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Charlie Francis is no stranger to unusual ice cream concoctions—he’s the same guy who brought us a $225 scoop of luminescent jellyfish ice-cream just last year. Before you start licking his latest creation, though,better get yourself a prescription. Because each scoop is infused with a healthy, 25mg dose of Viagra. Dubbed “The Arousal” (obviously), Francis’…
A 17-year-old male is now in coma after suffering a heart attack when a friend jokingly squeezed his testicles. Dr. Irwin Goldstein—urologist and San Diego Sexual Medicine’s director—says it’s very possible to have a heart attack because the trauma can release a huge amount of adrenalin. Yes, the testicles are exquisitely sensitive to touch and…
Today a software update is being rolled out to Roku 3 players that adds support for its universal search feature to the iOS and Android apps. This feature allows users to hunt for any actor, TV show, or movie and find it on all of the streaming services that carry it, right from the mobile…
Last year, Coachella’s main event art installation was a giant snail. But this year, the mobile art installation at the popular music festival is a three-story-tall astronaut, formally known as “Escape Velocity.” And it’s totally awesome. Built by Tyler Hanson of Poetic Kinetics—the kinetic art studio that also built the Coachella Snail—the astronaut is 36…
In 1970, George Lucas needed dozens of actors with shaved heads for his sci-fi dystopian movie THX 1138. He had trouble filling the roles at first, since so few actresses wanted to cut their locks, but Lucas eventually found the extras he needed in a strange utopian community where everyone worshipped sobriety and expressed solidarity…
We’ve come to rely on blinking dots and obscure icons to tell when a device’s battery is low, but the human face is just so much easier to read and decipher. You wouldn’t want to have to flip a baby over and check a set of LEDs to see if it was happy, so the…
Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S5 just went on sale today, and Verizon users can grab it for $100 from Amazon. Based on the Gizmodo review, this is the new best Android phone for a lot of people, especially if you value battery life and picture quality, which you should. [Amazon] Amazon is currently out of…
For the past year, the online handmade marketplace Etsy has been developing a way to help its sellers get their products into retail stores. And not just indie boutiques; Etsy’s now helping them put their wares in sizable shops like Nordstrom and West Elm. Etsy Wholesale launched in beta last year and will officially throw…
This cool GIF is 1,280 x 480 pixels, so expand it and imagine yourself there, listening to the water and feeling the mist on your face. It’s a good day to do nothing but wander around the forest. Got a favorite relaxing GIF or video that makes you dream about taking a vacation? Post it…
The Jawbone JAMBOX line is your favorite series of bluetooth speakers, and today you can save big on the latest iteration, the MINI JAMBOX, which starts at just $106. By starts at, we mean the price varies by color, but fortunately the “graphite” is the most universally appealing and the cheapest. [Amazon] Samsung’s new flagship…
It’s fair to say, not all toasters are created equal. But the Bugatti Noun is a god amongst toasters, a futurist but elegant combination of glass and chrome that would stand out in any kitchen. And it does more than just toast. Currently on display at the EuroCocina trade fair in Milan, this high-end kitchen…
Twenty-seven wooden blocks weighing 600 pounds each? That’s no regular game of Jenga—that’s a job for a team of five giant, yet agile, Cat excavators and telehandlers to take on. Just some machines having fun. This is very clearly a promo for Cat, but it’s an awesome one. And even though it’s a game, it’s…
If you’ve been waiting for a compelling reason to start backing up your mobile photos with Google’s Auto Backup, it’s finally here: Gmail now has an “insert photo” button, giving emails one step access to your photo gallery. Sharing photos privately just got a lot easier. [gmailblog]
This is Chester Nez, the last of the original Navajo 29, being honored at an April 4th ceremony. If it weren’t for him and the other 28 Native Americans who created the secret code language used in the Pacific theater during World War II, America would have probably never won the war against Japan. Their…
Dancing paleontologists, colourful graphics, and unashamed catchiness make Fossil Rock Anthem one of my favourite scientific parody songs. Even better, it’s educational effectiveness is backed by research into the developing field of using music to engage students in learning science. Fossil Rock Anthem covers key points in the California grade 7 science curriculum, touching on…
BitTorrent Sync is basically explicitly designed for people who need to move huge amounts of data back and forth between different devices. Now the service is getting support for the network attached storage these types are likely to use. Cloud-based syncing services like Dropbox, MediaFire, and Google Drive are incredibly useful for most most people…
You’ve never seen New York City like this. Well, you have if you’ve seen the Spiderman movies, but this footage captured by photographer Randy Scott Slavin is no CGI fantasy. It’s Gotham at its grandest. Known for his mind-bending panoramas, Slavin used a DJI Phantom to zoom between the skyscrapers in Manhattan and around the…
This building vaguely shaped like a jack is actually a proposed transportation hub and residential complex for the New York borough of Queens. Perched above the 7 subway line, the spiky structure would combine a spiraling internal concourse with conveniently shaded yet sunlit apartments. [designboom]
For the first time in history, scientists are witnessing the formation of a new moon in our solar system. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected a new moon forming in the edge of Saturn’s rings. Astronomers around the world are amazed about this incredible find, which they have named Peggy.* It’s really exciting to see this…
Not even a year-and-a-half old, Vines are enjoying their very own category in the Tribeca Film Festival for the second year in a row. And even though last year’s winners were pretty incredible in their own right, this year’s take it to a whole other level. Apparently, an extra year of six-second shooting practice does…
