A Precision-Built Manual Coffee Grinder Paves the Way to a Perfect Cup

A Precision-Built Manual Coffee Grinder Paves the Way to a Perfect Cup

Making great coffee hinges on many different factors, but one of the most important—and underrated—is the grinder. The Lido 2 is a hand-cranked workhorse that was designed by two coffee obsessives, who engineered it to the highest standards of brewing perfection.

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Gawker Arrest Climate-Change Deniers | io9 The Egyptian Gods’ 8 Biggest Dick Moves | Jezebel Behold

Gawker Arrest Climate-Change Deniers | io9 The Egyptian Gods’ 8 Biggest Dick Moves | Jezebel Behold the Grossest, Perviest Picture American Apparel Has Ever Posted | Kotaku You Are Probably Not As Good At Bowling As This Guy | Kinja Popular Posts

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Future Office for iPad update will let you print your documents

Although the Office for iPad suite is relatively full-featured, it won’t print hard copies. That’s a glaring omission even in this increasingly paperless era, we’d say. Not to worry, though: Microsoft tells PCWorld that printing support is coming as…

Microsoft Will Leave Email Snooping Up to the Authorities Now

Microsoft Will Leave Email Snooping Up to the Authorities Now

After last week’s uproar over Microsoft’s 2012 snooping in a blogger’s Hotmail account , the company says it will no longer perform its own email snooping in criminal cases. In an official blog post today, Microsoft Executive Vice President Brad Smith said that, effective immediately, when investigations occur, "we will not inspect a customer’s private content ourselves. Instead, we will refer the matter to law enforcement if further action is required." Which sounds like what should’ve been protocol in the first place.

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Meet Astro Teller, Head Of Moonshots At Google’s Project X Lab

Astro Teller has your dream job, currently serving as the Captain of Moonshots at the Google[x] lab. There, he dreams and creates things like Google Glass, smart contact lenses, balloons that bring the Internet to the most remote regions, and many other seemingly impossible projects he and his team hope will one day become reality. Read More

The Lick Observatory's Newest Telescope Is an Exoplanet Hunting Robot

The Lick Observatory's Newest Telescope Is an Exoplanet Hunting Robot

Exoplanets—planets orbiting stars that aren’t our Sun—seem to be popping out of the cosmic woodwork now that we know where and how to look for them. The Kepler mission alone has discovered 961 of them, and it’s only looking at a tiny sliver of distant space. Just think of how many we’ll find when the new James Lick robotic telescope comes online and starts surveying one thousand of our closest solar neighbors.

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Office for iPad Keyboard Case review round-up

Office for iPad has arrived, but while there’s little question now that tablets can be used for productivity, sometimes it takes a real keyboard to get proper work done. Thankfully … Continue reading

Japanese phones will soon get alerts for inbound missiles and other attacks

The Japanese get phone alerts for natural disasters, but they have more than that to worry about these days with an occasionally belligerent North Korea just a stone’s throw away. Accordingly, Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency says that it…

Just Flick This Clock's Simple Face Switch To Activate Its Alarm

Just Flick This Clock's Simple Face Switch To Activate Its Alarm

Dieter Rams left a lasting legacy at Braun that still influences the products the company creates today. Just take a look at this simple analog alarm clock, that’s found a clever way to compete with all the other monstrous smartphone docks vying for space on your bedside table.

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This cool pad and pen lets you sketch in 3D using augmented reality

This cool pad and pen lets you sketch in 3D using augmented reality

Gravity is a pen and pad that allows to sketch in 3D space using augmented reality. The cool patent-pending system hardware and software system has gone through several working prototypes and now they are looking to start manufacturing. Check out the video—it’s pretty cool.

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