Netflix Hack Day includes Fitbit sleep detection feature

Any Netflix user will know there are times you doze off mid-show or movie, leaving it to continue playing after you’ve stopped watching — an annoying reality that results in … Continue reading

Google Trends is now, finally, a screen saver

The flying toasters and infinite space your sleeping computer’s been living with are being retired. No, After Dark isn’t being resurrected and, well, does Windows even come with a screen saver built-in anymore? It’s Google, and specifically the…

Redesign Liepaja Seaside Park’s Bath House, Win $5,000!

Renovate the historical Latvian Bath House, win big!Architect and designer Paul Max Berchi designed the “Bath House” located
in Latvia’s Liepaja Seaside Park, but after it was ultimately shuttered
in 1993, the iconic building sat and stagnated for over 20 years.
Homemade Dessert and Liepaja City Council are ready to pay designers up
to $5,000 for ideas to renovate this historic landmark. Are you
interested?

Robotic Garden Lamps Can Follow Your Guests Around the Party

Robotic Garden Lamps Can Follow Your Guests Around the Party

Backyard lighting is as much about decoration as it is about safety, allowing you to enjoy your artificial oasis at night without the risk of accidentally stepping on a hidden rake. But why run lights to every corner of your yard when you can just mount a decorative Japanese lantern to a quadruped and simply have it follow you around all night?

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Here’s Sony’s Xperia 2014 in smartphones and tablets

There’s a set of three devices that’ve been revealed over the past week by Sony int he Xperia line of smartphones and tablets for Sony. That is the Sony Xperia … Continue reading

At St.

At St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, a massive new terminal designed by London-based Grimshaw Architects is nearing completion after almost three years and a billion dollars’ worth of work. The terminal’s 54-foot spans are carefully tilted to keep deep snow from accumulating on the roof. [Architect’s Journal]

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Google’s new web gallery helps you find public map data

A number of organizations offer public map data through Google Maps, but finding it can be tricky — if you even know it exists. That may not be an issue now that Google has just launched its Maps Gallery. The web portal showcases location info from…

Report: Amazon Is Gearing Up to Add Free Streaming Music to Prime

Report: Amazon Is Gearing Up to Add Free Streaming Music to Prime

Re/code reports the claims of industry sources who say Amazon is in talks to create a streaming music service that it would bundle with Prime subscriptions. The report makes a lot of sense, and if true, it would make Amazon Prime and even better deal than it already is. Think how amazing that would be!

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A Projection Clock That Automatically Adjusts To a Room's Lighting

A Projection Clock That Automatically Adjusts To a Room's Lighting

By now most of us probably solely rely on our smartphones to wake us in the morning, but with their screens off it’s not easy to quickly glance at the time in the middle of the night. So keeping an alarm clock on your bedside table isn’t a completely antiquated idea, particularly if it’s able to project the time onto the ceiling like the $80 Lumo, so you don’t even have to roll over to check.

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McLaren 650S spills speed details: Crazy fast and priced to match

McLaren may have teased some big numbers for the new 650S supercar earlier this month, but it left out the ones we were particularly interested in: performance and price. The … Continue reading