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Sexting Comes to Instagram
Dec 12, 4:38PM
Instagram's private messaging service, Instagram Direct, is finally here. Why, though, with so many photo-messaging apps at our fingertips already, would you use a private channel for your filtered, edited, and enhanced brunches and sunsets? The same reason we do anything—sex. Dick pic, meet Kelvin.
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Death Star (Ornament): That's No Moon (Ornament)
Dec 12, 4:06PM
Guaranteeing supreme festive superiority for any tree it hangs on, this glowing Death Star ornament is actually a fun DIY project you can use to keep any kids—or restless adults—entertained leading up to the holidays. And the project lets you blur the line between being the Emperor and Martha Stewart—a line that may not actually exist.
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Six Feet Over: The Future of Skyscraper Cemeteries
Dec 12, 3:40PM
This month in Oslo, an architecture student named Martin McSherry presented a controversial idea to a gathering of cemetery and funeral professionals. The topic? His design for a "vertical cemetery" that could, in theory, solve Norway's growing graveyard conundrum.
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You Can Now Send Private Photos Over Instagram Direct
Dec 12, 3:12PM
At today's mystery press event, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom officially announced the much rumored Instagram private message system, Instagram Direct. Instead of sending photos to your entire feed, you can finally send photos and videos to both individual friends and groups of friends.
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Those Crazy Timelapse Videos We All Love Take a Whole Lot of Work
Dec 12, 3:01PM
It seems like every other day there is a new dreamy, stupifyingly beautiful timelapse video of some location around the globe. It's a tried and true form for wowing us internet denizens, but rarely do we get to meet the people behind those thousands of shutter clicks.
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This Briny Structure Was 3D-Printed Entirely Out of Salt
Dec 12, 2:41PM
This solid-looking structure appears to be made out of plastic—or some equally sturdy polymer. But get a little closer, and you'll find it's made of... salt?
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Talk about excuses: US orders of Motorola's Moto G are delayed due to severe weather conditions.
Dec 12, 2:35PM
Talk about excuses: US orders of Motorola's Moto G are delayed due to severe weather conditions. So blame the snow, right?
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This Friday, Walmart will slash iPhone 5C prices to just $27 with a two-year AT&T or Verizon contrac
Dec 12, 2:28PM
This Friday, Walmart will slash iPhone 5C prices to just $27 with a two-year AT&T or Verizon contract. Kick in another hundred bucks, and you can jump up to an iPhone 5S. Both prices will last through December 24th. [LA Times via Business Insider]
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There's Yet Another Wireless Charging Standard (That Might Have a Shot)
Dec 12, 2:17PM
Like the Beta vs. VHS and HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray battles of years gone by, wireless charging technology has had a difficult time establishing itself thanks to dueling standards. But a new challenger, the Alliance 4 Wireless Power and its consumer-friendly Rezence brand, might finally have what's needed to take wireless charging mainstream.
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Gawker New York Still Trying to Legalize Pot | io9 What causes the weird effects of kava?
Dec 12, 2:14PM
Gawker New York Still Trying to Legalize Pot | io9 What causes the weird effects of kava? | Jalopnik Teen Takes To Twitter After Mowing Down Grandma | Jezebel The FDA Once Again Rejects 'Female Viagra' | Valleywag You Shouldn't Want To Live in Uber's Lazy Utopia
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14 Fresh Pieces of Space Art for Your Viewing Pleasure
Dec 12, 2:00PM
Contemporary visual arts and the new space age we are currently living in often pleasantly fuse together, resulting in great art and illustrations that everyone would gladly hang on the wall. To Infinity And Beyond is a space art exhibition of 40 young Hungarian graphic designers and painters currently on display in the Budapest Planetarium, and we're happy to show you a brief selection from the exhibition material.
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How the Gaia Telescope Will Scan the Entire Sky
Dec 12, 1:35PM
When the Gaia space telescope launches next week, it's going to attempt the biggest astronomy project of all time: it will try and scan the entire sky, capturing images of at least a billion stars in our galaxy.
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This Amiga 500 Emulator Is So Awesome
Dec 12, 12:22PM
If you're tired of modern computing this morning, how about starting your day using an Amiga 500? Thanks to Google developer Christian Stefansen you can do just that, and it's awesome.
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What Happened When Ice Cube, Kevin Hart and Conan Shared a Lyft Car
Dec 12, 11:31AM
Hiring you and your car out on Lyft can be an amusing experience—especially if Ice Cube, Kevin Hart and Conan are the people who want to get a lift.
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These Delicious Wall Hangers Look Just Like Cookies
Dec 12, 11:29AM
Hungry? Sorry, you're outta look. While this box might look like it's stuffed full of cookies, you're actually looking at a cool new set of wall hangers.
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The Awesome Privacy Tools in Android 4.3+
Dec 12, 10:00AM
To date, there has been no way to run apps on Android with real and reliable privacy controls. Android version 4.3 and higher take a huge step in the right direction, letting users install apps while denying some of the apps' attempts to collect the user's data.
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July's San Francisco Airplane Crash Caused By Computer Inexperience
Dec 12, 9:20AM
Back in July, Asiana Flight 214 crashed at San Francisco International Airport. Now, the National Transportation Safety Board has explained that the accident occurred because the pilot didn't understand the plane's computerized auto-throttle system.
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Here's Everything That Happened on Twitter in 2013
Dec 12, 8:30AM
In 2013, 230 million users sent 500 million tweets every single day on Twitter—but what the hell were they talking about?
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: In Dreams
Dec 12, 5:00AM
These are all so, so tame compared to my reoccurring dream of being hunted by sentient zombified dinosaurs armed with opposable thumbs and laser cannons.
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Incredible photo shows the peaceful alien beauty of a horse fetus
Dec 12, 4:40AM
You are looking at a horse on the 85th day of gestation. It's an extraordinary photo taken by an extraordinary photographer—Tim Flach. The image is weirdly beautiful, almost magical. A peaceful beauty. We know it's a horse but it almost feels like a being from another planet.
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Spring-Mounted Bike Pedals That Go Easy On Your Joints
Dec 12, 3:00AM
Biking to and from work every day can do wonders for your health and physique, but it's not all a bed of roses. Using pedals that clip to your shoes and hold your feet firmly in place can cause wear and tear on your legs and joints. So a German company called BioConform has created a set of spring-mounted pedals that let riders lock in while still enjoying some freedom of movement in their limbs.
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NASA scrambles to fix space station as its cooling system fails again
Dec 12, 2:42AM
It seems that the International Space Station's internal cooling system is having problems. While the astronauts are not in danger, ground teams had to move critical electrical systems over to the second loop and turn off other non-critical parts of the station.
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Dan Croll Is the Perfect Commuter Crooner
Dec 12, 2:00AM
It's almost time to pack your bag again, tuck some presents under your arm and find your way back to your family. You might take a plane, drive a car or ride a train. Some of you might just walk. But Dan Croll—he takes the Tube.
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This is not what the future of buildings should be
Dec 12, 1:00AM
I love architecture from the future, but this new apartment tower by Porsche Design—equipped with car elevators that allow owners to park their Bentleys and Bugattis right next to their living rooms—doesn't come from the future. It's just a gimmicky cylinder.
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The Other-Worldly Architecture Of Avoriaz, A Ski Resort In France
Dec 12, 1:00AM
All I want for Christmas is a trip to Avoriaz. I had never heard of this place before finding it on Alastair Philip Wiper's site; the ace photographer has been documenting the French ski resort for years, and I've never seen anything quite like it. The more I read about it, the more I want to go.
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