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What the Hell is Non-Dairy Creamer Made Of?
Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 14:00
Yucky stuff. But you have alternatives. The chemicals, oils, sugars and milk products (yes, milk, in a "non dairy" product)--but the combinations vary depending on your brand.
Groupon Basics offers deals for bulk shopping at home
Engadget - 1 May 2014 23:51
Groupon has tackled localized offers and sorted reservations, so now the deals site is looking to offer discounts for those who shop in bulk. The new effort -- appropriately called Basics -- allows you to stock up on ove...
OneNote updates let you start notebooks on iPhone, print on Mac
Engadget - 1 May 2014 22:59
After lavishing much of its recent attention on Excel, PowerPoint and Word, Microsoft is ready to show OneNote some more love. The company has unveiled a big redesign of its iPhone app that brings simpler navigation and,...
It's Bike Month at Gizmodo
Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 23:40
We can see it in our neighborhoods and in cities around the world: The future of transportation is arriving on two wheels. May is National Bike Month and, to celebrate, we're declaring it Bike Month on Gizmodo. Come alon...
Explore Cool Urban Bike Routes From The Comfort Of Your Couch
Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 22:00
Today is the first of May, and May, my friends, is National Bike Month. That's right! Time to celebrate the wind-in-your-hair freedom that is flying down the streets on a two-wheeled, pedal-powered vehicle. So here are s...
Jaeger-LeCoultre watch remotely controls your Aston Martin
Slash Gear - 1 May 2014 18:24
How smart does a watch have to be before you call it a smartwatch? Jaeger-LeCoultre isn't trying to fit the new AMVOX2 Transponder into the latest wearables category, but the …
Curiosity rover digs again in hunt for Mars life-signs
Slash Gear - 1 May 2014 17:44
NASA's Mars exploring Curiosity rover has begun drilling on the Martian surface, with a test run identifying a good spot to take new rock samples. Curiosity had been hunting down …
Report: Google Glass parts make up 5.3%--roughly $100--of $1,500 price tag
Ars Technica - 1 May 2014 00:40
Google refutes claim, but people want to know: "OK Glass, how much do you really cost?"
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Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 23:54
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Yahoo gives up on Do Not Track, thinks privacy should be 'personalized'
Engadget - 1 May 2014 23:23
The Do Not Track initiative sounds like a great idea in theory -- you as a user can basically tell the websites you visit that you don't want your behavior monitored or shared with third parties. Alas, major players like...
ZeniMax, Oculus, and John Carmack: VR gets serious
Slash Gear - 1 May 2014 23:15
When John Carmack left Id software for Oculus, part of the issue surrounded parent company ZeniMax blocking him from what he wanted to do, which was continue some of his …
First Glimpse of the Baltimore Sinkhole Eating a Bunch of Cars
Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 22:57
By now you know that a huge landslide consumed an entire street in Baltimore yesterday. But HOLY MOLY is it scary to watch. Don't lie--if you were there, you'd be screaming too.
Shoot Electricity From Your Skull With These Great Silk Screen Prints
Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 22:48
These gorgeous silk screen prints by London-based tattoo artist Deno depict bold hieroglyphic towers of electrical energy and human body parts, like black & white totem poles from a future skull cult, some New School uni...
Wahoo's new heart rate monitor also improves your running form
Engadget - 1 May 2014 22:31
Many heart rate monitors can show that you're running quickly enough to get a good workout. However, they won't tell you that you're running properly -- which is why Wahoo has just unveiled the TICKR Run, a monitor that ...
Beats Music finally outfits the iPad after an iOS update
Engadget - 1 May 2014 22:04
Spotify and Rdio have offered iPad-friendly apps for quite some time, but Beats Music didn't appropriately outfit Apple's slate with its streaming service until today. Thanks to iOS update, subscribers can snag the dedic...
Simpsons LEGO episode trailer: No Outside Realities
Slash Gear - 1 May 2014 21:46
Further evidence that the LEGO universe is one that exists alongside our own as well as many others exists in the newest Simpsons TV show trailer. What better place than …
NYC's Most Lucrative Fire Hydrant Earns The City $33,000 a Year
Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 21:42
The fire hydrant. For decades, it has been feared by any New York City driver who dares to venture out without a tape measure. If your car comes within 15 feet of a hydrant, the next thing you know you may be at the tow ...
The Language of Silicon Valley is Slowly Poisoning Our Brains
Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 21:40
"Cloud Storage For Your Physical Stuff." Does that phrase make sense to you? If you're breathing the noxious fumes wafting from Silicon Valley, perhaps it does. But should it? Should that be a thing we can say with a str...
This real life Spider-Man is pretty damn good
Gizmodo - 1 May 2014 21:33
At times it may seem ridiculous, but some of the scenes in this real life parkour version of Spider-Man are actually quite impressive. The editing and the use of aerial drones help, but overall is good.
Pyle introduces new eXpo action camera
Slash Gear - 1 May 2014 21:31
If you like to record life in HD, but don't want a bulky camera in your way, the Pyle eXpo Sports Camera may be for you. The tiny hi-resolution camera …
The Sennheiser Speakerphone boosts the sound quality for conference calls
Coolest Gadgets - 1 May 2014 21:30
The worst thing to happen in a conference call is to not be able to hear one another. If it’s about serious business, then neither end wants to misinterpret the other. If you don’t have a quiet meeting room to go to ...
How to build an Egyptian pyramid? Just add water
Slash Gear - 1 May 2014 21:27
One of the enduring mysteries of the pyramids - how ancient Egyptians managed to transport the huge stones used in their construction - may have been solved, with researchers discovering …