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More Great News: Common Plastics Are Killing Your Sperm

Bisphenol A, or BPA, as its close friends call it, is a chemical used to create plastics. It’s included in a ton of great stuff—water bottles, tooth fillings, sports equipment—because it’s cheap and shatterproof. It also kills sperm. A new report by Kaiser Permanente only scares us shitless about BPA even more, saying that elevated…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Taking Xbox Voice Commands a Little Too Far

Using Kinect voice commands to navigate Xbox Live is a pretty empowering experience. Maybe a little too empowering. Maybe… deadly. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-kinect-review-its-a-brand-new-console-5680205 Eh, I’m not too worried. Everyone knows that the Move is the best gaming peripheral for a proper bludgeoning. [Penny Arcade] https://gizmodo.com/sony-move-review-dont-be-wii-2-0-5640908

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Curious Law of Computer Software and Porn Bloat

Perhaps you are familiar with the law of computer software bloat, which states that, no matter how fast your computer is, software will always make it run slower than its maximum speed. Curiously enough, the law of porn bloat is similar. All true. [SMBC]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Charge these Super Future Boots via USB

Wouldn’t it be awesome if hidden inside your winter boots there was a little button that, if pushed, would provide 4-6 hours of sustained foot-cozying heat? Or a toasty jacket that helped you retain 20% more body heat? Well, Columbia has you covered with its new Omni-Heat® Thermal Technologies. Omni-Heat Thermal Electric Boots: These boots…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Interview: Bob Poole, Fearless Wildlife Filmmaker, Talks Elephant Chess and Dust Superstorms

Great Migrations, a jaw-droppingly beautiful look at, well, migrations, premieres Sunday at 8pm on National Geographic channel. Wildlife filmmaker Bob Poole contributed several segments to the series (and played chicken with elephants and dust storms in the process.) I talked to Bob about filming elephants for Migrations, the gear he used during his three year…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Gadget Deals of the Day

What’s the deal with #dealz anyway? I heard you get the best gadget deals, all in one location, each weekday. I guess I just don’t understand saving money. https://gizmodo.com/check-out-this-epic-comment-thread-going-on-right-now-5641058 Top Deals: • Wii Console Bundle (black) + Wii Sports Resort, MotionPlus for $179.99 with free shipping (normally $199 – use coupon code ?6$Z6H$S?K16ML) • 1TB Fantom…

Tech News Adam Harris

The Fascinating Story of the Twins Who Share Brains, Thoughts, and Senses

This is one of the most surprising and awesome tales ever told in the history of medicine. These twins are Tatiana and Krista Hogan. Their brains and sensory systems are networked together, but they have separate personalities. Their story defies belief. So much, in fact, that Tatiana and Krista Hogan shouldn’t be alive at all.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Come Up With a Batshit Crazy Scene For Sam Spratt To Illustrate

We’ve had opportunities for you guys to be painted by our rock star illustrator Sam Spratt before. We want you to be his muse for a new painting. The only requirements: you have to think of something really totally CRAZY. https://gizmodo.com/the-prize-portrait-from-our-halloween-illustration-cont-5676960 Why you ask? Why not. It’s Friday. Just post a comment with the craziest…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Six-Year-Old Kid Skates Better Than Most Teenagers

Asher Bradshaw was born wearing a pair of Vans, was swaddled in Vision Crib Wear, and was put to bed each night in a tiny half-pipe. These are the results.

Tech News Joel Johnson

The Dirty Secret of Today’s 4G: It’s Not 4G

T-Mobile claims the largest “4G” network in the country. Verizon’s launching its “4G” LTE network later this year. And Sprint loves talking about “4G” WiMax. Thing is, none of these networks are actually 4G. Not by a long shot. Update: Well they are now, according to the ITU, who’s backpedaled on what’s really 4G and…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Get Ready to Wait a Lot Longer for New Movies on Netflix

Since January, we’ve had to wait at least a month to get new movies from Warner Bros on Netflix. (And more recently, Fox and Universal.) Well, Warner says it’s going so well, they’re thinking about making the wait longer. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-delays-fox-and-universal-releases-too-5513343 Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said the other day, “So far the 28-day window has…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

12 Gravity-Defying Videos of the Real-Life Spiderman

Afraid of heights? These may not be the videos for you. Alain Robert, the real-life spiderman, scales towering monuments across the globe—sans ropes, or security of any kind, for that matter. Don’t slip, dude! This guy is a YouTube legend. He’s climbing the New York Times building in NYC in the video up top. If…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

The New and Improved iPod Nano Watch

The first iPod Nano watch, designed for Apple’s new watch-sized iPod Nano, was basically just a nylon strap. Pretty unimaginative. These new funky-color silicone bands from Hex actually make Apple’s diminutive iPod look like a not-entirely-ridiculous timepiece. https://gizmodo.com/the-ipod-nano-watch-is-here-and-it-is-glorious-5634260 The $24.95 Hex band has a pop-in design which incorporates the Nano into the watch (as opposed…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Full Quake 3 Arena for iPad, At Last and For Real

My good buddy Alexander Pick is about to release the full Quake 3 Arena for iPad today, with on-screen key controls, like it should be. You can play offline and online, and add levels through iTunes file sharing, using drag-and-drop. Unlike the crashy iPhone version and the fake iPad video that made the runs a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Old White Airline Passenger Turns Into Young Asian Man Mid-Flight

Yes, both of these pictures are of the same guy. To the right is how he looked when he boarded Air Canada flight AC018 from Hong Kong to Vancouver. The picture on the left is what he turned into. According to CNN, the Canada Border Services Agency issued an alert about this “unbelievable case of…

Tech News Adrian Chen

A Flat-Packed Bicycle Basket

For attaching to the front or back of a bicycle, these $75 baskets come in either white, green or black. Take a look at what they look like when they’re sent out to you: Pretty neat, right? It’s made from laser-cut powder-coated steel, and is almost like what an IKEA basket would look like, minus…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Real-Life Spiderman Video Gallery

The Montparnasse Tower in Paris. [Oobject] Stopping for a drink on the Petronas Twin Towers. [Oobject] The Torre Agbar of Barcelona, Spain. [Oobject] The Four Seasons, Hong Kong. [Oobject] 150-meter National Telecommunications building tower in Abu Dhabi, which Alain scaled in 20 minutes. [Oobject] At the Sydney Harbor Bridge. [Oobject] Chicago’s Sears Tower. [Oobject] The…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

The 50 Awesomest Viral Videos Under 30 Seconds Long

Who has time to watch a whole viral video anymore? Between Tweeting, drinking Mountain Dew, and doing backflips, our attention spans are shorter than ever. So UGO curated 50 of the best viral videos under a half minute long. Enjoy: 50. NASA High Five Denied We’re launching people into space, dude. I don’t have time…

Tech News K. Thor Jensen – UGO.com

This Is the World’s Loudest Alarm Clock

Click to viewHow loud is an alarm clock for the hearing impaired? Louder than a lawnmower. Louder than a race car. Oh heck, why don’t you just take a listen for yourself? At 90 decibels, the Amplicom TLC 200 is loud enough to wake up both you and your neighbors, whether they like it or…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Unplugged on a Tropical Island

Click to viewIn an effort to escape his “chronic need to both feed and be fed by the so-called digital grid,” NYT reporter David Carr spent a week with his wife on a private island in the Bahamas. He survived! There was email, no Twitter, and no TV on Little Deadman’s Cay, a 9.5-acre rock…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

More Great News: Common Plastics Are Killing Your Sperm

Taking Xbox Voice Commands a Little Too Far