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- Dad’s Ecstatic Reaction to Gift Goes Viral on YouTube
- LG Display to Showcase Ultra HD TVs, Full HD Smartphone Screens at CES
- Free Calling for Gmail Users Extended through 2013
- 5 Apps for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
- Buddy the Virtual Watchdog Looks Over Your Loved Ones
- Shark Tank Shatters in Chinese Mall, Injures Bystanders
- Baby, It’s Cold Outside! 20 Icy Photos from Mashable Readers
- Hollywood Studios Caught Pirating Movies via BitTorrent
- 12 Awesomely Creative Christmas Gifts You Didn’t Get This Year
- 5 Startups Working to Improve the E-Book Reading Experience
- Watch Barack and Michelle Obama Discuss the Hug That Won the Internet
- Burrito-Dropping Drone Is the Innovation Dreams Are Made Of
- Science Fiction Dreams That Came True in 2012
- 20 People Freaked Out by Spotify’s Holiday Condom Ads
- How to Make a TARDIS Bigger on the Inside
- A Short History of Facebook Privacy Failure
- The Problem With Windows 8
- If Santa Were a Hipster
- Google Play Scan-and-Match Feature Censoring Explicit Lyrics
- 10 Things to Do on Dec. 26
- Today’s Top Post-Holiday Tech Deals
- Watch a Christmas Tornado Tear Through Cars
- What Happens to Your Social Media Life When You Die?
- FreshDirect Suffers Outage After Letting Web Address Lapse
- Watch This Lego Drone Soar Across the Sky
- 10 iPad Cases With Convenient Hand Grips
- Right or Wrong About 2012? One Cybersecurity Company’s Look Back
- ‘We Are Young’ Performed on Vintage Computer Parts
- Why Facebook Holiday Cards Leave Me Lonely
- Facebook in 2012: A Billion Users and Counting
| Dad’s Ecstatic Reaction to Gift Goes Viral on YouTube Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:50 AM PST  
Daniel Buckhannan was lucky to see just that on his father's face, after handing him a surprise gift. Don, the elder Buckhannan, reacted with delight after receiving what he thought was a black fedora for Christmas. But when Daniel told him to look inside the hat, Don was flabbergasted ... then elated ... then in tears. Watch his whole range of emotions in the video, above. And what exactly caused this viral-worthy reaction? Tickets to the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship, a college football bowl game, between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Alabama… More About: Christmas, YouTube  |
| LG Display to Showcase Ultra HD TVs, Full HD Smartphone Screens at CES Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:02 AM PST
The pixel-per-inch limits will be pushed in almost every category. First, there are the 55-, 66- and 84-inch UHD panels with a 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution, meaning each of these will have 8 million pixels. Next up is a 30-inch 4K2K monitor with a whopping 4096 x 2160 pixel resolution, which LG Display claims is the highest-resolution computer monitor to date. Although the monitor is probably aimed at professionals, it's a dream machine for ever…  |
| Free Calling for Gmail Users Extended through 2013 Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:57 AM PST
"You'll continue to be able to make free domestic calls through 2013," Mayur Kamat, a product manager at the company, said in a blog post. Users with Internet connection and a microphone can make calls to any phone from within the email client. An option to "Call phone," indicated by a phone-receiver icon, is part of Google Chat's menu; when clicked, a pop-up with a dial pad appears. SEE ALSO: Google Voice Mistaken Identity Leads to Epic Exchange Google debuted voice calls in August 2010, and extended free calling at the end of every year-- through 2011 and 2012 -- since then.…  |
| 5 Apps for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:02 AM PST
But New Year's resolutions tend to fizzle out faster than an old bottle of champagne. Luckily, several great smartphone apps can help keep you on track with your 2013 resolutions. Here are a few that provide guidance and encourage you to persevere. Resolution: Lose weight App: MyFitnessPal Calorie Counter (Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows) In the battle against bulge, knowing how many calories you consume is key. But tracking how much you've eaten can be a chore. With MyFitnessPal's free Calorie Counter, you keep a food diary that shows how m… More About: apps, New Year's Resolutions  |
| Buddy the Virtual Watchdog Looks Over Your Loved Ones Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:57 PM PST
An MIT-based startup GeriJoy created an app that helps families keep their loved ones company when they can't be there themselves. The app offers a virtual companion, in the form of a dog, that speaks and plays with its users. "The GeriJoy companion is the modern realization of the fabled talking dog," the company says. The talking dog not only keeps home - or hospital-bound elderly company, but also acts as a personal assistant. It offers the benefits of pet therapy without all the mess. Among its many features, the talking dog can reassure the user,… More About: elderly, senior care  |
| Shark Tank Shatters in Chinese Mall, Injures Bystanders Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:58 PM PST
Fifteen people were injured on the first floor of Shanghai's Orient Shopping Center, after a 33.5-ton aquarium containing sharks suddenly burst, local media reported. Among the injured were customers, shop assistants and security staff. Three of the sharks, which were around 12 to 15 inches long, died. Video footage of the incident, above, is spreading online after being posted on YouTube in the past few days. The aquarium was made of acrylic glass, according to Chen Yongping, an official with the ce…  |
| Baby, It’s Cold Outside! 20 Icy Photos from Mashable Readers Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:56 PM PST snow-diving Click here to view this gallery.
The Mashable Photo Challenge Series Everyone who submitted their photos is eligible to win a Panasonic LUMIX G5 16 Megapixel Compact System Camera (see the full rules here). Check back tomorrow for the best submissions from our readers over the course of this challenge! Thanks to everyone for sharin… More About: Holidays, Mashable Photo Challenge Series, Panasonic Lumix, photography, Photos  |
| Hollywood Studios Caught Pirating Movies via BitTorrent Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:56 PM PST
Specifically, they worked with BitTorrent monitors Scaneye to track down what IP addresses associated with the member studios of the MPAA have been illegally accessing, and the results were pretty much what you'd expect. TorrentFreak and Scaneye found that IP addresses associated with Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Walt Disney were using BitTorrent to access a variety of illegal content. Some… More About: bittorrent, Hollywood, online piracy  |
| 12 Awesomely Creative Christmas Gifts You Didn’t Get This Year Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:58 PM PST 1. Cat Bathing Suit This is one cat that likes the water. Image courtesy of Imgur Click here to view this gallery.
Did St. Nick's magical sack bring you what you wanted this year? Well, you might think you scored the motherload of fabulous presents, but after taking a gander at Imgur, you might have other thoughts. SEE ALSO: 10 People Who Suffered Awkward Christmas Moments Gift-givers and receivers hopped on the Internet's humble-brag outpost -- Reddit -- to share the incredibly creative and noggin-boggling gifts they scored this Christmas. We collected 10 of our favorites, and put them in the gallery above for your enjoyment (and envy). Don't worry --… More About: Christmas, Gifts, Watercooler  |
| 5 Startups Working to Improve the E-Book Reading Experience Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:54 PM PST The next chapter of digital reading has begun. In the past year, several startups have emerged with plans to change the way we discover, share and consume e-books. Some have focused on making e-books more interactive, others are trying to build more and better experiences around e-books. Not all of these efforts may ultimately catch on with readers, but the hope is that they provide readers with more options and potentially inspire some of the bigger players in the space to innovate as well. With that in mind, here are some of the most exciting startups in the e-book space right now. Oyster Image courtesy of Flickr, tsmall Oyster has been labeled the Netflix for e-books. T…  |
| Watch Barack and Michelle Obama Discuss the Hug That Won the Internet Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:25 PM PST
More About: 2012 presidential campaign, barack obama, Twitter  |
| Burrito-Dropping Drone Is the Innovation Dreams Are Made Of Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:10 PM PST
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| Science Fiction Dreams That Came True in 2012 Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:48 PM PST
So inspired by these writers and others, here's a look at 2012 and the futuristic technologies that are materializing before our eyes. Bionic Limbs More About: future, science fiction  |
| 20 People Freaked Out by Spotify’s Holiday Condom Ads Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:03 PM PST
More About: Advertising, Condoms, Entertainment, Music, spotify, trojan  |
| How to Make a TARDIS Bigger on the Inside Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:27 PM PST
Of course, that idea is a little difficult to get across in toys and models, which tend to be limited by known physical laws. However, one clever fan has discovered a workaround, giving a model TARDIS back its dimensional transcendentality. Greg Kumparak, who used to be the mobile editor at TechCrunch, started by building a TARDIS model with a remo… More About: Augmented Reality, Doctor Who  |
| A Short History of Facebook Privacy Failure Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:57 PM PST
Randi was outraged when the snap got broadcast to subscribers, who proceeded to share it on other social networks. She got outraged on Twitter. As a result, the photo she was talking about became widely disseminated. And there you have it: even the greatest luminaries on her brother's billion-strong network cannot always navigate their way in the choppy waters of social media privacy. Faceboo… More About: Facebook, infographic  |
| Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:46 PM PST
More About: microsoft, Microsoft Surface, Windows, Windows 8  |
| Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:33 PM PST
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| Google Play Scan-and-Match Feature Censoring Explicit Lyrics Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:16 PM PST
More About: apps, censorship, Entertainment, Google, Google Play, Music  |
| Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:14 PM PST Christmas has ended and New Year's Eve is still a few days away. What's a person to do during this holiday lull? 1. Complain About Your Christmas Gifts All I got for Christmas was some CDs and movies and my little brother got an iPad. Thanks a lot Obama!— Nick Pagliara (@NickPagliara) December 26, 2012 All i got for christmas was socks and toothpaste. Thats fucked up— Inferior (@KowaiiShiAkuma) December 26, 2012 2. Use Your New Label Maker Image courtesy of Imgur 3. Find Weird Crap Around Your Parents' House Hey @shaq at my parents house for Christmas and found this collectible! #longtime fan! twitter.com/GuyCPalmer/sta…— Guy Palmer (@GuyCPal… More About: Christmas, GIFs, humor, Watercooler  |
| Today’s Top Post-Holiday Tech Deals Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:01 PM PST If you've got gift cards to burn or money to spend, now might be a good time to make your move. A number of retailers are offering deep discounts the day after Christmas. Everything from laptops to game consoles, e-readers and TVs are marked down on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: 'Damn You Auto Correct' Unveils 11 Funniest Texts of 2012 Check out the video above to find out some of the tech bargains from Best Buy, Staples, Barnes & Noble, Kmart, Amazon and more. Are you taking advantage of the post-Christmas markdowns? Image courtesy of iStockphoto, PinkTag  |
| Watch a Christmas Tornado Tear Through Cars Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:47 PM PST
The store itself was mostly spared, but many of the cars parked outside suffered major damage. "I've never been in a war zone but I'm sure that's what it looks like," Josh Holman, who was inside the store at the time the storm struck, told local news outlet Fox 10 TV. The tornado was produced by a giant and deadly winter storm that's still crawling its way northeast through the U.S. Have you been impacted by the storm system? Share in the comments. Photo cour… More About: US, Weather, YouTube  |
| What Happens to Your Social Media Life When You Die? Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:30 PM PST
Tiffany's Likes, and other people's comments on Tiffany's profile, push her information onto Buhr's newsfeed, offering a frequent reminder that her friend is gone. Buhr says she felt she had to unfriend Tiffany because it was too difficult to be reminded of the loss nearly everyday. Jeff Lutz has a similar story. His beloved grandfather's wife, Laurel Lutz, passed away in 2011. Her side of the family must have continued to operate Laurel's Facebook page because Lutz said he continued to see updates and Likes. "In the first week after Laurel passed, a not… More About: death, legal, Social Media  |
| FreshDirect Suffers Outage After Letting Web Address Lapse Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:15 PM PST
As of Wednesday afternoon, the company was still getting the page up and running. A FreshDirect rep told Bloomberg that it experienced a "renewal issue" related to the web address. Reps from the company could not be reached for further comment, but FreshDirect has addressed the issue via its Twitter account: We're sorry about the site outage to some @twc & @verizonwireless customers. We are open, making deliveries & working to get this resolved.— FreshDirect (@FreshDirect) December 26, 2012 FreshDirect isn't the first bra… More About: domains, freshdirect, online shopping  |
| Watch This Lego Drone Soar Across the Sky Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:57 PM PST
While it's certainly no Predator, the Lego drone is well-equipped: Four motors give it lift and thrust, autopilot helps keep it flying right and two cameras provide still and live-streaming video capability. It would be perfect for spying on roommates or coworkers -- if it weren't bright yellow and red, at least. Scott programmed the drone's software, but he credits his kids with doing most of the Lego work. "Most people go to their favorite hobby store to get parts for their UAV," Scott told drone enthusiast site… More About: drone, Lego, technology  |
| 10 iPad Cases With Convenient Hand Grips Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:41 PM PST 1. Grabbit The Grabbit is made up of a hardshell body and leather strap. It boasts a rotating mechanism and can be adjusted to three positions for various sized hands. Cost: 49 Euros Click here to view this gallery.
SEE ALSO: 10 iPad Wallpapers Full of Winter Cheer Take a look through our hand-picked selection in the image gallery above. Let us know in the comments below if this kind of case appeals to you and, if so, which version you'd opt for. Thumbnail image courtesy of Grabbit More About: accessories, apple, features, Gadgets, ipad, iPad Cases, Tech  |
| Right or Wrong About 2012? One Cybersecurity Company’s Look Back Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:18 PM PST
So far this month, the predictions for 2013 look a lot like those for 2012: more Android malware, increased cyberattacks by nation-states and greater activity by "hacktivist" groups such as Anonymous. However, a few companies go back and check their own predictions at the end of the year to see what they got right — and wrong. One company that does so is Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, one of the top five anti-virus companies in the world. "In 2011, we really saw a number of th… More About: cybersecurity, kaspersky, Kaspersky lab, malware, viruses  |
| ‘We Are Young’ Performed on Vintage Computer Parts Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:05 PM PST Old computer parts find new life as rock stars with a little help from YouTube user BD594. The "band" -- we'll just call 'em the Ctrl-Alt-Deletes -- perform a delightfully geeky rendition of the hit fun. song "We Are Young." SEE ALSO: Old Computer Parts Bring Techie Spin to Gotye Vintage hard drives provide the beat as a Yamaha CX-5 tickles the ivories and an HP Scanjet 3C plays frontman with the vocals. Pssh, and you thought the Rolling Stones looked old and outdated. BONUS: Top 12 Memes of the Year Thumbnail image courtesy of YouTube, BD594 More About: viral videos, Watercooler  |
| Why Facebook Holiday Cards Leave Me Lonely Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:50 AM PST Call me old fashioned, but I enjoy getting holiday greeting cards in the mail. There's a door in my house that's regularly festooned with greeting cards, depending on the occasion taking place at that time. (Anniversary, graduation or birthday?) The cards that come in the mail get proudly displayed on the door, at least until the next celebration comes along. This time of year that door, between my kitchen and my living room, is filled with holiday cards from friends and family both near and far. In recent years, they've transformed from store-bought cards to the kind made on websites like Shutterfly and Tiny Prints -- the cards that let you upload and use your own ima… More About: greeting cards, holiday cards  |
| Facebook in 2012: A Billion Users and Counting Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:35 AM PST
For many of us, it feels like we've grown up habitually checking to see who has liked our photos and commented on our status updates. We love to use it. Sometimes we hate ourselves for loving it so much. We complain about it. We use it to complain about almost everything else. It's a revolution and an addiction. In many ways it's like a chair, but in other ways it's not like a chair at all. Regardless, 2012 was arguably Facebook's biggest year in terms of noteworthy accomplishments. And tha… More About: Facebook, features, Social Media, Year End 2012  |
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