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Absurd Mysteries: Scuba Divers Chase Google Street View Car

What are these scuba divers doing on the street in the middle of Bergen, Hordaland, Norway? And why are they chasing this Google Street View car with such a ferocious attitude? Why? More »

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#iphone

Koreans Are Buying Sausages To Play Games on the iPhone

The miracle of the English language is that sometimes you get to use the same old words and make a sentence never seen before. This is one of those times. And supposedly, it's true. Koreans + Sausage + iPhone. More »

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#pets

Dog-e-Minder Reveals What a Bad Pet Owner You Are

Your furry buddy is barking and pawing at the door. Is he acting up or did you forget to walk him again? Don't bother telling me "but honey! I thought you took him out," when you could've checked the Dog-e-Minder. More »

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#camcorders

Panasonic's HS700 and TM700 Camcorders: The High-End, Low-Light Specialists

Panasonic announced three HD camcorders back at CES, and now the HDC-HS700 and -TM700 round out the family. With 3MOS sensors that offer high-quality HD image in low-light situations, they won't be cheap but you'll get what you pay for. More »

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#camcorders

Panasonic's Six CES-Debuted Camcorders Get Price Tags, Shipping in March

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#household

This Bladeless Fan Makes Me Wish for a Hot-Hot-Hot Summer

Hate having a bunch of blades whizzing in circles above your head? Yeah, me too. That's why I love the idea of cooling off in the gentle breeze produced by the bladeless LoftWing ceiling fan. More »

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#announcements

Want to Work For Gizmodo?

We're looking for experienced writers to work at Gizmodo. Is this you? Are you either in China/Taiwan/Japan/Hong Kong or the Silicon Valley? If so, read on. More »

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#announcements

(Almost) Everything You Could Want to Know About Commenting

We keep talking about this awesome comment system of ours, but why should you bother using it? How do you even use it? Here's a little guide. If you've got questions it doesn't cover, just ask. I'm here to help. More »

10:10 PM

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#armor

Wall of Armor Assembles Like Erector Set to Protect Marines From Bullets and Blasts

In Afghanistan, Marines might soon be able to snap together a 6.5-feet tall wall of armor for themselves in under ten minutes, using no tools or equipment. Inside, they'll be safe from bullets and frag from grenades, mortars, and rockets. Badass. More »

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#patents

A Screw-In Coffin is Clever and Economical

This screw-in coffin seems very economical, both in saving ground space and not having to have heavy equipment to lower your family members into the ground. Cemeteries have limited ground in meatspace, so putting people in edgewise just makes sense. More »

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#concept

This Lockable USB Drive Concept Is Straight Out of a High School Nightmare

Even if this lockable USB drive concept is turned into a real product, I won't be buying it. I barely mastered my locker's combination lock by the time I graduated high school, why would I want to repeat that nightmare? More »

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#bus

Amphibious Bus Runs Into Water, Trouble, But Is Back Now

Glasgow's Dutch-built "amfibus" resumed testing today after being grounded for an unnecessarily deployed airbag. From the video on BBC's website, it looks just like a big yellow schoolbus, but runs in liquid and allows writers to make water puns. More »

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#sensors

World's Smallest Solar Sensor Could Run Indefinitely

The smallest solar sensor in the world is 1,000 times smaller than standard systems, and under the right conditions, it could last forever. More »

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#accessories

Belkin Cooling Pad Gives Your Lap a Breather

Everyone knows that laptops can get hot. We're talking uncomfortably, disconcertingly, something-in-there's-gotta-be-melting hot. Belkin's new laptop pad not only lifts your computer off of your legs but packs a USB-powered fan to keep your laptop cool. Cool! More »

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#tmobile

Coasts Getting T-Mobile's Super Speedy HSPA+ First

T-Mobile is taking steps to upgrade its HSPA mobile broadband network to HSPA+. According to T-Mobile's VP of engineering, Dave Mayo, it'll be the coasts who'll see this upgrade and its theoretical 21 Mbps download speeds first. More »

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#custom

Hello Rewind Transforms Your Old T-Shirts Into Laptop Sleeves

Hello Rewind is a company with two missions: to help recycle your old Mötley Crüe t-shirt into a kickass laptop sleeve, and to hire former sex trafficking victims to do it. More »

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#remainders

Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: One Small Step Edition

In today's Remainders: progress. Sort of. Openmoko's WikiReader takes baby steps towards usability; a new sculpture series offers busts of the Darth Vader that could've been; an MSNBC slideshow sheds light on the photographic pursuits of ISS astronauts, and more. More »

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#ipad

Fresh iPhone/iPad SDK Seeded To Developers

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#mmolog

Star Trek MMO Log, Stardate 2010.09

Join us for the second installment of my weekly Star Trek MMO log, in which we explore the depths of unknown space and gain a taste for blood as the fiery Orion battle maiden, Verdania. [Kotaku]

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#airportsecurity

Bollywood Star Turns Airport Body Scans Into Dedicated Naked Shots

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan doesn't give a damn about his naughty bits showing in airport security full body scans. In fact, he's turned them into dedicated glamour photos. According to him, only people with small penises whine about it. More »

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#concepts

Mintpass Puzzle Calendar Results In Hours Spent Setting The Date (And A Whole Load Of Swearing)

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#realnetworks

RealNetworks Spins Off Rhapsody (Which Leaves What, Exactly?)

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#review

ATI Radeon HD 5570 Review and Benchmarks: Reasonable Gaming, DX11 Performance For $80?

You might not be a big graphics card PC buff, but in the under $100 sector, the new ATI Radeon HD 5570 is definitely a product to know. Tom's Hardware shares their excellent, extremely thorough review of the product here. More »

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#google

Google Street View Comes to the Ski Slopes

Google is really pushing to expand Street View off of the streets. First they talk about Google Store View, and now the Google Snowmobile is mapping ski trails. More »

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#dealzmodo

Gadget Deals of the Day

Get your spending cap on because today's dealz features a fantastic bargain on a 12-month subscription to Xbox Live, a nice discount on one of HP's most portable offerings, and a free version of the new and catchy Yeasayer single. More »

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#giftguide

Uncle Joel's Guide to Giving Gadgets on Valentine's Day (or, Relationship Advice from a Man Who Drinks Alone)

What's less romantic: Buying something practical or buying something generic? Roses are right out. But can a gadget be sweet? More »

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#sdxc

Finally, A Slot For All Those SDXC Cards You've Got Sitting Around

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#review

Columbia's Heated Bugathermo Boots Aren't Really So Hot

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#ads

Best Buy E-Cycle Billboard: Where Old Gadgets Go to Shill

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#augmentedreality

Your Future Morning View Will Make You Vomit

Current augmented reality: Computers recognizing your surroundings and overlaying useful information over the real world. Future advertising-driven augmented reality according to Keiichi Matsudafor: A mind blowing view that will make everyone of us puke. Even his simulation makes me dizzy. More »

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#photoshopcontest

25 New Ads to Introduce Xfinity to the Masses

Have you heard the exciting news?! Comcast is rebranding as Xfinity! We decided to help them out by calling on our lovely readers to create the first Xfinity ads, and I think they did a bang-up job. More »

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#google

Google Buzz Mobile Hands On: Location Is the Killer App

Google Buzz is slightly more insane on Android phones and iPhone than the desktop: There's a revamped, Buzzier Google homepage; you can post entirely using your voice; and a new version of Google Maps eats Yelp's lunch. Update: Hands on! More »

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#google

What Is Google Buzz?

So what exactly is Google Buzz? Used on a PC or mobile, Buzz reminds us of an RSS combined with all of your social networking—all within the existing Gmail and Google.com infrastructure. More »

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#architecture

Tower Skins Modernise Ugly Buildings, Generate Energy and Collect Rain Water

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#live

Live From Google's February Event: Google Gets Twittery

We're covering Google's mysterious, bizarrely secret product unveiling(s) live right here—and things are kicking off right now. Is Google just going all Twittery, or are they going to surprise us? More »

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#military

Microsoft Refused to Sell Xbox 360s to the Military for Training

The military currently trains its soldiers using PCs, but they were interested in switching to the Xbox 360 for a number of reasons. Unfortunately, Microsoft was not too interested in helping them out. More »

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#routers

Netgear MBRN3300E 3G Mobile Broadband Router Offers 3G, Ethernet Lan and 802.11n Wireless

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#imagecache

Child Engineers World-Peace-Promoting Ice Cream Rocket Car

While this is really just a Honda ad, I had to share its charms with you. Because not only is the alleged Alec probably the most promising mind of his generation; he's likely husky and rejected by his peers. [Jalopnik]

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#hbo

The '80s HBO Logo Was Spinning Brass and LEDs

CGChannel uncovered this fantastic '80s vintage documentary that details the three-month process behind HBO's iconic pre-movie intro. Grit your teeth past the corny "Illusion!" song. It's worth it to see how special FX were made "with computers" before CG. [CGChannel]

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