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Mind-Blowing Disney Sensor Tech Brings Gesture Based Computing To Everyday Objects [Video]

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Disney Research (which presumably has lots of mice) created a new sensing system called Touché that can sense a wide variety of human hand and body interactions, not just touch screens, but in all sorts of objects—even liquids. More »


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Mind-Blowing Disney Sensor Tech Brings Gesture Based Computing To Everyday Objects [Video]

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Disney Research (which presumably has lots of mice) created a new sensing system called Touché that can sense a wide variety of human hand and body interactions, not just touch screens, but in all sorts of objects—even liquids. More »


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Everyone Has Been Hacked. Now What? [Hacking]

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

The attackers chose their moment well. More »


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Party-Pooping Scientists Want To Make Air Shows Less Awesome With Jet Engine-Quieting Sponges [Science]

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Dammit science. For all the good you do, you can be a real Debbie Downer sometimes. We like it when you cure diseases and invent awesome new materials like silicene, but when you take away the mighty roar of a jet fighter, that's when you've gone too far. More »


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Simple Paper Flashlight Folds As Flat As a Bookmark [Flashlights]

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

LEDs are not only incredibly energy-efficient, but they're also small enough to be squeezed into the tiniest of gadgets. Or in the case of the Lite Lite, a simple piece of paper that folds into a working flashlight. More »


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Roll-Up Bottle Is Big When You Need it, Small When You Don’t [Hydration]

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

The Bübi Bottle may look like a normal plastic water container, but it's actually made from firm, yet supple, silicone. This means you can roll it up when you're done to save space, but we wouldn't suggest reaching for it in a bar brawl. More »


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This Ridiculous Hot Tub Is Larger Than Some New York Apartments [Hot Tubs]

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

We understand the appeal of kicking back at the end of a long day in a warm jet of bubbles. But it looks like the Luxema 8000 hot tub could fill an entire backyard, let alone a cheap New York apartment. More »


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How to Pirate Software Without Getting Caught [Piracy]

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Pirating software you don't own is always illegal. But there are times when you do own software that you can't access without pirating it. The cruel irony is that in those times, you're probably more at risk of getting slapped with a lawsuit than real, actual pirates. Here's a guide to pirating like a pro to get back what's rightfully yours. More »


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Tenacious D: Rize Of The Fenix [Video]

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Reports of Tenacious D's death have been greatly exaggerated. They may have been flying under the radar for a little while, but the dynamic duo is back with a vengeance. And a new album, which drops May 15. And a new music video, which drops right now. It's so poppin' fresh they didn't even have a chance to finish editing it. [Buzzfeed] More »


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Mark Zuckerberg Will Determine Whether You Get Wasted Tonight, Kiddies [Facebook]

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg. Grand overlord of everyone's internet. He won't be happy until he has a part to play in every single godforsaken aspect of your miserable lives. More »


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Mix One Part Hot Glue, One Part Plastic Sheeting and You Have a Beautiful, Bizarre Art Installation [Video]

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Sometimes wondrous beauty can surprise us by being made with the most mundane materials. Such is definitely the case with artist Yasuaki Oishi's 2012 installation entitled Reverse of Volume RG. More »


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Stunning Sculpture Captures an Object’s Ghost [Video]

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Japanese artist Yasuaki Onishi's Reverse of Volume RG is a stunning installation that captures the "ghost" of what is no longer there. A visual impression of what is missing. More »


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The Definitive History of People Hating Facebook’s Redesigns [Facebook]

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Buzzfeed's FWD has put together a Facebook timeline filled with people getting VERY VERY ANGRY about each and every tweak to Facebook's design and functionality. Everyone hates everything that Facebook does, and always has, apparently. More »


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Meet the JMFB: Beef-Infused Rye, and a Whole Lot of Fire [Happy Hour]

Friday, May 4th, 2012

How do you drink a man? You heard me. How do you find the gastronomic, alcoholic equivalents to a guy's personality, especially when the guy in question is Glorious Leader, Gizmodo Editor-In-Chief Joe Brown? More »


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The C-RAM Centurion Tears Up Warheads With a Stream of Hot Lead [Video]

Friday, May 4th, 2012

The US Navy's Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) is the last line of defense against inbound rocket and missile attacks. When it detects inbound threats, it automatically unleashes a torrent of armor-piercing rounds. And, not content to let the Navy have all the fun, the US Army is currently developing its own land-locked version, the C-RAM Centurion. More »


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The 9 Weirdest Places in Reddit [WTFriday]

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Reddit is the best possible argument anyone can muster against direct democracy: a perfect cross section of the internet and all horrible people on it. It's bloated with racism, depravity, more racism, but moreover with an incredibly diverse array of strange and absurd subcultures. More »


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Cut Copy: Take Me Over [Video]

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

A great song. An amazing video. The coolest kid you're going to see this side of Antarctica. Cut Copy's new video for Take Me Over is flawlessly beautiful and hits on so many levels. More »


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