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This is probably as close to inside the McLaren P1 GTR as you'll get
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2014 18:19
Owning a McLaren of any sort is something most people don't get to experience, so we'll forgive you for trying to achieve the feeling of sitting inside the bespoke track focused racer by checking out these brand new inte...
How to Make Sure You're Visiting the Real iCloud Page
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 12:23
Following yet more privacy concerns over iCloud , Apple has decided to spell out very clearly how to ensure you're visiting the genuine iCloud page. Here's what you need to know.
The Hoverboard Is Real, and I Rode It
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 21:55
I'm tired of being lied to. Tired of companies exploiting my childhood dreams of riding a hoverboard just like Back to the Future Part II. When Doc Brown let me down , I was ready to write off the whole idea. But this we...
Old-School Calculator iPhone Case
The Gadget Flow - 22 Oct 2014 08:00
The first look on this Old-School Calculator iPhone Case will surely take you back in time when calculators were used as a separate device and not as a web or mobile app. The case snaps easily into your iPhone 4G/4S and ...
This Disgusting Pink Plume Could Help Us Clean Up Oil Spills
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 11:20
Even after Deepwater Horizon we're still not ready for the next big spill --but that doesn't mean we're not trying. This weird pink plume could help.
Carnegie Mellon University wants to bring the moon home with virtual reality
Engadget - 22 Oct 2014 06:29
Google's Lunar Xprize is still alive and well, and researchers at Carnegie Mellon University think they have the $30 million answer to beaming video from the moon: a telepresence robot. Naturally. Instead of simply broad...
All 'Simpsons' episodes are now available for streaming
Engadget - 22 Oct 2014 00:49
The wait is over, people of the interwebs. Right on cue, Fox has launched Simpsons World, the online hub where it will be streaming every Simpsons episode ever broadcasted. Even though the content is free to browse, you ...
This is how you actually break open a giant Italian cheese
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 00:41
I'm just posting this for two reasons. Because I find it fascinating from beginning to end--I just couldn't stop watching him prepping the cheese wheel to break it open--and because I just discovered there's a thing call...
This BMW i3 Coupe lookalike could school EV makers
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2014 23:21
Electric cars may already be out on the roads around us, but that doesn't mean the segment isn't ripe for some innovation, and while Tesla might be doing its level best to push speed and luxury at the top end of the mark...
Holy Fett!! Video of the Lego UCS Slave I shows just how big it is
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 20:11
We are still waiting patiently for January 1, 2015 so that we can purchase the Lego UCS (Ultimate Collector Series) Slave I (75060). Pictures of the new set are pretty small and the building instructions aren't available...
This is what happens when you give McDonald's to organic food "experts"
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 19:36
"What happens when you serve McDonald's food to some experts and pretend it's a new organic meal?" ask Sacha and Cedrique. To answer this question they went to a organic food fair in Houten, Netherlands, armed with disgu...
SimCity IRL: Be the Mayor Of Your Own Tiny 3D-Printed Metropolis
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 16:39
Automobile enthusiasts can collect die-cast cars, animal lovers can collect plush toys, but architecture fans can't really collect towering skyscrapers or sprawling art galleries. And that's what inspired Steve Fox, an a...
Fake LED Flames Indicate How Hot Samsung's New Induction Stove Gets
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 14:00
Induction stove tops might be more energy-efficient than electric or gas burners, but many chefs miss the obvious visual cues about what temperature they're cooking at--a red-hot burner is hard to misinterpret. So for it...
DARPA turns its attention to atom-wide brain sensors
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2014 12:50
DARPA, known half-jokingly as the Department of Mad Scientists, has again turned its attention to the human brain, this time hoping to expand our insight into it and its structure through the use of incredibly tiny (read...
Windows 10 brings Windows Phone's notification center to the desktop
Engadget - 22 Oct 2014 04:33
If Windows 10 is going to unify your experiences on devices ranging from smartphones to PCs, it only makes sense that key mobile features would reach the desktop, right? Microsoft certainly thinks so. The team in Redmond...
The man who invented the Pringles can was buried inside a Pringles can
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 17:00
Pringles varieties are as vast and varied as the stars in the sky: Barbecue. Sour Cream & Onion. Buffalo Ranch. Extreme Blazin' Buffalo Ranch. But one, single Pringles can exists on this Earth with a peculiar sort of fla...
These Are the Creepy 4Chan Successors Behind Gamergate's Pathetic War
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 15:55
Both the amorphous anti-feminist movement Gamergate and last month's extended leak of a huge cache of private celebrity nude photographs--the two biggest internet-based stories in recent memory--have served as coming-out...
7 Things You Can Make Out of Yourself When You Die
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 15:00
It's time to put your affairs in order. And yet--you're still not ready to let go. Totally understandable! And fortunately for you, you don't have to. It's all thanks to the alarming number of services just waiting to tu...
Finally, an open-source smart toothbrush with a subscription plan
Engadget - 22 Oct 2014 11:26
If you ever thought to yourself, "Self, I need a crowdfunded toothbrush that tracks my oral activities," you're in luck. The folks at Goodwell estimate that we'll each go through some 300 toothbrushes over the course of ...
Short animation about a giant rock creature teaches a funny life lesson
Gizmodo - 22 Oct 2014 01:41
I think this silly animation about a giant rock creature trying to rescue a town is a hilariously dark lesson that shows how some things just aren't worth saving. Or that maybe all our work is useless. Or perhaps that ba...
Engadget Daily: New iPad and Retina iMac reviews, the do's and don'ts of social media, and more!
Engadget - 22 Oct 2014 23:33
Want to upgrade to an iPad Air 2 or iPad mini 3? Maybe you're just drooling over the new Retina iMac. We reviewed them all, so you're covered either way. But that's not all we have on deck --
Yahoo Mail app now tracks your flights, event info
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2014 23:23
Yahoo is announcing some changes to the Yahoo mail app today, bringing in some features that will remind you of Google's Inbox. Yahoo's latest update rolls in cards that will tell you about travel plans, and even lets yo...