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Google and Asus Preparing a 32GB Nexus 7?

News coming out of places where men worry about stock levels has revealed the existence of a new Nexus 7 model, with makers Asus and Google said to be preparing a new model of their popular tablet with 32GB of onboard storage. Google currently sells two Nexus 7 models, the cheaper version with 8GB of…

A Piano From 1931 That Looks Like It’s From the Future

Looking at this grand piano, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a prototype for some forthcoming modern take on a classical instrument. Forgiven, but wrong, because this futuristic looking set of keys in fact dates back to 1931. It was designed by Poul Henningsen, in response to a conversation with famous Danish Jazz pianist…

What Siri Thinks of Your Favorite Movies

Siri sometimes says crazy things that don’t quite match up with what you’ve asked. But the Verge has discovered that she has some pretty strong opinions when it comes to movies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Siri has a lot to say about sci-fi, and seems to have a lot of admiration for the likes of Hal. She’s…

This Beautiful Bike Is Made From Bent Beech Wood

This bike, designed by Andy Martin for furniture manufacturer Thonet, is unlike any other we’ve ever seen. Save for its wheels and drivetrain, the whole thing is made from swooping lengths of steamed beech wood—and it looks just beautiful as a result. The contours of the frame were cut using a CNC machine, and the…

The Starbucks iOS app has been updated to support Passbook and streamline your coffee habit. [AppStore]

Soon, Office Paper Could Tell You If You’re Ill (Or Pregnant)

Researchers are developing new ways to make affordable, chemically-sensitive paper that could diagnose malaria, diabetes, pregnancy and plenty more—and it might even show up in your office. Currently, there’s one major application which uses sensitive paper: home pregnancy tests. If you’ve ever bought one, you’ll know they’re expensive, and that’s because the paper in them…

This Giant Cluster Simulates 300,000 Androids to Check They Play Nice

We’ve all been at a huge outdoor event which renders our phone useless, with no available bandwidth to make calls or check a map. That’s why Sandia Labs has built this giant cluster, to simulate large networks of phones and make sure they place nicely together. The cluster is built up of off-the-shelf PCs, which…

AT&T is apparently planning to unveil Nokia’s WinPho8-running Lumia 920 tomorrow. [Bloomberg]

Will You Buy an iPad Mini?

They are coming. They are smaller. They are certainly a nice addition to anyone’s Apple product family. Seems like the kind of person who would want an iPad in general probably already has one of the existing models. How to justify forking over a few hundred for a second and tinier version? https://gizmodo.com/ipad-mini-rumor-roundup-everything-we-think-we-know-u-5948203

Scientists Don’t Even Believe in Science Reports

You know how every other day a new science report comes out saying this and that gives you cancer? But then a day after it’s revealed that the same this and that actually prevents cancer? Yeah. What the hell should we believe in? Who knows because scientists have just found that scientists lie all the…

As expected, Craigslist is slowly rolling out a new Map View feature for finding apartments. Good luck huntin’

The Reason Why Gangsters Shoot Their Guns Sideways

A former Marine Corps marksmanship instructor has an interesting theory on why gangsters (in the movies or maybe even in real life) decide to shoot their guns sideways: it’s actually a good idea in theory to quickly aim a firearm. Yep! It doesn’t just look cool, turning your gun sideways actually has some benefits for…

What Would Happen If Every Single Person in the World Pointed a Laser Pointer at the Moon?

XKCD’s hilarious ‘What if?’ series answers another farfetched question as only they can. The question: If every person on Earth aimed a laser pointer at the Moon at the same time, would it change color? The simple answer: not if it’s a regular laser. But if the lasers were stronger… we might just die. The…

You Won’t Believe How This Car Was Light Painted

Light painting is something that’s almost always impressive to me—ooh! look at the lights!—but this is just off the charts. The Found Collective teamed up with Marshmallow Laser Feast used a gigantic plasma TV on a track to create 3D imagery. It’s like 3D light printing. Watch it. Here’s how the creators of the project…

Does This Font Truly Help Dyslexic Readers to Read?

I’m not dyslexic, so I really have no way of judging whether this is bogus or the real deal. But 1 in 10 people have it, and for them I hope this is legit. The font, called OpenDyslexic, was created by Aberlardo Gonzalez and it is open-sourced and free to be used outside of attribution,…

How Did Bill Nye Become the Science Guy?

I can’t look at Bill Nye and imagine him as anything other than the Science Guy. Hell, I can barely think of science without thinking about Bill Nye so I’ve never really thought about how Bill Nye became the Science Guy… until now. Turns out, it happened mostly because he’s so awesome. Fast Company just…

Moon-Shaped Ice-Cream Sandwich Balls: Coming to a Freezer Near You

The only thing better than ice cream is ice cream with a gimmick. And since ice cream trucks are all actually sort of drugs vans in disguise (right?), and those Pikachu-faced Popsicles aren’t even that tasty, please direct your attention to this new and very wonderful upgrade, coming straight from the guys who know how…

Your Old Pictures on the Internet Are Going to Be Deleted

If you’ve spent any time on the Internet back in the early 2000’s, you definitely ran into Webshots. It was the photo sharing service everyone used before Photobucket, before Flickr or Picasa, and before Facebook and Instagram. Hell, you still might have pictures on Webshots! Well, you better go get them because they’re about to…

White Lies: The Power & The Glory

An epic barrage of sound that resonates emotionally, physically, and… yes, even sexually. (Really, it does. Doesn’t this turn you on?)

Does Anyone Want a 13-inch Macbook Pro Tablet for $3500 Any More?

Maybe 5 years ago—or at least before the iPad—the unicorn, double rainbow desire for all Mac users was a touchscreen MacBook Pro Tablet. The power of a MacBook Pro combined with OS X, on a touchscreen device. Nice, right? But can you imagine buying one of those ‘ModBook Pros’ for $3500 now? It’s a pretty…