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6 Clever Tricks You Can Do with Aluminum Foil
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 04:00
As a kid, I've always been amazed at the shininess and flimsiness of aluminum foil. It was always so, like, technological! And it was always around! But if you wanted to do more with aluminum foil, try out these six tric...
Oh Man, This Genius Guy Created a Robot to Steal from Vending Machines
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 05:00
You could use measuring tape to steal a can of soda from a vending machine but if you're a genius, why not just invent a freaking robot to do the dirty work for you? This guy did just that. He inserts his robot inside th...
The NYPD Is Planning a Simulated Chemical Attack For New York Subways
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 00:08
A subway-borne chemical attack is one of those theoreticals that require the willful ignorance of regular passengers--for most of us, it's just better not to think about it. Not so for the NYPD, which yesterday announced...
This Reusable Coffee Cup Blends in at the Coffee Shop
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 23:40
How many coffee cups do you go through in a week? Probably way more than you should. JOCO's 12 ounce reusable cup will keep your guilt at bay. And it looks just like one of the ones you'd be tossing anyway. More
Samsung reportedly launching new 8-inch tablet in June, Galaxy S 4 Active in July
Engadget - 26 Apr 2013 16:58
Samsung Gulf president Young Soo Kim reportedly made casual mention of an upcoming rugged take on the Galaxy S 4 at a press event earlier in the week, but left out any details. Sources for the Wall Street Journal claim t...
The Brunch Cocktail That Puts Bloody Marys to Shame
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 23:00
It's springtime, at last. People are smiling, showing a little more skin, and your favorite brunch spot has opened its outdoor seating area. But don't reflexively reach for that Bloody Mary. It's a new year. It deserves ...
AOL Music Is Dead
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 22:54
AOL is pink-slipping editorial employees at its news sites and shutting down many but not all of the brands associated with the vertical. There has been no official statement from AOL master control, but the dismissed st...
Developers gain root access on Google Glass, not yet sure what to do with it
Engadget - 26 Apr 2013 22:40
Access to Google's Glass headsets is still limited to a lucky few, but that's more than enough to include several curious coders. Some have had success identifying the hardware contained within, but others are focusing o...
You'll Never Destroy This Heavy Duty Remote In a Post-Sports Rage
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 22:20
Is there anything more infuriating than watching your favorite team lose while you've spent the past two hours shouting fantastic coaching advice at the screen? Taking your frustration out on your TV's remote can help, p...
How Astronauts Turn Pee into Drinking Water
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 22:00
Sure, there's no air in space. But once you've overcome that rather urgent deficiency, you've got to deal with another one: no water. Thanks to science, astronauts can solve that problem by just drinking pee. Zero-G YouT...
Clipr sends pasted text to your phone via SMS with a press of a button
Engadget - 26 Apr 2013 21:47
If you've ever wanted to send some text from your computer to your phone, you usually have to go with a dedicated app like Evernote, with a mobile app required at the other end. With the new version of Clipr for Mac, how...
Let's Talk About Whatever You Want for the Next Hour
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 21:40
Hi there. It's the end of the week, and we're sure you're sick of working, so we're going to help make the rest of your day bearable. For the next hour, the entire Giz staff will be hovering around this thread, willing t...
Why Amazon Wants To Make You Pay Sales Tax
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 21:15
Our days of sales-taxless, free-love internet revelry may be numbered. Thursday afternoon, the Senate voted to approve a bill that could end tax-free online shopping once and for all. More
Samsung Galaxy S4 Teardown: Easy to Fix By Design
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 20:52
Samsung barely tweaked the exterior design of the Galaxy S4. That plastic casing might not be much to look at, but as iFixit's teardown reveals, that's precisely why you can replace much of its guts without any hassle. M...
Root exploit unearthed for Snapdragon-based Galaxy S 4
Engadget - 26 Apr 2013 20:48
Inventory delays may stifle prospective Galaxy S 4 owners, but such pesky hurdles appear to have little effect on Android's development community. An XDA-Developers member by the name of "djrbliss" has constructed a root...
Why Did It Take So Long to Make a See-Through Highlighter Tip?
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 20:20
Not since Liquid Paper has there been an innovation in office supplies as awesome as this highlighter's see-through tip that makes it easier to see the text as you're... well... highlighting it. More
Android's Leaky Bucket
TechPinions - 26 Apr 2013 20:19
John Paczkowski over at AllThingsD covered a report written by Carl Howe, VP of the Yankee Group. Carl makes a bold statement, indicating iPhone ownership in the US will exceed Android US ownership by 2015. Carl has deve...
Japan clears 787s for takeoff pending FAA-approved battery fix
Engadget - 26 Apr 2013 20:08
Japan's transport minster, Akihiro Ohta, announced today that the country's airliners can resume flying grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners once a newly approved battery system is installed. "We have reached a conclusion tha...
Vertical Perspective of Hong Kong's Immense Skyscrapers
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 20:00
This collection by Romain Jacquet-Lagreze will have your head spinning in a dizzy state of confusion. The French photographer and graphic artist created Vertical Horizon as a visual exploration of Hong Kong and it's rapi...
Everything Wrong With Iron Man 2
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 19:40
Hot on the heels of pointing out everything wrong with the original Iron Man film, the folks at CinemaSins have passed their fine toothed combs over the sequel, finding a mountain of errors that even a robotic supersuit ...
These Are Google Glass's CPU and RAM Specs
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2013 19:24
Not too long ago, some of Google Glass's specs got out there, but we were missing two critical pieces: CPU and RAM. Now, thanks to some endeavoring hackers who've gotten their hands on a pair, we now know some of those d...
Artificial sense of touch gets smarter, lets robots really feel
Engadget - 26 Apr 2013 19:20
The verdict's still out on whether or not androids dream of electric sheep. But their ability to feel? Well, that's about to approach levels of human sensitivity. We're of course talking about the sense of touch, not emo...