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Photographer Travels the World Taking Pictures of Abandoned Airplane Wrecks
PetaPixel - 21 Apr 2013 18:42
For his project "Happy End," German photographer Dietmar Eckell has travelled all over the world to find and photograph abandoned airplane wreckages with positive endings. That last part may seem like a paradox, but all ...
NASA Discovers Three Potentially Earth-like Worlds
Forbes - 21 Apr 2013 08:15
NASA's Kepler mission, which seeks out planets outside of our solar system, has just discovered five new planets around two stars - and three of them have the potential to be habitable.
Fundawear, the Touching Underwear that Brings Distant Lovers Closer
Mashable - 21 Apr 2013 21:05
Put on a pair of these magic underpants called Fundawear, and you'll be able to feel your lover's touch from anywhere on the planet Fundaware is a clever combination of a smartphone app and tiny vibrating motors sewn int...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Modifications Approved By FAA
Ubergizmo - 21 Apr 2013 20:09
It has been nearly four months since the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet was grounded due to troubles with its battery system. Overheating of the 787′s battery had lead to an emergency landing and an incident of smoke fill...
Lighting Climbers On A Sheer Ice Wall Basically Guarantees Amazing Photos
Gizmodo - 21 Apr 2013 19:40
Photographer Ray Demski recently decided to take climbers and a photography crew to a bridge in Avers, Switzerland, light an ice wall and then shoot the climbers once it got dark. The results are pretty awesome, which is...
Baseball player 'steals first,' confounding all scorekeeping software
The Verge - 21 Apr 2013 05:36
On Friday, Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jean Segura performed an act of baserunning lunacy so unforeseeable that play-by-play software couldn't even process it, says baseball historian David Vincent. ESPN.com offers a det...
These Mathematical Lawn Chairs Make It Easy to Solve for Ass
Gizmodo - 21 Apr 2013 01:00
There's an easy solution to your lawn chair equation: making those suckers out of pure math. Well, math and plastic. More
HTC One Kernel Source Code Is Now Available
Ubergizmo - 21 Apr 2013 23:52
Things are finally on track for HTC One. The latest Android flagship of this Taiwanese manufacturer was hit with production issues in the start which caused launch delays. Now that those setbacks have been done with, and...
Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps
Mashable - 21 Apr 2013 23:51
It was a big week for apps. This week Twitter finally launched its highly anticipated music service, and Facebook brought its new Chat Heads features to the iPhone. Yahoo launched a new tablet app for Yahoo Mail with a f...
Images Of Nokia Lumia 928 In Black And White Leaked
Ubergizmo - 21 Apr 2013 23:41
We've been closely following all Nokia Lumia 928 updates over the past couple of weeks. This particular smartphone will be a Verizon exclusive and will be compatible with its 4G LTE network. Most of its specifications ar...
Tribeca Film Festival 2013: what to watch out for in the year ahead
The Verge - 21 Apr 2013 23:39
This month we're reporting from and reviewing the latest films debuting at New York's Tribeca Film Festival. From new sci-fi indie thrillers and horror films to indie unknowns and established directors, we'll be covering...
Lyrid meteor shower is peaking now
NBC News - 21 Apr 2013 23:34
The annual Lyrid meteor shower will peak Sunday night and early Monday, but the moon's bright light may spoil the celestial fireworks display.The Lyrid meteor shower occurs each year in mid-April when the Earth passes th...
These old AT&T commercials were a pretty good glimpse of today's tech
Android Central - 21 Apr 2013 23:31
What was science fiction in 1993 has turned into just science in 2013 Long before you did all these things with that tiny device you're holding in your hands, AT&T commercials from the early 1990s told the future. Naviga...
eBay CEO enlists users' aid to defeat online sales tax bill
CNET - 21 Apr 2013 23:20
John Donahoe e-mails users to prevent enactment of a national internet sales tax he argues would place an unreasonable burden on small retailers.
Samsung Working On Brain Controlled Tablet
Ubergizmo - 21 Apr 2013 23:19
The ability to control a tablet through our brain could be here in the near future. Researchers in Samsung's Emerging Technology Lab say that the goal of this project is to expand means that people use to interact with d...
Antares rocket launch heats up private space race
New Scientist - 21 Apr 2013 23:13
Watch out, SpaceX, a new rocket's maiden flight sets the stage for a second company to begin resupply missions to the International Space Station
Be Arnold Schwarzenegger in This Hilarious Video
Mashable - 21 Apr 2013 23:08
Have you ever wondered what it's like be Arnold Schwarzenegger driving a car? No? Well, actor and comedian Will Sasso certainly has given it a lot of thought. So much so that he started imitating the famous action actor'...
HTC M4 With Metal Alloy Chassis Expected In June
Ubergizmo - 21 Apr 2013 23:05
This Taiwanese manufacturer recently launched the HTC One, its latest flagship Android smartphone. The device has received good reviews up till now and while it is currently in launch phase, HTC reportedly has another de...
Hey Apple, What The Next iPhone Really, Really Needs Is A Much Better Keyboard
TechCrunch - 21 Apr 2013 23:00
What the next iPhone really really needs is not an even bigger screen, flatter icons, flexible widgets or live tiles, or even crystal-ball-gazing cards. Or Facebook Home. That list is just garnish compared to the biggie:...
Store Your DSLR In This Camera Lens Stool So Your Most Expensive Possessions Can Hang Out
Gizmodo - 21 Apr 2013 23:00
We have to get over it right up front. This stool costs about $780, which is stupid a lot. But now that it's out in the open we can move on and admire how cool it is, right? Riiight? More
I need a creative way to propose to the love of my life. Any ideas?
Life Hacker - 21 Apr 2013 23:00
I need a creative way to propose to the love of my life. Any ideas? Does anybody rip Blu-Ray discs on their mac? What external drive / software do you use? Let's say Email was no longer a free commodity. How much would y...
What Landscape Photos Would Look Like if Planets Replaced the Moon
PetaPixel - 21 Apr 2013 22:57
In the past, we've shared some interesting experiments that photographers and artists have done, imagining what our photos would look like if something were to be drastically different about out planet or solar system. T...