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Ikea May Let IkeaHackers Live On After All

Ikea started chasing its incredibly devoted fansite IkeaHackers earlier this week, threatening to shut it down, or at least force it to stop hosting advertising. But now it seems to be changing its mind, after an upswell if internet upsetment. https://gizmodo.com/why-ikea-shutting-down-its-most-popular-fan-site-is-a-g-1591401344 The mastermind behind the site, Jules Yap, has written a blog post explaining that…

One of These 10 Designs WIll Become an Actual Moto 360 Watch Face

Earlier this year, Motorola asked designers to submit face designs for its upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch. Overwhelmed by 1,300 entries, the field has been whittled down to 10—and you can vote to decide which one will actually ship with the watch. https://gizmodo.com/moto-360-this-is-motorolas-android-wear-powered-smart-1546422737 There are some lovely designs in here, and they vary from analog cool…

First ever 360-degree time-lapse bends space and mind

I’ve never seen anything like this stunning 360-degree time-lapse videos by photographer Vincent Brady. I think it’s the first one ever. He made them using a multiple camera 360-degree time-lapse panorama after years spent experimenting and customizing his kit. Incredible. The video was made with a four camera rig fitted with fish eye lenses and…

Portland: The City of Sleeping Dragons

This is the the “Dragons of Portland” series by Rebecca Flaum, which can be found on her tumblr and deviantArt. You can also buy prints here. Now, if only we could have dragons for every city.

New Lego Fusion lets you build infinite virtual worlds using real bricks

This is the new Lego Fusion, three new sets designed to let you build Lego worlds inside your tablet or phone by using physical bricks in the real world. Build something, capture it, and it becomes a 3D object inside a virtual universe. And then you can play with it just like in a Lego…

You’d Never Guess This House Was Made Entirely From Trash

This house looks normal. Lovely, even. But get up close and you’ll realize that it’s far from conventional—because it’s made from trash. Real, actual trash. We’re not talking nicely recycled plastics or reclaimed woods, here. No: the foundations are constructed from blast-furnace slag; disused carpet tiles clad its walls; and the whole thing is insulated…

NASA unearths fascinating film of early experimental planes

NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center has unearthed original footage of experimental aircraft from as far back as the 1940s. It shows really cool views of airplanes, like the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket and the X-15 space plane. At the time, the recently rechristened Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center was a facility controlled by…

Your Next Smartphone Could Have Security Sensors Built Into Its Screen

The slab of glass on the front of your phone currently detects your finger prods and allows light to pour through—but soon, it could provide an extra layer of security, too. A team of researchers from Polytechnique Montreal has devised a new technique which allows them to create in-glass sensors within slabs of Gorilla Glass,…

Facebook Is Down (Updated: It’s Fixed!)

Facebook appears to be offline, internationally. The social network isn’t working on web or mobile, and even its developer platform is down. Facebook is yet to offer an explanation on its own site or via Twitter. Facebook is unavailable in the US and Europe, and parts of Asia appear to be missing the service too.…

How Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Made Overgrown Future Woods in Canada

The Credits has a fascinating article about all the work it took to create the look of an abandoned California in Vancouver. Which is particularly impressive, given that Andy Serkis has said that the majority of filming took place on location, not on a built-for-their-exact-needs set. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes takes place…

That Cheap New iMac Has Its Memory Soldered in to Stymie Upgrades

There’s a new iMac that’s $200 cheaper and comes with a fairly underpowered processor. But that’s not the only compromise: a teardown reveals that Apple solders in the memory to this particular computer. As OWC found out, the memory chips are soldered to the motherboard—removing any possibility of adding additional memory. Add to that the…

Sony’s AS100V action cam is getting a firmware update for Mac and Windowsthat allows it to stream live internet video. We’ll let you decided what you want to do with that feature.

Marvel Wants Jon Spaihts to Write Doctor Strange

Marvel Studios is negotiating with Jon Spaihts to write the script for Doctor Strange. And not to leap to conclusions (but to absolutely leap to conclusions), but do we really trust one of the Prometheus writers to produce a good script for this? Spaihts has a relatively short filmography, starting with 2011 The Darkest Hour…

I can’t stop laughing watching Bowie and Jagger in this music-less clip

David Bowie and the Rolling Stones are my favorite musicians in ever, which is probably the reason why I love this music-less version of that big mistake called Dancing in the Street. Created by the incredible Mario Wienerroither, it’s so outrageous that I can’t stop laughing. Genius. Seriously, Mario Wienerroither, we have featured your amazing…

Holy crap, a supersonic ping pong ball can destroy a ping pong paddle

Ping pong balls are fragile—they can be easily be crushed with your fingers. Ping pong paddles are really hard—they can easily break your finger bones and do serious damage. With that in mind, watch this video of a supersonic ping pong ball destroying a paddle in slow motion. It’s incredible. John Huhn from the Motion…

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 is a thing that is happening. Why? Because even though the film only made $55 million domestically, it pulled in $255 million worldwide. Both Both Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton are presumably contractually required to return. [Sci Fi Now]

All The Secrets Of The Last Ship‘s Devastating Plague Apocalypse

The Last Ship, the Michael Bay-produced show about the disease that wipes out most of humanity, and the one Navy vessel that can save us, premieres Sunday on TNT. The pilot was touted as the biggest TNT has ever done, but can the show sustain that level of action for the rest of the season?…

Scientists discover that spiders kill and eat fish too

A new research paper just published in the scientific journal Plos One brings us new fuel for nightmares: Spiders not only eat insects but also kill and eat fish often much larger than them. And it’s not only one or two species, but many species at a global scale. More than 80 incidences of fish…

NASA wants to send a quadcopter drone to Titan

NASA wants to search Saturn’s moon Titan for life but they’re having trouble coming up with a good way to cover a large territory and obtain samples. Now they think they may have a good solution: A 22-pound quadcopter that will work from a mothership. After reading about it, it’s a really cool idea. Larry…

Every Game Of Thrones Scene Broken Down By Book, Chapter And Episode

Have you ever wondered exactly how far the show has taken the various storylines of A Song of Ice and Fire books? Redditor Jonnyi94 broke it all down in this amazing chart, which reveals a great deal about how the show has evolved over the years. Click here to see the graph in its hi-res…