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We’ve all been there: drunk, flat phone battery, lost and unable to find a cab. While usually the only solution is to sit on the sidewalk and weep, if you were wearing Dominic Wilcox‘s new No Place Like Home GPS shoes, you’d be able to make it home by just looking at your feet. Commissioned…
Madness. This. Is. MADNESS! Its creator calls this machine the Lego Great Ball Contraption. I don’t know what to call it. Gjhiqjmvcdzz. Askjgsprgnyasdkfnipjreg. Thqruwm—-I’ve no words to describe the awe that I’ve experienced watching this video. It surprised me at every step. I’ve never ever seen any contraption so glorious and crazy. Built in his…
Shipping estimates for iPhone 5 pre-orders through Apple are now nudging 4 weeks. Were you too slow? [MacRumors]
We’ve come to count on the folks over at iSuppli to breakdown the materials-n-labor cost of manufacturing the latest iPhone, and sure enough they’ve done it again. This time with some pretty noteworthy results. Whereas last year’s 4S cost $188 in parts, plus an $8 “manufacturing” (labor) fee, to bring to a total of $196…
We’ve seen the differences between Apple Maps and Google Maps before. We know that Apple Maps, as pretty as they may be, is not as data intensive nor does it have the public transit directions of Google Maps. So if you’re not getting the iPhone 5, should you not upgrade to iOS 6 also? Because…
Evolution – Dirty Puppet This poignent narravtive detailing the history of the Arts Centre Melbourne was created by Australian animation studio Dirty Puppet and designed to originally run on a set of 6 x 1 meter LED screens (hence the odd dimensions—watch it in full screen). [Cartoon Brew] Jimi Hendrix – Rainbow Bridge Concert, Maui…
Fans of Apple’s own generational iPhone docks may be disappointed to learn that no such accessory will be manufactured for the iPhone 5. In an email obtained by 9 to 5 Mac, Schiller answers a devoted dock-user’s question thusly: Hi Thanks! We do not plan on making a dock for the iPhone 5. Most people…
Today three net neutrality groups—Free Press, Public Knowledge and the New American Foundation’s Open Technology Institute—together released a written statement to AT&T (see below), alerting the iPhone carrier of their intentions to file a formal complaint with the FCC. What has them so hot and bothered? AT&T’s announcement last month that only users who subscribe…
A group of hackers calling themselves Izz ad-din Al qassam have claimed responsibility for taking down Bank of America’s website today about 10am EST. Their reason for action? Displeasure with an anti-Islam film—which, though they never directly mention it by name, it seems safe to assume is the inflammatory headline-grabber Innocence of Muslims. http://gawker.com/5944290/here-is-the-original-script-for-innocence-of-muslims In…
The first reviews of the iPhone 5 are out and everyone’s in unison: the larger screen, the impossibly thin (and light!) body and the increased speed all make for the best iPhone ever. But is it for you? CNET First off, you’re going to be shocked at how light this phone is. It’s the lightest…
I know a lot of you guys are counting down the moons, days, hours, minutes, seconds, breaths, eye-blinks and everything else until you get your hands on the new iPhone 5. We’re obsessives, we get it. So here’s something to placate you until then. A spoiler alert, if you will: here’s what’s inside the iPhone…
Serious Instagrammers are a hardcore bunch. And, from what I can tell, you’re either with ’em or you’re just not. (Me, I’ve used it maybe all of four times ever.) So, watching this Instagram music video, “Put a Filter on Me,” you maybe be moved to tears of laughter… or a fit of cringe spasms.…
After seeing the reel of special effects used for Game of Thrones Season One, I was on high alert to see if anything looked off or weird in Season Two. Could I spot the hidden CGI? Nope. I couldn’t find anything. Turns out, pretty much everything was CGI’d and it’s amazing because it all feels…
Jimi Hendrix was one of the greatest guitar players of all time—something that still rings true today. Forty-two years ago, he was tragically found dead at the age of 27. In honor of the late rock star, here’s a video of him tearing up the classic “Purple Haze” at Woodstock. His unforgettable performance happened a…
This Filson suitcase is so awesome and stylish it would work at a safari or just a weekend getaway. It’s a wheeled bag that doesn’t even look like a wheeled bag. It’s the perfect size for a short trip, and the brand is seriously confident in its quality. Filson has been making bags for more…
Sneakpeeq is a good place to turn if you don’t want to just don the duds that everyone else is sporting. And now you can hit up the social shopping site on a new iPad app. What does it do? Sells you threads from more than 3,500 independent and designers at a discount. Why do…
Urns: They store burned-up dead people. And pretty much look the part. No way you’re going to display The Ashes Formerly Known As Grandma on your sleek Wright-inspired mantle in some depressing brass death trophy. Can we interest you in a stylish metallic cube? Capsule.Urn puts a present-day spin on eternal storage with the C-5050…
To no one’s surprise, those clear plastic protractors we were all taught to use in grade school are far from being the most accurate way to measure an angle. They’re perfect for a grade five homework assignment, but in the real world you’ll probably want to opt for this digital alternative that’s precise to plus…
Imagine 80-inch screens with quadruple the image quality of Full HD, plus passive 3D content that you’d consider actually watchable. That’s 4K TV technology. It could deliver a stunning home theater experience—just as soon as 4K-enabled TV’s like Sony’s latest begin to cost less than a Kia. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-monster-4k-tv-costs-more-than-a-car-5940793 But what exactly is 4K, and why…
Goodbye everyone! I’m moving to the UK where I will eat my weight in chocolate. Coincidentally, Nestle’s just kicked off a campaign where it’s embedding GPS trackers in candy bars. If you unwrap one of six winning sweets, they’ll find you within 24 hours and award you 10,000 pounds and the rights to legally change…
