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#diy
DIY Laptop Etch-A-Sketch is Almost Worth Destroying a Hard Drive
I think my hard drive flinched in fear when I pulled up these instructions for turning a laptop into an Etch-A-Sketch. How could it not when the project is a freakin' awesome Arduino-powered Hack-A-Sketch that you actually shake to erase. More » -
#blackfriday
NewEgg Black Friday Deal Update
We've had a sneak peak at NewEgg's Black Friday deals and now we've got more on the offers along with a listing of the pre-Black Friday specials (which you can get right now). More » -
#blockquote
According to Apple It's Your Own Fault if You Catch an iPhone Worm
We've told you over and over again that you need to secure your jailbroken iPhone. If you still haven't listened and were affected by the latest iPhone worm then it is kinda your own fault. Even Apple thinks so. More » -
#imagecache
Ride The Subway Towards The Light
Next stop heaven? Actually, it's the Bund in Shanghai. On the short trip between Pudong and the Bund, commuters are treated to one hell of a underground light show. More » -
#giftguide
Travel Gifts For People Who Sleep On Airplanes More Than In Beds
There's a certain type of person for whom airports and airplanes cease to be novel, and start to feel like home. This is depressing, on many levels! Which is why these people need gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. More »
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#led
Wind-Sensitive LED Dandelion Dress Is Made for Pretty Night Fairies
I like this dress embroidered with dandelion lights. Called Flare, it was created by designer Stijn Ossevoort. The LED flowers glow up gently when the wind or your breath touches them, causing much swooning and sighing in the process. More » -
#showers
Motion-Sensing Transtube 360 Shower Puts You On Display
The Transtube 360 isn't as packed with features as the Aquapeutics shower, but it does have one thing that's impressive: a motion-sensing door. More » -
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#badvertising
Best Buy's Holiday Carolers Make Me Want to Murder
It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but already Best Buy seems to have won the "most annoying holiday ad of the season" award. Seriously, try to sit through one of these without squirming around uncomfortably and wanting to punch the screen. -
#pranks
The "Super Glue an iPhone to the Sidewalk" Prank
Oh check it out guys! A brand new iPhone 3G just laying on the sidewalk in New York City! It must be your lucky day. Watch what happens when want quickly turns to fail. [Gawker.TV] -
#ai
Rat Brain Simulator Calls IBM's Cat Brain Simulation Bogus
The cat brain simulation IBM supposedly pulled off has just been called out as a "PR stunt" by the leader of the Blue Brain project, who says that it's all a "mass deception of the public." More » -
#btw
The iPhone Already Has Multitasking, And It's Awesome
In 2009, iPhone multitasking is a bit like apps were in the early jailbreak days. That is to say painfully, clearly possible, but simply not allowed. These jailbreak apps show how it could—and should—be done. More » -
#starwars
Star Wars USB Drives Hands On Gallery
Tyme Machines' Star Wars sculpted USB drives might not have your favorite characters available yet, in its first series, but they do have Vader, Boba Fett, Yoda and a Storm Trooper, and they're quite good. More » -
#xbox360
Microsoft Sued By Datel For Killing Off Third Party Xbox 360 Memory Units
Datel, a company selling memory units for Xbox 360 consoles, filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft for blocking unauthorized third party memory units. Microsoft claims innocence, as the block is meant to reduce cheating on Xbox Live, not reduce competition. More » -
#shootingchallenge
74 Mesmerizing Slow Shutter Shots
Honesty: I never, in my wildest dreams, expected your slow shutter photography to be this crazy-awesome. But 74 of you turned in some humbling shots for this week's Shooting Challenge. More » -
#smartphones
iPhone and Android Are Taking Over the (Mobile) Internet
So, what does it take to snatch a combined 75% of US mobile internet traffic? Two operating systems, a handful of phones, and one great browser core.
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#science
LHC First Particle Beams Collision Doesn't Obliterate World, Universe
Hey, we are alive! In the end we didn't need any escape pods: The Large Hadron Collider has smashed two particle beams together for the first time. However, the unknown is still ahead of us, as they ramp things up: More » -
#rant
Why It's Gotten Straight Stupid to Buy a Mac Pro
Never before has it been so apparent that a power tower—pretty much the laziest design in the computer industry—is being sold by a design-centric company with neither design nor power. More » -
#camcorders
Creative's Third Gen Vado HD Pocket Camcorder Has Improved Features, But Lower Storage Capacity
The third generation of Creative's Vado HD pocket camcorder improves on the last generation's features with better low light video recording, manual exposure adjustment, and motion detection modes, but for some odd reason only a 4GB model will be available. More » -
#dealzmodo
Gadget Deals of the Day
Two Dealzmodo strategies for avoiding awkward holiday conversation with your relatives: 1. Distract them with Planet Earth on Blu-ray. 2. Learn to speak in a foreign tongue with great savings on iPhone language apps. Guten Tag, Aunt Belinda! More » -
#giftguide
Gifts for Aspiring Artsy Photographers
Every photographer wants to be artsy, because if their Flickr stream isn't fancy enough to pull in lots of "Oh, you're so talented" comments, what's the point? Here's some gift ideas for aspiring artsy photographers. More »
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#cellphones
Your Phone at 55 Degrees Below Zero
At -55 degrees, your phone's dead, but unlike people, it can be revived. In fact, a Moto Krzr survived a bath in a -314.7F bucket of liquid nitrogen. More from Popular Mechanics' winter hell phone survival test here: [PopMech] -
#downloads
My Movies 3 Is a Beautiful Movie Add-on for Windows Media Center
Windows only: My Movies is a free plug-in for Windows Media Center designed to manage and play all of your movies within Windows Media Center, pulling in rich metadata for your movie collection, including cast, trailers, DVD art, and more. [Lifehacker] -
#intel
Intel Core i9 Benched: Six Cores of Pure Joy
On paper, the Core i9 might not sound that exciting: It's a lot like the Core i7, except built with a 32nm fabrication process and two extra cores, for a total of six. Early benchmarks, though, say it flies. Sometimes. More » -
#review
AViiQ Aluminium Laptop Stand Review
AViiQ is a new company that makes just one product: a portable, aluminum laptop stand that supports systems up to 17 inches while folding up like an accordion. More » -
#iphone
New Apple Ads Get In on the AT&T vs. Verizon Slapfest
You think Apple is going to take its fancy phone being relegated to the Island of Misfit Toys in a Verizon ad laying down? Nope. These two new iPhone ads seem to gun right at the big V. More » -
#shoppinggiftguide
The iPhone Gamer's Gift Guide
It's been an amazing year for the iPhone and gaming. [Kotaku] -
#search
The Definition of Evil: Microsoft's Search Wars Hurt Us All
Microsoft may pay Murdoch to delist from Google. If it happens, it sets a bad precedent. Imagine if all the world's content is exclusive to some engines and we have to search them all to find what we want? Hell!
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#peripherals
That's a Big USB Panda Speaker Alright
As the name plainly states, this is a big USB panda speaker. Unlike his tiny iPanda cousin, this guy doesn't look all that happy. Maybe that's because he is an eyeless, disembodied head. More » -
#security
Protect Yourself from Drive-By Browser Malware Attacks
We explained that you don't need to pay for Windows security last week, but today we're taking a closer look at how to protect yourself from drive-by malware that can infect your computer by simply visiting the wrong web site. [Lifehacker] -
#giftguide
Kitchen Gifts for Amateur Chefs Who Yearn To Be Iron
Geeks love cooking and there's no mystery why: it's science you can eat! We spent a week salivating over food gadgets, gathering tips and wisdom along the way. From that experience comes our list of best (and worst) gift ideas: More »
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#ssds
OCZ Colossus 3.5-Inch SSD Reaches 1TB, Super Speeds
OCZ's new Colossus drives are among the first SSDs designed for desktops, and they're the very first to store up to 1TB of data. Oh, and on top of all that, they work pretty well, too. More » -
#twitter
Jailed for Not Using Twitter
This kid is the famous teen pop star Justin Bieber. Yes, I didn't have a clue either, but apparently he sings in Microsoft store openings and malls. His other ability: If he doesn't tweet, he gets people in jail. More » -
#music
Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
What's Paul McCartney's doomsday scenario? Someone, somewhere, somehow manages to leak the Beatles' music onto the internet, where it will be stolen by everyone, all the time. This must be prevented! Notice a problem there? Yeah, it gets worse. More »
