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What it’s like to see cities from the ISS like an astronaut

You know how when you look outside the airplane window and you’re in awe of all the lights and the outlines of the city and how you’re in the freaking air? Yeah, that’s nothing compared to the fun that is spotting cities from the ISS. Watch as astronauts show us what cities look like from…

​Intel’s $1,000 Wearable Is a Luxury Smart Bracelet For Women

This is the MICA, short for “My Intelligent Communication Accessory”, Intel’s first luxury smart bracelet aimed specifically at women. It looks nothing like a smartwatch but it has the guts of one. Details are still scant — Intel says that it will reveal more in October — but here’s what we do know: the MICA…

Wacom Bamboo Fineline: A Bluetooth Stylus That Puts a Fine Point on It

Styluses for capactive screens like the iPad used to be wide and squishy—bad for precise drawing and writing. Only recently have companies been able to come up with pen-like tips for a superior experience. Wacom is the latest to offer one such device in the Bamboo Stylus Fineline. The Fineline comes on the heels of…

You can watch the whole pilot of ABC’s Forever on their site and onHulu right now. The show stars Ioan Gruffudd as Dr. Henry Morgan, a medical examiner who solves crimes and is an immortal trying to solve the mystery of his existence.

Now This Is a Space Station I Could Get Used To

Look at those luxurious curves and inverted spires. The gravity may not be perfect all the time, but it’s hard to complain with that view of a ringed gas giant lighting up every window. Dylan Cole is an illustrator and concept artist in Los Angeles, and this image comes from his brand-new children’s book The…

Smart Chopsticks That Test Your Food For Contamination

Recently, Stephen Colbert lampoonedgadgets that track what you drink and other seemingly inane metrics. But the trend may have just found its ideal market. The Chinese search giant Baidu just introduced a pair of “smart chopsticks” designed to alert users to the presence of “gutter oil,” or the illegal use of oil dredged up unsavory…

Man Makes Himself a Live Bunny Blanket on Rabbit Island

Okay, go with me here: What if I keep a bunch of rabbits in my room and, come bedtime, I use food like this guy did to make myself a living duvet? The video was taken on Ōkunoshima, in the Inland Sea of Japan, which has both a poison gas museum and hundreds of friendly…

You Can Rent This 1962 Epic, But Should Really See it On The Big Screen

Usually movie nights on Giz are where we suggest something you can stream from the comfort of your home, like, right now. So yes: Technically, you can rent Lawrence of Arabia and queue it up this eve while you watch from the sofa. I won’t tell you not to do that. But consider this post…

Brilliant Doctor Who Wallpaper Spotlights A Different Doctor Each Hour

Now there have been twelve incarnations of the time-traveling Doctor (discounting the War Doctor), one for every hour on the clock. You can use this desktop wallpaper series to keep track of time with the Doctor. Gif by quinn_drummer. After reddit user CritterNYC updated a Doctor Who desktop background that was originally made by artist…

How Scientists Made This Ordinary Phone a Touchless Interface

When touchscreens came to the first iPhone, they felt like a marvelous new way to interact with the devices in our hands. Dirty or wet or gloved fingers reveal the limitations of the touchscreen, though, and touchless interfaces may be closer than you think—a lightly modified ordinary phone can detect hand gestures through interference of…

Impostor Cell Phone Towers Could Be Controlling Your Mobile

This map shows the locations of 17 mysterious cell towers in the United States that aren’t part of any known cell phone provider network. Nobody knows where they came from, but they are busily intercepting the communications of any mobile in signal range. What happens next probably isn’t good. Over at Popular Science, Andrew Rosenblum…

Watch this terrifying rolling cloud overtake a city in this time lapse

Kansas City, you never stood a chance. Watch as an arcus cloud—those scary low clouds that roll on top of itself and brings apocalyptic-like weather—make its way from one side of the city to the other. Stephen Locke captured the haunting beauty in his time lapse below. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff.…

How a country that has no new bike parts fixes its bicycles

What happens if you live in Cuba and your bike breaks down? It’s not like you can hop on the Internet and get two day shipping for a new bike. In fact, it’s pretty much impossible to score new bike parts. What you have to do is find a guy who knows another guy who…

TV on the Radio’s New Single Reminds You That Ignorance Is Bliss

TV on the Radio is back with the promise of a new album, a tour, and an ironically upbeat new single that reminds you that in the case of heartbreak, the healthy thing to do is suppress. “Happy Idiot” is an unsurprisingly great song from a great band—one we haven’t heard anything new from since…

Mexico City’s New Mega-Airport Will Collect Its Own Energy and Water

Cities all over the world have been scrambling to build mega-airports in an effort to lure tourism dollars and modernize their image. The latest to step into the fray: Mexico City, with a gigantic new airport proposal announced today that it’s calling the “most sustainable” in the world. Through a competition, Mexico City has chosen…

What’s Your Favorite Scene Where A Hero Pretends To Change Sides?

Everybody loves a crafty hero. And nothing says “crafty” better than pretending to swap sides. No matter how many times a good guy pretends to betray his/her friends, they always act shocked. But what’s the absolute best “pretending to go over to the enemy” scenes? Please include a picture or clip of this shocking “betrayal.”…

Just Play With the Blocks On These Turntables To Make Music

We’ve heard a lot about tangible interfaces for gadgets lately—but what about tangible interfaces for music? Per Holmquist, a Swedish designer, built just that: Beat Blox, a “turntable” that makes beats based on where you place tiny blocks on its face. Holmquist, who created the project for his thesis at Beckmans College of Design, describes…

Our galactic supercluster is 100 times bigger in volume and mass than previously thought. Using an innovative mapping technique, astronomers have charted an enormous region they’re now calling Laniakea. The new study, which better defines the dividing line between superclusters, offers a completely new look at our galaxy’s surroundings.

Watch vegetables get turned into juice with underwater shockwaves

Screw juicing or making kale smoothies, here’s the next big trend in what to drink: turning fruit and vegetables into juice with underwater shockwaves. The outside of the vegetable look the same after the explosion but the inside has turned into juice. Just stick a straw in and enjoy. It’s a stunt ad for Japanese…

Bose’s Classic Noise-Canceling Cans Just Got a Colorful Redesign

Bose’s noise-canceling headphones are an iconic staple worn by balding dudes in business classes everywhere. Finally, the company is updating its classic QuietComfort 15 headphones and ditching that stale grey design for something a little more attractive. According to Bose, the $300 QuietComfort 25 headphones cancel more sound than before, and have improved active EQ…