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An iPhone 5 Cable That Never Tangles and Doubles as a Stand

Upgrade your iPhone 5's default sync cable with the thicker, posable Trunk and you'll never spend another second of your life untangling that web of knots that magically appears in your pocket. Read More >>

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WikiLeaks Spills Its Biggest Ever Stash of Secret US Records

WikiLeaks has just released its biggest ever stash of formerly confidential information. Referred to as the "Kissinger Cables", they include 1.7 million diplomatic records from between 1973 and 1976. Read More >>

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Drunk Idiot Dangles Upside Down from Power Cables

In the list of things you probably should never experience in your life, even if you're sozzled to oblivion, dangling upside down from an active power cable is probably near the top. This very, very drunk man, however, obviously thinks differently. He climbed up a pole and hung upside down a high-voltage power cable for 15 minutes. Luckily for him (unluckily for human intelligence) he managed to survive without any major injuries. Read More >>

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An 85p HDMI Cable is Your “Who Cares If I Need it Or Not” Deal of the Day

We've received a few complaints about our recent deals, with some of you whining about the fact that you don't have a spare few hundred quid lying around in order to take advantage of discounted TVs, games consoles and volcano handgliding experiences. Read More >>

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You Can Stash This Ultra Thin iPhone 5 Charging Cable In Your Wallet

You can never carry too many backup charging cables, and since you probably never leave home without your wallet, the ChargeCard is the perfect accessory for battery-sucking smartphones. It's only slightly thicker than a credit card, and lets you leech power from any available USB port. Read More >>

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These Are All the Cables That Carry the Internet Under the Sea

The Internet connects us all, but it's easy to take for granted what a crazy accomplishment that is. After all, plenty of us live on different land-masses. We've got to get that sweet, sweet Internet across the deep blue sea somehow, and these are the underwater 'net pipes that get the job done. Read More >>

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These Wires Can Stretch 800 Percent Thanks to Conductive Metal Goo

It never fails. No matter where you're sitting in relation to the last open wall outlet at the cafe, your computer's charging cord is always just a bit too short. Luckily, a new prototype cable developed at North Carolina State University will let you plug in, even if the outlet's in the next room. Read More >>

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An Iron and Steel Mill Company Decided to Make a Calendar Filled with Naked Girls and Melted Metal

For some reason, a Belarusian iron and steel mill made a calendar using its naked women workers. That's sort of normal, I guess. But the iron and steel mill wanted to make sure anyone who saw this calendar knew it was theirs by superimposing images of melting metal, wire looms, burning steel, cables, fences and anything else you would never associate with a beautiful woman on their naked skin. It's hilariously weird. Read More >>

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Griffin’s Selling More Kinds of Lightning Cables Than You’ll Ever Need

Griffin has just announced the first third-party Lightning cables to become available on the market, giving you an alternative to official Apple products when it comes to charging and syncing your new iOS device. Read More >>

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China Finally Cracks Apple’s Secret iPhone 5 Cable: Here Come the Cheap Clones

Apple doesn't want you buying cables for your iPhone 5 (or new iPads) from anyone other than Apple, because it charges a fat £15 for each one. Luckily, we can now confirm a flood of cheap knockoff cables are real. Read More >>

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Inside the Chip Apple Uses to Stop You Buying Cheap Cables

People looking for cheap, third-party lightning adapters and cables for their new iPhone 5 are out of luck because of an authenticator device hidden in the official products. Here's what's lurking within that infuriating piece of technology. Read More >>

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Cheap Third-Party Lightning Cables Are On The Way for Your iPhone 5

If you've been wanting an extra iPhone 5 cable, but haven't wanted to pay the full £15 for one, this is your lucky day: a Chinese company called iPhone5mod says it has cracked the authentication chip found in the lightning connector and is now selling the cables. Read More >>

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Is There Anyone Stupid Enough to Believe That This Cable Has Anti-Virus Protection?

This "Xbox 360 Elite HDMI cable" should be just like any other HDMI cable in the planet, right? Wrong! According to the box, it's a "100% Mylar" double shield 1.3c grade cable with anti-virus protection to reduce virus noises and to obtain perfect image transmission." Read More >>

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Tiny Charging Cable Keyring Juices Androids and iPhones Alike

Carrying around a charging cable is a fact of life if you use your smartphone for more than just the occasional call. But instead of packing the bulky cables that came with your iPhone or Android handset, just slip this tiny USB adapter onto your keychain for emergency battery top-offs. Read More >>

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Smart HDMI Cables Tell You If You’re Getting an SD, HD, or 4K Signal

It's no secret that you don't have to spend a small fortune on the HDMI cables connecting your home theater gear. But that doesn't stop Monster from charging hundreds of pounds for its cords, justifying the costs with features like glowing signal indicators. Read More >>