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Ever thought to yourself: “This lantern is great, but I sure wish I could control it from my smartphone?” No? Well no matter, Princeton Tec just made it anyways. The flashlight firm’s new foldable LED lanters are actually pretty sweet. They weigh just 313 grams and the plastic lens squishes down while the legs fold…
We’re in the thick of summer now, which means one thing. The creepy crawly bugs are out. But don’t be afraid. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, grab your camera and take some photos. The Challenge Photograph a bug. Insect, arachnid, no matter. But I prefer you photograph something living. Gorgeous images of dead bugs are…
We don’t know what dark matter is but we do know it exists. We know what it’s not though and Kurz Gesagt does its thing with another animated video explainer trying to break down what dark matter and dark energy is. Which is basically, we know something is out there, it interacts with gravity and…
The second teaser trailer for Star Wars – Episode VII – The Force Awakens opened with a haunting shot of the deserts of Tatooine slowly swallowing a crashed Star Destroyer. And Lego builder KevFett2011 succeeds in capturing all the beauty in that destruction with this 12,000 piece diorama. It’s ruin porn at its finest, because…
In our quest for ever-better sleep trackers, we may have to turn to an older technology for results. If you’ve ever gone to a sleep lab, you know you have to get annoying EEG sensors stuck all over your body, attached to wires. Even if you’re just trying to use a simple FitBit to track…
This little patrol robot was recently spotted at a transformer substation in Chuzhou, China. But will it ever find what it’s looking for? Maybe it’s over to the right. Nah, not there. Maybe it’ll find what it’s searching for over to its left. Not there either. Well, what if it gets a little closer while…
Temporary tattoos are a fun because the regret usually only lasts a couple of days. But a pair of brothers from Toronto have created a new kind of temporary tattoo that’s just as easy to apply, but actually last a full two weeks through showers, swims, and daily life. The Inkbox tattoos are applied just…
This new Therm-A-Rest Camper SV is three inches thick and 77 inches long, but requires just a couple breathes to inflate. How? It’s the same reason airplanes fly and curve balls result in strikes. It’s called the Bernoulli Principle and it states that moving air has less pressure than still air.* Airplane wings use it…
The original Pebble Steel was a great smartwatch in a surprisingly fashionable costume. Its successor, the Time Steel, keeps the sex appeal but crams more brains inside. Pebble is one of the oldest smartwatch companies around, and its products have evolved over time. First was the original Pebble, a Kickstarter project with an e-ink screen…
It’s not like I totally judge people’s handwriting (okay, I judge them a little) but it’s just refreshing to see good penmanship in 2015 because it’s so rare. We all just type on computers or phones and the most we write is two or three looping scribbles on a receipt. Here’s a look at someone…
Should I be slowing down in that case that upcoming green light turns yellow? How long am I going to be stopped at this red light? These are questions all drivers ask but never really expect to get answers to—unless they’re driving a BMW, now. Last week the German carmaker announced integration of the EnLighten…
Since Steve Jobs’ 2011 death, there’s been a glut of movies, books, documentaries, and parodies about the Apple founder’s dramatic life. If you’ve been longing for a more highbrow interpretation of the story of a successful entrepreneur who loved orange foods, good news: Steve Jobs is the focus of an upcoming opera. I also have…
Targeted at people who prioritize backpack weight over sleeping comfort and weather protection, ultralight tarps and the tiny companies that hand make them were, until now, pretty rare. But this one is made by Mountain Safety Research, one of the most-respected names in tents. Get ready for a new era of minimalist camping. Ultralight backpacking…
The last time you visited a restaurant, hotel, bar or kids’ fun park, did you bother to leave a review on Google Maps? Doing so is about more than just giving other visitors an idea of what to expect—it also lets Google give you more customized recommendations of where to visit next. You can see…
Holy crap. Like an explosion ripped straight from action movies, two trucks crash nearly head on with each other and blow up immediately causing a boom that looks like it was enhanced by special effects. Only it’s so much worse because it happened in real life and not in CG. I can hardly believe it.…
We’ve seen it in study after study: men worry about what their penis looks like. Is it too short? Too long? Too thin? Is the glans too fat? Will that birthmark be a deal breaker? Relax. A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine last month suggests that women don’t really notice those details.…
You might chuckle at the idea of a drunk cyclist, but since they often share the road with motorists, they can be just as dangerous as an inebriated driver. So if you don’t trust yourself to leave your bike locked up after having one too many, this bike lock will only open after you use…
Just as OnePlus finally delivered the long-awaited (and long-rumored) OnePlus 2, the Chinese company’s co-founder Carl Pei let details slip on the OnePlus’ next smartphone. Strange thing? It’s coming this year, too. Technology is filled with all kinds of rumors and speculation — real and fabricated. BitStream collects all those whispers into one place to…
Finding free porn on the internet is not hard. Literally type “porn” intothe search engineof your choice and bada bing, bada boobs—you’ll get yourself some T&A&whatever other genitalia your freaky heart desires. Which is why Pornhub’s latest service—paid porn—is a bold move. Pornhub is launching a “Netflix-style” premium streaming service called Pornhub Premium for its…
