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Twitter just added a third column to make it "more flexible for various screen sizes" and not at all
May 08, 10:15PM
Twitter just added a third column to make it "more flexible for various screen sizes" and not at all to look more like Facebook , nope.
The strings of a violin deform wildly when you play it
May 08, 10:11PM
I've seen guitar strings filmed with a regular camera showing the sound waves they produce. It's a trippy effect. This, however, is different: A violin string filmed in slow motion. To be honest, I never expected for the strings to deform so much on a this instrument.
Report: Apple Is Getting Ready to Buy Beats for $3.2 Billion
May 08, 9:56PM
According to the Financial Times, Apple is closing in on an acquisition of Beats, the headphone manufacturer turned streaming music service . The $3.2 billion deal would give Apple control over a powerful brand, but at the same time, it would be puzzling and uncharacteristic of Apple. The FT points out it would be Apple's biggest acquisition ever.
These Eerie Photos Make Megacities Look Totally Deserted
May 08, 9:53PM
We built these cities. All over the world, the crumbling ones, the glistening ones, the towering ones, the little ones—cities are built for people. So when you see one that's empty, it's usually eery. Somehow, however, Hungarian photographer Bence Bakonyi makes them beautiful.
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May 08, 9:44PM
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These Sushi Notepads Will Remind You To Pick Up Dinner
May 08, 9:00PM
Sushi is a treacherous food to eat at a desk because of the potential splash factor—shirt-front soy sauce is not a good look. The good news: That will never be a problem with these adorable Nigiri notes! The bad news: You can't eat them. :(
Is The Flying Car Finally Here?
May 08, 8:45PM
It's that time of year again! Every six months or so, the media rave about the latest advancements in flying car technology. They insist your flying car is ALMOST HERE! No, no it's not.
Vegas Is Tearing Down This Empty Hotel That Never Opened
May 08, 8:41PM
If you've visited Vegas anytime since 2009, you've likely seen the empty hotel. It doesn't have any signage; instead, it is often swaddled in ads, like the world's priciest billboard—a bloated Cirque du Soleil-wrapped blue whale hovering over the Strip for four lonely years. Now a court ruling is finally putting the doomed hotel out of its misery.
Amazon's Revolutionary New Patent: Taking Photos on a White Background
May 08, 8:20PM
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is no stranger to making generally awful (and excessive) patenting decisions, but that doesn't make its latest grant any less absurd. Amazon has officially been granted a patent for its brilliant idea to... take photos on a white background.
Popcorn Time for Android: Stream Movie Torrents on Your Phone for Free
May 08, 8:09PM
You remember Popcorn Time, the Netflix for torrents that suffered a self-inflicted death ? Well, it never really died. The open source project lives on in the form a forked app version, available for download for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Today, it comes to Android.
Drinking Experimental Hops in the Sixpoint Beer of the Future
May 08, 8:00PM
After a long day of futuristic work and hydroponic farming in Gizmodo's Home of the Future , we're betting that one thing will stay exactly the same as it is today: you'll want to crack open a cold one. That's why we've partnered with the beer gurus at Sixpoint to brew the Beer of the Future.
How to Get a Fish To Cross a Dam
May 08, 7:46PM
Imagine you're a river herring, maybe about a foot long, swimming merrily upstream when you suddenly hit a giant concrete wall. How do you cross it? Engineers are now designing new fishways disguised as broad, rocky pools that help migrating fish make their way through dammed up rivers.
Bike Commuting Is Even Bigger in Smaller U.S. Cities
May 08, 7:20PM
If you've been to NYC, Washington, D.C., or San Francisco lately, you've likely noticed a proliferation of people commuting via bicycle . Indeed, bike commuting has more than tripled in America's biggest cities since 1990. But the places where people are pedaling to work in largest proportion aren't the big cities: it's the smaller burgs where the largest percentage of commuters are cyclists.
Great white shark chews and nearly sinks inflatable boat
May 08, 7:01PM
Looking at this video of a great white shark biting and nearly sinking an inflatable boat, it seems that looking for them in this type of vessels is not a smart idea. Fortunately, the South African film crew on board wasn't hurt, but the boat was seriously damaged and was sinking as it limped back to port.
Moog Is Putting Braille On Its Synth So the Visually Impaired Can Jam
May 08, 7:00PM
Moog just trotted out a new version of its popular Sub Phatty synth that's got a braille overlay to help the visually impaired. It's hard to believe it took the legendary manufacturer this long to get around to it, especially given that it's actually a pretty simple modification to the panel's design.
8 Last-Minute Mother's Day Gifts That She'll Actually Want
May 08, 6:40PM
Flowers? Really? You should be ashamed of yourself. What mom wants is something that she can use and have a good time using. Buy one of these gifts for mom instead, and let her know that you care about the woman who incubated you in her womb for nine months.
Why Is Blood Donation Still Incredibly Homophobic?
May 08, 6:22PM
When University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam is selected in this week's NFL draft, it will be a soft milestone—the first time that an openly gay athlete is drafted into one of the major American sports—making discrimination based on sexuality seem that much more archaic. But you might not realize that there are certain facets of modern life where such discrimination is not only accepted, it's federally mandated.
The EPA Just Made NYC's Most Radioactive Place Into a Superfund Site
May 08, 6:20PM
Yesterday, we enjoyed The New Yorker's engrossing interactive look at the strange history of NYC's most radioactive place, an auto shop in Queens that occupies a former factory that produced radioactive thorium for the Atomic Energy Commission. Today, after months of study, the Environmental Protection Agency decided to declare the area a Superfund site.
The whole world seems reflected on this F-16 pilot diving back to Earth
May 08, 6:04PM
A pretty and rather unusual selfie of an F-16 pilot as he was diving and spinning perpendicular to the ground. The dark sky contrast with the spherical view of the world on his helmet, colorized by its visor tint.
How Design Fanfiction Became One of the Internet's Favorite Games
May 08, 6:00PM
The redesign. It's a word that's only entered our lexicon in earnest over the past year or two, thanks to the hundreds of products reinvented by designers who don't work for the companies that make them. When did it become so cool to do free work for major corporations? The answer is since internet.
A Cheap 12000mAh, Peripheral Blowout, Refurb Xbox Ones
May 08, 5:45PM
We've been seeing a lot of great external battery deals lately, but grabbing 12000 mAh for $28 in a slim form factor is still a standout. Dual ports and 2.1A output present and accounted for. [Mpow 12000mAh, $28 with code PO12MPOW]
Capture Full 3D Models In Seconds With Just Your Phone
May 08, 5:40PM
Just a few months ago, we go our first look at the 3D photo-app Seene. But now, instead of just turning photos into a parallax party trick, the app's next update will let you make full fledged, textured 3D models. And judging from the preview below, it looks positively awesome.
Russia's Been Cruising Cali's Coast With the World's Fastest Turboprop
May 08, 5:20PM
Russia's ongoing attempts to stir up trouble in the West and around the world have not been limited to its Crimean shenanigans. In what could spell the start of a second Cold War, Russian military aircraft have reportedly been probing American airspace with a nuclear-capable blast from the past: the Tu-95 strategic bomber.
Tiny hamster eating tiny pizza continues new chapter of human decadence
May 08, 5:08PM
After the viral success of tiny hamster eats tiny burritos —you're welcome!—prepare for the onslaught of tiny hamsters eating tiny everything. Today: Tiny hamster eating a tiny pizza. Next: tiny hamster eating tiny burger, tiny hamster eating tiny eggs Benedict, tiny hamster eating tiny paella, et cetera.
Here's What City Transit Looks Like When Everything Runs On Time
May 08, 5:03PM
If you take public transit in a big city, especially New York City, you know the stresses of train delays. But in a perfect world, the flow of transportation is actually an elegantly coordinated system. A visualization called Travic, a collaboration between Geops and the University of Freiburg, lets you look down on the idealized patterns of transit systems worldwide.
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