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3D printed martini glass lets you drink in style on the Moon
Slash Gear - 6 Jun 2014 23:59
If you plan on going to outer space someday, it might be on Richard Branson's aircraft. Maybe once you get up there, you'll feel the need to celebrate -- you're …
Sexbot Slaves: How Sexbots Could Affect Actual Human Relationships
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 20:40
There is only one true sexbot that you can go out and buy today. Her name is Roxxxy, and she is a 'robot companion' intended to look human, or something very close. She's 5'7" and slender. She's got a wide range of hair ...
Woman's hair catches fire when she poses for a selfie
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 06:10
Poor girl. She was having a good ol' time with her friends when someone decides to take a video selfie of the good ol' time everyone was having. As any good ol' time having person would, she leans in to be included in th...
Shopping For a Ring Online? This Site Lets You 3D Print a Mockup
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 22:20
If you think shopping online for clothing was difficult, imagine spending thousands of dollars on a diamond engagement ring without trying it on first. That's why Brilliance.com, an online jewelry retailer, has started l...
This Map Shows You The Fastest Way to Get Anywhere In Your City
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 22:00
Conventional wisdom (especially when it's raining) whispers in your ear that you can get anywhere in your city fastest by jumping in a car. Turns out in many cases, that is probably not true. Now you can easily see which...
Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 22:00
It's JUNE, can you believe it? It's practically summer, which means here at Gizmodo HQ we're putting on our best jorts-and-midriffs ensemble, cracking open a few cold ones, and aiming high-powered water cannons at the he...
Dash and IFTTT recipes make driving contextual and smart
Slash Gear - 6 Jun 2014 23:23
Android users, your drive just got a lot more useful. Dash, the popular app that monitors more than your speed, now has an IFTTT channel. A few recipes are ready …
Watch sponges breathe out neon green water like they're smoking
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 02:59
There's something completely fascinating in something so incredibly simple. Sponges--animals that can't walk or swim--are incredibly efficient at what they do and have a super fun history to them too. Watch Jonathan Bird...
ASUS Strix Pro headset scowls at gamers
Slash Gear - 6 Jun 2014 02:45
In case your current gaming headset isn't quite anthropomorphic enough, ASUS Republic of Gamers has introduced the Strix Pro gaming headset with a design based on the owl. The device …
These Posters Immortalize the Cars From Your Favorite Films
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 23:20
To those of us who pay attention to these things, a movie character's car can tell us more about that person than nearly anything else. Sometimes, those cars even become characters--without the DeLorean, Back to the Futu...
Surface Pro 3 available for demo today in stores
Slash Gear - 6 Jun 2014 23:00
Even though the final release of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is still two weeks away, the company appears to be ready to bring the experience to consumers early. Starting …
Google and the accidental mystery of Webdriver Torso
Engadget - 6 Jun 2014 23:00
A series of 11-second videos have been driving the internet crazy. There are over 80,000 of them, and all they show are a series of blue and red rectangles moving around on screen in seemingly random directions. The soun...
How Atomic Bombs Help Unmask Counterfeit Wine
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 23:00
As long as rich men are willing to pay exorbitant amounts for old, fermented juice, there will be schemers willing to dupe them out of their money. But if you're dropping a cool half million on four bottles of wine suppo...
Machines Are Forced To Dig Their Own Graves Under Luxury London Flats
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 22:40
Folks with loads of cash who are looking to build their wildly extravagant dream home in London are getting around strict architectural preservation laws by building down, not up. And after excavating space for subterran...
Hangouts' web chat now lets you sketch messages
Engadget - 6 Jun 2014 22:36
Ever threatened to draw someone a picture because they didn't understand you in an online chat? It's now easy to act on that threat. Google has started rolling out an update to Hangouts' web interface that lets you sketc...
You Can Finally Get a Standalone Leap Motion-Powered Keyboard
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 22:29
The Leap Motion Controller is cool--and it's about to get cooler --but the neat little dongle is a toy, not a must-have . Now, HP is going to start selling keyboards with Leap built right in, and it's probably the best w...
Apple Stores may offer prepaid plans with iPhones soon
Slash Gear - 6 Jun 2014 22:18
Apple Stores in the US may let you walk out with a prepaid plan, soon. According to sources, the Cupertino firm will not only sell you a device at full …
Everything You Know About Cramps Is Wrong, And Gatorade Is Full Of Shit
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 22:17
It looked bad, LeBron getting Paul Pierced off the court, a Finals opener sliding wetly to an uneventful end, Gatorade trolling down from the ramparts of for-profit pseudo-science.
HP's Leap Motion keyboard to be sold separately for $99
Engadget - 6 Jun 2014 22:12
The Leap Motion controller is currently present in three forms: a $74.99 standalone dongle, inside the special edition HP Envy 17 laptop and inside an HP keyboard. The dongle -- with almost half a million units sold sinc...
Web predecessor Xanadu may one day replace the PDF
Slash Gear - 6 Jun 2014 22:06
It would appear that one of the strangest predecessors to the World Wide Web has finally been revealed after 54 years of development. You read that right - this software's …
Latest rumors have Apple's wearable launching in October
Engadget - 6 Jun 2014 21:46
If you've been waiting for Apple's long-fabled wearable to make an appearance, you now have a time frame to (tentatively) mark on your calendar. Both Nikkei and Recode hear that the device is currently slated to arrive i...
A Cocktail Glass Designed To Work In Zero Gravity
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 21:40
Most passengers can't even get on a plane without a few drinks from the airport bar first. So how do you expect to get the average flyer onto a rocket ship for space tourism if the logistics of zero gravity make drinking...