Monthly Archives: March 2015

Watching a knife instantly heat up makes me believe in magic

By Casey Chan

Induction forging is probably the closest thing we have on this wee Earth that can be considered magic. Just watch this knife glide through the coils of this induction heater and instantly (instantly!) glow bright red because it got so damn hot. I would stick all kinds of metal through that hole.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/2Rmf-Xvq7YU/watching-a-knife-instantly-heat-up-makes-me-believe-in-1690593046

      

Politicians Shaking Hands With Robots, Ranked

By Matt Novak

Politicians love to shake hands with their constituents. It’s basically half their job. But over the past two decades we’ve seen the rise of a surprising new constituency that they need to engage with a firm handshake: Robots.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ZysEh6FQXqE/politicians-shaking-hands-with-robots-ranked-1690408820

      

Politicians Shaking Hands With Robots, Ranked

By Matt Novak

Politicians love to shake hands with their constituents. It’s basically half their job. But over the past two decades we’ve seen the rise of a surprising new constituency that they need to engage with a firm handshake: Robots.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ZysEh6FQXqE/politicians-shaking-hands-with-robots-ranked-1690408820

      

These Legendary UI Icons Are Now Hanging In a Museum

By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The original Mac OS icons. The Google Maps pin. The power-on symbol. The glyphs that have been with us for years on our screens (or decades, in some cases) are all on display this month at the Museum of Modern Art.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/vP7Ak8gtoDo/these-legendary-ui-icons-are-now-hanging-in-a-museum-1690578278

      

Customize your Moto 360 smartwatch with Moto Maker, now live

By Justin Yu Motorola just added the Moto 360 to the Moto Maker Web service, letting you add personal touches to your smartwatch like custom case finishes, band styles, and your choice of 11 watch faces.
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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/443ed52b/sc/5/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Ccustomize0Eyour0Emoto0E360A0Esmartwatch0Ewith0Emoto0Emaker0Enow0Elive0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Cool video shows fighter jet takeoff from a completely new perspective

By Casey Chan

Here’s awesome footage from underneath a MiG-29 showing the fighter jet taking off from an aircraft carrier. The view is insane, you see the jets fire up and watch the world turn blurry as the MiG launches itself into the air. There’s a surprising, almost sort of peaceful awesomeness when it starts flying and leaves the carrier behind.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/NDjqDPOgM60/cool-video-shows-a-mig-29-fighter-jet-taking-off-from-a-1690523477

      

The Secret Service Is Flying Drones Over DC In the Middle of the Night

By Adam Clark Estes

Don’t worry about the UFOs flying over the nation’s capital. At least, don’t worry too much. The blinking lights that zipped across DC’s skies between 1am and 4am recently were drones flown by the Secret Service. The president’s guard is testing these small aircraft…

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/GcZsWxQduZg/the-secret-service-is-flying-drones-over-dc-in-the-midd-1690504073