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The environmental movement has gone too far. One of the main draws of the traditional Slinky was its metallic, yet smelly, rings, expanding and contracting like a steel accordion that only played one note. And now, cardboard. Not only is this “environmentally friendly” slinky worse than a real Slinky, it costs $18! A Slinky is…
A spinning excavator, a giant pit of mud, rednecks, reckless disregard for personal safety, speed, waterskis and moonshine, added to taste: some recipes are simply perfect. There are a lot of questions posed by this video. Is the excavator stranded? Is this just a group of people making the best of a messy, annoying situation?…
Today, DHS’s Napolitano’s response to the crotchbomber: “We’re looking to make sure that this sort of incident cannot recur.” But the TSA’s response to Abdulmutalib’s attempt makes one thing clear: We must stop pretending the TSA is making us safer. Security expert Bruce Schneier nails the core incompetency: “For years I’ve been saying ‘Only two…
Everybody knew the iPhone was coming—just like everybody knows the tablet coming. Funny thing is, (nearly) everybody got everything else about it wrong. If we’d all been right, the iPhone would’ve sucked. From Technologizer’s round-up of pre-iPhone iPhone coverage, here’s some of the most of tragicomically wrong specurumorbobulation: • An Apple phone’s functions could be…
Vespa South Africa calls this four-seater a “family car.” Apparently South African families don’t pack much for road trips? Not to mention how silly it sounds for an angry father to threaten to “turn this Vespa around this instant!” No, the stretch Vespa should clearly be marketed to its rightful clientele: roving gangs of urbanites…
The A5/1 privacy algorithm, a code which is used to protect the privacy of about 80 percent of all mobile calls worldwide, has been deciphered and made public. It remains to be seen whether it’s time to panic just yet. The algorithm in question has been used to encrypt GSM calls since 1988, but this…
My first iMac arrived with a jaundiced screen, so Apple sent me a replacement. After unpacking, it took only moments for me to diagnose the system as being flawed in the exact same manner. Yes friends, I’m two for two! https://gizmodo.com/i-spoke-too-soon-my-imac-is-ed-too-5424639 Just like my first 27-inch iMac, the screen is inflicted with the yellow screen…
Today’s Dealz is beefier than beef stew, with tons of fresh post-Christmas savings on laptops, TVs, and games galore. Check out Hobomodo for a free pass to 24 Hour Fitness, so you too can get beefier than beef stew. Top Deals: • 14.1″ HP Pavilion dv4t Laptop for $449.99 (normally $599.99). • Wii Fit Plus…
Take this survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you could win a Canon PowerShot SD 1200 IS—just in time to snap embarrassing photos of you and your posse partying like a herd of Snookies. [Rules.] http://gawker.com/5425961/j-is-for-jersey
A couple was stuck in the untamed winter wilderness of eastern Oregon for three days after following their evil SUV’s GPS navigator’s directions. They were saved by a do-gooder GPS in their phone. The couple got trapped in the snow for three days in the Winema-Fremont National Forest after their SUV’s navigator told them to…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tells Dan Lyons, aka FSJ, just how deep his “missionary zeal” for spreading the gospel of the Kindle runs: One day, it’s going to kill books entirely. The full quote: Lyons: Do you think that the ink-on-paper book will eventually go away? Bezos: I do. I don’t know how long it…
Last week, AT&T mysteriously stopped offering NY the option to purchase an iPhone online. This week, the option is back. No one knows why…except AT&T, of course. [9to5Mac] https://gizmodo.com/at-t-stops-online-ny-iphone-sales-due-to-network-frailt-5435029
If you’re even thinking about buying an Apple product, wait until after you’ve read this guide to product cycles and refreshes. It’s not always a good time to buy—and now might be an especially bad one for some. We’ve taken a good look at the handy Buyer’s Guide over at MacRumors and given you some…
WebOS 1.3.5 for the Palm Pixi and Pre should be dropping today, with better battery life and MMS fixes, according to yanked release notes. Not there: a fix for broken iTunes support. Has Palm given up the gambit? [AllThingsD]
According to the February 11, 1901 Akron Daily Democrat (Akron, OH) the official program of President McKinley‘s inauguration in 1901 was to leave no ambiguity about the ambitions of the United States; complete domination of the western hemisphere. After doing some quick research it seems likely that this “futuristic” inaugural program described in the article,…
I don’t know how to make adorable sushi rolls for bento. If I did, I’d be munching on a super saiyan’s face right now. Bandai feels my pain, however, and has released this nori maki maker. Dishwasher safe, the set comes with all the necessary tools and instructions to recreate your favorite characters from Anpanman.…
It’s so true. Someone with a whole lot of money should hire John Hodgman to play the Mac guy just once for some underground Christmas card or something. [DorkTower via GeekDad] https://gizmodo.com/john-hodgman-barack-obama-is-the-first-nerd-president-5298070
The Neuralynx System translates thoughts into speech. It connects to the neurons, sending signals wirelessly to a laptop, which translates the brain activity into spoken English. It’s not science fiction: They tried it with a paralyzed 26-year-old and it works. According to the research paper, they inserted the electrodes into the patient’s brain, installing signal…
Bundling a free Twitter iPhone app preloaded with your label’s artists with CDs: fine. Advertising said bundle: also fine! But pitching this app as an “exclusive” deal, as if it isn’t always free? Come on, guys. But hey! Maybe this custom version of TweetDeck is really really good, and since all iPhone apps have to…
According to a legit-looking leak, HP is releasing 14 and 17-inch versions of their Envy laptops. And from what we can tell, even the 17-inch Envy will exclude an integrated optical drive. And if that’s the case, I have no issue, since it’d be better to use that space to squeeze in a larger battery…