Making pleasing noises your ears will appreciate, and looking like dinosaur bones that have been strung up together by a crafter, this is a 21st century version (or should that be 20th century?) version of the traditional kokiriko instrument. More »
It looks like Apple has decided to refund all rush shipping charges for iPad pre-orders after we noted that Apple was charging $12 for the same delivery day as free shipping. More »
How strange would this be? Amazon emails you a link to a video that allows you to watch a person packing your product. Well, it just might happen. More »
Well that pretty much says it all, doesn't it? Turns out all you need to crisp up your bacon is some tin foil, string, and a locked and loaded 7.62mm machine gun. More »
Microsoft has apparently decided that a good way to promote Internet Explorer 8 is by attacking Chrome over privacy concerns. Like, say, right here in this video. But something doesn't add up. More »
Expensive cables are a big rip-off. No surprise there, we wrote about it at length in our "The Truth About Monster Cable" trilogy in 2007. (1, 2, and 3.) But if you're a visual learner, Mint.com offers this helpful infographic. More »
Attention, angry teens in 2001! This iPhone game's based on the rap-rock music that you'll listen to for a year or two! Get Linkin Park's 8-bit Rebellion now before you realize you have no reason to be so darned angry! More »
In Europe, each Apple country orders products from the mothership according to their marketing experience and expectations. According to a reliable source, Apple Germany had ordered only 75,000 iPads. Against all their predictions, they got 250,000 orders. More »
It's not like designer Tokujin Yoshioka just wrapped some aluminum foil around a garden chair. Oh no. He created a special fabric with similar properties to the foil, so when it's sat on it memorizes the shape of your bum. More »
Android 2.1 is here for Droid. That's good! But it's a staggered over-the-air rollout, meaning some of you won't get it until next week. That's bad! Fortunately there's a way to take matters into your own hands. More »
People love Gmail. There are a few programs that make it better, like MailPlane, but now Google's implementing the OAuth standard, allowing developers to access your Gmail in a new way, so we'll probably see even more awesome Gmail apps. More »
It looks like a vomit-inducing, brain-liquifying rollercoaster, but sadly it's a new London landmark to be built by steel conglomerate ArcelorMittal for the Olympic Park. Called the Orbit, is almost as tall as the Great Pyramid of Giza. More »
The new design elements YouTube introduced back in January to 10% of their users are about to be the standard across the site. While they've added a few things, it's mostly all about removing clutter. More »
Well hey, here's a nice little complement to the Zune's updated software: As expected, there's a new 64GB model, which is otherwise unchanged, and sells for a hefty $350. As for the 16GB and 32GB models, they're $20 cheaper now. More »
This is what happens when you don't flash boobs on ChatRoulette: The snake WILL eat the bird. [via Twitter] More »
Some consider Kate Bingaman-Burt's neatly transcribed list of the 500 worst passwords art, but I just plain consider it confusing. I mean, who is this Bubba and why does he rank higher than boobs? [Kate Bingaman-Burt via Laughing Squid] More »
There. Now, your desire to see every object in the world into periodic tables has been granted: A periodic table of all the nerdgasmic, brilliant, and absurd periodic tables in the internets. [Keaggy - Thanks Mike!] More »
DESPITE A COVER that showed an iPhone filled with apps, JOHN ARQUILLA'S cover story for Foreign Policy, "The New Rules of War", is more about the use of infantry and drones in FUTURE WARS and less of a dependence on More »
Making light-transmitting concrete sounds like an impossible and ridiculous task, but it turns out that it's actually a simple project with mesmerizingly beautiful results. You'll just need to grab some craft clay, concrete mix, and fiber optic wires. More »
Earlier we heard that the iPad OS 3.2 was made available to developers, but now we're hearing about the fine print in the licensing agreement of the OS: More »
