#bath

I Would Be Happy With Just Half an Infinity Bath

Having just a shower in NYC, I miss my large Spanish bath and the tsunamis that sometimes ensued inside. Maybe that's why I got all glassy-eyed when I saw this beautiful Infinity Bath and its custom water-proof touchscreen. More »

Where Next for the Manned Space Program?

Obama canceled the manned space program and now the American Natural History Museum is asking the question: Where next? If you are in New York, they will host a great debate on space exploration on March 15. More »
#concept

Foldable Keyboard for Tablets Doubles as Phone Handset

This may be a concept, but I want someone to actually make it for any present or future tablet out there: An optional foldable keyboard that acts as phone handset. This is how the it works: More »

When Heavy Machines Crash They Make a Terrible Noise

It doesn't matter if the machine you are using is a massive crane or a tiny smartphone: You will always curse in the same way when it crashes. The deafening noise, however, won't be the same. More »

Girl Recognizes Lego Star Wars Minifigs by Sucking on Them

You really have to suck a whole lot of Lego Star Wars minifigs to do what this girl is doing: Identify the characters by putting them inside your mouth. Somehow, I find all this strangely arousing. [Youtube via Boing Boing] More »

Apple Adds Triple Tap to iPhone Gestures

The multi-touch language is getting complex. In addition to the iPhone conventions and the long press we saw at the keynote, the new iPhone 3.2 Beta 4 is adding the triple tap. [9to5] More »
#rant

It's Time to Declare War Against Apple's Censorship

The App Store censorship horse may have been beaten to death, but mainstream German media—whose iPhone applications have been censored by Apple because of its content—are not surrendering. I'm glad. In fact, I hope they win this war. More »

Transform Your Hoodie Into a Laptop Bag In Ten Seconds

The winter is almost over. Maybe it's time to transform one of your hoodies into a laptop sleeve/bag following these easy steps. It just takes a few seconds. [Likecool] More »

Blocks of Life Bubbling in the Orion Nebula

It's confirmed: Space is bubbling with the potential for life. The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared—on board the Herschel Space Observatory—has sent a high resolution analysis of the Orion Nebula's chemistry. It has scientists very excited. More »
#gadgets

Paper Calendar Tears Off Its Pages Automagically

This daily calendar mixes analog, digital, nature, and poetry all in one: Every autumn day, each of its pages will fall off automatically, torn by a clever mechanism at its top. As this video shows, it works great. But why? More »

First Walking Lego Mecha Is Looking for Lego Godzilla

Lego biped robots are a dime a dozen, even while some look pretty sweet. This one is special: It's the first walking Lego robot. And, unlike your usual feet-dragging toy robots, it actually walks by raising its feet. More »

Pluto Fanboys Hate Mail

If I were Neil deGrasse Tyson—host of the Pluto Files and director of the Hayden Planetarium—I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Not after reading the hate mail from thousands of outraged American kids. More »

This Happens to Me Every F*cking Single Day

Some days, it happens two or three times. I bet that you and most of your friends and family find themselves in the same situation too. [Loldwell] More »
#blockquote

Steve Jobs' Threatening Phone Call to Sun CEO Revealed

According to Jonathan Schwartz—then Sun's CEO—that's what Steve Jobs told him over the phone after Sun presented Looking Glass, a desktop concept similar to Mac OS X's. After that, Schwartz put Steve in his place: More »
#review

Wacom Intuos4 Wireless Review: The Joy of Freedom

Here's the story: I'm in love with the Wacom Intuos4 Wireless tablet. Free from cables, it's the best graphics tablet experience I've ever had. More »
#architecture

The Skyscraper Water Factory

I can imagine a future dry Earth in which nature only exists inside huge buildings like this Freshwater Factory Skyscraper, designed by Design Crew for Architecture to produce freshwater from sea water on the south coast of the Spain. More »
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