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Rumored Moga iPhone Gaming Controller Has Thumbsticks

Oct 25, 2:03PM

Rumored Moga iPhone Gaming Controller Has Thumbsticks

According to @evleaks, what you're looking at here is a forthcoming iPhone gaming controller from mobile peripheral purveyor Moga. Like the simpler Logitech leak we saw before, the new controller mimics one of the reference designs released by Apple in the documentation for iOS 7.

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A Cheap Pair of Headphones Can Accurately Measure Your Heart Rate

Oct 25, 1:23PM

A Cheap Pair of Headphones Can Accurately Measure Your Heart Rate

There's a plethora of devices out there that let athletes, amateur doctors, and even hypochondriacs constantly monitor their heart rates. But thanks to researchers at the Kaiteki Institute in Japan, soon all you may need to keep tabs on your ticker is a cheap pair of in-ear headphones.

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Report: LinkedIn's New Mobile App Is a Hacker's Heaven

Oct 25, 1:12PM

Report: LinkedIn's New Mobile App Is a Hacker's Heaven

Intro, LinkedIn's new mobile app, is great for networking, but as it turns out, it's even better for hacking. According to security experts, the app is incredibly insecure.

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12 Postcards From When NYC Was the Skyscraper Capital of the World

Oct 25, 1:00PM

12 Postcards From When NYC Was the Skyscraper Capital of the World

New York City was a different place in the 1940s. It was a time before video billboards and LED lights, and skyscrapers were still a source of city-wide awe and pride. Everyone who lived in this glamorous city (and everyone who visited) wanted to show those architectural marvels off—and postcards were a perfect medium.

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You've Never Seen a Cell Look Like This

Oct 25, 12:45PM

You've Never Seen a Cell Look Like This

This might look like a bird from Tron just laid an egg in some futuristic nest, but in fact you're looking at the nucleus of a single human cell.

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German Telecom Wants Germany-Only Internet Because of the NSA Debacle

Oct 25, 11:02AM

German Telecom Wants Germany-Only Internet Because of the NSA Debacle

As relations between the US and Europe become increasingly strained because, uh, the NSA spied on 35 world leaders, the state-backed Deutsche Telekom has declared that it wants to create a national internet to protect Germany from future privacy infringements.

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How to Optimize Your Mac for Gaming

Oct 25, 11:00AM

How to Optimize Your Mac for Gaming

You may not immediately think "gaming" when you think "Mac," but there are tons of games for the Mac these days, and some of the most popular PC games are also available for OS X. Let's take a look at a few ways to make those games run as smoothly as possible.

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13- and 15-Inch MacBook Pro Teardown: Wild Guts, Pray They Never Fail

Oct 25, 10:15AM

13- and 15-Inch MacBook Pro Teardown: Wild Guts, Pray They Never Fail

It may only be a few days since Apple announced its new 13- and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pros, but iFixit has already torn the suckers apart. And while the insides are storming, taking them apart is a whole different matter.

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When the Sense 5.5 update hits your HTC One, good news: you'll be able to snag an additional 25GB o

Oct 25, 9:58AM

When the Sense 5.5 update hits your HTC One, good news: you'll be able to snag an additional 25GB of Google Drive storage. Sweet.

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How to Get Even More Out of a Raspberry Pi

Oct 25, 9:20AM

How to Get Even More Out of a Raspberry Pi

No doubt about it, the Raspberry Pi is nothing short of a homebrew phenomenon. Since its release in February 2012, the British micro-mini-computer has enabled legions of amateur inventors to develop projects both weird and wonderful. Here's a run-down of the most impressive applications, ranging from weather stations to retro arcades to a supercomputer array on a Lego rack. See if any of them inspire you to do the same.

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The Sun Spewed Out a Beautiful Solar Flare This Week

Oct 25, 8:34AM

The Sun Spewed Out a Beautiful Solar Flare This WeekThe sun emitted a solar flare at 8:30 pm EDT on October 23rd, and NASA captured in all its glory at its Solar Dynamics Observatory. Doesn't it look pretty?

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What TED Talks Will Be Like When the Zombie Apocalypse Arrives

Oct 25, 7:56AM

"In the wake of the zombie apocalypse, innovative ideas have become more important than ever. Watch and take note on how to survive the "human apocalypse" in a special DED Talk presented by a zombie who has seen it all."

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Apple has started selling OS X Mountain Lion redemption codes, alongside OS X Lion, for $20 each--so

Oct 25, 7:32AM

Apple has started selling OS X Mountain Lion redemption codes, alongside OS X Lion, for $20 each—so you can still buy the old OS if you need to.

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet: Orson Welles vs. Frozen Peas

Oct 25, 4:00AM

Legendary Hollywood director Orson Welles was not a man to be trifled with and had no qualms in voicing his displeasure when a creative process failed to meet his expectations. So when he was handed a poorly-worded ad script for frozen peas, Welles let loose in one of the most impressive tirades ever caught on tape.

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How Much of Your Shopping Is Done on Amazon?

Oct 25, 3:39AM

How Much of Your Shopping Is Done on Amazon?

If you live in a big city without a car, it's probably easier to just do all your shopping on Amazon. If you drive everywhere and have a Costco membership, it might make sense to do all your shopping there. If you drive sometimes but like getting packages, maybe you combine the best of both worlds? Whatever it is you do for shopping though, how much of it do you do with Amazon?

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Learn More About Time Travel So You Can Be Prepared for the Future

Oct 25, 2:06AM

Though most of us probably think time travel only works inside a DeLorean, much smarter folks out there can explain it slightly better than Doc Brown. Like this TED-Ed animation narrated by Colin Stuart. It reveals how time travel is possible, who has time traveled the longest, the history of time travel and the hopeful future. Learn something and then maybe we'll be ready for the future. [TED-Ed]

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Comcast Plans to Offer the Closest Thing to an HBO Go Subscription

Oct 25, 1:14AM

Comcast Plans to Offer the Closest Thing to an HBO Go Subscription

The entire Internet would very much appreciate it if HBO offered an HBO Go subscription without the need to have cable. We want to pay for HBO Go like we pay for Netflix. But that hasn't happened... yet. But people are trying! Even cable companies.

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Sh*t Nerds Never Say

Oct 25, 12:51AM

How do you revive the Shit Girls Say meme that's dead not only because we all grew tired of it but because YouTube productivity assassins (aka movie makers) simply ran out of different types of people to make fun of? You reverse it and switch it into shit people would NEVER say. Like nerds thinking comic books and graphic novels are the same. This video about nerds never saying stuff by Bill Scurry and Kevin Maher is surprisingly funny. It was filmed at the 2013 NY Comic Con. [Bill Scurry]

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The Weirdest and Most Revolting Foods That You Could Actually Eat

Oct 24, 11:09PM

The Weirdest and Most Revolting Foods That You Could Actually Eat

One of the great joys of exploring other cultures is seeing how other people eat — but sometimes, you need a strong stomach to deal with what you find. Around the world, people eat fried tarantulas, sheep's heads, duck embryos, and tons of other weird items. Here are the strangest and most revolting food items on Earth.

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The new Tweetbot 3.0 app is completely revamped for iOS 7 and few apps look as good as the new light

Oct 24, 10:28PM

The new Tweetbot 3.0 app is completely revamped for iOS 7 and few apps look as good as the new light freshness of Tweetbot. Little animations like bouncing buttons, little details like blurred backgrounds and so forth make it absolutely delightful for diehard tweeters. $3 [iTunes]

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Gawker Texas Mom Ripped Off Son's Scrotum and Then Superglued It Back On | io9 Are women really bett

Oct 24, 10:00PM

Gawker Texas Mom Ripped Off Son's Scrotum and Then Superglued It Back On | io9 Are women really better multitaskers than men? | Jezebel Here's a Very Awkward Marriage Proposal That Happened Live on 'Today' | Kotaku Video Game Tries To Be Cute, Is Instead Horrifying

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A Dragonfly-Inspired Wind Turbine That's Designed For Your Backyard

Oct 24, 10:00PM

A Dragonfly-Inspired Wind Turbine That's Designed For Your Backyard

As wind energy has expanded over the years, engineers have raced to build larger and larger turbines—designed to take advantage of as much wind as possible. But the architect Renzo Piano and an energy company in Italy are trying to make a smaller turbine—one that's suitable for the average yard.

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Photoshop Contest: What Instagram Ads Will Actually Look Like

Oct 24, 9:40PM

Photoshop Contest: What Instagram Ads Will Actually Look Like

Earlier today, we got our first look at what Instagram ads will look like when they start popping up in our feeds a few weeks from now. The sample Instagram showed off was innocuous enough, but the only thing this one was selling was the promise of subtlety. When the real deal hits, you can bet that message will be coming in loud and clear.

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This Russian Rifle Fires 800 Rounds Per Minute--Underwater

Oct 24, 9:20PM

Russia's naval special forces, like our Navy SEALs, spend about as much time underwater as they do above it. As such, these aqueous commandos typically are required to carry at least two firearms, one for land assaults and a second outfitted for underwater combat. But this amphibious rifle is equally effective in both environments.

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A Camper Van Toaster: Because Even Hippies Love Toast

Oct 24, 9:00PM

A Camper Van Toaster: Because Even Hippies Love Toast

There are two approaches when it comes to stocking a kitchen: You can find yourself the best multi-purpose tools, appliances, and other accessories that might cost a little more, but promise to keep your drawers and counters free of clutter. Or, you can embrace every single cheap novelty gadget and knick-knack that are primarily designed to be fun or cute. Can you guess which category this camper van toaster falls into?

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