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Jony Ive Talks Design Philosophy, Patent Theft and Apple’s Future

In a rare interview, Jony Ive spoke to The Sunday Times over the weekend, discussing everything from design philosophy to travelling with Steve Jobs. Here are a few choice cuts. On the state of design: “We’re surrounded by anonymous, poorly made objects. It’s tempting to think it’s because the people who use them don’t care…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Any Technology Whose Manual Needs a Manual Is Bad Technology

Not all technologies are created equal: some are easy to use, some are tough to get to grips with, and others are downright impossible to get working. A good rule of thumb, though, is that if the manual for some piece of technology needs its own manual for you to understand it, you shouldn’t be…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The EU Has Voted in Favour of a Single Universal Mobile Charger

Here’s a rare occasion where it may serve us well to copy the Europeans: the European Union has voted overwhelmingly in favor of introducing a single, universal charger for all mobile phones sold across the continent. The vote, which took place late last week and was somewhat of landslide with 550 votes in favor and…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Marvel at These 10 Amazing Geological Formations

Chocolate hills, fairy chimneys, stone forests—this isn’t a children’s story, but a selection of the most impressive geological features in the world. From Australia’s Wave Rock to Queen’s Head in Taiwan, these incredible structures were all crafted by Mother Nature, whether it was churning volcanic activity or grinding tectonic plates. They all have one thing…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Forever Young & Beautiful

Youth isn’t always wasted on the young. That carefree age of budding love and boundless horizons is captured exquisitely by filmmaker Wissam Abdallah in his electronica-infused pilgrimage through the world’s biggest, boldest, and wildest music festivals.

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Cosmologists-at-Work

We all know that tomorrow I’ll be covering the CfA announcement. The press release will include a set of photographs, graphs, and other media that all outlets are going to use to populate their stories. It’s going to be really annoying. But you work at these telescopes. BICEP, WMAP, Planck, the whole realm of CMB-mapping…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Spectacular photo of a woman climbing a vertical rock wall at night

According to a Redditor, Scott Jarvie took this cool night photo of Julia Wooten at a rock climbing route in Papago Park, located between the cities of Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona. Here’s the entire photo in its original orientation: It doesn’t seem like a montage to me—after getting it through Photoshop—and apparently that’s the view…

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Take a Fascinating Tour Behind the Scenes of The Shining

What was it like working on the set of legendary film director Stanley Kubrick as he adapted The Shining, Stephen King’s bestselling horror story, to the silver screen? If these cast and crew interviews from the new documentary Staircases to Nowhere, are any indication, the answer is: pretty dang awesome. Unlike 2012’s conspiracy theory-laden Room…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Megaton Floor Lamp Is Built from a Real Bomb

The US military is still inundated with obsolete and unusable ordnance from as far back as the beginning of the Cold War. But rather than simply dispose of these old bombs by, say, blowing them up, one enterprising design studio is transforming them into helpful house wares. Created by Stockpile Designs of Brooklyn, NY, the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

1001 movies you must watch before you die in one 10-minute video

This 10-minute supercut video includes all films listed in Steven Jay Schneider’s 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die—plus 215 extra motion pictures. It took its creator—Jonathan Keogh—one year to finish. Can you recognize all of them? SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

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Pillar Point: Dreamin’

Oh man, the newest music video from Pillar Point is just nuts! This slow-motion modern dance through a myriad of landscapes—from the busy streets of New York City to the desolate solitude of a forest in winter—perfectly matches the hypnotic, electronica-infused soundtrack while the red-clad, breakin’ protagonist seems equally out of place in both locations.

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

A Simple Adapter Lets the iPhone Assist in Eye Exams

We’ve already got machines that give ophthalmologists a close-up view of the inside and outside of the human eye. The problem is they’re big and heavy, expensive, and rarely accessible to those in third world nations. So researchers at Stanford University have created a simple iPhone add-on that lets almost anyone, anywhere, perform eye exams.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Why Pi is a stupid number and people are dumb to celebrate it

Recreational mathemusician Victoria Hart—aka Vi Hart—gives overwhelming (and fun!) evidence that clearly demonstrates that Pi is a stupidly common number and the fascination of people with this number is just dumb. You know she’s right. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

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A Fleet of Unpowered Submarines Is About to Plumb the Ocean’s Depths

Even though they cover two-third’s of the planet’s surface, we know precious little about how the oceans actually interact with the continents and atmosphere. What’s more, our oceanic models are woefully incomplete—only capable of showing large areas with reduced resolution or in high detail over a limited area. But a new fleet of autonomous research…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

These Solar-Thermal Toilets Are Carbon-Sequestering Charcoal Factories

More than a quarter of all people—some 2.5 billion humans—still lack access to basic sanitation services. But thanks to this revolutionary solar-powered toilet, even the most remote throws of civilization will be granted both a safe place to poop and a means of turning their business into brown gold. Developed by a team of researchers…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Airbnb: No Thanks for the “XXX Freak Fest” You Brought to My Home (NSFW)

Dear Brian and the Airbnb team, Usually I am a fan of your service. However, I have a minor bone to pick with you, in that it appears my apartment was reserved for some major boning. Also, it appears some stuffed animals were abused. We’ll get to the damage to my furniture and belongings –…

Tech News Ari Teman

This broken hydrant is so powerful it keeps a car floating in the air

I thought these things only happened in the movies, but it actually happened for real in San Diego, California. Watch the video. https://jalopnik.com/watch-a-broken-hydrant-lift-half-a-car-straight-off-the-1544996919

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This week in space

The ESA is taking applications for science experiments to run on the ISS. Submission deadline 23 May 2014. Vintage space suits are going up for auction, one in US shiny silver, and one in Soviet olive (although it looks more yellow in the photographs). Space exploration has been privately funded in the United States for…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Overhead Laser Lights That Illuminate With Images and Video

As far as giant corporations go, it’s usually Sony that’s willing to a take risk on an unorthodox new product. But this time it’s Panasonic’s turn with the company’s new Space Player that combines overhead lighting with compact projectors letting you project everything from different colors, to still images, to videos and animation. It creates…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Flying with a drone into an incredibly huge ice abyss in Alaska

This sequence feels computer generated but it was shot in Alaska using a GoPro HERO3+ on the DJI Phantom quadrotor helicopter. It feels like a tiny ice tunnel until you notice the two guys standing inside and you realize that this hole is huge. The entire video is beautiful. The behind the scene video is…

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Jony Ive Talks Design Philosophy, Patent Theft and Apple’s Future

Any Technology Whose Manual Needs a Manual Is Bad Technology

The EU Has Voted in Favour of a Single Universal Mobile Charger

Marvel at These 10 Amazing Geological Formations

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Forever Young & Beautiful

Cosmologists-at-Work

Spectacular photo of a woman climbing a vertical rock wall at night

Take a Fascinating Tour Behind the Scenes of The Shining

The Megaton Floor Lamp Is Built from a Real Bomb

1001 movies you must watch before you die in one 10-minute video

Pillar Point: Dreamin’

A Simple Adapter Lets the iPhone Assist in Eye Exams

Why Pi is a stupid number and people are dumb to celebrate it

A Fleet of Unpowered Submarines Is About to Plumb the Ocean’s Depths

These Solar-Thermal Toilets Are Carbon-Sequestering Charcoal Factories

Airbnb: No Thanks for the “XXX Freak Fest” You Brought to My Home (NSFW)

This broken hydrant is so powerful it keeps a car floating in the air

This week in space

Overhead Laser Lights That Illuminate With Images and Video

Flying with a drone into an incredibly huge ice abyss in Alaska

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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

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