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Take a Wild Ride on This 100-Foot-Tall Twisty Slide
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 22:20
The Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, has one of the highest concentrations of Good Design on the planet--a confluence of A+ architecture and furnishings, complete with a dedicated museum. Now, the site is also hom...
OnePlus One iFixit teardown: not so easy to repair
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2014 10:13
Every new high-profile smartphone is almost always given the iFixit treatment, being torn down piece by piece to see not just what keeps it all together, but ultimately how easy, or difficult, it will be to get one fixed...
The Miracle Stick That Makes Wine Taste Better in Seconds
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 23:00
The tricky thing about wine--especially the fancy stuff--is that since it gets better with age, what you buy off the shelf isn't necessarily always at its peak. A few seconds with the Clef du Vin, though, will age it to ...
These A-10 Warthogs look like perfect miniatures but they are real
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 22:15
These A-10 Warthogs have to be models shot against a gradient background, right? Wrong, apparently. It's an official US Air Force photo straight from their Flickr account, taken by Senior Airman Sierra Dopfel with a crap...
A Man in a Tiny Booth Wrote a Song About My Whole Life in 30 Minutes
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 22:00
When I got invited to Custom Melodies by Eternal Lips, I was skeptical. It sounded like another painfully self-aware ode to irony, the kind of art that can't see straight for its own winking. Perhaps it is. But it was al...
The Super 8 to Digital Video Converter keeps memories alive
Coolest Gadgets - 20 Jun 2014 21:30
Every now and then, the way that we record our memories changes. We used to use various kinds of film for photos and video, and now everything has gone digital. Of course, not all of the pictures and home movies we have ...
Deals: $15 Amazon Card with $50 Household Purchase, PS4 Discount
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 18:45
Today on Amazon, if you purchase $50 in select household goods, you'll get a $15 gift card for your trouble. The selection is limited to only a handful of items, but they're things like laundry detergent, batteries, and ...
The Surface Mini Exists! (As a Mistake in a User Guide)
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 16:53
Last month's announcement of the Surface Pro 3 left a lot of people asking "Hey so where's that tiny Surface I was hearing about ?" Rumor had it that it was cancelled at the last second , and now it seems like that was d...
10+ sensors and range of sizes for Apple iWatch tip insiders
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2014 16:38
Apple's smartwatch is going to be sensor-stuffed and come in multiple sizes, according to a new batch of rumors, with the Cupertino firm tipped to take a broader strategy toward wearables than previously expected. The "i...
How can anyone take this awesomeness for granted?
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 06:23
Think about it. Really. Think about what you are looking at right now. That's Oleg Artemyev and Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov--photographed today by Reid Wiseman--just doing their job, floating between Earth and the...
Genius guy transforms plastic bottles into super strength plastic rope
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 05:56
Look, I have no idea what I'm going to do with super strength plastic rope either but oh my genius, this recycler's idea of turning plastic bottles into plastic rope is just brilliant. The video is perfect, he shows you ...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S WiFi models arrive in US June 27
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2014 01:41
Samsung's newly announced Galaxy Tab S tablets will hit shelves next week, bringing consumers access to the WiFi-only version of the slates. The carrier versions, as originally announced, won't be available until later o...
Listen to This When You're Having The Worst. Day. Ever.
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 01:20
Rough day? Long week? You've got a few options, audio-wise. Crank up something high-energy to shake yourself out of it. Throw on something super mellow to ease the tension. Or, if you can't quite find the right tune but ...
Gawker The Lamentations of Amazon Customer Service Agents | Jalopnik This Guy Found 40 Amazing Ameri
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 23:42
Gawker The Lamentations of Amazon Customer Service Agents | Jalopnik This Guy Found 40 Amazing American Cars Hidden On A Canadian Farm| Jezebel Everyone Will Live With Their Parents Forever and Ever Amen | Kotaku The Nex...
The Florida National Forest That Gets Pummeled by 20,000 Bombs a Year
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 23:40
Careful if you go camping in Florida's Ocala National Forest. One minute it's birds chirping in a serene forest and another it might be the scream of a fighter jet followed by the boom of an explosion. Because oddly enou...
Trade In Your Boring Desk Lamp For This Glowing Optical Illusion Light
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 23:20
Good lighting can make or break the ambience in a room. For something truly unique that finally makes illumination fun again, check out the Bulbing Light, a really cool Kickstarter-turned-Moma Design Store product that c...
iWatch reportedly being tested by Kobe Bryant, Dustin Brown
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2014 22:57
How do you measure the threshold of a fitness wearable? You get some of the fittest people on earth to test it! Apple is reportedly teaming up with various athletes from the NHL, MLB, and NBA to test their incoming weara...
NY medical marijuana law could mean big bucks for vaporizer makers
Engadget - 20 Jun 2014 22:50
New York is against second-hand smoke of any kind; even beneficiaries of the state's new medical marijuana law will need to avoid lighting up. Government restrictions do allow vaporizers, however, which got their (legal)...
Here's an easy trick to make glass totally invisible
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2014 22:49
Even when you are only seeing one test tube disappear into this beaker, there are another two more inside. In fact, there's also a beaker hidden inside, completely invisible to the eye. How is this sorcery possible? SCIE...
Firefox OS reaches TV as Chromecast alternative
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2014 22:46
A streaming media dongle to take on Google's Chromecast but running Mozilla's Firefox OS has been caught in the wild, taking what so far has been focused on smartphone form-factors into the living room instead. The marke...
Google bakes music playback shortcuts into Android search
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2014 22:24
Google has baked streaming music into search, adding links to popular players like Spotify and YouTube for searches involving musicians. The new functionality sees a link added to mobile searches on Android devices in th...
JJ Abrams reportedly out as Star Wars director for final two installments
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2014 22:01
JJ Abrams may have the helm of Star Wars for now, but he's going to be replaced soon. Rian Johnson, who recently wrote and directed the sci-fi movie Looper, has been tapped to take over for the last two Star Wars movies ...