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V2 Pro Vaporizer Review: A Marvelous Magnetic Vape Pen
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 22:20
Getting your nic fix used to mean lighting up a Marlboro, but with the rise of electronic cigarettes, the market's been flooded with countless pen vaporizers that get the job done without being gigantic. So which one sho...
Turn Your iPhone Charger Into a Portable Backup Battery
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 20:19
Even carrying your iPhone's charger everywhere you go doesn't guarantee you'll be able to keep your phone running all day. Sometimes outlets can be hard to find, and for those times the NomadPlus is here to help--transfo...
Mysterious Sinkholes Are Forming Near the Site of This Rising Supertall
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 19:31
When it's finished in 2016, the Lotte World Tower will reach more than 1,800 feet. But unfortunately, crews are encountering some problems as they near the top: Small sinkholes are forming in the neighborhood, and a near...
A Squeezable "Glass" Water Bottle That Won't Collect Tastes or Smells
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 23:52
A plastic water bottle can survive the rigors of an active lifestyle, but over time it will collect odd smells and flavors that eventually can't be scrubbed out. A glass bottle is a better option, naturally eschewing mol...
Samsung's phone market share takes a bruising as Chinese rivals surge
Engadget - 30 Jul 2014 04:56
Samsung warned that its smartphone sales weren't that great this spring, and now we have the numbers to show just what the company meant. IDC estimates that Samsung's smartphone shipments saw a rare year-over-year drop i...
No Apple TV set this year
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2014 23:07
This week it's been tipped that Apple's media content parters - or prospective parters - for the Apple TV are "dragging their heels." This means no Apple TV release inside of the year 2014, and it means the Apple TV box ...
Being a Kitchen Timer Is R2-D2's Latest Side Job
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 23:00
As far as resumes for droids go, the skills and experience section on R2-D2's must be at least 100 holograms long by now. This latest Star Wars tie-in sees Artoo back in the kitchen as a simple $20 timer, counting off an...
Russia to Apple, SAP: give us source code to prove there's no spying
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2014 22:48
In a bid against spying, Russia has tossed out the idea that Apple and SAP should fork over their source code to relevant government agencies, which would prove their products aren't facilitating spying. The proposal was...
I wish I could live long enough to see these future cities in real life
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 22:02
Paul Chadeisson is a French concept designer who creates exquisite futuristic urban environments. You probably know his work from games like Remember Me but there's much more in his portfolio. Here are some of his fantas...
R2-D2 Kitchen Timer helps keep dinner from burning
Slash Gear - 30 Jul 2014 23:50
The Star Wars gear available for your kitchen is expanding, and now includes a handy R2-D2 timer for those times it's extra important not to burn dinner. This joins the X-Wing Knife Block that is set to arrive early next...
The closest thing on Earth to the Battlestar Galactica's flight deck
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 23:42
Cool image of "pilots and plane captains make preparations for flight on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington" by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Everett Allen. The F-18s here reminds me of ...
This 1D Graphene Switches from Conductor to Insulator When It Stretches
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 23:31
You've heard all about the wonder properties of graphene, so come meet its one dimensional cousin, carbyne. A chain of single carbon atoms to graphene's two-dimensional layer of atoms, carbyne has some pretty amazing pro...
Jalopnik Watch Rob Ford Go For A Ride In Deadmau5's Nyan Cat Ferrari | Jezebel Exclusive: Tori Amos
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 23:29
Jalopnik Watch Rob Ford Go For A Ride In Deadmau5's Nyan Cat Ferrari | Jezebel Exclusive: Tori Amos Premieres New Video And Answers All My Questions | Kotaku My Weekend In A Massive Room Full Of The PC Gaming Elite | Lif...
Meet The 29-Year-Old Woman Sailing Around The World Solo
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 23:23
Emily Richmond has been mistaken for Christ, had close shaves with pirates, speared her dinner and made water from a solar still to survive. We caught up with her in Borneo.
Scientists reveal new vision of Earth 4 billion years ago
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 23:22
The Hadean and Eoarchean epochs were the real hell on Earth. For millions of years, our planet was heavily bombarded by millions of asteroids with "existing oceans repeatedly boiled away into steam atmospheres"until its ...
Virgin Mobile lets you save money on your social media-obsessed teens
Ars Technica - 30 Jul 2014 23:10
Pay just $12 per month for unlimited Facebook use, but limited everything else.
BitTorrent's Bleep messenger is a secure, decentralized chat platform
Engadget - 30 Jul 2014 23:04
There's a distinctive sound your computer makes when an online friend is trying to get your attention. Sometimes its high pitched, other times its a low, warm tone, but regardless of your chat software, the onomatopoeia ...
Latest Apple television rumors: not this year
Engadget - 30 Jul 2014 22:30
Despite years of rumors about what Apple might, could or should do to revolutionize the TV experience, the company hasn't done much beyond releasing (and occasionally updating) its Apple TV set-top box. The Information r...
My Weekend Hanging Out With PC Gaming's Most Hardcore Players
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 22:00
Face-to-face LAN parties--local game gatherings, usually PC-focused--just aren't what they used to be in this modern, always connected age. Not even one of the biggest in the world can escape time. But the thousands of P...
Russia wants Apple and SAP to prove that their software isn't used for spying
Engadget - 30 Jul 2014 21:37
Russia has been extra-sensitive to technological threats to its government as of late, and that's clearer than ever in the wake of a new government proposal. Communication Minister Nikolai Nikiforov has suggested that Ap...
The Rechargeable Sensor Pump won't let germs spread
Coolest Gadgets - 30 Jul 2014 21:30
The best thing about going into an automatic bathroom is that you don’t have to touch anything. No touching handles to flush the toilet, turn on the sink, press down the soap dispenser, or crank out paper towels. While...
Food of the Future: Just Freeze-Dry It All!
Gizmodo - 30 Jul 2014 21:30
If I had to name one food that defined my childhood it would have to be astronaut ice cream. I can still remember getting it from the gift shop at the Minnesota Science Museum in the late 1980s and thinking that it was a...