This is a video that I can’t even describe with the usual oh-whoa-wow-look-at-this sort of excitement, because it just plain scares me. It shows how a Christmas tree can burn down an entire room in less than a minute. More »
Your TV is trying to kill your children. Your DVD player is trying to kill your children. Your robot lawnmower is trying to kill your children. And now, your blinds – your soft roman blinds! – are trying to kill your children. More »
Apparently, this kid-oriented Vac-U-Form toy involved creating your own plastic toys using moulds and an exposed hot plate. It’s safe to say that in today’s litigious society, this would not have lasted long.
According to Motorola-and contrary to the mobile phone now in your pants-their new i356IS won’t blow up gas stations or ignite fuel, sadly getting rid of the last bit of fun left in Motorola handsets.
One of the croissant-snarfing editors at Gizmodo France passed along this article that alleges the Mac Pro’s gives off toxic vapors. Translating from the language of love to the language of guns, soccer mums and hot dogs results in a bit of discombobulation, but the gist is that a CNRS lab researcher got a Mac Pro, and after his eyes and respiratory tract were repeatedly agitated by a “stench,” decided to break down the noxious vapor coming off the Mac Pro. They found “seven volatile organic contaminants.” Though the worst they do inhaled is cause skin, eye and respiratory irritation—ingested is another story—benzene is the most troublesome, since inhaling it eight hours a day over could affect one’s bone marrow. Apple’s response?
