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These sexy manga-style Lego action figures feel totally NSFW
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 23:38
Reddit user IPlayWithFire shared these awesome Lego action figures in provocative poses. These feel like they should be filth, but are they? They do a wonderful job of representing the genre of fembots or gynoids present...
Gold Mega Paper Clip
The Gadget Flow - 3 Nov 2014 07:00
Having the capacity of holding upto 50 documents at a time, the Gold Mega Paper Clip is designed to grab attention. Each pack comes with 5 gigantic paper clips which can also serve as a quirky money clip at times. What m...
The ClickStick: the world's first smart deodorant
Coolest Gadgets - 3 Nov 2014 23:38
Whether or not we want to admit it, we’re all concerned about how we smell. Hygiene is important, but even if you bathe every day, there’s one thing you never want to forget. Deodorant hides the body odor that comes ...
Deadspin The Beast Of Brazil: A Savage Trip To The Dark Heart Of The World Cup | Gawker Who Is Alex
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 23:45
Deadspin The Beast Of Brazil: A Savage Trip To The Dark Heart Of The World Cup | Gawker Who Is Alex From Target, and Why Is Teen Twitter Obsessed With Him? | io9 How China's "Rare Earth" Weapon Went From Boom To Bust | L...
Skype's Translator preview goes live for Windows 8.1 users
Engadget - 3 Nov 2014 23:39
We first heard about Skype's Translator feature back in May, and that it should arrive before the end of the year. Well, in keeping with that timeline, the video-chatting outfit opened up a preview for Windows 8.1 device...
Solar paint and Warp Drive grille: Mercedes' baby crossover concept gets odd
Slash Gear - 3 Nov 2014 23:37
When you're opening a new research & development center, you need something suitably shiny (and far-fetched) to showcase it, and Mercedes-Benz's freshly formed Beijing team has come up with a doozy. The Mercedes Vision G...
This Tiny Prefab Hut on Wheels Is Adorably Twee
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 23:35
Tiny lodging is a big deal in dense cities where space is minimal, demand is maximal, and rent is astronomical. If, however, you want to keep the "let's get small" vibe in the great wide open, these teensy prefab Shepher...
I Just Bought My First CD Since 2006 and You Should Too
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 23:13
Hello. I'm a 33-year old father of two, and I just bought a Taylor Swift CD on Amazon. Let me explain the CD part.
Nixie personal drone wins with Intel: coming your way soon
Slash Gear - 3 Nov 2014 23:08
There's nothing impersonal about a little drone that attaches to your wrist then releases, flying, following you whenever you like. It's like having a personal assistant whose one purpose is watching everything you do. A...
How a Secret Squad Saved London From Flooding in the WWII Blitz
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 22:50
When bombs rained down on London during the Blitz, they fell on houses, on churches, and, less famously, on embankments along the River Thames. The damaged embankments could have sent devastating floods through London, b...
Ridley Scott Is Producing a Miniseries Sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 22:49
Great news for Arthur C. Clarke and/or Ridley Scott fans (in other words, everyone). The Blade Runner and Alien director just signed on to produce a Syfy Channel miniseries version of Clarke's 2001 sequel, 3001: The Fina...
Drone shows airport operations from new cool perspective
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 22:43
Made with the permission and in constant communication with the control tower and the airliners' pilots--Postandfly's Tarsicio Sañudo used drones to show the day to day operations of the Aeropuerto Internacional de la C...
Microsoft Ventures founder exits, forms gaming group: Unikrn
Slash Gear - 3 Nov 2014 22:37
We've spoken about Rahul Sood before. He joined Microsoft back in 2010, making it official in 2011. Back then this man was asked, as he puts it, "to join Microsoft with the mission to create or be part of something amazi...
Strapping a GoPro to a Ceiling Fan Is as Awesome as You Think It'd Be
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 22:33
We've seen GoPro cameras used with ceiling fans before to recreate The Matrix's bullet-time effects on the cheap. But simply strapping the cheap action cam to the ceiling fan in your living room also produces some fantas...
Carnival's cruise ships are getting much faster WiFi
Engadget - 3 Nov 2014 22:33
If you've tried to use internet access aboard a cruise ship, you know it can be an exercise in frustration -- the connection is rarely speedy or reliable enough to make you feel at home. You might not have that problem o...
Five questions for the man who's determined to put life on Mars
Engadget - 3 Nov 2014 22:00
Bas Lansdorp has sunk his fortune into Mars One, a nonprofit with a singular aim: to put a human expedition on Mars by 2025. Before then, the outfit intends to put an unmanned probe on the red planet by 2018, shortly fol...
China Says It Has a Laser Gun For Blasting Drones Out of the Sky
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 21:52
Unlicensed drones spying on China better watch out because the People's Republic reportedly has a super terrifying laser weapon designed to blast small aircraft out of the sky.
This is how McDonald's makes its McRib from beginning to end
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 21:50
If you have ever eaten a McDonald's McRib you probably have wondered about the same just like the rest of us: How the hell they make these weird ribs that are not ribs and taste so delicious? What kind of sorcery is this...
This Was An Electric Razor (And Face Massager!) in 1926
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 21:50
As electricity invaded American homes in the 1920s , everything imaginable was becoming electrified. From electric clocks and coffee percolators to electric dishwashers and stand mixers, every gadget was going electric ....
Christian Bale as Steve Jobs? Not gonna happen
Slash Gear - 3 Nov 2014 21:49
If the upcoming Steve Jobs film based on Walter Isaacson's biography of the Apple co-founder had you excited because of Christian Bale's involvement, take a knee. It seems the actor has pulled out of the film, with The H...
Acer's first laptop with a 4K display ships this month for $1,500
Engadget - 3 Nov 2014 21:39
Hey, Toshiba: You're no longer the only game in town for big-name laptops with 4K displays. Acer has announced a new version of its V Nitro Black Edition portable with a 15.6-inch, 3,840 x 2,160 screen at its heart, givi...
Who Should Play Steve Jobs Now That Christian Bale Quit?
Gizmodo - 3 Nov 2014 21:34
After a solid week of coming to terms with the fact that Steve Jobs is Batman, we've found ourselves in a Job-less world once more . Now that Christian Bale's thrown in the tiny circular glasses, we ask you, dear readers...