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An Entire Facebook Photo Album Captured in a Single Long Exposure Photograph

Flipping through massive Facebook photo albums with prodigious speed is definitely a 21st century skill, but what would it look like if you photographed that process? Hauntingly beautiful, it turns out. The photographs, long exposure shots of a computer screen snapped as Facebook albums were rapidly flipped through, were taken by Phillip Maisel as part…

Social Media Kyle VanHemert

Arab Center’s Wall Is Alive With 30,000 Mechanical Eyes

The Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute, for you non-Francophones) is a 19 nation cultural consortium with incredible architectural bragging rights. Merging traditional Arab patterns with clever engineering, its south-facing wall dilates thousands of apertures to control sunlight exposure. The automated wall of the Institute, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, broadens and narrows…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Jersey Shore App Battle: The Situation Vs. Spread Snooki

In this corner: The Situation – Official App. In the opposite corner: MTV’s Spread Snooki. Which of these competing Jersey Shore apps deserves a fistpump, and which is a grenade? Official Description Highlight The Situation: GRENADE DODGER Dodge grenades just like Mike – the game! Spread Snooki: Come on, spread some Snooki. You know you…

Tech News Brian Barrett

iPhone Apps September 17

Beyond Ynth: Let me explain. https://gizmodo.com/beyond-ynth-for-iphone-cute-bug-faces-tough-puzzles-5640823 In Beyond Ynth (and Beyond Ynth HD, for the iPad), you play as Kribl, a chipper little insect who solves puzzles in four brightly animated worlds. But don’t let the cutesy look fool you-these puzzles are tough. Maybe it’s just because I’m used to playing iPhone games that only…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

How to Protect All Your Precious Stuff

From your latest gadgets to your expensive big TV and even your car, here’s a complete guide about how to protect all your precious material things from thieves: That’s all good. But what about protecting my brain and soul against people like these? That’s what I want to know. [Lunchbreath via Core77]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

EA to Support Android Gaming

According to EA’s Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown, EA has decided to push the Android platform in addition to the iPhone. Citing his own market projections, Brown said that they expect the “a lot to happen” in Android’s future. Talking to investors at the Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference, he mentioned that EA expects Android…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This Chip Might Bring Perfect Reception to Your Home, Without Resentment

So it’s a quandary. Your house is in a service dead zone, and you don’t want to shell out $150 more for something you’re paying for already. What’s worth more, principle or a functioning phone? That decision might be over. https://gizmodo.com/3g-microcells-carriers-want-you-to-pay-extra-to-fix-th-5364161 The people at picoChip might have something to change the femtocell’s most galling flaw:…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Scientist and Wife Busted Trying to Sell Nuke Secrets to Venezuela

Want a ticket for the express line to federal prison? Try selling nuclear tech to another country. A husband and wife duo—former contractors at the nuke-specializing Los Alamos National Lab—are indicted on charges of exporting secrets to Venezuela. MSNBC reports the couple—Pedro and Marjorie Mascheroni—formed a relationship with an undercover American agent posing as a…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Gadget Deals of the Day

Don’t walk, RUN to today’s #dealz on a 47″ Vizio RazorLED HDTV, Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate Android Smartphone, or a free sample of Cold-EEZE for your sniffles. Sadly, it is that time of year again. Top Deals: • 47-inch Vizio RazorLED LCD HDTV with Internet Apps $929.99 with coupon JD4XF9VGNF?MLR (normally $1279.99) • Samsung Fascinate Android…

Tech News Adam Harris

We Must Boil This Wine To Save It

Oregon’s Willamette Valley produces some of the country’s best wines. But it’s also subject to the infamous “Pineapple Express”—heavy rains blowing in from the Pacific that can ruin grapes. Unless you’ve got a vacuum. Ken Wright has been making wine since 1978, moving in 1986 to Oregon, ending up in the heavy-lidded town of Carlton.…

Tech News Joel Johnson

iPhone Monkey Island Special Editions Just a Dollar (Plus iPad Love!)

They’re not quite Guybrush Free-pwood (Hiyo!), but The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition and Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge are both on sale for just $0.99. What’s more, the awesome iPad version is half off, at $4.99. [Joystiq] https://gizmodo.com/monkey-island-2-is-what-all-ipad-gaming-should-be-5584814

Tech News Sam Biddle

HDCP Master Key Is Real, But It Won’t Do You Much Good

Intel confirmed that the HDCP “master key” posted anonymously last week is indeed real. But while it’s always fun to see restrictive security measures get picked apart, this particular crack probably won’t do you a whole lot of good. https://gizmodo.com/hdcp-copy-protection-unlocked-by-master-key-5638085 CNET talked to all types of security folk to get the scoop on the implications…

Privacy & Security Kyle VanHemert

Check Out this Epic Comment Thread Going On Right Now

Check out this comment thread, which sprung from the Angry Birds for Blackberry post, and see if you can do any better. [Comment Thread] https://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-angry-birds-would-look-on-a-blackberry-5640898

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Pi Calculated to Five-Trillionth Number by Yahoo! Employee

So, this is what Yahoo! employees do during work hours? Crack Pi records, using 1,000 of Yahoo!’s computers over 23 days? Glad to see they’re working hard on simplifying what their company actually does… https://gizmodo.com/what-the-f-ck-is-yahoo-again-5640108 Last time we heard of the Pi record being broken, a Japanese man calculated the five trillionth digit as being…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

An iPhone Fart App Release History

The ever-clever McSweeney’s takes a look at 12 releases in the life of an iPhone fart app today. It’s satire! But scary how close it hits to home: Version 1.3.1 (Apr 10, 2009) – “Gross Fart” will now last the standard 7 seconds, as opposed to the 4 hour non–stop continuous fart. Version 1.4.0 (Jun…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Why No Warner Bros. On Apple TV? Not Enough Dough

Warner Bros. exec Barry Meyer admits the obvious: their content won’t show up on Apple TV’s because the price wasn’t right. WB scoffs at the new, cheaper rental plan—not the first time they’ve thrown their weight around online. [All Things D] https://gizmodo.com/netflix-delays-fox-and-universal-releases-too-5513343

Tech News Sam Biddle

11 Surreal Antarctic Structures

That humans can build anything on the world’s most extreme continent is a marvel, but these 11 designs—ranging from ramshackle huts to zero-carbon moonbases—show that adversity only brings out the best in us. And possibly the psychedelic drugs. If you are now left with an insatiable craving for the extreme, the snowy, or the futuristic,…

Tech News Oobject.com

This Is How Angry Birds Would Look On a BlackBerry

Angry Birds looks exactly how I imagined it would be on a BlackBerry. A whole load of fun. Too bad it’s not the real thing. Actually, aside from Breakout, the only game that I think could work on Blackberry is a port of The Hobbit for ZX Spectrum. [Twitpic via Alberto Calvo via Felipe Ribeiro…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Beyond Ynth for iPhone: Cute Bug Faces Tough Puzzles

In Beyond Ynth (and Beyond Ynth HD, for the iPad), you play as Kribl, a chipper little insect who solves puzzles in four brightly animated worlds. But don’t let the cutesy look fool you—these puzzles are tough. Maybe it’s just because I’m used to playing iPhone games that only require half my attention while I’m…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Bing Maps Experiences Major Delays En Route to Transit Direction Party

Bing maps has transit directions now! Which is something you also could have found on HopStop five years ago and Google Maps for a couple of years now. I’m as big a fan of Treasure Map mode as anybody, but maybe you should focus on getting the core functions out before the gimmicks. Bing’s got…

Tech News Brian Barrett

An Entire Facebook Photo Album Captured in a Single Long Exposure Photograph

Arab Center’s Wall Is Alive With 30,000 Mechanical Eyes

Jersey Shore App Battle: The Situation Vs. Spread Snooki

iPhone Apps September 17

How to Protect All Your Precious Stuff

EA to Support Android Gaming

This Chip Might Bring Perfect Reception to Your Home, Without Resentment

Scientist and Wife Busted Trying to Sell Nuke Secrets to Venezuela

Gadget Deals of the Day

We Must Boil This Wine To Save It

iPhone Monkey Island Special Editions Just a Dollar (Plus iPad Love!)

HDCP Master Key Is Real, But It Won’t Do You Much Good

Check Out this Epic Comment Thread Going On Right Now

Pi Calculated to Five-Trillionth Number by Yahoo! Employee

An iPhone Fart App Release History

Why No Warner Bros. On Apple TV? Not Enough Dough

11 Surreal Antarctic Structures

This Is How Angry Birds Would Look On a BlackBerry

Beyond Ynth for iPhone: Cute Bug Faces Tough Puzzles

Bing Maps Experiences Major Delays En Route to Transit Direction Party

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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

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