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Twitter's trialling a new "Embedded on these websites" notification system, which shows a list of ar
Jul 02, 8:02AM
Twitter's trialling a new "Embedded on these websites" notification system, which shows a list of articles that appear in popular tweets. That means you can quickly see the sources lurking behind a post—which is kinda neat.
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A Russian Rocket Just Exploded Over Kazakhstan as It Launched
Jul 02, 7:43AM
A Russian rocket just crashed seconds after it was launched from a spaceport in Kazakhstan. Footage from local news channels shows how the rocket wobbled through the sky as it rose into the air, before disintegrating and falling back to Earth.
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How Big Is the Ocean?
Jul 02, 5:00AM
It's one of those impossibly stupid questions because it takes someone impossibly smart to give an answer to someone just as impossibly smart to understand but hey, if you're into massaging your brain a little bit tonight and have run out of all questions for the day, ask yourself this: just how big is the ocean? All the oceans are one ocean.
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Eenen
Jul 02, 4:00AM
Because, really, who hasn't dreamed that their favorite bowl of noodles and broth had the power to genesis a brand new civilization?
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Canon EOS 70D: Yet Another Incredible Video DSLR From Canon
Jul 02, 4:00AM
Canon has always been one step ahead of the pack when it comes to putting video in DSLRs. From the pro 5D to the beginner Rebel T's, it's been a leader. But the new tech in the Canon EOS 70D could change things forever once again.
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What Happens When You Take Hundreds of Pictures at the Same Spot
Jul 02, 3:30AM
Photographer Pelle Cass had a genius idea for his series Selected People: what if he took hundreds of pictures from the same location and then picked out people and animals from each of those pictures and combined them into a single image. It shows the random life of a single setting in one image.
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The First Person in History Happy to Step On a Lego Brick
Jul 02, 2:44AM
Watch Christina Stephens—a practicing occupational therapist and clinical researcher who lost her foot after a crush injury—build herself a working prosthetic leg out of Lego.
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What The Most Popular Web Browser Is in Each Country in the World
Jul 02, 2:00AM
The green is Chrome. The blue is Internet Explorer. The orange-ish color is Firefox. If you can see any red or grey that would be Opera and Safari, respectively. And though I personally believe all browsers have become horrible in their own ways, having Chrome at the top of most country's usage list according to Statcounter is certainly a lot better than the alternatives ruling the world. Good job world. Enjoy the suffering southern tip of Africa and all of China and Greenland.
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How Many Apps Does an App Need to Sell to Be in the Top Apps List?
Jul 02, 1:00AM
When the App Store was fresh and new, you'd see different apps pop up in the Top Apps list. Those Top Apps lists were actually usable. But ever since Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja and whatever else decided to squat down, it's the same damn apps over and over. So how popular does an app have to be to crack these lists?
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A Website Exposes Instagram Frauds Who Use Filters But Tag #nofilter
Jul 02, 12:00AM
As sacred a hashtag as #tbt is on Instagram, the hashstag #nofilter is right there with it. If the selfie's purpose is to crown your own face with likes, not using a filter on a picture and then bragging about it through a hashtag is to megaphone your arrival as an artist. Like saying you could totally be a photographer if you weren't stuck in a cubicle all day. Like telling the whole world to look at you and then not look at you but really, look at you. Digital flexing. #nofilter
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UberX in LA: It's Illegal. It's Great. It Needs to Stop.
Jul 01, 11:18PM
Despite the fact that it's currently banned in Los Angeles, UberX is defiantly still up and running. I used it for the first time this weekend. This so-called ride-sharing service from San Francisco-based Uber Technologies is supposedly the future of cabs. Much like similar services Lyft and Sidecar, UberX seeks to "disrupt" the taxi industry by using average people with a car (and without a taxi license) to shuttle others around. But it's pretty clear that they shouldn't be allowed to.
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Skype 4.0 for Android: Same Skype, Totally New App
Jul 01, 10:00PM
After announcing today's 100 million Android-download milestone, Skype celebrated the occasion with a totally overhauled, refreshed Android app that's supposed to "make your interactions easier and put conversations first." And with a cleaner, lighter, and lightening fast UI, it may just live up to its promise.
What does it do?
It's Skype, but stripped of all the extra crap that seemed to choke the old incarnations. You'll get three separate tabs, the first of which shows you all recent conversations, followed by your contacts, followed by your favorites. Small circles similar to Facebook's attempt at the now notorious chatheads carry your contacts profile pictures. You'll also be able to attach files and video messages, one of Skype's newer native app features.
Why do we like it?
While there aren't any major new additions are far as strict function goes, the app does feel like an entirely different breed. It's given in to the Flat design you see practically everywhere these days, but more importantly, its simplified the buttons and divided its screens into digestible, bright tabs that make the app far more pleasant to use. The lack of clutter should also speed things up quite a bit as well as keep it running more smoothly. Plus, intuitive gestures (such as swipe to start a conversation) are a long overdue addition.
Skype 4.0, Download this app for: Android, Free
The Best: Far more pleasant on the eye and easier to use
The Worst: No major new features
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Our Favorite HD TVs, Bikes, Cameras, and More
Jul 01, 9:40PM
Summer's in full swing, and, if we're being really honest with ourselves, everyone's probably praying to the air conditioning gods more than any other tech deity at this point. But man cannot live on air conditioning alone. Plus, June saw some pretty awesome gadgets come our way. Here are the cream of this very, very hot month's gadgety crop.
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Despite Design Focus, Apple iOS 7 Doesn't Fix Its Ugly Off-Center 1
Jul 01, 9:38PM
I had high hopes for iOS 7. It's designed by Jony Ive, the God of Minimalism, Attention to Detail and Tight T-Shirts. I love his work almost as much as I love Phil Schiller (so huggable!) But Jony... you broke my heart, Jony. WHY DIDN'T YOU OPTICALLY CENTER THE 1 IN THE CALENDAR APP ICON?
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LAX's New Terminal is the Biggest Public Works Project in City History
Jul 01, 9:30PM
For the first time in a quarter century, Los Angeles International Airport is getting a facelift. Crews have just completed the first phase of renovations to The Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX and it looks simply stunning.
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Video Games as Modern Art: MoMA Acquires Pong, Minecraft & First Console
Jul 01, 9:16PM
Do video games like Pong and Space Invaders belong in Museum of Modern Art? Or does putting a game console from 1972 on a pedestal constitute an Emperor's New Video Game-style overreach? A debate is raging, and MoMA is at the center of it.
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This All-In-One Kit Lets You Grow Flowers You Can Eat
Jul 01, 9:00PM
Obviously there are flowers you can eat. But be careful about digging around your garden to find some yourself. You could chomp on something poisonous and then—oops! You're dead! But if you've ever wanted to deck a cake out with some beautiful blooms, this Edible Flower Seed Kit from Sarah Rainwater is a safer bet.
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Ploom modelTwo E-Cig Review: Welcome to Flavor Country
Jul 01, 8:56PM
No one's going to argue that e-cigarettes aren't a marked improvement over their analog predecessors, but there's got to be a better way to get your fix than by inhaling aerosolized, nicotine-infused polypropylene glycol. The Ploom 2 is that better way.
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You Can Finally Browse the Web From Google Glass
Jul 01, 8:15PM
For as crazily sci-fi as Google Glass is, it's been missing a big feature until just now: a web browser. Thanks to this month's big update to the specs, you can finally dispense with one-use apps and surf the whole web like a real person. Kinda.
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Museum Helps Preserve Iconic Tortoise Lonesome George
Jul 01, 8:15PM
Lonesome George, the world-famous Pinta Island tortoise who was the last of his kind when he died in June 2012, will be preserved in consultation with scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and by the same expert taxidermy and conservation team that worked on the acclaimed renovation of the Museum's Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals.
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Core CGT 400 Trimmer Review: This Electric Trimmer Is a Gas
Jul 01, 7:31PM
Gas-powered weed eaters are burly enough to chop down the thickest underbrush, no doubt. But they're also noisy, smelly, and expensive to run. Instead, take the CGT400 Trimmer from CORE GasLess Power for a spin.
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The Perfect Monitor For Normal People Is Your Deal Of The Day
Jul 01, 7:00PM
If you need a new monitor, or a second monitor, or a monitor in your bathroom, then this Asus 24" LED is an excellent choice. It's sitting at its lowest price ever of $130 after rebate, which is squarely in impulse buy territory, and it's also the best selling monitor on Amazon, which speaks highly of its reputation. An easy recommendation for anyone looking for something that's normal people size and resolution. [Amazon]
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This Bottle Opener-Stopper Combo Is Flash Gordon's Only Bar Tool
Jul 01, 6:46PM
You may already have a bottle stopper and you surely already have a bottle opener, but chances are neither of them look quite this awesome. Bottlejak is sleek, raygun-esque combo tool with a CNC machined solid aluminum body for opening bottles and a CNC-machined solid stainless steel plug for closing them. It's not messing around.
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A Neuroscientist Says Human Head Transplants Are Totally Possible
Jul 01, 6:08PM
At least one Italian scientist is completely and totally serious that head transplants on humans might soon be possible. How the hell?
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How a Lone Coder Cloned Google Reader
Jul 01, 5:35PM
When Google Reader announced it was shutting down a few months ago, most of us stamped our feet, panicked, and went running into the arms of another RSS reader. But Matt Jibson is different. Unlike most of us, he can crunch code. So he built a Google Reader of his very own own.
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