With every passing election year, the statistical likelihood increases that we'll elect a U.S. president who's really a robot, or an alien. Or maybe a charismatic plant, grown in some kind of tank. How will you recognize a non-human candidate for pre… - 6 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 4:35pm -
Researchers have created musical gloves that generate a computerized, Vader-like voice when hand gestures duplicate the movements of real vocal chords. - 7 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 3:53pm -
Beneby, 17, left her home around 6:30 a.m. and told her mother via text at 7:05 a.m. that she needed help, according police.At 7:06 a.m., Beneby texted her mother that she had been put into the trunk of a vehicle and that she did "all that she coul… - 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 2:57pm -
Beer is a gateway drug and is, in some cases, addictive.Nicotine is a gateway drug and is, in some cases, addictive.Both are legal. - 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 2:55pm -
The EU has suspended the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and referred the text to the European Court of Justice to investigate possible rights breaches. - 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 2:53pm -
Randomness and chaos in nature, it turns out, can be a good thing especially if you are trying to harvest energy from the movements of everyday activities like walking. - 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 2:35pm -
In a poetic turn of virology, the scientist who discovered hepatitis C in 1989 has now also discovered a vaccine that will hopefully treat and prevent the disease. - 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 2:15pm -
Sleeping in one eight-hour chunk is a very recent phenomenon, and lying awake at night could be good for you, according to scientists and historians. - 9 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 2:07pm -
Thirty-five percent of adults in Britain admitted they sleep with a teddy bear to help de-stress and sleep at night, a survey said. - 9 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 1:36pm -
_YouGotItDude: I'm gonna twerk for @britttbrattt_ tomorrow cuz I'm bad like that. ctfu. sike nah. I can't be showin' off my goodies for just anyone :p - 2 mins ago, 22 Feb 12, 10:43pm -
The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale.More » - 11 mins ago, 22 Feb 12, 10:30pm -
Got crap? Want money instead? Amazon has a neat program that essentially lets you dump old books, movies, gadgets, and more in a box, send it to them, and then wait for the money to roll in. Here's h… - 41 mins ago, 22 Feb 12, 10:00pm -
Googler Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up… - 1 hour ago, 22 Feb 12, 9:30pm -
Your cell phone camera is a great timesaver when you're traveling. Instead of having to write down anything you might need for future reference, just snap a photo. For example: take pics to remember y… - 2 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 9:00pm -
It's unlikely that most of us will be followed by a car, but chances are you've had a sneaking suspicion before that you'd like to put to rest. To regain your peace of mind, security and investigatio… - 2 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:30pm -
The latest update to the Android version of Google Docs adds what might be the best feature of all: collaborative editing. While you've always been able to edit a document along with many other peop… - 3 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:10pm -
Earlier this week we asked you how you make your personal landing page stand out when there are so out there that mostly look alike and you wrote in with great ideas and examples. Here are some of th… - 3 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:00pm -
You don't have to dig a moat around your home and install missiles on your rooftop to keep the bad guys away. In fact, the missiles might suggest you've got something very, very valuable inside. The… - 3 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:35pm -
Every day we're on the lookout for ways to make your work easier and your life better, but Lifehacker readers are smart, insightful folks with all kinds of expertise to share, and we want to give ever… - 3 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:30pm -
Wallpaper Wednesday is generally a showcase of traditional desktop wallpapers, but today we're giving the spotlight to both our mobile devices and a talented photographer named Cole Rise. Come take a… - 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:00pm -
NECA and BigBadToyStore have announced a forthcoming line of Portal toys, including this awesome Portal Gun replica. Aperature Studios Portal Gun Prop Replica (via Super Punch) - 41 mins ago, 22 Feb 12, 10:00pm -
Now that California's video-game censorship law has been struck down by the courts, the state finds itself $2 million poorer, having had to pay the legal expenses of all the vendors they sued under it. A bit over half a decade ago when California leg… - 2 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 9:00pm -
With Google's privacy policy change looming, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a guide to turning off Google's search-history logging, thus preventing your search-history from all of Google's services, including YouTube, from being mer… - 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:00pm -
The latest episode of The Mutant Season, hosted by the amazing 9-year-old Gil, has an interview with Jane and me about our podcast, Apps for Kids. We had a great time on the show, which is conducted in a studio at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. The… - 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:44pm -
Nicko from the Sunlight Foundation sez, "Today the Sunlight Foundation continued an investigation of how congressional offices operate with a closer look at the ever-present "Revolving Door." The new analysis, covering 2009 to 2011, found at least 37… - 5 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:06pm -
VoiceBunny is an online spot-market for professional voiceovers for your videos, podcasts, voicemail systems, etc. I imagine that involving the "In a world where..." movie trailer voice in your threatening Anonymous video would sure leaven things and… - 5 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:00pm -
Jeff sez, "Flying in from Miami to Seattle this morning on Alaska Airlines Flight #17, I was somewhat amused (and a bit horrified) when the flight attendant said that the cabin doors would not be opened and that passengers would not be allowed off to… - 6 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:03pm -
If you couldn't afford to pay $6000 for the "art edition" of Mark Ryden's book Pinxit (it's sold out anyway), Taschen has thoughtfully introduced a popular-priced edition of the 366-page book, for $1000. Many books have been published on Mark Ryden b… - 6 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:01pm -
A smart, innovative theme where your products are cleverly aligned using jQuery masonry allowing you to cleanly showcase a great number of products on your shop pages without any wasted space. WooThemes Key Features of Sentient 9 color schemes Respon… - 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 2:40pm -
This is almost the perfect theme in design, proportions and features. The clean design allows the content to shine through, but the theme options allow for individual customization. WooThemes Key Features of Whitelight 8 color schemes Responsive desi… - 14 days ago, 8 Feb 12, 2:00pm -
A powerful, professional business theme with a clean and stylish design which is perfectly simple to use and best suited to showcase you services, portfolio or products. Beatheme Key Features of Carson Infinite color options Two featured jQuery slide… - 16 days ago, 6 Feb 12, 2:00pm -
A very clean and amazing Daily Deal WP theme. I love the email subscription form and custom login page template. Great job! Theme Kingdom Key Features of Dealers Sellers can create an account and submit a new deals Administrator can moderate the deal… - 21 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 2:00pm -
A neat, structured video blogging theme with a massive view port for your HD videos and photographs. Obox Key Features of Azione 2 color schemes oEmbed support Obox Mobile compatible Google short URL support Automatic thumbnail resizing Search engine… - 23 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 2:00pm -
Gotta say, I love it! I just switched my design over! Focusing on expansiveness and plenty of breathing room for my content. Studiopress Key Features of Eleven40 4 color schemes Responsive design 6 layout options Widget-ready Built in SEO for posts a… - 23 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 2:00pm -
A photo & video theme offering you many unique ways of displaying your photos, videos or blog posts. WPZoom Key Features of PhotoNote 3 color schemes Responsive design Touch enabled sliders Facebook comments Featured content slider Social media ready… - 23 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 12:00pm -
A hugely powerful, cleverly developed, yet super easy theme to use for musicians and bands looking to showcase their music, tours, photos, videos and band members… even allows you to sell your albums and merchandise. WooThemes Key Features of Unsig… - 23 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 12:00pm -
Display your products differently in grid view or even list view, all with responsive layouts Tokokoo Key Features of Paloogada GetShopped integration Hero Photo Slider Zoom-able product images Facebook Page Integration Auto thumbnail resize Custom o… - 28 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 2:00pm -
The goal with this design is to create something very minimalist and easy on the eyes in order to really make the showcased items stand out. Themefuse Key Features of VideoGrid 2 color schemes Masonry gallery with filter sort Jquery image/video light… - 28 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 2:00pm -
