Nike celebrates ‘Air Max Day’ with the first shoppable Google Hangout

Would you buy a pair of kicks from a Google Hangout? Nike certainly hopes so. The company has teamed up with Asos to host the first shoppable Google Hangout tomorrow at 9am ET. The video celebrates 27 years of Nike’s Air Max trainer, and will appear…

This Is the Power Glove Oven Mitt You Want To Buy

This Is the Power Glove Oven Mitt You Want To Buy

About a year ago we brought news of a Power Glove themed oven mitt that had anyone who grew up playing the NES excited to do some baking. But that version was made of heatproof fabric and while it looked convincing enough, it can’t hold a candle—or a hot tray of cookies—to this amazingly detailed silicone Power Glove oven mitt.

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Game of Thrones music video is made of auto-tuned might and magic

Game of Thrones music video is made of auto-tuned might and magic

Game of Thrones Season 4 is coming in two weeks and everyone is itching to see [SPOILER] die a horrible dead. Please allow me to entertain you with this wonderful auto-tuned music video that will placate your thirst like Dragonade for at least two minutes.

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This Synthetic Mother of Pearl Is Ten Times Tougher Than Ceramics

This Synthetic Mother of Pearl Is Ten Times Tougher Than Ceramics

Ceramics are an increasingly common material to work with—from hard-wearing bearings to heat-proof cladding on spacecraft—but they all share one fatal weakness: they’re fragile. Now, though, inspired by nature, researchers are making a ceramic that mimics mother of pearl—and is ten times stronger than normal ceramics.

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IRS Bitcoin ruling: it’s property, not currency

Among the issues surrounding Bitcoin, the question of how it should be handled when it comes to taxes has been oft-asked with no answer in sight. That ends today, with … Continue reading

The Onion's Useless App Pitch Is Perfect

The Onion’s TED talk parodies return with the reveal of a remarkable new app called PicSong that turns your countless photos into music—for anyone who might want to do that for some reason.

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IRS says bitcoins are taxable property, but not currency

People love referring to Bitcoin as a “cryptocurrency,” but the Internal Revenue Service looks at it a little differently. According to a new IRS statement, Bitcoin should be considered property, not currency. What does that mean for US Bitcoin…

Samsung Might Launch Galaxy S5 In South Korea Earlier To Avoid Carrier Ban

Samsung Might Launch Galaxy S5 In South Korea Earlier To Avoid Carrier Ban

This year Samsung has lined up the biggest simultaneous launch for its new flagship. Samsung Galaxy S5 is going to be launched in more than 100 countries on April 11th. The first week is always crucial for the company as it looks to sell as many units as it possibly can, launch week sales figures make good publicity. But the company faces a dilemma on its home turf, it may not be able to sell Galaxy S5 in Korea until May 19th.

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    NVIDIA SHIELD gets KitKat in April plus price slash

    NVIDIA has detailed the Android KitKat update for SHIELD, as well as giving the portable console a temporary price cut as it pushes gaming notebook support and remote play. Android … Continue reading

    Office For iPad Launch Expected On Thursday

    Office For iPad Launch Expected On Thursday

    New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will host his first major press conference on Thursday. He’s expected to come swinging right off the bat. Previous rumors have suggested that the much awaited Office for iPad might be launched by the end of March. All eyes are now on Nadella’s first press conference as it may serve as the perfect launchpad to usher in a new era for Microsoft’s popular productivity suite.

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