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12 Jul 14:31

Self-Guided Bullets That Change Course Midair Are Now Terrifyingly Real

by Robert Sorokanich

Self-Guided Bullets That Change Course Midair Are Now Terrifyingly Real

The military masterminds at DARPA have just changed everything you think you know about bullets. Meet the Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance, or EXACTO, a .50 caliber bullet that maneuvers itself midair to stay locked on target . Here's footage of the first live test: it sure as hell looks like the technology works.

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09 Jul 19:32

Preparation Guide to Diagon Alley

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08 Jul 21:40

J.K. Rowling releases new story about a 34-year-old Harry Potter

by Matthew Humphries
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J.K. Rowling has Harry Potter to thank for her title of Britain’s best-selling author as well as the fortune she now enjoys, but the series of fantasy novels stopped after number seven. She […]
08 Jul 19:12

Microwaves of the future count calories so you don't have to

by Billy Steele
If you're into the whole quantified-self movement, or you just fancy watching what you eat, GE is working on new microwave tech that could make manual calorie counting obsolete. The company's R&D department developed a prototype that directly...
08 Jul 01:35

Jovem Aprendiz

by André Farias

Vida de Suporte

Essa parte do mouse sem fio foi baseado em uma história real enviada por Jun Fujita.



Jovem Aprendiz é um post do blog Vida de Suporte.
28 Jun 01:38

Pacific Rim 2 Announced For 2017

by Jason Schreier

Pacific Rim 2 Announced For 2017

Guillermo del Toro is getting his kaiju on once again, and we'll see the results in a few years—Pacific Rim 2 is coming in 2017.

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27 Jun 10:21

Woman photoshopped to fit 25 different countries' definition of beauty

by Casey Chan on Sploid, shared by Casey Chan to Gizmodo

Woman photoshopped to fit 25 different countries' definition of beauty

Here's an amazing experiment to see the differences between feminine beauty "ideals" across different countries: 24-year-old radio journalist Esther Honig had her picture photoshopped by Photoshop artists from 25 different countries. She told them to "make her look beautiful" according to their country standards.

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26 Jun 17:37

Test Your Origami Skills With this Intricate Metal Apollo Lunar Lander

by Andrew Liszewski

Test Your Origami Skills With this Intricate Metal Apollo Lunar Lander

By now you've probably seen those Metal Earth foldable models in toy stores and at checkout stands all over the place. They're this generation's flat-packed foam gliders, but as you can see from this incredibly intricate Apollo Lunar Lander model, they require far more patience and skill to assemble.

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26 Jun 11:29

Soon, You Can Walk Under the Giant Gundam's Crotch

by Brian Ashcraft

Soon, You Can Walk Under the Giant Gundam's Crotch

Is this a dream? No! This is very real. Soon, people in Tokyo will be able to walk between the giant Gundam's legs.

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26 Jun 10:26

VIDEO ESSAY: 2014 Tokyo International Toy Show

by Editor
VIDEO ESSAY: 2014 Tokyo International Toy Show
26 Jun 10:22

Moto 360 Hands-On: This Smartwatch Will Make You Swoon

by Brent Rose

Moto 360 Hands-On: This Smartwatch Will Make You Swoon

We just went hands-on with Samsung's first Android Wear, the Gear Live . It was lovely and very promising. But then we just got to strap Motorola's Moto 360 on, and oh man, it's gorgeous. GORGEOUS. Here are our quick first impressions.

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26 Jun 10:18

Häagen-Dazs - Japonais - 4-layered ice cream available only in Japan

by Editor
26 Jun 10:17

Poseable Street Fighter Plushies Have Some Epic Eyebrows

by Mike Fahey

Poseable Street Fighter Plushies Have Some Epic Eyebrows

The lightest contact with Ryu's eyebrows from Gaming Heads new line of poseable Street Fighter plushies can probably render a normal human unconscious. What hidden powers do Ken and Chun-Li possess?

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25 Jun 00:53

This Beautiful Watch Is Actually a Fitness Tracker

by Eric Limer
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Boniiito! iOS only though

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This Beautiful Watch Is Actually a Fitness Tracker

If you've been waiting for a smartwatch that looks beautiful in a more traditional sense, your wait might be over. The new Withings Activité is a fitness tracker that can really hold its own in terms of style.

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21 Jun 16:52

These DIY Office Supply Weapons Definitely Won't Get You Fired, Nope

by Robert Sorokanich

These DIY Office Supply Weapons Definitely Won't Get You Fired, Nope

You graduated from middle school and found your way to a desk job, but that doesn't mean you have to leave rubber-band-powered projectile launchers behind. YouTube's mist8k is here to show us how to build three weapons of mass distraction, using stuff you've already got at your desk. Now (goofing off at) work can be fun!

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20 Jun 10:40

Genius guy transforms plastic bottles into super strength plastic rope

by Casey Chan on Sploid, shared by Casey Chan to Gizmodo

Genius guy transforms plastic bottles into super strength plastic rope

Look, I have no idea what I'm going to do with super strength plastic rope either but oh my genius, this recycler's idea of turning plastic bottles into plastic rope is just brilliant. The video is perfect, he shows you the plastic rope, shows you what to do with it and then shows you how to make your own. I'm now convinced I need this in my life because of this guy.

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17 Jun 13:16

Origami wheels with automatic transmission give robots a big mobility boost

by Graham Templeton
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A new origami concept gives robots a continuously variable automatic transmission, and that could open a whole lot of doors for the future of robots.
17 Jun 13:15

17 Pieces of Origami From a Huge New Show About Paper Folding

by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

17 Pieces of Origami From a Huge New Show About Paper Folding

To most of us, the boundaries of origami are pretty well established: You have your cranes, your elephants, and your paper footballs. But hundreds of artists around the world use origami as a technical framework for making original art—and now, 88 of those artists are getting a high-profile show of their work.

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14 Jun 00:18

Hit This Magnetic Bullseye and You'll Never Misplace Your Keys Again

by Andrew Liszewski

Hit This Magnetic Bullseye and You'll Never Misplace Your Keys Again

Are you prone to losing your keys more often than you'd like to admit? You just need to settle on a specific place to put them every time you get home. And to make this routine enjoyable enough so that it becomes a habit, trying to hit this magnetic bullseye when you get home every night sounds entertaining enough.

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13 Jun 13:29

Samsung's Smart TVs Just Got a Pretty Sweet App (Finally)

by Brent Rose

Samsung's Smart TVs Just Got a Pretty Sweet App (Finally)

For all the promises that "Smart TVs" make, they aren't really all that smart. Generally, they're just TVs with glorified streaming boxes built into them, plus a few unwieldy bells and whistles nobody wants or uses. So when a smart TV app comes along that actually looks cool, it's pretty shocking.

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13 Jun 12:05

High-speed maglev toys are coming in 2015

by Mat Smith
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Esse tipo de coisa que vamos ver ano que vem!

Takara Tomy promised us that maglev technology would make its way to playsets next year, when we spoke at this year's Tokyo Toy Show. It had two very different toys on hand, one a train that the company claims can reach up to 600 KPH (relative to its...
10 Jun 10:47

An Origami Razor Uses the Power of Paper Cuts To Shave

by Andrew Liszewski

An Origami Razor Uses the Power of Paper Cuts To Shave

Half of what makes a paper cut so annoying and awful is that it comes from a seemingly safe and innocuous material. But designer Nadeem Haidary wants to change your opinion on the much hated accidental paper cut by harnessing it for good through an origami razor that can purportedly shave faces.

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06 Jun 10:30

It's shocking to see how many movie scenes were copied in The Matrix

by Jordan Kushins on Sploid, shared by Casey Chan to Gizmodo

It's shocking to see how many movie scenes were copied in The Matrix

The video by Culturegraphy shows the super close relationship between The Matrix and a bunch of other movies (including Total Recall!). The split-screen comparisons are shocking because you can see how closely some of the choreography and visual cues match up.

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06 Jun 10:28

Uma bicicleta que cabe em uma pasta

Os ciclistas poderão chegar ao trabalho, ao cinema ou ao shopping, colocar a bicicleta na pasta e levá-la consigo.
02 Jun 19:59

The Brilliant, Plunger-Free Way South Korea Unclogs Toilets

by Ashley Feinberg

As far as necessary tasks go, unclogging toilets is without question one of the most unpleasant. Which is why South Korea's fully sealed, minimal-contact alternative is a stroke of genius.

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02 Jun 10:27

Os dez maiores erros de cálculo da engenharia

Aqui estão 10 exemplos de como um pequeno erro de cálculo pode sair muito caro - e até ser fatal.
01 Jun 23:51

4K Is Officially the Next Dumb Format War

by Pranav Dixit

4K Is Officially the Next Dumb Format War

If your bank account has left you unaware of the state of the 4K movement, here's a fun surprise: if you buy a 4K movie from Sony, you'll need a Sony television to play it back. If you buy one from Samsung, you'll need a Samsung TV to view it. Which means that what should be a fiesta for your eyes has turned into just another proprietary pain in the ass.

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31 May 00:53

Pizza Hut Is Releasing a Caramel Marshmallow Pizza in Japan

by Brian Ashcraft

Pizza Hut Is Releasing a Caramel Marshmallow Pizza in Japan

I have three words to say to this pizza: Get in my belly. Wait, that's four.

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28 May 10:16

Chinese College Looks Like Hogwarts from Harry Potter

by Brian Ashcraft

Chinese College Looks Like Hogwarts from Harry Potter

Is that the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Nope, these are the new facilities for the elite Hebei Academy of Fine Arts in China.

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27 May 21:07

South Korea thinks women are worse drivers, creates super-sized female parking spaces

by Matthew Humphries
Peuaguilar

Nazismo!

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Women think that men are worse drivers, and men think that it’s women who can’t drive very well. The South Korean government is clearly siding with men in this debate, with news of […]