Hydro Flask Vacuum Insulated Steel Growler Review: Big. Cold. Beer. [Happy Hour]

You take beer seriously. You want it as pure as it was the day it left the brewery—untainted with light and heat. You want the best beer possible, and you want to take your time drinking it. Do you want a 64-ounce wide mouth vacuum insulated stainless steel growler? More »

Confidential Images of Apple’s New Spaceship Interior Leaked [Apple]

We already saw plenty of exterior images of Apple’s new headquarters, which look like a giant spaceship or a spaceport. But these confidential interior images—obtained by 9to5mac’s Élyse Betters—truly show the scale of this place. Look at the size of the glass walls! More »

This Drone Aircraft Could Save Lives [Video]

We generally hear about drone aircraft killing people in war zones. But there’s a reverse side to that narrative—an autonomous copter can drop medicine and supplies to people stranded after a natural disaster even when roads have been demolished. A humanitarian group called Ideate recently tested drones’ viability as a real-world delivery vehicle in one of the harshest, most brutal environments imaginable—Burning Man. More »

Keep Your Greedy Hands Off My Gear [User Manual]

Hey, friend—or, roommate/party host/relative/girlfriend’s acquaintance—can I play around with your valuable electronic devices? Can I pick them up and start poking at them without asking? No! At least, probably not. More »

7 Great Android Apps You Can’t Get on the Kindle Fire [Amazon]

So, Amazon doesn’t exactly highlight this, but all of its Kindle Fires are Androids on the inside. Amazon slaps a heavy skin on top, so it’s not at all recognizable, but it’s Android all the same. Great, so you get access to all of the Android apps, right? Not exactly. More »

What Is a Frontlit Display? [Frontlit Display]

The new Kindle Paperwhite has a frontlit screen. We knew it probably would. But the term “frontlit” is actually a little misleading, and the simplicity of what it does belies the considerable engineering required to pull it off. More »

Amazon’s New Kindle Avalanche: Everything You Need to Know [Amazon]

It’s Kindle Day! Earlier this afternoon Amazon unleashed its Kindle HD: a gorgeous content-chomping Android tablet. Here’s everything you need to know about the new features on the 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions Amazon’s new monster, as well as its new best-in-class Kindle Paperwhite ereader. Get comfy; we’ve got a lot of ground to cover. More »

Kindle Paperwhite Hands On: What a Beautiful Screen [Kindle]

The Kindle Paperwhite’s screen is so awesome you wouldn’t believe it’s e-ink. Hell, I just saw it and I still don’t believe it. It combines the paper-like text of e-ink screens with the usability of LCD screens but none of the eye strain. No other e-reader even comes close to this right now. More »

Kindle Fire HD Hands On: Pretty Impressive—For the Price [Kindle Fire HD]

The Kindle Fire HD is staggering on paper. In person, it’s… pleasant. Which would be an equation for disappointment if you forgot for a second just how cheap this thing is. More »

Kindle Fire HD: Better, Faster, Cheaper—Bigger! (Updated: HOLY CRAP) [Kindle Fire HD]

The original is now $160. That’s absurd. But the real news is the new HD model—and its big brother. More »