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I love architecture. And art too. That’s why I like this gallery of sketches by Sir Norman Foster. It’s fascinating to see his evolution, and how his art turns into formidable buildings, which seem to come from The Future. [El País—Thanks Waleska]
A couple of uber rich playboys from DriveDesign, not content with their dominance over the land, have taken to the high seas with this slick, modern take on the yacht—complete with pool, double staircase and borderline offensive opulence, standard. But don’t get too jealous just yet; or, if you’re filthy rich like I am, put…
After Puddy’s ho-hum appearance earlier this month, the revolving celebrity door that is the Apple I’m a Mac ads now feature the gruff and tough Robert Loggia as the PC’s personal trainer. Now, I’m a Mac user (surprise!), but I think I’m starting to agree with Dan on these commercials. They’re getting a bit long…
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High prices and size constraints are the current Achilles Heel of the OLED TV market, but nevertheless LG will reveal the largest retail version yet next month for an undisclosed price. The 15-incher will officially debut at the IFA 2009 show in Berlin, LG execs told Reuters, after which it will sell first in Korea…
Want to know which of the many disk defragmenters out there made the cut in these week’s top five Lifehacker list? Great. Head over to Lifehacker to see which ones your fellow readers selected as the best of the best. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/five-best-disk-defragmenters-5348638
Jalopnik is right. This see-through concept out of the BMW R&D wing would be best served with a side of Tron and a couple of light cycles. The video above is the official promo for the concept vehicle, which will, sadly, never see a showroom. For more, see Jalopnik, which has up a gallery and…
Were you one of the unlucky ones getting booted from your Google Voice phone calls this week after 15 or so minutes of talk time? Good news. Google identified the problem early this morning and has reportedly issued a fix. Just in case you weren’t affected, or don’t have Google Voice, or maybe you’re just…
I love coffee. Probably more than you do. But I’m not as obsessed as the people who devote their lives to coffee, forever searching for the perfect cup through practices that mingle science and voodoo. I want to be. When I (or anyone) order a macchiato at either of Ninth St. Espresso‘s Alphabet City outposts,…
It rotates. It has blinking lights, a disco ball, and a pole. And it’s probably one of the wrongest toys you can give to any girl. Because, unlike the USB Pole Dancer, this one is actually for kids. [Thanks David] https://gizmodo.com/usb-pole-dancer-available-for-pre-order-222047
We saw the poster and possible lenses for Canon’s EOS 7D yesterday, and now it looks like the floodgates are open. A photography forum has most of the details you’ll need, except the exact price and release date. https://gizmodo.com/supposed-canon-eos-7d-poster-and-lenses-turn-up-online-5348130 It’ll have a 18MP sensor, dual DIGIC 4 processors, ISO from 100 to 6400 (and some…
Bokeh, which is the out-of-focus light distortion in the background of a photo, is more and more seen as an aesthetic element of photography. This lens brings it more attention by shaping those blurs into stars, hearts, and more. The Bokeh Filter is a physical lens that attaches to any mainstream DSLR and blocks out…
Oh hello, Clover. As David says, it’s a $12,000 machine for delivering water to coffee. Just very precisely. The lab, in all its glory This is a Chemex pot Cafe Solo Beans, from no roasting to 14 minutes of roasting
This is $15,000 of custom espresso-making machinery. That’s the current water temp of one of the boilers. Vintage espresso awesomeness All of this is for measuring water. Seriously.
The Senate may be trying to pass a federal ban on texting while driving, but Utah recently passed a much stronger bill: It views the act is inherently reckless and punishes it as harshly as drunk driving. Passed after a texting driver killed two scientists, the law would put texting while driving in the same…
Induction stoves may be making their way into restaurant kitchens, but for home cooks they’re still a mystery. Fortunately, Wired product editor (and food geek) Mark McClusky volunteered to enlighten us: It took me nearly an entire evening in the the kitchen at Alinea before I realized what was weird about it. Sure, there’s the…
The Game Gun, essentially a plastic rifle with a top-mounted screen and accelerometer (packaged in the most hilarious way possible), is available for pre-order and should be arriving by this holiday season. Get ready to stalk around your basement! Plug-and-play compatible with “X-box” (we assume he means Xbox 360), Wii, PS3 and Windows (Macs are…
San Francisco electro artist Moldover, like Beck before him, figured out a way to make physical music purchases superior to digital: Embrace the physical. In Moldover’s case, that meant cramming an actual working theremin into the CD case. Moldover really went all-out with this one. The CD case theremin features a headphone jack as well…
Lifehacker rounded up 10 of the best short cooking videos around, ranging from simple instruction (how to slice a mango, chop an onion) to more subtle tips like how to properly sauce pasta (it’s different than you think). That mango video actually saved me a ton of time, since I used to just slice willy-nilly…
Since 2009 sales have leaned toward smaller screened HDTVs, meaning less revenue, Best Buy is taking action by slashing prices on HDTVs with screen sizes larger than 39″, according to a leaked circular obtained by HDGuru. A whopping 33 HDTV models are on sale in the August 30th circular, including $1100 off several high-end Samsung…
