Taser "Parties" Pitching Them To Women

Call it a modern-day girl's night out. Dana Shafman throws "Taser parties" to try to sell the weapons to women -- civilian women. The stun-gun-type weapons have proven controversial, even in the hands of law enforcement officers, but Shafman, who heads ShieldHer.net, says it's time they were sold to everyone.

Leave no gadget uncharged

Chargepod is a six-way charging device that can power multiple gadgets from the same electronic source.

DIY Electric Motorcycle Kicks Butt, Gets 300 eMPG

A year ago, Ben Nelson got an old, non-running motorcycle and converted it to electric drive. He’d never had a motorcycle before and wasn’t an expert with electric vehicles, but in true DIY nature, he learned as he went along. Check out his story and the videos he made about this bike..

Can A Robot, Insect or God Be 'Aware'?

Can a lobster ever truly have any emotions? What about a sophisticated computer? The only way to resolve these questions conclusively would be to engage in serious scientific inquiry—but even before studying the scientific literature, many people have pretty clear intuitions about what the answers are going to be.

Dual-display e-book reader lets you flip pages naturally

E-book readers like the Kindle may be getting better, but still fall short of the usability of paper books. You can't turn or flip through pages, or compare different documents as you would with paper. A new prototype with two displays can do all that.

Image Fulgurator Implants Messages Onto Photographs

The "Image Fulgurator" by Berlin-based artist Julius von Bismarck is a device that physically manipulates photographs by implanting messages onto the object being photographed. The device senses if a camera's flash goes off and synchronizes a projection on the object being photographed at the same time.

Could drug therapy curb an addiction to gambling?

This summer, two scientists are making a risky bet: that they can treat gambling addiction solely by administering drugs. They hypothesize that gambling releases the same kind of feel-good chemicals that alcohol does, and that the drugs may tamp down the thrill of betting just enough to help "problem gamblers" resist the allure...

Sometimes 'Breaking' News Just Isn't Good Enough on Digg..

On most social sites like Digg, users scramble to be the first to break a news story. Hence, you'll see the same ‘breaking news’ headline repeated many times. This gets more problematic when there are many duplicate stories. A more successful approach is to look for articles that highlight different elements and use the angle to your advantage.

Biofuel Problem Solved! Use Billion Acres of Fallow Farmland

No need to cut down forests anymore, as roughly 1 - 1.2 billion acres of existing farmland sits fallow. Using this land to grow biofuels may help to alleviate energy crises.

Mother Duck's Desperate Battle To Save Her Baby From A Heron

These amazing pictures show, frame by frame, how the heron swooped on the duck and her family as they swam near Bray Harbour in County Wicklow.

'Batman Unmasked': An Interview with Christian Bale

The Welsh actor opens up about being the Dark Knight, never having a plan B, and always swimming against the current.

What is a Dimension Anyway?

FTA: "In...life the number of dimensions refers to the minimum number of measurements required to specify the position of an object, such as latitude, longitude and altitude. Implicit in this definition is that space is smooth and obeys the laws of classical physics. But what if space is not so well behaved? What if its shape is determined by..."

PlayStation Phone to Hit Shelves Next Year?

Fresh speculation concerning the development of a PlayStation-branded phone has reared its head, with Sony insiders reportedly indicating that a new handset modeled on the PSP could launch next year.

Will a Computer be Implanted in Future Human Brains?

Will future humans have computers implanted in their brains? Researchers are developing a neural implant that can think independently—just like the human brain does. Creepy? Yeah. Cool? Definitely. Scientists at the University of Florida aren’t just creating a neural implant that can translate human brain signals....

Why I Still Use Windows Despite the Peer Pressure

There are over a dozen people working at our fair Gizmodo, but as a Windows user, I'm in a definite minority. I still rock XP, and I'm pretty happy with that. Why haven't I switched to Macs? Plenty of reasons, not least of which being that I'm just too smart to switch to a Mac.That's right, I'm too smart for Macs.

Expert: Contraceptive Pill is Outdated, Does Not Work Well

The contraceptive Pill is outdated and leading to unwanted pregnancies and abortion as few women take it correctly, a leading expert said. One in 12 women taking the Pill get pregnant each year because they miss so many tablets, Prof James Trussell, of Princeton University in America warned.

Chrysler To Turn Vehicles Into Wireless Hotspots

People who buy Chrysler vehicles next year will have the option of turning their cars and trucks into wireless Internet hotspots. The wireless Internet will come as a dealer-installed option and will work over cellular telephone links. It will come with a monthly fee which has not yet been determined.

Google Sued For Stealing Outlook Migration Tools

Chicago-based company LimitNone is claiming Google's partnership with them, as a third party developer brought on to enhance Google products, went awry when they decided to just steal the small software company's technology. This technology was rolled into a Google Apps product that basically allows users to migrate their MS Outlook email and cont

Proof That 'Real World' Destroyed MTV

St Louis Post: Chained slavery continued in South into 1940s

"[Cottenham] was found guilty of the vague charge of vagrancy. Unable to pay exorbitant fines, he was sentenced to a year of labor & sold to a mining subsidiary of US Steel, which agreed to pay his debts in return for his services & sent him in chains into a coal mine."

McCain Adviser May Have Struck a Nerve

Sen. Barack Obama and his surrogates continued to criticize Charles R. Black Jr., a top adviser to Sen. John McCain, on Tuesday for saying a terrorist attack before the November election would help the presumptive Republican nominee. But behind their protests lay a question that has dogged Democrats since Sept. 11, 2001: Was Black speaking the trut

Court Rejects Death Penalty For Raping Children

The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court says the law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in cases of child rape violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Dubai to get 'moving' skyscraper

Construction of the world's first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors which give it an ever-shifting shape, is due to begin.

Colbert Report Tribute to George Carlin

There have been a lot of tributes to George Carlin this week, but none have been like Stephen Colbert's. In honor of Carlin, last night's The Word was Bleep.

Unreal Tournament 3: Six Months On

Earlier this month, Epic Games teased Xbox 360 owners with some screenshots of the upcoming port of Unreal Tournament III. They failed to summon any interest. It's extremely unusual for such an event to occur. If we take Epic's track record, (let alone the success of the Unreal Tournament series), their games have been at the forefront of Shooters.

Yahoo: Who's Leaving and Why

The Yahoo exodus is on. The following slide show is a who's who of the executives and high-level managers who have departed recently or will soon. The stampede has raised concerns that Yahoo will face a leadership vacuum in the wake of failed merger discussions with Microsoft and pressure from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

Jack Conte - Lonel Ghost

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How to Find Motivation for the Things You Hate Doing

Everyone has things they hate to do, but need to do anyway. Sometimes it is doing basic chores that need to be done.

Microsoft To Let Other Companies Build, Release 360 Consoles

We'll tell you what's up with Microsoft: new hardware options. It may sound totally insane, but word has it that Microsoft may begin allowing third-party manufacturers to create Xbox 360 hardware. And we're not talking about peripherals, people; we mean hardware that runs 360 game discs created by someone other than Microsoft.

Amazing Image Identification Demonstration

Watch as the demo shows matched images that were identified using the TinEye image recognition software. Given an image to search for, TinEye tells you where and how that image appears all over the web—even if it has been modified. Very cool stuff.

Radiohead's Nude played on scanner, printer, hard drives

The song begins about 1:07 in.

Nanosilver in your socks = nanohazard in the environment?

Tiny particles of silver designed to kill germs are being put into socks and other products to control odor, germs, etc. What happens to that nanosilver later is concerning some scientists.

Idiot Has Close Call With Train

Now, this driver has a death wish!

High Gas Prices: Empty Tanks Are the New Black In California

Recent jumps in gas prices have seemingly driven them [sic] to adopt a new chic habit: letting their cars run out of fuel on the highway.

Britain's 10 Coolest Seaside Restaurants

Stylish design, seasonal menus using local produce, and a sea view... no wonder we want to eat beside the seaside

The End of Theory: The Scientific Method is Obsolete

"All models are wrong, but some are useful."

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Teen Arrested Just Because He Wore a 'Blasphemous T-shirt'

An Australian teenager who wore a T-shirt by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth that reads 'Jesus is a c**t' has been charged with offensive behaviour. Above the offensive slogan a nun is depicted masturbating. A 16-year-old was arrested on Monday for wearing the shirt and was charged with offensive behaviour.

Christian Leaders Speak Out for Obama

Dr. James Dobson recently attacked Barack Obama for a 2006 speech that Obama gave on his Christian faith. Does he speak for you? A coalition of pastors and other Christians, lead by Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell are standing up for our Christian faith and supporting Barack Obama.

Brazil Beginning to Seize Livestock to Protect Rain Forest

Brazil's new Environment Minister is serious about protecting the rain forest from unauthorized destruction, beginning with the seizure of 3100 cattle from a convicted rancher. His message to others "Those that don’t respect environmental legislation, your cattle are going to become barbecue for ... the government’s food program for the poor."