Hands-On With Samsung’s New Galaxy S5 Smartphone

Hands-On With Samsung’s New Galaxy S5 Smartphone

Samsung has unveiled the much-anticipated S5, the latest smartphone in its Galaxy family of Android devices. We go hands-on.

    



This One-Man Metal Band Makes Music Using Mechanized Masks

This One-Man Metal Band Makes Music Using Mechanized Masks

In lieu of guitars, drums, and a band, Tristan Shone built himself an array of arduino-powered machines to perform his special brand and doom metal. Now the engineer and one-man band known as Author & Punisher has added a trio …

    



This New Cycling Gear Has Us Dreaming of Warm Days and Open Roads

This New Cycling Gear Has Us Dreaming of Warm Days and Open Roads

The east coast is being pummeled by snow and the Midwest is still digging out, but bike lust waits for no warm front.

    



Pogo Sticks of Doom and Other Gems From a Massive Toy Fair

Pogo Sticks of Doom and Other Gems From a Massive Toy Fair

At this year’s Toy Fair, more than 1,150 toy companies squeezed into New York City’s Javits Convention Center to show off the new things kids (and probably plenty of adults) will soon be clamoring for. Here’s what stood out.

    



LEGO Foods are Delectably Inedible

You can create all sorts of awesome sculptures and structures with LEGO. From models of cars and buildings to carnivals and landmarks, the sky’s the limit, as long as you have the right bricks and enough creativity.

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LEGO builder Sachiko Akinaga did something different and built a gallery of LEGO food that look absolutely scrumptious. Who knew dishes made from LEGO could look so yummy?

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It’s hard to believe that Sachiko only used bricks available in various LEGO sets to come up with LEGO versions of bananas, pancakes (complete with syrup and butter), sushi, and even a Big Mac with a side of fries!

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Sachiko competes in LEGO building competitions and has been mastering her craft for ten years. You can learn more about her LEGO craft and inspiration in the video below:

[via LivBit via FoodBeast]

Early Hip-Hop’s Greatest Drum Machine Just Got Resurrected

Early Hip-Hop’s Greatest Drum Machine Just Got Resurrected

Roland just combined two of its most iconic analog drum machines, the TR-808 and TR-909, into a new digital beat maker.

    



This 1973 RadioShack Catalog Is a Bonanza of Nerdy Treasures

This 1973 RadioShack Catalog Is a Bonanza of Nerdy Treasures

These wonderfully nerdy items from a 1973 RadioShack catalog were precursors to our hyper-connected world of smartphones and social networking.

    



New Sony Camera Focuses Almost Instantly, Takes 11 Shots a Second

New Sony Camera Focuses Almost Instantly, Takes 11 Shots a Second

The newly announced Alpha a6000 is a direct successor to the excellent Alpha NEX-6 from 2012. If you’re looking to step up from a point-and-shoot camera but aren’t quite sold on carrying around a bigger, bulkier DSLR, this camera is …

    



The Gear That Helped Us Survive the Amazon Jungle

The Gear That Helped Us Survive the Amazon Jungle

The rainforest dumps water and bugs on your head, throws mud in your face, and chucks branches (or entire trees) in your path. This is the gear we used to survive eight days of Amazonian abuse.

    



Travel Smarter With Orbitz’s Slick Apps for Data Nerds

Travel Smarter With Orbitz’s Slick Apps for Data Nerds

A new suite of data-visualization tools from Orbitz Labs wants to help you travel smarter.