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The Perfect Turkey Timer

I love stupid single-purpose kitchen gadgets. Inserted into a turkey or chicken, this timer’s legs pop up like a boner when the inside reaches 165 degrees—not 180, like most—for perfectly roasted bird. It’s $13. [NYT, Image: Tony Cenicola/NYT]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Woman Suing Federal Government After TSA Screeners Exposed Her Breasts to Entire Airport (And Asked for Video)

Listen, we know the TSA’s been unpopular lately. But are they really so bad? What about this time a TSA screener pulled down a woman’s blouse while frisking her? And then laughed about it? Yes. Yes, they are that bad. https://gizmodo.com/one-hundred-naked-citizens-one-hundred-leaked-body-sca-5690749 The incident occurred during the spring of 2008 at Corpus Christi airport, and has…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle

An Interview With The Ballsy Teen Who Sold Authentic White iPhone Parts

17-year-old Fei “Phil” Lam, the ballsy teen who sold authentic white iPhone 4 conversion kits, recently took a moment to speak to Fast Company about his business, Apple, Foxconn, and legal woes. Here’s his story. https://gizmodo.com/ballsy-teen-who-sold-his-own-authentic-white-iphones-ea-5691512 On Tuesday, The New York Observer reported that 17-year-old Fei “Phil” Lam has made a killing selling white iPhone…

Tech News Austin Carr - FastCompany

These Are the Hands of the Apollo Astronauts

There are Neil’s. And there are Buzz’s. And Pete Conrad’s. And Alan Shepard’s. These are the hands of the Apollo astronauts, the plaster casts created to make their custom gloves in Houston, Texas, 1968. High five! Each of the space suits was custom made for each astronaut, fitted to perfection. That includes the gloves, which…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Locking Down Your Facebook Account Like James Bond

If you ever want to steal something in spy movies, you need to tear out somebody’s eyeball or fake their voice. AT&T Safe will bring that same level of security to your online accounts with an iPhone app. Anytime you (or anyone else) tries to access an account, instead of putting in a password, a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The iPod Nano Watches to Rule Them All (Trust Me Here)

OK! I know we’ve seen a few of these already, and maybe you’ve decided that the whole iPod Nano watch dream was a silly one to begin with. But please, reserve judgment until you check out the TikTok and LunaTik. https://gizmodo.com/the-ipod-nano-watch-is-here-and-it-is-glorious-5634260 Scott Wilson, founder of Chicago-based design studio MINIMAL, wants to do the iPod Nano…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Soon, You’ll Be Talking to Your DVR

Using the iPhone and Android phones as touch remotes is effectively old school at this point. Next up, telling your TV what to watch—which is what’s next for AT&T and likely, U-Verse customers.

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Trojan Horse Christmas Bauble Comes With Four Irritating Noises

Deck the boughs with annoying noises, tra la la la la, la la la laaaa. ‘Tis the season to really piss your parents off, fa la la la la, la la la laaaa. $12 to guarantee coal for Christmas! [ThinkGeek]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Stronger-Than-Diamonds Graphene Can Be Made From Sugar

It’s been discovered that you create the very same substance those Ruskis won the Nobel prize for out of household sugar. Borrow a cup from your neighbour, and get baking the world’s hardest substance. No, not your Mom’s scones. Graphene. https://gizmodo.com/graphene-just-won-two-guys-the-nobel-so-what-the-hell-5656256 Rice University researchers are responsible for making the startling discovery, which could cut down…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

App Deals of the Day

Beat the hump day doldrums by checking out today’s app #dealz. Apps for every occasion! Free Apps: iOS: • Super Quadra (iPhone) for $0 (normally $2.99) • U Connect (iPhone) for $0 (normally $1.99) • Astro Tap Pro (iPhone) for $0 (normally $1.99) • Twittie (iPhone) for $0 (normally $0.99) • Burple Fish : The Burping…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Photoshop Contest: Magazine Covers of the Future

Hey! Just cause that one guy isn’t around anymore doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun with Photoshop now and then! Kim Kardashian, hoverboard enthusiast? Who knew. What other celebrity covers of the future can you dream up? I guess Kim Kardashian lamenting the lack of hoverboards would be a present magazine cover, not…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Leaked Photo Claims to Reveal PSP2

What you’re looking at is—some claim—a leaked shot of a PSP2 dev kit, with slider form factor, camera and (finally!) twin sticks. The shot jibes with what’s expected, but we’ll have to wait and see. VG247, the source of the leaked shots, say this may not be the PSP2’s final form, as non-sliding brick model…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Canned Unicorn Meat: It’s Real Now

No trend’s got me more excited lately than ThinkGeek turning its April Fool’s products into real products. And now, the pièce de résistance: canned unicorn meat. For sale. Right now. First came the monolith action figure, then My First Bacon, and now? Now mythical creature meat served up Spam-style. While the sizable tin unfortunately doesn’t…

Tech News Brian Barrett

AT&T Snags Its Own MiFi Personal Wireless Spot

Those looking to feed AT&T’s 3G network into their WiFi-hungry devices are in luck—the carrier will now be offering its own GPS-enabled, SD storage-boosted MiFi portable hotspot, supporting up to five other devices. AT&T’s MiFi will also allow texting through a web interface—though all of this will require a subscription service, of course. The model…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Djay for iPad and Other Actually Cool Music Apps Coming With iOS 4.2

I was pretty pumped about the prospect of multitouch music apps before the iPad’s release, but iOS 3.x didn’t give developers too many audio options to work with. iOS 4.2, however, will, so we’re gonna get sweet stuff like this. https://gizmodo.com/mixr-shows-the-delicious-promise-of-multitouch-music-ip-5503499 Apple’s apparently opened things way up on the audio front in the next iOS…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today you can find some great deals on an LG Plasma HDTV, an HP Core i7 Laptop, and maybe grab yourself a free bag of chips. Top Deals: • 50″ LG 50PK250 1080p, 600Hz Plasma HDTV for $675.95 with free shipping (normally $800 – use coupon code AFL3). • 15.6″ HP dv6t Select, Quad Core…

Tech News Adam Harris

Seems Like Black Friday Comes Earlier Every Year

It’s almost the holidays, which means it’s time to start thinking about gifts for your mother, and brother, and wife’s sister’s dog. Good thing it’s also #Dealzmodo Black Friday season, our way of helping you find the best tech presents. Even better: Chase Slate with Blueprint can help you pay for all those goodies. Chase…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Today Is National UnFriend Day: Time to Pull the Trigger

As proclaimed by Jimmy Kimmel—in defense of the real meaning of friendship—today is National UnFriend Day. You see that list of Facebook people you used to know and only marginally care about now? Let’s give some the boot. Kimmel’s got a damn good point—Zuckerberg’s metaphor for companionship, lust, and platonic palling is pretty meaningless for…

Social Media Sam Biddle

Viewsonic 3DV5 Is a Pocket-Fitting 3D Camcorder

Viewsonic announced their mini-sized 3D camcorder last month, but now they’ve finally brought it stateside. Not only does the 3DV5 pack two 5MP fixed focus cameras for 3D 720p video, it’s also got a glassesless 3D display panel for playback. Of course, the 3DV5 has the same problem that all 3D camcorders and cameras do:…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Shooting Challenge: Cubism

Counted by cool points alone, cubism may win at art—an unmistakable style that explores a subject from multiple angles within a single frame. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, you’ll bring cubism to photography. The Challenge Take multiple photographs of a single subject or scene, then chop them up and glue them together as one…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Perfect Turkey Timer

Woman Suing Federal Government After TSA Screeners Exposed Her Breasts to Entire Airport (And Asked for Video)

An Interview With The Ballsy Teen Who Sold Authentic White iPhone Parts

These Are the Hands of the Apollo Astronauts

Locking Down Your Facebook Account Like James Bond

The iPod Nano Watches to Rule Them All (Trust Me Here)

Soon, You’ll Be Talking to Your DVR

Trojan Horse Christmas Bauble Comes With Four Irritating Noises

Stronger-Than-Diamonds Graphene Can Be Made From Sugar

App Deals of the Day

Photoshop Contest: Magazine Covers of the Future

Leaked Photo Claims to Reveal PSP2

Canned Unicorn Meat: It’s Real Now

AT&T Snags Its Own MiFi Personal Wireless Spot

Djay for iPad and Other Actually Cool Music Apps Coming With iOS 4.2

Gadget Deals of the Day

Seems Like Black Friday Comes Earlier Every Year

Today Is National UnFriend Day: Time to Pull the Trigger

Viewsonic 3DV5 Is a Pocket-Fitting 3D Camcorder

Shooting Challenge: Cubism

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

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