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The lobster taser, which looks to me mostly like a lobster photocopier, is supposedly a more humane way of dispatching the delicious bottomfeeders than the normal “stab in the brain” or “boil alive” methods. Also, tasers. Each stun, of about 110 volts, delivers a shock that immediately and effectively disables the lobster’s nervous system, allowing…
The beating of a 12-year-old redheaded boy this past Friday is linked to two of the favorite punching bags of those unwilling to directly blame the jerk kids responsible: Facebook and South Park. The boy, who attends middle school in Southern California, is the victim of a beating that seems to stem from a Facebook…
The recent embrace of digital 3D film is largely due to the efforts of an unexpected figure: James Cameron. Cameron both helped create the modern 3D camera and masterminded the spread of 3D, all so Avatar could blow your mind. Avatar dates back to 1977, when Cameron was just a truck driver determined to “out-Lucas…
There’s some grumbling going on in forums and other blogs about Core i7 iMacs showing up DOA much more often than you’d expect from a brand-new computer. The two types of issues we’re seeing most are cracks in the screen and a completely dead computer on delivery. What’s most plausible is that the packaging just…
We’ve heard that just about anything could give you ED, so what to do when things down below just aren’t working? You could pop lil’ blue pills or you could go with something more reliable: Shockwaves to the crotch. https://gizmodo.com/most-electronics-dvds-and-waterbottles-could-give-you-5402592 According to research done at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, low-intensity shockwaves can…
Phil Schiller Talks App Approval, Avoids Saying Much of Anything…Microsoft Reiterates Smackdown on Pirate Xbox Users…iPhone Magnification Camera Mod Came From the Recycle Bin…Another Anonymous Netbook/Sleeping Aid Hits Wireless Carrier… Phil Schiller Talks App Approval, Avoids Saying Much of Anything There are lots of legitimate concerns about Apple’s app approval (app!) policy, and in a…
These aren’t teens crowded around a laptop in a dorm. This is the President of the United States and his staffers crowded around a laptop on board Air Force One. We don’t know what’s on the screen. Guesses? Update: Woah-we-do-know-what’s-on-the-screen! I like to think that they’re figuring out how to set up a soccer ball…
Ostendo’s super curvy CRVD monitor wasn’t actually for sale when we first saw it, but it looked damn good. Judging by this video which uses three of the monitors, it still looks incredible. And now you can actually buy it. https://gizmodo.com/alienware-curved-monitor-looks-like-its-from-another-pl-341413 Yes, this video uses three of Ostendo’s 2880 x 900 quad-DLP CRVD monitors and…
The RTS web game Zombie Outbreak Simulator plops you down into a Google Maps-provided area of DC swarming with zombies. The outbreak’s details are up to you: How many civilians? Are they armed? It’s a killer timewaster (GET IT?). Basically, it’s a zombie invasion in our nation’s capital. You can change the details of the…
The central guideline of museum going has long been “do not touch.” Soon, the Uffizi will flip that rule on its head by allowing visitors to flick and pinch their way through the museum’s works of art. The Uffizi Galley, a museum in Florence boasting one of the world’s most famous collections of Renaissance art,…
Nothing says “functional relationship” like destroying someone’s property rather than talking things out. I’d like to think this is fake, but this girl has a whole bunch of other videos where she’s equally horrible. She’s not worth it, buddy.
I think my hard drive flinched in fear when I pulled up these instructions for turning a laptop into an Etch-A-Sketch. How could it not when the project is a freakin’ awesome Arduino-powered Hack-A-Sketch that you actually shake to erase. The shake-to-erase action works because of a hidden mercury switch which detects movement and you…
We’ve had a sneak peak at NewEgg’s Black Friday deals and now we’ve got more on the offers along with a listing of the pre-Black Friday specials (which you can get right now). https://gizmodo.com/newegg-black-friday-deals-leak-5409755 Pre-Black Friday (Active Now) HP MediaSmart LX195 1.6GHz Atom 640GB Home Server $199.99 (list: $399.99) Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse $24.99…
We’ve told you over and over again that you need to secure your jailbroken iPhone. If you still haven’t listened and were affected by the latest iPhone worm then it is kinda your own fault. Even Apple thinks so. https://gizmodo.com/first-iphone-worm-discovered-rickrolls-jailbroken-ipho-5400153 Aside from blaming the victims, I don’t exactly entirely agree with Apple’s statement. It’s not…
Next stop heaven? Actually, it’s the Bund in Shanghai. On the short trip between Pudong and the Bund, commuters are treated to one hell of a underground light show. The image is actually part of National Geographic‘s International Photography Contest 2009—one of 25 examples collected by Boston.com. Check out the entries if you want a…
There’s a certain type of person for whom airports and airplanes cease to be novel, and start to feel like home. This is depressing, on many levels! Which is why these people need gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. BTW, if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas, click here.…
I like this dress embroidered with dandelion lights. Called Flare, it was created by designer Stijn Ossevoort. The LED flowers glow up gently when the wind or your breath touches them, causing much swooning and sighing in the process. Less spectacular than the Galaxy Dress, but classier. [Fasioningtech via Bornrich] https://gizmodo.com/beautiful-dress-made-out-of-24-000-leds-5403518
The Transtube 360 isn’t as packed with features as the Aquapeutics shower, but it does have one thing that’s impressive: a motion-sensing door. https://gizmodo.com/get-clean-and-get-probed-by-the-aquapeutics-shower-5163886 The whole shower is like a glass go-go cage designed to make you feel like you’re washing yourself for other peoples’ enjoyment, but in a classy, design-centric sort of way. It’s…
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but already Best Buy seems to have won the "most annoying holiday ad of the season" award. Seriously, try to sit through one of these without squirming around uncomfortably and wanting to punch the screen.
While we don’t have the official price, we’re reading that the electric Rolls Royce Phantom will run just a bit higher than the current $380,000 gas-powered model. Let’s round that to about half a mil and daydream together. If you’re having trouble getting over the price tag long enough to daydream, just think of how…
