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Power Laces, Alright!

I’ll get off of this Back To The Future kick eventually, I promise, but first we need to talk about these: Here we have the second prototype of Power Laces shoes, a la BTTF Part II, created by Blake Bevin. This updated prototype has the lacing mechanism built into the sole, and has a sensor [...]

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The Social Network: Turkish Edition

You know, it’s hard to say which could be considered the bigger pop culture achievement for the gang at Facebook. The multi-million-dollar Oscar-bait movie directed by David Fincher… or the Turkish pop song?!: If anyone speaks Turkish, BTW, I’d love to know what young master Ismail YK is actually saying. (Call me crazy, but it [...]

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Where We’re Going We Might Still Need Roads

If Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 rolls around and we still don’t have hoverboards or flying cars, then all my childhood hopes and dreams will be crushed.

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The Gamerator Is The Most Beautiful Thing I’ve Ever Seen

Sometimes, a product comes on the market that is so ingenious that you have to wonder why you didn’t think of it. This is one of those products. I present to you the single greatest thing ever in the history of everything: the Gamerator. The Gamerator is a full-size arcade cabinet that comes installed with [...]

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Awesome Automatons, Part 4: Best. Robots. Ever.

The existential struggle of this robot is both fascinating and truly, truly sad. A robot whose sole purpose is to unplug itself so it won’t be a burden to us anymore. I’ve put some sad robots up here, but this guy might take the cake. But that’s okay, because here I have the single greatest [...]

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Win/Win/Fail, Episode II: Bieber Fever

It’s that time again! Put on your party pants and let’s play some Win/Win/FAIL! WIN: Making Justin Bieber Sound Awesome You’re not going to believe this, but technology has found a way to make Justin Bieber sound as good as Animal Collective. How? The secret is to play him eight times slower. Yes, if you [...]

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Should Lasers Be Banned?

Careful where you wave that thing. Even in ‘Merica, the country where you can get a free AK-47 with a purchase of a pickup truck, you’ll face 180 days in jail for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft because of the possible hazards. That’s just any regular ol’ laser pointer. Now, check this thing [...]

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Text-to-Movie

As long as you’ve seen this video, you know I love text-to-speech applications. If it was illegal to make your computer say a dirty word you typed, then we’d all be let out of prison due to capacity limitations.  There is a unique joy in hearing the words “poopy smudge” computer generated. It brings out [...]

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iPhone Users Have More Sex Than Android Users

Gizmodo did a very interesting study involving the quality of user photos on dating site OkCupid, and how the camera you use determines your success in getting a date through an online matchmaker. Of course, the real headline of the study is this: iPhone users get freaky with twice as many partners as Android users.

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Win/Win/Fail, Episode I

It’s time for Win/Win/Fail! Three technological oddities, two of them awesome, and one of them totally dumb. Here we gooooooooo! WIN: Paintable Android Figurine Whether you carry around an iPhone or a Droid, you can’t deny that this little guy is awesome. Android passed the iPhone in new subscribers this year, and now they’ve passed [...]

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