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Watch a new Mac Pro full of C4 explosive blowing up in slow motion
May 29, 11:51PM
RatedRR has taken their gadget torture from shooting at things to blowing them with C4—a plastic explosive—and detonation cord. The victim will make Apple fanboys weep: A new shiny Mac Pro. The results are obviously spectacular—but perhaps even more impressive is how hard the Mac Pro is.
A Shape-Shifting Colander You Can Get Excited About
May 29, 11:30PM
Ten years ago, London-based designer Ran Merkazy starting an unusual project. He started designing a better colander. Inspired by geometry and origami, Merkazy eventually came up with a folding, hanging, pouring, steaming, straining device that your kitchen needs.
Report: Steve Ballmer Agrees To Buy Clippers For $2 Billion (Updated)
May 29, 11:17PM
The LA Times is reporting that Steve Ballmer, the hugely Photoshoppable former Microsoft CEO, has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, winning the bidding war to take over ownership from Donald Sterling.
Led Zeppelin vs The Beatles: Whole Lotta Helter Skelter
May 29, 11:00PM
Led Zeppelin and The Beatles are widely considered to be two of the best musical acts of the 20th century (sit down Nickleback, nobody's talking about you). So like peanut butter and jelly or cannabis and methamphetamine , they're even better when consumed together.
This Terrifying Robo-Raptor Will Hunt You Down at 29 MPH
May 29, 10:45PM
Google doesn't have a monopoly on all the horrifying-but-awesome robots . Sure, Wild Cat looks pretty ready to track down the last remaining humans, but this velociraptor-inspired robot would win the race for the kill.
NASA's Lost Satellite Just Made Its First Contact With Earth in 17 Years
May 29, 10:14PM
It's official: ISEE-3, the 36-year-old satellite that NASA left for dead over a decade ago, is back in touch with humankind. This afternoon, a group of citizen scientists who raised almost $160,000 to fund the process of taking control of ISEE-3 announced that two-way contact has been established with the little satellite that could. So what's next?
Here's How a 1984 Macintosh Tutorial Taught People to Use a Mouse
May 29, 10:00PM
A generation of us grew up interacting with computers through a mouse—but that has not always case and will not always be the case. (Hi there toddlers on iPads!) When the Macintosh 128K debuted in 1984, it had to teach users how to point, click, and drag with a charming, game-filled mouse tutorial.
Maps of Where Bars Outnumber Grocery Stores
May 29, 9:40PM
Back in 2008, the Floatingsheep group collected data about the number of bars across the United States, and they compared those counts against the number of grocery stores. Their map showed what they called the "beer belly of America", which is a much higher than average number of bars in the Wisconsin area.
An Algorithm Revealed 200 Lost Paintings on Angkor Wat's Ancient Walls
May 29, 9:20PM
Even a building as famous and photographed as Angkor Wat has its secrets. With the help of an image enhancement algorithm, a sharp-eyed rock-art researcher has revealed that unassuming smears of pigment are actually faded drawings. It could be graffiti—or it could be the remnants of a concerted 16th century restoration program.
The First Real Look Android Wear In Action on a Smartwatch
May 29, 9:01PM
When Google announced its Android Wear smartwatch program, we got some slick little teasers detailing how it might look. We've seen bits of the interface and glimpses of hardware . But never all the pieces at once, until now.
An LED Wand Turns Your Wine Bottles Into Lamps Without Flame
May 29, 9:00PM
Before you spend years turning an empty wine bottle into a decorative lamp by covering it in countless melted candles, consider these $28 LED alternatives instead. Not only do they glow brighter, they're much less of a fire hazard—it's a win-win.
Replacement Caps Upcycle Coke Bottles Into Water Guns and More
May 29, 8:40PM
Products like the SodaStream let you make your own carbonated beverages at home without the need for yet another plastic bottle to be recycled. But the number of bottled Cokes bought around the world every day is still staggering, so to encourage consumers to upcycle those plastic containers, Coca-Cola created sixteen different replacement caps giving them new uses.
Report: Amazon's Streaming Music Service Will Only Have Older Tunes
May 29, 8:36PM
Buzzfeed reports that the rumored Amazon Prime streaming music service will launch this June or July, and that will only contain songs that have been out for six months or longer. That way it'll be an added service for its own customers without providing a comparable alternative to services like Beats Music and Spotify that have all the fresh hits.
A Comprehensive Look into the Future of Smartphone Screen Sizes
May 29, 8:20PM
I analysed data of more than 7000 models of smartphones, PDAs and similar gadgets. I restricted my research then to only 4096 of those, the ones released after the initial announcement of the original iPhone, circa January 2007, to observe the trends in the modern smartphone industry.
Your Ears Can Be Fooled With Illusions As Easily As Your Eyes
May 29, 8:10PM
We've all been left scratching our heads wondering how our brains could have been tricked by an optical illusion we looked at. But it turns out your sense of hearing is just as susceptible to being fooled.
This Prototype Catamaran Lets You Cruise the Sea on Suspension Stilts
May 29, 8:00PM
As the Top Gear team once famously demonstrated, the motion of the ocean makes for a bone-jarringly rough ride the faster you move across its surface. However aboard this prototype catamaran from Nauti-Craft, you'll barely feel the rolling of the waves at any knot.
Report: Apple's Home Automation System May Be Simpler Than You'd Hope
May 29, 7:49PM
GigaOm has a report on Apple's forthcoming connected home system. According to the site, it might be a hell of a lot simpler—and perhaps disappointing—than we expected.
See the Towering Future of San Francisco's Skyline In a 3D-Printed Model
May 29, 7:40PM
San Francisco's skyline is a-changing a lot, with massive new developments going up all over Market Street's main drag and squeezing in downtown. The pace is fast enough that it's tough to imagine what it will look like next week, much less next year, but a close look at this oversized 3D-printed model is like an urban crystal ball—it was made to predict SF's basic infrastructure in the not-so-distant future of 2017.
Why Isn't the Guy Who Designed Beats Going to Work For Apple, Too?
May 29, 7:10PM
When Apple bought Beats earlier this week, it also got two high-profile new employees . Dr. Dre is going to work for Apple. So is music mogul Jimmy Iovine. But there's one surprise: Robert Brunner, the industrial designer behind Beats, is not coming along for the ride. Maybe because he worked at Apple 25 years ago.
Ask a Bike Planner How to Make Your City More Cyclist-Friendly
May 29, 6:59PM
One of the most bike-friendly cities in the U.S. is Long Beach, a Southern California city of about 500,000 residents that most people do not even know is separate from L.A. Over just about a decade, the city has transformed itself into a haven for cyclists, implementing innovative infrastructure like bike boulevards, safety elements like "bike boxes" at intersections, and economic initiatives like bike-friendly business districts.
SpaceX Dragon V2 unveiling — Live coverage
May 29, 6:56PM
Here's the first look inside the new Dragon V2, which will become the very first private spaceship to take astronauts into orbit. It may even be the first American spaceship to take Americans back to space—ending our dependence on Russia's Soyuz vehicles. Updating live...
Click and Grow Smart Farm Review: Idiot-Proof Indoor Farming
May 29, 6:40PM
Does your backyard herb garden perpetually look like General Sherman just marched through it? Don't worry, the Smart Farm from Click and Grow takes all of the guess work (and 95 percent of the work work) out of producing fresh produce.
In Defense of Pink Slime
May 29, 6:00PM
Back in 2012 many Americans were horrified to learn that their ground beef contained "pink slime." It's in our burgers! They're feeding it to our kids! The public outcry led many retailers to drop the beef additive from its products. But today, pink slime is slowly making its way back into our cheeseburgers and tacos. And that's a good thing. Or, at the very least, it's not a thing worth freaking out over.
Aether Cone Review: A Little Speaker With Some Big Ambitions
May 29, 6:00PM
Is a piece of code capable of mimicking the way humans listen to music? That's the promise of Cone, a "thinking" speaker that watches what you listen to and learns from it. It doesn't perfectly replicate your tastes—but it's pretty damn fun to watch it try.
Retina iPad Mini Deal, 14" Chromebook, $100 off Verizon Phones, Fitbit
May 29, 5:45PM
If you've been waiting for a good iPad Mini with Retina deal, this one is actually pretty solid. $430 gets you a 32GB model, which is the one most people should buy anyway. That's $70 off retail, and notable because most iPad deals tend to only be for the 16GB models. [iPad Mini with Retina Display 32GB, $430]
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