Sunday, March 29, 2009

Cars

The Penis Train (When Children Playgrounds Go VERY Wrong)

12:30PM March 29, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

And you thought nothing could beat the Jesus Switch as the worst Wrongmodo ever, didn’t you? I said: DIDN’T YOU? Well, Jason and I did, but the—absolutely hilarious—Polish Penis Train has proved us oh-so-wrong. [DRB]

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Entertainment

Current Dangers to American Families: Al Qaeda, The Financiapocalypse, and Netflix Queues

12:00PM March 29, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Renting a movie used to mean a quiet night in with your significant other, or a significant amount of alcohol. But these days, virtual warfare has broken out over Netflix queues, threatening to destroy relationships.

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Mobile

Rumour: Palm Pre Beta Tester Gives April 30th as Planned Release Date

11:15AM March 29, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Take this with about a silo of salt: Jim Van, a Palm Pre beta tester, has Twittered that April 30th is the date of the highly-anticipated Pre’s release.

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Cars

New Aeroplane Interior Design Allows for Romantic Dinner for Two

10:40AM March 29, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

While you and I try to eat our plastic-wrapped dinner in cattle class, first class passengers in Swiss International’s flights would be able to chat up passengers and invite them to their table for two.

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Online

Time-Travelling Victorian Torso Found on Google Street View

9:45AM March 29, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Google Street view has given us so much, especially in the realm of embarrassing drunken escapades. Here’s something new: A time-travelling torso from Victorian England captured “coincidentally” at the most supernatural site in Wales.

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Software

Happy Birthday Cake iPhone App May Result in Spit All Over Your iPhone

9:15AM March 29, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

AppTOKYO (!!!) is offering their new “Happy Birthday Cake” iPhone app for free for one month, so you can literally do as little as possible to celebrate somebody’s birthday.

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Science

Texas Decides Evolution Needs More Study, I Decide I Need Less Texas

8:30AM March 29, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

In Austin, creationists have managed to include several amendments aimed at casting doubt on the theory of evolution. The amendments may affect the content in science textbooks across the country.

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Software

Breaking: Cranky Windows Guy’s Day Ruined by ‘Really Nasty’ Trojan on His PC

7:10AM March 29, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Gizmodo’s cranky Windows guy, Adam Frucci, just had the spring stolen from his dance step by a nasty trojan he discovered on his PC. I sure hope it’s not it’s not Conficker.

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Cameras

Timelapse Garden Video Camera Watches Your Garden Grow So You Don’t Have to

6:45AM March 29, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Sure, Planet Earth was great. But what if you want to get stoned and gawk at time-lapsed videos of your own garden? The Timelapse Garden Video Camera can make that happen.

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Gadgets

Earth Hour: Turn Off Your Gadgets and Do Things in the Dark

6:00AM March 29, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

My dear friend—and tree-huggin’ hippie—Robyn reminds me that tonight is Earth Hour. It may seem silly, but turning off all your electrical devices is a nice gesture. If only to do many other things, like:

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