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Watch Helps You Stop Watching The Clock
By Gizmodo at 7 February, 2012, 4:30 am
Days fly by no matter what, and if you’re the type of stressed-out person who’s always counting every second, sometimes a watch just makes you feel worse. Denis Guidone’s “Sometimes” watch is intentionally disorienting, which might actually ameliorate your anxiety. The watch’s face is all black and it has no numbers on it, which makes telling time hard enough, b …
Read More >>Think Of This Video Every Time You Eat Ramen
By Gizmodo at 7 February, 2012, 1:30 am
Avoiding processed foods can be difficult, especially when living on a tight budget. This noodle-eye-view of Top Ramen and Gatorade travelling into your stomach might make you go the extra mile. The video is just a preview of a project called M2A: The Fantastic Voyage by media artist Stefani Bardin. M2A refers to an ingestible capsule literally dubbed Mouth-to-Anus, which contains a came …
Read More >>Massages Feel Good Because It Changes Your Gene Expression
By Gizmodo at 6 February, 2012, 11:30 pm
Stiff muscles definitely benefit from a rub down, but scientists have never quite known why. Now a team of researchers has shown that it works by changing your gene expression — quite literally, your body is hard-coded to release pain-easing chemicals when you’re massaged. If you listen to people in the world of alternative medicine, they’ll normally tell you that massage ̶ …
Read More >>5-Minute Koyaanisqatsi Is Like Cultural CliffsNotes
By Gizmodo at 6 February, 2012, 10:30 pm
The movie Koyaanisqatsi was revolutionary when it came out in 1982, and 30 years later it’s still an incredible work. But for those who can’t sit through 90 minutes of beautiful slow-mo footage, here it is, sped up 1552 per cent. The one thing I miss is the eerie and minimalistic Philip Glass score from the original. Would be interesting to hear that sped up 15.5 times, too. W …
Read More >>BTJunkie Closes: Fifth Largest BitTorrent Search Engine Gone
By Gizmodo at 6 February, 2012, 8:30 pm
Things are changing since the Megaupload shutdown: QuickSilverScreen is no more, Filesonic and Fileserve users can only download files they’ve uploaded, and now, BTJunkie has voluntarily closed. Started in 2005 after Suprnova was killed, BTJunkie was indexing around 4 million active torrents. And unlike the big four remaining sites — Pirate Bay, Torrentz, KickassTorrents and IsoHunt & …
Read More >>Stylish Pendant Tools Keep You Fashion Forward, And Alive
By Gizmodo at 6 February, 2012, 1:00 pm
That massive Gerber multitool on your belt probably comes in really handy during emergencies, but not on a catwalk. If you want to be prepared for whatever life throws out you and look fashionable, you’ll want to consider Wenger’s HypeX line. Consisting of six stripped-down lightweight tools that can be worn as pendants hanging from an included silicone necklace, the HypeX pie …
Read More >>Watch OK Go’s New Stunt-Driving Music Video
By Gizmodo at 6 February, 2012, 4:00 am
Last week we showed you a quick preview of OK Go’s new video for “Needing/Getting”, and now here’s the full monty, compiled from a literal drive-by of 1157 homemade instruments of melodic Rube Goldberg goodness. You can check out the full rundown of how everything was put together — including the band taking stunt driving courses — in the details section of the …
Read More >>These Ethereal Insect Photos Will Inspire You For Gizmodo’s Shooting Challenge
By Gizmodo at 4 February, 2012, 6:00 pm
This week’s Gizmodo Shooting Challenge theme is Insects — and you have until Tuesday to send in your best work. To help get your creative juices flowing, here is an amazing collection of images from Malaysian photographer, Lee Peiling. Pictures so fantastic, it feels like you’re peering into another world. A world populated with helpful praying mantises and ants ready to …
Read More >>Childhood-Adult Hybrid Portraits Are Freaky
By Gizmodo at 4 February, 2012, 1:30 pm
Photographer Booby Neel Adams’ Age-Maps are as fascinating as they are spooky. He combines a person’s childhood portrait with an adult one, resulting in these weird hybrids. Some of the results are hilarious. Others freak me out. Correction: all of them freak me out. [Booby Neel Adams via Visual News via Petapixel] …
Read More >>MythBusters RFID Episode Canned By Visa, Amex
By Gizmodo at 4 February, 2012, 6:40 am
RFID chips are super cool because those little buggers can beam things wirelessly. The guys at Mythbusters totally thought so too and wanted to make an episode about how trackable and hackable RFID chips were. Sounds amazing! Everyone would’ve learned more about the technology that’s invisibly invading our lines. But, nope. Credit card companies banned ‘em. Specifically, it looks …
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