Easter Eggs

Entertainment

Every Amazing Easter Egg From 5 Superbowl Trailers

8:45AM February 8, 2011 | Charlie Jane Anders

Yesterday’s Superbowl was our first real look at a bunch of new must-see movies. And all those 30-second TV spots were jam-packed with Easter eggs and hints about what characters and situations we’re going to be discovering this later thsi year. Here are scores of screencaps, showing everything you might have missed. More »


Online

Not Even Amazon Will Spare You A Rickrolling

10:20AM October 2, 2010 | Sam Biddle

I need a humidifier. I’ll head to Amazon. They have deals. I’ll scroll through their front page—oh, here are some good deals. Oh look, at the bottom there’s a list of sites Amazon owns. Oh, the—OH GOD NO. More »


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Freak Out Your Coworkers With Google Docs Konami Code

9:20AM September 4, 2010 | Sam Biddle

The Konami Code (if you don’t know it, then shame on you!) has long been part of geek lore. But now it can be part of your work day too: Google has added a new, pranktastic easter egg to Docs. More »


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YouTube Easter Egg Lets You Play "Snake"

3:04PM July 25, 2010 | Owen Good

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/H1IzMb1VrJY&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":580,"height":375,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );

How long this has been available, who knows, but someone just found an Easter egg in YouTube that allows you to play a game of Snake on the video while it’s paused or plays. More »


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Google Gooooooooooooooooooal! Easter Egg

11:27PM June 8, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Right now, the South Africa World Cup is only 3 days 6 hours and 30 minutes away. I can’t wait for the kick off, neither can Google: If you search for World Cup, you will get this Easter egg.


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Android Rips Up Google And Discovers A Nexus One Easter Egg

6:40AM May 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Google sure does love its easter eggs, and here in the UK, Android fans are treated to a very special sight when “meet Android” is typed and “I’m feeling lucky” hit. More »


Geek Out

Houston, We Got Porn On the Moon

3:40AM May 16, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

A pornish cartoon. That’s what a surprised Apollo 16′s Commander Fred Haise found while walking on the Moon. It was in his checklist—mounted on his forearm—but it wasn’t the first time that happened:

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Gadgets

Creme That Egg: Rube Goldberg Machine Destroys Easter In 8,000 Easy Steps

9:40AM March 25, 2009 | Sean Fallon

I have to admit, this Rube Goldberg machine is pretty friggn’ ingenious—even if it does result in a the gruesome death of a delicious Cadbury Egg. [Telegraph via Jezebel]

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Gaming

The One Thing David Pogue and Unlimited Lives in Contra Have in Common

6:15AM December 3, 2008 | John Mahoney

The Konami code is a secret branding, a geek stigmata–all it takes is that one brief flash, and you’re immediately recognised as one of US. Is it any surprise then, that if you enter that hallowed sequence on DP’s new Pogue-o-Matic gadget finder, you get to watch him do a special trick?

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