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Music
iPod Touch Survives Brutal Pickup Truck Crushing
5:20AM Jesus Diaz | Believe it or not, this iPod touch is alive after being crushed by a pickup truck almost beyond the point of no return And I don’t mean “alive” as in a Connect-it-to-your-computer-and-see-if-it’s-still-functioning kind of way. I mean that it actually works, screen included: More »
Computers
The Most Artsy Slow-Mo Gadget Smash Video Ever Features Axe, MacBook Pro
11:30AM Jason Chen | We were so over videos that smash gadgets—it’s douchey, amateur, and nothing we want to condone—until we saw this. This, my friends, has go to be the most “artsy” gadget smash video we’ve ever seen. That’s along the same lines as crowning the tallest dwarf, the fastest minivan or the least slutty member of the Kardashian family, but it’s something. Watch and see, then hit the jump for a blooper. More »
Design
‘Sculpture’ Fires Beer Bottles at a Wall at 600KPH
1:02AM Adam Frucci | Now this is what I call art. It’s a sculpture/robot that flings empty beer bottles at a solid wall at 600 KPH, smashing them to smithereens. As the exhibit goes on during the day, a pile of green shards of glass piles up under the wall. It’s a comment on rock and roll or something, but I’m a simple man. I just like seeing things smash. If you’re like me, you can go check out the cannon at the SUPERDOME exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Hit the jump for another shot of the cannon in action. More »
Gadgets
Passive Aggressive Anger Release Machine, or Goodbye Kitty
7:35PM Gizmodo US Edition | Laydeez an’ gennulmen, I bring you the passive-agressive anger-release machine, an interactive sculpture by Yarisal and Kublitz. It’s pretty self-explanatory—a vending machine that smashes smashables for you, although I’m not sure it gives you the same satisfaction that you get from chucking china at the floor. I dedicate this one to those people who were hoping for a 32GB iPhone at yesterday’s WWDC, anyone who believes that Hello Kitty is the Jim Jones of the 21st century, my director, Ang Lee, producer Harvey Weinstein, and my voice coach, Bart Simpson. Oh, hang on, haven’t I forgotten someone? More »
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