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Cameras
Is It The Camera, Or Are You Just Fat?
12:40AM Matt Buchanan | Does the camera really make you look 10 pounds fatter? Short answer, according to video pros: Not really, unless you’re shot under horrendous lighting and from a terrible angle. Of course, with HD, there are other concerns. [Ars] More »
Gadgets
Wii Fit, Weight Fat: What’s the Difference?
12:40PM Gizmodo US Edition | Weight Fat—found in a Japanese crane machine—blatantly rips off Wii Fit with its green, grey and white colour scheme and similar fonts. There’s a problem with this knock-off, though: it’s not even a video game. More »
Science
Liposuction Doctor Powered His Cars with Human Fat
2:00AM Adam Frucci | A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon has started using the human fat left over from liposuction as biofuel to power his SUV. It’s the American Dream: turning your fat arse into free gas. More »
Gadgets
Waistband Stretcher Only Delays the Inevitable Muumuu Purchase in Your Future
4:00AM Jack Loftus | While many people use the shopping bonanza Black Friday (now deadly, btw) to secure new clothes as.gifts for loved ones, I use it as an excuse to buy new pants because my old ones don’t fit after Thanksgiving dinner. Thankfully, I won’t have to do that anymore, because the Waistband Stretcher removes that task and all other vestiges of personal accountability from the equation forever. More »
Home
George Foreman Fryer Spins Fried Food To Knock Out Fat
12:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Rejoice, culinary neophytes everywhere! George Foreman, that lovable former boxer turned kitchen gadget man has put out a deep fat fryer. You heard me right–look forward to the smell of burning oil and deep fried everything coming soon from your nearest dormitory. Foreman’s Lean Mean Fryer uses a “Smart Spin” technology after your food’s been fried to allegedly whirl out 55% of the fat absorbed during frying using centrifugal force. I’m not sure how scientific that fat-busting claim is or how safe I feel having boiling oil spinning around in my kitchen, but if you’re a fan of fried foods, this cooking godsend is now available in North America for $US150. More »
Random Stuff
Canned Bacon Guarantees Full Heart Failure in 24 Hours
3:20AM Gizmodo US Edition | Remember the canned cheeseburgers? Now you can make yours even more yummylicious with canned 100% US bacon, cooked and ready to eat. Actually, forget the burger: make your own bacon sandwich using two additional layers of bacon instead of bread. Each can contains all the vitamins and minerals you need to keep a healthy life while pretending to work in front of the computer, and you can even use the remaining fat to polish iPhones and assorted gadgets.
Science
Electric Implant Device Could Do Away With Gastric Bypass
4:00AM Sean Fallon | Thanks to the research team at EnteroMedics, there may be new hope in our quest to lose weight while avoiding regular physical activity and a healthy diet. The device they have come up with is implanted just under the skin and uses electrical signals to block the vagus nerve—which controls how the stomach expands when we eat. Naturally, if the stomach doesn’t expand, that would mean that the user would feel full much faster than normal. It also reduces our craving for food in general. More »
Entertainment
Japan’s Astro Boy Robot Redesigned As a Fat Ass
8:48AM Gizmodo US Edition | Astro Boy, the robot Mickey Mouse of Japan with a machine gun in his arse, has received his first major graphic overhaul in years and they made him fat. The formerly svelte, doe-eyed bot with 100,000 horsepower looks like a cross between a fish lips and a mini sumo wrestler. More »
New Procedure Turns Beer Bellies into Bigger Boobies
4:09AM Seamus Byrne | Ladies, you’re perfect just the way you are. Don’t let society get you down and ruin your body image. You’re beautiful. Not convinced? Do you think you need a bigger chest to get that promotion or to snag a quality man? Well, it’s your life. A new procedure can take fat cells from your belly or butt, mix ‘em up with stem cells, inject them into your mammos, and suddenly your boobs will start to grow. The whole thing can be done in less than an hour, allowing you to sneak away on your lunch break to get a boost to your breasts. The growth occurs over six months, so it’s not a sudden change like implants. It’s also your own body fat, so you won’t feel like someone stapled a couple of soccer balls to your chest. The procedure is initially intended for women who’ve had mastectomies, which is great, but it surely won’t be long before this becomes the next Botox. Seriously though… you don’t need it. [BBC] More »
