The secret stairs bookcase was clever and beautiful. This climbing library is clever and beautiful and comfy. Like the stair bookcase, you can go up and down, but you can also use it to lay down and read comfortably. More »
I'm disappointed that the Drymate dryer is only a concept, because I'd love to have it pretty up my laundry room while confusing people with it's mysterious vacuum condensation technology. I'd finally want to do laundry. [Coroflot via Appliancist] More »
Watching that brick totally destroy that washing machine over the weekend was very amusing! Watching it totally destroy a poor little anthropomorphized washing machine will crush your heart into a million pieces. Those eyes! [BoingBoing] More »
If you don't already own a BlackBerry, you will not want this phone. And if you do, you still might not want it, even if it may very well be the "best BlackBerry ever." More »
The instant messenger conversation pictured here took place during a woman's most terrifying moments. She was tied up to her bed and typing with her toes while fearing that an armed home invader would return. More »
Rapportive is a plugin for Firefox, Safari and Chrome that adds a sidebar to your Gmail messages, inserting data pulled from Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and elsewhere, as well as giving you room to take notes on your contact. More »
We've seen illustrations like this before, but somehow I still enjoy seeing a twisted look into the anatomy of a gadget—in this case a Playstation 3 controller. [DeviantArt via Kotaku] More »
Racer is a reality-based video game. Instead of rendering a simulated car running through a virtual track, Racer lets you control a model car through a real track using wireless video. I want this, internet playable and with real cars. More »
We've discussed the exploit affecting iOS devices and that it should theoretically be a simple fix, but now Apple has gone on record and said that it has a solution already: More »
While Apple's Bumper is a decent way to prevent iPhone 4 reception problems, it unfortunately—and somewhat obviously—doesn't keep the device all that safe if it takes a fall. More »
A while back, LucasFilm sent a Cease and Desist letter to the makers of the crazy-powerful Spyder III Arctic laser because they felt that it resembled lightsabers too much. They have retracted that letter in an amusing way. More »
Earlier today, a California judge overturned Prop 8, a referendum banning same sex marriage, deeming it unconstitutional. Great news! Here's a quick rundown of the tech companies that contributed to bringing about this historic ruling. More »
If you're bummed that SETI@home hasn't quite succeeded in pinpointing our friendly extraterrestrial neighbors, National Geographic is offering up another ambitious project you can get involved in at home: surveying the Mongolian region that holds Genghis Khan's tomb. More »
It can be easy to let the contentious question of who will pay for healthcare in our society distract from questions of what it will pay for. Trends consultancy PSFK shares its vision of where technology will soon take medicine. More »
We know that Clearwire can ditch WiMAX pretty soon, but the company appears to be intent on keeping the technology in its current plans as it announces 4G LTE trials which include tests of "coexistence scenarios between LTE and WiMAX." More »
Reader Eric tells us his home caught on fire and, in it, his PlayStation 3. Happily, Eric fared well enough that he was able to snap photos of his post-inferno PlayStation and send them our way. More »
There's a movie about Facebook, so why can't there be one about YouTube? Judging by this sadly fake trailer, it'd probably be a far bigger hit. [Jeff Loveness —Thanks, Jessie!] More »
You could already use Instapaper on your Kindle, but now Amazon's released two games. Games! A Kindle app store's been inevitable ever since Amazon opened the device to developers in January, but now we know what'll be on the shelves. More »
Industrial design student Richard Wilson of the University of Leeds has transformed the ubiquitous Braun Aromaster KF20 with a captivating sci-fi style. No longer a coffee pot so unobtrusively formed that it stands to be ignored, Wilson's robo version pops. [Appliancist] More »
While I know that it was useful during manhunts and that Lifehacker loves it, I still don't really understand Google Wave. But no more worrying about this particular lack of knowledge though, because Google appears to be abandoning the project: More »
