Jurassic Park was one of the last nails in the coffin for stop-motion animation—a special effects technique that had brought dinosaurs to the silver screen almost 50 years ago. But before the advent of computer graphics it was considered the cutting edge of visual effects, thanks to the work of a man named Ray Harryhausen who was a master at the technique. More »
It’s a little disorienting, to say the least. The best way I can describe the addition of color to famous black and white photos is that it looks more like a frame from a movie scene, than snapshot of real life. A little unreal. More »
While we point and laugh at Apple Maps for being subpar and screwed up, Google just announced underwater Street View. Well, sort of announced. TechCrunch reports that the new underwater Street View—which is beautiful—is now available for taking a peek of the Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii and the Philippines. More »
Did you really need to make this video, Research In Motion? Do you think your developers will love you more because of spending I don’t know how many hours in making this… this… I don’t know what this is. More »
In this video by Etsy, Carolina Fontoura Alzaga shows how and why she transforms old junkyard bicycle parts into chandelier sculptures that look more like something from our apocalyptic future. Who knew bicycle chains and wheels could add up to be Terminator? More »
Gone are the days where we paste our pictures into big bulky photo albums. But what would happen if we didn’t just store our pictures, but our entire memories in the cloud? One day, they could be completely wiped out, which is just what filmmaker Francois Ferracci explores in the short Lost Memories . More »
To crafty thieves, a bike locked up on the street looks like free money. Even if you’re using one of the finest locks in the world, your bike is still pretty easy to jack. We proved it with an angle grinder, and our friends at PopSci proved it with science. More »
The iPhone 5 looks to be sturdier than its delicate baby glass predecessor, but all of these drop tests are dodging one crucial question: can the Knicks’ 6-foot-5 point guard use it as a basketball? More »
Hey, you know what would be a nice, cathartic response to the tsunami of iPhone 5 coverage? Shooting it with a giant ass Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle. More »
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