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Periodic Table Shower Curtain
The Gadget Flow - 2 Apr 2014 07:00
Price: $32 This Periodic Table Shower Curtain is something Heisenberg will surely appreciate. But you don't have to be a chemist or have your own meth lab to get this shower curtain. As a matter of fact, it's more educat...
Microsoft's Two Big Announcements and Their Future Impact
TechPinions - 2 Apr 2014 23:02
Microsoft made a number of announcements at their Build conference this morning. While many were related to Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1, most feature announcements were simply playing catch up. But they did announc...
MyIDkey - Biometric, Military Grade, Password Protection and More!
Coolest Gadgets - 2 Apr 2014 21:00
Picture it, you’re rushing to pay your credit card at the last minute, or looking to check out on the auction site you’re so fond of, but you’re on a different computer. You know the one… the one that doesn’t h...
Did A "Field of Human Excrement" By The White House Kill A President?
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 23:40
If you remember President William Henry Harrison from U.S. history class at all, then you probably remember him as the poor fellow who died from pneumonia a month after delivering his inaugural address in freezing rain. ...
Thank God: There's Finally an App That Lets You Escape Group Texts
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 23:26
When it comes to group texts, nothing is more infuriating than being trapped in an endless barrage vibrations signaling nothing more than a "lol" or the occasional poop emoji. But until now, there was no convenient way t...
North Korea's New Space Agency Logo Is a Space Age Throwback
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 02:25
North Korea's space agency is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a new logo. And the Wall Street Journal fittingly describes its design in retro-futuristic terms: a "Jetsons-era throwback that captures the optimis...
Fire TV 'isn't trying' to be a game console, but is Amazon's first real investment in gaming
Engadget - 2 Apr 2014 22:47
What is Fire TV? Well, it's Amazon's set-top box. Er, at least it has that functionality. But Fire TV does more than just stream media, thankfully; we've got plenty of devices that do that stuff. The $99 tiny black box t...
AJ - wallet
The Gadget Flow - 2 Apr 2014 07:00
Price: $80 Think Quality. Carry AJ Wallet, Sleek Anodised Aluminium Body with 100% Genuine Leather hand stitched on the aluminium unibody. Anodised Aluminium Unibody, 100% Genuine Leather + Stainless Steel Bottle Opener ...
Genius Gravity scene featuring Superman ruins/fixes the whole movie
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 23:59
Haha, this is super silly but if you enjoyed the roller coaster ride that was Gravity and wished you were a superhero once before in your life, you should enjoy this fun mash-up video that creates a fake "deleted scene" ...
This 1947 Train of Tomorrow Puts Today's Trains to Shame
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 23:40
Here in 21st century America, train travel isn't seen as very futuristic. But in the years after World War II , trains were right up there with airplanes as the coolest in luxurious transportation of tomorrow. And in 194...
BUILD 2014 day one: Cortana, Universal apps, Windows 8.1 Update
Slash Gear - 2 Apr 2014 23:35
Microsoft brought on well over two hours of content to the public this week on the first day of BUILD 2014, the company's developer conference. Here we learned about Windows …
Hulu hires Warner TV exec to lead original content, adds a slew of exclusive streaming deals
Engadget - 2 Apr 2014 23:35
Are you caught up on all of Amazon's and Microsoft's news today? Good, because Hulu has a few announcements as well. First up, the streaming TV service has appointed a new head of content, Craig Erwich, who, given his pe...
Cortana hands-on: Windows Phone 8.1′s smart assistant
Slash Gear - 2 Apr 2014 23:31
The iPhone has Siri, Android has Google Now, and now Windows Phone has Cortana, Microsoft's new digital assistant for smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1. Launching as a beta when WP8.1 …
A Day at Muscle Beach with the World's Strongest Man
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 23:20
The tires weigh 330 pounds, but they lift as easily as hula hoops in the hands of this Nordic god. In a puff of chalk, he hugs the rubber rings and scurries quickly through the sand. As he hoists the third and final tire...
Sprint will roll out Windows Phone 8.1 upgrades this summer
Engadget - 2 Apr 2014 23:12
Windows Phone fans on Sprint don't have to worry about when they'll get the 8.1 update on their devices. The carrier tells Engadget that both the HTC 8XT and Samsung's ATIV S Neo are getting 8.1 sometime this summer; mor...
Cheap, Colorful Solar-Powered Watches That Require No Maintenance
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 23:00
Based on the same technology that lets Citizen's high-end watches with Eco-Drive stay perpetually charged by the sun, Q&Q (a company founded almost 40 years ago as part of Citizen) has finally made its once Japan-only So...
This neat animation makes me miss my childhood gadgets so much
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 22:40
Here is some guaranteed nostalgia for you. Follow the life of a Game Boy in this wonderful animation: watch it get assembled in a factory and packaged for an excited kid and see it get played by youthful thumbs and then ...
A Lensbaby For Your iPhone That Makes Mobile Photography More Creative
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 22:40
For photographers looking to get really creative with their gear, Lensbaby is well known for its various DSLR lenses that can create tilt-shift and other popular effects. But for the first time, the company is letting iP...
"Internet of Things" is the new Windows XP--malware's favorite target
Ars Technica - 2 Apr 2014 22:37
Bitcoin miners and DDoS apps are targeting a new crop of low-hanging fruit.
Turkey's Constitutional Court: Twitter ban violates freedom of speech
Engadget - 2 Apr 2014 22:21
Since Turkey blocked access to Twitter in late March -- in response to posts about the prime minister's alleged corruption -- there's been plenty of legal back-and-forth, with the ban even being lifted temporarily as jud...
This Real-Time Installation Of Social Media Feeds Is Insane
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 22:20
There's a kind of crazy headspace that's easy to fall into after staring at the unceasing scroll of your social media biz on a couple of screens at a time. But this? This is a wholly terrifying total immersion in the for...
Here's What Happens When Nike Helps Design a Car
Gizmodo - 2 Apr 2014 22:19
"Shoe companies are full of people who wanted to design cars," explains Jalopnik's Jason Torchinsky in a post about this slick 1971 DeTomaso Pantera today. Nike's own skunkworks design team had very different plans for t...