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Adobe’s Experimental Stylus Just Got Real, And Is Coming Within a Year

When Adobe unveiled its first attempt at building hardware tools—a stylus called Project Mighty and a digital ruler called Project Napoleon—last April, the company was careful to describe the devices as prototypes, dancing around whether we’d ever be able to, you know, buy them. But today, Mighty and Napoleon are real: Adobe has announced that…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The Best Rugged In-Ear Headphones

If you like music, you must have good headphones. It’s that simple. To do otherwise would be to cheat yourself out of one of life’s great pleasures. Why would you want to do that? The difference in sound quality — and with that, the quality of your life to an extent — between low-end earbuds…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

Windows 8.1 Will Start At $120

Less than a year after the ambitious Windows 8 hit the scene, the updated version 8.1 is officially headed for consumers on October 18th starting at $120. https://gizmodo.com/dear-microsoft-dont-bail-on-windows-8-499085690 If you’ve got a Windows 8 device, you can download the update for free. To upgrade an older device, a download or an old-school DVD installation disc…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Why iOS 7 Is Apple’s Most Important New Product in Years

Tomorrow, millions of current iPhone and iPad owners will be prompted to update iOS with a tap. Friday, millions more new iPhone buyers will start receiving their already updated rainbow pastel plastic iPhones in the mail. In those two days, the world will be introduced to iOS 7. And how it responds is more crucial…

Tech News Brian Barrett

America’s First Bookless Public Library Has Arrived Right On Schedule

America’s first completely bookless public library opened in San Antonio this past weekend. That is, if you define a “book” as words printed on paper pages which are bound together with glue. But if you define “book” a bit more liberally, the new library has plenty them. Over 10,000 ebook titles, in fact. All of…

Tech News Matt Novak

Dealzmodo: $7 Tablet Stand, 4TB USB3 $140, Panasonic Sound Bar, 5D III

Continuing the trend of ultra-cheap accessories for your portable devices, here’s a foldable tablet stand for under $7. The stand supports both landscape and portrait modes, fits in your pocket, and holds most tablets and e-readers. [Amazon] We love Amazon Prime, and now the Instant Video app supports Airplay. Here’s a free trial. Top Deals…

Tech News Shane Roberts

This new TV series could be the new X-Files

The X-Files was one of the most successful television series in history. According to io9, Sleepy Hollow follows a similar formula and its pilot was so good that it has potential to become another huge success. https://gizmodo.com/heres-why-you-should-be-watching-sleepy-hollow-right-n-1333351664

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The Most Beautiful iPhone Case of All Is Now Fully Customizable

It’s hard to stand out in a crowd when you and millions of other people all have the same smartphone. So DODOcase, makers of some of the finest phone and tablet cases around, are now letting iPhone users create their own customized wallets by mixing and matching colors and fabrics. For $45 users can choose…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

10 Vivid Rorschach Tests, Made By Camera

You can call them Rorschach tests, or you can call them inkblots. But what happens when you merge the idea of abstract symmetry with photography? You get the incredible entrants in this week’s Shooting Challenge. WINNER: Demon “Demon”—My approach to this challenge was pretty simple: take a picture of something colorful then mirror and overlay…

Tech News Mark Wilson

All the FX Tricks Used to Make the Awesome Star Trek Credits

After the opening teaser scene in this summer’s Star Trek: Into Darkness, the film bursts into a batshit outer space title credit sequence, which sets the blood-boiling tone for the rest of the adventure. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how those rad 3D graphics were made. The video above, made by special effects company Video…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Iconic Joy Division Designer Peter Saville Is “Rebranding” Kanye West

Legendary designer Peter Saville gave a design voice to bands like Joy Division and New Order. And now, he’s making his first foray into hip-hop by designing a whole “visual identity” for Kanye West. Which is the most Kanye West thing ever. Saville is the perfect person to take on this task. He’s spent the…

Tech News Leslie Horn

The “Smell” of Tainted Wine Is Actually Your Nose Going Numb

Wine lovers dread “cork taint,” the mildewy, wet-basement-full-of-old-newspapers odor that ruins a freshly-opened bottle of wine. But the chemical responsible for cork taint’s foul smell may actually work by numbing your nose’s scent receptors. Huh? 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole (TCA for short, and the stuff that ruins your cabernet) occurs when natural cork fungus inadvertently contacts chlorine cleaning…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Chinese Mercenaries Are Hacking into American Networks

Cybersecurity firm Symantec took a major swipe at Chinese hackers on Tuesday, when it revealed the details of the group that’s behind some of the best-known attacks on the United States. Unlike earlier reports, however, Symantec’s report isn’t about the Chinese military. These are hackers-for-hire. Symantec has dubbed the mercenary group “Hidden Lynx” and says…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Tiny Model Jets At This RC Air Show Are Still Incredibly Thrilling

Putting those cheap RC toys you can find at a department store—and even the model kits from a hobby shop—to shame, these incredibly detailed scale model fighter jets look almost as intense to fly as the real thing. In fact, racing through the skies they’re almost impossible to distinguish from the real thing too. This…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Rdio-Exclusive Doc Goes Behind the Scenes of Felix’s Space Jump

We’ve heard some about how Red Bull’s chief engineer (with the help of NASA) managed to drop daredevil extraordinaire Felix Baumgartener from the edge of space and see him back down in one piece. But now a new documentary is going to give us—or Rdio subscribers, rather—a behind the scenes peek at what it takes…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

How an unlicensed, untrained illegal abortionist does her job—and why

This is the story of an illegal abortionists who helps desperate women that need to abort using the combination of “two different drugs that, when used together, will abort nearly any first-trimester pregnancy.” https://jezebel.com/i-help-desperate-women-and-i-could-go-to-jail-for-it-1320076409

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The salvage of the Costa Concordia condensed in a 50-second video

It’s been almost two years since the 984-foot-long cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground on the island of Giglio, Italy, killing 32 and injuring 64. Its carcass remained there until now. Watch the rescue operation in this time lapse. https://jalopnik.com/watch-the-costa-concordia-flip-upright-for-the-first-ti-1333436510

Sploid Jesus Diaz

This Tiny Mobile 3D Scanner Snaps Right Onto Your iPad

3D scanning has been around for years, but it’s traditionally required the use of a clunky device. Today, a Bay Area startup has unveiled a tiny alternative: The Structure Scanner, a diminutive 3D scanner that hooks right into your iPad, allowing you to capture 3D information about the world around you. The device—which launches today…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Brazil’s Wild Plan to Purge America From Its Internet

Brazil is not very happy about all these NSA revelations. As home to Latin America’s biggest economy, the country understandably hates the idea that the United States is listening to its phone calls and reading its emails. In fact, Brazil hates it so much that it wants to disconnect itself from the U.S. internet altogether.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

“Everyone Else Has One” Is a Perfectly Good Reason to Buy an iPhone

It’s not even better, it’s just popular. You only want one because you see everyone else has one. These are some of the more common reasons people avoid the iPhone. It’s a perfectly natural reflex—it just also happens to be a dumb one. It’s easy to forget that the tech we use is so communal,…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Adobe’s Experimental Stylus Just Got Real, And Is Coming Within a Year

The Best Rugged In-Ear Headphones

Windows 8.1 Will Start At $120

Why iOS 7 Is Apple’s Most Important New Product in Years

America’s First Bookless Public Library Has Arrived Right On Schedule

Dealzmodo: $7 Tablet Stand, 4TB USB3 $140, Panasonic Sound Bar, 5D III

This new TV series could be the new X-Files

The Most Beautiful iPhone Case of All Is Now Fully Customizable

10 Vivid Rorschach Tests, Made By Camera

All the FX Tricks Used to Make the Awesome Star Trek Credits

Iconic Joy Division Designer Peter Saville Is “Rebranding” Kanye West

The “Smell” of Tainted Wine Is Actually Your Nose Going Numb

Chinese Mercenaries Are Hacking into American Networks

The Tiny Model Jets At This RC Air Show Are Still Incredibly Thrilling

Rdio-Exclusive Doc Goes Behind the Scenes of Felix’s Space Jump

How an unlicensed, untrained illegal abortionist does her job—and why

The salvage of the Costa Concordia condensed in a 50-second video

This Tiny Mobile 3D Scanner Snaps Right Onto Your iPad

Brazil’s Wild Plan to Purge America From Its Internet

“Everyone Else Has One” Is a Perfectly Good Reason to Buy an iPhone

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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