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Look at These Neat Animated GIFs of Obsolete Technology
Apr 25, 10:40PM
Hello, beautiful. No, not you. That animated GIF of a wonderfully curvy Coronet Super 12 typewriter. Oh and that one of TEAC reel-to-reel tapedeck and the Bell & Howe Super 8 projector. Actually, all of the images in Jim Golden's new project "Relics of Technology" are just great.
This Week in Time Capsules: Shooting a $30 Million Capsule to Mars
Apr 25, 10:20PM
This week we have senior pranks, important lessons in disappointment taught through the magic of time capsule, and a long-shot to Mars.
Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
Apr 25, 10:00PM
It's the weekend! We know you worked hard all week, and you're ready to chill out, max, and relax all cool. Make sure your smartphone's ready too, with our favorite apps of the week.
Apple Will Fix Your iPhone 5's Sleep Button for Free—If You Qualify
Apr 25, 9:31PM
Is your iPhone's sleep/wake button finicky? You might be in luck. On Friday, Apple announced a new program to fix a small number of iPhone 5s with faulty buttons. Just input your phone's serial number on this page to see if you qualify. And if you do, be prepared to be without your phone for a few days.
A Full Set of Keychain Cutlery Makes Picnics More Civilized
Apr 25, 9:21PM
It won't quite elevate your next picnic lunch to an experience akin to dining with the queen, but this compact cutlery set that includes a separate knife, spoon, and fork, is much better than eating with your fingers.
A Tale of Three Cocktails: How Booze and Cities Helped Each Other Boom
Apr 25, 9:02PM
You might order a Manhattan—or a Berlin, or a London Buck—at your corner dive without giving it a second thought. But what you might not realize is how closely related urbanity and cocktails really are. The modern cocktail owes a lot to cities—and, in fact, cities owe a lot to booze.
An iPhone App Knows How You Feel By Checking Your Pulse
Apr 25, 8:45PM
The Morpholio Project's latest development uses an iPhone's camera and flash as an impromptu pulse monitor, measuring your visceral reaction to the things you're seeing. It's like a lie detector for your aesthetic taste, and Morpholio's Toru Hasegawa let me play with it.
Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now
Apr 25, 8:29PM
Well friends, we did it. We made it to the weekend. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back, then reach back toward your keyboard and tell us what's on your mind. Let's rap.
The Perfect Selfie Is a Half-Selfie
Apr 25, 8:00PM
Now that we all take photos of ourselves constantly, we need to evolve the way we think about our faces in photos. Specifically, we need to abandon the notion that photos of ourselves should include the entirety of our faces when those photos are actually much better with only half a face. Or to be more precise, about 63 percent.
These Abstract Wallpaper Rolls Let You Mix and Match Like a Madman
Apr 25, 7:40PM
Painting walls is a pain in the ass, but wallpapering seems like it would be way, way worse; mostly just because of the prep, and the annoying process of making sure every panel matches up. Which is what makes Cut & Paste from All the Fruits seem so cool; each roll is a mix-and-match of patterns designed to complement each other without being a perfect repeat. Brilliant!
How Cold War Spy Satellites Revealed 10,000 Lost Cities and Ruins
Apr 25, 7:25PM
CORONA was the codename for the United States' first photographic spy satellite mission. For 12 years, it brought back intel on the USSR, China, and the Middle East. But that wasn't all its grainy, black and white images captured—it turns out it also caught an incredible number of undiscovered ancient settlements.
Denmark Built a Complete Copy of Itself in Minecraft
Apr 25, 7:07PM
Denmark is a beautiful country. You really should check it out. And now, thanks to the Danish government, you can just that without leaving the comfort of you own home. Just open up Minecraft, and go exploring. It's all there.
There's a Disney World For Disasters That Trains Emergency Responders
Apr 25, 6:40PM
The main attraction in Kansas's Crisis City, a disaster simulation zone, is a giant pile of rubble. It isn't easy, you know, to make rubble that is 1) structurally sound enough for trainees to crawl over safely and 2) structurally unsound enough to simulate a real disaster.
This Music Company Uses Its Building To Visualize What Users Download
Apr 25, 6:20PM
Sure, you can flip on Spotify anytime and hear what your friends are listening to. But what about seeing the music they're streaming? A new building for a Chinese music corporation in downtown Shenzhen has a reactive LED facade that "plays" the music its users are downloading in real time.
Electric Razor Gold Box, Synology NAS, Wi-Fi Thermostat, 24 Box Set
Apr 25, 5:45PM
If you're looking to try out an electric shaver for the first time, today's Amazon Gold Box deal is the little brother of one of our favorite five-blade models .
Royal Caribbean's New Ship Hangs You 300 Feet Above the Deck In a Crane
Apr 25, 5:40PM
We've already taken a look at the virtual balconies Royal Caribbean is introducing on one of its upcoming mega ships, but that's apparently just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to over-the-top cruise amenities. On its Quantum of the Seas, set to launch in 2015, vacationers will find an observation pod that hangs from a 300-foot crane over the ship.
Netflix Roulette Will Cure Your Utter Inability to Pick a Movie
Apr 25, 5:23PM
Internet indecision is a terrible thing. But Netflix Roulette offers some relief for your TV- and movie-based plight by randomly picking you something to watch.
"Code Babes" Is Everything Wrong With Tech Culture—Plus Strippers
Apr 25, 5:02PM
The internet is buzzing right now with the latest, greatest (and potentially fake) Worst Thing Ever. Meet Code Babes, the stripping amalgam of everything that's wrong with tech culture today.
60 Years Ago Today, Bell Labs Unveiled the Solar Cell
Apr 25, 4:20PM
Sixty years ago, scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey announced that the world finally had an efficient way to turn sunlight into electricity. On April 25, 1954, Daryl Chapin, electrical engineer, Gerald Pearson, physicist, and chemist Calvin Fuller demonstrated their invention, the first practical solar cell. It was made of silicon–which, by the way, would later become the prime ingredient in computer chips.
What Exactly Is In Those Stupid Expensive Printer Ink Cartridges?
Apr 25, 4:01PM
What's inside an ink cartridge? The short answer is a lot of (expensive!) water, 95 percent in fact. But mixed in is a fascinatingly complex soup of other chemicals that control the ink's properties down to the micro-drop.
America's Tactical Nukes Are Worth Twice Their Weight in Gold
Apr 25, 3:40PM
The GBU-57A-B is by far America's biggest bunker buster, but it's not actually our most powerful one. That acclaim goes to the deep diving, hard hitting, supersonic B-61 tactical nuclear bomb. And we're about to spend more than $11 billion to ensure they stay on the front lines through the middle of the next decade.
This truck transporting a massive mining truck looks like a tiny toy
Apr 25, 3:33PM
Cool image of a regular truck transporting one of those massive mining truck. It makes the trailer look so ridiculously small, like a toy.
Drones Could Help Reduce Poaching in Kenya by 96 Percent
Apr 25, 3:22PM
Drones will soon fill the skies above Kenya's 52 national parks and reserves, after a successful pilot program showed that they're effective at stopping poachers. Very effective: In the pilot program, drones reduced poaching by a remarkable 96 percent.
All You Need to Track Driver Fatigue Is a Smarter Steering Wheel
Apr 25, 2:54PM
To prevent drivers from falling asleep at the wheel and potentially causing deadly accidents, researchers have developed everything from smartphone apps , to intelligent bracelets, to even facial tracking dashcams. But scientists at Washington State University have come up with a much cheaper method that simply monitors the movements of a car's steering wheel.
Google Now Is Hilariously Vulgar When It Explains an "Upper Decker"
Apr 25, 2:25PM
Need to know what an upper decker is? Google Now has you covered. In fantastic detail.
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