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Shooting Challenge: Summer

Kool-aid. Sunscreen. Swass. It’s summer, that time we dream about all year, only to bitch about when it’s finally here. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, capture the feeling of summer, in a single frame. The Challenge Photograph summer. The Technique I love our seasonal challenges. Like all seasons, I think that summer evokes a…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 27

Modular Beach Pavilions Are Replacing the Ones Hurricane Sandy Ruined

It’s been seven months since Hurricane Sandy ravaged New York City-area beaches, decimating facilities like lifeguard stations and changing rooms, and it’s been a race against the clock to get the beaches back in shape for the summer season. As part of the rebuilding effort, Garrison Architects were tapped to create 37 modular beach pavilions…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 17

Seaweed-Sucking Truck to Clean Spain’s Hottest Beaches

Keeping Alicante’s miles of shoreline pristine for the multitudes of beachgoers that congregate to the Mediterranean city every year is no small feat—what with all the seaweed that washes up there. Problem is, the city’s existing seaweed mitigation techniques end up eroding the beaches they’re meant to clean. This automated seaweed collector, however, removes all…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 8

$260 Portable Lounge Chair ISO Professional Beach Bum

For most sunbathers a towel, a bottle of lotion, and some sunglasses are all they need for a day at the beach. But with every activity there’s always that one person who has to do overdo it, and they’ll be easy to spot dragging around this 22-pound transforming monstrosity of a lounge chair. Featuring everything…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 11

A Plate Made of Sand Sounds Like an Awful Dining Experience

Given that sand finds its way into every nook and cranny of your person when you go for a swim, the prospect of dining on the beach is even less appealing. So what possessed artist Victor Castanera to create a series of plaster-based dinnerware cast from the natural contours of a sandy beach? It’s unfortunately…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 14

Simple Design Update Makes the Classic Wooden Deck Chair Infinitely More Useful

Sometimes change is a good thing, as is demonstrated by the simple updates Numen made to the classic folding deck chair found on swanky cruise ships around the world. A new ‘X’ design not only adds an optional sun shade, but also handy pockets for storing drinks and sunscreen. It’s one of those updates that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 7

Officials Don’t Know Why 877 Dead Dolphins Have Been Found on Beaches in Peru

From February to April, a 2-month span, 877 dead dolphins and porpoises have been found on the beaches of northern Peru. The problem? No one knows why. It could be a virus. It could be an infection. It could be seismic oil exploration. It could be air guns. It could be nothing? It’s probably not…

Biology Casey Chan Apr 22

EMILY Robot Lifeguard to Begin Saving Victims Off Malibu Shores This Summer

Swimmers running into trouble at Malibu’s Zuma Beach this summer might owe their lives to a robot named EMILY. The robo-raft, set to launch there and 25 other beaches by December, could rescue victims six times faster than a human. The raft operates via a remote control, held by a lifeguard on land. On board…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 26

Dubai Hotelier Hasn’t Heard of Flip-Flops, Plans to Refrigerate Entire Beach

There’s nothing like a good bit of Dubai excess, but this just isn’t impressive enough to justify the profligacy: the Palazzo Versace hotel is building a beach with refrigerated sand. The small beach will protect guests’ precious feet by piping cold air through a series of tubes underneath the sand, which will suck enough heat…

Tech News John Herrman Dec 15

Shooting Challenge: Summer

Modular Beach Pavilions Are Replacing the Ones Hurricane Sandy Ruined

Seaweed-Sucking Truck to Clean Spain’s Hottest Beaches

$260 Portable Lounge Chair ISO Professional Beach Bum

A Plate Made of Sand Sounds Like an Awful Dining Experience

Simple Design Update Makes the Classic Wooden Deck Chair Infinitely More Useful

Officials Don’t Know Why 877 Dead Dolphins Have Been Found on Beaches in Peru

EMILY Robot Lifeguard to Begin Saving Victims Off Malibu Shores This Summer

Dubai Hotelier Hasn’t Heard of Flip-Flops, Plans to Refrigerate Entire Beach

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