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Tech NewsDesignThe Giant Junk Yard Fish Lamp That Will Frighten You Every Night
Well this thing is weird, but then again there is no shortage of strange on Etsy. If you have $8,000 burning a hole in your pocket, please consider the Deep Sea Angler Fish lamp. It’s made from recycled materials like forks, knives, bike parts, and shovels, and it looks like it wants to eat you … Continued
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That Stupid Ass Expensive iPhone Adapter Won’t Support Video and iPod Out (Updated)
The iPhone 5 is using the new ‘Lightning’ port which means we all need to buy dumb, expensive adapters if we want to keep using our old accessories. Unfortunately, those adapters don’t support video and iPod out. It’s okay, it’s not as bad as it sounds. https://gizmodo.com/f-ck-that-goddamn-iphone-adapter-costs-30-bucks-5942710 It’s still not good—especially for those people who … Continued
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Spark Recipes: Ideas For Ditching Your Delivery Habit
Watching your waistline and your spending? Definitely stop eating takeout right this second. And also, check out this app called Spark Recipes. What does it do? Offers up nearly 200,000 healthy, affordable recipes. Why do we like it? Eating healthy sucks. You would almost always rather eat grease-soaked pizza than raw broccoli. But it doesn’t … Continued
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A Leather Backpack You’ll Never Want to Get Rid Of
A leather backpack is one of those classic pieces you can buy and not worry about it going out of style. The longer you carry it, the better it’s going to look as it starts to wear. This one—from Etsy—will hold your MacBook Air and whatever notebooks you carry around, and it’s only $150—not bad … Continued
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The 1930s Ray Gun That Shot Ice Instead of Laser Beams
In the 1930s like four people could afford ice. The rest of them were in the bread lines. The monocle-wearing oil barons who were sipping on cold drinks spared no expense—at least one crushed his cubes with this replica ray gun. Nerds in the 30s and 40s were super fascinated with space around this time … Continued
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Mix and Match the Multi-Function Tiles on This Table Like Your Smartphone’s Homescreen
Taking inspiration from the modular tiled design of modern smartphones, Mamikim’s cleverly named ADAPTable is composed of six A4-sized wooden tiles that can be moved around and repositioned. So every time you come to work, you can customize it for the task at hand. The tiles include pencil holders, cutting mats, and even a section … Continued
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Fly Far, Far, Away for Free
In the words of a great man, “Winter is coming.” And though, given the current rate of climate change, that may or may not be true, the impending fall gloom is definitely reason enough to get out of town. Lucky for you, we’re giving away a $150 gift certificate to Jet Blue – perfect for … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Next Industrial Revolution Starts in this 20-foot Shipping Container
The guys at Re-Char, a small startup that makes carbon-negative products, were faced with a problem. They wanted to ship products to Kenya, but the options available were wasteful, costly, and not nearly as efficient as simply manufacturing near to the customers. To do it, in a place with little industry or infrastructure, Re-Char designed … Continued
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How to Buy an iPhone 5 Without Losing Your Unlimited Data Plan
So the iPhone 5 is coming out. Its LTE data speeds mean you’ll stand a much better chance of blowing past your data caps, which in turn means those grandfathered Verizon and AT&T unlimited data plans are more precious than ever. Here’s how to make sure you don’t lose yours. Don’t Order Online One note … Continued
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Sliding Chopper Keeps Your Fingers Well Clear of Its Rocking Blades
If you’re looking for as many shortcuts as possible to becoming a whiz in the kitchen, this concept chopper makes short work of meats, vegetables, or whatever needs dicing. And you don’t need to spend months honing your knife skills or constantly replacing bandages. Designed by Andreas Kalt for the iF Design awards, the tool’s … Continued
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These Moxy Earphones Are Your Dealzmodo-Exclusive Deal of the Day
Have you ever seen those guys on the bus that are listening to music through their phone’s speakers? Don’t be that guy. Nobody likes that guy. Everyone else is riding peacefully, listening to their music of choice through personal, private headphones, but he’s bumping Soulja Boy without a hint of irony. If that’s you, don’t … Continued
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How to Check If You’re Eligible for a New iPhone Upgrade
So you want a new iPhone, huh? Are you eligible for a new phone through your carrier? If not, you’ll be stuck forking over $600-$700 and you don’t want that. Not sure if you are? Don’t fret, just follow these simple steps. 1) Click this link. 2) Choose Your Carrier. 3) Enter your phone number … Continued
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One Bird Dies, All His Friends Flip
When one member of a flock of birds croaks, the rest collectively flip shit, says science. The way researchers at UC Davis tested this sounds like it came from some weirdo Saw-for-birds setup. They exposed a crew of western scrub jays to three piece of stimuli—a stuffed and mounted dead jay, a stuffed and mounted … Continued
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Yay or Nay: Ebay’s New Logo
Ebay has a new logo. Much like every other company under the sun, it’s an attempt to go with a design that’s flat, streamlined and sleek—in other words, modern. But while all of those ideas are fine in theory, sometimes the finished product doesn’t always end up the way its creators intended. This might be … Continued
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Tech NewsAppleCrazy Footage of Robbers Driving Through the Glass Door of an Apple Store
Okay! This is nuts. These dumb idiots broke through the glass facade of a Los Angeles Apple store with A BMW SUV to rob its iPads, iPods, and iPhones. And were nabbed red-handed because the license plate got stuck in the metal grating. The pair pled not-guilty to multiple felonies in court yesterday, which on … Continued
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You Are Officially Not Responsible for Porn Stolen With Your Unsecured Wi-Fi
Pornographers AF Holdings sued Internet user Josh Hatfield for copyright infringement because an unnamed “Doe” defendant illegally downloaded their porn using his Internet connection. A judge in California just ruled that since Hatfield didn’t know about it, it wasn’t his fault. Obviously. Here’s what happend: Josh Hatfield left his Wi-Fi connection wide open and some … Continued
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RIP: iPhone 3GS
So long, iPhone 3GS. Apple has confirmed to AllThingsD that the 3GS will be discontinued, replaced as Apple’s low end, free-on-contract by the iPhone 4. Goodbye, old friend! The 3GS was actually a proto-boring iPhone. It was great at the time, but it was also received as not new, not fresh, and not worth upgrading. … Continued
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You Can Pre-Order Your iPhone 5 Tonight at Midnight
If you’re planning on snatching up a new iPhone as soon as humanly possible, Wired says it’s going to be a late night—online pre-orders begin tonight. Apple and Sprint will start selling at 12:01 AM PT (that’s 3 AM for us East Coasters), and Verizon will beat them to the punch by a minute, starting … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Entire Video Was Shot with Google Glasses
Maybe it’s all the beautiful clothes and models, but this short film shot through the eyes of Diane Von Furstenberg and her various fashion week models and stylists with Google Glasses is wonderful. Earlier this week, Google Glasses made their runway debut at the DVF runway show. This video was shot on the day leading … Continued
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