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Any tech that allows humans a new type of insight is inevitably turned on ourselves. We want to know what else we can find out from peering in on our bodies or minds in a new way. Of course, x-ray machines were pretty much used from the start for that purpose, but it’s amazing to…
Whether you need another option or not, Flytecam is a 1080p POV video camera that’s looking to compete. It has specs that land it between GoPro’s lowest and middle tier offerings, but it’s supposed to be cheaper and doesn’t require waterproof or shock resistant cases. Flytecam has a rubberized body, is waterproof down to 3…
This week Joerg busted out the deactivated M16A1 rifle (which he obviously has) and turned it into a slingshot. The launcher band mounts on the underside of the rifle barrel, and the weapon shoots two Cold Steel “Hide Out” neck knives aka really scary/sharp little suckers. The slingshot can shoot two knives at once or…
There are the LED lightbulbs you know you should buy, and then there are the insane 10 for $10 sales that try to lure you back to the incandescent days. But between everlasting light bulbs, app-controlled light bulbs and light bulbs that do the dishes and see into the future, it’s pretty clear that change…
If there are weather apps, calendar apps and to do list apps, there should be an app that spits out an optimal schedule for you to follow. What’s the point of jogging in the rain and then doing laundry when the sun comes out? Or maybe you like to run in the rain because it…
You might not think that spinach knows what’s up, but the produce in your fridge is still alive and aware. Which is creepy. But kind of awesome. According to new research, fruits and vegetables still have circadian rhythms up to a week after being harvested. And they respond to light patterns by producing chemical compounds…
Russian media claims that NSA surveillance scandal whistleblower Edward Snowden is now in Moscow and has a ticket to Havana on Aeroflot flight #180 departing tomorrow at 2PM. His final destination is not clear yet. Wikipedia claims is Ecuador.
Some spaces are awkward. Dark corners or cavernous closets that could really use some light. And tap lights don’t always cut it in terms of brightness or aesthetic quality. But Australian designer Flynn Talbot is working on the situation. His aluminum and steel lights, called Latitude, can go anywhere and point in any direction. The…
Before committing suicide, Operation Iraqi Freedom’s veteran Daniel Somers wrote a letter to his family. Like many other veterans, Somers suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other war-related conditions. These are his last words.
In the fantasy series Games of Thrones, Khaleesi is a noble title equivalent to queen in the Dothraki race, given by marriage to Daenerys Targaryen (the blonde in the image.) In America, as Kinja user Golddiggersof2033 painfully found out, it’s now the very real name of 146 very unfortunate babies.
While you folks are doing your Saturday thing and maybe checking out ol’ Giz now and then, somebody’s gotta write it. That somebody is me, and this is what it looks like. From a cursor’s-eye perspective anyway. You may have seen these kind of visualzations before; they’re the product of an awesome little program called…
Earlier today I found myself searching for my keys and—lo and behold—a certain song popped into my head. And what a wonderful tune it is. Both versions. Ween’s no stranger to weirdness for it’s own sake, but in this case, there’s a little story behind it. In short: Ween was commissioned to make music for…
Jezebel’s Tracy Moore answers a common question these days: “Why is anyone surprised that Paula Deen is racist? She’s an old white lady from the South!” Thinking that everyone in Dixieland is a racist is wrong, she argues—but “there are definitely lot of racists there” and she has collected them all in a guide.
This video shows the beginning of the crash that today claimed the life of 34-year-old Danish racing driver Allan Simonsen at the 81st 24 Hours of Le Mans. Simonsen’s No. 95 Aston Martin spun off the track for reasons unknown at this point. Developing…
If people are snooping on your textual communications and you don’t like it, there are a couple of things you can do. You can try to block the prying eyes, you can stop saying things you don’t want to be seen, or you can make your messages make no sense to the outside. The anti-authoritarian…
As far as post-apocalyptic, steampunk-themed trading ships go, this MOC build is pretty impressive. Jason Allemann’s landship, Amagosa, is based on the “Strandbeest,” a badass kinetic sculpture created by Theo Jansen. It’s mesmerizing to watch this Lego machine in action, but the tarantula-esque movements of the walker sorta freak me out (in the sense that…
We all aspire to a certain amount of digital desktop cleanliness, but I think rather few of us actually keep up on it. As the days go by, the clutter builds bit by bit, and it’s just irritating enough to be unpleasant, but not a big enough deal to actually clean up. So where are…
Microsoft pulled a huge U-turn this week by pulling all it’s DRM, and we’re just itching to tell you why that’s horrible. While we’re at it, we’ve got a first look at OSX Mavericks, a lesson on what’s wrong with the iOS 7 icons, billion-year-old drinking water, a new subatomic particle, and a smartphone tripod…
The recent PRISM scandal has validated both the general public’s growing unease with federal law enforcement agencies, and many of the fringe element’s accusations about Big Brother’s online behavior. Whether or not it’s legal under the PATRIOT Act, just knowing that the government can rummage through your online life doesn’t sit well with many folks.…
When we think of cyborgs, we tend to think of the images we know from popular culture. But because movies and TV have to be visually entertaining, they tend to depict mainly the kind of cyborg upgrades that just look flashy – humans with robot arms and legs, prosthetics, etc. And of course, that kind…
