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No, These Apps Can’t Detect Cancer. Just Stop.

A slew of apps have cropped up touting the ability to diagnose any number of diseases over the past few years, and now thanks to the federal trade commission, at least two of them will have to stop. Because science isn’t backing up any of it. The apps currently in question, MelApp and Mole Detective,…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

A Beer Bottle For Babies Helps Kids Unwind After a Long Day At the Park

If you thought pushing papers at the office all day was stressful, just imagine what your baby has to deal with. The average playground is a full-on obstacle course to an infant, with dogs to dodge, quicksand to avoid, and slides that seem a mile long. So when you kick back with a cold relaxing…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This tidal bore makes waves that people can surf for 15 minutes non-stop

This is the mascaret at the port of Saint-Pardon de Vayres, near the city of Bordeaux, a tidal bore that produces waves for 15 minutes of continuous surfing. One second the river is completely quiet, the next the waves break in, taking dozens of surfers with them. A close up from the boards: Some aerial…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The Horrible Reality of Tiny Houses, Revealed By Portlandia

Aww, tiny houses! Tiny apartments. Micro-living. So cute! And green! What could go wrong!? A clip from this week’s forthcoming episode of Portlandia explores the realities of micro-living: Your loved one’s hybrid toilet/work desk. Your cat’s fold-up litter box. The perils of handling knives in tiny spaces. The full episode airs on Thursday, but check…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Tiny Robot Grippers Dissolve Away in Your Body Once Their Job Is Done

As robots get small enough to easily swim around inside the human body, they’ll soon be used to perform medical procedures all from within a patient. And researchers at Johns Hopkins University are making such an idea even more plausible with the development of tiny robotic grippers that will actually dissolve away inside a patient…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Coolest Couple Ever Blows Stuff Up for a Living

Meet Rich and Dee Gibson, founders of Rich’s Incredible Pyro, a spectacle of explosions that takes place at air shows around the country. In this New York Times documentary, the couple shares what they love about blowing shit up. The video entitled Kaboom! (which is beautifully shot, by the way), is laced with terrific explosions…

Tech News Michael Hession

An Adorable Ride-on Combine That Actually Harvests Toys

The combine harvester looks like one of the more terrifying tools a farmer has at their disposal. But when shrunk to the size of a toddler, suddenly it becomes an adorable way for kids to scoot around their play room while sucking up bright yellow balls. Available later this year for just $60, the combine…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Lego CHAPPiE May Not Be The Harbinger Of Sentient A.I., But He Is Cute

For a former police drone, the titular robo-hero of CHAPPiE sure has a cutesy design. I mean look a the little flappy ears and everything! Recreating it in Lego as Eric Tsai did only makes him look even cuter. Header Image Credit: Eric Tsai. All images credited as such unless otherwise stated. Tsai recently posted…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Explore the Dark Future of Cities in These Intense, 5K Animated Shorts

Some of the best science fiction isn’t set in space — it’s set in an almost-recognizable future, but the near future—the liminal space between present day and a world we can barely imagine. That’s the future we see in New City, a series of 5K animations and short stories by the writer and designer Liam…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Tweak the Hidden Settings in Instagram’s Hyperlapse to Get Better Video

You may be a regular Hyperlapse user or have forgotten all about Instagram’s slick video capturing tool since it launched last August. What you probably don’t know is that the app features a hidden menu that gives you access to some extra settings, enabling you to take more control over the quality and speed of…

Gadgets David Nield

Pebble’s Fantastic Smartwatch Is Growing Up

It’s been almost three years since the original Pebble ( still one of the very best) closed up Kickstarter-shop with over $10 million, and now the little watch that could has a true successor. This is the Pebble Time. It’s thinner. It’s got a color screen. It’s got a microphone. And…it’s on Kickstarter. Like the…

Tech News Eric Limer

Superhero Helmets Unfortunately Won’t Make You Invincible On the Road

They’re not quite as detailed as that magnificent Halo Master Chief motorcycle helmet from last week, but these equally beautiful hand-painted helmets from Air Graffix also won’t require you to mortgage your home to afford one. They range in price from $500 to $800 depending on the amount of detail required to recreate a design,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Paddle Salt and Pepper Shakers Bring Air Hockey To the Dinner Table

If you find it hard enough to keep order when all of your kids are gathered in the dining room for dinner, this set of air hockey salt and pepper shakers is just about the last thing you’d want to bring to the table. Because thanks to felt pads on the underside they’re just as…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Quirky Life Of Superheroes Off The Job, As Told By Hot Toys Figures

The life of a superhero isn’t all saving the day from world-consuming threats – there’s always going to downtime to goof off in. Toy photographer Edy Hardjo imagines what it’s like for the Avengers, Batman and co. when they’re not out performing heroics on the job through a legion of Hot Toys figures. Header Image…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Snowden May Get to Binge-Watch House of Cards in Russia After All

Netflix has ambitious international plans, Bing prediction sets the dial to creepy, and the future a silicon-based chips is coming to an end. It’s a healthy helping of news and rumors on BitStream. Come and get it. Netflix Wants to Be in Russia By 2017 Despite companies, such as Spotify, currently postponing or abandoning service…

Tech News Darren Orf

What the hell did I just watch?

I can’t really tell you much about this Swedish short film without spoiling it. I’m just going to say that it’s hilarious and completely nuts—even with the English subtitles on. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

Is the Internet killing our individuality?

British motion designer Thom Haig lays out some very interesting questions about our future: Is the Internet and the new connectivity systems affecting our individuality? Are we capable of creating new thoughts or are we just simply replicating the same ideas over and over again? I’m sure you all have your own thoughts about this…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

This Soft Upper-Body Exo-suit Could Boost Your Strength Without Power

Exoskeletons can make it far easier and safer for workers to carry out heavy-duty labor. But not everyone needs to lift insanely heavy loads—and in those cases, something a little less robotic may just be the answer. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-future-of-heavy-work-and-it-looks-awesome-1663623797 A new prototype designed by researchers from Hiroshima University in Japan claims to be able to enhance…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Troubled History of the Foreskin

Common in the US, rare in Europe and now championed in Africa, male circumcision is hotly debated. Jessica Wapner explores whether the gains are worth the loss. On a recent Saturday morning, Craig Adams stood outside the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It was sunny but cold. Adams, who had…

Tech News Jessica Wapner - Mosaic

Watch people throw molten iron to make it explode against a brick wall

Dashuhua is a 500-year-old Chinese tradition practiced in Nuanquan town, in Hebei province, during the Lantern festival. It consists in throwing molten iron scraps to the cold bricks of the city gate to produce a spectacular shower of sparks that burst into the air creating a similar effect to a fireworks display. SPLOID is delicious…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

No, These Apps Can’t Detect Cancer. Just Stop.

A Beer Bottle For Babies Helps Kids Unwind After a Long Day At the Park

This tidal bore makes waves that people can surf for 15 minutes non-stop

The Horrible Reality of Tiny Houses, Revealed By Portlandia

Tiny Robot Grippers Dissolve Away in Your Body Once Their Job Is Done

Coolest Couple Ever Blows Stuff Up for a Living

An Adorable Ride-on Combine That Actually Harvests Toys

Lego CHAPPiE May Not Be The Harbinger Of Sentient A.I., But He Is Cute

Explore the Dark Future of Cities in These Intense, 5K Animated Shorts

Tweak the Hidden Settings in Instagram’s Hyperlapse to Get Better Video

Pebble’s Fantastic Smartwatch Is Growing Up

Superhero Helmets Unfortunately Won’t Make You Invincible On the Road

Paddle Salt and Pepper Shakers Bring Air Hockey To the Dinner Table

The Quirky Life Of Superheroes Off The Job, As Told By Hot Toys Figures

Snowden May Get to Binge-Watch House of Cards in Russia After All

What the hell did I just watch?

Is the Internet killing our individuality?

This Soft Upper-Body Exo-suit Could Boost Your Strength Without Power

The Troubled History of the Foreskin

Watch people throw molten iron to make it explode against a brick wall

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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