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What Is Real ID?
Jan 20, 6:27PM
As of today, the Real ID Act—which will require all US IDs to meet minimum federal security standards—enter the first stage of its multi-year enforcement. That has a lot of people pretty nervous; whether legislators use the term or not, it smells an awful lot like a national ID card. But what is Real ID, exactly?
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Pop-Up Stereo Mics on Zoom's Q4 Help Ensure Your Videos Sound Good Too
Jan 20, 6:00PM
If there's one telltale sign that a video wasn't produced by a professional, it's usually the crappy sound accompanying the footage. The microphones on a smartphone or a cheap camcorder are awful at best, which is why companies like Sony and Zoom are finally releasing models with stereo mics that will help your amateur productions sound a lot less amateur.
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The Navy's Newest "Pickup Truck of the Sea" Just Launched
Jan 20, 5:40PM
The USNS Fall River, the fourth vessel in the US Navy's new Spearhead-class of high-speed, shallow-draft transport catamarans launched for the first time over the weekend. This multi-function catamaran will transport up cargo and up to a battalion of troops between ports.
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Casey Neistat Fixes His Favorite Canon Camera's Fatal Flaw
Jan 20, 5:20PM
Our friend and movie-maker Casey Neistat isn't one to just accept when something doesn't work. When he encountered an utterly frustrating feature on one of his cameras, he took matters into his own hands with this ingenious solution.
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China Could Wash Away Smog With Artificial Rain Storms From Skyscrapers
Jan 20, 5:00PM
Airborne pollution is a major issue in China, with local hospitals opening up "smog clinics" and waves of city-dwellers migrating to more rural areas to escape. While Chinese officials are pursuing "cloud seeding" as a way to control pollution, a Zhejiang University professor thinks he has a better idea: Sprinklers. Big ones.
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Jamaican Bobsled Team Boosts Dogecoin's Exchange Rate by 50 Percent
Jan 20, 4:15PM
In an unusual convergence of Olympic sports, cryptocurrency, and 90s nostalgia, the Jamaican bobsled team is Dogecoin's biggest hero this week. The team turned to the joke currency to raise money for its trip to the Sochi Olympics and, in doing so, raised the Dogecoin to Bitcoin exchange rate by 50 percent in just 12 hours.
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Every 2014 Olympic Event Will Stream Online, For a Price
Jan 20, 3:55PM
Good news: Each and every 2014 Olympic event will be streaming online, legally, through NBC's official 2014 Olympics website and mobile apps. Bad news: You need cable.
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Artists Recreate Tiny Version of San Francisco Class Warfare
Jan 20, 3:43PM
Artists, Bay Area residents, and Valleywag readers Colleen Flaherty and Matteo Bittanti shared their latest joint work with us—a series titled "The Streetviews of San Francisco." Or, more plainly, The Bus Wars. It's urban resentment you can fit on a shelf.
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A Map of Each State's Deepest Desires, According to Google
Jan 20, 3:42PM
What do states want, deep down inside? What to they yearn for in the dead of night? According to this delightful map from Mashable—with a little help from Google autocomplete—the answer is mostly secession. But also some pretty freaky stuff!
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Strap a Time-Telling Spaceship To Your Wrist
Jan 20, 3:20PM
There are lots of ways to blow hundreds of thousands of dollars if you're a watch fan or collector, but what if the traditional round face doesn't interest you? De Bethune's unorthodox new Dream Watch 5 looks like it was inspired by one of Starfleet's spacecraft, and no one will ever mistake it for boring old Rolex.
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Your Favorite Logitech Peripherals are All on Sale Today
Jan 20, 3:15PM
Amazon's Gold Box today is stuffed full of awesome Logitech computer peripherals to satisfy any need or budget. You can click here to see the whole list, but some of our favorites are broken out below. [Amazon]
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2014 Oscar Nominees Chose Arri Over RED, But Don't Read Into It
Jan 20, 3:03PM
It's always fun seeing how huge-budget Hollywood films were shot, and what equipment they use. SetLife magazine created a list of just what cameras and lenses were used on each film nominated for 2014 Best Picture and Best Cinematography nominees. It's not without some surprises.
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The 25 Most Popular Passwords of 2013: God Help Us
Jan 20, 3:00PM
You'd think that, by this point, people would start being a little more discerning with their passwords. You would be wrong. And here are the 25 most common (i.e. worst) passwords of 2013 to prove it.
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Music Video Shows Singer's Crazy Retouching Transformation
Jan 20, 2:27PM
Deep down we all know that every photo, everything we see on TV, and every movie that hits the silver screen has been digitally retouched, tweaked, and perfected. Most of the time those enhancements are kept secret, but directors Bálint Nagy and Nándor Lőrincz have put them front and center in their video for Boggie's Nouveau Parfum.
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First image ever of the Cosmic Web that binds the Universe together
Jan 20, 2:21PM
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have taken the first image ever (on the left) of the Cosmic Web that binds the Universe together. I use capitals because if there's a Cosmic Web that connects all galaxies through the Universe, it should be capitalized.
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Gawker Obama Says All the Right Things About Weed in New Interview | Jalopnik These Gorgeous Photos
Jan 20, 2:04PM
Gawker Obama Says All the Right Things About Weed in New Interview | Jalopnik These Gorgeous Photos Show How New York City Builds A Subway Station | Jezebel I Secretly Hate My BFF | Kotaku Nintendo's Toughest Year Ever Starts Pretty Much Now | Valleywag Venture Capitalist Accidentally Reveals 17 Ways VCs Are Screwing You
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HP Would Very Much Rather You Buy a Windows 7 PC
Jan 20, 2:04PM
HP is bringing back Windows 7 "by popular demand"—it's not clear from whom—and making it pretty difficult to buy a computer with Windows 8. Who needs the future when you've got the very recent past?
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23 Hilarious, Weird, and Funny Science Photos From Fermilab
Jan 20, 2:00PM
When I put together this post showing some awesome science photos, I expected to be amazed, but not to find myself becoming extremely cheerful. However, in the middle of digging for cool research image material, I went deep into Fermilab's Visual Media Services Photo Database and found a lot of visual treasure.
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Report: Spotify Wants to Tailor Playlists By Heart Rate and Movement
Jan 20, 1:13PM
If your workouts never quite gel with your soundtrack, help may soon be at hand. The Guardian is reporting that Spotify has plans to measure heart rate and motion to help choose you the perfect playlist for any situation.
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The incredible photos of travel photographer Chris McLennan
Jan 20, 12:25PM
I'm (very) jealous of Chris McLennan—a travel photographer who does truly amazing work all over the world, running into endless adventures, meeting incredible people and animals, and stepping into awesome places. I want to be him when I grow up. Here he explains how he took some of his most famous photographs.
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Kim Dotcom Just Released His Own Electropop Album (Listen for Free!)
Jan 20, 12:02PM
Last year, Kim Dotcom released a single dance track, and at the time he threatened to release an album. Now, as part of the launch of his new music streaming service, it's here.
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Even Fruit Fly Eyes Can Look Beautiful
Jan 20, 11:48AM
You've probably never stared deep into the eyes of a fruit fly—until now. Because this beautiful image reveals the inner workings of the the compound eye of Drosophila melanogaster.
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There's So Much Smog in Beijing You Have to Watch the Sunrise on Video
Jan 20, 11:15AM
In Tiananmen Square in Beijing, there's a lot of smog. So much smog, in fact, that a huge LED screen is sometimes used to display a beautiful sunrise—which is useful, because you can't see it otherwise.
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Did Unicorns Ever Exist?
Jan 20, 10:45AM
On November 30, 2012, the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's government "news" agency, reported that scientists had "reconfirmed" the existence and location of the final resting place of the unicorn ridden by King Dongmyeong, the founding father of Goguryeo of an ancient Korean kingdom. The unicorn's grave was located under a rock near the North Korea capital of Pyongyang with an engraving that read "Unicorn's Lair."
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Report: Lightroom for iPad Coming, With $100 Annual Cloud Subscription
Jan 20, 10:10AM
9to5Mac is reporting that Adobe will soon unveil an iPad version of its Lightroom photo editing suite, with a $100 annual cloud subscription.
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