No one batted an eye when Apple announced the AirPods , its horse in the wireless earbuds race , and the little phallic-looking things were completely white. It’s that familiar Apple white that’s been the company’s trademark since the iPod.Read mo…
Lees meerThe tablets within those Link NYC Internet Kiosks are losing internet access because too many homeless people are using them. The city had received complaints that large crowds of homeless people were gathering around the kiosks.Read more...
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Lees meerZack Snyder tweeted an image of what he called “the new Tactical Batsuit.” Love the goggles, Batman.Read more...
Lees meerPoor young Bobby Drake. First, he and his fellow X-Friends got sent forward in time and stuck in their own future. Then he came out , and had to struggle with why his older self had yet to do so . Now he’s found himself a cute crush, only to immed…
Lees meerDo you cover your webcam with tape or a sticker? Mark Zuckerberg does . It’s used to guard against hackers who might want to peek at your or your environment through your devices. And now the FBI Director has come out defending his own use of tape …
Lees meerAlmost as soon as Pluto’s moon Charon came into view, we had a question: what’s that big red splotch on top of it? Now, we finally have an answer.Read more...
Lees meerThe sixth mass extinction —the one that seven billion humans are doing their darnedest to trigger at this very moment—is shaping up to be like nothing our planet has ever seen. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping new analysis, which compared marine…
Lees meerIt might finally be time to abandon cash altogether as a new type of ATM card skimmer that uses a technique called “periscope skimming” has officially been found installed in ATMs in the United States, and from the outside there’s no way to tell tha…
Lees meerIf you still haven’t picked out a starter case for your new iPhone 7, Anker’s taking 20% off their clear options today. I’m not usually a clear case guy, but if you ordered Jet Black, these will allow you to show off Jony Ive’s newest wet dream with…
Lees meerDozens of shutterbugs chimed in this week to help us find the best affordable mirrorless camera, but after tallying up all the stars, we’re calling it for the Sony Alpha a6000.Read more...
Lees meerThe crash thought to be the very first fatality involving a car driving semi-autonomously may have actually been the second. The first is alleged to have happened in January of this year, when a Tesla Model S reportedly in Autopilot mode ran into a …
Lees meerAll-Clad skillets, Fossil accessories, and Anker’s fastest chargers lead off Wednesday’s best deals. Read more...
Lees meerWhile working at a remote weather station in the Russian Arctic might sound like a lot of fun, the reality is apparently far grimmer. In addition to the cold, the isolation and the possibility of literally falling off a cliff thanks to climate chang…
Lees meerIn the great tradition of Vox, Hillary Clinton’s team posted a meme explainer last night to help you better identify the racist ones this election has brought forth. The blog focused on the (somewhat newfound) sinister side of Pepe, the cartoon frog…
Lees meerTrain rails are joined together via a seriously awesome process called exothermic welding, which basically involves lighting off a chemical called Thermite and sending molten iron into a sand mould. Here’s how the fiery process works.Read more...
Lees meerThe Apple Watch is much maligned. Compared to competitors it’s ugly as sin. Worse, it’s slow and clunky to use. I bought one back in April when the price dropped to $299 and immediately named it My Great Regret. Now I am half-tempted to wave it in t…
Lees meerLast week we learned that X’s Project Wing (formerly Google) and Chipotle would soon be testing burrito-delivery drones at Virginia Tech. Well, the Roanoke Times has the first photos and video of what appear to be tests in nearby Blacksburg, Virgi…
Lees meerCiting films like Pan’s Labyrinth and District 9 as inspiration, screenwriter-turned-director Travis Beacham—best known as the writer behind Pacific Rim—just released the first teaser of his directorial debut, The Curiosity.Read more...
Lees meerIf you’ve ever taken a transatlantic flight, here’s a terrifying thought—for a huge portion of that trip, your plane had no RADAR. The good news is there’s essentially a ten-lane highway over the north Atlantic Ocean that keeps flights between, say,…
Lees meerThe previous trailers for HBO’s Westworld have been more eerie than actually scary, but not this one. It’s terrifying. (Also, it’s probably NSFW.)Read more...
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