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I prefer my Pop-Tarts cold, but after heavy iPhone usage, it might seem like this case came straight out of the toaster. I’m glad it’s frosted too—regular Pop-Tarts just don’t cut it. [Barry’s Farm]
Mixtape Me, by our friend Adam Pash (yeah that Adam Pash), is a way to make playlists and share playlists with your friends quickly and easily. And it just got improved. Here’s Lifehacker’s post about what it is. In short, it hooks up with lyrics sites and music services, and makes it easy to whip…
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This “hot” radiator spells out its sole function (aside from promoting typography) and turns red to indicate that it’s making your home feel warm and toasty. Perfect for the typography scarf wearer. [Unplggd] https://gizmodo.com/laser-cut-scarfs-verdict-fashion-and-laser-beams-ftw-5017927
We’re still waiting to see the Papyrus in the States, but South Korea is already slated to get another Samsung ebook reader, the SNE-50K, with an expected $274 price tag. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-touchscreen-papyrus-e-book-reader-5182750 The SNE-50K is a featherweight at 6.5 ounces, but still capable of 4320 page views on a single battery charge on top of note…
The eiPOTT (“Ei” is German for egg and “Pott” means, well…pot) is the latest product in which designers have repurposed the Apple aesthetic in completely ridiculous ways. I’ll have my eggs scrambled thank you very much. [qed design via Likecool]
I don’t know yet if the crazy Sukhoi Su-35 pilot jumped at Mach 2.0 or not, but the scene showing the fighter flying without a canopy—and one of the pilots jumping—was filmed for a movie called Kerosene Cowboys: https://gizmodo.com/crazy-russian-sukhoi-su-35-pilot-ejects-for-a-hollywood-5323825 In 2001 in Iraq, two American NAVY pilots – Butch Masters and Tom Craig – are…
Foxconn just increased the compensation for their worker that killed himself as a result of possible beatings and interrogations over a lost iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/foxconn-worker-had-16-iphone-prototypes-girlfriend-giv-5323680 The family now gets $52,600 (up from $44,000) as well as $4,385 every year as long as one of the parents are alive. The Foxconn official that leaked this information to…
Remember the Hotdoll, the sex doll for dogs? Well, two years later and it’s become a reality. https://gizmodo.com/hotdoll-the-sex-doll-for-dogs-253334 The DoggieLoveDoll is by a different designer, but this one is actually real. It’s shaped like a dog and, yes, has a butthole for your dog to go to town on. It’s marketed towards dogs who are…
Our own Adam Frucci doesn’t like the idea of tablet computing. And most of the world agreed with him back in 2001 when Bill Gates and Microsoft were pushing the form factor. https://gizmodo.com/the-many-problems-with-apples-tablet-5324604 You may remember, Bill Gates was a loyal tablet user for years (and he still uses one). He was such a fan,…
Great. Apple rejects Google Voice for iPhone for whatever reason, but they approve something like iWet T-Shirts with a PG-13 rating—an application in which you use a water hose to make t-shirts wet. T-shirts with buxom girls inside. https://gizmodo.com/apple-rejects-official-google-voice-iphone-app-5324268 Come on. I enjoy wetness as much as the next person, and I like to pinch…
It’s true, you’ll only capture the effect of this picture if you buy many cassette tape lamps. The purchase of just one (in a motif not dissimilar from the consumption of one Lay’s potato chip) will lead to inevitable disappointment. Still, should you wish to take the €220 plunge, one of these handmade cassette tape…
It’s rare that, as an adult, I look at a sexually suggestive joke and don’t quite get it. But it’s even rarer that the ad would be from Nintendo’s marketing department. This vintage Nintendo ad was designed be Leo Burnett and ran in UK magazines like Loaded, FHM, and Viz. Apparently, I’m not alone in…
Apple may have booted the official Google Voice App and GV Mobile from the app store, but the developer of GV Mobile would rather give it away for free on jailbroken phones then see his work go to waste. https://gizmodo.com/apple-rejects-official-google-voice-iphone-app-5324268 GV Mobile should show up in Cydia, the grey market iPhone app store, starting sometime…
How good of a web surfer are you? Put your skills to the test with Microsoft’s Page Hunt online game. Besides a nerdy sort of satisfaction, your queries will help improve the Bing search engine. The game, named Page Hunt, presents users with a random Web page and then asks them to input the search…
We’d never heard this one before. Coffee filters can be used to clean the tips of ethernet cables if you’re having troubles with the line. After reporting some issues with their internet connection, technicians advised the folks over at Unplggd to wipe the tips of their ethernet cord with a coffee filter. Apparently the filters…
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Everyone has their panties in a twist over rumors of this upcoming Apple Tablet, but has anyone actually stopped to think about how Apple’s going to address all the potential issues? Because there are quite a few. Think about it: the rumors are of essentially a gigantic iPod Touch with a 3G connection. It’s a…
Today’s Dealzmodo features some great bargains on movies and games. Some of last year’s Oscar contenders are a steal on Blu-ray, and there’s a fantastic deal on one of the best fighting games around. Computing and Peripherals: • 15″ Sony Vaio 2.1GHz Core2Duo Laptop for $629.99 (normally $800 – use coupon code 54835). • 15″…
Superman, Batman and Spider-Man are heroes for a different era. We need a superhero that handles 21st century problems—like our insatiable lust for clean power. We need “The Recharger.” Out of the ashes of a destroyed strip mall Radio Shack, The Recharger was born. His mission—to power up your laptops and cellphones when you need…
