YouTube is notorious for its godawful, subhuman commenters. Google’s solution? Implementing a new regime in which people are prompted to switch their accounts to their real name. Fortunately, the majority comments continue to be just as horrendous and offensive as ever. Business as usual! More »
You’ve seen the signs. No Flash Photography. But why do they exist? Imaging Resource’s Steve Meltzer did some digging about the continued existence of this law of the art world. More »
Keeping a garden lush all summer is a lot of work. You’re traveling. You’re busy. It’s hot out there. But technology offers the equivalent of a remote control watering can that you control from the couch. Here’s how to wire up your yard to keep it thriving when you can’t get out back to do it yourself. More »
If Apple switches from a 30-pin dock connector to a smaller 19-pin design, as a story by Reuters reports, iPhones and iPads will have a new standard port. This is certain to frustrate some people—namely the huge market base that has purchased billions of dollars worth of licensed chargers and docks. But it has to happen. More »
Dead Trigger, a mobile video game for iOS and Android, is now free in the Google Play Store. Awesome, right? Except no. It’s not awesome, since it’s only free because the piracy rate for the Android version is “unbelievably high.” Ugh. More »
A Boeing 747 can carry 48,445 gallons (183,380 liters) of fuel in a labyrinth of tanks so large that people can actually walk and crawl inside them. Can’t believe it? Just watch. More »
What looks to the layman like a chunky under-the-desk computer power strip is actually a full-fledged hacking tool designed to let white hat hackers (aka the ‘good’ guys) test the security level of a given computer network, wired or wireless. More »
Canon’s compact, large-sensor camera is finally here. Until now, Canon was the last major manufacturer that didn’t offer a mirrorless, interchangeable-lens camera, and from what we can tell it was worth the wait. The Canon EOS M looks like a beast. And it’s pretty cheap, too. Get ready to swoon. More »
I’ve seen plenty of time lapse videos from the International Space Station. None of them were even near the amazing beauty of this one. Play it at full screen and high definition—just the opening Star Wars-like shot will leave you in awe. More »
Last time we did this, we were talking about software. This time, let’s talk media. That is movies, music, TV shows, and everything else the copyright lawyers scream about. More »
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