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This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Frank’s Netflix Tour

Click to viewYou know that feeling when you’re cruising through Netflix’s Watch Instantly options and everything’s, um, terrible? Frank does. And he’s got a special way of expressing it. The rest of the best top comedy videos from this week can be found over at Splitsider, including a modern day Deliverance, an old timey Cosby-Buckowski…

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T-Pain Got a Facebook ‘Like’ Button Tattoo

Rapper T-Pain introduced this new tattoo he got in Hawaii with a tweet: “I think this ones pretty sweet, unless facebook shuts down soon 0_o”. That’s what the guy who tattooed MySpace’s Tom on his back said in 2002. It kind of makes sense, this “like” button tattoo, if you consider the phenomenon of bad-tattoo-as-meme…

Social Media Adrian Chen

With iFusion, You Can Combine the Worst Aspects of Landlines and iPhones!

Love having a phone that’s more or less stationary? Love shitty reception? Then you will absolutely LOVE the iFusion. This has a FULL DUPLEX and ERGONOMIC HANDSET DESIGN and BLUETOOTH that will supposedly make your iPhone calls BETTER. Hmmm… Considering that most issues with call quality on the current iPhone hardware revolve around reception, the…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Al Jazeera English Live for iPhone

The situation in Egypt is developing by the minute, and unless you’re glued to your computer it’s pretty much impossible to keep up. The Al Jazeera English iPhone app offers a free, high-quality stream of their live coverage. What is it? Al Jazeera English Live, Free. The official app for Al Jazeera English, which offers…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The First Full-Sized Microphone Arrives for the iPad and iPhone

Sure, the iPhone and iPad have microphones, and there are mini-microphone accessories out there for the devices, but what about a full-sized mic? IK Multimedia thinks there’s a need for one, offering up the iRig Mic as a solution. The unidirectional condensor mic is designed for singers and vocalists, but can also be used to…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Stalk Gizmodo and Its Staff on Twitter, Avoid Restraining Orders

Wondering what particularly excites and entertains us? Find out by following Gizmodo and its staff on Twitter! You’ll see all the goofy thoughts and photos you might not find on the site. You can follow the main Gizmodo account—which happens to be one of the top ten most influential media Twitter accounts—and enjoy some of…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

On Rdio

In the last 30 days, I’ve easily discovered more great new music than I have in the last decade, and have listened to the iTunes equivalent of at least $700 in music for the cost of a CD. I’m talking about Rdio, a streaming music service that strikes me as a lot more useful than…

Tech News Brian Lam

Watching Television With My Robot Butler (1932)

The December 4, 1932 San Antonio Light (San Antonio, TX) ran this illustration accompanying a piece titled, “Looking Ahead Another 50 Years.” TELEVISION — The husband at home in bed is able to sweep the mechanical eye through the shopping district and see what his wife is doing. He also has all sorts of appliances…

Tech News Matt Novak

Google Will Properly Show Off Android 3.0—Also Known As Honeycomb—On February 2

We just received an invite to a Google event on February 2. The reason? To take an in-depth look at Android 3.0. We’ll be covering the event and sharing any news with you, but there’ll also be a livestream available on the Android YouTube channel that day.

Tech News Rosa Golijan

This Car DVR Is Worth Ten Traffic Lawyers

Planes have black boxes to record the vitals of an incident. About time cars had something similar, no? Enter the Car DVR, your fool-proof way to put the blame on the other guy. Assuming, you know, it’s his fault. https://gizmodo.com/the-secret-sauce-of-an-airplanes-black-box-5729507 The Car DVR, from China records twenty minute segments of 640×480 video on an onboard…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

Is It Even Possible to Dislike Lego-ized Ghostbusters Gear?

Staring at this Lego-ized version of a Ghostbusters ghost trap brings back memories of being six-years-old and having the toy version. It was so awesome that it made me awesome by association. I’m pretty sure that’s when I peaked. While this ghost trap lacks the foot petal that kicks the black and yellow trap doors…

Tech News Adrian Covert

HP’s webOS Products Will Be Here Sooner Than We Thought

In a recent BBC interview, HP CEO Leo Apotheker said that we won’t have long to wait after the company’s big Feb. 9th webOS announcement before we can actually buy the products. The HP-branded devices are expected “within weeks” of the event. And if those tablets are as awesome as they look, well, the sooner…

Tech News Brian Barrett

If You Think You Need This $825, Biometrically Secured Wallet, You Have Paranoia Issues

Look, maybe you’ve had your pocket picked a few times and are really paranoid about losing your wallet. But you’re not Julian Assange and I doubt anyone is coming after you, so you probably don’t need this biometrically secured wallet. The Dunhill Biometroc Wallet combines a biometric finger reader with a bluetooth alarm and carbon…

Tech News Adrian Covert

How Can 3D Artworks Made Only From Painted Glass Creep Me Out So Much?

You can keep your overpriced, eyeball-hurting 3DTVs, Sony, LG and Samsung—I’m investing in a couple of David Spriggs’ 3D artworks instead. The British-Canadian artist paints using acrylic, layering sheets of glass like Dexter’s box of blood slides. With some of the artworks he appears to have used transparent plastic, almost like shower-curtains hanging from a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How Egypt Turned Off the Internet

Yesterday, something unprecedented happened: Egypt turned off the internet. A nation of 80,000,000 instantly disconnected. So how’d they do it? https://gizmodo.com/is-internet-access-a-human-right-5745478 Phone Calls There was no giant lever or big red button involved, but in reality it was almost as easy: the Egyptian Government simply issued an order for ISPs to shut down service. “Under…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

How To Get a Free VUDU HD Movie Rental

Get a VUDU HD Movie Rental (via Walmart) for $0! Other amazing deals below. Sort by: CategoryPrice (Low to High)Price (High to Low)Free Only Top Deals • 40″ Samsung UN40C7000 1080p 240Hz 3D LED HDTV, plus Samsung Blu-ray Player and 2 pairs of 3D glasses for $1133 with free shipping (normally $1557 {Savings of $424…

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Remembering the Challenger

Twenty-five years ago today, the nation watched as the most diverse space crew in history took off into the sky. But after just seventy-three seconds that journey turned into a technological catastrophe like none we had ever seen before. The tragedy was a distinctly modern one. The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, NASA’s second-oldest…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Vibram Five Finger Boots for Cold Weather

Those ridiculous-miraculous-awesome-awful Vibrams shoes are growing up over the bodies of their fanboys like a symbiotic organism. Their cold-weather boots—FiveFingers Cervinia—now reach half up your leg. I can’t wait for them to create a full-body Dune stillsuit. The boots are $160, which is not bad for boots. Here also some of their new models for…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

It’s How Big? 12 Comparisons of Large Objects

Because just telling you that the Independence of the Seas is 19 meters taller than the Chrysler Building isn’t nearly as effective. This collection of infographics from our friends at Oobject sizes up some exceptionally large items. For more images of and from very high places check out these dramatic views from the top, some…

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oobject 12 infographics gallery

Which skyscrapers can fit in the Detroit salt mine? [Oobject] This Ice Cube neutrino telescope is taller than these five skyscrapers stacked end to end. [Oobject] Four nuclear reactors able to propel a vehicle to Mars. [Oobject] A terrifying comparison of the relative strengths of nuclear armaments. [Oobject] The Independence of the Seas, one of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Frank’s Netflix Tour

T-Pain Got a Facebook ‘Like’ Button Tattoo

With iFusion, You Can Combine the Worst Aspects of Landlines and iPhones!

Al Jazeera English Live for iPhone

The First Full-Sized Microphone Arrives for the iPad and iPhone

Stalk Gizmodo and Its Staff on Twitter, Avoid Restraining Orders

On Rdio

Watching Television With My Robot Butler (1932)

Google Will Properly Show Off Android 3.0—Also Known As Honeycomb—On February 2

This Car DVR Is Worth Ten Traffic Lawyers

Is It Even Possible to Dislike Lego-ized Ghostbusters Gear?

HP’s webOS Products Will Be Here Sooner Than We Thought

If You Think You Need This $825, Biometrically Secured Wallet, You Have Paranoia Issues

How Can 3D Artworks Made Only From Painted Glass Creep Me Out So Much?

How Egypt Turned Off the Internet

How To Get a Free VUDU HD Movie Rental

Remembering the Challenger

Vibram Five Finger Boots for Cold Weather

It’s How Big? 12 Comparisons of Large Objects

oobject 12 infographics gallery

Sonos Roam 2 Speaker Turns the Amazon Spring Sale into a Black Friday Moment, Now at Its Lowest Price

What Do You Mean Glen Powell Is Fox McCloud in the ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Movie

This Winter Fly Is Doing Something Scientists Didn’t Think Was Possible

Acer’s Mac Mini M4 Docking Station Drops to an All-Time Low, Supporting Up to 8TB Storage

Sony Is Hiking PS5 Prices for the Second Time in Less Than a Year

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Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Reboot Has Found Its Other Big Star

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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

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