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This is the most incredible human aging video I’ve ever seen

You may have seen timelapse videos of people who took a daily photograph of themselves for a few years of their lives. This one goes beyond anything you’ve ever seen before. Unbelievable. https://gizmodo.com/this-girl-ages-into-an-old-woman-before-your-eyes-witho-1283215638

How Apple’s M7 Chip Makes the iPhone 5S the Ultimate Tracking Device

There were plenty of ooo’s and ahh’s at today’s iPhone 5S event, many of them direct at the new revolutionary fingerprint scanner. But many people overlooked a tiny piece of hardware that stands to open the doors to a whole new set of apps—and potential anxiety: The motion-sensing M7 chip. https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-5s-fingerprint-scanner-is-full-of-next-level-1285618943 Alongside the new superfast…

A Pink iPhone Was Inevitable, And I Love It

I learned to type on the original Macintosh, worshipped my click wheel iPod, and still believe in Apple TV. I am an enthusiastic Apple evangelist in pretty much every aspect of my life. But I have never been excited about a single Apple announcement until today. My iPhone is my constant companion. I look at…

Now this is the Thor 2 movie poster we want

After releasing a couple of resoundingly terrible posters, in which Natalie Portman is eating her hair (we assume because of stress) and Tom Hiddleston is wearing a zipper cape, the internet has responded with a much better poster for Thor 2. Found on Tumblr, this firm embrace between Loki and Thor is infinitely better than…

iPhone 5C Meta Hands-On: Proudly Plastic, Surprisingly Premium

The iPhone 5C sure turned out to be exactly what we expected, except with some serious iPhone 5 guts in there instead of the old 4S snoozers. And just $100 (on contract). But that’s only half the fun. How do those plastic backs feel, with and without the horrible cases? There’s one big takeaway: This…

Apple just posted the full video stream from today’s unveiling of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, so you can relive the whole debut all over again. [Apple]

iPhone 5S Meta Hands-On: Scanning Thumbs Like a Dream (So Far)

The iPhone 5S is finally here, complete with the long-rumored fingerprint scanner, blazing guts with a second brain, and all new colors. Sounds good, but how does it feel? How does the thumb-print scanner work? The hands-on impressions have started rolling in and the verdict is: pretty great, actually. https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-5s-everything-you-need-to-know-1282062460 The Verge [The champagne iPhone…

What will The Simpsons look like after the apocalypse?

Plenty of science fiction shows us the political and social fallout of an apocalypse. But what will the end times do to our pop culture? Mr. Burns, a play opening this month in New York, does a magnificent job plunging us into a post-pandemic future — by exploring how people will remember The Simpsons. All…

The Fantastic, Wonderful (and Boring) Future of Phones in 1965

Speed-dialing! Electronic exchanges! Call forwarding! Okay, it’s no gold iPhone, but back in 1965 (when Apple CEO Timmy Cook was just four years old), this was the future of phones! As someone whose job it is to study past visions of the future every single day, it’s easy for me to pull out the flying…

Canada releases official Superman currency for his 75th anniversary

While America is wasting its time still trying to justify why we still make pennies, Canada is hard at work celebrating the most iconic superhero of all time. The Royal Canadian Mint has announced the release of seven special coins to commemorate Superman’s 75th anniversary, worth anywhere from $29.75 to $750 Canadian. Here are the…

Take a Street View Tour of an Underground Chapel Built Out of Salt

If opulent isn’t an adjective you’d immediately associate with the mining profession, then you’ve clearly never had a peek inside Poland’s Wieliczka Salt Mine. The subterranean marvel (and UNESCO World Heritage Site) has been operational since the first shafts were dug way back in the 13th century, but the decor has come a long, long…

AppleCare+ damage coverage for iPhones just got a bit more expensive: each incident now costs $80, a $30 increase, while an additional two years of coverage is still $100. Apple has also added iPod Touch and Classic coverage packages for $60. [AppleCare+ via TechCrunch]

Disney Wants You To Bring Your iPad To The Little Mermaid Screenings

Well here’s something you’ll hate. Most theaters do everything they can to discourage people from using their mobile devices during a movie. But Disney is re-releasing The Little Mermaid starting September 13, and actually encourages moviegoers to bring and use their iPad during the film. Say wha? The screenings are kind of a modern take…

How much alcohol is too much?

Located somewhere between the craggy cliffs of Raging Alcoholism and the tranquil (if a tad repressed) planes of Stone-Cold Sobriety roll the pleasantly sloping hills of Moderate Booze-Consumption. It’s a nice, pleasantly buzzed place to visit – but getting there can be a little tricky. What does it really mean, after all, to drink in…

That’s Actually Perfect: Sigur Rós will cameo on Game of Thrones

One is an Icelandic band who sings in a made up language. The other is an Icelandic-filming TV series that also sometimes sings in a made-up language. Never were two creations more right for each other. The band Sigur Rós will be making an appearance on Game of Thrones. Excellent. EW broke the news that…

Watch Apple’s New Videos With All the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C Details

Apple’s budget iPhone 5C is really real and it comes in a bevy of colors with holey cases that look like Connect 4 game boards. It is essentially the same phone as the iPhone 5 when it comes to specs, with a plastic back rather than an aluminum one. Here you can see Jony Ive…

Dealzmodo: $3 Case For Your New iPhone, Beyerdynamic Headphones, 1.5TB

So you’re getting a new iPhone (or already have one) and don’t want to spend 40 bucks on a new case (with holes in it). Here’s a $3 iPhone case that comes in 12 different colors, with 4/4S and 5/5S versions available. Be sure to use promo code TPUSALE9 to get the discount. Unfortunately, no…

Could Future Astronauts 3D Print Habitats Using Mars and Moon Soil?

Right now, there are dozens of theoretical proposals for how humans could eventually populate Mars (or the Moon), each as crazy as the next: Space elevator. Inflatables. Giant 3D printer. But there’s something wonderful about watching these zany concepts emerge, each with its own unique logic. The latest? A plan to create cave-like dwellings for…

Which kind of idiot would buy a plastic case for a plastic iPhone?

29 bucks. That’s what Apple wants you to spend in a plastic case that will make your new plastic iPhone 5C look like a game of Connect Four. Today, Apple has turned the iPhone case market into a pathetic parody of itself. Not that it wasn’t already a pathetic parody, mind you. It was. A…

The Science of What Makes an Introvert and an Extrovert

Do you like to make small talk? Do you prefer one-to-one conversations or group activities? These questions and many others often show up in personality quizzes to reveal how introverted or extroverted you are, but what does that really mean? Here’s what science tells us about extroversion and introversion. What Are Extroversion and Introversion? Extroversion…