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It’s just a teaser for the upcoming Scream Awards on Spike, but god damn is it good to see Marty McFly back in the saddle. That Blu-ray release needs to get here yesterday. https://gizmodo.com/back-to-the-future-trilogy-coming-to-blu-ray-on-october-5597004
The MMO-centric Naga mouse—if you can even call it that—has a lot going for it. Seventeen programmable buttons, and a 5600 dpi tracking sensor. But it just lost something—the cord. So take your freaky keymouse wherever you want. The new version, coined the Naga Epic, seems to be pretty much the exact same mouse as…
Microsoft and Facebook have collaborated since 2006, but today they’re stepping up their search partnership. The vision for Bing: a search experience where your Facebook network helps inform your every query. So far it all seems very broad and conceptual: you’ll be able to execute name searches of non-famous people more efficiently, and product searches…
Today we feature some excellent deals on a 14″ Core i3 HP Laptop, a 60GB 2.5″ SSD, and a free Hass Avocado. Mmm, guacamole! Top Deals: • 14″ HP G42t Core i3 Laptop with 3GB RAM for $549.99 plus free shipping (normally $650) • 60GB OCZ Agility 2 2.5″ Solid State Drive for $99.99 plus…
You’ve moved out of Mom’s basement, so it’s time to order something at the bar that doesn’t come in size “yard.” Try a Rusty Nail. It’s fancy and manly, and an 18th-century rebel prince ran from England to Scotland with the recipe for Drambuie in his knickers—all so you could enjoy this very cocktail. And…
One thing smartphones aren’t very good at? Sharing. They keep to themselves, hoard what they create, and bristle at the thought of accessing and sharing files like a normal computer. Thankfully, we have these apps. These apps will fall into one of two categories, and sometimes both. Some are cloud-based storage apps, and others focus…
Foxconn, ever-classy manufacturer to the stars, was considering raising prices to offset the cost of paying its overworked, suicide-prone employees a decent wage. Now we know it’s happening, despite an iPhone-boosted 30% increase in sales. https://gizmodo.com/foxconns-latest-suicide-prevention-attempt-hiring-olde-5607922 You see, Foxconn wouldn’t want to have to pay its employees, who are literally killing themselves because their working…
Steve Jobs enters. “We’ve had tremendous, unbelievable success with multitouch. And that’s why starting next year, we’re bringing it to the Mac.” Crazy? A little. But also inevitable. Apple isn’t going to abandon the Mac and OS X, despite a success with iOS that perhaps even they didn’t expect, but that doesn’t mean OS X…
Canon’s showing off Uniflow 5, the latest version of their enterprise document management system, and it includes one eyebrow-raising feature: a keyword-based security system that blocks jobs if sensitive subjects like client names or project codenames or [REDACTED] are included. Whistleblowers, leakers, and corporate spies, prick up your ears. In the near future, Canon printers,…
Creepy stalkers, annoying telemarketers, jilted lovers: The list of people whose calls you don’t want can get long. And you might feel short on options for keeping their profane digits from polluting your sacred caller ID. You’re not. First off, if you’re in a serious situation—we’re talking restraining orders and assault charges—your best bet is…
In 1921, Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach published his methodology of evaluating patients with inkblots. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, you are going to create photographic versions of his famous test. The Challenge Recreate the classic inkblot in a photo. In other words, half the frame should mirror the other half. And like our awesome lead…
Is that a Lion lurking in Apple’s invite for a “Back to the Mac” event on October 20? It looks like a brand new version of OS X. I hope they call it Simba. But what else? The surprise could be a revamped MacBook Air. At least, that’s what Daring Fireball thinks: https://gizmodo.com/new-11-6-inch-macbook-air-coming-this-fall-5647229 A “sneak…
Scuttlebutt no more, Microsoft is officially confirming that there will be an app to sync Windows Phones with Macs. Presumably, it’ll work not too unlike the Kin Mac apps. I really don’t know why they didn’t announce this on Monday. https://gizmodo.com/kin-media-sync-for-mac-a-preview-of-windows-phone-7-ma-5537836 Given the phrasing, “Later in 2010 Microsoft will make a public beta available of…
Because everything must come with an operating system now: the Cybertecture Mirror, bathroom glass that shows the weather, your weight, and comes packed with apps aplenty. And it’s not a concept! It’s just very, very expensive. Reflect on that. What other goodies are included? 10W speakers! Wi-Fi! Waterproofing! And the all-important fog-resistant glass. As for…
Sally Davies bought a McDonald’s Happy Meal on April 26, 2010. She placed it on her coffee table, uncovered, and took photos every day for six months. This video shows the results, which are quite scary. Updated: McDonald’s official reply. Update: McDonald’s has released an official reply to this experiment. https://gizmodo.com/mcdonalds-happy-meal-experiment-reply-our-burgers-get-5663454 180 days—and she says…
Most mobile devices today use NAND flash memory. It’s fast! But ReRAM—a joint project of Sharp and Elipa—promises to be 10,000 times faster. And they say they can commercialize it by 2013. What’s that mean for you? For starters, tablets and phones that can download a full HD movie in a matter of seconds. But…
The Tate Modern has housed some strange art—huge curving slides, a massive artificial sun, and a giant spider, to name a few. But its new installation is the strangest yet: a mind-boggling carpet of 100 million sunflower seeds. The seeds, installed by Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei, come as the eleventh commission in the Tate…
A 3,000 gallon surge of raw sewage sucked a Missouri construction worker one mile through a 27-inch wide sewer pipe before he was finally rescued at the 15th hole of a golf course yesterday. He’s recovering in the hospital. According to the local police chief in Raymore, Missouri, 30-year-old construction worker Daniel Collins “was swept…
If you have space for a 72″ TV, love 3D flicks, and have a large wad of cash waiting, LG has just made your day. Their Infinia 72LEX9 set is the world’s largest 3D-capable HDTV. Korea only, for now. [CrunchGear]
At 0.39 inches (10mm) this is the smallest Rubik Cube in the world and the smallest piece of the 80s you can have in your hands—this side of Simon Le Bon’s fake eyelashes. It was created by Evgeniy Grigoriev, and it’s 2mm smaller than his own previous record. [KaiXevandStanley via DRB]
