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Ben Heck Mods Xbox One Controller For Single-handed Use
Ubergizmo - 31 Dec 2013 13:36
The majority of gamers have full use of their limbs, but there are also those who are disabled which does not make them any less pro than most of us. Ben Heck knows that and has created controllers for the Xbox 360 in th...
Mac Pro teardown reveals simple repair process and upgradeable CPU
Engadget - 31 Dec 2013 17:20
The new Mac Pro's highly customized design may look like it's a pain to fix, but don't be fooled -- it's friendlier than you think. An iFixit teardown of the workstation has revealed that it's easy to take apart, and tha...
Google Glass prescription frame option priced up for Explorers
Slash Gear - 31 Dec 2013 21:04
Prescription lenses for Google Glass will be priced from $99, one start-up has confirmed, with Rochester Optical revealing early cost details ahead of preorders opening after CES 2014 next week. …
Mice Vinyl Wall Sticker - $22
The Gadget Flow - 31 Dec 2013 08:00
The Mice Vinyl Wall Sticker from Oakdene Designs creates a delightful Disneyesque effect on your wall. The set comes with two mice and mouse hole. The wall decal actually makes it look like there's a mouse hole in the wa...
P.O.V. Kit for Capture Camera Clip - $29
The Gadget Flow - 31 Dec 2013 08:00
The P.O.V. Kit from Peak Design combines with the Capture Camera Clip (sold separately) to turn an ordinary backpack strap, belt or anything similar into the perfect video mount. You can now focus on immersing yourself i...
Beat-Matching Glowing Sunglasses Are Perfect For New Years Eve and Morn
Gizmodo - 31 Dec 2013 16:37
It's New Year's Eve and unless you've got children to tend to you'll probably be partying well into 2014 this evening. And while normally sunglasses aren't required for the middle of the night, these Dropshades are, sinc...
The Best Gizmodo Stories of 2013
Gizmodo - 31 Dec 2013 23:08
We've posted thousands of pieces in 2013, so to pluck out a few dozen and to call them our favorite is in some ways impossibly arbitrary. But that doesn't mean we didn't try.
Inside the Design of the New Times Square New Year's Eve Ball
Gizmodo - 31 Dec 2013 19:00
The bright ball that hovers over Times Square on New Year's Eve is special this year. Sure, it's iconic and colorful and mesmerizing as it always is. This year, however, the ball will captivate us all with a brand new cr...
iFixit tears the 2013 Mac Pro asunder, finds an actually repairable Mac
Ars Technica - 31 Dec 2013 19:15
The computer sacrifices expandability, but it's thankfully still repairable.
Transporter Sync Private Cloud - $99
The Gadget Flow - 31 Dec 2013 08:00
Transporter Sync is your very own private cloud with no monthly fees - you own it fair and square. The problem with external USB hard drives is that you need to set up syncs and backup systems yourself for each...
Sony may get into the Windows Phone game, launching a model as early as mid-2014, according to The I
Gizmodo - 31 Dec 2013 19:57
Sony may get into the Windows Phone game, launching a model as early as mid-2014, according to The Information. If it pans out, it would be a break from Sony's Android loyalty, and bring some variety to the Nokia-heavy W...
Pet-Remote lets you communicate with your dog via an app
Coolest Gadgets - 31 Dec 2013 19:16
Do you sometimes wonder whether your pooch actually understands all that you want to say to it? I know, some dog owners swear that they have a telepathic link with their four legged friends, while others claim that their...
Mac Pro Teardown: An Apple Rig You Can Actually Tinker With
Gizmodo - 31 Dec 2013 16:01
It looks like a waste paper bin, costs a fortune and is, perhaps, the best workstation you've ever owned . But what lurks beneath that shiny black shell?
Nanodots GYRO DUO are magnetically gyroscopic balls
Coolest Gadgets - 31 Dec 2013 20:17
Now here is a pair of extremely interesting balls - the $39.99 Nanodots GYRO DUO, where they happen to be magnetically gyroscopic balls. These two balls will feature self-orienting, high-powered magnetic cores, where you...
The Complete List of Everything Banned by Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Gizmodo - 31 Dec 2013 20:23
Michael Bloomberg leaves office tomorrow after 12 years as New York City's mayor. No mayor in recent memory has added so much to a city. Or taken so much away. To remember him properly, here's a list of everything Bloomb...
Drunk Driving and The Pre-History of Breathalyzers
Gizmodo - 31 Dec 2013 20:01
Drunk driving combines two of America's favorite pastimes: getting absolutely hammered and driving an automobile. But before the invention of the modern breathalyzer in the 1950s, determining if someone was too intoxicat...
Netflix to delete over 80 movies and TV shows for the New Year
Slash Gear - 31 Dec 2013 16:00
If you have had a subscription to Netflix for very long, you know that the service adds and removes content regularly. Netflix says that most of the removing of content …
The year in reviews: 2013's best and worst gadgets scored and scrutinized
Engadget - 31 Dec 2013 17:00
Fun fact: Engadget reviewed 176 products in 2013, and that's not even counting the umpteen times we got hands-on with stuff at tradeshows and press events. In general, we try to review just the top-tier gadgets, but even...
Forget best, here are the 2013 gadgets Ars staff liked the most
Ars Technica - 31 Dec 2013 15:00
Smart phones, smart pants, smart nanoparticles--man, what DIDN'T we review?!
Tesla might sell itself to GM in 2014: analyst
Slash Gear - 31 Dec 2013 02:10
Tesla is arguably the tech world's favorite electric vehicle manufacturer. Its CEO Elon Musk founded Tesla, SpaceX and PayPal. Now an investment trader and analyst is predicting Big Three auto …
Pirate Bay Uploads Up by 50 Percent in 2013 Despite Raids and Blockades
Gizmodo - 31 Dec 2013 18:40
Authorities and copyright holders all over the world tried their damnedest to kill the Pirate Bay, but as data reported by TorrentFreak proves, the file sharing hub is a rogue ship that won't sink.