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It’s football season, so we challenged you to photograph some pigskin. Winner: The Falconer 8th grade football Effort from both sides…Shot low from the end zone – Canon EOS-!D X, 200mm, F2.8, 1/1000″ ISO 2000. Image processed in DxO Optics Pro. 80% JPG w/ Prime Noise reduction. – Tim Storm Number 4 Picture taken last…
While humankind has been documenting buildings in various ways since the beginning of civilization, architectural photography is a relatively new phenomenon. And it turns out that even the process of training the camera specifically on architecture has evolved—from using buildings as backdrops to making them the main subjects of striking imagery. The Barbican’s new show…
Apple will reportedly introduce its new generation of iPads this month, and the leaks are right on schedule: Today’s rumor comes from the Vietnamese blog Tinhte.vn, which published a slew of photos of what it describes as a model device. First of all, if the leaks are to be believed—and we should take them with…
Apple is going to block a loophole that allowed people to play classic video games and run unapproved apps on iOS 8 without jailbreaking. If you love yourself an emulator, you’re going to want to hold off on updating to iOS 8.1. People were using something called a “date trick” to install console emulators, where…
It might seem like a case of over-engineering, but there’s no denying the thin pieces of lead used in mechanical pencils are prone to easily breaking. So instead of rolling our eyes at Zebra Co.’s new DelGuard pencils, which actually feature shock absorbers and retractable shields to prevent lead from breaking, we should be championing…
When Square permanently folded its Wallet app earlier this year, it quickly introduced Square Order as a way to pay ahead for nibbles and sips at coffee shops. Today it’s introducing two new features to further streamline your cafe experience. Even as it was, Square Order offered a pretty quick and easy, cash-free transaction: Order…
It seems like everyone’s turning to Virtual Reality lately as a marketing promo, the likes of Pacific Rim and Interstellar are the latest to use the tech to plug themselves. Not to be left out, Warner Bros. is joining in by letting people poke around the Batcave – but not just any Batcave. Batman: TAS’…
Filminute is an international film festivalthat challenges filmmakers from all over the world to make engaging one-minute movies. You might think 60 seconds are not enough to make you laugh, cry or even scare you to death. This year’s winner—directed by Spanish filmmaker Ignacio F. Rodó—will prove you wrong. Check out the rest of the…
Like it or not, most of us are weirdly drawn to things like car crashes, fights and natural disasters; they’re awful, upsetting, harrowing and yet, somehow, strangely compelling. Why is that? Many of us feel guilty about being drawn to the macabre—but in fact, it’s human nature. In this video, Vsauce tries to get to…
Remember how Samsung announced it was getting Nokia’s Here navigation software for its Android devices? Well, the app has just gone live on Samsung’s Galaxy app store so now you can try it out for yourself (if you have a Samsung Galaxy device).
To promote the launch of the newest BBC Music channel, the network gathered an exclusive cast of musicians—including Pharell, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, and more—to sing The Beach Boys’ classic God Only Knows. The video also displays some spectacular settings like jungles with tigers and hot air balloons. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome…
A new CNBC All-America Economic Survey reveals that approximately half of Americans have reined in their spending on travel, food and health care to be able to afford new technology. How much do you scrimp and save for gadgets? Thesurveyfound that 49 percent of those questioned have cut back in order to purchase the shiny…
Bubbles in the blood may sound like a bad idea—but if they’re small, they can actually prove useful instead of dangerous. This is image shows how they can be used to create images of our blood vessels with unprecedented detail. Created by Kirsten Christensen-Jeffries from King’s College London, this is an ultrasound image of the…
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted to formalize regulations around short-term rental schemes, like those made possible by Airbnb—though it’s not without its caveats. In the past, it’s been illegal to rent out a residence for fewer than 30 days in San Francisco. The vote, which took place yesterday, changes that. Now, hosts…
As if we don’t already have it bad with ATM skimmers, criminals have now started going a step further. New reports suggest that ATMs are increasingly being rooted so that crooks can take complete control of cash points and easily steal funds. Security firms Kaspersky and Interpol have announced that criminals have begun to install…
Google has updated its search app—called, err, Google—for Android and iOS so that when you search for bills it will mine your email and show you what you owe. Clever.
What might be even cooler than seeing this 8-bit game version of Frozen is hearing 8-bit sounds beep and butcher all the songs that made Frozen so damn popular in the first place. Watch CineFix pull their 8-bit take on Frozen below. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
This lovely animation, directed by BlackMeal and Baptiste Pagani, tries to sum up all the major happenings from the first four seasons of Game of Thrones in under a minute. Obviously, there are spoilers for the TV show. The animation get a lot of it but also miss some key plot development and character deaths…
Japanese illustrator Chaico loves her Disney and her manga, which is why she has turned her favorite characters into what they would look like if they were animated in her native Tokyo rather than in California. Some of them are really spot on (my favorite is her human Donald.) Mickey & Company The Lion King…
Adobe has made a video with its vision for the future of its tablet-based graphic applications. Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere… it is really amazing, almost unbelievable—borderline magical, really. Check it out. If they achieve a fraction of what is show here, I would be happy. I have no doubt that all the features will happen eventually,…
