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I need more money. You need more money. That guy needs more money. That mom needs more money. We all want more money. That’s a universal fact. And that’s because none of are cracking the Forbes billionaire list (unless you are, in that case we should be friends). But in another list showing the richest…
Star Wars makes us all better, happier people. Proof: Stephanie Kaloi’s four-year-old son just underwent surgery on both of his legs so he needed a walker and knee immobilizers to walk. The problem was that her son had previously associated the walker with pain, so he was never happy using it. But after it was…
Netflix currently uses Microsoft’s Silverlight plugin to run its streams. It’s an inelegant solution that sometimes makes for subpar and bogged down streaming experiences. But Silverlight is possibly dying! And Netflix wants to get better! So Netflix is planning to move on from streaming on Silverlight and move towards HTML5 video. When that happens, streaming…
According to Bloomberg, Facebook is currently in talks with Apple to bring Facebook Home to the iPhone. Mind you, that doesn’t mean we should expect Facebook Home to actually come to the iPhone (as that seemingly wouldn’t jive with Apple’s MO) but it does show Facebook’s obvious desire to bring more Facebooking to more phones.…
Sure, you’ve seen the master mutant powers of magnetic putty before and how its snake-like unhinging ability can completely engulf an object. It’s the work of magic! Or the closest thing we have to magical powers (magnets). PBS Digital Studios and Shanks FX teamed up to have a bit of fun with magnetic putty and…
Yo ho yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. And for you! And for everyone! Because downloading BitTorrent files just got a lot easier. BitTorrent is finally pushing its torrenting browser plug-in, BitTorrent Surf, to beta for you to try. That means you don’t have to deal with pesky desktop clients, your browser (Chrome or…
The Zoom H4N has clinched the spot of go-to audio recorder for DSLR videographers everywhere. With the announcement of the H6, Zoom may have made the best in class even better. The Zoom H6’s most interesting new feature is its interchangeable microphone heads that can be mounted to the front of the device, making it…
These lamps by designer Patrick Hartog are inspired by the large posts—called mooring bollards—on ships and shore used to tie vessels down so they don’t float away. Instead, these slip-casted ceramic replicas are tethered to your ceiling. Gorgeous. [Patrick Hartog via Uncrate]
Cocktail apps are nothing new, but as they generally appeal to a demographic practically willing to drink gasoline so long as it’ll give ’em a buzz, none really offered the refinement and knowledge we were looking for. Nothing, that is, until Minibar. What does it do? Takes note of what you have on hand and…
Following the explosions at the Boston Marathon, all cell phone service has been suspended in the Boston area to prevent the remote detonation of any (possible) remaining explosives, according to an unnamed AP source. https://deadspin.com/explosions-reported-at-the-boston-marathon-473008941 If you need to check up on someone in the area, you can use Google’s Person Finder or the database…
The makers of the self-winding RoboReel extension cord are back with a new and considerably larger version that houses an automatic retracting garden hose. It promises to make watering your garden easier and will presumably fend off armies of attacking clone troopers. https://gizmodo.com/powered-reel-prevents-your-extension-cords-from-turning-5901415 A hose attached to your outdoor faucet connects to the underside of…
Check out this fantastic timelapse of Microsoft’s original headquarters being built. Back in 1985, when planners plotted out the rising company’s campus, Microsoft figured it’d need 88 acres of land in a forest near a one-stoplight suburb of Seattle called Redmond. The first office complex was a total of four star-shaped buildings you see in…
Salone del Mobile limped to a close last week, with tons of shade being thrown at exhibitors by big-name critics who say it’s “changed.” Yep, the glitziest, most-hyped design week of the year—informally nicknamed Salone del Marketing—has definitely changed. Chalk it up to the protracted recession most of Europe is slogging through: $160,000 tables just…
Need to stash a few extra seats in your place? You could opt for folding chairs like a rube, or you could hang that spare seating on your wall. Dreamt up by Japanese design studio YOY and shown off at Milan Design Week 2013, each piece’s frame is made out of wood and and aluminum…
Hooray! YouTube just updated their app for iOS, which now supports watching live streams.
Nearly 60 years since he first appeared in an advertisement, Kool-Aid man is finally breaking through the digital wall to a new CGI-look. Oooooooh yeah! Kool-Aid Man was first introduced as a crudely animated “Pitcher Man” in 1954. Eventually, the animation evolved into a man in weird pitcher costume. The script of each commercial was…
Did you know that there’s no legal way to stream all-you-can-watch Simpsons episodes online? (Actually, Hulu streams the most recent episodes, but you can’t even watch them on your TV.) That seems like a real missed opportunity, and it means if you wanted to revisit vintage El Barto, you’ll have to catch him on syndication,…
Law & Order has never been a paragon of TV realism—just take a look at the websites it makes up as plot devices. Poor Ice-T has to browse a web that’s nothing but rape sites and murder porn. So, really, it’s not that far off: the internet really is an amalgam of perverts, exploited tweens,…
If you’re one of the many tax-procrastinating thrill seekers who waited until the last minute to get cracking, there’s a pretty good chance you spent most of that time cursing TurboTax’s powers that be. It might have even been enough to make you yearn for a simpler time, a time when we weren’t dependent on…
Second only to the microwave as the appliance lazy chefs rely on most, the slow cooker is the easiest way to prepare a meal when you really don’t want to pay attention to the process. But the Wonderbag promises to further improve the joy of slow cooking by not requiring a power source to finish…
