Poll: How Do We Keep the Species Going?
It’s pretty well known that gadgets and technology are topics followed almost exclusively by dudes. The Giz has a 90% male readership, for example. Why is that? What’s with the sausage party? Lord knows we didn’t ask for this. In any case, that’s the way it is and it’s something we’ve gotta live with. But…
New Device to Heal Broken Bones in Half the Time
Good news for pro football players, Jackass cast members, and people brave enough to stand in line for an over-hyped next-gen video game console: there’s a new device in the works that’ll heal those broken bones a lot faster. https://gizmodo.com/playstation-3-melee-watch-police-shoot-suspected-thief-219666 Aussie researchers from the Queensland University of Technology are figuring out just how bone cells…
Adwatch: Brad Pitt Teases Japanese Schoolgirls for Softbank
Cameron Diaz’s hotness combined with a new flat-rate calling plan crashed Softbank’s system back in October. What’s Brad Pitt’s new commercial for the Aquos-screened handset going to trigger? My prediction: schoolgirls will start to spontaneously combust from overexcitement, and their juices will bubble over to drown the entire island of Hokkaido. How much do you…
NY Times Has a Bad Feeling About This Spam Thing
The New York Times has heard about this thing called “spam,” which apparently is like junk mail but in your email box. Next week, cellphones: will they catch on? The big news is that spammers are wily and rascally, easily trumping every filter anti-spam companies come up with. Image spam, specifically image spam that automatically…