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Rumor: There's an Apple TV Software Refresh Coming Next Week
Sep 11, 11:55AM
While there was no mention of Apple TV yesterday, All Things D is reporting that it believes Cook & Co. will roll out a software overhaul for the media box next week.
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What Your iPhone 5C Color Says About You
Sep 11, 11:00AM
Apple's unsurprising debut of the colorful iPhone 5C has added another layer of complexity to the phone-buying conundrum: you will now be judged not only for your choice of OS, but according to girls' mag Cosmopolitan, also for the color. Here's what we think each color will say about you.
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This Font Was Created By a Robot
Sep 11, 10:20AM
This typeface may not look incredibly sophisticated, but give it a chance: it was, after all, created by a robot.
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Tokyo Man Already Lined Up for the iPhone 5S
Sep 11, 9:30AM
The iPhone 5S was just announced. Twitter user @Xxxprius isn't chancing anything. "I went ahead and got the first place in line," he tweeted. Now, all he has to do is wait. For well over a week.
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Visualizing Data in the Style of Famous Artists
Sep 11, 9:22AM
Back in the 1990s, Ben Shneiderman invented the treemap as a means of visualizing the hierarchical contents of his hard drive. Now, he's taking inspiration from famous artists to make his data look pretty. Really, very pretty.
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This Gaming PC Is Smaller Than a Controller But Still Packs a Punch
Sep 11, 8:29AM
There are plenty of gaming PCs designed to replace consoles, but if you're short on space that normally means accepting something underpowered like the Ouya. But this little guy, called the Gigabyte Brix II, is both powerful and petite.
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The Secret NSA Documents and FISA Court Opinions Released By Government
Sep 11, 7:40AM
The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) just today released hundreds of pages of documents related to the government's secret interpretation of Patriot Act Section 215 and the NSA's (mis)use of its massive database of every American's phone records. The documents were released as a result of EFF's ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
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Face It, Computers Are Better Than Us
Sep 11, 6:52AM
Sometimes it feels like there's nothing that computers can't beat us at: chess, Jeopardy, curing cancer... hell, even cooking pudding. Randall Munroe sums it up nicely in today's XKCD.
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Watch the Visual Effects Reel Behind Pacific Rim's Awesome Prologue
Sep 11, 5:00AM
If you watched Pacific Rim, you'd know how incredible the giant mechs looked and how unforgettably beautiful the prologue that provided the backstory for the movie was. And though ILM did most of the VFX in the film, Guillermo del Toro's Mirada studio was the team responsible for the effects in the prologue. Here's how they created that magnificent world. Yeah, let's watch the movie again. [Mirada Studios]
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TWTIT: Hunter S Thompson Doesn't Like His New TV
Sep 11, 4:00AM
The one in which the father of gonzo journalism goes off on the "asshole who scrambled all my wiring."
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13 People Who Think the iPhone 5C Case Actually Looks Awesome
Sep 11, 3:00AM
The iPhone 5C is colorful! The iPhone 5C is cute! The iPhone 5C also comes with a ridiculous case that looks like a cross between Connect Four, a cheese grater and Crocs. Hmm... maybe that's where Apple got the 'c' in 5C. Most people with eyes think the 5C case is just plain ugly. Some people might be even terrified of the holey case. But there are a few humans out there that actually think the iPhone 5C case looks great.
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The Nvidia Shield Still Works After Getting Shot with a Gun
Sep 11, 2:00AM
Usual disclaimer about not trying this at home and all that but if you were wondering if you could use the Nvidia Shield as a bulletproof vest and then still play with it later, the answer is yes! Well, as long as it gets shot through the screen. And as long as you're not actually using it as a literal shield. Our friends at RatedRR gave the Shield a good old shellacking and said its the first gadget to still work after getting shot. Not bad.
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What Do You Think About Apple's New iPhones?
Sep 11, 1:00AM
So Apple's iPhone event is over and we have two new iPhones to fondle, swipe, break, fingerprint and maybe even use. Well technically we have two new iPhones. One of them is last year's guts in a brand new body. The other one is brand new guts in last year's body. Half a new phone for everyone! What do you guys think about the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5S?
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Chance the Rapper: Everybody's Something
Sep 11, 12:00AM
Chance the Rapper's breakout mixtape, Acid Rap, is my favorite thing I've laid ears on in a long, long time. Inspired in part by Chance's experiences on LSD, it's a piece of music that jaunts through something like half a dozen different genres from jazz to funk to soul to pop to create some a trippy, upbeat version of hip hop.
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Surprise! The NSA Repeatedly Violated Court Rules on Data Protection
Sep 10, 11:27PM
In news that you already assumed was already happening, the NSA declassified documents that reveal repeated violations of American's phone records. A judge said the NSA had "daily violations" for over two years and that "thousands" of American phone numbers had been improperly accessed.
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Charles Bradley: Why Is It So Hard
Sep 10, 11:00PM
On today, the high holy day of frenzied consumerism, please take a moment to reflect on your position of relative privilege in these uncertain times. Let us not forget the real trials and hardships of people both around the world and around this country while we vapidly argue the perceived advantages between competing operating systems. If you have doubts, just let Charles Bradley, the Screaming Eagle Of Soul, be your guide.
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America's First Supersonic Interceptor Was a Flying Bottle Rocket
Sep 10, 10:40PM
When the Soviet Tupolev Tu-4 bomber made its debut in 1949, it was more than a big deal. This reverse-engineered Boeing B-29 Superfortress gave the Russians intercontinental strategic strike capabilities that the existing US fleet of F-61 Black Widows and F-82 Twin Mustangs simply couldn't compete with. The American response: Build a better interceptor. Enter the F-94 Starfire.
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If You Could Turn Back the Clock on Tech, What Year Would You Choose?
Sep 10, 10:17PM
The Toronto Sun has the story of a Canadian family so fed up with modern technology that they've reverted back to 1986. And that goes for everything — they've ditched their smartphones and closed their social media accounts. They're listening to audio cassettes, using fax machines, and even wearing their hair in mullets! In a sense, they're a bit like an Amish family if the Amish thought that every piece of tech developed after 1986 (rather than the 19th century) was the distraction that would keep them from being a tightly knit family unit.
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How the iPhone 5S Fingerprint Scanner Works—And What It Means For You
Sep 10, 10:01PM
Say goodbye to "slide to unlock." At today's press conference, Apple introduced the new iPhone 5S with a biometric lock it claims will revolutionize mobile security. Here's how it works, and what it means for you.
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Can Specially Stitched Socks Stop Shuffling Seniors From Stumbling?
Sep 10, 9:40PM
It's a bold claim, but a Japanese company called Terumo claims to have developed a special type of sock that can stop shuffling seniors from tripping over low obstacles like rugs or the edge of carpets. The secret is a custom sewing technique that causes the wearer to feel an upward pull on the front of their feet, which in turn helps shift their center of gravity back towards their heels, improving balance.
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This Intense Carbon Fiber RED Dragon Camera Will Film Game of Thrones
Sep 10, 9:35PM
In case you forgot, the RED Dragon is the latest 6K video-recording, insane dynamic-range-producing, probably-fire-breathing camera. This particular model is cased in carbon fiber, and will be put to the test filming the next season of Game of Thrones.
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Goodbye Astronaut Ice Cream: NASA Is Growing Salad in Space
Sep 10, 9:20PM
Having a nibble of astronaut ice cream is a rite of passage for field-tripping American youths, but the reality of subsisting solely on specialty dehydrated vittles with long shelf lives doesn't have the same kind of novelty in space. NASA has already been developing tactics to fight "menu fatigue," and later this year will mark the first time that fresh food will actually be grown way out in orbit.
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Apple's Double iPhone Day Roundup: Everything You May Have Missed
Sep 10, 9:19PM
Today marks a major milestone in Apple history: the introduction of the second iPhone. Not only did we get a sleek new iPhone 5S (and a goldpagne one, at that), but we also saw the Apple's first foray in the mid-range phone market—a very colorful foray. Those were the only new products, but they came with a boatload of features that are worth catching up on.
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These Circular Maps Show How Neighborhoods Really Relate to Cities
Sep 10, 9:00PM
In New York City, you can cross the street and then—bam!—you're in a completely different neighborhood. But those exact boundaries are hard to pinpoint, and they're always changing. These minimalist maps by Archie's Press condenses them into simple circular designs that convey the way neighborhoods overlap.
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Now Nokia and Mercedes Are Trying to Build a Self-Driving Car
Sep 10, 8:55PM
Self-driving cars stand to be the next piece of technology that shakes the foundations of modern life. It's not hard to see why—it's basically science fiction come to life. Since it seems like everybody wants to be involved, news that Mercedes and Nokia were teaming up didn't come as a huge surprise.
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