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Random Stuff
Criminal Charges Looming For Balloon Boy Mastermind Richard Heene
2:00AM Jack Loftus | Karma’s a bunch of hooey, but in cases like this I can understand its appeal: Richard Heene, the arrogant, self-centered con artist behind the “Balloon Boy” hoax, is about to be charged with a crime. More »
Phones
11:00PM Sean Fallon | We have heard a lot about flaming iPods, but what a Dutch blog claims happened to this iPhone 3G is something else entirely. More »
Flaming iPhone 3G Melts A Crater In This Car Seat
11:00PM Sean Fallon | We have heard a lot about flaming iPods, but what a Dutch blog claims happened to this iPhone 3G is something else entirely. More »
Software
Google Chrome OS Screenshots Are Fake, Just Like We Thought
8:21AM Dan Nosowitz | John Herrman was pretty sceptical of the Chrome OS screenshots we saw this morning, and as it turns out, rightly so; their creator has piped up and admitted their falsity. More »
Cameras
Hideous Rusted Camera is Ugly Like a Fox
8:45AM Dan Nosowitz | This decrepit-looking camera is actually disguised in preparation for a trip overseas: It’s intentionally damaged and taped up on the surface, but is actually in perfect working order to mislead potential thieves. Clever! [MAKE] More »
Computers
The Perfect MacBook Mini: Leak, Concept, or Fake, We Love It Anyway
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know what this is and I don’t care. It may be a MacBook Mini concept. Or a crazy leak. Or just a perfect fake. Whatever it is, it’s beautiful. I want one badly. More »
Phones
Pomegranate Phone: Can Your iPhone Brew Coffee or Shave Your Face?
5:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | The masterfully-faked Pomegranate Phone is a great riff on the iPhone’s it-does-everything! ads. It’s a pomegranate-based design that includes an electric shaver, coffee brewer, and a harmonica. Brilliant. But what is it actually advertising? More »
Press
Japanese Security Firm Yaroo’s Logo Looks Suspiciously Familiar
6:00PM Elaine Chow | Apparently China isn’t the only place where popular logos seem to be mysteriously borrowed by other businesses. You don’t have to search too far to find Tokyo security firm Yaroo’s inspiration. More »
Entertainment
The Star Wars Galaxy Fully Mapped in High Resolution
12:10AM Jesus Diaz | If there’s anything I like more than space it’s fake space. That’s why this map of the Star Wars Galaxy, from Coruscant to the Wild Space region, has me fascinated this morning. High res inside. More »
Entertainment
The Mactini: The Inevitable Future of Apple in a Post-Netbook World
8:42PM John Herrman | Who could have guessed that the most prescient technologist of our day would be a relatively unknown British sketch comedian? More »
Entertainment
