the Day

Boba Fett got a raw deal in the Star Wars trilogy. Where were his speaking parts? What is he, a Nintendo character? I get the feeling George Lucas was just using Boba Fett for his body. Thankfully, those of you that comprise the Star Wars fanboy universe have not allowed Boba to become a forgotten…

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What’s Good and Bad About the Android Market for Game Developers

Noah Bordner is a veteran game animator who has worked with such companies as EA, LucasArts, and Bungie. His indie app gaming venture, Mika Mobile, has already found success in the Apple App Store. Bordner recently ported the popular RPG Battleheart over to Android. There, he found the experience to be a little trickier. With…

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The HP TouchPad Is Ready For Pre-Order

HP’s tablet offering, the TouchPad, is officially available for pre-order. The 9.7-inch WebOS tablet will go on sale on July 1st, starting at $500 for the 16GB WiFi-only version. You are, however, a masochist if you do get one. [Wired] https://gizmodo.com/the-hp-touchpad-will-be-available-july-1st-for-500-5810286

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Netflix Envelope Art Is Better Than the Movie Inside

I’m always embarrassed when I accidentally write something on a Netflix envelope, like some Netflix employee is going to automatically know I’m a weirdo from my scribbles. Not if I had these envelopes though, they actually have impressive art on them. Apparently, there are a ton of people who sketch over Netflix envelopes and they’re…

Tech News Casey Chan

Finally! A Legit Muppet Movie Trailer

The Muppets have been screwing with our heads. First, they tried to trick us into falling for some Rom-Com nonsense. Then they went all Green Lantern on us. But this new trailer just looks straight up fantastic. Can’t wait. http://gizmodo.com/5805234/yes-yes-yes-kermit-the-frog-and-that-hot-chick-from-talladega-nights?tag=muppets

Tech News Mat Honan

Turn Your Friends’ Irritating Catchphrases Into a Beatboxing Loop of Hell

CamBox couldn’t have a simpler premise: you record friends saying random things with the iPhone’s camera, and when you play it back you can beatbox by touching various parts of their face, which triggers different audio recordings. Ca-ca-ca-ca-caaatchy! [iTunes via CreativeApplications]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Toyota Aims to Put a Stop to “Pig In Shit” Odors With a Deodorant

Farmers know it; country-dwellers know it; heck I bet even pigs know they smell. It’s taken Toyota of all companies to do something about it, with 9.5kg bags of odor-destroying “ButaRescue.” Apparently each bag is enough to knock out the smells from 10m3 of manure, and can also break down organic materials contained in the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Hulu Gives in to Apple’s App Store Subscription Rules

Apple’s subscription rules aren’t nearly as bad as they once were, but they’re still there nonetheless. This means even Hulu has to follow along, and they did just that, removing all links to external subscription signups from their iOS app. [AllThingsD] https://gizmodo.com/apple-frees-publishers-and-users-from-app-stores-dracon-5810251

Tech News Adrian Covert

Water Plants with Your Pee

I’ve peed on a ton of bushes before and I’m pretty sure I scarred those bushes forever. But! If I were to use this filtration system that pumps pee from a urinal to water plants…I’d totally be helping the environment. The system, called When Nature Calls, is in the concept stages right now but the…

Tech News Casey Chan

Forgot Father’s Day? Make Up for It with an Exclusive Red AT&T HTC Inspire 4G

What better way to make up for your total lack of consciousness than to get Dad something that stands out and causes envy among the techerati? The brand-new red AT&T HTC Inspire™ 4G exclusively available at RadioShack is, as of right now, $29.99 with new or upgrade 2-year agreement and $15/month+ data feature. The Inspire,…

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Bitcoin Price Tumbles After Massive Account Hack and Sell-Off on Trading Site Mt.Gox

A user account carrying a significant amount of Bitcoin on the trading site Mt. Gox was hacked by an unknown party, who then attempted to sell the lot to themselves and exchange the Bitcoin into US dollars. Then all hell broke loose. After word of this breach got out yesterday, the price of Bitcoin plummeted…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Fake iPad Replaces Stuffed Animal as Perfect 21st Century Toy

I’ve noticed an increasing number of can’t-be-bothered parents handing over an iPhone or iPad to their screaming tykes—but what if they throw up on it or try to eat it? The whiteboard anaPad’s perfect for (faux) touchscreen child-rearing. Crafted in the same dimensions as a real iPad, the anaPad comes with cute little app magnets…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Has RIM Forced Carriers to Rush Buggy BlackBerrys Onto the Shelves?

According to BGR’s sources, RIM’s been playing with fire, “strong-arming several carriers, essentially forcing them to approve devices they normally would not move through the Technical Acceptance phase.” That explains a lot, doesn’t it BlackBerry owners? As you know, manufacturers do their own internal testing on devices and software updates, and once they deem them…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How to Strip a Chicken Down to Its Ragged Bones in 2.5 Seconds

Martin Yan can debone a chicken in 18 seconds. That’s pretty good, for a human. The next generation of Mayekawa automatic deboners, however, will shuck a bird like an ear of corn in just under 2.5 seconds. This Mayekawa Automatic Chicken Deboner shucks chickens at a rate of 1,500 birds an hour—that’s ten times as…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

21st Century Imaging Foiled by Watergate Mysteries

We’ll probably never know the full truth of the Watergate crimes, because Nixon’s men erased part of the audio evidence. What we do have are their notes—a trail that’s run cold, even with advanced hyperspectral digging. The NYT reports that an attempt to discover evidence of doctoring in notes written by Nixon’s Chief of Staff…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Shouldn’t Verizon Upgrade the 3G Xoom Before They Start Selling a 4G Version?

If Motorola is as good at releasing a 4G Xoom as they were at upgrading the 3G model, I wouldn’t count on ever seeing one. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-xoom-owners-may-be-getting-their-4g-upgrades-f-5809635 But Droid Life claims to have found some evidence suggesting a 4G model is on the way. Apparently the 4G Xoom is now listed on Verizon’s MAP (minimum advertised…

Tech News Max Behrman

Extremely-Hyped Startup Fails to Live Up to Extreme Hype

Months before a grilled cheese sandwich raised $10 million in funding, the iPhone app Color was the tech bubble doomsayer’s startup of choice. The company raised a staggering $41 million in funding for a non-existent photo-sharing service nobody really understood. So, where is it now? Take a guess. http://gawker.com/5807591/grilled-cheese-sandwich-gets-10-million-in-venture-funding Color launched in March to insane…

Tech News Adrian Chen

You Can Cram a Bottle Opener into Almost Anything

Why Yes, I Would Like a Black MacBook Air [Updated]

A Knife That Karate Chops Your Food

The Best Deal of the Day

What’s Good and Bad About the Android Market for Game Developers

The HP TouchPad Is Ready For Pre-Order

Netflix Envelope Art Is Better Than the Movie Inside

Finally! A Legit Muppet Movie Trailer

Turn Your Friends’ Irritating Catchphrases Into a Beatboxing Loop of Hell

Toyota Aims to Put a Stop to “Pig In Shit” Odors With a Deodorant

Hulu Gives in to Apple’s App Store Subscription Rules

Water Plants with Your Pee

Forgot Father’s Day? Make Up for It with an Exclusive Red AT&T HTC Inspire 4G

Bitcoin Price Tumbles After Massive Account Hack and Sell-Off on Trading Site Mt.Gox

Fake iPad Replaces Stuffed Animal as Perfect 21st Century Toy

Has RIM Forced Carriers to Rush Buggy BlackBerrys Onto the Shelves?

How to Strip a Chicken Down to Its Ragged Bones in 2.5 Seconds

21st Century Imaging Foiled by Watergate Mysteries

Shouldn’t Verizon Upgrade the 3G Xoom Before They Start Selling a 4G Version?

Extremely-Hyped Startup Fails to Live Up to Extreme Hype

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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