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The First Ever Proposal for the Web Was Judged “Vague, But Exciting”

Great ideas aren’t always recognised as such at first. But when Tim Berners-Lee submitted to his boss the first proposal for what would become the web, everyone knew that something special was in the making. Berners-Lee submitted the document to his boss at CERN, Mike Sendall, in the March of 1989. A hard copy of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Samsung’s Pro Compact Cameras Get Juiced With Wi-Fi

Samsung’s line of excellent NX-series mirrorless cameras is getting packed with the Wi-Fi features the company’s been offering in point-and-shoots for years. Sharing your photos between devices and on Facebook made easy—but is it a feature that these cameras need? https://gizmodo.com/will-samsungs-zoomy-wi-fi-cameras-beat-out-your-smartp-5874082 Last year’s Samsung NX200 was pretty darn excellent, save for a few quibbles we…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar

Overhauled Spotify for Android: All About Discovery

Spotify’s Android app has been in need of an update for some time—especially when compared to its beautiful Windows Phone offering. Fortunately, the wait is over, and the new version is much improved: it’s cleaner, more visual, and wants to help you find as much new music as possible. https://gizmodo.com/spotify-for-windows-phone-this-is-how-every-windows-ph-5857642 In fact, the whole experience…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Intel Silicon to Finally Appear in a Shipping Smartphone—In India

Intel processors are ubiquitous in desktop PCs and laptops, and now they’re finally making their way into smartphones. Intel announced Thursday that the first Intel-powered smartphone, the Xolo X900, will be available for sale on April 23. But if you’re in the market for a new phone, don’t get too excited yet. The Xolo X900,…

Tech News Alexandra Chang - Wired

A Glimpse Into the Archives of Da Vinci’s Anatomical Drawings

Leonardo da Vinci was many things: artist, architect, engineer, inventor and—on occasion—scientist. But even though he made many detailed studies of the human form, his anatomical drawings languished unpublished for centuries. Here’s a glimpse into his archives. In fact, Leonardo spent a large proportion of his life drawing the human body, and intended to publish…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Google’s Cloud Print Now Lets You Send Documents Direct to FedEx

Google’s Cloud Print service might not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it is damn useful. And it just got even more practical: it now lets you print documents to other Android devices as a PDF, or even print off documents at a local FedEx store. The service allows you to print…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Facebook Plans to Go Public on May 17th

According to sources that have spoken to TechCrunch, Facebook looks set to finally go public on May 17th. That is, if it can push all the paperwork—including that relating to its recent purchase of Instagram—through in time. The same sources have also again confirmed that Facebook will be valued at around the $100 billion mark.…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe

Meet Jesper Bruun, Stock Photography’s Leading Lad

He has been everywhere and done everything, and he has the pics to prove it. He’s Jesper Bruun, the Danish model with the most popular face in the stock image circuit. Câmera Clara Photography Studio traveled to Denmark to meet the the man behind the face. [YouTube]

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Bust Heads, Not Your iPhone

Apple sells some pricey hardware, everybody knows it. That’s why iOS devices are at the top of muggers and robbers lists. So what better way to protect your phone than to integrate it into a vicious melee weapon. https://gizmodo.com/which-of-your-gadgets-is-worth-fighting-for-5866776 The Knucklecase is machined from solid aluminum (“totally recyclable,” boasts the site) and fits both the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

What Will Director James Cameron Do In Outer Space?

A mysterious planetary project backed by a high-profile group of individuals—director James Cameron, Google executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, and politician Ross Perot’s son, among others—will be revealed on April 24th, in a conference-call unveiling of space exploration company Planetary Resources. Technology Review speculates that he project, which promises to “create a new industry…

Space & Spaceflight Molly Oswaks

Colorado Considers Blowing Up Frozen Cow Carcasses

High in the Rocky Mountains, in Denver, Colorado, a group of ill-fated cows wandered through a snow storm and took shelter in an old ranger cabin. The cows died in that cabin, frozen solid, never again to see the light of day. In late March, two Air Force Academy cadets happend upon this very same…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Penguins Rocket Away from Danger Aboard Supercavitating Bubble Jets

Turns out, not being eaten by a leopard seal is excellent motivation. It’s what spurred penguins to develop an ingenious method of cutting down their drag—by wrapping themselves in a shawl of bubbles. When being hunted by a leopard seal in the water, penguins will attempt to escape by hurling themselves out of the water…

Biology Andrew Tarantola

Nikon D3200: Nikon’s Entry-Level DSLR Goes Pixel-Hungry Too

Nikon’s entry-level DSLRs are known for being well-built and easy to use. The same looks to be true for the D3200, just with a super-sized 24.2 megapixel sensor. Like the D800 and its monster 36MP sensor, the D3200 is an escalation in the sort-of dormant megapixel war. The DX-format (sorry, full-frame hopefuls) CMOS sensor should…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner

Hacking Bikes, Finding Weed in Malawi, and Growing Weed in Meijers

Roll that spliff phatly, pack some fresh ice into the binger, and set the Volcano to “toastify.” It’s time for tonight’s Stoner Channel. We’ve collected our best high-times material for the discerning pothead so sit back, relax, and pass that shit on the left, yo. Click here for more hits from the bong. Tonight’s mystery…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Get hammered on Tyrion’s quips with the Game of Thrones drinking game

Should neither Game of Thrones’ abundant nudity nor its taut political machinations hold your interest, there’s always the option to spice Westeros up with a tipple. That’s exactly what Anna Lucylle has done for the show’s second season. Here’s a larger, printable version of her rules, and you can find more ill-advised science fiction and…

Television Cyriaque Lamar

Low-Tech GPS Device Keeps Track of Your Little Ones

The Chalktrail is an inexpensive bike add-on that allows artsy boys and girls to draw pretty patterns while they ride. It also doubles (perhaps unintentionally) as a low-tech GPS device to keep track of your child’s. every. move. Chalktrail inventor Scott Baumann, of Bellingham, Washington, says he got the idea for Chalktrail (a runaway success…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Randall Jr Makes Beer Taste…Different

Tired of your Coors Light tasting like fermented horse piss but don’t want to actually, you know, buy better beer? You are in luck with this single-serving beer infuser from Dogfish Head Brewery. Dubbed the Randall Jr, this device is a hand-held version of the brewery’s Randall The Enamel Animal infuser. They both work essentially…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The World Wide Web Doesn’t Revolve Around You, Music Industry

It’s always nice when family has your back. So it should come as a great relief to hear that Tim Berners-Lee, father of the World Wide Web, opposes recent controversial web freedom-limiting legislation such as SOPA and PIPA. At press conference for the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) he made clear his belief that the…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Jackie Wilson: Higher and Higher – Lonely Teardrops

Del Shannon and Roy Orbison were titans in the music business, so when they’re introducing you on national television, that’s saying something. Here’s Mr. Excitement singing two of his greatest hits while wearing what appear to be some of those ass-flappy long-johns and a pair of pirate boots. Jackie Wilson, for those of you who…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Bubbles: The Future of the Lightbulb?

Although there are many lightbulb options open to the smart consumer, they all share one important trait: they’re all solid, and don’t pop unlike this bubble light. The Surface Tension Lamp, designed by Italian designers Spazio Rossana Orlandi, replaces the lightbulb’s glass with liquid water. An LED lamp shines through a bubble as it expands,…

Tech News Kif Leswing

The First Ever Proposal for the Web Was Judged “Vague, But Exciting”

Samsung’s Pro Compact Cameras Get Juiced With Wi-Fi

Overhauled Spotify for Android: All About Discovery

Intel Silicon to Finally Appear in a Shipping Smartphone—In India

A Glimpse Into the Archives of Da Vinci’s Anatomical Drawings

Google’s Cloud Print Now Lets You Send Documents Direct to FedEx

Facebook Plans to Go Public on May 17th

Meet Jesper Bruun, Stock Photography’s Leading Lad

Bust Heads, Not Your iPhone

What Will Director James Cameron Do In Outer Space?

Colorado Considers Blowing Up Frozen Cow Carcasses

Penguins Rocket Away from Danger Aboard Supercavitating Bubble Jets

Nikon D3200: Nikon’s Entry-Level DSLR Goes Pixel-Hungry Too

Hacking Bikes, Finding Weed in Malawi, and Growing Weed in Meijers

Get hammered on Tyrion’s quips with the Game of Thrones drinking game

Low-Tech GPS Device Keeps Track of Your Little Ones

Randall Jr Makes Beer Taste…Different

The World Wide Web Doesn’t Revolve Around You, Music Industry

Jackie Wilson: Higher and Higher – Lonely Teardrops

Bubbles: The Future of the Lightbulb?

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