Hasta La Gadget!

That was fast. Just days after Twitter 4.3 had its details prematurely spilled all over the Internet, it’s now raring to go for both Android (as version 3.3) and iOS users. Like we’d seen in early release notes, its focus is on expanding tweets to provide a glimpse at content when linking beyond just photos. Along with showing snippets from news outlets such as C-SPAN, Twitter’s app now teases content from Etsy, Kickstarter and Vimeo, among others — just in case you’d like to know whether that upcoming game console is worth funding at a glance. Notifications are getting their own promised boost and can send an alert whenever certain Twitter accounts post any kind of update. The improved search autocomplete shows its face as well, and iOS users get a more advanced layout for tracking hashtags during live events. Users with other smartphone platforms will have to wait for the 4.3 feature set to filter through to their devices, but if you’re of an Apple or Google bent, one of Twitter’s bigger updates of recent memory is already headed your way.

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The first thing most people do when they get home is flick the lights on. The last thing they do before they leave for work or to go out is flick the lights back off. Light switches nowadays are designed to make this process easy. One flick, one press, one quick easy movement to turn the lights on or off.

Something that wants to make doing this everyday task a whole lot more difficult is the Toggle Light Switch Plate. It looks pretty good, although I doubt it will do any favors for people who are constantly in a hurry.

It’s designed to go over light switches that are designed to be flicked on and off. Once it’s there, the person would have to move pull the lever going from “on” to “off” and vice-versa instead of just hitting the switch like they usually do. They’re available in a few different designs if the first one isn’t complex enough for you.

Want one for your own light switch? They’re available from Green Tree Jewelry’s Etsy shop for $39.95 to $49.95(USD) each, were you can find even more unusually complicated light switch covers.

[via Oh Gizmo!]

Etsy shop OKsmalls makes all kinds of iron-on embroidered patches, but if you’re a Pokémon fan, you’ll want to collect its Kanto Gym badge set. These are the 8 gym badges that were obtainable right from the first Pokémon games. Try them on your dog, maybe it’ll learn how to cut or surf.

You don’t need to beat OKsmalls to earn these badges; a payment of $30 (USD) will be super effective. There’s also a Pokéball patch if you want to really catch ‘em all.

[via Sprite Stitch]

These superhero tutus are pretty adorable and will instantly turn your little girl into a member of the Junior Justice League or Anklebiting Avengers – and that is pretty awesome, because it gets more little girls interested in superheros. Let’s face it, comic books don’t always write women characters all that well, so maybe these tutus will inspire a new generation of female comic book writers several years from now.

These come from the Goody Goody Tutus Etsy store. There are tutus for Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Superman and many more. You name it, they have it. They are just amazingly cute.

Now, everyone buy these for their kid and we can put on the most amazing superhero ballet ever. Team Tutu assemble!

[via The Mary Sue]