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Broadcom's Bringing UHD to Your Cable Box
Sep 12, 12:00PM
Ultra-high definition TV is coming—sooner than you think. The industry is certainly already on board, what with the recent release of the HDMI 2.0 standard and a steadily growing stable relatively inexpensive of 4K-capable TVs. But actually getting 4K content from anything other than a local media drive is still a program. Or it was until this morning with Broadcom's unveiling of its new HEVC chipsets.
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This Guy Fought in WWII WIth a Sword and Bow
Sep 12, 11:30AM
Running into battle armed with a broadsword, bow, and quiver of arrows was perfectly acceptable if you were fighting in the Hundred Years' War or fending off some orcs on Middle Earth. But when it comes to World War II, such medieval weaponry looks like child's play next to the technology of the time. A sword isn't the most likely of defences against rifles and tanks. However, for John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, nicknamed "Mad Jack," there was nothing he'd rather arm himself with than a trusty sword and bow.
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Rumor has it that the super-sized 6-inch Lumia 1520 should see an official launch announcement on Se
Sep 12, 11:11AM
Rumor has it that the super-sized 6-inch Lumia 1520 should see an official launch announcement on September 26th. Let's wait and see!
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Leak: Next-Gen 4K Blu-Ray Discs Pack 100GB of Data
Sep 12, 10:41AM
While the Blu-ray Disc Association may not have made any official noises about the existence of 4K Blu-ray discs, a leak from a disc manufacturer reveals that they're on the way—and they pack 100GB of delicious data.
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When Did Humans Start Wearing Clothes?
Sep 12, 10:00AM
Determining exactly when humans began wearing clothes is a challenge, largely because early clothes would have been things like animal hides, which degrade rapidly. Therefore, there's very little archaeological evidence that can be used to determine the date that clothing started being worn.
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Google+ Now Works as a Serious Photo Editor (If You Use Chrome)
Sep 12, 9:11AM
Google+ is now rolling out many of the image adjustment tricks included in its Auto Awesome feature as manual tools—if you use the right browser.
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The World's Thinnest Sheet of Glass Is Just Two Atoms Thick
Sep 12, 8:20AM
The world's thinnest sheet of glass ever has been created—and it measure just two atoms in thickness. Better not chance dropping anything made out of that.
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Samsung: Our Next-Gen Phones WIll Have 64-Bit Processors, Too
Sep 12, 7:31AM
Not be outdone by Apple, Samsung has swiftly reacted to the announcement of Cook & Co.'s new 64-bit A7 processor by announcing that its next slew of phones will pack similar silicon, thank you very much.
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Mark Zuckerberg on the NSA Debacle, Facebook Home, and Sucking at IPOs
Sep 12, 6:47AM
Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference Mark Zuckerberg has made his feelings known about the recent NSA scandal, pointing out that the government "blew it".
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Verizon is starting iPhone 5C pre-orders at 3:01AM EDT on September 13th.
Sep 12, 4:33AM
Verizon is starting iPhone 5C pre-orders at 3:01AM EDT on September 13th. Sprint will start pre-orders for the 5C a minute before at 3:00 AM EDT. No word on AT&T and Apple yet, though you'd assume the same 3:00AM EDT/12:oo AM PDT timeframe. [Verizon, Sprint via MacRumors]
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Jii Jii Jii
Sep 12, 4:00AM
A word to US advertising firms: if your USB drive/electronic cigarette lighter ad doesn't last over two minutes, involve oddly inappropriate component mating scenes, or incite seizures in at least 13 percent of the viewing public, you're probably doing it wrong.
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Conan Reveals Why Apple Created the Gold iPhone 5S
Sep 12, 3:26AM
You see, the goldpagne iPhone 5S wasn't designed in Cupertino. No, no, no. It was made by a team outside of Apple located in Miami Beach! By the same guys who wears shiny shirts, gold chains, sunglasses indoors and more rings than fingers. Duh. That makes so much more sense.
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10 Photography Hacks to Help You Save Money on Camera Gear
Sep 12, 2:31AM
Trying to become a real photographer? I know. All that gear that'll make you legit costs oodles of cash money. Juggling which photo gear you need to buy and which you really need to buy can lead to credit card statement horror. Don't worry though, DigitalRev has 10 hacks specific to photography that'll save you a ton of bucks. Sure you might look ridiculous tilting tripods and using egg timers and rubber bands but your piggy bank will adore you more. [DigitalRev via PetaPixel]
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Watch People Get Pranked into Thinking Star Trek Teleportation Is Real
Sep 12, 1:06AM
Teleportation is perhaps the dreamiest sci-fi invention ever imagined so it's no surprise that when a Star Trek-style Transporter pops up in a middle of a mall and promises real life teleportation, a crowd forms to ooh and ahh and secretly hope that it's real (no matter how unreal it is). Illusionist Scott Penrose created this teleportation prank that had people believing in all things Trekkie.
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Scientists Have Found a Huge Underground Water Reserve in Kenya
Sep 11, 11:52PM
This is incredible. Scientists have found an underground water reserve in Kenya so large that it could meet the entire country's water needs for the next 70 years. Using satellite, radar and geological technology, scientists found an aquifer—an underground layer of water-bearing material—that contains 200 billion cubic meters of fresh water.
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How Warner Bros Transformed The Wizard of Oz into an IMAX Classic
Sep 11, 10:20PM
1939's The Wizard of Oz is the standard bearer of cinema's Golden Age. The live action fantasy classic has become an integral part of the pop culture lexicon, endlessly parodied, referenced, and retold in everything from children's books to ultra-porn. And now it is coming back—to an even bigger silver screen.
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71 Iconic Moments in History Being Debased With Galaxy Gears
Sep 11, 10:00PM
Following the announcement of Samsung's Galaxy Gear, we asked you to insert these tiny wearable computers into the most iconic and absurd scenes in history you could think of. The results are spectacular.
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Gawker The Mystery 9/11 Hijacker Photos No One Has Ever Seen | io9 You know that newfound Van Gogh p
Sep 11, 9:52PM
Gawker The Mystery 9/11 Hijacker Photos No One Has Ever Seen | io9 You know that newfound Van Gogh painting has the TARDIS in it, right? | Deadspin Sadsack Former NFL Player Punked—Twice—By Drunken Comedians | Jalopnik Manual Transmissions Are Hideously Expensive Because Of Software
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SCREW YOU, APPLE!
Sep 11, 9:41PM
What the hell, Apple? You fix the Calendar number 1 position but you let this one pass? Uneven margins? Really? Are you actively trying to give us an aneurism? I give up. Do whatever you want. Fuck you and fuck your fantasy grid.
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Guy Maps His Heart Rate During Game of Thrones Red Wedding Scene
Sep 11, 9:40PM
If you somehow managed to magically avoid all hints at what happens during Game of Thrones' now-infamous Red Wedding scene, stop reading now. Because one man hooked himself up to an Arduino and PulseSensor to track his heart rate during the episode, and spoilers abound (kind of maybe if you have really good eyesight).
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5 Photographs Taken Through Prisms
Sep 11, 9:27PM
We all forgot when we grew up. Prisms are amazing. Here are a few reminders, compliments of this week's Shooting Challenge.
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Meet the Drone That's Guiding New Students Around MIT This Fall
Sep 11, 9:20PM
Navigating a new campus is all part of the nostalgic movie montage that is freshman year of college. The changing leaves! The quaint Gothic architecture! The... drone tour guide? That's the concept behind Skycall, a playful prototype that's designed to help visiting Harvard students find their way around MIT's notoriously confusing campus—which has been called "one of mankind's most difficult and disorienting labyrinths."
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A Watch That Tells Time In Plain Ol' English
Sep 11, 9:00PM
Compared to digital watches that let us keep tabs on time down to the second, the $125 'Till watch takes a more laid back approach. It features a traditional analog watch face, but the hours are obscured by a rotating mask, and the occasional mentions of minutes are partnered with vague references to the time.
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With more colorful and fingerprint-savvy devices on the way, Apple is reportedly slashing the prices
Sep 11, 8:47PM
With more colorful and fingerprint-savvy devices on the way, Apple is reportedly slashing the prices on the soon-to-be discontinued iPhone 5. With a contract, you can get the old iPhone 5 for $99 for 16GB, $199 for 32GB, $299 for 64GB for the next week or so. Without a contract, the device will cost $549, $649, and $749, respectively. [iLounge]
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See How Three Famous Photographs Were Edited Before Photoshop Existed
Sep 11, 8:40PM
Magnum Photos, the 66-year-old photography organization and darkroom printer in New York, has handled more famous photos than you or I will ever get to even look at. Magnum's master printer, Pablo Inirio, was editing with tried and true darkroom chemicals long before Photoshop was a twinkle in Adobe's eye. And now, we can see his process.
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