Dec 10
The past couple of years, iOS users in Europe and Canada have been lucky enough to receive a series of 12 free gifts from Apple over the festive period. Now, Cook & Co. are spreading that generosity to the US, too.
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Dec 09
Nothing helps put you in the holiday spirit like…spirits. We all know that person who believes truly, madly, deeply that alcohol makes everything better. (In moderation, of course.) Whether that person’s a liquor lover, a beer snob, or a wine connoisseur, I’ve distilled a fine selection of the choicest gifts, straight from the internet’s top shelf. And I wanna hear what you’ve got in mind for lovers of alCOOLhol, too!
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Dec 07
Philadelphia-based Abby Ryan Design came up with this fun infographic of the most popular toys from 50 years of holiday shopping. If you were a child during any of that time, you’ll doubtless recognize something. Then you’ll scratch your head in bafflement at how damned expensive today’s most-requested gifts are.
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Dec 05
Google’s Auto-Awesome feature
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Dec 04
Make it easy on your family this holiday season. Send them clean, shortened Amazon links, and remove any ambiguity from your gift requests.
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Nov 27
With so many people cooped up in a tiny cabin 30,000 feet in the air, it’s inevitable that at least one flight experience in your life is going to be less-than-stellar. But some experiences are much, much worse than others. So while you’re traveling home this holiday season and that baby next to you won’t stop screaming, just be glad you weren’t on any of these flights. And if you were, we are so, so sorry.
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Jan 16
Kobo’s starting its post-CES 2013 (the year doesn’t really start until after the Consumer Electronic Show, right?) with a little bit of sales-inspired back patting. Apparently the company managed to bring 4 million folks on-board to its e-reading ways over the past six months, bumping up its registered user number to 12 million. Kobo’s also calling last month its largest yet, thanks in no small part to the release of a number of new devices, including the Mini, Glo and Arc. All of offer up a reminder that, while the company doesn’t have much of a foothold here in the States, it’s pushing for a much larger presence in places like its home country of Canada and Japan, where its owner Rakuten is a retail powerhouse.
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Dec 26
In a move that surprised no one, you totally overdid it yesterday. You had to have thirds on ham. You took down a gallon of spiked eggnog. You were feeling festive, but now you feel like crap. More »
Dec 25
So you’ve found your way to Gizmodo on Jesus’ birthday. Welcome, we understand that the holiday spirit fades fast when every possible destination is closed and the television channels are filled with crap. CHRISTMAS WHY ARE YOU SO BORING? Don’t worry, there is consumer spending joy yet to be had—even on this, the most sacred of paid days off. More »
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