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Everyone’s taking the piss out of Tiger Woods lately, but I feel sympathetic after seeing these text messages he exchanged with a lover. He sounds as ridiculous as anyone else would in lusty, loverly, silly, and random text messages. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-the-evening-news-should-be-done-from-now-on-5421180 The NY Post somehow got their hands on these text messages which were exchanged by…
We saw one of Amazon’s UK centers yesterday, but it’s nothing like this center in Coffeyville, Kansas, populated by dudes in RVs, no doubt lured by the promises of this epic promo video. But man, the jobs looks pretty rough: https://gizmodo.com/santas-real-workshop-amazons-gargantuan-distro-centers-5422694 During the peak holiday season, for $10.50 an hour during the day, or $11…
Meet Ben Simon and his Guitar2-D2, the weirderest instrument, part electric guitar, part synthesizer, part rhythm box, part amp, part speakers, part the waters, party lover, parting away as I get into the subway on my way to Manhattan. [Obsolete]
Nineteen year old Huang Chen stumbled drunk into a hospital in Changsha, China recently complaining of severe pain in his backside. Yeah, you know where this is going…but there is a twist. As the story goes, the television in the ward mysteriously turned off when the patient turned over in bed, shortly before x-rays revealed…
Actually, this bit of business is designed to keep track of the comings and goings of employees using facial recognition instead of punchcards, but there is no reason why you can’t use it to protect the house during the holidays. Model CVJB-G107 features dual cameras (creating a 3D image that prevents false matches using a…
Some call it science. I call it witchcraft. But this “Magnetic” Vase, $40, defies nature by standing tall when it should submit to “gravity.” I’m buying four just to melt them down. [ThinkGeek]
The Plaza del Torico in Teruel, Spain was renovated with something even better than yellow bricks—over 1230 color-changing LED lamps embedded in the pavement. It’s kind of like that fiber optic pavement you might have seen at an amusement park in the past, only on a larger scale. The whole system can be programmed to…
Wooden blocks and rocking horses are all Santa’s elves, with their stupid hammers and chisels, have been able to make for a while now. And now, by sticking magnets inside of blocks, we’ve even made those too advanced for them. Tegu magnetic wooden building blocks have, yes, magnets inside that allow them to stick together.…
When Nate Heagy heard that the Google Street View team was coming to his town, he quickly hatched a plan to promote his band: He would stalk out the Street View van until he managed to get his picture taken. Like any good stalker, Heagy was pretty organized about the entire affair. He made a…
Given just this quote from AT&T’s mobile CEO, you’d be forgiven for thinking that “those small percentages”—heavier mobile data users—are going to gain something for reducing their usage. Not quite! Unless you count not paying new fees. It’s a curious use of a positive word: This isn’t an incentive in the sense of the prospect…
How’d you like to see this coming up behind you in the rearview mirror? It’s a motorcycle built by Pitstop Motors that’s covered in skulls and topped with a horrifying Predator head. If only it could turn invisible! [Super Punch via io9] https://gizmodo.com/predator-motorcycle-is-the-fiercest-hunter-on-the-road-5423021
You probably already saw that the average American tears through 34GB of data per person per day. Here’s how the media has evolved these last few decades (sorry print), and below a way to compare your consumption with Joe Average. https://gizmodo.com/each-american-consumes-34gb-of-data-a-day-5422324 This chart breaks down each activity by hours, bytes, and words for the total…
Sometimes I just like to sit outside during this time of year and have a beer next to a firepit. It’s warm enough, but I would be even more comfortable with a folding chair that has a heated seat. According to Hammacher Schlemmer, the seat has “undetectable” carbon fiber heating elements that can reach temperatures…
Q-Speakers are hand-crafted in New Zealand wood and have a “reflective audio” system designed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers sound engineer, Dave Levine. And yeah, they are gorgeous. The speaker uses highly efficient Class D amplification to deliver 60W of sound and includes hidden mid/high end speakers that produce 360-degrees of clean audio. Of…
Nobody wants to pay for iPhone apps, and some people simply don’t. The good news is, you don’t really need to: For almost every paid app, there’s a free app that’s nearly as good. Here are the best of the best. A lot of these apps will be familiar to anyone who’s checked out our…
Mickey Rourke wants to kill Iron Man but is doing his part to save print journalism in this new teaser for Iron Man 2. Hold tight—every day that passes is a day closer to May 7. [io9] https://gizmodo.com/in-new-iron-man-poster-whiplashs-weapons-look-more-dan-5423635
This is ‘Muscle,’ the latest outdoor seating design from French artist Alexandre Moronnoz. Along with Moronnoz’s earlier works, Muscle makes a strong argument for moving to a world where form matches function in even our most everyday settings. Moronnoz works with materials ranging from laser-cut steel (“Interferences”) to modular Y-shaped timber (“Y”). His designs are…
The latest patent from Apple reveals ways in which their products could be fitted with a simple label or tag that provides evidence of tampering. If the strip is compromised, it gives Apple leverage to void your warranty. Apple’s patent application notes that it is in the best interest of an electronics manufacturer to be…
It’s almost time for Hanukkah, and what better way to celebrate the Festival of Lights than with Kirk, Spock, Scotty and the the gang? The answer is none. There is no better way. If you want to make your own, all you’ll need are some Star Trek Pez heads, a Deluxe LED Menorah Kit, and…
The New York Times’ Year in Ideas is one of my favorite end-of-the-year lists because it’s smart. I mean, they’re the best ideas of the year. Here are the 5 bestest ideas of the year. Like getting liquefied when you die. There’s a ton more ideas—not just tech ones—at the full spread. Read it, it’ll…
