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911 Dispatcher Snores Through a Call [Video]

Leslie Horn — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:40:00 EDT

When a Maryland woman found her husband unable to breathe, she followed her instincts and called 911. But the dispatcher on the other end was also unconscious—in fact, he was fast asleep, audibly snoring. More »

iOS 5.1.1 Untethered (!!!) Jailbreak Is Out Now [Jailbreak]

Kyle Wagner — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:27:21 EDT

So here's some good news: The Chronic Dev Team has released the untethered jailbreak tools for all of the post-A4 Apple devices. That means your iPhone 4S, 2012 iPad, iPad 2, and other, older devices can be jailbroken without having to boot into "tethered" mode (connecting to your computer) every time you restart. More »

The FBI Is Now (Officially) Spying on Your Internet Activity [Privacy]

Adrian Covert — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:20:00 EDT

The FBI has probably been monitoring the web activity of random citizens for quite some time, but today, as Cnet reports, the law enforcement bureau has formed a dedicated unit for the purpose of internet surveillance. But its end goal is a bit different than you may think. More »

F-35 Shot With Red Epic Camera Is Your Airplane Porn of the Week [Video]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:00 EDT

Ivan Agerton, at Deep Space Reconnaissance/Special Ops, sent us this incredibly crisp footage of the F-35 shot for Lockheed Martin using a Red Epic camera and a Canon zoom. More »

Watch Space X Dragon Make Its Historic ISS Dock Live (Updating) [Space]

Brent Rose — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:37:28 EDT

Space X and NASA are moments away from making history. The Dragon capsule is making its final approach toward docking with the International Space Station, marking a new chapter both for NASA and privatized space exploration. It's currently projected to dock at 10:02am EDT. You can watch it all right here: More »

Science Proves Men Really Are Attracted to Psychologically Vulnerable Women [Science]

Jamie Condliffe — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:32:42 EDT

Men, it seems, are sadly predictable creatures. A new study suggests that males are physically attracted to women who are psychologically vulnerable—that is to say, immature, depressed, or unintelligent—-though that doesn't necessarily convert into a desire for a long-term relationship with them. More »

Behold the Meatiest Sandwich in Human History [Sandwiches]

Brian Barrett — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:11:52 EDT

Genghis Khan. Alexander the Great. Dagwood. Men of insatiable appetites, all. But none of them came close to creating—much less consuming—a sandwich of this magnitude. Bow, mortal, to the 35 meats, 28 pounds, and countless shuttered arteries that comprise the meatiest sandwich ever. More »

Apple Launches Free App of the Week Promotion [Apple]

Jamie Condliffe — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:38:19 EDT

Apple has announced that it's getting involved in the free app game as part of its ongoing "app of the week" campaign. First up is Cut the Rope: Experiments, which is currently available as a feee download—making it the first paid app to be discounted to free by Apple. More »

HP's WebOS Team Is Moving to Google [WebOS]

Jamie Condliffe — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:57:27 EDT

Poor little webOS, it just can't catch a break. Now, the Verge is reporting that a large chunk of HP's webOS team is leaving the company and moving on to Google. More »

The Science of Tasty Tomatoes [Science]

Jamie Condliffe — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:02:57 EDT

A truly tasty tomato is a wonderful thing. But most of the tomatoes you can buy from supermarkets—while red, ripe and perfect-looking—taste of practically nothing. For a long time, scientists thought the difference between a good and bad tomato was down to sugar and acid concentration, but actually there's more at play. More »

What Is Nokia's PureView Technology? [Nokia]

Sam Gibbs - gizmodo uk — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:13:10 EDT

You've seen the kinds of monster photos the Nokia 808 PureView can snap, and read how it's got a digital zoom that doesn't turn everything into a pixelated mess. But how does it actually perform these miracles, and what the hell is Nokia doing shoving a colossal 41-megapixel sensor in a phone anyway? More »

This Is the First Video From Google's Glasses [Video]

Jamie Condliffe — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:34:17 EDT

We've seen pictures taken using Google's new glasses and, while some were ropey, others were fairly impressive. Now, Google has released the first video footage recorded using the device. More »

Hackers No Longer Work Weekends [Factoid]

Jamie Condliffe — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:51:39 EDT

Hacking is a tiring occupation: all that time at a keyboard, staring at a screen, makes for a tired cyber criminal. Now, analysis of the frequency of malicious emails suggests that, over the last year, hackers have been taking more and more time off at weekends. Slackers. More »

Welcome to the Future, Where Our Apples Never Brown [Food]

Molly Oswaks — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:25:00 EDT

Okanagan Specialty Fruits, a Canadian biotech company, has brought us the future... and it tastes like very fresh apples. More »

This Cadillac Is Powered by Linux [Cars]

Damon Lavrinc - WIRED — Fri, 25 May 2012 03:52:54 EDT

The brand once known as the "Standard of the World" has fully embraced the Standard of Geeks for it's latest play for the hearts, minds and cash of the upwardly mobile. This is the all-new 2013 Cadillac XTS, and while it certainly isn't your great-great (great) grandfather's Cadillac, it's designed to appeal to everyone from octogenarians to their baby-boomer spawn, and maybe – just maybe – even you… More »

Oracle v. Google Juror: 'Wanted Steak. Got Parsley' [Block Quote]

Molly Oswaks — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:30:00 EDT

Jury duty! The worst. Civic duty? Oh please. And since we can't avoid serving, it better be good. One unnamed juror from the high-profile Oracle v. Google case was described by Jury Foreman Greg Thompson, 52, as dissatisfied with Oracle uber-lawyer David Boies's attempts to prove Google had infringed on both its patents and its copyrights in building the Android mobile OS. More »

For Those Who Fear Needles, an Air-Jet Alternative [Video]

Molly Oswaks — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:50:00 EDT

Needle-less technology for injecting medicine is nothing new. But, until now, it's relied on compressed air or gas cartridges to breach the skin and deliver the dosage. More »

Michael Jackson Does Munich, Old White Guys on Drugs, and Will Ferrell's Best Bloopers [Video]

Andrew Tarantola — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Hack Politician and Son Arrested for Political Hack [Hackers]

Molly Oswaks — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:20:00 EDT

55-year-old Mayor of West New York, NJ, Felix Roque and his son Joseph, 22, were arrested today for allegedly hacking the website www.recallroque.com that was set up to rally support to recall the politician. More »

What Is Growing from this Working Computer? [Green]

Molly Oswaks — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 EDT

Turning an old iMac into an aquarium is easy; the monitor is already hollow and lifeless, so there's really no risk of ruining it. Mike Schropp over at TotalGeekdom has taken the flora/fauna desktop mod a step further, actually modifying his own working PC to grow wheatgrass from atop its tower. More »

By-the-Hour Lodging Service Offers Discreet Deals at Upscale Hotels [Nsfw]

Molly Oswaks — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:20:00 EDT

Hotel rooms with an hourly rate—the kind where you go to cheat on your boyfriend or girlfriend or to meet for a session with your dom—are typically grungy no-tell motels of last resort. A sad fact, but a true one nonetheless. More »

Everything You Need to Look Like a Fool Protecting Yourself From the Sun [Toolkit]

Mario Aguilar — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:20:00 EDT

Here comes Memorial Day, the unofficial kickoff of summer. Woohoo! Before you go and do something silly like spend money on fancy sunglasses that will make you look cool (who wants to do that?!?) here are some goods that will help protect you from the sun's harmful rays while also making you look like a total buffoon. More »

8-Bit Games Videomapped Over Classic Consoles Is the 3D We Really Want [Video]

Andrew Liszewski — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:00:00 EDT

It would be even cooler if the games were playable, but Tonner Vi's retro gaming-themed videomapping installation called Visuatari is still pretty fantastic to just sit back and enjoy. Particularly since it features Mario wandering into other classic titles like Pac-Man and Duck Hunt. Forget the Virtual Boy and the 3DS, this is the only kind of 3D gaming we'd like to bring home. [Vimeo] More »

The Best Way to Recycle a Propane Tank Is to Make It a Lamp [Beautiful]

Michael Hession — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:40:00 EDT

Step outside—the most gorgeous overhead lamp you have ever seen might be sitting in your very own backyard. More »

Google Purges 1.2 Million Links a Month from Its Searches [Google]

Casey Chan — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:20:00 EDT

Google just released a report today showing just how many links the search giant rips down from its searches a month because of copyright complaints and it's a doozy: 1.2 million a month. That comes from over a 1,000 copyright owners who've targeted 25,000 web sites. More »

Apple Arbitrarily Removes Airfoil's Streaming Audio App From iOS App Store [Apps]

Mario Aguilar — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:18:16 EDT

Apple just removed Airfoil Speakers Touch 3 from the iOS app store, despite claims from developer Rogue Amoeba that the app complies with all of Apple's rules and developer agreements. What gives, Apple? More »

Sidecar.me: Seamlessly Share Photos and Videos While Talking on the Phone [App Of The Day]

Leslie Horn — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:00:00 EDT

Multitasking while talking on a smartphone is clunky, if not limited. But Sidecar.me comes in to supplement a regular phone call with pictures, videos, and other data so the person on the other end can see what you're up to. More »

Man Stranded In Airport For Four Months Disappears Mysteriously [Video]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:57:00 EDT

This man is not Tom Hanks. Or Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian who lived in Charles de Gaulle's Terminal One from 26 August 1988 to July 2006. This guy's name is Parameswaran. He's from Sri Lanka and he was stranded in Caracas' international airport, Venezuela for four months. More »

How Earth Got Its Oxygen [Science]

Casey Chan — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:40:00 EDT

If you're currently living on our pale blue dot, you should thank it for becoming inhabitable for us human folk. Specifically, you should look down and thank its mantle because scientists are saying that Earth's cooler mantle allowed it to develop oxygen. You know, that thing we breathe to live. More »

LED Broom Lamp Sweeps Away the Darkness of Your Home [Lighting]

Andrew Liszewski — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:20:00 EDT

If you're into unusual accent lighting, you're not going to find anything more unique than Pēteris Zilbers and Mārtiņš Straupe's Mood Broom which illuminates a room with a strip of color-changing LEDs running down the handle. More »

Dish Network's Commercial-Removing DVR Already Being Sued into the Ground by Networks [DVR]

Kyle Wagner — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:06:07 EDT

We knew Dish Network's new Hopper DVR seemed too good to be true. Or too good to not be sued into oblivion, at least. Now comes news that FOX is suing Dish over the Hopper, and Dish is suing, well, everyone. More »

Facebook Camera vs. Instagram: Ultimate Mobile Photo Sharing Smackdown [Pictures]

Sam Biddle — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:01:28 EDT

A new challenger appears! Facebook is now beginning to eat up its children, releasing a Camera app that competes directly with its recently purchased Instagram. Is it any good? Should you use both? Which one is better? Let's dig in. More »

Slicing, Serving Kitchen Knife Is an Excalibur For Dinner Hosts [Daily Desired]

Andrew Liszewski — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:00 EDT

It's hard to choose one item as the perfect kitchen accessory, but the Slice n' Serve makes a strong case for the crown by incorporating a pizza slicer into a knife that's wide enough to be used for serving food. More »

Jay Leno Stole a Guy's YouTube Video and Then Got It Banned [Copyright]

Kyle Wagner — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:50:00 EDT

A few years ago, Jay Leno played a YouTube clip made by Brian Kamerer and his friends on his show. He didn't credit the Kamerer, but whatever, he was on NBC! Awesome! Except that some time since then, he says in an open letter on Splitsider, YouTube took the down the video because it was violating NBC's copyright. What. The. Hell. More »

Developer Explains Why Android Sucks for Some Audio Apps [Android]

Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:40:48 EDT

Oh, how we wish we could divulge the source of this information, because A) It comes from the developer of a pretty nice app; B) It's fairly juicy information, if music apps are your thing; and C) We hate quoting anonymous sources. More »

How Curiosity Will Scoop Its Way Around the Red Planet [Video]

Andrew Tarantola — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:20:00 EDT

Once NASA's Curiosity rover safely touches down inside the Gale crater in August (*crosses fingers*), the real challenge begins. The 2,000-pound, 10-foot long rover will begin searching for traces of a wet Martian past. But first, researchers at the JPL needed to make sure its sampling arm was up to snuff—here's how they did it. [JPL] More »

The Mixtape Will Live Forever Through This Retro-riffic Coffee Table [Furniture]

Andrew Liszewski — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Even though the cassette tape is long gone from music store shelves, there's still enough nostalgia for the old medium that it may never die. From mixtape websites that let you share a handful of songs, to this utterly fantastic giant wooden cassette coffee table. More »

The Best Lightweight Portable Headphones [Battlemodo]

Mario Aguilar — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:49:52 EDT

We, the smartphone-and-MP3-addicted people, wear headphones from dusk till dawn. That means they've got to be comfortable for hours on end. Forget the bulk of fashion-forward full-sized cans and the irritation of earbuds—for headphones that go the distance, three qualities trump everything else: comfort, durability, practicality. More »

This Kid Spent Two Months Secretly Living in AOL's Offices [AOL]

Sam Biddle — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:40:00 EDT

It turns out there is at least one person who likes AOL—enough to even eat, sleep, shower, and live out of their Palo Alto HQ like some sort of Silicon Valley hobo for months. Meet Eric Simons. More »

Here's the Easiest Way to Take Better Pictures [Photography]

Casey Chan — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:20:00 EDT

You ever notice why some of your pictures look like they've been stained yellow or red while others look swamped with green or blue? It's because of your camera's white balance setting! The easiest way to take better pictures is to fix your white balance and this chart tells you how. More »