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While I’m at my computer, Gmail is almost always open. E-mail is as important (or even more important) a communication tool for me as meeting people face to face, so you can imagine my eyes are usually at least half peeled on my Gmail tab. In fact, I use Gmail so much, it would be nice to have a designated ...

Using a specially modified Samsung ST-1000 point-and-shoot digital camera, Nonja the Orangutan, currently a resident of the Sch�nbrunn Zoo in Austria, snaps photos of herself, which are automatically sent to her Facebook wall. Currently standing at over 20,000 fans, Nonja’s Facebook page is becoming sort of a sensation as it provides a new prospective into the life of apes. Or ...

Things sure have changed in the past few decades. The growth in technology has caused an overhaul of what used to be regarded as normal or adequate, especially when it comes to our methods of storage. The helpful little infographic documents just how far we’ve come, or how far our storage has come, or how far we’ve allowed our storage ...

One of the most anticipated games of the past few years, Dante’s Inferno has had a last minute console change. Rather than being released on the PS3, Dante’s Inferno will now be available exclusively on the NES. Link [via]

Please… please mister, turn off the lights and unplug your sockets… I just… I just can’t go on. This carrot looks less and less appetizing with every step. It’s just not worth it… oh God….. Do it for him. Turn off your gadgets when you leave the room. Save yourself some cash and save your wall hamster from exhaustion. For ...

The iPhone had already proven itself to be capable of unique musical instrumentation in its own right, but this iPhone orchestra is taking classical music to the next level. Students of the University of Michigan were offered the chance to take a course entitled “Building a Mobile Phone Ensemble.” Students were encouraged to use the phone’s touch-screen, microphone, GPS, compass, ...

This video offers ironclad definitive proof (it IS on the internet, and as you know, everything on the internet is true) that Michael Jackson had a helping hand in composing the music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Please excuse the crappy introduction song. Not our video and sadly our mind-control device is in the shop, so we couldn’t alter the ...

I smoked for nearly ten years, from the time I was 14 to my current age of 23. I quit about a year ago, with a few naughty indiscretions in between, and everyday, I still think about smoking. I’m unsure if that urge will ever truly go away, but I know in the long run, the cravings are worth the ...

Spidercow has made its presence known wherever there is a need for bovine intervention. Specifically, Athens and London. Finally, a superhero dedicated to the cause of animals rights. PETA will be thrilled. Maybe they’ll slaughter a litter of puppies in celebration.

Today, the Sony Playstation turns 15 years old. As it transitions from childhood to adulthood, your Playstation might notice some changes. Its voice might crack or become inexplicably deep. You can expect hair to grow in odd places. Your Playstation might also become increasingly interested in the opposite sex (or the same sex, we don’t judge.) After 15 years of ...