The Last Landing of the Space Shuttle Endeavour

After a total journey of 122 million miles and 25 perfect missions, Endeavour has landed in the dark. She was the youngest in the space shuttle fleet. This is how she arrived home: More »

Can You Solve the Hardest Puzzle Ever?

Esquire makes a pretty serious claim about their new iPad app: they say it’s the hardest puzzle ever. In fact, they believe it so much, they just called it The Hardest Puzzle Ever. More »

Best Video I’ve Seen Today Gives Me Goosebumps

You know, being a hard core Rolling Stones fan I thought nobody would ever beat Keith, Mick, Charlie and Bill at their own game. I was wrong. Albeit different, this version matches the original and it gives me goosebumps. More »

This Arctic Light Video Feels Impossibly Beautiful

I recently wrote about the Arctic Midnight Sun. This is what happens before that time comes: The Arctic Light. It’s hard to believe that such breathtaking beauty still exists untouched on this glorious planet of ours. More »

The New Essential Apps May 2011

iPhones. iPads. Android. And Windows Phone 7! We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Be sure to check out all the lists! More »

iWork for iPhone

They’re small, they’re powerful, and they’re finally here. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for the iPhone are packed with features, proving just how extensive pocket-size productivity can be. They also prove that it can be a real pain in the ass to do work on your phone. More »

The Shape of Windows to Come

Microsoft is showing the next version of Windows sometime this week. On a tablet. With a brand new touch interface. I will wager it’s one that’s not stupid. More »

Fiskars UpRoot Weed Puller: The Crabgrass Assassin

The Grandpa’s Weeder has always been an effective weapon against invasive species like thistles, dandelions or crabgrass. Fiskar’s took that classic design, incorporated modern materials and produced theUpRoot—the Lee Majors of lawn care implements. More »

Cellphones Deemed "Possibly Carcinogenic" by World’s Leading Cancer Experts

The back and forth brawl between studies suggesting that cell phones do and don’t cause cancer just took a bold step toward the former camp today, with the World Health Organisation classifying cellphones as potential links to brain cancer. More »

72 Different Memories of Exactly One Second

It’s a cool idea: your brain doesn’t necessarily catalog whether something lasted one second or five seconds. But a camera is precise. The 72 photos from this week’s Shooting Challenge were each exposed for exactly one second. More »