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There Are Some Pretty Badass Parts of a Fancy Royal Wedding

The Will and Kate orgy of regality isn’t just about giant fancy hats and jewels and horses—there’s some hard labor to be done! As much as Twitter has been abuzz with gushing hashtags, old tech still matters. Seen here is Farrier Lance Corporal of the Horse (new winner for greatest title of all time!) Chris…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Best Deal of the Day

Dude! What’s up with your mouse? Wait, what are you doing? Why is it turning into a motorcycle!? I know what you’re thinking: You wish you had a mouse that resembled a mediocre sci-fi movie, which completely had to rely on special effects, right? The Razer Tron Gaming Mouse is exactly what you need. In…

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See You On Some Other Channel

After five years and an uncountable number of posts—no really, there’s no system to count how many posts I’ve done—this is probably the most difficult one I’ve had to write. Starting next Monday, I say goodbye to Gizmodo and head on over to Lifehacker. How do I say farewell to the best job I’ve ever…

Tech News Jason Chen

Apple Outs Update for OS X Lion Preview 2

One of the lucky ones who has OS X Lion preview 2 installed? Hie thee henche to your software updates. Still waiting to see what’s new; anybody notice anything interesting? [9to5Mac]

Tech News Brian Barrett

Things You Can Do With Your Instagram Photos

Instagram, the photo-centric social network, is pretty fun on its own. But did you know you can turn the photos you share on Instagram into tangible, real world objects? Bits offers up a rundown of services such as Keepsy, Hatchcraft (pictured above) and Postagram, which will turn your pics into scrapbooks, framed prints or postcards,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

9 Handy Places to Hide During an Air Raid

When explosives begin raining from the sky, it’s generally recommended that one find a sturdy, preferably covered, area to wait. Our friends at Oobject.com have some great examples. Looking for more underground utilitarian buildings? Try the Bunker by Ikea, 12 fascinating tunnel systems or these truly spectacular sewers

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Oobject Bunker Gallery

Air Raid Vault Uses Chain of Gas Masks 1939 Fallout Shelter, Cycle Powered Packaged Ventilation Kit (PVK) Gas-Raid Shelter Protects Pet Dogs German Winkel Shelter Irony Failure This shelter manages to have a macabre irony on two levels – first, Winkel shelters looked like missiles, and second, this one now forms part of a kids…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Rumor: Apple’s Giant Cloud Is Live and Will Rain More than Just Music

Last fall, we lamented Apple’s anemic internet game—Ping sucks, iTunes is outdated, and Game Center is left hanging in the background. Rumors indicate iCloud could change all that—an online Apple world, cohesively streaming all your favorite personal junk. https://gizmodo.com/the-seeds-of-apples-cloud-5628255 Apple Insider, citing “people familiar with the matter,” says Apple is already using the iCloud label…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Turns Out That Jet Surfboard Is Pretty Fast

Remember that crazy battery-powered jet surfboard? Turns out it’s pretty quick, pushing 20 pounds of thrust good for up to 12mph for a run time of almost 40 minutes. That’s 3 times faster than most humans can paddle. The drawback is that the kit weighs an extra 15 pounds. Good for stability, bad for maneuverability,…

Tech News Brian Lam

Amazon’s 69 Cent Songs: The Best Reason Yet To Ditch iTunes

Amazon’s dropped the price of popular new tracks on its online store to 69 cents, compared to its usual 89 cent pricepoint. (Best joke in the comments wins respect; terrible puns will be met with serious scorn.) Amazon’s also selling 1500 albums for $5 next month. Amazon’s clearly playing hardball against Apple, who’s doing the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

25 Geeky Weddings that are just as fantastical as the Royal Wedding

While the rest of the world dons their fancy hats for the Royal Wedding, we wanted to pay tribute to the great amazing science fiction and fantasy-themed weddings that have rocked our universe. Whether it’s a fully costumed themed ceremony or just a nod, we’ve got the world’s geekiest weddings right here. We hope this…

Tech News Meredith Woerner

Spotify Says Movie Streaming Service Rumor is False

Despite a rumor we heard yesterday, Spotify says it will not be launching a Netflix-esque streaming movie service. It was disproved by the company’s co-founder, Daniel Ek. As he so eloquently put it: “It ain’t true.” [GigaOM] https://gizmodo.com/spotify-breaking-into-streaming-movie-service-5796787

Tech News Max Behrman

Intel SSDs Will, In Fact, Get Smaller and Faster This Year

The roadmap for this year’s Intel SSDs has been exposed, and some will use a manufacturing technology as small as 25nm MLC and 34nm SLC, meaning more efficient drives in bigger capacities or smaller form factors for you. [Engadget]

Tech News Adrian Covert

Turn the Volume Up To Eleven

Want to win a pair of wicked sweet AE2 audio headphones from Bose? What? WHAT?? Oh, sorry. We we wearing our pair of wicked sweet AE2 audio headphones from Bose. Take this quick survey, email the last question to [email protected] with “Bose Headphone Contest” as the subject line, and you could win the new Slipknot…

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Two Great Samsung Android Phones Are Free at Best Buy

If the price at which you’d even remotely consider trying an Android handset is “zero,” well, you’re out of excuses. Today and tomorrow, Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate and AT&T’s Samsung Captivate are both free with a two-year contract. They’re good! Although be forewarned that Bing is Fascinate’s default search engine. For you BlackBerry fans, the Curve…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

“Mudflap Girl” was my mom

If you’ve driven anywhere in 30-odd years, you’ve likely seen the chromed silhouette of a large-bosomed reclining woman affixed to the mudflaps of big rigs. She’s known as Mudflap Girl, but Ed Allen has another name for her: Mom. Allen, a fashion designer in Washington, D.C., claims the image was designed by his father Stewart,…

Tech News Keith Barry, Wired Autopia

Chromium Nerds Leak New Samsung Chrome OS Laptop

Once upon a time, Google promised that their much-hyped Chrome OS laptops would be coming in mid-year. Alas, details of a Samsung Chromebook, codenamed Alex, have surfaced in the Chromium code group, giving us hope that they’ll soon arrive. The notebook is purported to have an Intel N550 Atom processor (dual core, 1.5 GHz), 2…

Tech News Adrian Covert

This Is What it Takes to Shoot Royal Love

In case you weren’t aware, two very rich and good looking people in England just got married, and everyone in the world went into a frenzy about their hats and hair and shoes. So photos were key! Here’s the gear. This is the Reuters photo team’s Super Royal Wedding World Bonanza 2011™ arsenal. Some serious…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Flash 10.2 Is Available for Android 3.0 and Hints at Improved Video Performance in Upcoming 3.1 Update

A Flash 10.2 update is available for Android devices running Honeycomb, and Adobe is promising better video performance…when Android 3.1 comes out. In the changelog, Adobe originally said that Flash 10.2 would require Android 3.1, but quickly changed that to say Android 3.0 and referenced a future update. For Android 3 tablet devices, we highly…

Tech News Adrian Covert

This Titanium Bow Could Be the Next Great Bike Lock

The word “bow” doesn’t exactly connote theft-deterring power, but when that bow is made out of titanium, it’s a different story. The Kickstarter hopeful TiGr lock claims flexibility, hack-proof strength, and a sexy design worthy of your ride. The neatest part of the TiGr is its mutability—it’ll bend to lock your bike to a variety…

Tech News Sam Biddle

There Are Some Pretty Badass Parts of a Fancy Royal Wedding

The Best Deal of the Day

See You On Some Other Channel

Apple Outs Update for OS X Lion Preview 2

Things You Can Do With Your Instagram Photos

9 Handy Places to Hide During an Air Raid

Oobject Bunker Gallery

Rumor: Apple’s Giant Cloud Is Live and Will Rain More than Just Music

Turns Out That Jet Surfboard Is Pretty Fast

Amazon’s 69 Cent Songs: The Best Reason Yet To Ditch iTunes

25 Geeky Weddings that are just as fantastical as the Royal Wedding

Spotify Says Movie Streaming Service Rumor is False

Intel SSDs Will, In Fact, Get Smaller and Faster This Year

Turn the Volume Up To Eleven

Two Great Samsung Android Phones Are Free at Best Buy

“Mudflap Girl” was my mom

Chromium Nerds Leak New Samsung Chrome OS Laptop

This Is What it Takes to Shoot Royal Love

Flash 10.2 Is Available for Android 3.0 and Hints at Improved Video Performance in Upcoming 3.1 Update

This Titanium Bow Could Be the Next Great Bike Lock

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

ExpressVPN Spring Sale Special: Up to 73% Off + Free eSIM and Password Manager

You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

Amazon Echo Dot Sees Its Last Price Drop in the Spring Sale, Final Hours Tick Down Ahead of an Uncertain Prime Day

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

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