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The FBI Just Gave Itself Permission to Follow You and Go through Your Trash

The easiest way to change the rules that apply to you is to just rewrite them yourself. So the FBI’s done exactly that, the NYT reports, self-releasing a new edition of its rulebook. Let’s dig through some garbage, Fed bros! The “Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide” is the FBI’s big fat guide to investigative dos…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle

The World’s Most Functional Lightswitch

Having a spot to hang one’s keys when walking through the front door is great for the absent-minded people of the world, like myself. Even better is when it’s built into the front plate of a light switch. Wallplates, as they’re called, are one of the latest projects to pop up on Kickstarter, and its…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Use This Calculator to Check How Much Radiation You’re Hit with Every Single Time You Fly

The world’s filled with radiation. It’s unavoidable. But at higher altitudes—say, in an airplane—you’re hit with around 100 times more cosmic radiation from space. You can’t dodge it, but you can measure what you’re soaking in. The FAA’s nifty little Galactic Radiation Calculator is decently easy to use. Plug in your approximate flight date, origin…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Microsoft Office Web Apps Thinks Oversharing Is a Good Thing

Take it from Office Web Apps-with over 30 million users, they know a thing or two about reaching the masses. Sure, we now live in a world where it’s possible to find out what your third cousin once removed is eating for dinner at this very moment, or what your buddy was actually doing last…

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Daughter Could Get Mom’s Uterus In World’s First Womb Transplant

A mom and daughter are poised to make medical history – the daughter, born without a uterus, could receive her mother’s as a transplant. [Jezebel] https://jezebel.com/daughter-could-get-moms-uterus-in-worlds-first-womb-tra-5811291

Tech News Joe Brown

The Sofa Bike Is a Loveseat for the Adventurous

While not quite as ballsy as riding around on a motorized couch for funzies, the sofa bike is cool for taking the idea and running about as far as you could go with it. https://gizmodo.com/motorized-couch-declared-sofa-non-grata-at-byu-5594782 Designer Jacek Holubowicz basically combined a loveseat with a tandem bicycle for this concept. And then he went crazy with…

Tech News Kwame Opam

North Korea Getting Very Close to Nuclear Missile, Says South Korea

According to South Korea’s defense minister, North Korea may have created a nuclear warhead small enough to be launched in a missile. This is a first for those nutters, who had previously only detonated two nuclear devices that were too big for rockets. Today, a typical thermonuclear weapon weighs about 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg), and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Typewriter Key Wireless Mice Are Impossibly Cute

Artist Aaron Ristau is selling these adorable and fully-functional wireless mice that look like little robo-critters. The buttons are made using repurposed typewriter keys to make them especially unique. They look like something out of Metropolis. [Aaron Ristau via BoingBoing]

Tech News Kwame Opam

HP Shows Off the TouchPad and webOS 3.0 in Video

HP has released a series of videos on YouTube showing off the TouchPad and it looks as good as we’ve ever seen it. WebOS on a tablet has a chance to be fantastic. Remember, the TouchPad launches July 1st for $500. [YouTube] https://gizmodo.com/hp-touchpad-accidentally-shown-off-on-video-5807326

Tech News Casey Chan

iLive’s Clock Dock Camouflages iPhones and Displays the Time

Naturally you’ll need to download the free iLive app to make this clock dock actually work visually. With dual alarms to wake you after your slumber, it comes with a remote too—all for $50. [iLive via 7Gadgets via OhGizmo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Every Office Should Come Equipped With This Industrial Shredder

The men feeding SSI’s shredder had way too much fun making this video. Everything gets gobbled up—even, bizarrely, tampons and sanitary pads. All set to a totally bodacious ’80s soundtrack. [@JonSwaine via Boing Boing]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How Hashtags Infiltrated Our Language

From Twitter, to texting, and even Gizmodo comments—the world’s gone hashtag crazy, with the NY Times calling it the “secret handshake.” It’s even a common occurrence in advertising, with campaigns inviting people to join the discussion that way. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-hashtags-to-send-us-a-tip-or-talk-about-anyt-5427259 Looking into the history of the hashtag the NY Times detailed how it all came about:…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Former Nasa Architect Now Builds Topsy-Turvey Camping Trailers

After the rigid limitations of helping design the ISS, it must have been a refreshing change of pace for Garrett Finney to work on these Cricket trailers, which are built to order and cost up to $17,000. Every customer can dictate exactly what s/he wants in their Cricket, but it appears a tiny dining table,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Rumor: Unlocked iPhone 4s, Revamped MacBook Airs and New Back to School Discounts Coming This Weds

It could be a bumper harvest for Apple products this Wednesday, with updated MacBook Airs rumored, along with…unlocked iPhone 4s for the US? https://gizmodo.com/nuance-voice-control-spied-alongside-macbook-air-refres-5811110 Apple tipster Chronic heard from his sources that we’ll be seeing unlocked 16GB and 32GB iPhone 4s in both black and white colorways this Wednesday, along with MacBook Airs (helloooo Sandy…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

‘Seriously McDonalds’ Hoax-Pic Angers Internet, McDonald’s

Over the weekend, many people became acquainted with this photo for the first time. It’s a hoax: McDonald’s isn’t charging African-American McDonald’s customers an extra $1.50 “as an insurance measure due in part to a recent string of robberies.” Nevertheless, the pic seems to have caused yet another PR problem for the dream McJob-generating giant…

Tech News Lauri Apple

Panasonic Ditches the Hotshoe For the Beginners’ GF3: Hands On

Sony’s NEX-C3 of last week managed to boast of the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera, but Panasonic has only been able to muster up the company’s smallest and lightest. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-nex-c3-is-the-smallest-and-lightest-interchangeab-5809797 It is lighter than Sony’s camera, at 221grams as opposed to the NEX-C3’s 225grams, but the measurements are much of a muchness, with…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Mac OS X Lion Apes Chrome OS After Recent “Restart to Safari” Mode

While it’s not the 1:1 comparison an initial glance would have you believe, MacRumors has discovered buried within Mac OS X Lion a “Restart to Safari” mode that’s very similar to that browser-based OS from Google. Indeed, on the Mac OS X Lion user lock screen, MacRumors has found an alternative log-in option that allows…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Magnetic Silly Putty “Hack” Creates Freakish Magnet-Devouring Blob

This automagically morphing blob of Silly Putty is based in science, silly, not witchcraft. But how does one go about creating a freaky blob of magnet-devouring goodness? Instructables member Michael Saurus lays out a parts list: Tools: – disposable gloves (latex or other) – disposable face mask – disposable work area (paper plate) Materials: –…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Apple Retail Store Employee Works to Form Union

A part-time employee at a San Francisco-based Apple store has started a process that could see a first-of-its-kind union formed at one of the company’s iconic retail locations. Cory Moll, a part-timer in San Francisco, said he’s forming the union as part of an attempt to secure better wages and benefits for Apple’s 30,000 retail…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Le Mans Driver Walks Away from Terrifying 200 M.P.H. Crash

When an Audi clips a Ferrari at a 200 m.p.h. clip during a pass at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this happens. The Audi driver, Alan McNish (seen above, mid-air), walked away from the crash. [The Daily]

Tech News Jack Loftus

The FBI Just Gave Itself Permission to Follow You and Go through Your Trash

The World’s Most Functional Lightswitch

Use This Calculator to Check How Much Radiation You’re Hit with Every Single Time You Fly

Microsoft Office Web Apps Thinks Oversharing Is a Good Thing

Daughter Could Get Mom’s Uterus In World’s First Womb Transplant

The Sofa Bike Is a Loveseat for the Adventurous

North Korea Getting Very Close to Nuclear Missile, Says South Korea

Typewriter Key Wireless Mice Are Impossibly Cute

HP Shows Off the TouchPad and webOS 3.0 in Video

iLive’s Clock Dock Camouflages iPhones and Displays the Time

Every Office Should Come Equipped With This Industrial Shredder

How Hashtags Infiltrated Our Language

Former Nasa Architect Now Builds Topsy-Turvey Camping Trailers

Rumor: Unlocked iPhone 4s, Revamped MacBook Airs and New Back to School Discounts Coming This Weds

‘Seriously McDonalds’ Hoax-Pic Angers Internet, McDonald’s

Panasonic Ditches the Hotshoe For the Beginners’ GF3: Hands On

Mac OS X Lion Apes Chrome OS After Recent “Restart to Safari” Mode

Magnetic Silly Putty “Hack” Creates Freakish Magnet-Devouring Blob

Apple Retail Store Employee Works to Form Union

Le Mans Driver Walks Away from Terrifying 200 M.P.H. Crash

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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