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Guy makes real life version of Jon Snow's sword from Game of Thrones
May 05, 11:10PM
Though it's not forged from Valyrian steel, master swordsmith Tony Swatton made a pretty perfect real life version of Jon Snow's Longclaw sword from Game of Thrones. The sword's pommel has a nice ivory replica of Ghost, the hilt is exquisitely knotted and the blade is as ginormous and intimidating as it should be.
Who Painted This 300-Year-Old Guidebook to Every Imaginable Color?
May 05, 10:30PM
More than two centuries before Pantone divided the visible spectrum into six-digit color codes, a mysterious Dutch artist crafted this extraordinary guide to painting in watercolor. Hundreds of subtly varying colors were mixed by hand for this one-of-a-kind, encyclopedic volume.
In Defense of Insanely Expensive Pencils
May 05, 10:06PM
Writing instruments contain a weird, almost alchemical power. To anyone who hasn't experienced it, this will sound like a crazy idea—but for some of us, pencils are almost like magic wands, containing powers that can either help or hinder your process.
Google Now has got a fancy new trick.
May 05, 9:41PM
Google Now has got a fancy new trick. If you walk past a store that caries a product you've been researching online, it'll let you know. Talk about instant shipping. Hopefully it's just a little more spot-on than those targeted ads that are always showing you the thing you just bought.
Appliances Chiseled From Marble Are Surprisingly Elegant
May 05, 9:20PM
Marble isn't the first material you think of when it comes to home appliances. But the Milan-based design house Clique, which presented their its collection at its hometown's design week last month, have turned the staid material into something surprisingly pleasant. Take the Cimmy ultrasonic humidifier—it uses opposing marble hues to give its steam the aesthetic of clouds.
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May 05, 9:10PM
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UPS Just Delivered a $400,000 Drone to Some Dude by Mistake
May 05, 9:04PM
No one's perfect, least of all UPS. But as far as mistakes go, this is just about as bad—and expensive—as it gets. Thanks to one hell of a mixup, Reddit user Seventy_Seven just got a $400,000 unmanned aerial vehicle delivered straight to his doorstep. Talk about service.
The Weird, Depressing Stage Sets That Zoos Build For Their Animals
May 05, 8:42PM
If you're like me, you can remember the discrete moment when the zoo stopped being fun and started being sad; when the jungle behind the animals stopped looking like jungle and started looking like concrete masonry painted with clumsy trompe l'oeil.
Do You Really Need an App to Help You Scan and Share Print Headlines?
May 05, 8:36PM
Print publications might be bleeding big bucks, but that doesn't mean nobody reads them. And since these are connected days, you'll surely wish to share some fascinating print story with friends using internet technology.
Google Just Brought Me a Single Bag of Cookies and I'm Scared
May 05, 8:06PM
Today, Google Shopping Express—Google's gift to hermits, misanthropes, and anyone otherwise averse to movement everywhere—made its way into the cities of New York and Los Angeles . And after trying out the service for ourselves, we can finally say with confidence that, yes—we are all doomed .
An Easy, Affordable, Effective Guide To Preparing For A Disaster
May 05, 7:42PM
Emergency preparedness tends to get creepily paranoid. Here's some basic advice for everyone. It won't protect you from zombies, but it will keep you comfortable, warm and safe.
5 Past Predictions for the Future of the Ebook
May 05, 7:35PM
The dream of the electronic library dates back to at least the 1950s — and arguably much earlier ! But it wasn't until the 1980s and 90s that our ebook dreams slowly became a high-tech reality.
This Insect Farm Grows Fly Larvae For Your Dinner
May 05, 7:06PM
They're safer than fish, healthier than beef, and cheaper than chicken—bugs: they're what's for dinner. To help get a few more of these insects into our diets, a forward-looking designer has built the Fly Factory, a system for breeding fly larvae for human consumption.
This Farmer Reinvented the Wheel to Build a Better Wheelchair
May 05, 6:40PM
It's one of the most stale idioms in the book: Don't reinvent the wheel. But that didn't stop Gilad Wolf, the Israeli inventor who found that comfortably getting around in a conventional wheelchair was nearly impossible. Instead, Wolf set out to reinvent his wheelchair wheels.
In this week's landscape reads, we get to see just how screwed we are in the drought, visit a 2 bill
May 05, 6:20PM
In this week's landscape reads, we get to see just how screwed we are in the drought, visit a 2 billion-year-old nuclear reactor (all natural!), investigate mysterious fires in North Korea, and tour tornado shelters that look like real-life hobbit holes.
This Tiny Metal Pill Is the Smallest Pacemaker Ever Implanted
May 05, 6:06PM
The world is one step closer to a future where tiny ship-like vessels travel through our veins and fix our health problems. Recently, doctors across the United States implanted the world's smallest pacemaker into cardiac patients. The device is roughly the size of a large vitamin and is attached directly to the heart without invasive surgery.
Boosted iPhone Battery Life, Retina iPad Minis, Cheap Storage
May 05, 5:45PM
Been complaining about your iPhone's battery life? Today's the day to do something about it. Get the uNu DX iPhone 5/5S MFi Battery Case for 50 bucks. It comes in multiple colors, greatly improves battery life while staying slim, and has a stack of great reviews to its name. [Groupon]
The Government Is Finally Trying to Make Kickstarter Scammers Pay
May 05, 5:42PM
Finally, one of the many, many scam artists making his home on Kickstarter is getting what's coming to him. The Washington state government has just filed the very first consumer protection lawsuit against a crowdfunding scammer .
The Biggest Bike Expo In the US Is Heaven on Earth For Cyclists
May 05, 5:20PM
This weekend on Pier 36, tens of thousands of cyclists descended on Bike Expo New York, the most popular consumer bike expo in the country. Sandwiched on the edge of the city between the Williamsburg and Manhattan bridges, the show draws some 50,000 people to ogle the latest bike trends and tech—we were there to check it out.
Watch As This Map Tracks the Whales Swimming Around Hawaii
May 05, 5:00PM
Would you rather be swimming off the coast of Hawaii right now? You aren't alone, and I can't get you there—but your imagination and the Smartmine Whale Tracking map can!
13 Concept Cars From the Past That Still Feel Like the Future
May 05, 4:45PM
When I was a kid, I always loved it when auto show season came around, and the concept cars hit the stage. Looking at those uncommon curves felt like looking into the future, where roads twisted through the heavens and The Jetsons read like a historical document. It's funny how that feeling survives.
Zipcar Is About To Get A Lot More Convenient
May 05, 4:40PM
Zipcar, the rent-by-the-hour car sharing service of choice for broke urban Millennials, has one hugely glaring and annoying flaw: after you check out a Zipcar, you have to put it back where you found it. Now they're about to unveil a new program that will fix that.
This 3D Motion Simulator Is Powered By People
May 05, 4:30PM
Haptic Turk is a prototype game that uses your friends as virtual robots to do immersive motion simulation at home. The research project from the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany demoed a flight simulator variant at CHI2014 last week: the player wears 3D goggles and lies in two slings held by four friends—the "human actuators" or turkers. A fifth can do special effects, inventing sensations with whatever is on hand.
The Reinvented Los Angeles Times Focuses In On L.A.'s 300 Neighborhoods
May 05, 4:00PM
Los Angeles is a big place—400 square miles, 88 separate cities—and it's rare that what constitutes news in one corner even applies to another. For the first time in its history, the Los Angeles Times is recognizing this fact with an ambitious redesign that allows readers to zero in on what's happening down the street.
A Year-Long Bath Will Reveal the Secrets of This Confederate Sub
May 05, 3:40PM
In 1864, three years after the onset of the American Civil War, an ingenious new form of seafaring combat vessel ventured into the dark waters of Charleston Harbor and into the annals of history. Now researchers and historians are finally ready to begin piecing together what happened to the HL Hunley that fateful February night—but first, the Confederate attack sub will need a good long soak in the tub.
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