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Sprint’s Upcoming 4G LTE Network—At Least It’s Faster Than WiMax

The only thing slower than the Sprint 4G WiMax network is the Sprint 3G network. Luckily for subscribers to the third largest American carrier will soon have an more robust LTE option. Though, according to a report by PC Magazine, it’ll be fast—just not super-fast. A team from PCM got to play with the new…

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Wireless Sensor Reminds You There’s Stuff On Your Car Before You Drive Into a Garage and Destroy It

If you’re familiar with the crunching sound of bikes, kayaks, or other gear strapped to the roof of your car that’s just been destroyed as you absentmindedly pull into a garage, you’ll appreciate this HeadsUp sensor system that will stop such catastrophes from happening again. The starter kit includes a couple of waterproof sensors you…

Textiles: Made in USA

In this series, photographer Christopher Payne ventures into various textile factories to uncover industrial architecture and document historical textile-making processes. Image source: chrispaynephoto.com

The Only Way to Make a Rube Goldberg Machine More Awesome Is Setting It On Fire

Like everyone else, we love Rube Goldberg machines. And we love them even more when they are built around two basic elements: gasoline and gunpowder. Now I want to see one that involves a canon and spans through half a mile. [Thanks Karl!]

Here Is Your New Biggest (LED) TV in The World

The LC-90LE745U has a long, unmemorable name. The LC-90LE745U costs ten grand—you probably can’t afford it. The LC-90LE745U is 90-inches wide: the biggest LED LCD TV in the world, and it’s completely beautiful. The LC-90LE745U dominates your eyeballs. Debate the point of a 90-inch TV all you want. Think about the possibility that you’d have…

“If you know yourself, you are doomed” — Alexey Brodovitch Such was the attitude with which legendary designer and photographer Alexey Brodovitch, the long-time art director of “Harper’s Bazaar”, approached each new project and transformed graphic design in the 20th century. Brodovitch was known foremost for his work on “Harper’s”, but his legacy extended far…

Get Your Instagram Photos Out of the Cloud and Onto Something Awesome

Instagram pictures have invaded every corner of your socially networked world. So it’s only fitting that those snazzy, heavily dusted images start popping up in real life—city skylines and poached eggs should look great on a pillowcase, right? Right? Here’s everything you can do with those Instagram pictures you’re so very proud of. Prints Obviously,…

Some women may perceive millions more colors than the rest of us. Are you one of them?

The average human can perceive one million different colors, but researchers suspect that a small percentage of women may be capable of seeing one hundred times that amount. Finding out who these women are, however, will be no easy task. The science of super-vision all boils down to cones — special neurons, located in your…

Scientists use ‘molecular sex’ to create first genetically evolved semiconductor parts

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have successfully manufactured semiconductor material by using a process called “directed evolution,” in which enzymes take shape by following Darwinian processes of selection. And this breakthrough could help scientists use DNA to grow unique and highly specialized materials for use in electronics and solar panels. Daniel Morse and his colleagues…

Your Launch Day iPhone 4 Warranty Is Expiring Soon

Did you buy an iPhone 4 with AppleCare around launch day back in 2010? Bad news, your warranty’s about to expire. Good news, Apple is pretty generous with replacing defective phones. Head over to Cult of Mac for a list of common replacement-triggering maladies. Yes there’s almost definitely going to be a new iPhone out…

A Size Comparison Chart of 20 Real-Life Spaceships With the Starship Enterprise

Check out this elegant infographic by Invader Xan, molecular astrophysicist and master of ceremonies at astronomy blog Supernova Condensate. Here, silhouetted in colors that correspond to their present state of operation, you’ll find twenty iconic spaceships and space stations situated beneath the only fictional spacecraft of the bunch: the U.S.S. Enterprise. What’s great about this…

How Can These Gorgeous Crumpled Faucets Possibly Work?

They certainly catch your eye, but Italian designer Lorenzo Damiani’s unique folded faucets will also have you wondering how they let more than just a trickle of water pass through. Wormholes? Good old-fashioned wizardry? We’ve no idea. As kids we all learned that kinking a hose was the easiest way to foil a spray attack,…

David Brin’s Existence will make you think about the future a whole new way

David Brin has created some of the greatest classics of recent science fiction, including Startide Rising, plus the short stories “The Crystal Spheres” and “Thor Meets Captain America,” the latter of which was the basis of the graphic novel The Life Eaters. So Brin’s first novel in a decade is cause for celebration. The other…

One of the earliest adult cartoons was gonzo even by today’s standards (NSFW)

The avid pornography viewer knows that the adult film industry is expanding crystallinely into a latticework of niche kinks, like a sordid snowflake made of ménage à troises with lost cable repairmen. If you want to film a XXX adaptation of the musical 1776, A.) nobody will blink; and B.) chances are some dude in…

Why There’s No Public Transit in iOS 6—Yet

By now it is public knowledge that there will be no replacement for Google’s public transportation routes built into the Apple Maps in iOS 6. Indeed, if you’re holding an an iPhone running iOS 6 (that somebody maybe has left in a bar) and you try to plan a route from point A to point…

If Only Nixon’s Audio Gear Sounded As Good As It Looks

Nixon is best known for its designer watches. And while the company’s audio gear shares the same design sensibilities that go into its fashionable timepieces, we’ve found they don’t actually sound that great. Which is unfortunate, because this TPS speaker is lovely. Back in November we pitted Nixon’s Apollo ear goggles against other budget headphones,…

Spider-Man turns into a Spider-jerk in the first full-length Amazing Spider-Man clip

The biggest different between Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s superhero spidey is the snark. Garfield’s Spider-Man is full of anger, which he takes out on the criminals of New York — for example, in this full-length “Car Thief” scene from Marc Webb’s Amazing Spider-Man. But which Spidey do you prefer? [via Bleeding Cool]

The Science of Being Scared to Death

Fear isn’t just the mind-killer… it can actually kill your body as well. The notion of being scared to death may sound like a myth, but it does happen to people — and animals. The authors of Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Health And Science of Healing examined the question in detail.…

This Ice Cream Maker Is Your Gettin’-Ready-For-Summer Deal of the Day

I used to camp a lot when I was a kid. We’d go with these huge groups of people. I never enjoyed it. Even when we bought a big camper that had a TV in it. I would’ve almost always preferred to be back at home playing video games or watching paint dry. Still, the…