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What 25,000 Barrels of Oil a Day Looks Like

Estimates of how much of BP’s oil is gushing into the gulf each day range from 25,000 to 40,000 barrels’ worth a day. Here’s what the low end of that looks like stacked to the heavens. The animation was made using the Unreal Development Kit, and simulates 25,000 barrels stacked 15,000 feet into the air,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Google Employees Sleep In Alien-Like Pods

How does Google keep its employees fresh for long days and nights of working? With sleep pods. FT reporter Richard Waters was in Google’s Mountain View headquarters yesterday and snapped this photo of an anonymous Googler catching some rest. When Richard walked past the pod later, he said a pair of female legs were sticking…

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New Xbox 360 Gets Modded Before You Even Played One

The New Xbox 360 just got an unboxing, teardown, and side panel mod complete with Blue LEDs. That took forever. [Solomods via Engadget]

Tech News Casey Chan

Listen To Goldfish Swim in Five Part Harmony

You might think that these goldfish have it pretty good, each luxuriating in its own personal tank. But they’re actually hard at work making music. Quintetto, an installation by creative studio Quiet Ensemble, uses video cameras to turn the movements of the five fish into a fabric of ambient music. I prefer these guys to…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Human Modem Video

Remember the analog modem? Those noisy unreliable screamers that used to rule our online life? Anna Jane Grossman*—Gizmodo collaborator and author—made this video of people paying homage to the venerable device: The human modem handshake, 2400bps full-duplex. [Obsolete] * Disclaimer: She’s also my wife, hence the cameo.

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BP Takes PR Lessons From Domino’s

Click to viewWhy fix the spill when you can fix the brand? That pretty much sums it up, doesn’t it? We’ve seen how BP deals with coffee spills. Here’s how they deal with rebranding. This College Humor video stands pretty well on its own, but for reference here’s the Domino’s video they’re spoofing: Although honestly,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

SteelSeries Spectrum Headsets Are Tailored For the Xbox 360

We’ve long been fans of SteelSeries’ PC gaming headsets, and now with the Spectrum 4xb and 5xb they’re giving the Xbox 360 crowd something to wrap around their noggins. The headsets will let you find the perfect mix of Xbox live chatter and in-game sound effects, lest your shouting teammate drown out the sound of…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Here’s Motorola’s Android Update Schedule

Looks like owners of the Motorola Cliq, Cliq XT and Backflip will get their Android 2.1 update by Q2 or Q3 this year. That’s nice but we think everyone wants Android 2.2 Froyo now. [Motorola]

Tech News Casey Chan

Inflatable Pillow Tie, at Last

What can I say about the inflatable pillow tie? It’s a tie. It can be inflated. You can sleep on it, and drool over your work desk at any time. Life doesn’t get much better than this. [Pillow Tie]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This Is How Your Drinks Look Under the Microscope

See that? That’s a margarita, magnified 1,000x under a high-tech microscope. And a company called Bevshots has produced a whole series of similar shots of booze at the molecular level. Can you spot your spirit of choice? Here are eight popular potables that got the up-close treatment from Bevshots at the Florida State University’s chemistry…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Where’s Waldo and I Spy For iPad: Worth Seeking Out

Where’s Waldo and I Spy are two kids books that work best when they’re held right up to the face, just like the iPad. Thankfully, both of them got gorgeous, thoughtful treatments for their newly-available iPad apps. I Spy: Spooky Mansion, presumably the first in a series of I Spy titles, takes you through a…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Xbox 360 Kinect Puts ‘Play’ Back in ‘Gameplay’

I can’t remember the last time I jumped so high. Kinect Adventures looked so lame in Microsoft’s press conference just two days ago. But now I find myself leaping and lunging like a stuck lamb to win. I’m frolicking. Hop to go faster. Dodge left to slide by a bumper. A glance to my right…

Tech News Mark Wilson

iPhone 4 to Double iPad’s RAM With 512MB

MacRumors is reporting that iPhone 4 will pack 512MB of RAM, twice that of the 3GS and the iPad and on par with competitors like the Evo 4G. That’s huge, for you and developers both. We already know that the iPhone 4 will have the same processor as the iPad, but if the report bears…

Tech News Brian Barrett

This Machine Welds Metal Without Melting It

The top and bottom parts of this image are the bulkhead and the nosecone of the Orion spacecraft. The machine on the left is welding them without melting the metal. How? Using MAGIC! OK, I lied. It’s not magic. The process used by NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility is called friction stir welding. This type of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Spend Nothing on Dad, Still Look Like the Best Kid Ever

Click through this easy survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a $150 Best Buy Gift Card. Pick a gift for him, or pass on the card itself. It’s way better than that tie your sister bought. [Rules]

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The Police Academy Guy’s Expansive Oral History of Typewriters

If you’re curious what the crazy sound effects guy from the Police Academy movies has been up to lately, here’s your answer: narrating—if that’s the right word—115 years of typewriter history with, well, crazy sound effects. The History of the Typewriter Recited by Michael Winslow, a 21-minute film by Ignacio Uriarte, is pretty epic in…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Gadget Deals of the Day

We’ve got excellent deals today, but you had better act quickly! That Daemon Tools deal is a one day only sale. And of course, there are lots of great gaming deals, with all of the new systems being released. Enjoy! Top Deals: • 47″ LG LCD HDTV 47LD520 for $799 shipped (normally $1100). • Ultimate…

Tech News Ryan F. Salerno

The Ultimate Nintendo Wii Accessory: Inflatable Mario Kart

I was skeptic when I first saw this inflatable Mario kart for the Nintendo Wii last month. I thought it was silly. After seeing it in action in E3, I’m sold. [Twitpic via Angel Jimenez] Click to view

Tech News Jesus Diaz

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To Make Music, Caress This Wall

People have come up with a lot of interesting ways to put a digital spin on analog media, but Analogue Tape Glove takes a uniquely hands-on approach: Its special gloves let you stroke a tape wall to make sweet music. The fingertips of the gloves are outfitted with playheads, and touching the wall in different…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

What 25,000 Barrels of Oil a Day Looks Like

Google Employees Sleep In Alien-Like Pods

New Xbox 360 Gets Modded Before You Even Played One

Listen To Goldfish Swim in Five Part Harmony

The Human Modem Video

BP Takes PR Lessons From Domino’s

SteelSeries Spectrum Headsets Are Tailored For the Xbox 360

Here’s Motorola’s Android Update Schedule

Inflatable Pillow Tie, at Last

This Is How Your Drinks Look Under the Microscope

Where’s Waldo and I Spy For iPad: Worth Seeking Out

Xbox 360 Kinect Puts ‘Play’ Back in ‘Gameplay’

iPhone 4 to Double iPad’s RAM With 512MB

This Machine Welds Metal Without Melting It

Spend Nothing on Dad, Still Look Like the Best Kid Ever

The Police Academy Guy’s Expansive Oral History of Typewriters

Gadget Deals of the Day

The Ultimate Nintendo Wii Accessory: Inflatable Mario Kart

Alcohol Microscope Gallery

To Make Music, Caress This Wall

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

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