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Some of your friends probably revel in the fact they can’t do math. In fact, it’s weird how some people can be so proud about lacking a skill that’s incredibly useful. Would they brag about not being able to cook? Or play guitar? Or write a wonderful sentence? No. Of course they wouldn’t. Being proud…
Apple is reportedly rejecting apps for inclusion in its App Store because they use Dropbox’s software development kit. PandoDaily reports that developers are complaining about the fact that third-party apps which use Dropbox’s software development kit to integrate document storage are being rejected by Apple. Dropbox has told The Verge that “Apple is rejecting apps…
While Sony has a track record for making beautifully slim laptops, so far it’s ignored Intel’s prescribed ultrabook gimmickry. That stops now, with the newly announced Vaio T—but sadly, it’s a laptop that’s doomed before it even hits the shelf. The T is Sony’s answer to the Mac Book Air, the Asus Zenbook, Dell’s XPS…
Following Microsoft’s investment in a Nook spin-off and the continued success of Barnes & Noble’s e-reading empire, we can expect to see some serious changes in the future. In fact, William Lynch, who heads up Nook, has already let a few of them slip. Talking to Fortune, Lynch has been explaining how the Microsoft deal…
A potentially life-saving hooded bodysuit was debuted over the weekend at the Cornell Fashion Collective, designed by Matilda Ceesay ’13, an apparel design major from Gambia. The one-piece garment—hand-dyed purple, gold and blue—features a mesh hood and cape and, as Ceesay explains, “explores and modernizes traditional African silhouettes and textiles by embracing the strength and…
The terrorist attacks on September 11th did more than snuff out the lives of nearly 3,000 people. They left many thousands more without fathers, brothers, daughters, sisters, mothers, and sons. Will by Eusong Lee poignantly examines what remains for those left behind. [Vimeo] #neverforget
If GoT were set in Legoland rather than the seven kingdoms of Westeros, it might look something like this. Created by YouTubers bymatthewP and Monica Garcia, this recreates the opening sequence to HBO’s smash-hit series with stop-motion LEGO animation. [YT via Neatorama] And here is the original for comparison:
AirHotel, a sustainable and mobile hanging hotel designed by a group of Belgian artists, is actually a collection of six unique pod-like rooms, each with its own theme. May 10 – June 2, AirHotel will be set up at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival in the UK, where a stay in one of its wacky…
That juicy filet mignon you just shelled out $25 for may not in fact actually be filet mignon. Chances are, it may well be a patty of scraps pressed together and held in place with a powdered chemical commonly known as “meat glue.” Officially named transglutaminase, it’s an enzyme that permanently bonds two pieces of…
Movies That Come to the Rescue Mashup This is 4:20 of nothing but the good guys. See if you can recognize every caped crusader in this who’s who of heroism. Stunning Rivers of Lava Making an Ocean of Lava Liquid. Hot. Mag-Ma. Kid Koala Makes a Turntable Sing With inhuman dexterity and wrists that would…
Nemo Equipment’s Helio Pressure Shower just might be the gear that finally gets me to go camping. This small, freestanding pressure-pump shower derives its heat from the sun and travels light at just about 2lbs all packed up. Helio’s foot pump and spray nozzle (which comes at the end of a 7-foot hose) provide a…
How do you fight back against cyberbullies when even the police are powerless to stop them? One Atlanta middle-schooler thinks suing for libel is worth a shot. When 14-year-old Alex Boston discovered a demeaning Facebook page that hijacked her picture and stats last year, she immediately alerted her parents who notified school officials and the…
Google released the latest iteration of Gmail today which boasts a trio of new features designed to help you get a handle on your inbox. Here’s what’s new. The Automatic Translation feature, which was an immediate hit with the Apps for Business community, has graduated from Gmail Labs and is now a standard Gmail offering.…
Sisifo, the sleek task light/table lamp designed for Artemide by Scott Wilson, debuted recently at Frankfurt’s 2012 Light+Building Show as well as at Milan’s Salon de Mobil. We love its compact form and slick, almost Apple-inspired cylindrical base. [MNML via Mocoloco] Wilson designed the large diffused disc to rotate a full 360 degrees on its…
Penn State’s department of food science has been hard at work using an electrospinning device to stretch fibrous strands out of a biodegradable food-starch solution. Using a solvent to dissolve the starch into a fluid, long strands are spun, which, in great quantity, can be woven together together as one would a textile—the potential application…
So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. Delta Bought Itself an Oil Refinery Buying jet fuel? That’s for chumps. When you’re Delta, Lord of…
Towards the end of a long day, we stumbled upon this unfathomably terrible pool, which adjoins Villa Roces by architects Govaert & Vanhoutte. Why is it so little? So narrow? So dumb? Here’s the conversation we just had trying to figure all that out and more: Adrian C. pretty wild Joe that pool is huge…
Last week, Rupert Murdoch finally admitted to the obvious phone-hacking cover-up at his now shut-down tabloid News of the World—not that anyone had any doubts about it before his confession. And just this morning, a report was released by a UK Parliamentary panel declaring the media mogul unfit to lead his own empire. My, how…
After years of hegemony, the design pendulum is finally starting to swing back from modern, efficient design to an unvarnished, industrial aesthetic. Take, for example, this huge, heavy concrete slab filled with energy-annihilating incandescent lights. Designed by Seth Ellsworth, this light bar is just about the exact opposite of the fluorescent, disposable design you pick…
Rube Goldberg machines are getting a little long in the tooth. OK Go may have made them popular again with their video for This Too Shall Pass, but since then it’s been like a cold arms race to build the biggest and best. https://gizmodo.com/ok-gos-embeddable-music-video-for-this-too-shall-pas-5483526 Yawn. But this miniature version of the Melvin Machine that’s designed…
