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#landscapes
We're Not So Different, Earth and Mars
Here are two galleries for you, both of photos taken from space. One is of islands here on Earth, the other of landscapes on Mars. It's amazing, the similarities between the two places when you look from a certain distance. More » -
#humor
A Bunch of Ridiculous New Peeks to Follow the TwitterPeek
The TwitterPeek is a crazy device. But hey, now that Peek has gone down this road, why stop there? Here are some free ideas for the next generation of Peek handheld devices. More » -
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#blockquote
Eric Schmidt Takes The Gloves Off with Microsoft
There's no love lost between Google and Microsoft, at least based on a recent interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt. More » -
#invisibility
More Low-Tech Invisibility Cloaks, This Time in NYC
Yesterday, I showed you Liu Bolin's analog take on invisibility. Today, I've got more for you: say hello to Fred Lebain...if you can see him. More » -
#japan
Guess Which Country Makes These USB Breast Warmers?
Spolier: it's Japan! What other country would produce USB warming pads designed for lovepillows? No other country, that's what. Finally, ladies can work at their desks wearing only their bras in wintertime without worry of cold breasts! [Thanko via TokyoMango] More » -
#burgers
Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious
Nancy Dickenson and her stepdaughter Martha found a calf with severe frostbite on its hind legs. So of course, they spent thousands of dollars getting it outfitted with prosthetic legs. More » -
#art
Liu Bolin Creates Slowest, Least Practical Invisibility Cloak Ever
Liu Bolin is a Chinese artist who makes himself invisible. See him hiding there in the picture above? But wait, how does he do it? More » -
#ads
New Droid Commercial Turns to All-Out Sci-Fi
The Motorola Droid! It's a robot from space, shot to Earth from fighter jets, letting you check Facebook! Or something like that. Apparently, this ad that shows you nothing about the phone itself will start running next week. [BGR] More » -
#photoshopcontest
31 Views Inside the Workings of Our Gadgets
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I asked you to show us how your gadgets really work. We all know there's something fishy that makes everything run, and it turns out that thing involves Chuck Norris and animals making shadow puppets. More » -
#spaceships
Own Your Own Starfleet Shuttle Simulator
A Utah school is selling off its Star Trek-inspired USS Galileo, which means this is your chance to own your very own spaceship simulator. It's perfectly practical! [Auction via io9] More »
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#rant
The TwitterPeek Is So Dumb It Makes My Brain Hurt
I still can't believe the TwitterPeek exists. It's a portable device that only does Twitter. Seriously, who the hell would spend $200 on this? Am I crazy here?
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#humor
DirecTV Uses a Few Other Dead Celebrity Spokesmen
Man, if you thought it was tacky and gross when DirecTV used Chris Farley in their ads, you probably won't like the Heath Ledger, JFK or Jesus Christ spots. [LandlineTV] More » -
#shirts
This T-Shirt Basically Sums Up Gizmodo
If the details on this shirt don't represent at least some of what you're interested in, I don't know what you're doing here. [Threadless via The Daily What] More » -
#space
Nothing Makes You Feel Insignificant Like a 648-Megapixel Image of Our Galaxy
Physicist Axel Mellinger travelled 26,000 miles and pieced together over 3,000 individual images to create this, one of the most stunning panoramas of our galaxy every assembled. More » -
#oops
Why You Should Always Be Careful While Using a Forklift
In this video, a hapless Russian warehouse worker destroys about $250,000 of precious, precious vodka in about 3 seconds (he escaped unscathed). Insert Yakov Smirnoff joke here. [English Russia via The Daily What] More » -
#humor
Wii Xbox 360 to Make Shooters More Accessible to Non-Gamers
Like Wii Music before it, Nintendo's upcoming Wii Xbox 360 takes something that once required skill to be good at and lowers the bar for entry. Finally, your mom can kick ass at Call of Duty! More » -
#nintendo
Next Nintendo Handheld May Come with Free 3G Wireless
Nintendo is considering taking a page from the Kindle playbook and offering free 3G wireless web access with its next handheld console (next gen, not yet another DS version), according to company president Satoru Iwata. More » -
#space
The Ares I-X Rocket in Pictures, From Birth to Launch
The always awesome Big Picture blog takes on the Ares I-X rocket today, with a stunning set of shots from testing to launch. Definitely worth checking out. [Big Picture] More » -
#facebook
Facebook Spammer Has to Pay $711 Million, Your Annoying 'Friends' Still Free to Poke You
"Spam King" Sanford Wallace was just ordered to pay $711 million in damages in a case about him spamming the hell out of Facebook users. Meanwhile, your idiot friends are still zombie biting you. More » -
#gaming
Atari's Lunar Lander, Made Real
A crazy British engineer named Iain Sharp decided to honor the 40th anniversary of the moon landing by building a real-life version of the classic Atari game Lunar Lander. And you know what? It's pretty great. More » -
#science
So Just How Small Is a Ribosome, Anyways?
This incredible interactive visualizer of cell size from the University of Utah is a must see, allowing you to zoom in from a coffee bean down to a carbon atom. Prepare to have your mind blown. [GSLC via DailyWhat] More » -
#ladies
Glow-in-the-Dark Lingerie: Less Awkward Than Scratch-and-Sniff Lingerie
Nothing gets my blood pumping like a sexy lady wearing a skimpy outfit that glows in the dark. Well, I guess the glowing in the dark thing isn't necessary, but if it's part of the package, go nuts, I guess. More » -
#trains
NYC Subways Get LCD Screens Showing Every Train in Real Time
As a New Yorker, this gets me very excited: the Bedford Ave L station just got an LCD screen that shows exactly where all the cars on the line are, so you know how long you'll have to wait. More » -
#tools
OK, What 7 Things Can The Gerber Shard Multitool Do?
The makers of the Gerber Shard claim that their airplane-safe keychain tool can perform seven handy tasks. But for the life of me, I can only see three or four. Help me out here, commenters. [Gerber via Uncrate] More » -
#bloatware
Acer's Bloatware Adds 2+ Minutes to Boot Time, HP, Dell and Sony Not Much Better
PC Pro looked into the bloatware included on new laptops by major manufacturers, measuring how memory, HDD space and boot times are negatively effected. And good lord, it's worse than you thought. More »
