A woman finds herself at a shooting gallery. She wants to shoot. If she hits the target, a picture of her will be taken. She hits. That was 1936. She did the same thing almost every year after that. More »
In reality, it's just a simple bowl made from cardboard honey comb and vacuum formed acetate. But in my mind, it looks like the shell of an alien egg. Imagine eating out of an alien egg. Mmm. More »
According to this leaked slide, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will cost $399 with new 2-year contract on T-Mobile. As Sprint was rumored to charge that much too, 400 buckaroos will probably be the Galaxy Tab's price on all the carriers. More »
Not only has it destroyed the music business, but "it's going to destroy the movie business," too. Obviously Mellencamp has a new album he's pimping out (and headlines he's trying to grab), but the atomic bomb? Really, Mellencamp? [Reuters] More »
Sometimes, reaching for that lamp is just too much work. The Living Wall lets you hit the lights with a swipe of your hand. I hope they give you a choice of colors. [High-Low Tech via Inhabitat] More »
I want to ride my tricycle, but I'm afraid I'd break my spineeee. Good thing it's just a sculpture on display in San Francisco, although I'd love to see this wheeling down the street. [Sergio Garcia via Laughing Squid] More »
Today's computer chips spend a lot of time on probability-based calculations, from your Amazon recommendations to determining fraudulent credit card purchases. By using probability instead of 1's and 0's, those statistical calculations can be done more simply, efficiently, and faster. More »
There are plenty of iPad bags which are delightfully charming but lack proper pockets for all your mobile gadgets. The Booq Boa Push bag on the other hand not only looks decent, but has plenty of room for your other gizmos. More »
There are days when I want to shoot my iPad out of frustration, but I would never actually pull the trigger—unlike these crazy folks. More »
Multitouch is landing in Ubuntu's upcoming 10.10 release, with a particular eye on Unity, the netbook-optimized flavor of the popular Linux distribution. The new features are expected to eventually support a variety of touch devices, including Apple's Magic Trackpad. More »
ThinkGeek is now joking that its Samurai Sword Handle Umbrella should come with a warning label: "May incite SWAT teams." The reason? Panic on a Georgia college campus. More »
Most of the youngsters who will be starting college this Fall were born in 1992. To help professors bridge that generational chasm, Beloit College prepares an annual list of cultural and technological touchstones for incoming freshman. Man, kids are weird. More »
The man charged with taking off a Colorado shopper's finger while stealing his iPad is in trouble again: He's charged with trying to have his victim killed. Apple lovers are a passionate bunch, just usually in a more productive sense. More »
FedEx driver Francisco Matute was having a normal Wednesday until four masked individuals stopped his truck at gunpoint. Then, two of the men got into the truck and took ten boxes full of Apple gear. They were FedEx employees too. More »
"She'll admire you for your car, she'll respect you for your position, but she'll love you for your waterbed." The waterbed undulated to 20 percent of the bed market by 1986. Now, they're gone. What happened? They were too sexy. More »
Built in 1841, you'd expect that the last ever wooden whaling ship would need a bit of patching up by now. Luckily, state-of-the-art 3D laser systems are on hand, able to scan for weak structural points in need of fixing. More »
Our old hero, futurist, architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller is the subject of an exhibition that starts in Madrid in two weeks. More »
Web site Hipmunk re-imagines flight search, translating the information you're most interested in to a user-friendly chart of possible flights. More »
Hello, we're looking for some fall interns, in New York and San Francisco. More »
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Here's an unsettling product: the iPhone Spy Stick. It's a USB stick that, when plugged into an iPhone, can recover all sorts of info that you thought you deleted. More »
