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Just when you think you've seen it all, some mad genius goes and creates the unimaginable, a Batman Tumbler Golf Cart ($17,500). While it may not have rocket-propulsion and an...

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Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix took a tumble on stage during the bands December 03rd set at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England. Fan-filmed footage has since immortalized the accident and can be seen below. Shaddix tweeted of the fall: “OH YEAH I DID SLIP AND FALL REALLY HARD BANGED MY HEAD AND WAS DIZZY AS HELL BUT IM ALL GOOD NOW. IT WAS SO HOT AND THE STAGE GOT REAL SLICK”

Better Call Saul producer Peter Gould (who also happened to create the Saul Goodman character) has a great interview in Yahoo TV, where he talks about putting together after his work on Breaking Bad. According to Gould, the spinoff isn’t going to be as broadly comedic as once intended:

“Frankly, I’ve been hanging around in courtrooms lately, and it’s not as broad as I thought originally. He dresses in a ridiculous way, he’s got billboards, he’s got ridiculous ads, but he is a shrewd customer. If you listen, most of his advice to Walt over the years in the show was really good advice. If Walt had listened to Saul a little bit more, I think the show would have gone very differently and probably would not have been as exciting.” Read more...

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A few members of a high school girls basketball team from Farmington, Ill., thought it would be funny to slyly flash the shocker in their team picture. As you can see above, it was indeed funny, but the school administration didn't seem to think so, and the girls were suspended.

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Instagram lives online, so it strikes us as odd when we see such a company sending physical press invites to an event. This is exactly what has happened as multiple media outlets start receiving physical, wooden invitations to an event in New York City this coming December 12th.

The invitation is pretty much an Instagram photo printed on a wooden canvas, inviting the media to “share a moment” with the team. Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom will be there to show us all the goodies. There is a huge question to be answered, though: what is this event all about?

There are recent rumors of Instagram working on private messaging, but that is yet to be seen and nothing really points towards that.

Can we take something from the fact press is getting physical invitations in the form of images printed in a wooden canvas? I would it would be very cool if we could purchase some of those with our very own images. After all, it seems all media outlets are getting different images.

Nothing is for sure now, though. We will have to wait until December 12 to find out!

[via Mashable]

Purchasing an off-contract is becoming much more popular. Especially with devices like the Nexus 5 and Moto G offering good specs for low prices. A new trend seems to be on the rise, though. Motorola has recently started financing off-contract phones and now HTC is jumping in the bandwagon.

The Taiwanese manufacturer is offering a financing program for the $600, 32 GB HTC One. Assuming your credit passes the test, you will be able to what could be the best phone of the year home. All for $0 down and as low as $25 monthly payments (no interests).

We assume these terms may change if your credit is not as great as they would like it to be. This is probably why they say “as low”. Fortiva Loans is in charge of the borrowing department. Regardless, it’s nice to see more manufacturers doing this.

You can get the HTC One for less from other retailers, at this point, but having a device in easy payments is always great. You can go apply for HTC One financing at HTC’s website. You should hurry, the current deal is only available until December 29, 2013. You might have to put some money as a down payment after that.

Also, this is the GSM version. So it will be good for GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Who is signing up?!

[HTC]

The 49ers host the Seahawks this Sunday in a massive matchup not only of the NFC West's best teams, but of two of the more competitive fan bases in football. It'll be a "red-out," but in addition to color coordination, the Niners took the time to email fans with gentle reminders to be on time, cheer, stuff like that.

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The NBA's "Global Games" are off to a hilarious start. I mean, it wasn't funny for the 22,000 Mexico City fans who didn't get a chance to watch the Spurs and Timberwolves thanks to the arena filling up with smoke, but images like Tony Parker masking up and rushing into a burning building are pretty damn entertaining for those of us up here.

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This was posted to Reddit last night by a user who claims that his friend was handed this card at an NBA game.

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More than 2 million accounts have been compromised from popular sites such as Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn after malware captured login credentials from users worldwide, according to a new report.

According to web security firm Trustwave, hackers have stolen login usernames and passwords across various sites in the past month with the help of Pony malware, a bit different than a typical breach.

"Although these are accounts for online services such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google, this is not the result of any weakness in those companies networks," said Abby Ross, a spokesperson for Trustwave. "Individual users had the malware installed on their machines and had their passwords stolenPony steals passwords that are stored on the infected users' computers as well as by capturing them when they are used to log into web services." Read more...

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The Washington Post is reporting new details on the NSA's massive phone-record collection efforts, with leaked documents that indicate the program caches five billion call records each day, tracking the locations of hundreds of millions of mobile devices. Previous Snowden leaks had detailed the NSA's extensive access to consumer phone records, but it was unclear before now whether that metadata included the location of each phone. The latest documents confirm that it does, as part of a much larger location-tracking effort.

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Announced earlier today, the Google Search app for Android is about to get a whole lot smarter. No, we’re not talking about the usual Google Now cards that come in every update, search results not pulled, not only from the web, but inside apps as well. This makes it easier than ever to find exactly what you’re looking for.

For instance, when searching for a movie, normally Search would pull up showtimes, or even its listing on IMDB.com. Not too useful when you already have the IMDB app already installed on your device, right? Now, when signed into your Google account, the Search app will know exactly what apps are installed on your device and show results found inside them with a simple “Open in app” link. Clicking the link will take you directly to the specific search query inside the app (like IMDB for instance), making Google Search a universal tool for searching the web for anything using your Android device. Currently, the new search results are only available in English, and for Android devices 2.3+. Also, at launch, only 13 apps support the new search feature:

• AllTrails
• Allthecooks
• Beautylish
• Etsy
• Expedia
• Flixster
• Healthtap
• IMDb
• Moviefone
• Newegg
• OpenTable
• Trulia
• Wikipedia

Of course, relevant apps found on the Google Play Store will also be displayed when searching (ones that haven’t been installed on your device), a feature we saw introduced in Google Search back in 2010. The best part about these new (and old) Search features is that they can also be found in the Chrome and Android browsers by visiting the Google homepage — no Search app needed. As more developers make their apps compatible with this new feature, they better it will get. In the meantime, you can update the Google Search app via the link below.

Download on Google Play: Google Search

Kohl's offers the Apt. 9 Men's 7-Eye Boots in Brown for $44.99. Coupon code "CYBERSAVE" cuts them to $35.99. With free shipping, that's $54 off list and a very low price for such men's boots. They're available in limited sizes from 7 to 13. Deal ends today.

Walmart offers the Philips 40-watt Stereo Soundbar, model no. HTL2101A/F7, for $48 with free shipping. That's $21 under Target's Cyber Monday price and the best deal we've seen for this soundbar. This basic soundbar features 20 watts per channel into two 2" full-range speakers, USB, and remote control.

Amazon takes 50% off a selection of men's, women's, and kids' shoes. Even better, all orders qualify for free shipping via Prime. (Non-members can spend $35 or more for free shipping; otherwise, shipping starts around $5.) That's the biggest discount we've seen on these shoes from Amazon since January, when it took up to 60% off. (We saw an extra 25% off on Black Friday.) Choose from deals on Teva, Skechers, PUMA, and more. Items must be sold by Amazon. Some best bets:

• Skechers Women's Infantry Soldier Combat Boots for $47
• Teva Men's Chair 5 Print WP Snow Boots (Green pictured) for $85

Looking for different brands? Amazon discounts a wide selection of shoes and cuts an extra 30% off orders over $100 via coupon code "CMSHOE3O".

6pm offers the JanSport Tehipite 52L Tall Backpack in Grey Tar/Forge Grey for $40 with free shipping. That's $6 under our February mention and the lowest total price we could find. It features a cushioned hip belt, vented shoulder straps, clipped gear fastener, and 52 liter capacity.

Update: Apply coupon code 6pmfb1204131575" to cut it to $34. Coupon expires after 4,000 redemptions.

What is Trebek lays down the law on how to pronounce GIF, Alex?

That's what happened on Tuesday night's episode of Jeopardy, as host Alex Trebek asked contestants the question of the year: "The inventor of this image format said the OED wrongly has two pronunciations of it — the right one is with a soft 'G'."

The three contestants all answered the "Final Jeopardy" round correctly with, of course, "What is a GIF?" And Trebek — as if bestowed with the power from the Internet Gods — read the answers aloud, pronouncing GIF like the peanut butter Read more...

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Steven M. Bellovin, a computer science professor at Columbia, uncovered a startling fact. The launch code for all U.S. Minuteman nuclear missiles for 20 years used the same code: 00000000. Bellovin discovered this after finding a 2004 paper by Dr. Bruce G. Blair, a former Air Force officer who manned Minuteman silos.

The codes — known as Permissive Action Links (PALs) — came to be following the 1963-1964 Cyprus crisis, when NATO countries Turkey and Greece wanted to nuke each other. The PALs were meant to give only the president of the United States the power to use such weapons. Apparently, this security feature was largely symbolic. For two decades, multiple presidents carried around a briefcase with the allegedly constantly changing codes, though it may as well have been filled with shredded newspaper Read more...

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The NFL fined Mike Tomlin $100,000 for getting in the way of Jacoby Jones's kick return. The Steelers were not fined, but they may have to forfeit a 2014 draft pick or have their draft position altered. In the meantime, let the memes continue. Please enjoy Tomlin tripping the Islanders' Andrew MacDonald.

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Today only, Kohl's offers the Vizio 40" 2.1-Channel Home Theater Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer, model no. SB4021M-B1, for $199.99. Coupon code "CYBERSAVE" cuts it to $159.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $68. The soundbar features 2.75" full range drivers and a 150Hz to 19.5kHz frequency response. The 140-watt RMS subwoofer features a 60-foot wireless range and 40Hz to 150Hz frequency response.

Update: Instead apply coupon code "FAMILY25" to knock it further to $149.99.

Frontier Airlines offers 1-way fares with prices starting at $44.49, as seen on Travelzoo. That's the third-lowest base rate we've seen from Frontier this year. It's also a current low for select routes by $30. This price is valid on flights departing from Omaha, NE, (OMA) to Denver, CO, (DEN) on January 13, 2014; prices vary depending on the departure cities and dates chosen. Blackout dates may apply. Book this travel deal by December 9 for travel through February 12, 2014. Other notable fares:

• Chicago (MDW) to Denver (DEN) from $68.90
• Orlando (MCO) to Bloomington (BMI) from $69
• Denver (DEN) to Fresno (FAT) from $79
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Ending today, Kohl's offers the Croft & Barrow Men's Dress Boots for $39.99. Coupon code "CYBERSAVE" makes it $31.99. With free shipping, that's $53 off list and the lowest total price we could find for this style. They come in whole and half sizes from 9 to 13.

From Reddit comes this moment from last night's Senators-Panthers game, in which we see Craig Anderson spitting Gatorade all over the place and grossing the hell out of this poor woman in the front row. Nice going, Craig.

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The tears, we can explain. The partial nudity, not so much.

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With four weeks to go in the NFL season—and just one playoff spot clinched—it's time to take a fresh look at which teams have established themselves as the best (and worst) offensive and defensive units in the league.

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Netflix's critically acclaimed House of Cards series will return for its second season on Feb. 14, with all 13 episodes available immediately for binge-viewing.

Netflix describes season two as such:

Francis (Spacey) and Claire (Wright) Underwood continue their ruthless rise to power as threats mount on all fronts. Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara, “American Horror Story”), an up-and-coming reporter and Francis’s former paramour, is inching closer to the truth about his crimes. President Walker’s (Michel Gill, “The Good Wife”) billionaire confidante Raymond Tusk (Gerald McRaney, “Southland”) demands that Francis reciprocate political favors or face retribution. And Claire must confront the increasing glare of the spotlight as it eats away at her and Francis’s once private existence. The Underwood’s must overcome these dangers — past and present — to avoid losing everything, regardless of collateral damage they leave in their wake. Read more...

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Remember the adorable letter that a child wrote to Santa this year? It wasn't actually from a kid at all, nor was it from this year; it was the work of comedian writer and actor Zack Poitras

The letter caught the Internet's attention for being so 2013. The "child" refers to an Amazon link when telling Santa what he wants under the tree this year

It gained attention after Twitter user @Gequeoman shared the image on Friday

Dear Santa pic.twitter.com/715ZYRsr1n

— Gequeoman (@Gequeoman) November 29, 2013

It was picked up on several news sites, including Mashable, that assumed the letter was the work of a kid, in part due to the sloppy crayon handwriting. But the letter was a satirical creation by Poitras in 2011 for the blog The Inclusive Read more...

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Do you need a good calendar app? Do you need a good calendar app that's freakin' beautiful? Then check out Any.DO's Cal, a top iOS iCal alternative that just made the jump to Android. Cal features all the stuff you need in a typical calendar app and then some, and wraps it all up in a functional, minimal, readable interface that focuses on content. It's a free download in the Play Store.

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[New App] Any.DO's Drop Dead Gorgeous Calendar App Cal Is Now In The Play Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Nike’s trail runner hits the ‘Goldilocks’ zone between minimalism, protection and tread depth.

Normally parents are the ones who provide coloring books for their kids, but artist Fred Giovannitti's children are the ones providing something for him to color in.

Whenever Giovannitti makes a business trip, his kids — six-year-old Sofia and eight-year-old Freddi — provide him with going-away drawings. On one trip he realized he could color in the drawings to surprise his kids with when he returned.

"When I came home, [Sofia] was delighted to see what I did with the artwork and we started a tradition of collaboration ever since with both of my children," he explained Read more...

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