A lot of headphones today come with volume control built in on the wire. If your headphones didn't, though, you can craft your own with a few basic, salvagable electronics. More »
Headphones - Audio - Shopping - Consumer Electronics - Business
Three months using it, and I still believe iPad is the future. It's my favorite computer of all time. The only thing I want is more awesome apps. Like Samurai: Way of the Warrior. More »
The Way of the Warrior - Games - Video Games - Roleplaying - Recreation
The Fourth of July, a day on which we turn a blind eye to safety and announce our patriotism with dangerous, semi-legal pyrotechnics. BuzzFeed rounded up 11 classic examples of what not to do with your Roman Candles tonight. [BuzzFeed] More »
Fireworks - Pyrotechnics - Fourth of July - Business - Technology
Remember those creepy scenes in Mission Impossible II when Tom Cruise wore those super-realistic masks of other people's faces? This one, made by SPFXMasks, is kinda like that, but even creepier. And out-creeping Tom Cruise is no small feat. [BoingBoing] More »
Tom Cruise - Recreation - Travel - Cruises - Specialty Travel
In 1962, the US government thought it might be a good idea to send a hydrogen bomb hundreds of miles into the air and detonate it. Just, you know, to see what happened. Decades later, now you can too. More »
Energy - Hydrogen - Technology - Nuclear weapon - US government
We wish you an awesome day! Here's a clip from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that proves, once and for all, that it is not okay to point fireworks at family members. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC] More »
Fireworks - Pyrotechnics - Fourth of July - Technology - Independence Day
Willy Wonka thought it was magical. RoboCop and Boba Fett agreed that they already see everything in 3D. Silent Bob said he wanted to see some 3D dicks. And the Dude? He just went "whoaaaaa." [Sir Mitchell via Daily What] More »
Boba Fett - Art - Movies - United States - Organizations
Dear parents—that huge gash in my leg? Don't worry about it. My lost wind-up flashlight? Worry about it! Love, an adorable little kid. More »
Arts - Recreation - Literature - Shopping - Romance
First, Giro Helmets spent $15,000 to build a lifelike replica of Lance Armstrong. Only then did they start to develop his helmet. Hundreds of prototypes and wind tunnel tests later, they ended up with the most aerodynamic helmet ever. More »
Lance Armstrong - Cycling - Tour de France - Sport - Racing
Trenchcoats are suspicious enough as is, but a trenchcoat stuffed to the brim with gadgets? As well as a pair of shoes, bottle of water...and is that a belt? More »
Shopping - Clothing - Electronics - Women's - Consumer Goods and Services
Both run Android. Both have lightning-fast processors (the Galaxy S a Hummingbird/Power VR, the Desire a Snapdragon/Adreno). Both can play Quake 2. But which handles better? More »
HTC Desire - Android - Nexus One - Handhelds - Google
The Onion, that venerable source of satire both topical and historic, is today dipping its toes in the premium content pond. The result: "Future: News from the Year 2137," an Onion-ized look at the world of tomorrow today. More »
Onion - Fruit and Vegetable - Cooking - Satire - Home
We've shown you a few automated irrigation systems, both large and small, but if you're an Arduino fan, you'll love DIYer Jouni's set-up, made out of a bucket, a submersible pump, and plastic hose. More »
Do it yourself - Arduino - Business - Gardens - Home and Garden
Summer! Sticky days, endless nights. Each moment brimming with possibilities. So how come this still happens to me at least twice a day? [Doghouse Diaries] More »
Humor - Recreation - Analysis and Opinion - Columnists - Magazines and E-zines
Crackdown 2 poses a question players have subconsciously been answering since their first contact with a controller or joystick: Would you rather spend your time in a video game jumping? Or shooting? More »
Video game - Games - Adventure - Action - Reviews and Previews
