Chocolate

Mobile

Sharp’s Chocolate Japanese Phone Isn’t Sweet

3:00AM January 26, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

If you thought that Apple’s attempts to make a wild west-inspired skin for the iPhone was horrific, think again. What we have here is Sharp’s attempt to woo their Japanese market with, uh, a chocolate-themed phone. More »


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Customizable Chocolates Come in More Flavors Than Willy Wonka’s Lickable Wallpaper

7:00PM January 21, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

Why is it so impossible to make a tasty chocolate confection? I swear, every other one I eat is either coconut creme, lemon arsehole, or some other flavour that has no business in my mouth. These new modular chocolates however will taste exactly how I want them to — delicious. More »


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Carbonite-Frozen Han Solo Is The Only Chocolate I Want

10:00AM December 1, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Here’s the official Carbonite-Frozen Han Solo Chocolate Bar just because I love you. George Lucas has no shame. And sometimes I don’t care. This 128g dark chocolate measures 15cm in length. More »


Online

Hackers Defile Hershey’s Website By Changing A Single Recipe

6:20AM August 4, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Nothing is safe. Not even chocolate. As indicated by a recent letter sent to their customers, Hershey just suffered a security breach that resulted in a changed recipe. I really hope they didn’t change their chocolate chip banana bread. More »


Science

Chocolate Cake Even Looks Delicious Under An Electronic Microscope

9:02AM July 20, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

When I see this beautiful gallery of food under the electronic microscope, all I can think about is: “I want a chocolate cake that big, so I can stuff my face and build a cave at the same time.” More »


Science

Sweet, It’s A 3D Chocolate Printer!

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2:15PM July 8, 2011 | Danny Allen

We’ve watched 3D printers emerge to do all sorts of crazy things here at Giz, but chocolate? Now we’re talking! British scientists have modified tech normally used with plastic and metals, and it could ultimately let you create a custom creation on your computer, then pick it up at a chocolate shop ten minutes later. More »


Online

I Would Eat And Drink This Chocolate Website Right Up

2:40AM June 17, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

To promote the chocolate-flavoured stout beer Sagres Preta Chocolate, every single page of the website was designed and made in chocolate, then photographed for the website. Looking at the website, I’d say they achieved their aim *salivates*. More »


Science

Let’s Count The Ways We Can Explode A Cadbury Creme Egg

3:20AM April 23, 2011 | Adrian Covert

To celebrate the Easter holiday, a gaggle of UK chemistry boffins subjected the legendary Cadbury Creme Egg to a handful of experiments in the name of science. SPOILER: many creme eggs were harmed while making this video. More »


Cars

Ford Inspired By Chocolate Bar For New Lightweight Plastic

4:40PM April 8, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

It may not be available in the US, but American car company Ford looked to NestlĂ©’s Aero chocolate bar for inspiration when designing their new ultra-light plastic for their cars. More »


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Break Me Off A Piece Of This 7kg Kit Kat Bar

11:42PM March 17, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Sure, eating a 7kg Kit Kat bar would probably kill you. But can you think of a more chocolate-and-wafery way to go? Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to size up my bathtub’s dimensions and buy bulk nougat. More »