Tired of the barrage of advertisements that greet you everywhere you go? Imagine an alternate reality where all ads have been replaced by photos of adorable cats. You’ve just entered the Clapham Common tube station in South London. For the next two weeks, pictures of cats with big round eyes will stare out at you …
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Congratulations to last week’s winner, Alan C. of Brighton, Colorado, for scoring season 6 of “Game of Thrones” on digital HD. We here at CNET’s San Francisco headquarters are busy packing up to move for a bit while our digs get a fancy remodel. In the process, we’ve uncovered piles and piles of cool stuff (plus WinZip for Windows XP …
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Those of us who don’t have pro photographers following us around snapping portraits from the most flattering angles often rely on shots taken via awkwardly placed selfie arm. But camera proximity can make your nose look bigger, your ears look smaller and your forehead look more slope-ey. Didn’t realize selfies could do all that? Happy Monday! Enlarge Image Princeton School …
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Congratulations to Mark K. of Ashburn, Virginia, for winning a Piper DIY computer kit for kids last week, and to Jaque R. of Phoenix for winning five films on Blu-ray the week before that. This week’s winner gets a Sony HT-XT1, a slim pedestal sound bar you place under your TV to boost the sound from your set’s built-in speakers. …
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Caution: “Game of Thrones” spoilers are coming to those who aren’t through season 6. Ask Tyrion Lannister to talk his way out of almost any bind. Just don’t ask him to say the word “benevolent.” Related stories ‘Game of Thrones’ season 7 coming later, will be shorter Witness this delightful Jon Snow sword goof from ‘Game of Thrones’ In an …
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Kaine is able. He’s a Kaine-do guy. Yes he Kaine, that Citizen Kaine. Moments after Hillary Clinton announced Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential pick Friday, the puns started flying on Twitter. And they don’t show any sign of letting up, despite the fact that Virginia has already heard all the jokes related to Kaine’s name, thank you …
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Trump asked for a wall. Trump got a wall. Only this one’s not the one he’s been proposing all these months. It’s an itty-bitty wooden wall surrounding Trump’s star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame. It’s 6 inches tall, complete with yellow “Caution border: Keep out” signs and topped with razor wire and mini American flags, and it’s sure …
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Congrats to Cherry A. of Boston for winning a collectible “Captain America: Civil War” art book last week. Are the NBA playoffs driving your own hoop dreams? We’re giving away a Blast Basketball Replay, which records and analyzes data on your court performance and suggests drills to make you a better player. The system from Blast Motion, a maker of …
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Editors’ note: This giveaway has a Twitter component, so please read the below rules carefully. We’ve turned off comments on this post to avoid confusion as to how to enter the contest. Congratulations to Tom M. of Oradell, New Jersey, for winning a travel power adapter and charging cable from Skross in last week’s giveaway. If you like to travel …
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Congratulations to Dan D. of Malden, Massachusetts, for winning a fixie bike from Critical Cycles last week, and to Jason B. of Las Vegas for winning a Blu-ray copy of “Deadpool” and a prop from the movie’s set the week before that. With summer almost upon us, you might have some international travel planned (if so, I envy you greatly). …
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