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#customcars
One-Off Yamaha-Powered Lotus Elise Superlight Is Awesome
There are lunatic experimental builds and then there's this — a chopped-up, caged, Yamaha-powered Lotus Elise Superlight that's more race car than road car. But hey, it's got plates, and they're appropriate because you can't pronounce "XPRMTL" without saying "mental." More » -
#bing
If a Bing Falls In the Middle of the Forest...
Sometime around 9:30 last night, Bing disappeared off the internet for a half an hour, give or take. Our question for you: Did you notice? [Gizmodo] -
#adwatch
Chrysler Hires Italian Agency To Make This Crappy Car Ad With Taxpayer Dollars
Chrysler's Italian masters at Fiat fired BBDO Detroit, bringing in an Italian agency to do one commercial for the 300C gansgter-mobile. The ad stars Mikhail Gorbachev and calls for Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's release. My name is-what the fuck? More » -
#robots
Drink Cocktails Mixed By a Robot Based on Your Mario and Tetris Gameplay
To me, a festival is a field, a few musical acts, pair of rain boots, and heaps of mud. But then, I do live in England. Roboexotica, on the other hand, is robots and cocktails. Much more civilized. [Gizmodo] -
#ps3
Castration Anxiety: Why Men Are Fixated With Pretty Girls Breaking Consoles
Not so long ago, a girl smashed her boyfriend's Xbox 360 to the internet's delight. Now, another girl has shown up to do the same to a PS3 (seen here). So why can't men get enough? Castration anxiety. [Gizmodo] -
#concepts
Melody Balloon Floats Above Earth to Deliver Godly Introductions
The Melody Balloon, a fantastical concept, is a music player that floats by your side, tethered to the ground by your ears—which is actually a bit disappointing, because I was hoping it was something else: [Gizmodo] -
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#futurecars
12-Year-Old Kid Breaks Down Porsche's 2013 Lineup
Remember the 12-year-old kid behind the Porsche 928 turbo concept? Well, "Porsche Kid" has put together a full breakdown of what he expects from Porsche's 2013-14 lineup with photos below. More » -
#blockquote
Yeah, TV Executives Are Terrified of Streaming Video
The above quote comes from Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, whose daughter insisted her dorm room did not need a TV thanks to Hulu and other streaming sites. It's the sound of panic setting in. [Gizmodo] -
#science
Prairie Vole Embryos Injected With Glowing Jellyfish Gene Grow Up To Glow Too
No, they're not chewed-up pieces of gum, quit salivating. These are the world's first transgenic prairie voles, which were injected with a jellyfish gene as embryos, resulting in glowing baby voles. [Gizmodo] -
#laautoshow
14 Things To Do At The LA Auto Show
Tired of looking at Lincolns bolted to walls? Done with the shiny new hotness? Because we love you, we've put together this list of what to do when the show gets boring. (Hint: It helps if you're not sober.) More » -
#patents
Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again
These patent lawsuit stories are basically madlibs anyway, so what the hell: ST CLAIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS has sued APPLE COMPUTER over CAMERA TECHNOLOGY in the IPHONE. They have a history of WINNING LAWSUITS, and BUTT FARTS. [Gizmodo] -
#laautoshow
Chevy Caprice Police Car Busts Heads In LA
The Chevy Caprice Police Cruiser is a big step forward for GM police cruisers. Seriously, it's so giant and imposing we saw more than one press flack run the other way. Dude, hide the nose candy! More » -
#netbooks
Netbooks: What You Need to Know About the Next 6 Months
A bunch of great netbook upgrades are on the way—next-gen Intel processors in January; smooth HD video playback—but to spare you the brain hemorrhage of keeping track, we've laid it all out. Here's what you need to know. [Gizmodo] -
#transactions
Kodak's Slow Fade: Inventor of OLED Sells OLED Business
In the 1970s, Kodak scientists developed the world's first viable OLED material. Today, they're selling the business to LG to keep their drowning ship afloat. It's been a rough decade. [Gizmodo] -
#apple
Mac Pro Upgraded to 3.33GHz
We talk, Apple listens. A little bit. The Mac Pro has been quietly upgraded. Nothing incredibly amazing, but quite a good jump in processor speed: Now you can order them with 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors for a mere $1200. [Gizmodo] -
#paypal
PayPal Misinterprets Own Email as Phishing Attack
Even PayPal can't tell its own emails from spam! A cranky ex-Microsoft employee complained to PayPal about a "suspicious looking" link in an email from them, which they then treated as a phishing attack. [Eset via The Reg] [Gizmodo] -
#twitter
The New Mobile Twitter Site Is Actually, Um, Nice
The mobile Twitter site had been a vastly more miserable experience compared to even the worstest apps, but now, it's a strikingly good web app, with full Twitter powers, all while actually looking clean and respectable. [Gizmodo] -
#questionoftheday
What's The Best Winter Vehicle?
It's snowing in Houston. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore is here. It's the Snowpocalypse and everyone is freaking out. Quick, help! What's the best winter vehicle? More » -
#stevejobs
Steve Jobs Helped Negroponte With the OLPC Laptop
Talking at the University of Pennsylvania yesterday, One Laptop per Child's founder Nicholas Negroponte said that Steve Jobs helped in the development of the OLPC computer. Wait. What? [Gizmodo] -
#engineporn
Guess That Engine: LA Auto Show Edition
Come one, come all: It's time for a rousing edition of Guess That Engine. Know a piston skirt from a pressure sender, a con rod from a cap screw? Here's a slew of chances for you to prove it. More » -
#space
World's Largest Milky Way Image Is 120 Feet of Humbling
The world's largest picture of the Milky Way was unveiled today in Chicago, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, measuring a whopping 120 feet across. [Gizmodo]
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