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This Website Makes Building Lego Mosaics as Easy as Uploading a Photo

Lego gives you unrestricted artistic and architectural expression. That is what’s so great about those tiny blocks of awesome, but not everyone has the time or patience to create a brick-filled masterpiece. One website hopes to change that. Brick-A-Pic wants to help you create your own designs and photos with Lego. Once you’ve chosen a…

Tech News Darren Orf Jul 26

These Women Are Wearing Clothes Made of Real Milk

I’m having a hard time believing this, but these women are wearing clothes actually made with real milk. Yes, the liquid white stuff. The milk fabric was created by 28-yo German biologist and fashion designer Anke Domaske. Domaske and her team have found a way to turn sour milk into a environment friendly yarn in…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 26

10 Villains Who Changed Sides (But Stayed Cool)

Everybody knows that villains are cooler than heroes — it’s just the way things are. But if a villain hangs around long enough, sometimes he or she gets reformed and joins the good guys. Usually, this results in a tragic loss of coolness. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Sometimes, a villain can…

io9 Gordonmjackson Jul 26

Face Detection Slips Into iOS5

9 to 5 Mac reports that Apple has included facial recognition software and APIs into iOS5. While Apple doesn’t plan on making an app of their own, developers can jump on it and turn out Kinect-ish apps after tinkering with it. [9 to 5 Mac]

Tech News Kwame Opam Jul 26

HTC’s First 10-inch Tablet Is the Operatic Puccini

If you didn’t like HTC’s View, their next stab at tablet-dom might stylus your fancy: the 10-inch Puccini is the first of its size from the company, and BGR’s got first pics. https://gizmodo.com/htc-evo-view-4g-wanna-buy-a-giant-phone-that-doesnt-ma-5814520 The Puccini’s got stylus support yet again (ugh), but is rumored to be filled with Honeycomb, instead of the View’s subpar Gingerbread…

Gadgets Sam Biddle Jul 26

How-To: Back Up Your Android Data Before Upgrading

With all of the Android devices available, it’s important to be able to make sure all your data makes it from one device to another when you upgrade. But what’s the best way to make the transition? One of the best things about the Android platform is the sheer number of devices available. However, that…

Tech News Paul Escallier - MaximumPC Jul 26

Does this Fringe Comic-Con video contain a clue about what happened to Peter?

Ever since the end of Fringe season three, we’ve been wondering what’s up with Peter Bishop. Does this video which played at the show’s Comic-Con panel give a hint? Spoilers ahead… And at the Fringe pressrooms last weekend, the producers started to say we should be wondering what character Joshua Jackson is playing this fall…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 26

It’s Called Death Valley Because Your GPS Could Get You Killed There

Death Valley sounds like a terrifying place. So if you’re driving there on vacation, you’ll count on your GPS to get you the fuck out. Except that, thanks to its reliance on outdated maps, your GPS wants you to fry. I mean, it happens. Your trusty TomTom made you take a wrong turn into construction…

Tech News Kwame Opam Jul 26

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen trip their brains out in this week’s comics

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen return, and this time they’re higher than kites! Also, everyone in Manhattan becomes a friendly neighborhood Spider-Person. Just your standard week in comics, folks. First Issues A lean week for debuts, but Roger Langridge pens The Muppets for Marvel, Joe Hill writes The Cape (not the TV show) for IDW,…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 26

The Best Tablet Display: iPad 2 Just Got Dethroned

Dr. Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies separates the best smartphone, tablet, HDTV, and multimedia displays from the worst with his Display Technology Shoot-Out series. And his newly crowned tablet champion might just surprise you: Introduction Tablets are essentially large portable displays—handheld screens designed for conveniently viewing content and images anywhere you want while untethered. For…

Tech News Dr. Raymond Soneira - DisplayMate Jul 26

Christina Perasso Needs You. Now.

Inside officially started yesterday, July 25, when the first film segment posted to YouTube at 2 PM EST. Christina Perasso (Emmy Rossum) is locked in that room with just a laptop and an intermittent Wifi connection as her lifeline to the outside world. No one knows how this scenario is going to play out, or…

Tech News Sponsored post Jul 26

You Should Be Saving $25 to $50 on Your Airplane Ticket But Airlines Are Robbing You

Right now, you should be saving $25 to $50 when you buy an airplane ticket. Why? Because Congress didn’t approve a bill to keep the FAA running, which means the FAA doesn’t have the authority to collect taxes on airfare, which should mean no taxes for you! Too bad the airlines are pocketing the difference.…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 26

An Alarm Clock/Charger You’d Want to Slide Your iPhone Into

In our bubble-wrapped little lives, the only way we can play with fire and feel true panic is by running our batteries down as low as possible. But doesn’t it suck the next day, when you realize your phone is dead? This Kickstarter project aims to stop those occasional gambles with low juice, and will…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 26

SF Gateway puts tons of out-of-print SF classics online as e-books

The great British SF publisher Gollancz has launched a new “digital SFF library,” called SF Gateway, which will make thousands of out-of-print SF classics available as e-books. It launches this fall, and will be integrated with the online launch of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. According to Cheryl Morgan, the list of authors includes: Poul…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jul 26

World’s Biggest Solar Furnace Delivers a Tiny, 6,300-Degree Slice of the Sun on Earth

What’s been around since the ’70s, has more mirrors than Studio 54, and generates more heat than John Travolta dancin’-Dancin’-DANCIN’ in a polyester pimp suit? The world’s biggest solar furnace obviously. Located in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, high in the Pyrenees Mountains in the Basque region of the French/Spanish border, this solar furnace employs a total of 10,000…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jul 26

Navy’s Next Wonder Weapon Combines a High Speed 25mm Gun With Deadly Laser

Boeing and BAE are building a weapon that combines a traditional M242 autocannon—which fires 175 rounds per minute with a range of 2.5 kilometers—with a high energy laser. They call it the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System. Similar to the successul Boeing’s Laser Avenger—which is being developed for the US Army—the MK 38…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 26

Samsung’s Galaxy S II Superphone Gets a Full Keyboard on AT&T

AT&T’s version of Samsung’s Galaxy S II is a slider. BGR got its mitts on exclusive images of the new handset, and it looks like it’s remained relatively lithe, despite the addition of the full keyboard. The Galaxy S II runs Gingerbread, and the international version was the fastest Android handset we’ve seen. Look for…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner Jul 26

Cardboard Box Coolers Are Perfect for Any Summer Barbecue

These cardboard coolers are a must for any summer event: smart, green, recyclable and can fit 35 lbs worth of beer and goodies. It’s like a cross between the heavy duty plastic coolers and the disposable styrofoam ones…but better. The Cascades ThermaFresh cardbox coolers are made from 70% recycled cardboard and lined with a NorShield…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 26

Netflix Was Surprised You Guys Didn’t Bitch About the Price Hike More

Even though I saw more than my fair share of moans about the Netflix price increase on Twitter and the like, Netflix thinks they got away relatively unscathed. Cue a deluge of further complaints after CEO Reed Hasting’s comments. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-price-hike-tied-to-unexpected-demand-for-those-5821946 Even though their stock took a nose-dive, and Netflix believes they’ll have problems attracting new…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 26

Samsung’s 10.1-Inch Galaxy Tab Will Hit Verizon This Thursday

Samsung’s larger Android-running Galaxy Tab is going on sale at Verizon this Thursday, both in-store and online. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-killed-and-reborn-as-worlds-thi-5784427

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Jul 26

This Website Makes Building Lego Mosaics as Easy as Uploading a Photo

These Women Are Wearing Clothes Made of Real Milk

10 Villains Who Changed Sides (But Stayed Cool)

Face Detection Slips Into iOS5

HTC’s First 10-inch Tablet Is the Operatic Puccini

How-To: Back Up Your Android Data Before Upgrading

Does this Fringe Comic-Con video contain a clue about what happened to Peter?

It’s Called Death Valley Because Your GPS Could Get You Killed There

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen trip their brains out in this week’s comics

The Best Tablet Display: iPad 2 Just Got Dethroned

Christina Perasso Needs You. Now.

You Should Be Saving $25 to $50 on Your Airplane Ticket But Airlines Are Robbing You

An Alarm Clock/Charger You’d Want to Slide Your iPhone Into

SF Gateway puts tons of out-of-print SF classics online as e-books

World’s Biggest Solar Furnace Delivers a Tiny, 6,300-Degree Slice of the Sun on Earth

Navy’s Next Wonder Weapon Combines a High Speed 25mm Gun With Deadly Laser

Samsung’s Galaxy S II Superphone Gets a Full Keyboard on AT&T

Cardboard Box Coolers Are Perfect for Any Summer Barbecue

Netflix Was Surprised You Guys Didn’t Bitch About the Price Hike More

Samsung’s 10.1-Inch Galaxy Tab Will Hit Verizon This Thursday

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