lies

Thursday, August 20, 2009
Robots

Warning: Robots Have Learned Deception, Will Kill Us All

1:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Not to get all alarmist with you people, but a group of robots in Switzerland have learned to lie to each other about the location of an object representing food, which almost certainly means we’re all going to die. Soon. More »
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Software

Agile Lie Detector: Tell Me the Truth, iPhone!

12:40AM Mark Wilson | No good can come of this, but if you’re in need to a quick and unreliable way to test your spouse’s fidelity, then the $US8 Agile Lie Detector for the iPhone might work. More »
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Phones

iPhone May Take Pictures Of Your Junk and Send Them to Your Attractive Coworker

9:36PM John Herrman | The guy at the Genius Bar, you know, the one from Die Hard 4? Yeah, he told me it happens all the time. Honey, you’ve got to believe me. By the way, never go to the Apple support forums. Love you! [Apple via The Inquirer] More »
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Games

PS3 Guitar Hero Drums Aren’t Working in Rock Band

3:59AM Mark Wilson | Since Guitar Hero: World Tour features a full set of instruments that are nearly identical to Rock Band’s, Activision decided that it was time to take the high road and make their PS3 hardware completely compatible with their competition. Great, right? Well it is, except for one minor catch: PS3 Guitar Hero drums are not working in Rock Band. Oh, and the Rock Band mic isn’t working in Guitar Hero, either. More »
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Gadgets

USB Presidential Polygraph Lets You Say ‘Thanks But No Thanks’ to Liars

1:16AM Adam Frucci | The Presidential Polygraph is a USB lie detector that will let you quickly and easily determine whether or not someone is telling the truth. For a mere $US50, it comes with all the stuff you’ll need to determine whether or not your brother-in-law really loves your sister: a pulse oximeter finger clip, skin galvanisation finger wraps, a “breathing apparatus,” and the necessary software. And, because no one lies better than politicians, it comes complete with creepy likenesses of the 2008 presidential candidates. If only you could hook it up to the TV for tonight’s debate! It would probably overload and set your computer on fire. [Presidential Polygraph] More »
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Gadgets

Kinoki Footpads Are Stained with Lies and Shame, Not Body Toxins

10:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Sarah Varney of NPR’s “All Things Considered” tested out the Kinoki body-detoxifying footpads currently making the rounds of late-night infomercials, to see if they really eliminate “heavy metals and metabolic waste.” She and her husband used them for a night, and by the next morning the pads were covered in disgusting black gunk, as advertised. But then she took them to a lab for chemical analysis to learn exactly what was going on. The results? The Kinoki footpads are a dirty scam. More »
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