You Can't Steer a Bike in Zero Gravity, Even If The Road's Magnetic

You Can't Steer a Bike in Zero Gravity, Even If The Road's Magnetic

Gravity is the sworn enemy of any cyclist. Succumb to its force while you’re on two wheels, and you’ll end up bloody and bruised. But like any superhero’s nemesis, gravity justifies a bike’s very existence, because without it, you’d never be able to steer. Strap on a helmet, this is gonna get weird.

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Tesla toughens up the Model S’ underbody to prevent battery fires

Tesla’s Model S may have a good safety record, but even two accident-related battery fires are too many for the perfection-obsessed (and image-conscious) automaker. Elon Musk has revealed that every Model S built from March 6th onward has both…

iWatch team tried poaching Swiss watchmakers claims boss

Apple has reportedly tried to bolster its “iWatch” wearable team with Swiss watchmakers, with the chief of at least one well-known brand accusing the Cupertino firm of trying to poach … Continue reading

What's Your Favorite Beer Label?

What's Your Favorite Beer Label?

The New York Times has been stepping up its beer coverage this week, with a hilarious piece on a pair of identical twin brewmasters who hate each other’s guts and an equally amazing design critique of beer labels by storied graphic designer Milton Glaser.

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Valve’s VR guru jumps ship to become Oculus’ head scientist

As it turns out, not everyone is bummed that Oculus VR will soon fall into Facebook’s gaping maw. Valve’s Michael Abrash — one of the most notable names in the company’s ambitious VR group — just announced that he’s joined Oculus as its new chief…

Gaming head Michael Abrash leaves Valve for Oculus VR

If you thought you’d seen the strangest bits and pieces of the Oculus VR saga this week, you’d be wrong. Just this morning it was announced by none other than … Continue reading

Nikon Issues Replacement Or Equivalent Model For D600 DSLR

Nikon Issues Replacement Or Equivalent Model For D600 DSLRThe Nikon D600 DSLR which was first announced in September a couple of years ago, has also been marked as discontinued a wee bit more than a year down the road after that. It was a pretty short life cycle, don’t you think so? Well, it seems that there is an issue with which multiple granular black spots happen to be reflected in images shot with the Nikon D600 DSLR, and Nikon has issued an apology for the inconvenience caused to avid shutterbugs who tote the Nikon D600 around.

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    Watch a Bus Stop Get Redesigned Before Your Very Eyes

    When patience is short and waits are long, squeezing onto the bus becomes a mad, lawless scramble. And that won’t do if your buses have to transport 100,000 passengers a day, like Vancouver’s extremely busy 99 line. So transportation planners got out a camera and some tape—you can watch the results in this transfixing time-lapse video.

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    Ressence Type 1 pairs smartwatch looks with old-school tech

    It usually takes a pretty smart watch to impress us, but Ressence’s Type 1 does it just by mechanical dials alone. Borrowing the zero-profile aesthetic of the Ressence Type 3 … Continue reading

    Nokia Lumia 630 With Windows Phone 8.1 Spotted (Rumor)


    I suppose for the most of us out there, we would have as much an equal chance to spot the Abonimable Snowman and the Nokia Lumia 630, at least not until now. After all, someone has already spotted the Nokia Lumia 630 running Windows Phone 8.1 in a video, or at least that is the general consensus. Virtual keys were shown off on the front of the Lumia 630, in addition to other features that were garnered from the video which we will talk more about right after the jump.

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