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Gadgets
This Inflating Bra Ad Left Me Confused Yet Reaching For My Wallet
4:03PM Rosa Golijan | Based on my non-existent Chinese skills, I managed to understand that this inflatable bra makes boobs big, BIG, BIG. And I guess there are odd sound effects and things looking firmer? Can someone please watch this commercial and translate for me? More »
Random Stuff
Computers Are Scary, But Steve Allen Is Here To Help
1:00PM Adam Frucci
Back in the early ’80s, computers were new and terrifying. Luckily, Steve Allen was available to chuckle you through all of that crazy jargon. [Everything Is Terrible]
Gadgets
5000 Volts Is More Than Enough Power To Crush A Soda Can
12:40PM Sean Fallon | Bob Davis scored a complete power supply including a 5000V transformer, 100uF Capacitor and a contactor on eBay for $US100 and did what any sane person would do — he built a can crusher. More »
Gadgets
DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator Makes For Stylish Headsets
10:40AM Rosa Golijan | This DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator, instantly reminded me of a my Star Trek fantasy. Bluetooth is the ruin of Star Trek. But this is a fun quick-n-dirty project. More »
Random Stuff
A Gigantic Circular Skateboard Violates Riding Laws 9X Over
6:40AM Sean Fallon | Skateboarding legend and artist Mark Gonzales has created a preposterous “Circle Board” for his exhibit, Round n’ Round, at the Franklin Parrasch Gallery in NYC. More »
Entertainment
What Netflix On The PS3 Actually Looks Like
6:35AM John Herrman | The tale of Netflix on the PS3 is sad: Sony’s solution is only now shipping after sitting pretty on the Xbox for more than a year, and to add insult to injury, it comes on a disc. Thankfully, it’s slick. More »
Robots
Bring Me Some Coffee, Bot
5:28AM Brian Lam | Before email, newspapers used intern runners to courier things between departments. Less than 50 years later, we have robots to do their jobs. More »
Cameras
Prank Musical Captures The Magic With Joystick-Controlled Cameras
4:20AM Adam Frucci | Famed internet pranksters Improv Everywhere just posted their latest “mission”, a musical about the joys of lunch sung inside the atrium of Trump Tower. But this time, they got to record it using a boatload of NBC’s high-tech gear. More »
Music
Tenori-On Goes Orange And Gets A Little Cheaper, Sort Of
3:40AM Danny Allen | The Tenori-On remains one of the most eye-catching, hypnotising ways to make music, and Yamaha has a cheaper model coming in January. Unlike the original, it can’t use batteries, has plastic casing and the LED lights only show on one side. More »
Vehicles
12:40PM Sean Fallon | Mavizen’s TTX02 electric motorcycle is being dubbed as “a laptop on wheels”. A really, really fast laptop on wheels. More »
Mavizen’s Electric Motorcycle Has Built-In Wi-Fi, Linux
12:40PM Sean Fallon | Mavizen’s TTX02 electric motorcycle is being dubbed as “a laptop on wheels”. A really, really fast laptop on wheels. More »