WarioWare Gold: The Kotaku Review
The first time I ever played a WarioWare game, I was drunk.
Generation Z Will Have to LipSync In Front Of Dying Grandpas on a Whole New App
Musical.ly, the lip-syncing video creation app harnessing the heinous amounts of free time teens possess (with mixed results), has grown considerably since its 2014 launch. But just like the transition from middle to high school, sometimes it’s time for a reboot. Today, Musical.ly is being shut down, and its users are…
Not a Typo: This GTX 1080 Is Just $470 On Amazon
Crypto miners, don’t read this.
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We Built This Massive Lego Voltron So You Don't Have To
Here at io9, we love any excuse to foster our inner children. For Gizmodo video producer Tom Caswell, that opportunity came with Lego’s new Classic Voltron Set. It’s 2,300 pieces of 1980s Lego perfection that we put together over the course of eight glorious hours. Of course, we know not everyone has the time for…
Relax Under A 15 Pound Weighted Blanket For Less Than Ever
Weighted blankets can work wonders for your anxiety, and you can score an all-time-low price on this 15 pound blanket (in navy or light gray) from Amazon today. They’re just $66 or $68 after the 10% off deal, making these the best weighted blanket deals we’ve ever posted. Not to stress you out, but we wouldn’t expect…
This Is What Trump’s Fuel Economy Rollback Means for the Climate
After hinting that it would roll back clean vehicle regulations last month, the Trump administration made it official on Thursday. It announced it would be putting Obama-era fuel-efficiency standards on hold and moving to replace them with watered-down regulations.
Apple May Be the First Trillion-Dollar Company, but Can You Believe the 2001 Brendan Fraser Film Monkeybone Isn’t on Netflix??
Just 21 years after facing near-bankruptcy, Apple Inc. just became the first publicly traded company in history to be worth $1 trillion. This means that Apple’s market cap is roughly the same as the nominal GDP for Mexico, the world’s 15th largest economy, according to the United Nations. It’s a meaningless milestone…
These Australian Birds Learn About Danger by Listening to Their Friends
If you heard a bear roar for the first time but didn’t see the snarling beast, what would you think? Would you be scared? Maybe, but maybe not—the forest is full of strange noises. But what if, at the same time, one of your friends said, “Holy shit, I know all about that clawed monster and we need to get in the car”?
Thursday's Best Deals: Standing Desk, Robotic Vacuum, Lightning Cables, and More
Save big on two standing desks, a new robotic vacuum, 6' lightning cables, and many more of today’s best deals.
Here's What Those Secret Rubber Flaps Behind Your Rear Bumper Are For
I recently strolled through a junkyard with my friend Taylor when he asked: “What are these flaps on the rear corners of all these cars?” Realizing that he may not be the only one wondering, I decided to write this post about these devices, which act as vital pressure relief valves.
Apple Kills App Affiliate Program In Pointless Dick Move
Apple is just one little bump away from being the world’s first trillion-dollar public company and following another solid earnings report, it’s announced that it will punish some of the people who helped build its success. Affiliates who’ve promoted apps and taken a small cut of the purchase price are being pushed…
This 1935 Streamlined Car of the Future Looks Like a Beautiful Death Trap
We’ve looked at a lot of weird cars here at Paleofuture. But this one might take the cake.
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Amazon Imagines Future Employee Surveillance With Patent Application for AR Goggles
Amazon was criticized earlier this year for a controversial patent application that detailed an “ultrasonic bracelet” that could be used to surveil workers. The company’s newly public application for augmented reality goggles made specifically for warehouse workers is far more alarming.
Put Your Laptop In Its Place With a Couple of Discounted Portable Desks
If you do a lot of work on a laptop, a pair of deals today can make the experience just a little more comfortable.
How to Choose a Laptop for Less Than $500
Between the $330 iPad and the $400 Surface Go, it seems like the budget end of the computer spectrum is finally getting some attention. And it’s about damn time. As portable computers like laptops, and some tablets, have become the primary device people turn to to get work done, the price of top machines has stayed…
Did Amazon Just Accidentally Confirm Samsung’s Unreleased Dual-Wireless Charger?
Amazon is really good at making it easy to buy stuff online, however it seems the company isn’t all that great at keeping secrets. That’s because last night at an Amazon holiday press preview event, among the hundreds of products it was trying to push as we slowly approach peak gifting season, the company had one…
The Microsoft Surface Go Is Practically Perfect
Look, $550 is a lot of money... unless you’re talking computers. Any computer you buy for that little is firmly a “budget” PC, as far as the people making them are concerned. They’re not impressive, or especially fast, or pretty. They’re purely functional—the Ford Fiesta of computers. The sheer mediocrity of the…
