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We know that Windows 9 is on its way—Microsoft even accidentally teased it!—but now we might be, maybe, possibly be looking at what it could look like. These images, leaked by German site Computer Base, show what seems to be the Windows Technical Preview, expected to announced later this month or early in October. In…
As things get hotter between Russia and NATO, Putin is waving his nuclear dick around. Russia plans to conduct massive nuclear war maneuvers. Yesterday it successfully tested its new Bulava (“Mace”) submarine launched nuclear missile,hitting its target with complete accuracy with its dummy warheads. The Red Fleet’s Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Chirkov said that it blasted…
Here is the evidence that the Antonov An-124—the world’s second heaviest operating cargo aircraft—is a bishop of aviation. Just look at its, err, mitre. This excellent blue hour photo was taken at the Leipzig Airport in Germany, where military equipment for Northern Iraq was being loaded onto an Antonov cargo plane of the Volga-Dnepr Airlines.…
The new Apple Watch was a very exciting surprise: a device with bucket loads of potential that’s also just a wonderfully sophisticated thing to wear, too. But what if it were a bit more… round? These renders, which have appeared on Facebook, show what the new Watch UX from Apple would look like if it…
The New York Times calls Benjamin Clymer “The High Priest of Horology.” He’s the executive editor of the watch-enthusiast website, Hodinkee, which featured in Time magazine’s list of the 50 best websites in 2013. Which is what makes his unique take on the Apple Watch so fascinating. While the rest of us compare the Apple…
Droga5 art director Kevin Weir has lots of cool work in his portfolio, like his Flux Machine, a Tumblr in which he turns old photographs into nightmares thanks to some carefully crafted animation—sometimes crazy, sometimes subtle, always disturbing. Kevin Weir grew up in the woods of rural upstate New York, just outside of Binghamton. He…
Isn’t it just adorable how our little 5S just grew into his new case? [Doghouse Diaries]
If you ever find yourself outside the Brazilian headquarters of pharmaceutical company Bayer, you’re in for a treat—because you’ll get to walk across the beautiful, innovative bridge. Created by the architectural firm LoebCapote Arquitetura, the Friedrich Bayer Bridge creates a path for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross the nearby canal. But it does it in…
These cool alien-looking monsters—created by French photographer Nicolas Rivals—are made by taking long exposure photographs of spinning molten metal. Nicolas calls them Light Roscharch, like the famous psychology test. I see alien monster faces. What do you see? Nicolas Rivals is a French photographer based in Paris. He is a member of the Prisme Noir…
This is the strongest robot I’ve ever seen. It was able to survive a snowstorm, being tossed into flames and being squished by a car and it still lived to tell the tale. The as-yet-unnamed robot, which was created by a Harvard University researcher named Michael Tolley and his team, has no rigid skeleton. It…
Have you ever noticed how all of Apple’s product videos seems to have really very similar tinkly piano music? Well, Conan thinks he’s worked out why. If you choose to believe Conan (you shouldn’t), then all of Apple’s music is generated by a single virtuoso pianist going by the name of Jens Mueller. His compositions…
There has been a giant magnetic explosion on the sun. A solar flare that scientists have classified as “extreme” is blasting its way towards our planet and could hit as early as Thursday. Solar flares, as Gizmodo’s Jamie Condliffe explains, are a result of Coronal Mass Ejections — events where the sun spits out huge…
Microsoft has finally added a long-requested feature to OneDrive for Windows 7 and 8: you can, at last, right-click a file in explorer and have a simple “Share a OneDrive link” option to create a link to the file that you can share with anyone. Like Dropbox, just about a million years later. [Ars Technica]
Qualcomm has announced that its latest entry-level smartphone system-on-a-chip, the Snapdragon 210, will be cheap enough to appear in sub-$100 off-contract handsets—and it even offers LTE. Announced in Hong Kong, the chip features a 1.1 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 CPUs, Adreno 304 GPU, Bluetooth 4.1, 802.11n WiFi, and support for display resolutions of up to 720p.…
Skype on Windows Phone is now slightly more useful thanks to a location-sharing feature that comes with the latest update. Also, you can now turn off notifications for individual conversation, a polite way to block annoying friends. [Engadget]
I don’t where people come up with the ideas to do these things sober but if you were ever wondering what the the Guinness World Record for world’s longest golf club was, the answer is 14-feet 5-inches. Karsten Maas from Denmark used the club to drive the ball about 180 yards. And look absolutely ridiculous…
It’s official: you get a 2-hour refund window to return paid apps and games from the Google Play Store. To be clear, you’ve been able to do this for some time. It’s just that Google has now updated the refund policy on the Google Play support site to reflect the change. Good for us. [Android…
It’s always fun to see the chain reaction of Rube Goldberg machines and how one action can cascade into a whole bunch of things happening. This one, from an ad for Japanese technology company au, is particularly cool because it’s just powered by light and lens and optics. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome…
Here it is. The real thing. Batman’s next ride. We saw blurry images of what looked like the new Batmobile earlier today but it wasn’t official until now. Zack Snyder, director of Batman v. Superman, just tweeted out this official image of the upcoming Batmobile and it’s crazy. This angle makes the new Batmobile look…
Away from the tourist hoards, Maui’s east side — Hana and Kipahulu — is an unspoiled tropical paradise full of secret beaches, sacred waterfalls and a jungle so fertile it provides all the food you’ll need. Here’s how you can enjoy it like the locals. The girlfriend (pictured) and I have been meaning to go…
