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Old proverb: a headphone in the pocket is a rat’s nest in the hand. [Truth Facts]
You’ve seen the articles, watched events like Crankworx and Red Bull Rampage, and even scoured Craigslist until 4 AM looking for a bike, but now you’re ready to have a go at downhill mountain biking. We’ll walk you through how to do it like a champ so you can walk away and live to ride…
Hey, all you HBO Go moochers, there is still hope of getting a standalone HBO Go subscription at a totally-not-a-rip-offprice without paying for cable TV first. HBO is now “seriously considering” the possibility of making that happen. At an investment conference, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes was asked by Goldman Sachs analyst Drew Borst whether…
OK people, stop doing whatever the hell you’re doing. Stop working, stop eating, stop loving or hating. Stop. Stop and watch these perfect OMFGAFASDGASDGHJDFG photos of puppies swimming underwater by Seth Casteel. Because nothing else matters, really. Nothing. Nothing but puppies. You can read Seth’s interview with NPR here. Seth Casteel is the author of…
If you watched the movie, you have seen Daniel Simon‘s amazing work for Tron Legacy on the big screen. I did too, but I don’t get tired of seeing his original concept art and admire his flawless work. A sleek vision of an alternative world that still makes me dream of a far-away future. P.S.…
We shall spend the rest of our days in shiny handcuffs. Thanks, technology. [XKCD]
The jury is still out on whether the Internet of Things will make our lives any easier. If and when it does, a lot of it might be powered these tiny, ant-sized radios. These radios that are made of silicon and measure just a few millimeters each, have been developed by researchers at Stanford University.…
Yesterday we saw thefirst leaked screenshots of what purports to be Windows 9, complete with Start menu. Now, there’s a video which shows how the returning feature might work in the next iteration of the OS. This video, provided by thesame guys that leaked the images yesterday, shows what is claimed to be the Start…
Get those credit cards ready. Pre-orders for the iPhone 6 an the iPhone 6 Plus are now live, so you can snag the phone of your choice. Update: The store on Apple’s website is still down but we just confirmed that you can, indeed, place your orders through the iOS app. The online Apple Store…
Sony’s a7 and a7r full-frame mirrorless cameras were only so-so for video, but the a7s is an absolute killer. The only thing lacking at launch was a good selection of lenses to suit the needs of videographers. That is starting to change with the new 28-135mm f/4 OSS. Designed specifically for videographers, the 28-135 f/4…
If you’re an old-school gaming aficionado, here’s your chance to own a piece of (infamous) gaming history. The Alamogordo City Council in New Mexico is auctioning off half the recovered E. T. cartridges that were found buried in a landfill. The cartridges of what is widely believed to be the worst video game in the…
Viber for Android and iOS now allows you to make video calls. If you have the desktop app installed, you can even switch devices in the middle of the conversation (and vice versa). Nice. [The Next Web]
The Apple Watch, as it exists right now, is pretty sweet. If you’re tempted to snag one as soon as it hits the shelves some time next year, we won’t blame you. But here’s a reason to hold off right now. There’salready evidence that a better, richer Apple Watch might be here in 2016. This…
Accidentally dropping things is such a sinking feeling. It’s a combination of feeling embarrassed because you dropped something and being grossed out because it’s on the floor now mixed with carelessness and I should know better since I’ve been living on this planet for many years-ness. This cute little animation short called Butter Fingers by…
Over the last few years top DSLRs have gotten so good that they’re not just for photographers; they’re used by filmmakers and producers to shoot high-quality video, too. The Nikon’s D750, though, is the first pro-DSLR to come with a tilting screen, a significant ergonomic improvement. Tilting LCDs aren’t new on cheaper DSLRs and mirrorless…
For a second, you think hey maybe the motorcycle has a chance in this Top Gear bit since it screams to a lead but then the land-based jet machine insanity known as an F1 race car steps it up and the other two are fighting not to get lapped by the closest thing we have…
I learned two things while watching this aww-inducing video. Scarlett, the cute 2-year-old girl in the video, is a genius child with an eagle eye for instantly recognizing typefaces better than most humans and that it’s going to be awesome to be a parent because you can teach your kid whatever the heck you want…
There have been many attempts to make this right, but it seems that everyone has failed until now. Or at least claims the inventor of the pepperoni pizza with french fries dough, who says that everyone else has failed to make the french fries base correctly: I’ve see many variations of the french fry pizza…
Like most people who got too famous too fast or too rich too young, it’s no surprise that our favorite cartoon characters would burn out and get fat, drunk and be out of work too. Well, if they were real. Steve Cutts made this short animation that imagined the harsh reality of cartoon characters past…
You haven’t lived until you’ve seen the man who would become governor of California talk about “the pump.” In the now legendary 1977 documentary Pumping Iron, a 28-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger describes the feeling in memorable terms. Put more bluntly, the Terminator likens lifting weights to having an orgasm. Plenty of people have heard of Pumping…
