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more about #london more comments → Crashproof: Aw. I was hoping to be able to test drive the Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank in person, and make sure there really are 128 fluid ounces of Tuscan Whol... more » Scotland: Amazon.co.uk used to have very quick delivery and as such it was very useful (for me). However, a few months ago, they canceled a long-term parcel de... more » Odin: While in the past it's made sense for traditionally physical retailers to expand into the on line market I don't think the reverse has ever been true.... more » Kat Hannaford: I recently had a "night out on the town" and thought my BlackBerry had been nicked from my bag in the coat check room, and went mental on them the nex... more » Scotland: On the upside - "Four in five of the London cabbies quizzed said that owners of gear lost in taxis were reunited with their kit once they had found ki... more » Odin: I left my phone in a sushi bar in Birmingham a while back and didn't realise until I was on the train back home. Luckily I managed to borrow a phone, ... more » jepzilla: They've got some respectable engineering talent, but I get the feeling it won't be built for 5-50 million pounds. Due to London's fairly unique geolog... more » Steel_Pelican: Yog Sothoth is the key and Yog Sothoth is the gate. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres more » Curves: In the London fog, will you even be able to see it? #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres more » FriarNurgle: This won't end well. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres more » Bertone77: This will be soo tempting to pop! #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: I wish I had a giant pin to pop em like it's hot. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: It looks like a terrorist attack waiting to happen. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres more » ClearEnigma: "Bubbles. Bubbles. My bubbles!" #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres more » Pessimippopotamus: Do they come with the burning of the Reichstag? #firescreens more » -
#amazon
Amazon To Open Physical Store in UK?
With Best Buy opening in the UK soon, could Amazon be planning a walk-in store too? Sounds pretty crazy to us, considering its doing so well already without the massive overheads a central London store would bring. UPDATE More » -
#cellphones
Cellphones Mean Nothing to Londoners, Who Lose Over 10,000 in Taxis Each Month
Either phones mean nothing to Brits, who are accustomed to getting them free on contract, or they're just crazy drinkers who can't keep a hold of their gadgets. More » -
#architecture
Amazing 400ft Tall Spherical "Cloud" Structure Proposed for London Skyline
An international team of architects and designers has created this stunning center-piece for London's 2012 summer Olympics village. Dubbed The Cloud, three 400ft towers would be joined by giant plastic spheres that serve as both observation decks and projection screens. More » -
#decor
Burning Cities Firescreens Make Horrible Tragedies Downright Cozy
It's been a long time since fire ravaged London and Rome in 1666 and 64 AD respectively—which must be why we can feel okay about making cool firescreens based on these tragic incidents today. More » -
#atms
London's Cockney Slang ATMs Belong In a Guy Richie Film
Over the next few months, a select group of East London ATMs will prompt customers with utter disregard for the King's English. Instead, the machines will use a nearly indecipherable, rhyming cockney slang dialect. More » -
#hovercraft
Steamboat Willy Human-Powered Hovercraft Crosses the Thames
This pedal-powered hovercraft, built by a flight group at the University of London, is constructed out of the absolute lightest materials possible (carbon fiber, glass cloth, styrofoam) to make it floaty enough to cross the Thames. And it does! More » -
#privacy
London Transport Authority To Test Tracking System That Stops Speeding FROM SPACE
Transport for London is announcing a large-scale trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaption system, which uses preloaded road data and GPS to slow speeders. Basically, the future is everything you were afraid of. More » -
#drinking
London Bar Pumps Gin and Tonic Into The Air: Please Breathe Responsibly
Starting today and running through the 25th, A temporary bar dubbed "Alcoholic Architecture" is popping up in London offering a cloud of breathable gin and tonic to it's patrons. More » -
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#architecture
The Tate Gets a Design That Would Satisfy the Ancient Egyptians
The architectural design firm Herzog & de Meuron is designing the Tate Modern art gallery's newest extension. For the Tate, its a display that will finally be able to represent its interior. More » -
#iphoneapps
London's The Mentalists Cover MGMT on iPhones
We've never heard of the Mentalists (because we're old), but this four-woman London band just covered MGMT's Kids using just iPhones. And it doesn't sound like shit! More » -
#tunnels
Calling All Wannabe Dr. Evil's: Super Secret London Tunnel Lair For Sale
Last Sunday we were writing about amazing underground diving rigs in the heart of New York City. It seems only fair that we jump across the pond this Sunday and write about a mile-long super secrettunnellair below London that's currently for sale, don't you think? Asking price: A cool $7.4 million. It sounds a bit much for an empty stretch of nothingness deep below the British streets, but wait until you hear about the history. Oh, the history! -
#steampunk
Massive Steampunk-y Telectroscope Lets You See From New York to London
The Telectroscope is more than a giant telescope—looking through its lens in NYC, you can see all the way to London—and vice versa. These steampunk creations were unveiled today in the two cities to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge. Artist Paul St George's Victorian-style gold and wood trim make the behemoth-size scopes impressive to look at, but the most amazing part is how he claims they work. More »
