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Gizmodo’s Leslie Horn makes a good observation about the Samsung Galaxy Gear and all the smart watches coming soon: They will be perfect for creepshots, thanks to their conveniently disguised cameras. https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-gear-creepshots-and-the-gross-future-1253797007
There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about the latest round of touchscreen timepieces like the Galaxy Gear, not the least of which being the fact that you’ll apparently even be able to get a faux-leather stitched case for it. Guh. WHO WOULD DO THIS??? https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-gear-creepshots-and-the-gross-future-1253797007 So that’s how Samsung plans to finally endear…
For the most part, once something’s been printed—a photo, a map, an article—there’s not much you can do to change it. And for person’s dealing with visual impairments, that can be a problem. So researchers at Wakayama University in Japan have developed a projector system that allows print materials to be adjusted, even after they’re…
Filmmaker Casey Neistat and Mercedez-Benz don’t pair easily in people’s minds. One’s a YouTube renegade, the other is the manufacturer of cars you can’t afford. And yet! They teamed up and made an ad. The result is as surprising and weird as you’d expect it to be. Yes, this is definitely a car commercial, but…
If you feel awkward talking to people you barely know or your conversations always fall flat, here’s a round up of the five best tips to avoid it. https://lifehacker.com/how-to-avoid-the-most-common-awkward-conversation-mista-1257095824
A little less than a week before it’s supposed to be unveiled to the public, the iPhone 5C is attracting attention from human rights groups for possible labor violations. While it feels like deja vu after the many Foxconn scandals, there’s an important difference this time. The factory is American-owned. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-iphone-s-are-officially-coming-sept-10th-1245187290 On Thursday, China Labor…
The Alps stretch 750 miles across Europe with numerous peaks topping 13,000 feet. The stiff winds blowing through their passes makes an Alpine UAV crossing nearly as impossible as it was during the Second Punic War. But one plucky micro-drone has just achieved that feat, flying through the Alps in just 23 minutes. But here’s…
Samsung’s brand new smartwatch—Galaxy Gear—is awkward, bulky, and probably unnecessary. But thanks to its perfectly placed discreet camera, it’s a killer creepshot-snapping machine. Great. https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-gear-everything-you-need-to-know-about-samsung-1252036188 We’ve talked about the creepshot problem in the context of Google Glass, which with its first-person perspective camera has its own set of privacy problems. That’s why it’s been summarily…
Back at CES, Texas Instruments announced a new chip architecture for portable projectors. Now it’s rolling out its first chip with that tech built-in. What’s that mean for you? Better pictures to beam into your eyes. https://gizmodo.com/new-dlp-pico-chip-brings-brightened-doubled-resolution-5973718 The new hotness is the DLP (Digital Light Processing) 0.2-inch TRP (Tilt and Roll Pixel) chipset, but it’s…
People tend not to like big changes, either in celebrity hairstyles or branding, which explains why so many major logo unveilings of the past few years have ended in disaster. But rather than harp on Yahoo’s spicy meatball of a new logo, let’s dig into the neglected category of the well-designed ones. For most consumers,…
DC Comics—publishers of Batman and Superman—has forbidden the lesbian marriage of Batwoman and her girlfriend Maggie, resulting in the resignation of the comicbook’s creative team. It’s a bizarre move, since their relationship has been explicit for a long time. Apparently, DC Comics thinks that lesbian relationships are ok, but it’s not ok for them to…
Last week left cybersecurity nerds scratching their heads after traffic to Tor, the free software suite that enables anonymity online, quintupled in less than a week. It was obviously too good to be true, and now we know why. A Russian botnet is threatening to bring the whole network down. https://gizmodo.com/tor-the-anonymous-internet-and-if-its-right-for-you-1222400823 This is bad news…
Optical illusions are fun because you literally can’t believe your eyes. But isn’t it a little troubling that your eyes can get fooled like that? Why don’t they show you the visual truth? How can you ever trust them if they don’t? https://gizmodo.com/20-optical-illusions-that-might-break-your-mind-5981603 Well that’s not their job. You can’t handle the truth. As ASAP…
Even while we don’t have colonies in Mars or orbital Holiday Inns, we live in the Space Age, says io9’s Annalee Newitz. Our modern world is so deeply dependent on our space ventures that our economy, scientific progress and intellectual growth as species would collapse without them. Just try to stop for a few minutes…
Nothing excavates a dug-in enemy infantry position like a little artillery fire, but that’s not always available. Sure, you could squeeze off a Javelin round or two but at $100,000 per shot, that’s a pricey and cumbersome option. Instead, the US military has developed an ingenious firefight drone that can spot, reconnoiter, and prosecute targets…
In the digital age, access to high speed internet is fundamentally important. But some regions of the country are still left out in the cold. We took a look at where you can get the best—and not best—internet in the U.S. In an interview this February, Susan Crawford–former special assistant to President Obama for science,…
Not content with only enraging coffee connoisseurs, Keurig will soon be expanding its K-cup empire with a new line of instant soups that are sure to have foodies shaking their heads in disgust too. First to the market will be an instant version of Campbell’s chicken and noodle soup, using a combination of a K-cup…
Scarlett Johansson is getting married to some Romain Dauriac. Who is Romain Dauriac? A French journalist who conquered the actress’ heart before you did, that’s who. Photo by Getty Images https://jezebel.com/scarlett-johansson-engaged-to-stone-fox-french-journali-1256407421
Unlike grown-ups who’ve had their wildest creative impulses edited, judged, and generally tamped down for years, kids are pretty fearless when it comes to facing a blank page. Wielding crayons with reckless abandon ain’t no thang for the little ‘uns, but a bit of artistic guidance can be fun, too. Outside the Lines is a…
