With the Uber-Lyft squabble already hitting critical mass, the recent revelations that Uber was engaging in much more than simple trolling were a bit shocking. Now Lyft is pointing out that those tactics have a serious effect on their drivers. In some cases, income was cut by nearly 50%. The pink-stached drivers have apparently been the target of an ongoing … Continue reading
If you’re looking for a high-tech thermostat, but Nest and its competitors aren’t quite to your liking, ZenWithin has a new product its about to launch on Indiegogo. The Zen Thermostat is a square LED-studded thermostat that, if all proves successful, will hit shelves for $150 to $200 USD. The Zen Thermostat is hailed as being simple in design and … Continue reading
Street sweepers might not have the celebrity clout of other motorized vehicles but you’ll appreciate them every time one of those “cool” cars doesn’t leave you in its dust.
It’s a long weekend. Time to let your hair down and give the world a big ol’ thumbs up. You know what we want? We want fun. Let’s let good-time guy and party advocate Andrew WK rock us into Friday.
Despite all the changes going on in automobiles lately, one thing that’s remained pretty consistent in every car I’ve driven has been the rearview mirror. We can check that one off now though, now that I’ve taken a test drive in a Nissan Rogue…
While you’re gearing up for the weekend, why not peruse a collection of photos snapped from high above Earth’s surface. Thanks to Dave MacLean’s interactive map, you can do just that with over 650 images taken by astronauts aboard the International…
Ephemeral messaging app Snapchat is working its way out of the doldrums. Slowly but surely, we’re starting to see more reasons to use it than the, uh, traditional ones. One of those is ‘Our Story’, a feature that crowd sources content into a single timeline. Rolling out today, Our Story might just have you rethinking your stance on Snapchat. … Continue reading
A fire hydrant or a spigot in a park might seem like innocuous civil courtesies, but in our drought-consumed future, they’re dangerous weak spots in the infrastructure that protects our precious natural resources. Public officials in California say their water is being siphoned off illegally—and it may be indicative of a growing black market for water.
Stand up paddleboarding has reached peak fad, as is evident by the long list of accessories we’re finally seeing that cater to those who’d rather explore the waters on their feet. The one you might actually want to consider, though, is this rather clever standing paddle with a compact sail that pops in and out of the handle.
If you’re an email fiend, you already know the value of filters — you can easily color code and label incoming emails with a few simple rules so that your inbox isn’t a cluttered mess. Unfortunately, however, if you’re a Gmail user, you were only…
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