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Stopper Postcard Measures Delivery Speed While Stressing Out Postal Workers

6:00AM March 16, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Just how long does it take that postcard to get from A to B? The Stopper postcard can tell you, all while adding yet another layer of stress onto the backs of today’s postal workers.

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Shocking News: Dudes Like the Internet More Than Ladies

1:50AM October 2, 2008 | Adam Frucci

A new study on the “Happiness Index” polled 8,500 Australians aged 18-64, and it found that for men, they were happiest while on the internet. For women, on the other hand, they were made the most happy while spending quality time with the family. I can’t see how the discrepancy could cause any relationship problems.

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AD88 From Alfred Dunhill a Pointless Waste of Piano-Black Finish

9:20PM June 23, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

Whenever I see some high-end retailer flogging non-core business objects, I wrinkle up my nose in disgust. Chanel, of the non-Cylon No. 5, has been the most visible company to do this with its bikes, skis, and now fishing gear, and this is British gentleman’s outfitters, Dunhill’s, take on it. The AD88. Not only does it take my initials in vain, but it is almost US$4,000-worth of iPod dock, digital radio and CD/DVD player that, at almost US$4,000 (I guess you tip the doorman the remaining US$5 when you walk out of the shop with it) makes fools of us all.

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Self-Stirring Cup of Tea Puts My Left Hand Out of a Job

6:42PM April 17, 2008 | Addy Dugdale

In GizmodoWorld, no one loves a cuppa quite like I do—although the amount of times I go to the kettle each day is giving me RSI. Anyways, two French guys have designed a cup of tea that stirs itself. Simple in its design, all you need do for it to work is channel your inner Cognac-drinker, swilling the liquid around the cup until the sugar has dissolved. More info, including a How-To cartoon is after the jump.

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