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#giftguide
Gifts For Lazy People Who Could Use a Smarter Home
If you know someone who would benefit by turning more of the day-to-day operation of their home over to gadgets, we have several products you might be interested in (and one you shouldn't be). More »
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#blackfriday
Why You Should Ignore Black Friday Cellphone Deals
Forget, TVs, laptops and Blu-ray players, this year's go-to Black Friday doorbusters are smartphones. And as tantalizing as the deals might look, do yourself a favor. Pretend you never saw them. More » -
#robots
Autonomous BB-Shooting Mini Mech Is Too Violent For Its Own Good
Just look how excited this "X-Brat" mini mech gets when it acquires a target. Clearly, it is consumed with the urge to kill. In the end, this proves to be his undoing. More » -
#tvs
The 5 Best HDTV Deals Under $1000
We teamed with HD Guru Gary Merson again, this time to find the best TVs under $1000. This economy has really shocked prices. Forget the off-brands. You can now get a top-name good-looking 50" TV for $700, and more... More » -
#blackfriday
Lifehacker's Guide to Making the Most of Black Friday
Black Friday: It's a day when you can either score killer deals on gear or pay way too much for too little. The amount of planning and strategy you use is the biggest factor in whether or not you'll get burned. [Lifehacker] -
#dealzmodo
Every Mac Price-Compared Across Retailers
AppleInsider has a ridiculously handy chart that compares prices on Mac sales across various retailers. Granted, it's not taking into account Apple's Black Friday deals, but there are hundreds of dollars to be saved if you're interested. [AppleInsider] -
#photography
I Can't Get Enough of This Weird and Wonderful Microscopy
The results from the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition are in. They are as mesmerizing and funky as always, starting with the winner: A water flea from planet Zortax photographed with confocal laser scanning microscopy. Here's the Top 20: More » -
#google
How to Try the New Google Search
Confirmed. The rumors about Google's redesign are true, and you can try it for yourself with a very simple method.
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#iphoneapps
Waze Turn-By-Turn App Makes Your Car Into a 3000lb Pac-Man
Free, crowd-sourced turn-by-turn app Waze might not navigate quite as well as the Navigons and Telenavs of the world, but it's got one killer feature that they don't: cherries, to chomp with your car. More » -
#kindle
Kindle Gets Firmware Updated to 2.3
Get excited, Kindle owners! Both the US and global versions of the Kindle as well as the Kindle DX now have fancy new firmware available, bringing a handful of new features and benefits. More » -
#nas
8-Bay Drobo Pro Reviewed, Approved
PC Perspective put the $1,500, 8-bay Drobo Pro through all the paces, and they found that, yes, it's wonderful, and yes, it lacks eSATA. But if you need/want eSATA, there's always the 5-bay Drobo S. [PC Perspective] -
#microsoft
The PC Lounge at Saks Fifth Avenue Looks Uncomfortable
This is the Microsoft PC Lounge at Saks Fifth Avenue. Looks a tad uncomfortable! More » -
#data
TiVo Is Slowly Dying
It's always strange when a company that's become synonymous with its market—like Kleenex to tissues, or Xerox to copiers—starts fading. And that's exactly what happening to TiVo, whose subscriber level has dropped to where it was in 2004. More » -
#giftguide
Gifts for Apple Cultists Who've Grown Beyond Shame
If you're reading this, there's at least a 50 percent chance you or someone you know is a complete Mactard. Here's their wish list (SPOILER: It's all Apple stuff): More »
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#advertisement
Get a Jump on Holiday Shopping with Gilt Man
Gilt Man's major blowout sale offers up to 90% off of hoodies, coats, sweaters, loafers, and suits. Sale on A-list brands like Adidas, Cole Haan, and Penguin starts at noon today. Shop today, chow tomorrow, chill on Black Friday! More » -
#porn
New Parental Filter Will Annihilate Internet Porn Forever
Sorry, pervs, the perfect porn blocker is here. Conan O'Brien has saved the internets from the porn slime. Gracias, Conando! [Geeks Are Sexy] -
#ads
Spectacular Stop Motion Book Ad Make eBooks Seem Downright Soulless
This stop-motion ad by the New Zealand Book Council makes me glad I don't own a Kindle or a Nook, and it makes me want to go grab a book immediately. Preferably a gritty New Zealand western. [Arbora via TDW] -
#imagecache
Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
If two new paid fart apps in one day isn't a sign of a maturing App Catalog, I don't know what is. Rest easy, Rubinstein. For once. [Palm] -
#internet
Places Where the Internet Actually Happens (In Real Life)
Real, physical places form the Net's backbone: data centers, under-sea cables, junctions, optic fiber pipes. Wired traced a single bit's journey from England, across the US, and into Asia—a fascinating reminder at how physical the virtual really is. More » -
#displays
Pixel Qi Dual-Mode LCD Ships Next Month; $100, 10-Watt HDTV Up Next
One is a rough manufacturing start date for a display component, and the other is an announcement so vague it barely means anything. But lest you forget: Pixel Qi's multi-mode, e-ink-shaming LCD technology is amazing. More » -
#imagecache
Ping Pong Terminator
Vietnamese robot TOSY is a master of ping pong. He also has an ab regimen that effectively distracts from his receding hairline. [Pink Tentacle] -
#infographics
The Grass Is Greener On the Other Side, China Edition
Newsweek has a series of eight polls exploring how China looks at the US, the US at China, and the two of us at the world. We have confidence...just not necessarily in ourselves. [Newsweek via Fast Company] -
#apple
ColorWare's Kaleidoscope of Color Comes to 27-inch iMacs and the Magic Mouse
Hot the heels of letting you paint the PS3 Slim, ColorWare will now also customize your latest Apple gear. For $500, you can colorize your own iMac, or pay a $700 premium (over Apple's prices) to buy one from ColorWare. More » -
#xbox360
The Xbox Elegant Edition
"To hell with IPs!" Xbox 360 cried to TiVo HD. And for one night, there were no movies watched nor games played while the wire-crossed lovers embraced in the warm glow of the plasma TV. More » -
#cellphones
Else Intuition OS Looks Pretty Sweet on First Phone Expected Q2 Next Year
This video is the best-look yet at the slick OpenGL-accelerated OS from Else (formerly Emblaze) and Access (who developed a next-gen Palm OS before Palm ditched it for their own). The big news: The First Else phone arrives next-year. More » -
#youtube
Is There a Noticeable Difference Between 1080p and 720p YouTube?
A Muppets version of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody? You got me at Gonzo and the chickens. This is one of the first 1080p YouTube clips, weighing 107MB compared to the 72MB 720p. Does the resolution make any difference? You bet. More » -
#nsfw
Mr. Skin Uses Blu-ray to Reveal Previously Unknown Celebrity Nudity
Celeb-nudity expert Mr. Skin has been using the HD power of Blu-ray to extract image and video of heretofore-unknown celebrity naughty bits. This is one of those revelations that really makes you appreciate living in 2009. More » -
#design
These Venetian Blinds Make Me Want to Stick With Curtains
I like my typography the same way I like my coffee and men. Hot and confusion-free. These venetian blinds are neither. They look neat, but I can't figure out why you want to spell something out in blinds. More » - Yesterday - November 24, 2009
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#imagecache
This is How a Pissed Off Designer Quits His Job
It might not be the smartest way of giving a zero-weeks notice at work, but you've gotta give this guy some credit for doing extra work and making a custom Mac OS X app just for the purpose of quitting. More » -
#usb
Second Generation Pet Rock is USB-Powered, Still Does Nothing
Maybe I'm just not a good pet owner, but I never understood the original Pet Rock. Mine just sat there holding down papers on my desk and refused to eat. Looks like this USB-powered one doesn't do much either. More » -
#rayguns
Get Your Hands on a Non-Functioning WETA Ray Gun
WETA, the special effects studio behind movies such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has a new line of prop rayguns, and they're actually sort of affordable this time. More »
