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This is The Shard, a skyscraper currently under construction next to the London Bridge, as photographed by Rob Telford. It goes to show that with the right perspective, even an incomplete building can be a thing of beauty. https://gizmodo.com/beautiful-glass-shard-spire-set-to-dominate-london-skyl-5345826 When it’s finished next year, the Shard will be the tallest building in the European Union,…
“The term comes from the Japanese word boke (暈け or ボケ), which means “blur” or “haze”, or boke-aji (ボケ味), the “blur quality”. The Japanese term boke is also used in the sense of a mental haze or senility.” -Wikipedia The Challenge For this week’s Shooting Challenge, you need to take a photo that celebrates bokeh,…
Writing on his own Facebook fan page, Mark Zuckerberg today proposed that he forsake all riches for social good. Uh, sure. Naturally, such a declaration did not really come from the world’s youngest billionaire; Zuckerberg just got hacked. The message, apparently posted under the Facebook CEO’s own account ID (see image below), read, Let the…
A rubber table that could be used to plunge five toilets simultaneously? One that could be placed on a wall too? Would the wonders ever cease? I sure hope not. [Dezeen]
We get it, your new laptop is shiny, super-fast and awesome. But don’t forget about your old laptop! It doesn’t have to sit around and collect dust. Here are five super easy things you can do to rejuvenate it. Getting Started Well, you’ll need an old laptop. And uh, that’s pretty much it. Don’t worry,…
Out walking on the snow-cleared path, but decide to veer off into the great unknown? Pump up these inflatable snow shoes and attach ’em to your boots. Now you’re ready for your Into The Wild moment. [TheGearCaster via OhGizmo]
The world’s most expensive apartment buildings are officially finished. Some people paid $225 million for these houses, bringing the price up to $9,500 dollars per square foot. The name of the apartment complex is One Hyde Park, which is made of four glass and metal buildings connected with each other. Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour…
Nikon’s already stuck a projector into a point-and-shoot. We loved it! So it’s only natural that Nikon would want to bring that technology to the DSLR. Except this time, the solution seems a bit less practical. And more blinding. https://gizmodo.com/nikon-s1000pj-projector-camera-review-screw-you-all-i-5402528 You can mount a projector to the front of the DSLR, as Nikon’s S1000pj point-and-shoot…
Had James Franco’s character in 127 Hours been packing Moore & Giles’ mixology bag, I’m sure he would’ve been a lot happier about having to saw his own arm off. Looking just like a stately piece of luggage, the bag actually reveals six padded sections for holding bottles, glasses and other tools. Not to mention…
Next time you deny a Facebook friend request, think of the consequences! Long Island resident Giselle Penagos Melanie Snanopoulos allegedly ran down her cousin twice because a gentleman friend had accepted the cousin’s friend request—but not hers.
Did you look at this photo and assume, just like I did, that British-Canadian artist James Birkbeck used Photoshop to style himself as Vincent van Gogh? Often, the best trickery isn’t computer-generated, but achieved with everyday-objects: in this case, make-up. Consider these two self-portraits from van Gogh: The resemblance is remarkable, isn’t it? Birkbeck used…
This flat-packed lampshade may be designer Maciej Chmara‘s way of passing comment on the death of the traditional light bulb, but all I see when I look at this clever design is pizza. Mmm. [DesignEast via Core77]
Bludgeoned with delays and rumors of its demise before it even launched, The Daily‘s set to launch in two weeks according to News Corp’s son-of-Rupert, James Murdoch. The app, which Steve Jobs supposedly helped develop, will cost 99c weekly. [Yahoo] https://gizmodo.com/is-apple-helping-to-create-rupert-murdochs-ipad-only-ne-5695375
Yes, just in time for Valentine’s Day and your other half. Well, I suppose it beats giving her a vacuum cleaner? Streaming audio over Bluetooth, the limited edition speaker is exclusive to Amazon for $200. [Amazon]
I think I’ll judge a book by its cover on this one. And right now, MeatWater—a protein-rich drink flavored like various meats—sounds like the liquid equivalent of a Dane Cook autobiography. I mean, I guess we can congratulate Till Krautkraemer for creating liquids that taste like a poached salmon salad, thai beef salad, cheeseburger or…
Sometime this last Christmas, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan noticed strange things happening in Tunisia. Thanks to The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal we now know what those strange things were: A country’s terrifying attempt to steal its citizens’ Facebook passwords. The reason for the mass password theft appears to be censorship. Tunisian citizens, bloggers, and…
City planners in China are hoping to turn the nine cities in the Pearl River Delta into a single, humongous megacity the size of Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire combined. Its population: 42 million. Sounds awesome, right? I mean, I love living in New York City, but I always find myself saying “This just…
A man recently kidnapped his employee—who happens to be his son-in-law—because he thought the guy stole $245 worth of rings. He assaulted the younger man before finally setting him free in exchange for a neighbor’s Xbox 360. Joshua Seal and a co-worker, Bradley Marshall, captured Allen Begley by telling him they needed his help to…
You see that clock on your wall? That clock is awful. Why? It’s awful because it isn’t this clock—the shape-shifting, sci fi Art du Temps. It pulses instead of ticks. It flips open by voice command. It’s… expensive. As if it has a life of its own, the Art du Temps’ mechanical square plates beat…
Remember when the study came out that most broadband connections in America weren’t really broadband? Well that might be a thing of the past after Obama just pledged to deliver high-speed internet connections to 98% of Americans. Here’s what the president had to say during his State of the Union speech: “Within the next five…
