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#topsecret
Crazy Secret CIA Manual Shows Magic Tricks Used By Spies
During the Cold War, the CIA hired a master magician to teach them deceptive maneuvers. Here are a handful of tricks, recovered from a super secret manual the government thought it had destroyed over 30 years ago. More »
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#clocks
This Wall Clock Shows How Mario Has Aged
This neat wall clock shows how video game favorite, Mario, has changed over time. Granted the entire thing's technically a bit reversed unless Mario has a Benjamin Button sort of issue. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Apple Said to Be Bullying, Giving Wedgies to Flash Memory Makers...Legendary German Camera-Maker Launches Really Boring Digital Cameras...ClearPlay's Upscaling 1080p DVD Player Allows High-Definition Censorship...Survey of Android App Developers Reveals Unhappiness With Sales... More » -
#christmas
This City's Christmas Tree Lights Will Go Off Unless 15 People Ride Bikes
I always feel warm and fuzzy when the Christmas tree gets put up, but it's definitely not because I'm sweating from pedaling bikes to keep the decorations glowing. I'll leave that to these crazy folks in Copenhagen. More » -
#creative
Zii Lives: First Look at the 1080p Android-Powered Trinity Phone
Remember the Creative/ZiiLabs StemCell system-on-a-chip from a while back? The one that spawned that Android PMP design? Well, the Zii project is marching on, which means new hardware, including the dual OS Trinity phone, 360ยบ HD webcam and more. More » - Yesterday - November 30, 2009
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#android
Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners: Grow, Marketplace, Grow
Google's just announced the winners of the second Android Developer Challenge, a homegrown app competition that's produced some must-haves for seasoned Android owners and nervous new Droid users alike. More » -
#review
Asus O!Play Review: Best-Priced HD Video Player Is the New Champ
Battlemodos give you a clear sense of what's good and bad in a gadget category, but there's no way to include everything. Consider the $99 Asus O!Play the new champ of HD video players—better late than never. More » -
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#lcds
Inside Sharp's Newest LCD Factory
This is some testing equipment inside Sharp's new LCD plant in Sakai City. The rest of the facility doesn't look quite as ominous though. In fact, it kinda resembles an air traffic center with some robots tossed in for fun. More » -
#cameras
The More We Know About the RED Scarlet Camera, the Better It Looks
My head has barely stopped spinning over the sneak peek of the RED Scarlet 2/3" camera, yet there's already a schedule for her release and some more pictures of the beauty. Best part? Looks like she'll be available this summer. More » -
#iphoneapps
Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps: November '09 Edition
Each month, the best new iPhone apps—and some older ones—are considered for admission into Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps Directory. Who will join? Who will live? Who will die? More » -
#blockquote
I Don't Like LHC Scientist's Quotes That Start With "If It Does Destroy the World..."
It's good to know that quotes like this—by Dr Paul Jackson, a particle physicist looking for the Higgs boson on the LHC Atlas experiment—come with a context: More » -
#crime
"Hammer, Hammer" Says Frankenstein As He Smashes TVs In a Target
A 39-year old Chicago man walked into a Minnesota Target store on Saturday morning and began smashing tvs while muttering "hammer" repeatedly in a monotone voice. Witnesses also describe him as walking like Frankenstein and having blood on his face. More » -
#ironman2
First Iron Man 2 Poster: Ker-Boom
Ho. Lee. Crap. The first (real) teaser trailer's coming in December, but after seeing this poster, I don't know if I can't wait that long. And yes, I know tomorrow is December. [Yahoo via Ain't It Cool] -
#buildings
Bulgarian Air Control Center Looks Like a Set From THX 1138
No, this isn't a still from a sci-fi movie. It's actually the Sofia and Varna Air Traffic Control Hall in Bulgaria. Pretty amazing. [Airliners.net; Thanks, Jason!] -
#tools
Can You Figure Out All the Uses for the Piranha Multitool?
When it comes to multitools, you can never have enough functions and the Pocket Tool X Piranha really takes that thought to heart. I can't even figure out half the things it's supposed to do. Can you? More » -
#crime
NY Gangs Use Twitter To Plan Crimes While The NY Police Use Twitter To Arrest Gangs
Could those two things be related somehow? Indeed, the turf war between gangs in New York has spilled over into twitter, where they often use the service to trash talk rival gangs and plan attacks. More » -
#lights
Hot Electric Metal Encased in a Sphere of Glass
LEDs are efficient. But by choice, my house is still bathed in the warm glow of hot electrified metal, in a bulb of glass and inert gas. More » -
#crime
First Made-For-Google Manhunt in Progress (Updating Live)
A Google Wave started by the Seattle Times is being used to track information about the search for a man suspected of killing four police officers. It's the first Google-supported manhunt and finally a decent use for Wave. Update 6. More » -
#speculation
More Evidence Apple's Looking Beyond Google for iPhone Maps?
A few months ago, Apple bought their own mapmaker, Placebase, which seemingly opened the possibility of non-Google-y maps. Now, they're looking for an iPhone maps engineer to "rethink how users use Maps and change the way people find things." More » -
#concepts
Custom Band-Aid Machine Covers Any Length of Cut
Normally, Band-Aids are a fine size for any minor cuts I have. But what if I have a huge wound and I don't have health insurance? I need an unreasonably large Band-Aid, dammit! More » -
#chocolate
The Japanese Love Chocolate So Much They Made a Chocolate Phone
This Japan-nly NTT Docomo Melty Chocolate phone is ridiculous. It's a working phone—it has 8-megapixel camera, digital TV tuner, Bluetooth and such—but the menus are designed to look like chocolate, and the outside looks like chocolate. More » -
#review
BassJump Review
On your desk, it's about the size and thickness of a triple-decker Wonder bread sandwich. But the BassJump, an aluminum micro subwoofer to match your MacBook Pro, made me salivate more than soft, refined carbs covered in mayo ever did. More » -
#dealzmodo
Gadget Deals of the Day
Cyber Monday means big savings on all sorts of electronics. Get in on the excitement now so you don't find yourself bored and gadgetless on Ordinary Tuesday. More » -
#notebooks
Thinkpad Bus Seats Inaugurate New Buttputing Era
First question: How tough are Thinkpad notebooks? Tough enough to be installed in buses and tram shuttles as seats and keep working just fine. Second question: Are the trackpads scrotumsensitive? I like to think they are. More » -
#computers
The Grumpiest Old Man Talks to Us About Computers
Andy Rooney was my weekly lesson in crotchetiness growing up, but I increasingly get the sense he's a corpse animated by secret government technology to keep senior citizens in line. He loves computers. And taxes. [The Awl] -
#food
Scientists Grow Pork Meat in a Lab, Annoying PETA People To Disappear Soon
Scientists in the Netherlands have successfully synthesized some real-deal pork meat without having to kill any pigs. Sure, it's not quite edible yet, but they predict you'll be eating labmeat in a mere five years. More » -
#bittorrent
Ten Alternatives to Mininova
Ed. note: Last week, popular BitTorrent tracker Mininova started limiting torrents to only approved partners. If you're hunting for a new torrent-tracking home, all-things-BitTorrent weblog TorrentFreak is here to offer some worthwhile alternatives. [Lifehacker] -
#wirelesshd
You Can Buy RocketFish's $600 1080p Wireless Kit Now, But You Shouldn't
Belkin's Flywire 1080p HD streamer was canceled, so if you want a device to stream 1080p from one side of the room to another side of the room (up to 33 feet away), Rocketfish has one today. But, no. More » -
#architecture
Spectacular Wave Door Is Deceptively Complex
If you're going to have a door as elaborate and beautiful as this, you'd better have a damned impressive house for it to open into. Otherwise, it's all disappointment once you cross the threshold. More » -
#speakers
Opere Sonore Speakers Look Like a $263,000 Ode To Spawn
Put a small speaker on a crazy looking modern sculpture and bam! That will be $263,000 please. More »