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Britain’s Last Glass Eye Maker

There’s only one man left in Britain who knows how to make a glass eye. And he does it with such care, such intensity, and such skill, that after watching him work you’ll understand why he’s a man apart. Glass eye makers like Jost Haas are a vanishing breed, as more practical and less expensive…

Tech News Brian Barrett

How an Accidental Reply-All E-Mail Spawned a Super Bowl Commercial

It’s a nightmare faux pas we all worry about, and that some of us have committed: The private, sensitive, or frankly offensive email that you send after inadvertently clicking “reply all.” But ads, like art, sometimes imitate life. Such is the case with one of Sunday’s Super Bowl ads that will inspire watercooler post-mortems on…

Tech News David Zax - Fast Company

Why You Should Never Buy an Android Phone Because You Hope It’ll Get Updated

Long story short: Motorola was going to update the Cliq XT to Android 2.1—and told people about it!—and now they’re not, after “months of testing.” The moral of this short story: Never ever buy something because you hope it’ll get updated. Even when a company totally promises. Buy it for what it can do right…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Distracted Boy Falls on Train Tracks While Gaming

This video shows a 10-year-old boy so absorbed with his PSP that he apparently fell onto the tracks at a rail station in Italy. With no train in sight, an off-duty cop jumps in and rescues him. Hero policeman Alessandro Micalizzi describes the harrowing rescue: He was with his mother and sister, and before he…

Tech News Maureen O'Connor

The Atavist for iPad

Consider this possibility: A reading experience on the iPad that doesn’t awkwardly mimic a newspaper or try to be some hyperkinetic cousin of a paper magazine. One that combines text and multimedia in a distinctly new way. That’s the Atavist. What is it? The Atavist, free, iPad and iPhone. Reading on a tablet is fundamentally…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Hotmail Just Got Served

An epic Hotmail takedown is kind of like an epic takedown of a three-legged puppy. But that doesn’t mean it’s not highly entertaining. Or maybe I’m just a sucker for British nerd raps. The silky verses come complements of Dan Bull, who should probably just switch to Gmail already. Along with anyone else who watches…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Cell Phones Don’t Crash Airplanes

No one wants their plane to crash, and no one wants to cause a scene during a flight. So, diligent passengers that we are, we turn off our gadgets when we’re told to. But no one’s dying if you don’t. If you were on a flight a few years ago, the pre-flight spiel likely included…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Google’s Android Robot Goes Under a Gross Surgery for the PSP Phone

The cute and cuddly green Android Robot isn’t supposed to go through torture like this. In a commercial for the Xperia Play, the PSP Phone, the adorable robot gets human thumbs sewn onto him in a seedy back alley. Gross. Even with everything we know about the Xperia Play, disgusting commercial to boot, it still…

Tech News Casey Chan

Burglary 101: Don’t Leave Your Cellphone Charging at the Victims’ House

We’ve seen dumb criminals before, but charging your cellphone whilst you rifle through the homeowners’ jewellery? If said homeowner returns home and scares you, there’s not much hope of recovering your phone—and your innocence!—now, is there? [Washington Post]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Foursquare for Sex Will Be the Downfall of Civilization (NSFW)

Some things—like vaginas—are better left un-checked in to. [College Humor]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The JVC GX-PX1 Is a Great Looking Hybrid Camera

Inside the JVC GX-PX1’s gigantic barrel and thin, slim body is a promising camera and camcorder hybrid. There’s a 10x optical zoom, 10-megapixel camera, 1080/60p HD video recording at up to 36Mbps, and can shoot at 60fps at 5.7-megapixels. The 3-inch LCD swivels and the camera comes with 32GB of internal memory. No price or…

Tech News Casey Chan

Get a 25″ HP 2509m LCD Monitor for $220

Get a 25″ HP 2509m Diagonal Full HD Widescreen LCD Monitor for only $220 (with free shipping). That’s 37% off! Many more deals below. Sort by: CategoryPrice (Low to High)Price (High to Low)Free Only Top Deals • 14″ Lenovo G460 Core i3 Laptop, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD for $499 with free shipping (normally $749 {Savings…

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Egyptian Government Forcing Propaganda Over SMS

With protests in Egypt getting uglier by the day, we now know that the government has been forcing Vodafone to send its customers politically-charged text messages. One, translated: “The Armed Forces…will not resort to using force against this great nation.” An Egyptian Vodafone subscriber is posting screenshots of the messages on Flickr and translating them…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Macintosh Inventor’s Last Gift

As the man who spearheaded the Macintosh project in the late 70s, Jef Raskin helped define how we think of computer interfaces. At Fast Company, his son gives a loving tribute to the man who lived and died through design. Aza Raskin‘s report from his father’s last few months teaches us both about the man…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Thanko Should Really Be Locked Away for Inhumane Treatment of Models

You can just imagine the photographer urging on this poor Japanese man, who’s modelling the season’s latest USB-accessories. “More rawr, I said! We want realism, not shame! You’re meant to be breathing easier with that mask on!” [Thanko via SlashGear]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

There’s a Hole in This Whiskey Glass

I butcher my whiskey with rocks. I know, I’m sorry. But! If I had this whiskey glass I probably wouldn’t. Why? Because there’s a freaking hole inside the glass. Apparently, the hole will make you appreciate whiskey more. Called L’Art de la Dégustation, the glasses were designed by Kacper Hamilton (the guy behind the “deadly”…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Stupidity of Wasteful Packaging Keeps Reaching New Depths (Updated)

This is how Dell just sent 65 screws to Martin Ørding-Thomsen: Each of them inside a huge padded envelope. Does this seem like the work of an imbecile to you? Well, believe it or not, it’s kind of an improvement: Updated. That’s how Dell sent a single order of eight mounting screws in 2007, a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Don’t Have an iPad? Here’s How to Read The Daily

The Daily! Its claim to fame is that it’s only available on the iPad, right? Not anymore! Andy Baio has created a website indexing each issue of The Daily and linking every article for your reading pleasure. To be honest, it might be the easiest way to read The Daily. Not sure how long Baio…

Tech News Casey Chan

AT&T’s Motorola Atrix Coming March 6 for $200, But the Laptop Dock Will Cost You

WSJ reports that AT&T’s flagship Android phone, the Motorola Atrix, will be available March 6 for $199 with a two year contract. But they say you’ll be able to get the crazy-ass laptop dock for just $300 more. Kinda. Updated. That’s pretty cheap, all things considered. The phone itself is pretty beastly—dual-core processor (both 1GHz),…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Prettiest Way to Check the Weather

Plenty of apps will give you hourly weather forecasts and maps of storm patterns and your horoscope and all that, but what if you just want a huge, gorgeous thermometer? Say Hello to Thermo. It’s free! Mercury free, too. OK, the ads are annoying. But $1 gets rid of ’em. Still a very cheap huge,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Britain’s Last Glass Eye Maker

How an Accidental Reply-All E-Mail Spawned a Super Bowl Commercial

Why You Should Never Buy an Android Phone Because You Hope It’ll Get Updated

Distracted Boy Falls on Train Tracks While Gaming

The Atavist for iPad

Hotmail Just Got Served

Cell Phones Don’t Crash Airplanes

Google’s Android Robot Goes Under a Gross Surgery for the PSP Phone

Burglary 101: Don’t Leave Your Cellphone Charging at the Victims’ House

Foursquare for Sex Will Be the Downfall of Civilization (NSFW)

The JVC GX-PX1 Is a Great Looking Hybrid Camera

Get a 25″ HP 2509m LCD Monitor for $220

Egyptian Government Forcing Propaganda Over SMS

The Macintosh Inventor’s Last Gift

Thanko Should Really Be Locked Away for Inhumane Treatment of Models

There’s a Hole in This Whiskey Glass

The Stupidity of Wasteful Packaging Keeps Reaching New Depths (Updated)

Don’t Have an iPad? Here’s How to Read The Daily

AT&T’s Motorola Atrix Coming March 6 for $200, But the Laptop Dock Will Cost You

The Prettiest Way to Check the Weather

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Scientists Found a Weird New Way to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

White House’s Mysterious ‘Covfefe Moment’ Was Stupider Than We Imagined

Gym Bros Are Pushing Mystery Muscle Drugs Doctors Barely Recognize, Study Warns

The Head of HBO Explains What it Takes to Get a ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff Going

Elon Musk’s Lawyer Claims Jury’s 420 ‘Joke’ Proves He Didn’t Receive a Fair Trial

‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Is a Genre Blending Delight

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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