Author: Adam Frucci

You knew it was coming. And it’s even worse than you imagined. [Engadget] More »

Aaaaaand now you’ll see this every time you grab a USB cable. [Reddit via The Daily What] More »

You’re really into MMORPGs when you spend hours repeating the same tasks over and over again to acquire gold. You’re way, way too into MMORPGs when you create a custom six-computer setup to do it that much faster. More »

There are lots of pictures of the Giz staff on our site these days. From Mascari in the iPad review to Kyle riding the Honda U3-X, they’re all over the place. What fitting source material for a Photoshop Contest! More »

This is supposedly the world’s most remote restaurant; if you make it there you get to eat lunch for free. On the one hand, what a deal! On the other, HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THIS PATH: More »

Apple’s taking aim at the Xbox integration coming to Windows Phone 7 with its new Game Center. This new service will allow online play on your iPhone, complete with leaderboards and achievements. More »

How do you make sniper target practice more helpful and more fun? By shooting at Segway robots, of course. More »

You know, 3D makes sense for some burritos when eaten in a restaurant, but if the industry thinks I’m going to pay for glasses to eat them at home, they’ve got another thing coming. [Landline TV] More »

Scientists have just discovered the first multicellular animals that can survive entirely without oxygen. They live in the L’Atalante Basin in the Mediterranean Ocean, a place with salt brine so thick it doesn’t mix with oxygen-containing waters above. More »

Right before the iPad came out, Apple added an “iPad Ready” section to its site, bragging about all the major sites that would run seamlessly without flash on the device. The problem? Some of those sites are anything but. Sure, the front pages of all those sites work just fine. But try going in-depth on MLB.com and what do you find? A message that says “click here to learn how to get video highlights on the iPad” in every video window. And it links to the $15 MLB iPad app. That’s not quite iPad ready, I don’t think. More »

If you like your phones heavy and stupid, the Mobiado CPT001 is for you. It’s made of marble. You know, the heavy, polished stone? It will assuredly be offensively expensive and only complete assholes will buy one. [Mobiado via BornRich] More »

It’s still very, very early in the world of iPad-specific apps, with less than 2,500 of them in the store compared to 150,000+ iPhone apps. But so far? It’s totally dominated by games. More »

The shipment for the winning iPads was delayed until next week, so I’m going through the entries now. I will post the winners next week, so have patience, please! There are a whoooooooole lot of what I am sure are all wonderful designs by very talented people, so I gotta give em all my full attention. More »

Back before you young whippersnappers had your video games, game geeks played board games. You know, with physical pieces and paper for keeping score? And Geek Chic makes incredible custom tables for people still into those old-school games. More »

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to imagine El Jobso announcing something a bit more surprising than a new iPhone. And the reality distortion apparently field works for non-Apple products, because now I really want a pizza. More »

If you ever doubted your value to Google and its targeted advertising, just suggest to it that you’re considering signing off for good. [Digg via The Daily What] More »

Apple’s new iPad apps—iBooks, Pages, Keynotes and Numbers—wouldn’t be accepted into the App Store if they were submitted by an outside developer. That’s because they use private APIs that other devs don’t have access to. Yet. More »

There are people out there who are interested in a tablet computer, but refuse to buy the iPad on principle. Well, take a gander at ICD’s Gemini, an 11.2-inch tablet that’s got a damned impressive spec list. More »

There’s been a lot made of the fact that the iPad doesn’t support Flash. But how much of an effect does it have on day-to-day browsing? I snagged screenshots of 20 top websites so you can see for yourself. More »

Looking for a bit of confidence when you go out into the world? Dressing up like Mega Man will either instill you with that confidence or make you look like a child. Either way, pretty sweet hoodie! [DeviantArt via FashionablyGeek] More »