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Tech NewsStarDunk, Where You Play Basketball In Space
Playing basketball in space is not a new idea, with Jordan’s Space Jam and Futurama’s space globetrotters already exploring the concept of weightless dunking quite well. But have you tried it? The video shows what the gameplay is like. The concept is similar to Fruit Ninja, another game we love. There’s basically one thing you … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial MediaLet’s Be Best Friends On Facebook!
Did you know that you can easily add some Gizmodo to your Facebook? You’ll get all the best stories, discussions, and contests right in your Facebook feed. All you need to click that “like” button on our Facebook page. Actually, we’re making it extra easy for you. You can just click the like button below. … Continued
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The Smartest Advancements in Technology Series: The CPU
What five technologies have made our lives easier, better, and more efficient? Hard to choose, right? Well, inspired by the next tech advancement, Intel smart, we’ve done it for you. Last week we brought you the ATM. Today: the century-defining CPU. The central processing unit—or CPU, for the acronym-adoring—has perhaps made more significant contributions to … Continued
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Ask Giz: Textual Intercourse, Flabby Gamers, and Online Scams
This week: a relationship ruined by text messages. An out of shape gamer looking for an easy way out. A broke-ass gent with an eye on Craigslist. Three sad souls, three desperations—three readers in need. Dear Giz- So I’ve been seeing this guy for a few weeks now, and we get along really well and … Continued
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Tech NewsSpherical Egg Discovered in England
Don’t adjust your monitors, people. What you’re looking at is a real, honest to goodness Grade A spherical egg. What does it taste like? What was the aspect ratio of the chicken that produced it? What does it mean? James Church, a 27-year-old hotel chef from Cornwall, England, discovered the culinary wonder on a recent … Continued
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Mike Tyson Gets Another Shot At The Video Game Title
Like an out-of-control boxer tearing off an opponent’s ear, Rock Software rips off Nintendo’s Punch-Out!! series to give Mike Tyson his own boxing video game for the iPhone. Rock Software is a company that specializes in making video games for sports celebrities like Chad Ochocinco, Terrell Owens and Floyd Mayweather Jr., and now it’s readying … Continued
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Gadget Deals of the Day
Today, you’ll find some awesome deals on a Dell Studio Laptop, Medal of Honor for Xbox 360, a free pack of Dessert Delights Gum, and a slough of great app deals. Enjoy. Top Deals: • 14″ Dell Studio 14 (1458) Quad Core i7 Laptop + $75 Gift Card for $899.99 with free shipping (normally $1,244 … Continued
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Murder in 19th Century France and the Birth of Forensic Science
This week’s excerpt is not for the the faint of heart! We recount the savage murder and grisly disposal of Toussaint-Augustin Gouffé as well as the groundbreaking forensic techniques used by Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne to bring his killers to justice. In mid-November 1889, Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, head of the department of legal medicine at the … Continued
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O Crank Up the Old-Timey Lego Letterpress Machine
You know when you see your favorite flavor combos on a menu, like brie and cranberry, and feel a sudden rush of completeness? I feel that way after spotting this letterpress machine that uses Lego pieces as the stamps. Possibly the best part of this taste-explosion is that Physical Fiction, the design studio who clamped … Continued
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Tech NewsSteve Jobs Sends Chilean Miners New iPods
In addition to Japanese space underwear, Oakley sunglasses and $10,000 apiece from a local businessperson, all 33 Chilean miners will receive new iPods, courtesy of Apple. Now this is really the feel good news story of the year. And since everything turned out OK, we can joke. What’s on their playlist? Post yours in the … Continued
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Tech NewsHow This Philips Viral Ad Led to a Gun-Toting Bear Hunt
There’s nothing a marketing department loves more than a viral campaign. Millions of impressions! All that BUZZ! But what happens when authorities think your video of a bear just chilling on a street corner is real? Men with guns happen. The video above—which was somehow, some way intended to get people to buy a specific … Continued
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This Bridge Looks Like It Can Fly to Space
The Paik Nam June Media Bridge project—in Seoul, Korea—is more than a kilometer long (0.67 miles). It has museums, libraries, and shopping malls, but what it really needs are anti-gravity engines so it could fly to orbit. Those ramps are not engines of any kind, however. They just lead to gardens by the river and … Continued
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Tech NewsIs the Incredible Spinning Bullet on Ice Real?
Apparently, Mythbusters is going to film a segment to test the incredible case of the spinning bullet on ice. Many people are discussing if this is possible or not. After watching it repeatedly and reading the arguments, I believe it. Some people say that this is impossible. How can a .40 caliber bullet stop on … Continued
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Chinese McDonalds Are Holding Weddings Next Year, With Cake and Everything
If you considered that chicken nugget goop to be an aphrodisiac of the most romantic kind, then start looking up flights to Hong Kong for next year. McDonalds’ weddings may be alcohol-free, but at least Ronald will be in attendance. https://gizmodo.com/chicken-nuggets-are-made-from-this-pink-goop-5654066 Sure, some couples have ambushed McDonalds and even Taco Bell with their wedding ceremonies, … Continued
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Netflix Streaming on PS3 Gets 1080i and Surround Sound With No Disc Required
Click to viewStreaming Netflix to your PS3 is about to get a whole lot nicer. Starting next week you’ll be able to stream Instant Watch content without the Netflix disc—Hallelujah!—as well as watch some content in 1080i with 5.1-channel surround sound. Starting Monday, PS3 owners will be able to access Netflix via a new app … Continued
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Tech NewsMusic Made With Bees That’s Sweet Like Honey
The first 90 seconds of this song are made entirely out of bee noises. Turns out there’s a whole lot of beauty lurking behind the buzz. Here’s how they did it. The Bee Project comes from Tonehammer, who recorded lots of bee sounds and modified them with tools like timefreezers, delays, filters, and glitch modules. … Continued
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Tech NewsI Wish This Really Happened When a Computer Crashes
This isn’t a sweded movie but a completely new short film showing what really happens when a computer crashes, without a single digital special effect. It’s all cardboard, wires, and a ton of ingenuity. [Stel de vragg via The Presurfer] https://gizmodo.com/sweded-tron-movie-is-probably-best-sweded-movie-ever-372771
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Great Idea: An In-Vehicle Intelligent Energy Management System
It’s an entry in the GE ecomagination Challenge (in the Connect Power: Grid Efficiency category), where GE and its venture capital partners have made a $200 million commitment to invest in the best ideas to develop and deploy digital energy technologies. From the developer: User-friendly, energy management system that utilizes GPS technology to enable drivers … Continued
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Tech NewsChina Is Now Pirating Steve Jobs Himself
First it was the iPod. Then the iPhone. And now those Chinese cloners are pirating Steve Jobs himself! Oh you Chinese scoundrels you! https://gizmodo.com/nextways-ipod-clone-8494 Watch Steve Jobs unveiling a new iPhone application for the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway. Well, he’s not Steve, but his twin. His evil Chinese twin. Or maybe the evil one … Continued
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Tech NewsPrague’s 15th Century Clock Gets a 21st Century Light Show
The Astronomical Clock in Prague’s Old Square displays not only time but sunrise, sunset, zodiac, mean revolutions of the moon, and a whole bunch of other crazy stuff. It recently celebrated its 600th birthday with this incredible projected light show. According to a commenter at BoingBoing, the projection took 4 months to create and used … Continued