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Tech NewsBad News: TSA Found a 3D-Printed Gun In a Carry On
One of the best accounts to follow on Instagram belongs to the Transport Security Administration. It’s a never-ending list filled with photographic evidence that many people don’t understand basic rules of airline travel. However, over the weekend the TSA documented an atypical and horrifying discovery: a 3D-printed handgun with live rounds. Because they’re made of … Continued
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18 Free App Ideas For Anyone Who Wants Them
At Gizmodo, I get a lot of unsolicited app pitches. Some of them are great, others are less so. But for every great app, there are thousands of shitty ones that never get written about (or downloaded). Some of them of knock-offs of more successful apps that already exist. Others are simply doomed to fail … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogleMake Impressive Pixel Art With Just a Google Spreadsheet
Pixel art, the digital equivalent to old-school pointillism, can be an incredibly tedious to make if you don’t know how. That’s why coder Amit Agarwal’s new Google Sheets trick is so impressive. It allows you to take any 300×300 image and turn it into an in-browser masterpiece. Click here to copy Agarwal’s Google Doc file, … Continued
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You Can Now Play Thousands of Amiga Games For Free
The Internet Archive is the home of our digital past, and now it’s offering the greatest gift to any kid who grew up in the 80s and 90s: thousands of playable Amiga games. If you’re unfamiliar with Amiga, the computer system was the technological successor of the Commodore 64, one of the most popular computers … Continued
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We Built a Bose Speaker (Kind Of)
Bose has a long history of making great-yet-pricey speakers. But its latest, the BoseBUILD Speaker Cube, is a first for the company—a build-your-own speaker, intended for kids. It’s designed to help teach the basic concepts of sound and speaker design. It’s a cool idea, with dead simple setup and instructions, but for $150 it could … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Shittiest Airbnb Deals at the Rio Olympics
For two weeks, homeowners in Rio de Janeiro will have some highly desired real estate as people from around the world flock to the city (perhaps cautiously) to watch the Olympic Games. Basic economics would suggest the locals will engage in a little bit of price gouging. But woah, some people are getting super gutsy. … Continued
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Spotify Uses Its ‘Discover Weekly’ Magic to Help You Find New Releases
Spotify has changed the way humans listen to music—for better or worse. But one feature that is undeniably awesome is the Discover Weekly playlist, a curated collection of songs, updated every Monday, which helps people find new artists to love. Spotify is now doubling down on this algorithmic bit of magic with a new weekly … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidHow to Turn a Toy Sword Into a Flaming Weapon of Death
Swords are cool and everything, but a sword on fire raises the awesome to its highest levels. That’s why Kevin Kohler (a.k.a. Backyard Scientist) took a harmless foam toy and turned it into a D&D nerd’s wet dream. Turns out all you need is steel break line, molten aluminum, a propane tank, and reckless disregard … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Don’t Fall for This Sneaky Lost iPhone Scam
Phishing scams have a history of employing some impressive web design skillsto trick people into giving up their Apple ID credentials. But a new attack, thoroughly detailed by Joonas Kiminki at Hackernoon, shows just how far, and how convincing, these scams can be. After having his iPhone stolen from a rental car, Kiminki did the … Continued
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Tech NewsHow To Watch the Olympics Without Cable
The Olympics is a once every four-year event testing the limits of humanity’s athletic ability—more so this year as competitors compete in raw sewage. It’s safer for viewers at home, but for those without cable, it’s also a marathon of ingenuity and clever thinking to even watch it. Watching the Olympics without cable is easier … Continued
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Hoverboard Store Catches Fire
Other than being the “transportation of the future,” hoverboards’ most notable feature is their propensity for bursting into flames spontaneously. That’s great if you’re a pyro, and less great if you like avoiding third-degree burns. Now, a brick-and-mortar purveyor of these flame-prone scooties has succumb to what most would assume was inevitable—it caught fire. You … Continued
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Hackers Steal $72 Million in Bitcoin From Hong Kong Exchange
Hong Kong bitcoin exchange Bitfinex reported yesterday that hackers had stolen 119,756 bitcoin, which is worth as much as $72 million dollars (with some reports going even higher). News of the hack sent bitcoin tumbling 23 percent, with its current value hovering around $556. Bitfinex confirmed that no other digital currency except bitcoin was targeted … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoft
Now Anyone Can Buy a Hololens If They’re Rich
Previously, if you wanted Microsoft’s future face machine, also known as a Hololens, you had to sign up through a developer application process. Now, Microsoft is just selling them to anyone who wants one for the low-low-low price of $3000. This isn’t a new headset mind you. It’s still the same collection of glass, plastic, … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidSiri Reading Every Emoji Is Hilariously Comprehensive
Emoji work great when you read them, but Apple’s CarPlay is all about keeping your eyes on the road. Instead, CarPlay recruits Siri to describe the emoji for you—often with hilarious results. So Motor1.com decided to park a camera in front of a CarPlay console as Siri slowly sounds off an emoji roll call. Getting … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle
What You Need to Know About the Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Announced in 2011, Samsung’s Galaxy Note was the first mainstream phone to go big. At the time, we didn’t really get it, but over the years, the Note line has proved it’s worth the inconveniences that come with size. And from the looks of it, the new Note 7 might just round the corner and … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Cyclist Falls With iPhone in Pocket, iPhone Explodes and Causes Third Degree Burns [Warning: Graphic]
Gareth Clear was biking in Sydney this past weekend with his new iPhone 6 riding shotgun in his back pocket. After taking a “minor fall,” the 36-year-old cyclist says his iPhone exploded in his back pocket, melting away his biking shorts and causing third degree burns. Clear eventually needed surgery and a skin-graft. [Note: This … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidOne-Man Band Will Rock You
The standard power trio usually includes a drummer, a guitarist, and a bassist. In his latest YouTube video, mega virtuoso Rob Scallon decides to be all three at once. Adding an electric guitar, an electric bass, a 12-string acoustic guitar, an upright bass, and what looks like a whamola made from a used shovel, Scallon … Continued
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Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceThis Robot That Runs Entirely off a Neural Network is Creepy as Hell
This creep machine, called Alter, runs entirely off a neural network. That means all its incoherent and erratic movements are 100 percent free of any human control. It’s basically alive. Although Alter looks like it’s dressed up in some kind of Ex Machina cosplay, it’s underneath where all the interesting stuff is happening. Alter has … Continued
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Bluetooth Has Finally Outsold Wired Headphones
When Bluetooth headphones first hit the market in the mid-2000s, it was a good idea to steer clear. The sound was discernibly worse. Connection problems were abundant, and they were expensive. But a decade later, consumer research firm NPD Group says that Bluetooth headphones have finally outsold their wired competition. As of June 2016, Bluetooth … Continued
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Tech NewsAppleiPhone 7 Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know [UPDATED]
Every year for almost a decade, the most anticipated gadget release has been Apple’s iPhone. It makes sense. In 2007, Apple completely changed the way we physically interact with our digital selves and went on to sell a billion iPhones across the world. Even though the iPhone is losing its luster with each passing year, … Continued
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