Clik here to view.
Your Bag Does Not Need, or Deserve, Its Own Chair
In what is a sure sign our generation has lost its way, those of you who've spent hundreds of pounds on a fancy messenger bag, backpack, or murse, no longer have to wince and whine when there's no...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Warning: Scammers Are Targeting Megaupload Users With Fake Legal Threats
At least two scams targeting users of file-sharing services have emerged over the last few days. So far the reports all come from overseas, but if it's happening in Germany then similar scams in the UK...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PSA: There’s a Fake Instagram For Android That Could Steal Your Information
We’ve already seen a fake, malware-spreading version of Angry Birds Space for Android. Now there are reports of a fake, malware-spreading Instagram that’s also making the rounds. The Android world...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don’t Buy a Windows Phone Until Windows 8 Comes Out
Did you see Windows Phone 8 yesterday? Looks pretty good! And if you buy a WP handset any time between now and when it comes out, it’ll never ever get all of those goodies. So don’t. Wait until WP8 is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thailand’s Anti-Smoking PSA Will Chill Your Blood
I wouldn’t call myself a smoker — I only have the occasional puff when I’m out boozing — but watching Thailand’s anti-smoking PSA will definitely make me think twice about my next one. This ad is bound...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PSA: “Unticketed” Doesn’t Mean Free Olympic Events
LOCOG’s just turned hundreds of people away from the opening stages of the Olympic archery because it’s an “unticketed” event. Loads of bow-fans turned up to Lords to watch world records fall, but it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Go Get Your @Outlook Email Address Quick Before Someone Else Does
The new Hotmail is here, and with it comes a whole new @outlook.com domain to colonise. That means it’s time to act quickly to get your-name@outlook.com name before it’s too late. Certain members of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Buy an iPhone Accessory
Whatever you do in the next six weeks, don’t spend any money on iPhone accessories. No matter how enticing the sales are, no matter how frayed your case is. There are significant changes coming to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How @Gizmodo Got Hacked and How You Should Defend Yourself
If you follow Gizmodo on Twitter, you may have noticed our account started spewing some garbage last night. We got hacked. Here’s how it happened, and some steps you can take to keep it from happening...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Even in 1995, We Knew What the Internet Would be Good For: Scholarly...
This is great, just great. Laughing Squid has unearthed a glistening gem of a PSA from 1995. What is it PSAing? The Internet. The Internet, you ask? Yes, it is simply encouraging you to get your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[YourName]@ CrownFriedChicken.com Could Actually Be Your New Email Address
What good is a Gmail account if you love crispy fried chicken and can also have a customised @CrownFriedChicken address? Because if you consider yourself a member of the Crown Fried Chicken Family (and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your Breath Has Harmful Acids That Can Damage Your Camera Lens
I can’t even count how many times I used my breath to fog up a camera lens to wipe it down clean. It’s the photog equivalent of blowing into those old NES cartridges. I swear it works! Turns out, we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This Has Gone Too Far: Gangnam Style is Killing People
Ok, look. We’ve had some fun. We did some parodies, rode our invisible horses in some seriously weird flash mobs — even had a live wallpaper. But enough. No jokes. People are actually dying. This has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PSA: Buy Windows 8 Now If You’re Ever Going to Need It
Currently Microsoft’s punting Windows 8 at a rather bargainous £25 a shot, but after tomorrow, it’s going to jack that price right up to around the £120 mark. If you’re ever likely to need an install...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This Ad Gets Eaten Away By Bugs To Show the Dangers Of Crack Cocaine
In an attempt to illustrate the harmful effects of using crack cocaine, Talent, a Brazilian ad agency created a series of posters featuring images of addicts that are slowly eaten away and destroyed by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PSA: Don’t Let Your Friends Sign Into Google On Your Computer
In the summer of 2010 Google rolled out multiple log-ins. It was a fabulous thing for those who didn’t want to run multiple browsers in order to have simultaneous access to Google-powered personal and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Most Terrifying Anti Drink-Driving Stunt You’ll Ever See
Sometimes the best way to drive a point home is pure, abject terror. And that’s the approach Leo Burnett London used in this latest “Think” ad that shows a rather extreme way to discourage drinking and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don’t Text and Drive Because You Might Crash into a Manure Truck
So we might have found Biff Tannen. A guy in the US was texting and driving a Ford Mustang convertible when BAM… he crashed into a tractor pulling a trailer “full of liquid manure”. Yikes, that might...
View Article
