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Pictures of the Year International is a photojournalism contest that’s a pretty big deal. This photo of the 2nd Platoon under fire in Afghanistan by New York Times photographer Damon Winter took third place this year. It was taken with the iPhone app Hipstamatic, which slathers photos with moody effects. The fauxlaroids produced by Hipstamaddicts…
Remember the fake Google Street View birth last year, made by an advertising agency? Now they made a video celebrating how they tricked everyone for a short time.
It took more than 2000 University of Alberta students, staff, and alumni to set the Guinness World Record for the biggest dodgeball game, but they did it. Don’t believe me? See for yourself in this interactive 360-degree panoramic video of the event. NO HEADSHOTS! [Edmonton Journal via Nick Bilton]
Okay, so we already know that IBM’s Watson computer can outshine humanity’s fiercest nerd-warriors. But it’s not just because it’s smarter. It’s because of how it’s wired. Esquire’s got a fun interview this month with Ken Jennings, whose full Jeopardy bout with Watson will air this coming Monday. In it, they note just why, exactly,…
According to Bloomberg, the next iPhone may be two-thirds the size of the already (very) petite iPhone 4. That’s crazy small. But will it happen? Maybe, maybe not, according to Bloomberg’s sources, who saw the prototype sometime last year. Apple has considered announcing the tiny handset this summer, but could still decide to scrap it…
Liu Ming, a feng shui teacher in Oakland, CA, lives in a loft inside a warehouse in Oakland, California. But he spends much of his time—working, sleeping, meditating—inside a steel and plywood cube that sits on wheels in the middle of his loft. Why? Because, he says, it’s good feng shui. Liu liked his loft…
According to BGR, the ballyhooed HTC Thunderbolt will finally be on sale February 24th, hopefully bringing simultaneous voice and data to CDMA with it. [BGR]
Sorry, WP7 owners awaiting your promised copy and paste update with bated breath; you’re gonna have to wait a little longer. According to Neowin, the first Windows Phone 7 update isn’t going to hit until March 8th. The good news is, that’s also when you should finally be able to find CDMA WP7 devices, if…
Here is a very gruesome PDF that shows the total number of workplace fatalities by various means. Struck against object, caught in collapsing materials, falls and exposure to harmful substances all make the list. [Stats.bls.gov (PDF)]
Even though it has a good deal of post-processing to make it look cooler, the base of this video is generated from data received from Xbox 360 Kinect. If this is how computers see us, no wonder robots despise our meaty interiors. [Vimeo]
You would think that when you find a rocket, or something that looks rocket-like, on the side of the road, you would call the police and wait for them to show. This Floridian took the rocket to the police instead. [WTSP]
You know how people are blowing up for absolutely no reason, like, all the time? So messy! Here’s your basic primer—from kundalini to Cartography of Combustion—on all the possible causes of people going boom. [Motherboard]
Both the LG VL600 and Pantech UML290 4G LTE modems have Mac support now. [Verizon via Engadget]
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Having trouble figuring out just how much child support you owe? If you live in Tennessee, the Child Support Calculator app figures it out for you based on the state’s mandated formula. It also keeps track of visitations and other expenses. [iTunes]
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Someone at LG decided it would be a great idea to tie in a video of their LG Optimus Pad tablet with Optimus Prime. Not only that, they have fake Optimus Prime fight fake Megatron, who’s not-so-subtly the robot manifestation of Apple’s iPad. None of this makes any sense, which is why it is kind…
Did you just buy a Verizon iPhone? Or maybe you’re on AT&T but finally caved because you know now you’d really feel left out without one? Whatever the case may be, here are the iPhone apps you have to have.
Sure, you could use a brush to make a painting, like some kind of neanderthal—or you could employ this mesmerizing, incredibly gorgeous drip method. With coffee cups. Watching this work’s creation is better than the finished product. [LikeCool]
If you’re going to go through the trouble of whitewashing Huckleberry Finn by taking out the n-word, why not replace it with something more anachronistic. Like robots. I mean, it only makes sense, after Twain met Data, that he’d incorporate them into his stories. The more you donate to the project, the cooler the end…
