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Lifechanger: Adam Carolla’s Electric Toothbrush

A lot of people use the shitty travel toothbrush that snaps together—the one they used in camp 25 years ago. It doesn’t get much fanfare, but people should get a good electric toothbrush. Toothbrushes aren’t really a gadget that’s fun to write about or even to talk about. But I mean, if you think about…

Tech News Adam Carolla

Gadget Deals of the Day

Tiger Woods PGA Tour ‘oh eleven was released today! Get your copy for $20 off the advertised price and see once and for all if EA decided to add a secret easter egg allowing you to unlock games like this. Top Deals: • 17.3-inch HP-G71 2.2GHz Notebook $500 Shipped (normally $750). • Tiger Woods PGA…

Tech News Ryan F. Salerno

Cellphone Inventor Finds iPhone 4 Underwhelming

Marty Cooper invented the cellphone. So when the man weighs in on iPhone 4, I’m inclined to hear him out. Initial verdict? Unimpressed. Cooper’s tweet in some ways states what we’ve suspected: Apple’s still ahead of the pack, but serious competitors like the Evo 4G mean that, more and more, Apple’s main advantage is its…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Meet the Fantastic Roadtrip-a-Matic

There’s nothing like a good old roadtrip. And Pennsylvania is a roadtripping kind of state. Case in point: the new Fantastic Roadtrip-a-Matic. It’s 20 prepackaged roadtrips, steeped in everything from hiking and biking to backroads and underground railroads to foodies and photogenic elk. And oh yeah, the Roadtrip-a-Matic does it all for you. All the…

Tech News Gawkercreative

HTC EVO 4G Sold Out

Looks like the HTC EVO 4G is out of stock across the country right now. That means decent sales for Sprint, but some annoyance for those who were holding off on ordering the device. [BGR]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

112 Oozing, Oily Wallpapers

We’ve seen the horrific imagery spewing out of BP, but oil mixed with water, in the hands of our Shooting Challenge participants, will make you stare, mouth agape, with wonder. Lead Shot Used a canon 50D with a 100mm macro lens, 400 shutter speed, fstop at 2.8, but just had a shot glass with a…

Tech News Mark Wilson

New York Times Forces Apple to Pull Popular ‘Pulse’ iPad Newsreader

Apple has pulled the best-selling iPad RSS application, Pulse, from the App Store at the request of The New York Times. Why? Because it downloads and displays the NYT RSS feed, just like every other RSS reader on the planet. Pulse has been an app-store hit thanks to its slick design, which pulls news from…

Tech News Charlie Sorrel - Wired

Shooting Challenge: Oil Gallery Part 1

Pooled water droplets on a slick patch of oil in the parking lot. Photo taken on: Samsung Omnia i900, running WM 6.5 -Anthony Sasso This shot was taken from my HTC Tilt phone, I had the phone set on panorama mode with the negative effect on. I used a metal mixing bowl with a piece…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Shooting Challenge: Oil Gallery Part 2

Canon Powershot s90, 1/1250 sec exposure, f/8, ISO 125. Stirred-up olive oil and water in a white bowl in sunlight. -Brian Hall Nikon D90 Oil in a glass bowl with flash from above. 50mm at 4.0f -Nils Rohwer steering oil in a bucket of water with a little motor oil mixed in. Shot with a…

Tech News Mark Wilson

It’s Like Project Natal For Your HTC Evo 4G

Soon, you’ll be able to control Android phones with a front facing camera through hand gestures. Brush left and right to move through photos, wave up and down to scroll through web pages, it’s a non-touchscreen from the future. Eyesight Mobile Technologies is the company behind this hand gesture initiative. Though they’ve dabbled with this…

Tech News Casey Chan

Viacom Caught In Humorous Hypocrisy

So Viacom said YouTube owed them some money back in 2007. OK. Fine. But Viacom? You owe Jonathan Coulton 37 dollars, at least according to this entertaining, well-reasoned rant. [reddit]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Public Beta Coming Next Month

Windows 7’s first major Service Pack is hitting public beta next month. Don’t expect a ton of new features; it’s a combo of existing updates that you already have, save for new Remote Desktop support. But if you haven’t upgraded to 7 yet, you might as well wait until this SP is out and final…

Tech News Adam Frucci

WD My Book Studio LX Coordinates Outfits With Your Mac

When it comes to external hard drives, it’s OK to be a little superficial. WD’s new My Book Studio LX will keep you stealing glances with its aluminum, Mac-matching body and handy customizable e-label. We trust WD’s My Books to be solid on the inside—this one comes in 1TB and 2TB capacities, has 256-bit hardware…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Heart Rate Monitor For Nike+ To Track Your Ticker

It’s been a long time coming, but finally Nike has teamed up with Polar for a wearable heart-rate monitor that works with the Nike+ SportBand and iPod Sport Kit. Worn around the chest, the Polar WearLink+ sends the heart-rate to the Nike+ kit, which is then transferred to the NikePlus.com service for tracking against all…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Phoneballs Case Protects iPhone In Hairy Situations

iPhone, balls, case. Phoneballs case. They come in blue and peach. They are just $15—and 10% of all proceeds go to testicular cancer research. I don’t see any drawbacks in this product, really. Go buy it. [Phoneballs-Thanks Anna!]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

iOS 4 Jailbroken Within a Day of First Release

A Gold Master release of iOS 4 (née iPhone OS) was seeded to developers yesterday. And the next iPhone’s software has been surprisingly accommodating to jailbreakers’ attempts to crack it wide open. The current technique was finagled from existing jailbreak software (Pwnagetool, specifically) by msft.guy. On top of this prerelease hack, the iPhone Dev Team…

Tech News John Herrman

iPhone 4 – Droid Incredible – Evo 4G – Nexus One Comparative Chart

Here’s a chart showing how the Apple iPhone 4 stands against Android latest and greatest models: The HTC Droid Incredible, the HTC Evo 4G, and the Google Nexus One. [TIPB]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Alien Building at the USAF Pilot Academy

When I first saw these photos I thought it was some kind of secret military energy generator, an antimatter weapon, proof that an UFO crashed at Roswell, or perhaps a device to communicate with other galaxies. I wasn’t that wrong. It’s used for communication, but not with other galaxies—unless you believe that God lives there.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Applications Disappearing From Android Market (Updated)

Somethings amiss in Android Market and it’s not good. According to a few Android developers, applications are disappearing from Android market and the issue is affecting phones that have recently been updated with bug fixes and/or new features, namely the Android phones you care about: Evo, Droid, and Droid Incredible. The problem seems to begin…

Tech News Casey Chan

Android’s Acne Problem: Or Why You Should Stick to the Google Phone

HTC’s Evo might be the last phone running custom software on top of Android that you should even consider buying. Because the whole trend of skinning Android has become a horrible, dividing mess. The problem with an Android phone running a phone manufacturer’s homebrew software, like HTC’s Sense or Sony’s TimeScape, is well known: You’re…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Lifechanger: Adam Carolla’s Electric Toothbrush

Gadget Deals of the Day

Cellphone Inventor Finds iPhone 4 Underwhelming

Meet the Fantastic Roadtrip-a-Matic

HTC EVO 4G Sold Out

112 Oozing, Oily Wallpapers

New York Times Forces Apple to Pull Popular ‘Pulse’ iPad Newsreader

Shooting Challenge: Oil Gallery Part 1

Shooting Challenge: Oil Gallery Part 2

It’s Like Project Natal For Your HTC Evo 4G

Viacom Caught In Humorous Hypocrisy

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Public Beta Coming Next Month

WD My Book Studio LX Coordinates Outfits With Your Mac

Heart Rate Monitor For Nike+ To Track Your Ticker

Phoneballs Case Protects iPhone In Hairy Situations

iOS 4 Jailbroken Within a Day of First Release

iPhone 4 – Droid Incredible – Evo 4G – Nexus One Comparative Chart

The Alien Building at the USAF Pilot Academy

Applications Disappearing From Android Market (Updated)

Android’s Acne Problem: Or Why You Should Stick to the Google Phone

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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

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