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Was the Canon 5D the Digital Camera that Broke Film’s Back?

It seems like ages ago when most pros were still shooting film, but actually it wasn’t that far back in time. In 2005, Canon released the EOS 5D—a full-frame DSLR that many think turned the tide for skeptical photogs still doubting what digital could do. The B&H Insights blog has a brief history of why…

Tech News Michael Hession Dec 6 '13

This is insane. These clothes are all made of chocolate.

You can wear chocolate shoes, a chocolate dress, and (of course) a chocolate bustier. Also, don’t forget that fashionable shift made with Smarties. Here are our favorite chocolate fashions. Mira Mednik models an outfit made of chocolate designed by Martin Howard, Brasserie 8 1/2 pastry chef, during the Chocolate Show New York Fashion Show in…

io9 Vincze Miklós Dec 6 '13

How To Do a Secret Santa Gift Exchange With Far-Flung Friends

Secret Santa gift exchanges with friends are a fun part of Christmas festivities, but you have a dilemma: all your pals live in different cities. Praise be to the internet, because that’s no dilemma at all. You know the Secret Santa drill: wrangle a group of friends or coworkers, set a price limit for a…

Tech News Leslie Horn Dec 6 '13

Wouldn’t It Be Fun to Live in a Translucent House?

Walls are too restrictive. They put up a barrier between you and the outside world—sometimes that’s a good thing—but they also block natural light. So why not make them just a little bit translucent—you know, to brighten things up a bit? That’s exactly what architects at Suppose Design Office recently did for a family home…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Dec 6 '13

Sadly This 1969 “Internet” Radio Can’t Load Doge

Yes, this “Internet” radio from the late 1960s or early 1970s is real. But no, it’s not the doings of some sneaky time traveler. It’s yet another lesson in how history plays tricks on the future. With words. This “Internet” transistor radio comes from the collection of the British antiques collector and publisher Mark Hill,…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 6 '13

Video: Man miraculously survives terrible fall from cliff

“Compression fracture of the T12 vertebra, 5 stitches to the eye, 6 stitches to the chin, severely sprained back, wrist and hand. multiple bruised areas.” That’s the miraculous result of a failed base jump by Vimeo user Subterminally, who could have easily died. Feel free to scream as you watch him crash and fall—knowing that…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 6 '13

A Terminator Series Is Coming Back To TV

Two of the writers of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles are bringing Skynet back to the small screen. But is there room in the already crowded Terminator timeline for another series? And what could it possibly be about? The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller of the legendary TSCC, are working…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 6 '13

What’s the best series to give someone who’s just had a messy breakup?

When you’ve broken up with your longtime sweetie, you need to lose yourself in a long, long story. But you don’t want too much romance, to remind you what you just lost. So which book, movie, TV or comics series provides the best distraction for someone with a broken heart? Please include a picture or…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 6 '13

This Handheld 3D Printer Could Let Doctors “Draw” New Bones

Waving a magic wand over an injured bone to create a custom, living repair patch sounds like something out of I, Robot. But researchers have created a handheld 3D-printing pen that could someday do just that. It’s not magic, it’s science. The BioPen, developed at Australia’s University of Wollongong, holds two different “inks:” one made…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Dec 6 '13

The Fastest Way to Cool Down Beer

Beer. I prefer to drink it cold. Unfortunately, sometimes the beer which I have is warm. This usually happens when we are planning a party, because I buy a bunch of beer on pallets at Costco. I mean, I don’t buy it on pallets. It is on pallets at Costco, and I buy one case…

Tech News Rob Cockerham - Cockeyed.com Dec 6 '13

You must watch the US Congress’ hearing on alien life—it’s so good

You must watch the entire US Congress’ hearing on the search for alien life—it has so many awesome moments. It fills me with hope that at last some people in Washington are truly interested in the greatest discovery that Humanity would ever make. Not only Dr. Mary Voytek (NASA’s Senior Scientist for Astrobiology, Planetary Science…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 6 '13

Basically, everybody on Once Upon A Time in Wonderland has Daddy Issues

Dads, AMIRITE? Last night on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, we learned all about Alice’s Dad and Jafar’s Dad. But which backstory was the best backstory? Spoilers ahead… Jafar’s Dad: The Sultan It’s no great surprise that the man occupying the other cage in Jafar’s prison was his father, the Sultan. We saw that…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 6 '13

New chemical compound could make humans “invisible” to mosquitoes

It’s a breakthrough in the fight against disease-carrying mosquitoes. Researchers have found a chemical that disables the part of the insect’s brain that smells humans. Future bug repellents based on the compounds could give people an invisibility cloak against the winged pests. We talked to a scientist who worked on the discovery to find out…

io9 Joseph Bennington-Castro Dec 6 '13

Dubai’s $7 Billion Expo 2020 Could Become a Glittering White Whale

Seven years from now, Dubai will welcome roughly 70 million tourists to its first World Expo, housed inside a gigantic, brand new, solar-powered city. But exactly how smart of an investment is an Expo, these days? And can economically volatile Dubai handle the $7 billion cost? A November 13 photo shows an ad in Dubai.…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Dec 6 '13

Relive Seinfeld, Get A Better Input Device And A New Phone [Deals]

Thrust yourself back into a time in your life that’s actually not as long ago as you think it was with all nine seasons of Seinfeld for only $75. Or you know, gift the show to someone you love/hate, or your parents who you have no idea how to shop for. [Barnes and Noble] Careful,…

Television Shane Roberts Dec 6 '13

The Forest Service Spent $100,000 on Drones It Can’t Even Use

Everyone knows by now that Americans aren’t thrilled about the use of domestic drones. So if you’re a government agency and decide to invest many thousands of taxpayer dollars on surveillance drones, it’d be good if you checked to see if you can actually fly them first. The treehuggers at the United States Forest Service…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Dec 6 '13

Own the Lord of the Rings art Tolkien hated (and everyone else loved)

Right now, on eBay, you can buy Barbara Remington’s original artworks that inspired the covers of the 1965 editions of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Tolkien loathed this artwork, with its surreal touches and loose connection to his story — but over at BoingBoing, Mark Dery explains why fans loved it. Writes Dery:…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 6 '13

A Simple Way to Create Beautiful Photo Essays on the Web

If you take a lot of pictures, you probably already have some sort of online storage service filing away hundreds of photos. But what happens when you want to share a more refined, story-like presentation of your experiences? A new service called Exposure might be right up your alley. Exposure encourages a narrative-driven approach to…

Tech News Michael Hession Dec 6 '13

Revealed: Pentagon’s new superspy plane hiding in secret Area 51 hangar

This is the RQ-180, the Pentagon’s new super-spy plane, which has been secretly developed for years. Unlike Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 Son of Blackbird, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports that this stealth beast is already flyingacross the restricted airspace over Area 51. This seems to be its home at the not-so-secret base: Aviation Weekly’s Senior…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 6 '13

Should Queens Tear Down the 1964 World’s Fair Pavilion?

Last month, officials in New York determined that it would cost $53 million to fix and restore the New York State Pavilion, the series of hulking space-age structures built in Flushing Meadows Corona Park during the 1964-65 World’s Fair. Should these deteriorating ruins be preserved? In our series Preservation Battle, we look at significant buildings…

Tech News Alissa Walker and Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Dec 6 '13

Was the Canon 5D the Digital Camera that Broke Film’s Back?

This is insane. These clothes are all made of chocolate.

How To Do a Secret Santa Gift Exchange With Far-Flung Friends

Wouldn’t It Be Fun to Live in a Translucent House?

Sadly This 1969 “Internet” Radio Can’t Load Doge

Video: Man miraculously survives terrible fall from cliff

A Terminator Series Is Coming Back To TV

What’s the best series to give someone who’s just had a messy breakup?

This Handheld 3D Printer Could Let Doctors “Draw” New Bones

The Fastest Way to Cool Down Beer

You must watch the US Congress’ hearing on alien life—it’s so good

Basically, everybody on Once Upon A Time in Wonderland has Daddy Issues

New chemical compound could make humans “invisible” to mosquitoes

Dubai’s $7 Billion Expo 2020 Could Become a Glittering White Whale

Relive Seinfeld, Get A Better Input Device And A New Phone [Deals]

The Forest Service Spent $100,000 on Drones It Can’t Even Use

Own the Lord of the Rings art Tolkien hated (and everyone else loved)

A Simple Way to Create Beautiful Photo Essays on the Web

Revealed: Pentagon’s new superspy plane hiding in secret Area 51 hangar

Should Queens Tear Down the 1964 World’s Fair Pavilion?

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Was the Canon 5D the Digital Camera that Broke Film’s Back?

This is insane. These clothes are all made of chocolate.

How To Do a Secret Santa Gift Exchange With Far-Flung Friends

Wouldn’t It Be Fun to Live in a Translucent House?

Sadly This 1969 “Internet” Radio Can’t Load Doge

Video: Man miraculously survives terrible fall from cliff

A Terminator Series Is Coming Back To TV

What’s the best series to give someone who’s just had a messy breakup?

This Handheld 3D Printer Could Let Doctors “Draw” New Bones

The Fastest Way to Cool Down Beer

You must watch the US Congress’ hearing on alien life—it’s so good

Basically, everybody on Once Upon A Time in Wonderland has Daddy Issues

New chemical compound could make humans “invisible” to mosquitoes

​Dubai’s $7 Billion Expo 2020 Could Become a Glittering White Whale

Relive Seinfeld, Get A Better Input Device And A New Phone [Deals]

The Forest Service Spent $100,000 on Drones It Can’t Even Use

Own the Lord of the Rings art Tolkien hated (and everyone else loved)

A Simple Way to Create Beautiful Photo Essays on the Web

Revealed: Pentagon’s new superspy plane hiding in secret Area 51 hangar

Should Queens Tear Down the 1964 World’s Fair Pavilion?

HP OmniBook 3 17.3-Inch Laptop Is Now Cheaper Than an Entry-Level iPad After Amazon Slashes It to a Record Low

Meta Begins Data Center Invasion of Canada, Which Reminds Me of Some Weird Zuck Trivia

New Study Says Parents’ Phone Use Might Be Giving Kids Attachment Issues Later On

Galaxy S26 Ultra No Longer Carries a Premium Price Tag If You Buy It on Amazon Instead of Samsung Store

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The Future Is Always Listening: OpenAI Says Its New Voice Assistant Is ‘One Step Closer to a Truly Accessible AGI’

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