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Spotify Takes a Giant First Step Towards US Domination

We’ve been waiting so long for Spotify to come stateside that the streaming music service has taken on near-mythical proportions. Stream whatever song I want, whenever I want? Sure, right after I re-shoe my unicorn. https://gizmodo.com/spotifys-us-launch-has-unsurprisingly-been-delayed-agai-5709052 Except now, finally, mercifully, the ink has dried on a deal between Spotify and Sony that will allow a…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Turn Ordinary Digital Photos into Massive Murals

If there’s one invaluable benefit of the digital camera, it’s the ability to indiscriminately photograph anything and everything. Unfortunately the consequence of no longer worrying about film costs is a hard drive overflowing with forgotten images. I personally have an obsession with snapping photos of my pets. Luckily, since I co-run the pet blog Pawesome,…

Tech News Sonia Zjawinski - Pawsome.net

Is This a Hacksaw Or a MacBook Handle?

Rather than swathe MacBooks in cases or laptop bags, the mBrace could suit short journeys from house to coffee shop, slipping in the crevice between screen and keyboard. $75,000 investment’s being sought over at Kickstarter now. [mBrace via CrunchGear]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The 30,000-Year-Old Cave That Descends Into Hell

There’s a cave in France where no humans have been in 26,000 years. The walls are full of fantastic, perfectly-preserved paintings of animals, ending in a chamber full of monsters 1312-feet underground, where CO2 and radon gas concentrations provoke hallucinations. It’s called the the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave, a really weird and mysterious place. The walls contain…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

4G Sidekick Coming Soon to T-Mobile, Only This Time It’s Running Android

Straight out of T-Mobile CEO’s mouth, we have confirmation of a 4G Sidekick: only this one’s running Android. There’s also a 4G Samsung Galaxy S on the way, which will infuriate those who bought the phone last year. CEO Philipp Humm made the announcement at a T-Mobile briefing today, saying “we will launch as new…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Are You Sure You Want Multitouch Gestures On Your iPhone?

Multitouch makes everything better, right? Well, maybe probably definitely not. Here’s a fellow demonstrating Apple’s new not-ready-for-the-public four finger gestures on an iPhone. And he looks absolutely ridiculous. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-ipad-multi-touch-gestures-wont-be-enabled-when-5738167 On the iPad? Sure! The four- and five-finger gestures baked into the new beta of iOS 4.3 look great—there’s plenty of real estate to accomodate a…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

This Beautiful Antique Box Is Just a Soda Can

Inside every soda can you’ve slurped from lurks a gorgeously embossed box, yearning to come alive. This isn’t just recycling; it’s reinventing. And here’s how to make your own in under four minutes. Bonus: you get to hear the narrator say “aluminium” multiple times. British people! [Atomic Shrimp via Core77]

Tech News Brian Barrett

Small Backyard? Betcha Ak47’s Thor Fireplace Could Squeeze Right In

When the Norse god Thor rains down lightning and thunder over your abode, make yourself a hot chocolate and stoke the fire—or in Ak47’s Thor fireplace’s case, feed chunks of wood into the vertical tract. [Deconiche via BornRich]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How Is Knokkers Not an Olympic Sport?

Knokkers is one of those rare athletic endeavors that’s greater than the sum of its parts. And when the parts in question are jumbo-sized billiards and bowling, that’s really saying something. Invented by former cage fighter Steve Wienecke, Knokkers couldn’t be more simple; the rules are the same as 8-ball pool, except you roll the…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Shake the Baby! Jawbone’s Newest Headset Likes It Physical

Wanna answer that call? Shake Jawbone’s latest headset, the Era, twice. Want the thing to pair with your phone? Shake it four times and yell “pull yourself together, man!” Yelling’s optional—the built-in accelerometer is what gets the message. Why make a headset that responds to motions instead of just good ol’ fashioned buttons (the Era,…

Tech News Joe Brown

Ping Goes the iPhone! You’ve Got Mail—Snail Mail

Living in the digital-world definitely has its downsides, often resulting in you losing patience with delivery men when they fail to deliver mail within the allocated window. Here’s how to rig your mailbox for sending iPhone alerts. [Make via BB]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Rumor: HTC Flyer Tablet Launching March, Resembling Large Desire Smartphone?

According to the always-rumormongering, often-incorrect Taiwanese publication Digitimes, HTC’s got three tablets for the first half of 2011, with the first launching in the US in March. It’ll be called the Flyer allegedly, and will resemble the Desire phone—plus run Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), as we heard before. The two other tablets will supposedly launch in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

When Is a DSLR Smaller Than a Micro Four-Thirds? When It’s a Tiny Spy Camcorder, That’s When

If you thought those micro four-thirds cameras were pricey for their size, get a load of this Japanese spy camera. Considering it costs $120 and weighs just 12g, it might just be the most expensive camera per millimeter ever. The actual size is 2.5cm x 2.5cm x 2.6cm, and it shoots video at 640 x…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Never Have That Sinking Feeling Again Once You’re Packing Mintronics’ Hackers’ Survival Kit

Some people (hello, hypochondriacs!) feel safer carrying around a first aid kit. Others—like many of you reading this right now—can only feel truly prepared if they’re packing a few resistors, transistors and capacitors. Me, it’s a miniUSB cable. Maker Shed’s Mintronics Survival Pack has over 60 components for on-the-road hacking. Just check out what goodies…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Chinese Motorists Are Actually Paying People to Sit in Traffic Jams For Them

I don’t know about you, but I kinda relish getting stuck in a traffic jam. Scoping people out, playing some Angry Birds, finding that perfect Phil Collins drum-solo…but not for 10hours. Figures, then, that Chinese companies are renting jam-stooges out. So what does the driver of the car do, once they’ve hired someone to sit…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How 25 Tons of Bombs Made an Afghan Town Disappear

This is Tarok Kolache, a small village in Afghanistan’s Arghandab River Valley. Or at least, it used to be, until the Taliban and the U.S. military got to it. What happened to Tarok Kolache, and why? In a post on pundit Tom Rick’s Foreign Policy blog, military writer and West Point graduate Pamela Broadwell writes…

Tech News Max Read

Segways Are Basically Banned in the UK

A UK magistrate ruled this week to outlaw Segway vehicles on sidewalks through out the country. This follows a previous decision to ban the machines on roads as well. Essentially, Segways are not allowed in the UK. I suppose Brits could ride around in their front yards or the hallways of their apartment buildings, but…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Who Said Ceiling Lights Had to Be Boring?

Know what these ceiling light fixtures remind me of? The old pipes screensaver from Windows 95/98/XP, except, you know, IRL. And that’s awesome. According to the designers, the possibilities for arranging and configuring these lights are endless. [Ontwerpduo via MocoLoco]

Tech News Adrian Covert

Hey Bro, Foursquare Will Totally Show You the Best Spots to Pick Up Desperate Chicks

Dude…it’s like 1am and that chick you bought 5 drinks for totally bailed with her cockblocking grenade friend. SUCKS BRO! Luckily there’s this new Foursquare utility, which’ll lead us to the promised land of drunk-ass breezies down to hook up! So this thing, called Ratio Finder or something, will make maps using stuff that Foursquare,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Buy a Vacuum Cleaner, Get a Giant Bag of Meth for FREE (a $280,000 Value!!!)

A woman in Green Bay, Wisconsin was opening her new Christmas present from her kids—a vacuum cleaner!—when she discovered more than four pounds of cocaine and crystal meth inside. Now that’s what I call a bargain! The drugs likely came from Juarez, Mexico, where the vacuum had been refurbished and shipped back to the U.S.…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Spotify Takes a Giant First Step Towards US Domination

Turn Ordinary Digital Photos into Massive Murals

Is This a Hacksaw Or a MacBook Handle?

The 30,000-Year-Old Cave That Descends Into Hell

4G Sidekick Coming Soon to T-Mobile, Only This Time It’s Running Android

Are You Sure You Want Multitouch Gestures On Your iPhone?

This Beautiful Antique Box Is Just a Soda Can

Small Backyard? Betcha Ak47’s Thor Fireplace Could Squeeze Right In

How Is Knokkers Not an Olympic Sport?

Shake the Baby! Jawbone’s Newest Headset Likes It Physical

Ping Goes the iPhone! You’ve Got Mail—Snail Mail

Rumor: HTC Flyer Tablet Launching March, Resembling Large Desire Smartphone?

When Is a DSLR Smaller Than a Micro Four-Thirds? When It’s a Tiny Spy Camcorder, That’s When

Never Have That Sinking Feeling Again Once You’re Packing Mintronics’ Hackers’ Survival Kit

Chinese Motorists Are Actually Paying People to Sit in Traffic Jams For Them

How 25 Tons of Bombs Made an Afghan Town Disappear

Segways Are Basically Banned in the UK

Who Said Ceiling Lights Had to Be Boring?

Hey Bro, Foursquare Will Totally Show You the Best Spots to Pick Up Desperate Chicks

Buy a Vacuum Cleaner, Get a Giant Bag of Meth for FREE (a $280,000 Value!!!)

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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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