Expand Your Android, Make a Robot Clean Your House, SodaStream [Deals]
If you've ever wanted an easier way to move data on and off your Android phone, this 16GB flash drive
includes a Micro USB plug and free file management software. If you're
going on vacation and plan to take a lot of photos with your phone, this
would be a great option for backing them up. [Sony 16GB MicroVault…
Watch ants work together beautifully to bring food home
It's always incredible to see ants work as a team by stringing their bodies together like a rope to pull something much heavier back home. It looks a lot like what us humans would do when we're trying to move something big. Ants, they're just like us!
Rubber Swine Turns Anything Smashable Into a Piggy Bank
Saving
for retirement is tough, especially when you don't feel you can trust
the big banks after all that financial ugliness over the past decade.
Your mattress is also a terrible place to acrue funds, but you know what
isn't? A half rubber swine that can be crammed into the end of a mug, drinking glass, or a mason…
Guy vacuums a subway floor and eats dinner off of it in gross out ad
It's very clearly a stunt ad, so calibrate your reactions accordingly. But still. Gross. Bissell Canada wants us to believe
that they believe in their all-in-one steam cleaner and vacuum so much
that they'll eat off any surface that it cleans. Even if it's a gross,
mucky, grimy subway floor.
How Pabst Brought a 136-Year-Old Beer Back From the Dead
Once
upon a time there was a beer. A beer with bold flavor and character. A
beer that was supposedly America's first IPA. But then the 1970s
happened. The tastes of the masses changed, and not for the better. A
tidal wave of flavorless lager rushed in. And this unique, legendary
beer was washed away in the tide. Until…
Windows 9 Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know
Windows 8 has been limping through its existence for just about two years now, and despite the fact that its continual updates have improved it a fair bit, the numbers aren't encouraging.
Microsoft knows this, and the rumors surrounding Windows 9 show that
it's going to be a move back to more familiar territory.…
Are We Having Fun Yet? Binge on Party Down All Holiday Weekend Long
Party Down, a
short-lived Starz series about struggling actors working for a catering
company—was and remains one of the best comedies ever to grace our TVs,
and yet it was only two sweet seasons long. But now you have an excuse
to Celebrate Ricky Sargulesh all over again, because the series has landed on Hulu Plus.
The most extreme marathon deserves an extremely cool ad like this one
This ad is so cool it
makes me want to run the Mizuno Uphill Marathon, one of the toughest
and most demanding races I've ever heard of. It takes place at the
gorgeous Serra do Rio do Rastro, a beautiful mountain in Brasil with a
winding road with a drop of 4,658 feet (1,429 meters.)
We Want Fun and You Better Believe it
It's a long weekend. Time to let your hair down and give the world a
big ol' thumbs up. You know what we want? We want fun. Let's let
good-time guy and party advocate Andrew WK rock us into Friday.
Paratroopers miraculously survive after terrifying midair collision
Watch
as these two Russian paratroopers collide in midair during military
maneuvers, getting their parachutes entangled and falling into what
could have been a fatal impact. Fortunately, both soldiers survived.
There's a Wind-Catching Sail Hidden Inside This Stand-Up Paddle
Stand
up paddleboarding has reached peak fad, as is evident by the long list
of accessories we're finally seeing that cater to those who'd rather
explore the waters on their feet. The one you might actually want to
consider, though, is this rather clever standing paddle with a compact sail that pops in and out of the…
California Officials Say People Are Stealing Water Under the Cover of…
A fire hydrant or a spigot in a park might seem like innocuous civil
courtesies, but in our drought-consumed future, they're dangerous weak
spots in the infrastructure that protects our precious natural
resources. Public officials in California say their water is being
siphoned off illegally—and it may be indicative…
These Fish Look Like They're Casting Spells
When you think about mechanisms that animals use to avoid becoming
dinner, clever adaptations like poisons or pointy spikes come to mind.
But the Ostracod, a type of zooplankton, uses something a little more magical.
Today at War, Tomorrow in Stores
The
incredible rate of production for the war effort during the 1940s meant
that Americans had to make certain sacrifices. The government
instituted a rationing program for products like gasoline, meat, butter and rubber, and citizens were encouraged to plant "victory gardens" to grow their own food. It was common for…
This Tiny Audio Mixer Would Let You Turn Smartphones Into Turntables
Want to mix music in a hurry or on the go? You'll like the sound
of Openmix, a teensy new audio mixing tool being developed right now.
With it, you can connect your iPhone to a Walkman with a cassette of
rare bongo concerts, or switch between your laptop and tablet.
Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now
All
that separates you and the blissful long weekend is one small stretch
of Friday afternoon, and we're here to get you through it. Come shoot
the breeze with the Giz crew—at least the ones still staring at their
computers (like you).
A Rad Mini Grappling Gun You Can Make Out of Desk Clutter
When
I was in grade school, I used poorly engineered retractable pen cannons
to fire tiny beads at my friends an enemies during class. I thought it
was pretty cool but this mini grappling gun puts all my pre-adolescent
tinkering to shame.
This Flat-Pack Water Bottle Can Squeeze Inside a Laptop Bag
A
backpack's got plenty of pouches and pockets for storing a water
bottle, but a sleek messenger bag? Good luck fitting a Nalgene in there
without an unsightly bulge. You'll either need to go without and keep an
eye out for drinking fountains, or toss a few dollars towards these Kickstarted flat-pack water bottles.
The Navy Built Its Own Indoor Ocean to Test Ships
The
world's seven seas may be wildly unpredictable, but if you ever find
yourself itching to play Poseidon, you might want to consider enlisting.
Because at the Naval Surface Warfare Center just outside Washington,
D.C., the Navy gets to control every inch of its very own indoor ocean.
The Akira Motorcycle Is Real And We Rode It
Tetsuuuo!
Kaneda's bike is real. It's called the 2015 Honda NM4, it's on-sale in
America, and yesterday, I was one of the first journalists to ride it. Spoiler Alert: It really does feel like it belongs in Neo-Tokyo.
Why Ikea's Mostly Computer Generated Catalog Will Soon Be the Norm
The rooms in Ikea's catalogs may look
like wonderlands of inexpensive furniture, but they're mostly computer
generated. Like, 75 percent computer generated. The Swedish juggernaut
has experimented with CG product shots for almost a decade now, and it's
getting incredibly good at it. But it's far from the only company…
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