Click here to read It's Never Too Late For a Great <i>Social Network</i> Parody

It's Never Too Late For a Great Social Network Parody

Finally, a parody of The Social Network that's actually about The Social Network. It's funny! And as is so often the case in life, the highlights mostly come from Justin Timberlake. More »

07:40 PM

By Brian Barrett

#shipping

Your Packages Never Arrive Because UPS Employs Ninjas

An eagerly anticipated package that never seems to come. Frustrating! You track it online, you wait diligently at home—and yet, all you get is a HEY SORRY WE MISSED YA notice. So that's how they pull it off. More »

07:00 PM

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By Sam Biddle

#lasers

What It's Like to Have a High-Powered Laser Shot Into Your Eyeball

So the Wicked Laser was a letdown, but it's still super dangerous, so that's kind of cool, right? We wondered what it might be like to get Wicked lasered in the eyeball. So we shot one into a camera. Ouch. More »

06:40 PM

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By Sam Biddle

#selfpromotion

Check Out The Kickass Covers Gizmodo's Contributing Artist Sam Spratt Drew For Game Informer

06:32 PM

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#ipadcases

Fold Up This iPad Case Like Origami and Make a Stand

It's a two-in-one iPad case! We've seen a few multipurpose cases now, but Incase's Origami has a particular surfer-wetsuit-look that I really dig. More »

06:20 PM

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By Kat Hannaford

#apple

How Did Apple Let Kinect Slip Through Its Fingers?

The year is 2008. Inon Beracha, CEO of the company that engineered the brain of what is now Microsoft's shiny Kinect, is trying to find a buyer for the miracle tech. He tried Apple. No dice. Why? It was complicated. More »

05:40 PM

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By Sam Biddle

#exclusive

Concept art reveals Megamind could have looked like Galactus

Megamind, Will Ferrell's lovable supervillain, originally looked like Galactus, destroyer of worlds, as new concept art reveals. A new book, The Art of Megamind, includes tons of early art, showing killer mecha, strange henchmen, and random supervillains. Check it out. [io9]

05:20 PM

4,915

By Charlie Jane Anders

#autotuning

The Rent Is Too Damn High Video Should Be #1 In the Music Charts

Funny that this video came out the same day I renewed my apartment lease. Indeed, the rent is still too damn high. And while Jimmy McMillan lost the New York governor election, we should make him #1 in the charts. Now. More »

05:20 PM

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By Jesus Diaz

#girltalk

What Facebook Does To Teenage Girls

If you came of age without Facebook, you probably regularly find reasons to be grateful for it. But a new survey suggests that despite the risks, social networks can make teen girls more emotionally safe and closer to their friends. [Jezebel]

05:02 PM

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By Irin Carmon

#techonology

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There's Boobs In Apple's Trackpad Tutorial! [NSFW]

Given how anti-porn Apple is, it's kind of shocking to find out that there are secret boobs in one of their tutorials. Then again, the most vocal anti-porn people are usually the ones with the biggest secret stashes... [Fleshbot] [NSFW]

05:00 PM

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By Lux Alptraum

#dealzmodo

App Deals of the Day

What's better than ending your week with some great #appdealz? Many great men and women have tried—and failed—to answer this question. More »

05:00 PM

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By Adam Harris

#debunkery

The Truth Behind the Everlasting Happy Meal: Burgers That Size Don't Rot

The internet was totally grossed out recently by images that showed a McDonald's hamburger sitting out in the open for six months without decomposing or rotting. But one blogger dug a bit deeper, and it turns out no hamburgers rot. More »

04:40 PM

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By Kyle VanHemert

#sperm

More Great News: Common Plastics Are Killing Your Sperm

04:30 PM

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#humor

Taking Xbox Voice Commands a Little Too Far

Using Kinect voice commands to navigate Xbox Live is a pretty empowering experience. Maybe a little too empowering. Maybe... deadly. More »

04:20 PM

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By Brian Barrett

#cartoon

The Curious Law of Computer Software and Porn Bloat

Perhaps you are familiar with the law of computer software bloat, which states that, no matter how fast your computer is, software will always make it run slower than its maximum speed. Curiously enough, the law of porn bloat is similar. More »

04:00 PM

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By Jesus Diaz

#advertisement

Charge these Super Future Boots via USB

Wouldn't it be awesome if hidden inside your winter boots there was a little button that, if pushed, would provide 4-6 hours of sustained foot-cozying heat? Or a toasty jacket that helped you retain 20% more body heat? Well, Columbia has you covered with its new Omni-Heat® Thermal Technologies. More »

03:59 PM

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#interview

Interview: Bob Poole, Fearless Wildlife Filmmaker, Talks Elephant Chess and Dust Superstorms

Great Migrations, a jaw-droppingly beautiful look at, well, migrations, premieres Sunday at 8pm on National Geographic channel. Wildlife filmmaker Bob Poole contributed several segments to the series (and played chicken with elephants and dust storms in the process.) More »

03:20 PM

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By Kyle VanHemert

#preview

A Video Game That Dares To Make Americans Angry

I have little animosity for the virtual people I shoot in video games. They are cardboard targets. The worst they can do is kill the virtual me. My "death" lasts a few seconds. I can't hate them for that. More »

03:01 PM

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By Stephen Totilo

#dealzmodo

Gadget Deals of the Day

What's the deal with #dealz anyway? I heard you get the best gadget deals, all in one location, each weekday. I guess I just don't understand saving money. More »

03:00 PM

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By Adam Harris

#science

The Fascinating Story of the Twins Who Share Brains, Thoughts, and Senses

This is one of the most surprising and awesome tales ever told in the history of medicine. These twins are Tatiana and Krista Hogan. Their brains and sensory systems are networked together, but they have separate personalities. Their story defies belief. More »

02:40 PM

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By Jesus Diaz

#crazytownfriday

Come Up With a Batshit Crazy Scene For Sam Spratt To Illustrate

02:39 PM

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#skateboards

Six-Year-Old Kid Skates Better Than Most Teenagers

Asher Bradshaw was born wearing a pair of Vans, was swaddled in Vision Crib Wear, and was put to bed each night in a tiny half-pipe. These are the results.

02:28 PM

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By Joel Johnson

#4g

The Dirty Secret of Today's 4G: It's not 4G

T-Mobile claims the largest "4G" network in the country. Verizon's launching its "4G" LTE network later this year. And Sprint loves talking about "4G" WiMax. Thing is, none of these networks are actually 4G. Not by a long shot. More »

02:00 PM

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By matt buchanan

#netflix

Get Ready to Wait a Lot Longer for New Movies on Netflix

01:40 PM

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#spiderman

12 Gravity-Defying Videos of the Real-Life Spiderman

Afraid of heights? These may not be the videos for you. Alain Robert, the real-life spiderman, scales towering monuments across the globe—sans ropes, or security of any kind, for that matter. Don't slip, dude! More »

01:00 PM

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By Oobject.com

#ipodnano

The New and Improved iPod Nano Watch

The first iPod Nano watch, designed for Apple's new watch-sized iPod Nano, was basically just a nylon strap. Pretty unimaginative. These new funky-color silicone bands from Hex actually make Apple's diminutive iPod look like a not-entirely-ridiculous timepiece. More »

12:20 PM

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By Kyle VanHemert

#3dtvs

There's Another 21:9 3DTV in Town

Until now it's only been Philips that's had truly-widescreen 21:9 TVs, but Taiwanese company AUO has got in on the action with what they're claiming is the world's largest 3DTV with that aspect ratio, at 71-inches. More »

12:05 PM

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By Kat Hannaford

#health

How to Winterize Your Body to Stay Fit and Healthy in the Cold Months Ahead

Everyone is familiar with the benefits of winterizing things—car tires, window panes, sprinkler systems—but we often overlook ourselves. This winter, consider winterizing your body to stay fit and healthy, both mentally and physically. [Lifehacker]

12:00 PM

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By Jason Fitzpatrick

#ipad

Full Quake 3 Arena for iPad, At Last and For Real

My good buddy Alexander Pick is about to release the full Quake 3 Arena for iPad today, with on-screen key controls, like it should be. You can play offline and online, and add levels through iTunes file sharing, using drag-and-drop. More »

11:58 AM

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By Jesus Diaz

#odd

Old White Airline Passenger Turns Into Young Asian Man Mid-Flight

Yes, both of these pictures are of the same guy. To the right is how he looked when he boarded Air Canada flight AC018 from Hong Kong to Vancouver. The picture on the left is what he turned into. More »

11:51 AM

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By Adrian Chen

#bicycles

A Flat-Packed Bicycle Basket

For attaching to the front or back of a bicycle, these $75 baskets come in either white, green or black. Take a look at what they look like when they're sent out to you: More »

11:40 AM

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By Kat Hannaford

#humor

The 50 Awesomest Viral Videos Under 30 Seconds Long

Who has time to watch a whole viral video anymore? Between Tweeting, drinking Mountain Dew, and doing backflips, our attention spans are shorter than ever. So UGO curated 50 of the best viral videos under a half minute long. Enjoy: More »

11:00 AM

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By K. Thor Jensen – UGO.com

#kinect

Xbox 360 Kinect Stress Test, Technology Vs. Dogs, Darkness, Disguises

The Xbox 360 Kinect can be confused by large dogs and wildly flailing children. Those are two stress tests that Microsoft's controller-free add-on failed in a series of trials involving lighting, human and dog distraction, rubber masks and voice confusion. [Kotaku]

11:00 AM

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By Brian Crecente and Stephen Totilo

#loudnoises

This Is the World's Loudest Alarm Clock

10:40 AM

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#travel

Unplugged on a Tropical Island

10:00 AM

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#handheldvshandholding

Stop Not Paying Attention to Things

The perils of hand-held technology obsession are many: Shark attacks, child neglect, the old oops-I-dropped-my-phone-into-the-urinal routine. We must unite, rise up, and combat this scourge on our nation, starting with this word of advice from the new Windows Phone: Stop staring at your freaking smartphone all the time. More »

09:59 AM

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#apple

Apple Kills Xserve

09:56 AM

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#architecture

I Want to Curl Up and Hide in the Tent Made From Airbags

On sale for 10,000 Euros, these Dutch tents were created using inflatable airbags, all sewn together to make the perfect hideaway. They measure 8m by 6m, so you could even park your car in there too, for "extra protection." More »

09:40 AM

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By Kat Hannaford

#searchtechniques

Google Instant Mobile Searches that Make Sense

Google Instant is rolling out to iPhones and Androids. But why use Google.com mobile instead of your built-in search? Because it's really helpful for a few different quick look-ups. More »

09:20 AM

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By Kevin Purdy

#angrybirds

What Would Angry Birds Look Like as a Paper Stop-Motion Animation?

You can quit wondering and watch this video from Gregory Cortez. Colored paper and a few simple props give this video a delightful "home-made" feel. If only Rovio would release a paper version of the game, eh? [@GregoryCortez via TechCrunch]

09:00 AM

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By Kat Hannaford

#interview

A Pulitzer Prize Winning Author's Take On the World's First Computer

08:40 AM

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#kinect

The First Moron To Break His TV With Kinect

Well, the first moron that we've heard of. He's not really a moron, he's Phil Villarreal, author and critic. And he's out a pricey television. You are the controller? No Phil, you are the guy with the broken TV. [Kotaku]

08:30 AM

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By Brian Ashcraft

#ipadapps

Play DJ on Your iPad, Mixing Up To Four Songs Together With the Numark iDJ App

08:20 AM

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#movies

Are You Telling Me You Made a DeLorean...Out of Cake?

Great Scott! It's an 8-foot (2.4m) long DeLorean cake! It was baked to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Back To The Future and the Blu-ray releases, where cast and crewmembers tucked in—despite it leaving flaming tyre tracks. More »

08:00 AM

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By Kat Hannaford

#foxconnsuicides