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Important PSA: Update Gadget Gifts Before You Wrap Them
Dec 20, 5:00PM
So you pulled out the big guns and you got your son (age 27 or otherwise) a console. You're justifiably excited about the Christmas morning surprise, but there's one thing you must absolutely remember to take care of before you wrap that gadget gift: Day one updates. Trust us.
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Save Up to 60% on Popular Apps with App Santa
Dec 20, 4:50PM
One annoying thing about Christmas is all the shopping. So many store. So many lines. So many sales—well, that one's not bad.
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Is This a Rolling Hotel or a Polar Bear Buffet?
Dec 20, 4:40PM
They start out as such adorable downy fluff balls, it's easy to forget that polar bears quickly grow into unstoppable killing machines their ecosystem's apex predators. So if you are looking to observe these deadly beauties in their natural environment without having to leave the comfort of your hotel room, your best option is clearly this 32-room mobile lodge.
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Good Lord, This Pottery Zoetrope Is Absolutely Mesmerizing
Dec 20, 4:20PM
Pottery can be described in many ways, but, unless Demi and Patrick are getting sexy at the wheel, mesmerizing is probably not one of them. That is, until you see this perfect little clip commissioned by the UK Crafts Council, which shows a lump of clay transform into an earthenware zoetrope. I could stare at this thing all day. I have stared at this thing all day! It's so, so good.
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Sony RX10 Review: A First-Rate Camera With a Do-It-All Lens
Dec 20, 4:13PM
The Sony A7 series marked a turning point for photographic gear, but it also overshadowed another new Sony offering every bit as unique as its full-frame companions. The RX10 was designed to bring powerhouse features into a practical and versatile package. For that reason, it holds vast appeal for many different types of shooters.
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North Korea Sent a Threatening Communiqué to South Korea Via Fax
Dec 20, 3:43PM
Nothing says "we're serious about this" like a fax. Or at least that's what officials in Pyongyang seem to think. Yesterday morning, South Korean officials received a fax that warned, ironically, of attacks "without warning." I guess the first one was a freebie.
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The Best Board Games of 2013
Dec 20, 3:40PM
As I've talked about before, board games aren't simply enjoying a resurgence right now. They're in a glittering golden age with fabulous releases every single week, the entire hobby evolving and adapting with Borg-like ease. There's no easier way to prove it than with my favourite releases from 2013.
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The Year in Porn, According to PornHub's Porn Charts
Dec 20, 3:40PM
As happens every December, the internet's spent the past month basking in the warm glow of nostalgia, and at long last, our illustrious friends over at PornHub have joined the year-in-review bandwagon. And what did these intrepid naked number crunchers discover?
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Watch the DARPA Challenge and the Future Of Robotics Live Right Here
Dec 20, 3:14PM
We've seen countless videos of ATLAS and other advanced robots strutting their stuff, but now it's officially time for all of them to put their money where their mouths are (wait, do robots have mouths?) as the DARPA Robotics Challenge officially gets underway. And you can watch a live stream of the events as they unfold right here.
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The Instagram Accounts We Loved This Year
Dec 20, 3:00PM
Not every Instagram account is pictures of semi-famous tweens or farm-to-table food. There are some very artful, very niche accounts out there that we adore simply for their aesthetic merits. We've compiled a catalog of the ones we follow so you can too.
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Something Called "The Object" Stops World's Largest Tunneling Machine
Dec 20, 2:20PM
Bertha, the world's largest tunneling machine, churning through the rock and mud beneath Seattle, has hit a mysterious roadblock—so mysterious, it is only known for now as "the object."
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These Rainbow Mountains Are China's Secret Geological Wonder
Dec 20, 2:00PM
At the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in Gansu, China, tourists flock to see China's own version of the Grand Canyon: A mountain range of densely packed layers of minerals and rock that are dramatically striated into a layer cake of magenta, maroon, and lemon-colored stone.
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Scientists Send Text Messages Using Spritzes of Vodka
Dec 20, 1:54PM
Someday, if you're out on the town and spot someone you fancy at the end of the bar, you might be able to pass along your digits using the drink in your hand. Because researchers at Toronto's York University have created a simple system that's able to encode data—like a text message—into puffs of evaporated vodka.
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Deadspin The 12 Best Sports Infographics Of 2013 | io9 The Best and Worst Television Moments of 2013
Dec 20, 1:45PM
Deadspin The 12 Best Sports Infographics Of 2013 | io9 The Best and Worst Television Moments of 2013 | Kotaku The Biggest Disappointments Of 2013 | Lifehacker PSA: Your Phone Logs Everywhere You Go. Here's How to Turn It Off | Valleywag Prominent Venture Capitalist Discovers Black People
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The Perfect Civic Pride Gifts for City Lovers
Dec 20, 1:29PM
For the unapologetic urbanophiles in your life, these city-themed presents will be the perfect way to help them perpetuate their fierce (and sometimes scary) public displays of civic pride. And, because most of these gifts can be customized with a particular geographic location—some of them right down to a specific neighborhood—it's the perfect way to buy local.
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Sushi Transformers Are More Than Meets Your Tastebuds
Dec 20, 1:00PM
If you're trying to eat healthier, it's a good idea to know exactly what goes into the food you consume. And while that's not exactly the goal Bandai had in mind when it created these sushi transformers that turn into what they're made from, it's justification enough to collect all five.
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When Did There Become Too Many Books to Read in One Lifetime?
Dec 20, 12:37PM
We've all done it: stood in a library, looking around, we've been confronted by the fact that there are way, way too many books in existence for us to ever read. But when in history did that happen?
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Adding More Layers is Apple's Patent-Suggested Plan For Fixing Maps
Dec 20, 11:40AM
It's slowly getting better, but try as it might, Apple just can't top Google's Maps service when it comes to digital cartography That's not to say it isn't still keeping up the chase though — a newly uncovered patent points towards a raft of new features Apple has planned for the troubled service.
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The European Space Agency's Gaia Telescope--which is set to scan the entire sky and change our under
Dec 20, 11:00AM
The European Space Agency's Gaia Telescope—which is set to scan the entire sky and change our understanding of the universe—successfully launched yesterday morning at 09:12 GMT. [ESA]
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Classic Arcade Game Designs Illustrated as a Field Guide
Dec 20, 10:34AM
If your recollections of arcade games past are starting to fail you, perhaps you just need the Amusement Field Identification Kit in your life.
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Google 'Started Over' on Android the Day the iPhone Launched
Dec 20, 10:14AM
Apple changed the mobile industry with the iPhone, and has been known to suggest that others have copied it along the way. Now, one of Android's original software architects admits that Google had "to start over" the day the iPhone was announced.
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What Do Your Android Reader Apps Know About You?
Dec 20, 8:47AM
When you read a book or an article on your Android device, how much power—and access to your personal data—are you giving the app?
A new comparison of 17 of the most popular reader apps, compiled by Matt Bernius, answers that question, and in some cases users may be revealing much more than they think. Nearly a quarter of the apps tested required access to location information; half of them ask for "phone state and identity", which would let them grab people's phone numbers and IMEI numbers; and a couple can retrieve a list of other running apps.
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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: White Rabbit
Dec 20, 5:00AM
And now you know where all those Matrix references come from. Lewis Carroll? Never heard of the guy.
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So this is how Santa Claus delivers all those presents (in a F-16!)
Dec 20, 3:30AM
It's 2013. Of course Santa Claus has traded in his sleigh and reindeers for a fighter jet. That way he can zip around the world in the coolest rig possible. The US Air Force posted this picture of a pilot in a Santa costume for a bit of holiday cheer. Happy Holidays everybody!
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Can you tell the difference between a digital picture and film?
Dec 20, 2:30AM
Film is better! No question, right? Well Shanks FX wants you to take a closer look at pictures and footage taken on film versus images and footage taken with a digital camera. As much of a copout as it is to say, I think the answer is it depends.
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