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Interaction design taken way, way, way too far
I'm not trying to say the folks at the Hasso-Plattner Institute are crazy, but guys: the folks at the Hasso-Plattner...
Because YouTube is just too damn fast
In a head-scratchingly bass-ackwards marketing decision, you can now send recorded videos to friends and family (and enemies, I guess...
Japanese Condiment Remover: Another Example of Amazing But Useless Technology
Have you ever spilled ketchup on a table and wished there was a way to pick it up in its...
Singing Banner Ads Were Only The Beginning…
If Google has AdSense, let's just call this NonSense. A new advertising campaign for people-what-make-cars Alfo Romeo is (we desperately...
Egyptian Father Names Daughter ‘Facebook’… Yeah, For Real
Talk about gratitude. According to Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, a twentysomething father has named his newborn daughter 'Facebook' to pay homage...
Guys… We Just Broke Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v2xnl6LwJE And here is a visual riddle to help ferry you into the weekend - Escher's Waterfall, come to life....
The Phantom of the Floppera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmoDLyiQYKw Many of us still long for a simpler time, when programs came on disks, and no one ever played...
Jobs Forced on Medical Leave Again
Effective immediately, Big Steve has been made to take medical leave from Apple again, handing the reigns over to COO...
iPhone 3GS Now Available for a Paltry Sum: $49
If you've always wanted an iPhone but have been too intimidated by its gargantuan price, now could be the time,...
The Good, The Bad, and the Mobile
From the file labelled 'stuff you didn't expect to hear about today' comes this puzzler: LG has announced that it's...
First Kinect Sex Game Announced – And Yes, We Have a Video
Hands-free just got hands-on, as Microsoft's would-be Wii-killer, Kinect, is the first to get its own sex game. Though the...
UK Safe Sex Ad Apes Your Favourite Childhood Videogames
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfol0ZsyzJk Wow, guys. Just wow. Apparently, teen pregnancy sees a boom in Britain around the holidays. Who knew? To combat...
George Lucas Has a New Hobby: Necromancy
Star Wars creator George Lucas has been busy of late, pulling together the makings of his grandest special effect to...
Twitter – Even Hotter Than Munchable Chili Oil!
A new survey conducted by Japanese ad agency Dentsu has revealed the 'hit recognized products' in Japan for 2010. And...
Man Turns Himself Into Human Jukebox – No One Knows Why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIHZZn4XIGo I can't remember the last time I swallowed a foreign object on purpose. I think I was, like, six,...
Real White iPhone ‘Released’ in China!
Okay, 'released' isn't exactly the right word. But the now-mythic white iPhone 4 has been spotted in China, and it...
Facebook’s Accidental Misogyny
Now this is an odd bug, if I've ever heard of one. Apparently, thousands of female Facebook users have been...
Guy Installs Camera Into The Back of His Head In the Name of Art
I'm gonna spare you the obvious 'eyes in the back of your head' joke, except for this sentence, where I...
Because You Need to Fit an Enormous Amount of Text Into an Excruciatingly Small Space
I'm a fan of 6pt type, but this is ridiculous. Computer science professor Ken Perlin has decided to claim the...
Gorillaz Record New Album Via iPad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAeUwuUGSaM&t=76s I'm one of those who denies the iPad's usefulness as a creative tool. Sure, there are cute little apps...
Windows Calculator: I Am Error
I've been using PCs for the better part of two decades, and in all that time, I've used Windows' calculator...
Sorry I’m Late, Guys – Car Got Stuck In My Printer Again
Soon, you may have an entirely new scapegoat for not attending all manner of functions: a printer jam. 3D printing...
A Dark Day for Gaming: Zynga Is Bigger Than EA
I've never liked Electronic Arts much, DRM-hawking corporate bad guys that we hardcore gamers make them out to be. But...
Cellphone-Wielding Time Traveler Spotted In Charlie Chaplin Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6a4T2tJaSU I've been engaged in a hot debate over the last hour with a friend of mine over just what...
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