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Don’t Miss Objectified on PBS Tonight

We’ve shown you Jonathan Ive’s segment in Objectified before, but the whole movie is on PBS later tonight. Check out PBS for the schedule and watch the fantastic Ives clip once more while you wait. [PBS via Michael Gartenberg]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

What Word Would You Use To Classify Your Relationship With Gadgets?

Passionate? Combative? Maybe even…sexy? Pick a word, any word, to describe your relationship with gadgets and share it in the comments. https://gizmodo.com/video-surfaces-of-man-taking-anime-video-game-character-5411929

Gadgets Sean Fallon

The Perfect Solution for Leg Room in Airplanes

Looking at the most recent solutions to save space in airplanes, I wouldn’t be surprised about this being the future of air travel. Add astronaut leggings to every hole, and you are done. [Runway Girl] https://gizmodo.com/the-future-of-airplane-seats-is-hurting-my-ass-already-5350342

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Black Friday Anti-Deals: What Not To Buy

Black Friday may be when prices drop, but if you’ve carefully read the list of deals, you can tell it’s also a BS marketing gimmick. Here’s how not to get fooled (plus, what gadgets to avoid at any price): In other words, many of these “deals” really aren’t deals at all. Often, Black Friday sale…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Offline Gmail Gets Attachment Support

According to Google, one of the most requested features for offline Gmail users was the ability to include attachments in emails. Well, that problem has been solved. Starting today, users can attach all types of files—except images embedded in the body of the email. These messages now go through the outbox when you’re online or…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Ecomodo – The Best of Treehugger

RoboClams, stylish solar speakers, compressed air cars…and if that’s not enough for you, make nano solar cells from powdered donuts! Cheap 3D Solar Cells Are 6x More Efficient, Work Underground Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world’s first 3-D photovoltaic solar system that actually works underground. Drool-Worthy Wooden Mouse Has Debatable…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch

Video Surfaces of Man Taking Anime Video Game Character To Be His Lawfully Wedded Wife

As promised, the wedding ceremony between a man named Sal9000 and Nene Anegasaki, a character from the Nintendo DS game Love Plus, was filmed and broadcast across the internet. It’s predictably sad. Fortunately, a shred of hope for humanity was preserved when it was revealed that Sal9000 orchestrated the event as a piece of performance…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Name Your Own Forum Section – Need More Entries

As you know, our comments recently got overhauled to allow you to contribute and make commenting pages of your own. Now we’re making an entirely new section just for you guys to talk. And we want you to name it. Which comment tag would you like to have your discussions under? For example, we have…

Tech News Jason Chen

Black Friday 2009 Projections Are Go!

Mint.com analyzed the shopping patterns of a million users going into Black Friday, and they condensed their findings in this still-giant infographic. (Things are looking up.) The big winners? Electronics and luxury outlets, like Neiman Marcus. [Mint via FastCompany]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children

In all honesty, this entire list is a “do not buy” for normal people, but I love my dogs beyond reason. So, here are some unreasonable gifts for them, your pets and your pet loving geek friends. https://gizmodo.com/the-things-malcolm-ate-5397433 BTW, if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas, click here. https://gizmodo.com/gifts-for-pets-owned-by-geeks-who-treat-them-like-spoil-5411523…

Tech News Brian Lam

No, This Is Not Another Slow Shutter Photography Trick

As much as the Artikcar looks like it was drawn with light during a 20-second photo exposure, it’s actually a real thing: a rolling, glowing, neon-enveloped quad bike. https://gizmodo.com/74-mesmerizing-slow-shutter-shots-5411177 Neon (or more likely, fiber optic) framing aside, the Artikcar sounds like it’d actually pretty fun to ride. Powered (obviously) by pedal, the Artikcar is steered…

Tech News John Herrman

Gadget Deals of the Day

What we’re now entering isn’t the holiday season but is, rather, the season of deals. That means that Black Friday is drawing nigh, gifts must be given, and you can count on Dealzmodo posts to be plump with savings. https://gizmodo.com/black-friday-deals-the-only-list-you-need-5409460 Top Deals: • 12″ Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Mobile Laptop for $767 plus free shipping (normally…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Palm Pre Experiencing Big Ol’ Backup Failures

If you’ve been backing up your Pre, you might think that if you, say, drop it in the toilet, you’ll be set to have all your data placed on a replacement. That might not be the case. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-back-up-any-smartphone-5410369 It looks like the Palm Profile has been having issues with corrupted backups, leaving users trying to…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Godfather of Spam Sentenced to Four Years in Jail

A Detroit judge sentenced Alan Ralsky, a spam mastermind who headed an elaborate international organization, to 51 months in prison. Ralsky was convicted of wire fraud, mail fraud and violation of the CAN-SPAM act for his schemes. Ralsky and his cohorts netted millions from pump and dump stock scams which were bolstered by their spamming.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

25 Ways Black Friday Could Be Even Worse

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to envision true disasters befalling the dreaded Black Friday happening later this week. And yeah, I think it’s safe to say crappy sales aren’t as bad as this stuff.

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Superfriends of Publishing Have a Grand Digital Plan to Save Magazines

That “Hulu for magazines” is happening. It’s impressive in its sense of scope and desperation, with Time, Hearst and Conde Nast—bitter rivals that publish more than 50 magazines altogether—coming together to save print magazines by mummifying them digitally. https://gizmodo.com/times-hulu-for-magazines-idea-is-so-so-doomed-5372988 The New York Observer reports that the company formed by publishing’s Superfriends—perhaps Legion of Doom is…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Stair Dismount Gloriously Tumbles Onto the iPhone Soon

Stair Dismount for the iPhone is a spiritual descendant of the Stair Dismount Porrasturvat game back in 2001/2002 where you try your hardest to launch a ragdoll as painfully as possible down a flight of stairs. It was brilliant. The current iPhone version (not out yet, but supposedly will be by Thanksgiving) has a larger…

Tech News Jason Chen

Brain Scan Finds Man Was Not in a Coma—23 Years Later

Rom Houben has been trapped in a series of worst nightmares, including trying for 23 years to alert those around him that he was not in a coma. A new report suggests he’s not alone in his experience. In 1983, Belgian engineering student and martial arts enthusiast Houben, then 20, was in a car accident…

Tech News Don Nguyen

5 Games That Play Nicely on Netbooks

Liliputing put together a list of 5 decent, recent PC games that play smoothly on netbooks. Also, we would add the classic Half Life to their list, along with Diablo 2 (obv). Your recommendations? [Liliputing]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Amazon’s Kindle 2 Gets 85 Percent Battery Boost, Native PDF Reading

Amazon claims that all it took was a six month firmware improvement test to get the Kindle 2 to run for 85 percent longer than before, which is a pretty damn impressive feat of engineering. It also gets a native PDF reader, previously only found in the Kindle DX. The total battery life for the…

Commerce Jason Chen

Don’t Miss Objectified on PBS Tonight

What Word Would You Use To Classify Your Relationship With Gadgets?

The Perfect Solution for Leg Room in Airplanes

Black Friday Anti-Deals: What Not To Buy

Offline Gmail Gets Attachment Support

Ecomodo – The Best of Treehugger

Video Surfaces of Man Taking Anime Video Game Character To Be His Lawfully Wedded Wife

Name Your Own Forum Section – Need More Entries

Black Friday 2009 Projections Are Go!

Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children

No, This Is Not Another Slow Shutter Photography Trick

Gadget Deals of the Day

Palm Pre Experiencing Big Ol’ Backup Failures

Godfather of Spam Sentenced to Four Years in Jail

25 Ways Black Friday Could Be Even Worse

The Superfriends of Publishing Have a Grand Digital Plan to Save Magazines

Stair Dismount Gloriously Tumbles Onto the iPhone Soon

Brain Scan Finds Man Was Not in a Coma—23 Years Later

5 Games That Play Nicely on Netbooks

Amazon’s Kindle 2 Gets 85 Percent Battery Boost, Native PDF Reading

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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