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NMHMC Harvey: Check Out Einstein’s Crazy Brain

We all know Albert Einstein was a genius, but what was it inside his brain that made him so smart? We might never know, but this new app will let you poke around his many lobes. What does it do? When Dr. Thomas Harvey—the namesake of the app—performed Einstein’s autopsy, he sliced up the scientist’s…

If You Join the USAF You May Become a Superhero

This is not Captain America, but it’s as close as you will ever get to feeling like a real superhero. His name is Robert Zackery, an he is a jumpmaster assigned to the USAF’s 4th Air Support Operations Group. Master Sgt. Zackery is saluting as he jumps off a C-130J Super Hercules over Campia Turzii,…

Instagram now looks not-ugly on an iPhone 5. Huzzah! [TNW]

Wooden Guitar Spoons: Stir Your Hashbrowns Like Hendrix

Whether you prefer the sound of acoustic or electric guitars, Kikkerland’s got you covered with this set of beechwood spoons shaped like the iconic instruments. Without ever having to learn the scales, or repeatedly pluck your way through Polly Wolly Doodle, you’ll be cooking up a symphony in the kitchen. Or, if it’s just you…

A Swiss-Inspired Duffel Bag Fit for a Military General

A classic since its inception in the 1940s, the Swiss Army Blanket is as rugged as it is soft. Crafted from pure wool, the hand-woven blanket is revered for its red band and white cross along the edge. Now these vintage blankets have been crafted into duffel bags, perfect for weekend jaunts to another locale,…

Giant Quarter or Tiny Deli?

At first glance, we couldn’t tell if someone rolled a giant quarter in front of NYC’s Katz’ Deli, or if artist Alan Wolfson painstakingly crafted a miniature of the deli that was so good, it was borderline indistinguishable from the real thing. Turns out it’s the latter. Color us impressed. [Alan Wolfson via Andy Baio]

Iran’s Homemade War Drone Is in the Air

As the UN convenes to talk peace and love, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard just launched a brand new unmanned drone—the Shahed-129, allegedly capable of spying on a giant chunk of the middle east. And firing missiles, of course. The Shahed—or “Witness”—”is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 1,700-2,000 kilometers… [and] can be equipped with…

Here’s How to Raise $50,000 For Your Big Idea

You know how we keep bugging all you would-be inventors to submit your brilliant ideas to the Nissan Innovation Garage (a.k.a., your chance to fund that brilliant idea you’ve been kicking around)? Well, it’s that time again. The Nissan Innovation Garage is inviting Edisons-in-training to share their best “everyday ideas” (that means it could be…

Everything the NFL Replacement Refs Need To Do Their Job Right

So, it turns out hiring replacement refs so that the NFL season can continue uninterrupted was not the best idea. Sure, it’s led to tons of free publicity and has put the league in the spotlight. But with betting websites actually refunding wagers as a result of botched calls, it’s not the positive light NFL…

HiRise Is the Quickest Way to Raise Your iMac Screen and Get Rid of Desk Clutter

If you’re looking for an easy way to raise your iMac screen closer to eye level, HiRise will do that. If you want a quick way to eliminate any trace that you use an external hard drive, or leave your keys and wallet on your desk HiRise will also do that. And because it’s machined…

Security Bug Can Wipe Out Your Android Phone By Visiting a Web Page (Update 3)

Beware, Samsung customers! If you have a Samsung Android-based phone running their TouchWiz user interface, your telephone can be wiped out by going to any web page that contains the code “tel:*2767*3855%23” in an HTML frame. Important update: It’s not only Samsung with TouchWiz. Apparently it’s happening with other Android phones too. The vulnerability has…

This Robocopter GST Is Your Dealzmodo-Exclusive Deal of the Day

It’s a shame that Tacocopters can’t autonomously deliver carnitas to your door yet. They may be able to someday soon. But what will happen to the hardworking delivery boys that today actually transport the food? I hope for an alternate future, one with drones, but also with delivery boys headquartered behind computers, at Pizza Palace…

Apple Products Account for 14 Percent of All Crime in New York City

What the hell. The NYPD has released statistics that imply, basically, that Apple product theft makes up 14 percent of all reported crime in the city. It’s absurd and sad and sort of predictable but mostly just the sad and absurd. Apple products were reported stolen in NYC 11,447 times this year, from January 1…

This Is What Makes the USS Gerald R. Ford the Best Aircraft Carrier Ever Designed

So, you want to buy an aircraft carrier. Stateside, there’s only one place you can go—Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest dry-dock in the western hemisphere. This crew, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has designed and built every U.S. aircraft carrier since 1961. Since the mid-1970s, the US Navy has relied on Nimitz-class carriers. Now,…

AT&T’s Cutting-Edge Computer Graphics Workstation Looked Outdated Even in 1982

Before the internet as we know it came to be, there were other services that delivered news and information to homes via computers and TVs. Like AT&T’s failed Viewtron system, which required content creators to shell out $34,000 for this Frame Creation Terminal that produced crude computer graphics even by Mario Paint standards. https://gizmodo.com/the-viewtron-was-at-ts-1983-solution-for-information-ov-5907450 For…

Good News: Apple Still Uses Google Maps Where It Matters Most

Apple’s new Maps may be a horror show, but at least they haven’t fully permeated your iOS existence. As one redditor discovered recently, iCloud.com still uses Google Maps when you use its Find My Phone feature. It’s a sweet oasis, in your time of greatest need. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-3d-maps-are-an-apocalyptic-horror-show-5944672 There’s no good time to have your maps…

Minuscule Voice Recorder Guarantees No One Will Know You’re a Snitch

When you’re involved in a sting operation, or just trying to collect some incriminating evidence, the last thing you want is the perps realizing you’ve been recording everything. And since the days of sneakily recording a conversation with a phone in your pocket are long gone, this ridiculously tiny voice recorder could be the next…

LaCie Put Thunderbolt on Its Portable, Rugged External SSD, and That’s Awesome

Now this is what we were hoping for from Thunderbolt. LaCie just stuck a Thunderbolt port on its USB 3.0 Rugged series of external drives, meaning it’s now a tiny, indestructible speed monster. LaCie is claiming that the fully bus-powered Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series is the fastest mobile storage. We want to get our…

This Is Why RIM Is Going Down

Did you really need to make this video, Research In Motion? Do you think your developers will love you more because of spending I don’t know how many hours in making this… this… I don’t know what this is. We are going to keep loving developers at Research In Motion, all the way to BlackBerry…

BB10 Adds So Many Features That So Few People Want

RIM CEO and possible Bond villain Thorstein Heins gave the world its best look at BlackBerry 10 today; while previous demos had focused on the camera and keyboard, this morning focused on even more everyday features. It looks like it does some things very well—and that they’re not the things you’d care about. Flow We’d…