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flow, and what image flashes across your mind? Well, perhaps it is time for you to experience a
paradigm shift with the words ldquo;Music Flowrdquo;. This concept features a faucet that plays
back your favorite pre-loaded MP3s, complete with matching earbuds and controls. The product looks
like a pretty ordinary home faucet, but it brings a new dimension to how we interpret everyday
fixtures around the house, as this new fun interface function injects some much needed soul into a
digital device. The Tap has internal memory to store all your favorite MP3s, functioning also as a
speaker whenever the earphones are placed in the cradle. Turning on water would be the equivalent
of turning on the sound. Since it is a concept, why couldn't the designers make it waterproof?/p
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/At first glance, this leaf from Bird Electron doesn't seem like such a bad idea: Provide people
with a small, unamplified, discreet speaker that can hook up to pretty much any MP3 player, wrap it
in a cute little leafy shell and clip it to a keychain. But then, emplease/em, consider the uses.
When can't you just give you friends an earbud to share a song? When you're 13, on a bus with five
friends, all of whom are on a pretty hard Chingy kick. emThat's when./em Japan can keep this one.
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pimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/macgyver.jpg" width="500"
height="312" style="display:block;" /The ubiquity of iPods has led to a ridiculous glut of
accessories, some useful, most not. The best of them have essentially become a seamless part of the
iPod experience, but they'll all cost you mdash; and it really starts to add up. The expansion of
the iPod universe, however, is twofold; more official products are followed closely by nearly as
many unofficial ones. In other words, you can fully accessorize your iPod or iPhone, old or new,
pretty much for free./p pstrongCases/strongbr img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/podcases.jpg" width="494" height="150"
style="display:block;" /A case will usually be the first thing people buy for their pods, and the
first thing they'll lose. Luckily, they're just about the easiest thing to replace yourself. The
most obvious solution is a a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Gadget-Sock-Case!/"custom-tailored sock/a, chosen to suit
your taste in color and aroma and fitted to suit your choice in iPod. For a more refined look,
sewing together some inner tube and suede will make for a a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Bicycle_Innertube_iPod_Case/"stylish pouch/a, while
utilitarians can opt for the quick, versatile a
href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/05/how_to_make_an_.html"rubber-only approach/a. If you're
emjust too quirky/em for a regular case, the venerable a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Making_an_Altoids_iPod_Case/"Altoid Nano case/a might get the
attention you crave, while the legitimately natty a
href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/02/ipod_case_from_old_45_records.html"cut-up record
sleeve case/a will do the job just as well, if not better./p pstrongSpeakers/strongbr img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/podspeaks.jpg" width="494" height="150"
style="display:block;" /If you're handy with a soldering iron and have some old audio equipment
lying around, there's no reason to dump dollars on a full-fledged iPod speaker dock when you can
just a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Good_quality_iPodiPhone_speaker/"build one yourself/a.
Construction homemade unamplified speakers mdash; which sound surprisingly good mdash; is much less
of an ordeal. a
href="http://gizmodo.com/5088521/plastic-cup-and-toothpick-speakers-take-lo+fi-to-new-heights"Disposable
cups/a and a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Low-cost-everywhere-portable-Speakers-for-every-MP/"sheets of
printer paper/a make great little megaphones for your earbuds, and lend themselves well to mounting
as a part of a kid-friendly a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade_iPod_Speakers/"makeshift home stereo/a./p
pstrongDocks and Stands/strongbr img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/podstands.jpg" width="494" height="150"
style="display:block;" /Apple gives iPod/iPhone buyers just about everything they need to throw
together a huge variety of charging and sync docks mdash; even the commercial ones are pretty much
just the sync wire with some plastic trim. This hack starts small: fantastic iPhone and iPod Touch
docks can be made with nothing but a
href="http://lifehacker.com/5057434/diy-iphone-binder-clip-dock"a binder clip/a. The possibilities
for LEGO docks are limitless, but generally end up a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/iPod-Throne%2c-a-lego-dock/"looking like an iThrone/a. This a
href="http://www.voltagecreative.com/blog/2008/10/instructions-diy-iphone-3g-ipod-touch-dock-packaging/"paperclip
box dock/a provides a good template for chopping an iPod cable into just about anything of a
similar shape. The paper clips themselves can be twisted into a a
href="http://lifehacker.com/5056913/diy-iphone-or-ipod-touch-paper-clip-stand"20-second stand/a,
just as a business card can be origamically (?) reshaped a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-business-card-iPhone--iPod-stand/"into the same/a./p
pstrongOther/strongbr img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/podmac.jpg"
width="494" height="150" style="display:block;" /In the commercial world, this space is inhabited
by the shrouded likes of a href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/brando"Brando/a. But who doesn't love that
stuff? If you're looking for a jury-rigged AA iPod charging solutions, there's a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/MintyBoost!---Small-battery-powered-USB-charger/"no reason/a
to surrender your credit card number to an iffy Chinese e-commerce site. The same goes for the
iPhone a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY_3d_camera_viewer_with_an_iPhone/"3D image
viewing apparatus/a, though I'm not even sure there's buyable analog for that, Chinese or not.
iPhone macro lenses are cool, but almost certainly a
href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/11/macrophone_an_iphone_macr.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890"not
worth paying for/a. Last, and probably least, even though you can't put a price on security, you
can reduce the a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Top-Seekrit-iPhone-Book-Safe!/"cost of
paranoia/a./p pHat tip to a href="http://Lifehacker.com"Lifehacker/a, a
href="http://makezine.com"MAKE/a and a href="http://instructables.com"Instructables/a./p pema
href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/dealzmodo-hacks"Dealzmodo Hacks/a are intended to help you sustain
your a
href="http://gizmodo.com/5059598/zero+cost-gadget-upgrades-for-the-next-great-depression"crippling
gadget addiction through tighter times/a. If you come across any on your own that are particularly
useful, send it to our tips line (Subject: Dealzmodo Hack). a
href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/dealzmodo-hacks"Check back/a every Thursday for free DIY tricks to
breathe new life into hardware that you already own./em/p br style="clear: both;"/ a
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pimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/macgyver.jpg" width="500"
height="312" style="display:block;" /The ubiquity of iPods has led to a ridiculous glut of
accessories, some useful, most not. The best of them have essentially become a seamless part of the
iPod experience, but they'll all cost you mdash; and it really starts to add up. The expansion of
the iPod universe, however, is twofold; more official products are followed closely by nearly as
many unofficial ones. In other words, you can fully accessorize your iPod or iPhone, old or new,
pretty much for free./p pstrongCases/strongbr img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/podcases.jpg" width="494" height="150"
style="display:block;" /A case will usually be the first thing people buy for their pods, and the
first thing they'll lose. Luckily, they're just about the easiest thing to replace yourself. The
most obvious solution is a a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Gadget-Sock-Case!/"custom-tailored sock/a, chosen to suit
your taste in color and aroma and fitted to suit your choice in iPod. For a more refined look,
sewing together some inner tube and suede will make for a a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Bicycle_Innertube_iPod_Case/"stylish pouch/a, while
utilitarians can opt for the quick, versatile a
href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/05/how_to_make_an_.html"rubber-only approach/a. If you're
emjust too quirky/em for a regular case, the venerable a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Making_an_Altoids_iPod_Case/"Altoid Nano case/a might get the
attention you crave, while the legitimately natty a
href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/02/ipod_case_from_old_45_records.html"cut-up record
sleeve case/a will do the job just as well, if not better./p pstrongSpeakers/strongbr img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/podspeaks.jpg" width="494" height="150"
style="display:block;" /If you're handy with a soldering iron and have some old audio equipment
lying around, there's no reason to dump dollars on a full-fledged iPod speaker dock when you can
just a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Good_quality_iPodiPhone_speaker/"build one yourself/a.
Construction homemade unamplified speakers mdash; which sound surprisingly good mdash; is much less
of an ordeal. a
href="http://gizmodo.com/5088521/plastic-cup-and-toothpick-speakers-take-lo+fi-to-new-heights"Disposable
cups/a and a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Low-cost-everywhere-portable-Speakers-for-every-MP/"sheets of
printer paper/a make great little megaphones for your earbuds, and lend themselves well to mounting
as a part of a kid-friendly a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade_iPod_Speakers/"makeshift home stereo/a./p
pstrongDocks and Stands/strongbr img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/podstands.jpg" width="494" height="150"
style="display:block;" /Apple gives iPod/iPhone buyers just about everything they need to throw
together a huge variety of charging and sync docks mdash; even the commercial ones are pretty much
just the sync wire with some plastic trim. This hack starts small: fantastic iPhone and iPod Touch
docks can be made with nothing but a
href="http://lifehacker.com/5057434/diy-iphone-binder-clip-dock"a binder clip/a. The possibilities
for LEGO docks are limitless, but generally end up a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/iPod-Throne%2c-a-lego-dock/"looking like an iThrone/a. This a
href="http://www.voltagecreative.com/blog/2008/10/instructions-diy-iphone-3g-ipod-touch-dock-packaging/"paperclip
box dock/a provides a good template for chopping an iPod cable into just about anything of a
similar shape. The paper clips themselves can be twisted into a a
href="http://lifehacker.com/5056913/diy-iphone-or-ipod-touch-paper-clip-stand"20-second stand/a,
just as a business card can be origamically (?) reshaped a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-business-card-iPhone--iPod-stand/"into the same/a./p
pstrongOther/strongbr img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/11/podmac.jpg"
width="494" height="150" style="display:block;" /In the commercial world, this space is inhabited
by the shrouded likes of a href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/brando"Brando/a. But who doesn't love that
stuff? If you're looking for a jury-rigged AA iPod charging solutions, there's a
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/MintyBoost!---Small-battery-powered-USB-charger/"no reason/a
to surrender your credit card number to an iffy Chinese e-commerce site. The same goes for the
iPhone a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY_3d_camera_viewer_with_an_iPhone/"3D image
viewing apparatus/a, though I'm not even sure there's buyable analog for that, Chinese or not.
iPhone macro lenses are cool, but almost certainly a
href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/11/macrophone_an_iphone_macr.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890"not
worth paying for/a. Last, and probably least, even though you can't put a price on security, you
can reduce the a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Top-Seekrit-iPhone-Book-Safe!/"cost of
paranoia/a./p pHat tip to a href="http://Lifehacker.com"Lifehacker/a, a
href="http://makezine.com"MAKE/a and a href="http://instructables.com"Instructables/a./p pema
href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/dealzmodo-hacks"Dealzmodo Hacks/a are intended to help you sustain
your a
href="http://gizmodo.com/5059598/zero+cost-gadget-upgrades-for-the-next-great-depression"crippling
gadget addiction through tighter times/a. If you come across any on your own that are particularly
useful, send it to our tips line (Subject: Dealzmodo Hack). a
href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/dealzmodo-hacks"Check back/a every Thursday for free DIY tricks to
breathe new life into hardware that you already own./em/p br style="clear: both;"/ a
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Robbie Daw presents a weekly pop music update here on Towleroad! Robbie runs his own
site called Chart Rigger.
Last night the official Guns N' Roses MySpace page
began streaming Chinese Democracy—an album, as we've been at every
opportunity by the media, that is 17 years in the making.
You can't help but think the soaring expectation for something "revolutionary" after the waiting
period alone has set this album up for disappointment from the get-go.
So whether you're a fan, could never stand GNR or are just morbidly curious, here are some
entertaining opinions from the web:
From
EW.com: "And the verdict? Mixed! Gone is the Sunset Strip guitar grime of Appetite for
Destruction, replaced by an army of ProTools-packing shredders, three ''digital editors,'
and a dude responsible for choral arrangements. This is unapologetically huge music, not fit for
tiny iPod earbuds... We can't wait to hear what he does next — hopefully
sometime before President Chelsea Clinton takes office in 2025."
NME reader whatawasteoftime:
"17 years to make, 2 minutes to download off bittorrent, five minutes of laughing then one second
to bin it. What a joke this album is..."
Stereogum reader
try maturing: "If you're over 30 and didn't wear all-stars in high school, you will get a kick
out of four or five of the songs. It sounds dated -- and GNR should sound dated. It could have
been a lot worse. And if you don't believe that you can hang yourself with your white belt."
London's Times Online: "Anyone looking for clues that may shed light on the gestation of
Chinese Democracy would be well advised not to get their hopes up. While distant strings
circle around a discourse of plunking ivory and elemental powerchords, the final song
'Prostitute' sees [Axl Rose] concede, 'It seemed like forever and a day,' before beseeching his
audience to 'be kind, I’ve done all I should.'"
NME reader aphexbin: "Its utter
shit. Ive heard it and can confirm its utter shit.Youll only like it if your a massive guns and
roses fan and miss the sound of axls voice on record- which to be fair, was the only positive
thing I can think to say about it."
AbsolutePunk.net
user Sikbeat37: "...the guitar solos are sick, the orchestration in 'Madagascar' and 'Prostitute'
is actually pretty cool, and songs like 'Better' and 'Riad N' The Bedouins' do well in reaching
back to the classic GNR sound that made them famous."
Rolling
Stone: "To him, the long march to Chinese Democracy was not about paranoia and
control. It was about saying 'I won't' when everyone else insisted, 'You must.' You may debate
whether any rock record is worth that extreme self-indulgence. Actually, the most rock & roll
thing about Chinese Democracy is he doesn't care if you do.
Stereogum reader
Ash: "I would rather listen to Third Eye Blind."
A FEW CLIPS FOR THE WEEK:
BEYONCE: "If I Were A Boy/Single Ladies/Crazy In Love" medley on Sunday's final episode of MTV's
TRL
BRITNEY SPEARS: Recording "Womanizer," saying she married for the wrong reasons in MTV's For
the Record.
TAKE THAT: U.K. Marks & Spencer's Christmas ad.
ALESHA DIXON: Music video for her current U.K. Top 10 hit, "The Boy Does Nothing."
THE WEEK'S NEW RELEASES:
Beyonce's third solo
album I Am...Sasha Fierce, containing the hits "If I Were A Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put A
Ring On It)."
Dido's Safe Trip Home, her third LP overall, and first one in five years.
pimg
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/cup_speakers_for_ipod_and_other_music_devices.jpg"
width="494" height="300" style="display:block;" /It's hump day and I was looking for a quick, fun
project to try out. So I figured I try something easy I found over at the Make Magazine blog
earlier this weekmdash;a set of speakers made from paper cups and a pair of earbud headphones
originally created by artist Dmitry Zagga (in no small amount of jest). The PaperCup speakers are
based on the principle of a megaphone: Energy from sound waves from the earbuds would normally
disperse in all directions. Instead, the cups focus the sound waves in a particular direction,
making it louder for those in front. While pretty self-explanatory, I figured I'd whip up a how to,
especially since the folks at my local coffee shop were happy to provide the materials for free./p
pYou'll need:/p ul liA pair of earbud headphones./li liFour paper drink cups/li liTwo toothpicks or
skewers/li liTape/li liA small knife or scissors/li /ul br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/cutting_hole_in_side_of_cup.jpg"
width="494" height="300" style="display:block;" /First poke a hole in the side of the cups that
will be the "speakers" resting on the base cups. I eyeballed it about a third of the way up from
the base of the cup, along the seam.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/cutting_hole_in_back_of_cup.jpg"
width="494" height="300" style="display:block;" /Cut a cross with one long and one short axis in
the back of the speakers. Insert the earbuds all the way through the holes until only the wire is
outside the cup.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/inserting_earbud.jpg" width="494"
height="300" style="display:block;" /Now, reach in with your finger and push the flaps of paper out
a bit to create an indent where the back of your earbud can rest. Pull the earbuds back through the
hole until they're nestled against the back of the cup.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/taped_earpud.jpg" width="494"
height="300" style="display:block;" /I chose to tape the bases of the earbuds to the back of the
cup to make sure the speaker portion is facing out towards the mouth of the cup and not dangling
down or pointing to the side of the cup.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/finished_speaker.jpg" width="494"
height="300" style="display:block;" /Poke the toothspick or skewer through the bottom of the base
cups, and slide the speaker cups on where you made your initial cut. Tada! You've got yourself a
pair of speakers.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/itunes_equalizer_for_coffee_cup_speakers.jpg"
width="494" height="309" style="display:block;" /Now these aren't very loud (for comparison, the
speakers on my MacBook were much louder). And the bass response is abysmal. So I tweaked the
equalizer setting in iTunes a bit. The stereo picturing is pretty good if placed equidistant from
your ears and pointed toward you. If you want to listen to music quietly but don't want to put
headphones on, or are concerned about ear fatigue or hearing damage, it's just the thing. I could
see coming up with these in a pinch, MacGyver-style, on a camping trip. How would you improve them
to make them louder? Share your ideas and pictures in the comments. div class="related"a
href="http://www.zagga.org/new.html"CupSpeakers/a [via a
href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/11/papercup_ipod_speakers.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890"Make/a]/div
br style="clear: both;"/ a
href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4452a285004c25f4a28c6cba82db0f16"img alt="" style="border:
0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4452a285004c25f4a28c6cba82db0f16"//a img
src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=4452a285004c25f4a28c6cba82db0f16" style="display:
none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/div class="feedflare" a
href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~f/lifehacker/full?a=Q8fBvtyz"img
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/lifehacker/full?d=120" border="0"/img/a a
href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~f/lifehacker/full?a=1vTzsWyP"img
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/lifehacker/full?d=41" border="0"/img/a a
href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~f/lifehacker/full?a=Q20kWKUR"img
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/lifehacker/full?i=Q20kWKUR" border="0"/img/a a
href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~f/lifehacker/full?a=SMYwvabi"img
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/lifehacker/full?i=SMYwvabi" border="0"/img/a /divimg
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~4/TRermGc9kDc" height="1" width="1"/
It's hump day and I was looking for a quick, fun project to try out. So I figured I try something
easy I found over at the Make Magazine blog earlier this weekmdash;a set of speakers made from
paper...
pimg
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/cup_speakers_for_ipod_and_other_music_devices.jpg"
width="494" height="300" style="display:block;" /It's hump day and I was looking for a quick, fun
project to try out. So I figured I try something easy I found over at the Make Magazine blog
earlier this weekmdash;a set of speakers made from paper cups and a pair of earbud headphones
originally created by artist Dmitry Zagga (in no small amount of jest). The PaperCup speakers are
based on the principle of a megaphone: Energy from sound waves from the earbuds would normally
disperse in all directions. Instead, the cups focus the sound waves in a particular direction,
making it louder for those in front. While pretty self-explanatory, I figured I'd whip up a how to,
especially since the folks at my local coffee shop were happy to provide the materials for free./p
pYou'll need:/p ul liA pair of earbud headphones./li liFour paper drink cups/li liTwo toothpicks or
skewers/li liTape/li liA small knife or scissors/li /ul br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/cutting_hole_in_side_of_cup.jpg"
width="494" height="300" style="display:block;" /First poke a hole in the side of the cups that
will be the "speakers" resting on the base cups. I eyeballed it about a third of the way up from
the base of the cup, along the seam.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/cutting_hole_in_back_of_cup.jpg"
width="494" height="300" style="display:block;" /Cut a cross with one long and one short axis in
the back of the speakers. Insert the earbuds all the way through the holes until only the wire is
outside the cup.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/inserting_earbud.jpg" width="494"
height="300" style="display:block;" /Now, reach in with your finger and push the flaps of paper out
a bit to create an indent where the back of your earbud can rest. Pull the earbuds back through the
hole until they're nestled against the back of the cup.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/taped_earpud.jpg" width="494"
height="300" style="display:block;" /I chose to tape the bases of the earbuds to the back of the
cup to make sure the speaker portion is facing out towards the mouth of the cup and not dangling
down or pointing to the side of the cup.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/finished_speaker.jpg" width="494"
height="300" style="display:block;" /Poke the toothspick or skewer through the bottom of the base
cups, and slide the speaker cups on where you made your initial cut. Tada! You've got yourself a
pair of speakers.br clear="all" br img
src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/itunes_equalizer_for_coffee_cup_speakers.jpg"
width="494" height="309" style="display:block;" /Now these aren't very loud (for comparison, the
speakers on my MacBook were much louder). And the bass response is abysmal. So I tweaked the
equalizer setting in iTunes a bit. The stereo picturing is pretty good if placed equidistant from
your ears and pointed toward you. If you want to listen to music quietly but don't want to put
headphones on, or are concerned about ear fatigue or hearing damage, it's just the thing. I could
see coming up with these in a pinch, MacGyver-style, on a camping trip. How would you improve them
to make them louder? Share your ideas and pictures in the comments. div class="related"a
href="http://www.zagga.org/new.html"CupSpeakers/a [via a
href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/11/papercup_ipod_speakers.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890"Make/a]/div
br style="clear: both;"/ a
href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4452a285004c25f4a28c6cba82db0f16"img alt="" style="border:
0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4452a285004c25f4a28c6cba82db0f16"//a img
src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=4452a285004c25f4a28c6cba82db0f16" style="display:
none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/div class="feedflare" a
href="http://feeds.gawker.com:80/~f/lifehacker/full?a=Q8fBvtyz"img
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/lifehacker/full?d=120" border="0"/img/a a
href="http://feeds.gawker.com:80/~f/lifehacker/full?a=1vTzsWyP"img
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/lifehacker/full?d=41" border="0"/img/a a
href="http://feeds.gawker.com:80/~f/lifehacker/full?a=Q20kWKUR"img
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/lifehacker/full?i=Q20kWKUR" border="0"/img/a a
href="http://feeds.gawker.com:80/~f/lifehacker/full?a=SMYwvabi"img
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/lifehacker/full?i=SMYwvabi" border="0"/img/a /divimg
src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~4/TRermGc9kDc" height="1" width="1"/
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