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This Week’s Hot Stories Teem with New Life

It’s been quite a week—you can’t get much hotter than the discovery of a new life form. There was also a nearly-naked airline passenger (aren’t they all, these days?), walking in circles, and a love letter. Check out this week’s five hottest posts below! # 5: 216,412 views Iranians Furious After Finding Jewish Symbol Hidden…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Prosecutors Dismiss Xbox-Modding Case Mid-Trial “Based On Fairness And Justice”

Federal authorities in the first-of-its-kind game-console–modding criminal trial abruptly dropped their prosecution here Thursday, “based on fairness and justice.” What happened? “The government has decided to dismiss the indictment,” prosecutor Allen Chiu told the judge shortly before the jury was to be seated on the third day of trial. The announcement came a day after…

Tech News David Kravets - Wired

Google Introducing Chrome OS Netbook Next Week? UPDATED

Rumors of a Chrome OS netbook first cropped up last December, but it seems as though the wait might be over soon: according to Engadget, Google’s going to make the laptop official Dec. 7th. Though maybe not easy to get. There aren’t many details available for now, and it does seem a little odd that…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Thanks Google, For the Free, Unusable Wi-Fi on Planes This Holiday

Did you know Virgin, Delta and AirTran has free Wi-Fi on their planes this holiday season? If you didn’t, the flight attendants will tell you when you board—which is bad for those who actually need to use the Wi-Fi. You see, I’m on a plane right now to NYC. Normally I’d pay the $9 (then…

Tech News Jason Chen

Gadget Deals of the Day

Grab some deals on a 42″ Vizio LCD HDTV, a 1TB External Hard Drive, and even a few free Greatful Dead tracks. All that, and more, inside! Top Deals: • 42″ Vizio E420VA LCD HDTV for $479.99 plus free shipping (normally $589) • 1TB Fantom GreenDrive GD1000EU External Hard Drive for $49.99 plus free shipping…

Tech News Adam Harris

Don’t Worry, the Balloon Bench Won’t Float Out of Your House

Japanese design firm h220430’s whimsical Balloon Bench isn’t exactly traditional. But it looks a whole lot more fun to sit on than your average sofa—even if the balloons aren’t real. Or, have some drinks and pretend you’re floating. The bench’s trick is a little less graceful than actual levitation—the plastic “balloons” would have to be…

Tech News Sam Biddle

App of the Day: Axe in Face for iPhone

Today’s App of the Day: Axe in Face, an addictive game in which an adorable but vexed viking defends his daffodils from a horde of encroachers. By heaving his battle axe at their heads. What is it? Axe in Face, iPhone, $1. A maddeningly simple game in which you play as a viking defending his…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Hunting Child Pornographers With a 1.8 Petaflop Supercomputer

Bad news, child pornographers: you’re now being hunted by a supercomputer. Over the course of the next year, one million processing hours on Jaguar, Oak Ridge Labs’ 1.8 petaflop supercomputer, will be dedicated to ferreting out child porn’s loathsome producers. Overwhelmed with the prospect of ferreting out child pornographers on a big, sick internet with…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Retro Video Phones Gallery

The 1972 videophone imagined in 1922. [Oobject] In the 1950s, they envisioned shopping by TV. [Oobject] Circa 1964 Giant Videophone from Toshiba. [Oobject] 1960s Hughes Products Videophone concept. [Oobject] The videophone as imagined by George du Maurier for Punch in 1878. [Oobject] The Ericsson videophone, 1969, being used by the Swedish Prime Minister, who is…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Is Not Accused of Rape (Updated)

This article has been superseded by new charges on rape released by the Swedish authorities. You can read the charges here. The article is provided as it was published, based on the original reports by the Daily Mail and AOL News.—JD Note to the foxy patriots who want the head of WikiLeak’s Julian Assange on…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Have Yourself a Very Star Warsy Christmas

Are you still making snowflakes like a five year old? Use some of the force this Christmas with some homemade paper snowflakes featuring the very festive faces of Darth Vader and Boba Fett/clone troopers. [Instructions via Geekologie]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Life and Times of a Colombian Cocaine Submarine Captain

Gustavo Alonso was the captain of a cocaine submarine based in Colombia, until he was arrested at sea with 3.5 tons of coke on board. He soon realized that solitary confinement in prison was better than working for the cartels. German weekly Der Spiegel interviewed “Alonso,” who spoke on condition of anonymity for obvious reasons.…

Tech News Jeff Neumann

Useful Gifts for Dogs and Their Best Friends

If you know any dog lover or you have a dog yourself, here are some very useful gifts that will improve the life of both best friends—selected by professional dog trainer and writer Anna Jane Grossman: When it comes to the whole holiday gift exchange ritual, most dogs don’t give a poop. Take my dog…

Gadgets Anna Jane Grossman - TheDo.gs

Pentax Obviously Has No Respect For Our Eyes

It brings me no pleasure to tell you that Pentax has done it again. Just when you thought they’d done enough harm to our eyes already, they’ve gone and painted their K-r in Kore Ja Nai robot colors. You might remember they did a similar job to last year’s K-x, which retailed for around $880…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

You Could Use Up Your Verizon LTE Data Allowance In Just Half an Hour

Verizon’s LTE is coming, and it’s fast! Fast enough to burn through your entire 5GB monthly data quota in 32 minutes, according to PC Mag. How much were those overage charges, again? Of course, you’d really have to make a concerted effort to chew up that much data in that little time—but it’s easier than…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Development of a Great App: Angry Birds

How often do you find yourself cruising through the apps on your smartphone and wondering: How did they do that? Welcome to the Great Apps series, inspired by the Intel AppUpSM developer program. We give you, Angry Birds, the universally-loved game featuring cute bird bombs, evil pigs, and tumbling bricks. Let’s take a look at…

Tech News Gawkercreative

TDK’s New Boomboxes Put Their Speakers Where You Can See ‘Em

TDK’s handsome new boomboxes aren’t about to make the common concession of putting an iPod dock front and center. Their designs are an updated take on the classic ghetto blaster: business in the front, and party in the front, too. TDK’s new audio line, which includes two boomboxes, a unique little sound cube, a turntable…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Here’s a Good Prank for Unsuspecting iPhone Users

Too bad the Apple Store doesn’t have a prank section, because I would like to see wide availability of Graviboard, a utility that makes apps icons on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad fall and bounce around when you move them. Sadly, it requires Apple Store-alternative Cydia to work. Hmmm, maybe it’s time to stealthily jailbreak…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Chrome 8 Adds a Built-In PDF Viewer and Web Store Support

The Chrome Web Store may not be ready for prime time, but when it launches Google’s browser will be ready. That’s the main takeaway from the recent Chrome 8 update, along with a built-in PDF viewer and over 800 bug fixes. Who knew Chrome 7 was so infested! Available for download now, here. [Google via…

Tech News Brian Barrett

World’s Priciest iPad Case is Hewn From an Alligator’s Back

Money definitely doesn’t buy taste. This $6,900 iPad case comes from Californian designer David August, by way of an Italian family of stitchers…and an unlucky alligator. Buy the whole collection for $37,800! [David August via JustLuxe via BornRich]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Week’s Hot Stories Teem with New Life

Prosecutors Dismiss Xbox-Modding Case Mid-Trial “Based On Fairness And Justice”

Google Introducing Chrome OS Netbook Next Week? UPDATED

Thanks Google, For the Free, Unusable Wi-Fi on Planes This Holiday

Gadget Deals of the Day

Don’t Worry, the Balloon Bench Won’t Float Out of Your House

App of the Day: Axe in Face for iPhone

Hunting Child Pornographers With a 1.8 Petaflop Supercomputer

Retro Video Phones Gallery

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Is Not Accused of Rape (Updated)

Have Yourself a Very Star Warsy Christmas

The Life and Times of a Colombian Cocaine Submarine Captain

Useful Gifts for Dogs and Their Best Friends

Pentax Obviously Has No Respect For Our Eyes

You Could Use Up Your Verizon LTE Data Allowance In Just Half an Hour

Development of a Great App: Angry Birds

TDK’s New Boomboxes Put Their Speakers Where You Can See ‘Em

Here’s a Good Prank for Unsuspecting iPhone Users

Chrome 8 Adds a Built-In PDF Viewer and Web Store Support

World’s Priciest iPad Case is Hewn From an Alligator’s Back

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, Cut Your Daily Coffee Costs at Home

Amazon Clears Out Govee LED Smart Light Bulbs (2-Pack) at a Record Low, Each Bulb Costs Just a Few Dollars

The First Proper ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer Is a ’90s Anime Fever Dream

JBL PartyBox Club 120 Speaker Drops Back to Black Friday Pricing for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Only

YouTuber Resolves Fraternal Disagreement With Excavator and Hilariously Large Sword

Should We Be Hyped—or Freaked Out—About Nuclear Microreactors?

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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