Jamie Condliffe

These Wooden Kitchen Knives Look Amazing, But Would You Use Them?

This pair of knives are a concept by FDRL, an Ottawa-based design consultancy. There is absolutely no denying that, resplendent in sleek Maple, they’re beautiful objects—but who the hell would use them? The guys at FDRL explains that the “knife gives the appearance of being lightweight; however their weight is balanced to ensure that they…

YouTube for iOS has been updated to support live streams. Just after Coachella’s first weekend—huh, thanks Apple.

AT&T’s Galaxy S4 page claims that the 16GB phone will ship from April 30th—for $640, or $200 on a 2-year contract.

Some Apple TVs Have Wi-Fi Issues, But You Can Get a Replacement

Apple has admitted that some of its third-generation Apple TVs have Wi-Fi issues—but owners with affected hardware are now able to exchange it for a fully functional replacement. The affected units struggle to locate a Wi-Fi network, are sometimes unable to join a network, and experience dropped or intermittent connections, reports 9to5mac. As Apple explains:…

This Lab-Grown Kidney Can Keep Rats—And Maybe Even You—Alive

For the first time ever, a whole lab-grown kidney has been successfully transplanted into a rat, where it allowed the creature to process urine like a really kidney would—and it could someday save your life. A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston took kidneys from donor rats and washed away the…

Four of the Five Highest-Paid Execs in the US Work for Apple

If you already feel a little hard done by when it comes to your pay check, brace yourself. Bloomberg reports that four of the five best-paid executives across the whole of the US are employed by Apple—and just wait until you hear how much they earn. They each, apparently, receive a base salary of $805,400.…

Dish has kicked off a $25.5 billion bid to acquire Sprint—to try and derail a purchase by Japanese carrier Softbank.

This Desk-Bed Makes Snoozing at Work a Cinch

The mid-afternoon lull is a common problem. But if you often find yourself dribbling upon your keyboard during a short power nap at work, maybe you need something like this convertible desk, designed for specifically for snoozing, in your life. A concept by Studio NL, it provides enough room for you to stretch out and…

Technology Has Sure Moved On in the Last 20 Years

Sometimes, it’s easy to forget just how much technology has changed over the last few decades. Fortunately, Redditor ImTheGuyWhoLoveGems decided to remind us all—and, boy, should we be happy about the progress. ImTheGuyWhoLoveGems assembled a selection of gadgets from 1993 that have now all in 2013 been ably replaced by a single smartphone. There are…

WSJ: Microsoft Is Designing a Touch-Enabled Watch

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft is working with suppliers to develop a new touch-enabled watch device, which sees it jumping on the same rumored bandwagon as Apple and Samsung. https://gizmodo.com/the-nicest-apple-iwatch-concept-yet-5990104 Citing executives from Microsoft’s suppliers, the Journal reports that Asian manufacturers have been shipping components to Ballmer and co so that the…

YouTube Celebrates 57 Years of VCR With an Analog Video Mode

Do not adjust your computer screens. There’s no problem with YouTube, other than the fact that it’s getting a little misty eyed—by choosing to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the VCR with a little added analog character on its digital videos. On plenty of YouTube videos you can currently find a small VCR button: click…

Cicada Nation: All About Those Noisy Little Bastard Bugs

After a rather lazy 17 years spent relaxing underground, billions of incredibly noisy insects are about to burst out of the earth, noisily swarming over the East Coast and wreaking havoc along the way. This is The Great Cicada Invasion of 2013—but what the hell is a cicadia, anyway, and why have they been hiding…

Washington State Sure Looks Pretty From Space

You’d be forgiven for thinking that this was a beatuifully textured piece of modern art—but you’d be wrong. It is in fact a view of the rolling hills of farmland in the northwest United States, pictured by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Kompsat-2 satellite. Snapped over Washington state, the image above shows Columbia County in…

Scientists Can Make Brains Turn Transparent

Stanford scientists have developed a technique which lets them turn a brain completely transparent—without causing any damage at all to its structure. It’s worth pointing out that, sadly, the brain has to be removed from the body before the process can be undertaken, but whatever—it’s an amazing and quirky advance. So far, the scientists have…

A new Twitter web page, music.twitter.com, has sprung up—ahead of the new app that’s expected to appear later today.

Pentagon Defense Lawyers Banned From Using Computers Over Loss of Sensitive Data

Pretrial hearings for the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have been brought to a halt because sensitive legal documents have gone missing from Pentagon computers, prompting an IT ban for the defense lawyers in question. Reuters reports that Pentagon defense lawyers found that confidential work documents began vanishing from servers in February. There has also been…

Apple to Pay Out $53 Million Over iPhone Water Damage Warranty Issues

Apple has agreed to pay out a weighty $53 million to settle a lawsuit which saw the company accused of not correctly honoring warranties of iPhone and iPod Touches, reports Wired. The settlement should in theory see tens of thousands of Apple customers, previously refused repairs or replacement hardware under warranty, receive cash payouts. It’s…

Verge sources are suggesting Apple will ink a deal with Universal next week to create an internet radio service.

Bing Serves Up Five Times More Malicious Sites Than Google

Not all search engines are created equal—and when it comes to Microsoft’s Bing, it seems that means malicious websites are happily returned far more often than by Google. An 18-month project by German independent testing lab AV-Test reveals that Bing returns five times as many results which link through to malware infested websites than Google.…

How to Create Random Numbers Using Radioactive Material

Think of a random number between one and ten. Most likely, you chose seven—so exactly how random was your choice? Turns out that generating a truly random number is more difficult than you might think—but this video should help you get to grips with the problem. Truth is, finding a process that spits out purely…