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If you’re in the market for a 16GB iPhone 5C, Target’s knocking $20 off for preorders today, bringing the on-contract price to $80, level with Walmart. If you’ve got a Target REDcard, you’ll save an additional 5%, but no word on whether Target will discount the 5S. [9to5Mac]
Be honest: when was the last time you opened your iPhone’s Stocks app? Yeah, us neither. Everyone has their own habits when it comes to iOS apps, and fortunately, YouTube user macmixing has posted a wonderful little hack that lets you get rid of any offending stock apps from your home screen—without actually deleting them…
There’s all kinds of fancy touchscreen remotes available today, but when you’re absent-mindedly watching TV, physical buttons mean you don’t have to constantly look down to change the channel. That’s not to say that touchscreen capabilities like gestures aren’t handy, which is why Philips has developed a new kind of remote technology called RevoTouch that…
Take a look around you—because you will never forget where you were the day you heard about the Champagne Massacre of ’13. Yesterday, Wednesday September 18 at around 2:30 pm, a truck filled to the brim with bubbly fell over, split open, and got I-395 in Connecticut absolutely wasted. The incident happened after the truck…
Nineteen young men died playing football in 1905. Another 137 were seriously injured. Football has always been a violent sport, but calls to make the game less brutal were widely mocked at the turn of the 20th century. Satirical magazines of the time warned that the football players of the future would become effeminate dudes,…
The Republic Wireless $20-a-month unlimited plan has always been an insane deal, but the catch was that the phones were awful. No more! Now Republic Wireless is offering the awesome Moto X, a huge step up from its previous best offering, the janky-ass Motorola Defy XT. With a phone like Moto X, the whole thing…
Strenuous activity wears you out. No news there. But it turns out that exercising your biceps will make your legs just as tired as working out your quads. And for the first time, researchers seem to know why. https://gizmodo.com/breathing-smarter-for-better-performance-5995302 Researchers at Britain’s Nottingham Trent University tested subjects on two different exercise setups: one group did…
The human effort and technological prowess shown in this video—documenting how Red Bull has been making their winning Formula 1 cars for the past few years—is simply staggering. If you like to see how people make cool things, you must watch it. https://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-red-bull-racing-builds-championship-winning-1347776722
Oh hey, Google Wallet is on iOS. The new app comes a few days after Wallet’swide release to Android phones. Since iOS devices don’t support NFC, you won’t be able to use the “tap and pay” function, but you can send money to friends with just an email address, as well as scan in your…
It’s hard to tell how old a city really is without knowing the age of each and every part of it. And with this stunningly neon map that indexes the ages of some 1,053,713 New York City buildings, you can do exactly that. We’ve seen similar maps of Brooklyn before, but this rendition of the…
The floods in Colorado are being described as “Biblical,” and for once that word seems to fit. Boulder, for example, usually gets around 15 inches of precipitation annually. This year, that amount has fallen in the ten days since September 9 alone. On September 12, they received nine inches in one day. As floodwaters covering…
Maybe walking around a life-sized maze made of file folders is a hellish work stress dream you’ve had before. But artist Emmanuelle Moreaux has brought a similar idea to life in a rainbow of an installation for Japan’s Shinjuku Creators Festa 2013. The piece is called 100 Colors, named for the one hundred different hues…
Just over twenty years ago, Nirvana released In Utero. To celebrate the anniversary of the band’s final record, Spotify produced a majestically curated package of the history behind it. This is the goods. The audio documentary is the first installment of Spotify Landmark, a new series about important moments in music history. “The Real Story…
Looking at these images of the wild west, it’s no wonder that the people who used to roam this land had such a deep connection with the wondrous world in which they lived. https://gizmodo.com/8-breathtaking-images-that-make-the-american-west-look-1345369635
Car repairs can get ugly very fast. Some mechanics can be pretty sleazy. Lifehacker has five great tips that will save you some serious money—and avoid conflicts too. https://lifehacker.com/five-ways-to-save-serious-money-on-car-repairs-1345055827
Imagine a smartphone you can roll up and slip into your shirt pocket. Or a tablet that can be folded like a newspaper and slipped in your back pocket. It’s an idea that’s been tossed around in science fiction for a years, but now it’s a small step closer to reality because researchers at Sun…
Marfa, Texas—the high-art colony on the West Texas plains—is home to work from the 20th century’s most famous artists. But the town’s simulacra of a luxury boutique, Prada Marfa, is by far its most well-known piece (it even appeared on Beyonce’s Instagram, the highest measure of fame, last year). Now, it may face removal. http://gawker.com/5934185/gawker-psa-beyonce-has-updated-her-tumblr-found-art…
Back in 1995, then reporter Julie Chen had surgery to widen her eyes at the behest of her local Ohio TV station’s management. Now, as a co-host of CBS’ The Talk, she looks like a completely different person. But she didn’t had any more surgery, she claims—as this video shows, it’s all because of incredible…
Bedtime could become less of an uphill battle with your kids if you replace their regular nightlight with this colorful, spinning, animated lamp that brings a series of animals to life. Using a simple lenticular animation effect, the effect is almost hypnotic, and should put anyone to sleep in no time. The $40 lamp comes…
Some of the most dramatic landscapes in America are the hardest to actually experience—whether thanks to hordes of tourists or time limits, visiting a natural wonder can feel like a cattle call. That’s why Reuben Wu, the Chicago-based photographer, chooses to go in the dead of night. Wu is originally from the UK, though as…
