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Apple Releases iOS 7 Beta 2 With Support For iPads

Apple has released beta 2 of its mobile OS for developers just two weeks after WWDC where the company showed off iOS 7. This release also supports iPads and iPad minis. Other than that, there’s a new Voice Memos app, which seems to have been inspired by the Flip camera. Siri can now yammer at…

Inside Under Armour’s Bra Shoe

Under Armour’s Speedform is a new type of shoe that’s not only not constructed in a shoe factory but is also inspired by women’s brassieres. It doesn’t have an insole and sort of feels like you’re wearing a pair of socks. Except that those socks don’t have any seams to irritate your feet and the…

Imgur has just now released an official app for Android, with an iOS version waiting in the wings. All the functionality you’d expect has been ported to the app. [ATD]

Visting New York this summer? According to the dudes at Immaculate Infatuation, these are the places you should eat while you’re here. The best part? There’s an iBook you can download straight to your iPad or an abridged PDF version. Excuse me while I figure out where to get dinner tonight.

Alpinestars’ Atem Might Be the Safest Motorcycle Jacket You Can Buy

Nearly all motorcycle jackets available today have bits and pieces that are CE certified but never before has an entire garment—not just the elbows, shoulder and back armor—been CE certified for rider safety, like Alpinestars’ Atem jacket and suit. After a 12 month-long gestation period and a myriad of new testing processes, the Atem is…

The Best Boardshorts Ever Just Got An Upgrade

As if having the most comfortable and most innovative boardshorts weren’t enough, Hurley has gone and one-upped themselves with the Phantom Fuse 2. Which apparently only touch the body at the waist. Also, each pair is made from 12 recycled plastic bottles. https://gizmodo.com/these-boardshorts-are-basically-chafe-free-5994327 Details are scant and it’s not clear if the “biomimic” waistband from…

Lytro Enables Wi-Fi and Launches a GIF Making App For iOS

Since launching in 2011 Lytro, a miniaturized light field camera, has steadily rolled out a number of updates and new colors. After all, not everything needs to be updated with a new model every year! And today the company is unlocking a new feature that’s been hidden since day one: Wi-Fi. Oh, and they’re releasing…

This Jacket Lets You Control Your Body Temperature

As you get older, you just want to simplify your life, have less clutter and maybe have a few jack of all trade go-to items for the outdoors. Take for, instance, this new jacket from Helly Hansen called the H2 Flow that allegedly keeps you cool and warm when you need it. And it’s super…

Science Has Built Luke Skywalker’s Robotic Hand, Touch and All

Amputees may one day regain actual feeling thanks to Darpa and researchers at Case Western University who have created what we thought was once only possible in science fiction. As a part of DARPA’s Reliable Neural-Interface Technology (RE-NET) program, CWRU’s flat interface nerve electrode (FINE) system has demonstrated that it can provide enough sensation to…

Hidden iOS 7 Settings Reveal What Apple Is Working On

Buried deep within the first beta release of iOS 7 are a handful of neat and potentially useful features. The hidden enhancements were dug up by Hamza Sood and offer a tad bit of insight into what we might expect in later versions of iOS or even when the latest version ships to the public…

Simple Now Lets iPhone Users Save More Money With Goals

While nearly everything is moving over to a mobile experience, banking remains one of the last vestiges of the old world. But even that is slowly changing with the likes of Simple, a bank-less mobile service that mashes up the best bits of your existing bank and services like Mint. One of Simple’s greatest features,…

President Obama: NSA Spying Keeps America Safe, So Get Over It

President Obama will be on Charlie Rose tonight to chat about all the NSA spying that came to light last week. But ahead of the broadcast, PBS has released a portion of the transcript to Buzzfeed. Below is a portion of said transcript: Barack Obama: Well, in the end, and what I’ve said, and I…

Do you like Pink Floyd? Do you use Spotify? Well the entire Pink Floyd catalog is now available for your streaming pleasure here. [Spotify]

Some Random Shit You Can Ask Glass

Do you have Glass? I don’t. But here are 20 random things you can ask Glass to search for.

LiveMap: An F-35 Fighter Pilot Helmet for Motorcyclists

Move over, Glass, there’s another AR solution for motorcyclists. A startup out of Russia has ideated a helmet with a HUD that claims to solve all your navigation needs. LiveMap’s helmet looks more like the lovechild of a Simpson racing lid and fighter pilot helmet, than a traditional motorcycle helmet. The company says it will…

The Origins Of Pacific Rim’s Giant Robots Explained

Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Pacific Rim is the robot versus monsters mashup we’ve all been waiting for. But the origins of the giant mechas hasn’t been explained until now, which are obviously influenced heavily by anime. The above featurette takes a look at the Jaegers—German for hunter and a nickname of the bots—in the upcoming…

Sharing a link from Dropbox just got a little easier and faster. Now, when you right-click to share, you’ll see a “Share Dropbox Link” that will generate and automatically save said link to your clipboard. Neat. [Dropbox]

What If Apple Had Released an Entirely Different Mac?

In case you missed it earlier this week, Apple announced a brand spankin’ new Mac at WWDC. It’s quite the departure from previous Macs but somehow ultimately familiar. Here’s a quick video recap of all the excitement. [Simon Balch via Buzzfeed]

Foursquare’s Awesome Time Machine Visualizes All Your Check-Ins

If there’s one thing Foursquare actually does right, it’s fantastic visualizations of where we’ve all collectively checked-in. The latest, called the Time Machine, focuses squarely on you and not everyone. Click here and you’ll be transported back in time to your first check-in. You can slide forward and backwards in time of every check-in and…

Yahoo is set to release inactive mail accounts this August. Any account that’s been inactive for at least a year and hasn’t been accessed by July 15th will be released back into the wild, the company announced today. [AP]