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Price: $TBA Its feather-weight ABS reinforced structure (400g) makes Parrot Bebop Drone robust and safe. In the event of any collision, the propellers stop automatically. The emergency mode allows the drone to land immed...

I am quite sure that a fair number of us have grown up fascinated by the Newton's Cradle, which is essentially a set up that demonstrates just how one of the laws of physics work, which in this particular case, it would ...

We've been hearing about a follow-up to Independence Day for quite some time, and finally (finally) there's good news: 20th Century Fox has given the green light to proceed with the film, which will enter production in M...

Different eras have different definitions of beauty. A look in the early 1900s can fall out of favor a few years down the road or maybe inspire a style decades later. Cut Video made this video that shows a model getting ...

Price: $95 Give your iPhone 6/6+ an ultimate blend of function and quality by enveloping it with the Sleeping Bag iPhone 6/6+ Sleeve from This is Ground. It has been made of high quality leather and comes with a protecti...

Virtually every rich nation in the world has abolished the death penalty. But since the death penalty was reinstated in the U.S. in 1976, courts have sentenced over 7,000 people to die. Shockingly, about 56 percent of de...

Little known fact about Alan Rickman in Die Hard: For his dead scene he agreed to fall onto an airbag 25 feet (7.62 meters) below on the count of three. Except the director and the stunt people thought they would get a b...

At Apple, Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine has no actual role. The music mogul reportedly works alongside Eddy Cue, who heads up Apple's iTunes department. In the acquisition, Apple got a lot more than Beats hardware and st...

Sploid readers Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson--part of the California-based production group Lucky Treehouse--sent this excellent short about lost love and new beginnings, which they defined as "one part Moonrise King...

Flying is a headache and a half. Not only do you have to get to the airport super early to get through security, but you must also prepare a day or two in advance to pack your suitcase, carry on, or both to fit the requi...

Space is a hot topic, and more than a few are anticipating our future on distant planets. Elon Musk has extensively commented on that future, and his SpaceX is putting in quite a bit of effort to help usher it in. Also d...

Uber's business troubles over the past few weeks have spawned an increased scrutiny toward ridesharing services in general. The company recently posted its privacy policy, which spurred Senator Al Franken to fire a lette...

Let's say, right, you're the council for a giant city with a rising population, serious housing problems and a centuries-old public transit system. And you've got $300 million to spend on a new infrastructure project. Do...

Uber has been called into question over privacy concerns after news about its "God View" tool, which grants employees access to user data, came to light. That tool has reportedly been used improperly in the past, includi...

When you're getting beaten down by your larger and smaller rivals, it's time for desperate measures. And there's certainly a hint of that with Sprint's latest offer for AT&T and Verizon customers: Switch over to Sprint s...

Bugs and rats have lived for centuries in a deadlocked battle for the title of Worst Pest in NYC, but the scientists behind a new study may have just dealt bug fans a decisive victory by proving how urban insects are our...

Google Glass, for all its success and failures, still isn't mainstream. The concept of a heads-up wearable is still really interesting, and a new patent suggests Google hasn't given up hope just yet. In their latest pate...

Android Lollipop, as we know, is slowly rolling out. Google has distanced themselves a bit from the timing of the latest Android OS hitting your device, and that's for their phones. If you've got a device with a skin, li...

New York City's brass hasn't fully committed to tricking out its nearly 35,000 person police force with body cameras yet, but Mayor Bill DiBlasio is eager to give them a shot. That's why the NYPD is testing the waters wi...

As much as parents want to protect their kids, it's damn near impossible today to totally block access to the internet. Google is moving forward with plans to create child-friendly versions of its most popular products t...

Google sees a lot of traffic pop through their servers, but how much of it is from kids? The search company has no real idea, but they'd like to have a better grasp on that knowledge. Whether it's YouTube, Search, or oth...

Los Angeles is widely considered to be the home of the freeway. It's also considered to be the home of the film industry. A fascinating story from Nate Berg over at Re-Form chronicles the way that two emerging forces whi...