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The SWAT Team Gently Reminds a Girl to Secure Her Wi-Fi Network By Raiding Her House with Flashbangs
Here’s a reminder that you should never, ever, ever have a Wi-Fi network without a password on it. Police in Indiana called up the SWAT team to raid an 18-year-old gir’s house by smashing her front window and throwing two flashbangs inside because of her open Wi-Fi network. What the hell? It all started because … Continued
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Matias Duarte Q&A: Jelly Bean, the Nexus 7, and the Wild, Weird World of Android
Matias Duarte is the Director of Android User Experience at Google, which means he’s the artist who pretties up the green robot’s gears. We got some one-on-one time with him at Google I/O, and he opened up about the Nexus 7, Jelly Bean, and why we shouldn’t be so huffy about Android fragmentation. Giz: What … Continued
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Facebook Might Get a “Want” Button For Products You Desire
Facebook is testing a “Want” button that would allow you to mark products you’re interested in much the way you can currently like posts. Oh crap, is Facebook about to turn into Pinterest? Inside Facebook reports that developer Tom Waddington discovered the button in the Facebook Javascript SDK. It’s not currently listed on Facebook’s developer … Continued
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Outmywindow: A Movie Studio Creates Another Photo Sharing Service?
Nestled deep inside the Warner Brothers company is what it calls a “technology” unit responsible for experimenting and developing new things which the company can use for its movies and TV shows. But now the company is rolling out a multi-platform photo sharing service called outmywindow which begs a very important question: Why Is Warner … Continued
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Tech NewsFacebook
Instagram Finally Gets Online Likes and Sharing
In the wake of its acquisition by Facebook, Instagram has added a very limited online interface. You can now like and comment on photos online if the photos are shared with you. Holy smokes! Is a full-fledged web app on the way? In addition to interacting with user photos, Instagram’s online interface also lets you … Continued
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Report: RIM Might Look to Windows Phone 8 for Salvation
Despite RIM CEO Thorsten Heins’ bluster yesterday afternoon about how BlackBerry needs to stick with its own—hopelessly delayed—platform, Reuters reports that the company is indeed seeking out other options. Windows Phone 8, specifically. Which, uh, guys? Not sure how much that’s gonna help. https://gizmodo.com/rim-cutting-5-000-jobs-and-pushing-back-bb10-in-disastr-5922154 There are many wonderful things about Windows Phone 8, but financial … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
Why Is LA’s Lovely and Historic Union Station Getting Such a Modern Makeover?
Am I the only one feeling a little bit bummed about the modern makeover LA’s historic Union Station is set to receive? Union Station was build in 1939—a combination of Dutch Colonial Revival Architecture, Mission Revival and Streamline Moderne, on a grand scale that afforded it the nickname of “The Last of the Great Railway … Continued
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Childless Couple Turns to Twitter to Spread Story of Struggle to Adopt
Rick and Erica Jones have been trying to adopt a baby for the past three years. Unfortunately for the Michigan couple, their adoption agency (Morningstar Adoption Center) doesn’t have the means to market their clients—nor do the Jones’s have the enough money to pay for the services of a larger, more successful adoption agency. To … Continued
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The Stoner Channel: Hulk Rage, Phytoremediation, and Other Things We Don’t Understand
Everyday Hulk He is going to be so embarrassed when he calms down and realizes there was a spare roll on the back of the tank. Also, nice ass. [Cartoon Brew] Miami Face-Eater Wasn’t High, Just Really Fucking Crazy The Miami-Dade coroner’s office released the toxicology results of Rudy Eugene, the man shot dead while … Continued
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Scientists Invent Mind-Reading System That Lets You Type With Your Brain
Researchers have invented a mind-reading system that, for the first time in history, allows any person to type words and phrases letter by letter, just by thinking. It all occurs in real time, without moving a single muscle or uttering a single word. This is an amazing invention. Not only it will help anyone with … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
We Were Right: Google Confirms Chrome Is to Blame for Crashing MacBooks
In a statement issued directly to Gizmodo this evening, a spokesperson for Google has confirmed that Chrome is indeed to blame for our frozen and crashing new MacBook Airs. “We have identified a leak of graphics resources in the Chrome browser related to the drawing of plugins on Mac OS X. Work is proceeding to … Continued
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The Invention of Morel: This Story Puts Hologram Tupac to Shame
Often, I have dreams in which people close to me who have died are brought back to life—sometimes fully living, sometimes as what my dream-self understands to be a hologram. This is probably pretty common, and I usually think nothing of it, but this morning I woke after one such dream and thought instantly of … Continued
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Spray-On Batteries Could Turn Graffiti Into Power
Students at Rice University have invented a spray-on lithium-ion battery that could be applied to any surface like Krylon. How does it work? Just spray on each of the different components of a battery in layers. Is it really that easy? Yes, nerds are amazing. A team lead by Neelam Singh describes their rechargeable battery … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
This Bamboo Globe Is As Gorgeous As It Wants The Planet to Be
If you want to raise worldwide awareness about the environment through your design, you should probably do so in an environmentally friendly way, right? And if you want to save the Earth, you might as well put it on display. This globe designed by Fabio Lucian for Danish designer Kristoffer Zeuthen is made entirely out … Continued
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This Homemade Crossbow Revolver Spins and Shoots Arrows So Fast You Can’t Even See It
Joerg Sprave, performing arts expert and mankind’s last line of defense, cooks up gnarly kill machines in his picturesque home. Today, he calmly introduced a crossbow revolver capable of shooting four arrows without reloading. It’s a beast and its secret is… a toothbrush? https://gizmodo.com/just-how-resilient-is-a-bulletproof-vest-against-everyt-5919164 Make no mistake, if Joerg decided to amp up the firepower … Continued
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Tech NewsFacebook
No Facebook, I Do Not Want to Add That Open Graph Social App to My Page
The number one most annoying thing about Facebook right now is that half the time you click to look at a friend’s shared link, a prompt pops up asking you to add the associated social app. So to read a Washington Post story or listen to a song on Soundcloud directly from Facebook, you have … Continued
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This Might Be the Craziest Computer Case We’ve Ever Seen
Whether it’s so ugly it’s beautiful or just plain beautiful is hard to pin down, but the GreatWhite SHK979C chassis looks like an alien torture probe. Luckily, it’s just a fantastically designed, super-frosty enclosure for your gaming setup. The GreatWhite tosses out a lot of what you’d expect from a case. Little things like, uh, … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Do You Actually Use Voice Commands on Your Smartphone?
If the last month has made anything evident, it’s that tech companies are not treating voice recognition as a gimmick, and in fact, are increasingly paying more attention to it. But like our friend Matt Buchanan points out, it’s sort of de-humanizing. Is this something you actually use? How do you use it? Do you … Continued
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This One-Piece Rain Suit Lets you Pedal Through the Most Torrential Rains
Who decided babies should have all the fun when it comes to onesies? Certainly not Smart Products. Its one-piece Bikesuit offers head to toe rain protection in the form of waterproof, breathable polyester. Come at me, Poseidon! From the adjustable hood to the built-in toe covers, the Bikesuit was built for cycling from the ground … Continued
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