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9 Shape-Shifting Pieces of Furniture

Transforming furniture is the closest thing to a gadget that a chair or table can get. But more than just shifting to serve multiple purposes, there’s a cleverness to how that functionality is achieved. Intricate designs. Complicated moving parts. Fun ideas. Here are nine of the best examples of beds, sofas, and shelves that can…

Would You Wear Ad-Supported Underpants?

Free underwear! Free underwear! Get your free, ad-supported underwear right here! Just head on over to the free pants site, fill out a quick questionnaire and be prepared to be served ads on your drawers. Yes, ads on your drawers. Just sell a little real estate on your soul and you get seven free pairs…

Amateurs Uncover Stunning Hidden Treasures In Hubble’s Image Vaults

With over one million observations since it launch on April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been a endless source for insane wonders, unprecedented scenes and humbling experiences. However, many of its most amazing images have never been seen before by anyone—until now. In fact, some images actually show objects that nobody knew existed…

How Internet Explorer Shaped the Internet

Long before Internet Explorer became the browser everyone loves to hate, it was the driving force of innovation on the Internet. Sometimes it’s hard to remember all of the good that Internet Explorer did before Internet Explorer 6 became the scourge of web developers everywhere. Believe it or not, Internet Explorer 4-6 is heavily responsible…

These Batman Mimobot Flash Drives Are The USB-Drives-Gotham-Needs-Them-To-Be Deal of the Day

USB is just the best thing ever. You can stick pretty much anything into those little drives and get something amazing. Whether lighting up my world, cooling down my face or even charging my iPhone, is there anything USB can’t do? These days it seems like the USB Flash Drive has actually sort of fallen…

Facebook For Android Is So Crappy, Zuck’s Reportedly Forcing His Crew to Use It

When you were a kid your mom made you eat brussels sprouts. They were awful. But you ate them because you had to. Similarly, Facebook employees are reportedly being forced to use Facebook for Android. But not because it’s great and they just don’t see it, because they need to be reminded what a piece…

Amazon invites press to September 6th event in Santa Monica but provides no interesting details. Kindle Fire 2, maybe?

A Photo of the Most Elite Pilots on Earth Looking Incredibly Badass

No, that’s not a scene from The Right Stuff. It’s 14 pilots of the ultra-high-altitude Lockheed U-2 in full pressure suits posing like action heroes in front of their beautiful plane. Eat it, Ed Harris. Here’s an explanation of what’s going on from the Air Force: I wanted to send you a photo you might…

Scientists Clear Path to the Fountain of Eternal Youth

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered an efficient and totally safe method to turn adult blood cells “all the way back to the way [they were] when that person was a 6-day-old embryo.” The discovery could be the key to cure the incurable—from heart attacks to severed spinal cord to cancer—and open the door, some…

This Is the Closest Look We’ve Ever Gotten at a Neuron’s Moving Parts

Scientists just captured the most detailed footage of a single neuron in action ever. In the timelapse video above you can even see individual proteins moving through different pathways within the cell. This is what your feelings look like. The study published in Cell Reports offers an explanation you’ll be forgiven for not understanding: The…

Facebook’s Updated iOS App Is Fully Native and Free of HTML5

Facebook just released its updated iOS app, which it says is twice as fast as before. The reason for the speed boost? Instead of serving as a container for HTML5 content, its now fully native. Among the improvements to the app is the ability to scroll faster in News Feed, access new stories and notifications…

What Happens When You Don’t Click On Those Free iPod Nano Pop-Ups

You’ve never clicked on pop-ups free iPod Nanos. Why would you? But all those products they’re giving away have to end up somewhere. As it turns out, that sad place is a Fonz-owned warehouse. Unless you’re a total gullible numb nut, you’re not clicking on those ads that promise you extreme weight loss and a…

There Is a Right and a Wrong Way to Use a Beach Towel

You think your beach towel is just some colorful barrier between your ass and the sand? Wrong. That water-wicking blanket is actually an intricately designed instrument, fine-tuned to provide you with the best possible poolside experience. And here’s the thing: It’s entirely possible that you’ve been using it wrong all along. The beach towel is…

Facebook’s Android app just got updated with better photo uploads and event creation. [Play Store]

How to Make Beer and Influence People

Ok, real talk. How cool are you? Like, on a scale of 1-10. A six, maybe a seven? Are you content with that? Wouldn’t you like for more people to like you more? Well, friend, it’s totally possible. “How?” you might ask. It’s easy! Give them beer! “But beer costs money,” you say. Not if…

You Can Grab Apple’s First Mountain Lion Update Right Now (Updated)

Has updating your computer to Mac OS X Lion completely killed your battery life? Today Apple has released the first major update (10.8.1), and it’s rumored to fix that problem for you. Here’s the full list of what it includes: Resolve an issue that may cause Migration Assistant to unexpectedly quit Improve compatibility when connecting…

Severe Cold War Cameras Make Funky Modern Lamps

These days, camera talk is all Canon-Nikon-Sony, but during the Cold War Zenit and Praktica ruled the lightwaves in Russia and East Germany respectively. These repurposed vintage models pay homage to that history while brightening up a dark corner in your living room. The one-off lamp conversions of these old 35mm DSLRs by Tinker &…

DARPA’s Next Sub Hunter Won’t Need Us Puny Humans

The US Navy has a bit of a sub problem. While the American fleet has contracted over the past two decades, numerous nations that aren’t exactly our BFFs have expanded, with new, ultra-quiet diesel-electric subs. This proliferation has grown into a national security threat, but DARPA may soon have a solution—robotic submarine trackers. Sure, nuclear…

Cityscape Fireplace Appeals To Your Inner Arsonist

Given it’s been so important to our development, it’s no surprise mankind has a love affair with fire. Deep down we’re all arsonists in our own little way: lighting candles, stoking campfires, or curling up near a fireplace. We all love watching things bur—right, guys? right—and that desire can be kept in check with this…

Coffee Shops Are Not Your Fucking Office, Dickheads

Look, I’m from Spain. We Spaniards stay in cafés and bars and restaurants forever—ordering things to drink or eat, of course. But this? Listen up, hipsters: a coffee shop is not your own personal newsroom. I’m sure this has happened to most of you. But this morning was particularly offensive. This morning it was so…