iPhone 6 details leak at Hong Kong trade fair

At the Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2014 (Spring) exhibition this week a number of cases for the iPhone 6 were shown by insatiable protective accessory handlers. Here we find a … Continue reading

Google’s Project Ara wants to revolutionize the smartphone industry within a year

The night before Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) division was supposed to show off the one and only functional Project Ara prototype to a room full of eager developers, someone dropped the phone and broke the display. At any other…

The Most Haunted Place In The World Is For Sale

The Most Haunted Place In The World Is For Sale

Like ghosts? Then you’ll love Poveglia, a small, deserted island in the Venetian lagoon that’s going on the auction block next month. It’s been called "the island of madness," "Hell," and "the most haunted place on Earth." You’d just love it to pieces.

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“8-bit” Mazda Miata: Insert Coin to Drive

Ah, the Mazda Miata. It’s the scourge of autocross and road racing tracks around the world. It has little power, epic handling, and is dirt cheap to repair, making these little convertible sports cars a mainstay for motorsports around the world. Few things in life are more rewarding than shaming a person in a high-powered muscle car in a Miata with only 100hp to the wheels on a road racing course.

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Tofu Drift Van recently bought what appears to be your typically clapped out Miata for $1000 with the goal of making it into a drift car. He decided to make it a bit different though, and somehow rigged up an ignition that will only start the car when you put quarters in the arcade style coin slot.

That is awesome and should be mandatory equipment on any ChumpCar or LeMons racing Miata. The owner of the car says he plans to add a Player 1 pushbutton for starting the car next.

[via Jalopnik]

Avalanche smashes a skier in scary helmet cam video

Avalanche smashes a skier in scary helmet cam video

Luckily for Eric Hjorleifson, the avalanche that he started by going down a big mountain pillow line doesn’t fully consume him, leaving him relatively unscathed—he just "twisted his knee a bit." You can hear the fear in his heavy breathing after the incident, though. I don’t blame him. It’s quite scary.

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Did You Actually Buy Google Glass Today?

Did You Actually Buy Google Glass Today?

For one day and one day only , Google decided to open the Glass floodgates to anyone living in the US. Yes, your opportunity to hand Google $1500 of your hard-earned cash for a faceputer has finally arrived.

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Lenovo A540 all-in-one desktop arrives in July

Lenovo has taken the wraps off its latest upcoming all-in-one desktop, the A540. This particular desktop system is being aimed at families, and comes with a well-rounded list of features … Continue reading

Are LG’s New Headquarters Really a “Public Shame”?

Are LG's New Headquarters Really a "Public Shame"?

New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman is on a roll lately in his quest to hold architects accountable for their design shortcomings. His latest target? The firm HOK, which he says has turned tech manufacturer LG’s new headquarters into an "eyesore."

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Google built a machine to test the speediness of laptop trackpads

An unresponsive trackpad can ruin a laptop. But how do you test for that without having access to ready-made equipment? If you’re Google, you build your own machine. The company’s Chrome OS team has created the Quickstep, a USB add-on that uses a…

Everything Wrong With The Matrix (Just Kidding The Matrix Is Perfect)

Yes, this 12-minute video expertly dissects all of the inconsistencies, logical fallacies, and plot conveniences that plague 1999’s The Matrix. But what it fails to take into consideration is that The Matrix is perfect, and no amount of nitpicking will ever change that.

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