Jokes

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Jokester Redesigns Languishing Construction Hole As Playpen

1:00AM August 22, 2011 | Jack Loftus

While we doubt the three-year-old construction “hole” that’s plagued Seattle neighbourhood Green Lake will actually become a play area — complete with 65-space unicycle parking lot — it’s really the thought that counts, and the thought here is pretty clever. More »


Cameras

Samsung Says We Should Blow Our Rent Money On Cameras

12:58AM June 3, 2011 | Adrian Covert

I get it. Samsung wants to hawk their wares. And obviously they’re joking. But when a corporate voice gets all tongue-in-cheek, I can’t help but feel like they’re that creepy, middle-aged dude offering me candy from a white van. [Twitter]


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"Divorce"

5:30AM April 3, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Seems Boing Boing reader “Pete” played a little prank on his wife for April Fool’s Day using a changed Contacts file, knowledge of her love for the AP Mobile app and pure, pure malice. More »


Science

What Was The Secret Payload Inside SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft?

8:46AM December 10, 2010 | Casey Chan

Did you know there was a very secret payload on board the Dragon spacecraft, the first private spaceship to reach orbit and return safely to Earth? SpaceX didn’t reveal what it was until today. The answer is deliciously funny. More »


Software

Red Tube iPhone App Isn’t What You Think

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3:40PM August 26, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Everybody knows Apple is tighter than Tony Abbot’s budgie smugglers when it comes to letting adult content onto the app store. Which is why it’s so amusing reading the comments for the Red Tube iPhone app. More »


Toy Gun Bluetooth Earpiece Is How We Feel, Too

2:40PM August 3, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The Bluetooth earpiece is an essential component of any 21st century d-bag’s uniform, a fact which has generally steered the more cynical gadget-using population away from them. But this custom Bluetooth ear piece shows that you totally get all that. More »


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Nokia’s Come-From-Behind Strategy

10:00AM July 27, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Maybe I’m just a dreamer, but I’m pretty sure this version of Nokia’s slogan would do more to boost sales than “Connecting People” ever did. More »


Fake iPads For Everyone!

10:41PM June 22, 2010 | Mark Wilson

“Happy birthday, grandma! Enjoy your expensive new iPad! Wait…it’s not booting? Wait…you’re saying you broke it? WTF grandma! I give you this great gift and you just break it?? You’re a horrible person, grandma. Absolutely horrible.” $US50. [iPadDummy via boingboing]


Gadgets

The Kogan ‘Portector’ – Protecting Us From Spams And Scams Since 2010

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10:00AM June 18, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Never one to miss a business opportunity, Ruslan Kogan and his team have developed the “Portector”, a high-tech device used to protect Australians from all the spams and scams that are making their way through the Portal. More »


Online

Microsoft’s Official Humour Guide: Funny Because It’s Real

3:00AM May 1, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The company that brought you the comedy gold of Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates gabbing about footwear has solved humour forever; the end. Meet Microsoft’s education competency guide to humour, and please remember to tip your waitress: More »