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Winter’s not here, yet autumn’s magic is already leaving. But thanks to a group of sneaky artists we can see the fall season frozen in time in the form of 200 carefully arranged leaves, some wire, and plenty of LEDs. This art installation is called “An Almost Ephimeral Autumn” and was created by a group…
Pop-up timers, mashed paper towels, rubber nipples, and stomach acid are no longer the big mysteries of Thanksgiving, because Diane Bunce, Ph.D., is here to explain them. And yes, she is wearing a pilgrim costume under that lab coat. Oh, Dr. Bunce, where have you been all my life, especially when I was dozing off…
The Stair Dismount iPhone game sent me back eight years to the time when I would waste hours sending the stickman tumbling down instead of working on my programming assignments. The iPhone game is that, with slightly better controls. https://gizmodo.com/stair-dismount-gloriously-tumbles-onto-the-iphone-soon-5411988 Its basic premise remains unchanged: select a part of a body, an angle, and then…
Unlike most luggage locators, this version plays a 30 second user-recorded message in addition to lighting up like a Christmas tree whenever the remote is pressed. Of course, it would be better if the range extended beyond 45-feet. Waaaay beyond actually. That way you can bitch at the baggage handlers tossing your luggage off a…
You know Black Friday is dangerous, but our friend Gary, the HD Guru, got pretty specific on a few particularly bad deals. For example, that 32″ Emerson on sale at Walmart for $248 sounds good, right? Not so fast. https://gizmodo.com/black-friday-anti-deals-what-not-to-buy-5411057 Gary points out that the warranty on this baby is so bad (90-day labor, 1-year…
This chart of TiVo’s slipping subscriber numbers may be surprising, seeing as TiVo is the television recording device (and it’s so good), but it’s something we’ve seen coming for a while. We love you TiVo, but you’re fast becoming obsolete. https://gizmodo.com/tivo-is-slowly-dying-5412735 The typical TiVo user is a person who just wants their TV recordings to…
Looks like the SonyStyle store already has their Black Friday deals available. They don’t seem to have gone crazy with the price slashing, but the AW series VAIO doesn’t seem to be too bad of a deal. • VAIO CW VPCCW1EFX/W Laptop $769.99 (list $919) – use $150 Coupon Code: BLACKFRIDAYCW150 (ends 11/30 or after…
Happy Thanksgiving! If your holiday celebrations are anything like mine, they involve coming home to a large number of old people confused about how to use their tech gear, treating you like an actually competent member of the Geek Squad. Do you have any Thanksgiving tech support horror stories? Shoot them to me in email…
Mininova, the other popular BitTorrent tracker, just went legal-only. No more downloading episodes of Dexter or Mad Men off of it, but there plenty of other trackers out there still. [Mininova Blog]
To honor this most culinary holiday, I found a dessert recipe that, in true MacGyver fashion, can be made with equipment found in a hotel room. Here, a hair dryer provides heat—but couldn’t save this disasterpiece. This recipe is for an ultra-simple chocolate-cranberry mousse, chosen for its simplicity (only a few easily-obtainable ingredients and no…
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Here’s a message about the holiday and Black Friday from our friend from Cupertino, the iPhone.
Oh you people are never happy. I give you a way to try the new Google Search yesterday, and now you are asking about how to go back to the old one. Fine! Be that way! Here’s how: https://gizmodo.com/how-to-try-the-new-google-search-5412801 Yesterday’s method only set a cookie in your browser, asking Google to serve a different page…
This is a great shot of three soldiers relaxing at their base in Afghanistan, watching movies on their laptops. The real question: what movies are they watching? [Big Picture]
Google Google Google Google Google Google. Oogle. Ogle. Gle. Le. E. Ow. [GoogleGoogleGoogleGoogle via BuzzFeed]
We’re in kind of a golden age of DSLR cameras. They’re cheaper than ever, so they’re affordable, and they do more stuff than ever, so the time’s right to jump in. Here’s our DSLR picks for every (non-pro) budget. Baby’s First DSLR: Nikon D3000 The D3000 is cheap. We’re talking a full kit (i.e., it…
Youch. So that’s what would happen if HP built astromech droids. Can’t say I blame Leia, those error messages make me want to break something, too. Though maybe a lightsaber would’ve looked more dignified than the baseball bat. [Abstruse Goose]
The Real Touch is like a Fleshlight that moves on its own, pre-synced with the porn you’re currently watching on your computer. It’s one step closer to simulating having sex with the girl on the screen, but should you buy? https://gizmodo.com/realtouch-teledildonics-as-designed-by-former-nasa-eng-5129520 That answer is unclear. Fleshbot tests it out and says that although it has…
50-year-old Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy (known aliases: Fusionman and Jetman), was forced to abort his first attempt at a jetpack flight from Africa to Europe with a dive into the Mediterranean Sea. I guess the nicknames didn’t come with superpowers. Seems like jetpacks aren’t really the best option for longer distances. But then again, this…
Why throw your current flashlight away to upgrade to LED when you can keep all the good stuff and just upgrade the light itself? Milwaukee’s LED Module flashlight upgrade does just that. [ToolBarn via Core77]
There are commercial gloves designed to work with touchscreens, but you can achieve the same functionality with your current pair of gloves using a needle and some conductive thread. https://lifehacker.com/use-your-touchscreen-in-the-cold-with-dots-gloves-5067172 The iPhone screen is capacative, meaning that it requires your finger to complete a circuit in order to work. So, by sewing some conductive thread…