#booze Click here to read Why Alcohol Is Good For You

Why Alcohol Is Good For You

It's one of those medical anomalies that nobody can really explain: Longitudinal studies have consistently shown that people who don't consume any alcohol at all tend to die before people who do. At first glance, this makes little sense. More »
02:20 PM
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By Jonah Lehrer
#googleinstant

What Is Google Instant?

Google's just announced Google Instant! They say it's going to transform search forever—making it faster, better, stronger. But what is it, exactly? More »
01:40 PM
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By Brian Barrett
#imagecache

The World As Seen By a Record

This long-exposure image was made by placing a pinhole camera in the center of a record. It shows that you only need simple ideas and simple tools to create beautiful photography. [Kateoplis via Twitter—Thanks Life, Panoramic!]
01:40 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
#googleinstant Click here to read Live: Google Instant Streaming Search Results Eliminate the Search Button

Live: Google Instant Streaming Search Results Eliminate the Search Button

The Google streaming search results are here. Already leaked, and seen in the wild by users, the new Google search updates on-the-fly, as-you-type, without you having to hit the search button when you're done. They call it Google Instant. More »
01:21 PM
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By Jason Chen
#apple

Apple iOS 4.1 Is Available Right Now

iOS 4.1 is live, bringing Game Center, HDR photos, a proximity sensor fix and more to iPhones (3G, 3GS, and 4) and iPod Touches (second-generation on up). Let the Game Center username land grab begin! [Apple]
01:20 PM
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By Kyle VanHemert
#photography Click here to read Shooting Challenge: Ray of Light

Shooting Challenge: Ray of Light

No matter how many times I see it in whatever the context, a ray of light shining through a scene is a striking motif. For this week's Shooting Challenge, I want you to deploy proper technique to capture the effect. More »
01:20 PM
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By Mark Wilson
#bikes

All Along the Biketower

The Tower of Babel. The Great Pyramids. The Leaning Tower of Pisa. That pantheon of epic structures wasn't compete until Cyclisk: a 65-foot tall, 10,000-pound obelisk comprising about 340 bicycles, a tricycle, and a healthy disregard for proportion. More »
12:40 PM
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By Brian Barrett
#slingshots Click here to read How Not To Fire a Watermelon Out of a Huge Slingshot

How Not To Fire a Watermelon Out of a Huge Slingshot

If successfully launching a watermelon out of a person-sized slingshot means sending it soaring away from you at an incredibly high speed, then I guess this is pretty much the exact opposite. "Ouch" doesn't even begin to describe it. [Reddit]
12:20 PM
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By Kyle VanHemert
#processors

1.5GHz Snapdragons Arriving End of 2011, 1.2GHz Early Next Year

12:04 PM
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#exclusive Click here to read The Mystery of Flickr's Ghost Car Dealership

The Mystery of Flickr's Ghost Car Dealership

Somewhere in Ohio sits an abandoned Chrysler dealership with old cars parked on the showroom floor, like a prop leftover from a nuclear bomb test. The only evidence of its existence were a set of eerie Flickr photos. Until now. [Jalopnik]
12:00 PM
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By Justin Hyde
#horseshit Click here to read TSA Poster Reminds That Photography Is For Creepy Terrorists Only

TSA Poster Reminds That Photography Is For Creepy Terrorists Only

Enjoy standing safely outside a fence taking innocuous photos of airplanes in plain sight? According to this new TSA poster, you are a filthy terrorist. Remember, citizens: Only you can prevent the slightly unnerving from enjoying their hobbies. [CarlosMiller.com]
12:00 PM
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By Joel Johnson
#scotchtape Click here to read Happy 80th Birthday to Scotch Tape—Savior of the Klutzes

Happy 80th Birthday to Scotch Tape—Savior of the Klutzes

Whether it's holding together your glasses, the TV remote or your grandmother's birthday present, Scotch tape has been one of the constants in our lives since before we can remember. Today, lift your beer for its 80th birthday. More »
11:40 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#sex

The Real 'Stuff White People Like’

What makes a culture unique? How are whites, blacks, Asians, whoever different from everybody else? What tastes, interests, and concepts define an ethnicity? Is there any way to make fun of other races in public and get away with it? More »
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11:00 AM
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By OKCupid.com
#google Click here to read Google Is Streaming Results, No Search Button Required

Google Is Streaming Results, No Search Button Required

Some users have reported that they're now seeing results streaming as they type from the Google homepage, before they click "Search." That might explain today's new doodle, and will likely be a major part of Google's event later today. UPDATED: More »
10:54 AM
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By Brian Barrett
#google

Google is Focusing its Chrome OS Efforts on Netbooks, Rather Than Tablets

10:53 AM
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#pc

The Nitrogen-Cooled Memory Block that Broke the World's Speed Record

These are memory sticks, two 1 GB Corsair Dominator GTX6 DDR3 RAM modules. They usually run at 2625MHz, but these zoom at the new world's speed record: 3078MHz. All thanks to the special nitrogen freezer plugged onto the heat sinks: More »
10:40 AM
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By Jesus Diaz
#howto Click here to read Master the Essentials: 29 Crucial PC Skills

Master the Essentials: 29 Crucial PC Skills

Do you consider yourself a power user? It's a tough question. After all, where do you draw the line? Hardware hacking? Command-line skills? Unix? These 29 essential PC skills define the core competency of any power user. More »
10:00 AM
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By Maximum PC Staff and Paul Lilly
#contest Click here to read Are You Directionally Challenged?

Are You Directionally Challenged?

Just take this little survey, email the last question to surveys@gawker.com, and you'll be entered to win a $150 best buy.com gift card that you can put toward a GPS if you so choose. Then, a future of being directed toward your destinations by a firm yet soothing voice is that much closer. Turn right. [Rules]
09:59 AM
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#cartech Click here to read New OnStar Coming With Facebook

New OnStar Coming With Facebook

GM's next generation OnStar will get a major upgrade and challenge Ford's Sync system with infotainment options. In addition to OnStar's well-known unparalleled route guidance and safety assistance services, the new system will get apps like Facebook. More »
09:59 AM
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By Matt Hardigree
#annoyances Click here to read iTunes 10 Plays Media from Any iOS Device, No Syncing Required

iTunes 10 Plays Media from Any iOS Device, No Syncing Required

It may have happened in a later iTunes 9 update, but iTunes 10 definitely includes a very helpful update. Plug in any iOS device, iPhones included, and you can play its music or videos without having to make a tricky sync. More »
09:59 AM
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By Kevin Purdy
#photography

The Year's Best Smallest Photography

Every year, Nikon's Small World photomicrography contest collects the very best in microscopic photography, and every year the results are strange, beautiful, and basically impossible to identify. This tiny cosmos, for example, is soap. Soy sauce looks even crazier: More »
09:20 AM
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By Kyle VanHemert
#google

This Article Was Fully Composed On Google's New Automatic Writing System

From now on, instead of using the usual two dozen baboons to randomly write Gizmodo's articles, I am going to use Google Scribe, a new Google Labs application that suggests the next word or group of words as you write. More »
09:13 AM
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By Jesus Diaz
#nes Click here to read Behold! The Nintendo Entertainment System Coffee Table

Behold! The Nintendo Entertainment System Coffee Table

A man named Matt has built a coffee table. It is designed to look like the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is awesome. More »
09:12 AM
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By Brian Ashcraft
#iphoneapps

Apps Will Overtake iTunes Music Downloads Before the Year's Out

Numbers mined from iTunes by Asymco are pointing towards a startling new fact: that very soon the number of app downloads will surpass music downloads, in just half the amount of time. More »
08:55 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#nowavailable

You Can Now Own Willow Garage's Pool-Playing, Laundry-Folding, Beer-Fetching PR2 Robot

08:47 AM
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#bp

BP's Oil Spill Report Lays Blame on "Multiple Companies and Work Teams"

08:20 AM
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#energy

Heat From Crowded Metro Stations to Be Harnessed By New Apartments Above-Ground

Underground metro stations are inhumanely warm come sun or rain, so it makes sense for builders of a new housing estate in Paris to want to draw from that energy, harnessing it for 17 apartments' heating systems above-ground. More »
07:40 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#packaging

Only 600 of Amazon's Millions of Products Come in "Frustration-Free Packaging"

07:00 AM
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#android

HTC's G2 Will Have Quick Keys for Accessing Google Shortcuts

06:32 AM
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#apple

Five Takes On the New Apple iPods

With the latest iPods shipping this week, you'll be wanting to know whether an upgrade is necessary—or whether to take the plunge into the wild world of iPoddery. So far, this is what the reviews are saying: More »
05:40 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#atomicenergy Click here to read The great atomic bomb cake controversy of 1946

The great atomic bomb cake controversy of 1946

In 1946, a mushroom cloud-shaped cake was served at a Washington D.C. military party celebrating the task force that oversaw atomic tests in the Pacific post-World War II. The photo of this garish pastry caused a bizarre international fracas. More »
05:00 AM
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By Cyriaque Lamar
#microsoft Click here to read New Xbox 360 Bundle Includes Kinect, 250GB Hard Drive

New Xbox 360 Bundle Includes Kinect, 250GB Hard Drive

Microsoft has tonight officially revealed a new Xbox 360 hardware bundle, almost a month to the day it was inadvertently leaked via some packaging shots. More »
04:02 AM
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By Luke Plunkett
#nokia

Nokia N8 On Sale This Month at Their Online Store

03:53 AM
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#sextoys Click here to read Man Replaces Ex-Girlfriend With Silicone Clone

Man Replaces Ex-Girlfriend With Silicone Clone

Some men buy sophisticated, ultra-realistic sex dolls choosing face models, body types, bust sizes, and even adding sensors that make them moan. This is the first time, however, that I've heard of a man cloning his ex-girlfriend in silicone. More »
01:20 AM
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By Jesus Diaz
#concept

Safety Plug Concept Keeps Away Curious Kiddies' Fingers

12:40 AM
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#digitalcameras

Nikon's First Pro-Worthy Point-and-Shoot

Oh, I've been waiting for this little camera for a long time: A pro-worthy Nikon point-and-shoot. After the bizarre melange of features in Nikon's last flagship camera—uh, ethernet jack?—the P7000 is nakedly all about performance. More »
12:01 AM
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By matt buchanan
#digitalcameras

Nikon Coolpix S8100: A 1080p, 10x Zoom Point-and-Shoot That Actually Fits In Your Pocket

Any point-and-shoot can fit in your bag, but not every point-and-shoot can fit in your pants. The super-slim Nikon S8100, however, doesn't sacrifice power for pocketability: it shoots 1080p video; and has 10x optical zoom and 10fps full-res high-speed shooting. More »
12:01 AM
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By Kyle VanHemert
#digitalcameras

Nikon Coolpix S80 Point-and-Shoot: 14.1MP with a 3.5" OLED Touchscreen

12:00 AM
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#lawsuits

Oracle Calls HP Lawsuit "Vindictive" and Damaging to Partnership

11:23 PM
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#watches

Watch How Watches Work

11:20 PM
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#records

130-MPH Dining Table Makes Anything Fast Food

Because we're apparently running out of things to invent, a man named Perry Watkins has concocted a Queen Anne dining table that reached top speeds of 130mph in a recent track test. No word on how the soufflé fared. More »
10:40 PM
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