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Who Invented the Rocketship?

The entire idea of traveling into space to other worlds can be given a specific date: January 7, 1610. It was on that evening Galileo Galilei first observed the satellites of Jupiter and realized that the planets were worlds just like our own. Until then, the heavens were thought to be no great distance from…

This Is (Possibly) What 5,500-Year-Old Man Looked Like

This handsome-looking chap doesn’t look a day over 40—but in fact he’s 5,500 years old. This is a startlingly life-like reconstruction of a prehistoric skull buried near the UK’s Stonehenge which is 5,500 years old. Brought to life by Swedish sculptor Oscar Nilsson, the remains of the body are a rare example of the Neolithic…

Is yet another major superhero joining the Man of Steel 2 cast?

An old Star Wars/Boba Fett rumor has gained new life. NBC’s made a questionable marketing decision for Revolution. Check out the first photo of the new actor who’s taking over a crucial role on Game of Thrones. Is the new show about The Flash featuring one of his most classic villains in its first episode?…

Ubuntu is going to add BitTorrent search capabilities directly into its Unity desktop. Which is neat.

A Bracelet to Keep You Safe From the Sun and Tell You What SPF to Use

Netatmo is slowly creating a reputation for itself of combining smart sensors with neat design, having recently teamed up with Philippe Starck to produce a sleek wireless thermostat. Now, it’s joined forces with Louis Vuitton to produce a bracelet that’ll keep you safe in the sun. The June bracelet—designed by Louis Vuitton and Harry Winston…

Nvidia took to the fields to help publicize its new Tegra K1 chip, its first with a staggering 192 CUDA cores. The result is this deliciously geeky crop circle, cut into a field two hours south of San Francisco. [Nvidia]

LG Will Power 70 Percent of Its New Smart TVs With WebOS

While LG is yet to take to the stage and deliver a big presentation at CES, its Korean wing has just announced the company’s new webOS smart TV plans . Resurrecting Palm’s ill-fated mobile OS, which never truly delivered on phones, LG’s new range of webOS-powered TVs will make up a staggering 70 percent of…

Google Is Taking Android to the Car With Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai

Google has just announced that it’s joining forces with Audi, GM, Honda, Hyundai and Nvidia to create the Open Automotive Alliance. In other words, it’s planning to take Android to the automobile. According to Google, the new alliance is “aimed at accelerating auto innovation with an approach that offers openness, customization and scale”. That echoes…

Thank God They’re Finally Dressing Fujifilm’s Awesome X100S in Black

Fujifilm’s X100S is a seriously awesome $1300 fixed-lens camera with professional grade guts in a compact body. It’s perfect for a street photography. You know what sucks when you’re a street photographer? Shiny silver cameras that make taking candid shots difficult. Which is why I am positively stoked that they’re making this sleek little baby…

Fujifilm’s Instax Printer Turns Phone Snaps Into Instant Film Photos

These days, everything is instant photography, but no matter how many filters you smear onto that smartphone picture, it’s never going to have the wonderful feel of the photos a Polaroid used to spit out. But now you can approximate that level of satisfaction thanks to Fujifilm’s new Instax Share SP-1 printer. The Instax Share…

D-Link’s Nightvision Baby Cam Can Play Lullabies For Restless Kids

When you can’t be there in person to help soothe a restless toddler, or you’re just trying to teach them to sleep through the night, D-Link’s new Wi-Fi Baby Camera will let you keep an eye on little ones when you’re away, or don’t want to intervene. The camera transmits 720P video signals over your…

D-Link’s Tiny 802.11AC Router Turns Tethered Internet Into Usable Wi-Fi

Finding free internet at the end of an ethernet cable is like winning a dollar in the lottery. You know you should be happy, but it’s more of an inconvenience than anything. However, with D-Link’s new AC750 compact wireless router, you can turn that tethered internet lemon into delicious wireless lemonade, and it even lets…

An Encouraging Junto Nudge

I just sent this following note to the subscribers to the Disquiet Junto email list. It’s about participating in the Disquiet Junto, which is currently in the midst of its 105th weekly project. Hi, Members of the Disquiet Junto, This is a quick note to anyone out there who’s still on the fence about participating…

The Sound of One Tree Creaking

“Me recording the tree.” That’s how the photo caption reads. The photo accompanies a track by the “me” in question: Justin Buckley. He is visiting family in Nova Scotia during the current North American storm that has made “polar vortex” a household term. The tree is heard for 32 seconds, creaking in the intense winter…

Roku Is Making an Actual TV

You love your Roku but you hate your smart TV? All your dreams might soon come true, because Roku is putting its technology inside of an actual television set, available this fall. The TVs themselves will be manufactured by TCL and Hisense, but inside they’ll be all Roku Player. Meaning, these TVs will offer up…

Holy Crap, Nvidia’s New Tegra K1 Has 192 Cores?!

Nvidia’s kicking off this year’s CES madness with the Tegra K1, the first Nvidia chip with freaking 192 CUDA cores. Does that sound like a desktop thing, not mobile? It sort of is. According to Nvidia this bridges the gap between Kepler-based desktop cards and the mobile-based Tegra chips. Not just Tegra 5 but like…

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Wallflowers (NSFW)

For those about to not rock but instead watch other people do so, we salute you!

The New Corvette Stingray Will Come With Built-In Instant Replay

You can brag to your friends about the amazing weekend you had at the track all you want, but without a witness, you might as well be boasting about that monstrous fish that got away. So for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, GM is including what it calls its Performance Data Recorder which overlays telemetry,…

Cuddle Up With Dark Helmet, Yogurt, and the Schwartz Tonight

Did you catch last night’s episode of MythBusters, where they tested a bunch of Star Wars stunts to see if they actually work? Doesn’t matter. What you really wanna watch tonight is Spaceballs, perhaps the best and funniest spoof movie that ever existed. And it’s finally available on Netflix. The great thing about Spaceballs is…

This Magical Tech Could Make Mobile Keyboards Suck Way Less

It’s pretty much a given that laptops are going to get thinner and thinner. Take Microsoft Surface for example. It’s got that tablet keyboard-cover that’s alllmost but not really usable. The problem with it is that is there’s no haptic feedback. The raised keys help a little, but without any movement, you just can’t get…