Warning: People of Walmart iPhone App

You know People of Walmart, the disturbing site that showcases the posh clients that you sometimes find in that fine establishment. Now, they have decided to put the same terror on the palm of your hand with this iPhone app. More »

This Is How Last Generation Fighter Jet Helmets Work

I always thought that last generation fighter combat helmets—like the Eurofighter Typhoon's Head Equipment Assembly or the F-35 demon helmet—tracked the pilot's head position using gyroscopes. It turns out that they are more Kinect than Wiimote. More »

Bad Universe: The TV Program That Will Obliterate All Space Myths

Discovery Channel and Phil Plait—of Bad Astronomy fame—are on a mission to destroy wrong astronomy factoids this fall. The TV program will be called Bad Universe and, from the sneak peek, it looks fun. More »
#airplanes

This Airplane Luxury Suite Is Way Out of My Budget

This is the most luxurious airplane "seat" money can buy: The Singapore Suite, on board Singapore Air's A380s. Fully isolated from the airplane, it has real bed and a three-feet-wide armchair, along with a multimedia center with integrated 23-inch TV. More »

Apple Creating Mysterious "New Revolutionary Feature" In the Heart of Mac OS X

Apple is definitely excited about a new mysterious feature that "will truly amaze everyone [...] a new and revolutionary feature for Mac OS X." The extreme hyperbole in their latest job offer is surprising, and it doesn't stop there: More »

Inception by Pixar, The Trailer

If you haven't watched Inception, spoilers alert. If you haven't watched Up!, spoilers alert. For the rest of you, this Inception/Up! trailer mash-up will make you flip out. In the words of Mark Wilson: "holy shit that trailer is amazing." More »
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Photoshop Opens Time Portals Into a World War II Ghost Dimension

Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov took some old photographs from World War II and combined them with new perspective-matching photos. The result are a series of time portals that help us contextualize the war into our current reality. More »
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Please, Somebody Make These Beautiful HTML5 Animations Into a Game

Maybe it is because I'm a sucker for old school 90s graphic adventures, but I love these just for what they are: Beautiful 8-bit cycling animations made using HTML5. They're so good that someone should write a game around them. More »
#blockquote

Steve Ballmer On iPad Sales: Not Happy

Asked by analysts about the 3 million magical iPads sold in 80 days, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wasn't very happy. I'm not surprised: They only sold 1.32 million Tablet PCs in 2008, with 1.25 million estimated for 2010. [Techflash] More »

Those Nighttime iPhone Downloads Are Actually Not Downloads

Those large quantities of nighttime data transfer that appear on your AT&T cellphone bill? It's not new, and it's nothing to worry about—even though somehow it's getting more attention now. It's just routine updates for billing. More »
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Apple Magic Trackpad: The Beginning of the End for Mac OS X

The $69 Apple Magic Trackpad is nothing new. The Wacom Bamboo Touch has offered the same multi-touch functionality for almost a year. Its true relevance is in what it heralds: The end of Mac OS X as we know it. More »

Working Red Ring of Death Xbox 360 May Be Best Mod Yet

I wonder if this "Modded Xbox 360 with red LED lights" is actually a fully working Xbox—with modified LEDs permanently displaying the Red Ring of Death—or just a scam. Either way, this eBay auction is a winner. More »
#engineering

The Most Powerful Wind Turbine Looks Like the Weirdest Too

In the future, we will look at these 885-foot-wide structures in the middle of the ocean and we won't even blink. But, right now, I'm having a hard time imagining them spinning en masse at 20 revolutions per minute. More »
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Apple Safari Update Activates New Browser Extensions (And It's Pretty Sweet)

Apple has released Safari 5.0.1, which activates extensions. They have some nice stuff lined up in their extension gallery, from Twitter, Bing, or Major League Baseball, Amazon, and eBay. It's nice to see Safari catching up with Firefox. [Updating] More »
#retromodo

What Planet Did This Tank Came From?

There are no details of this tank, which could be from the Soviet Era. The picture finder says that some people suggested is a fog/smoke generator but, for its looks, it could be an armored antimatter cannon. [Updated: Target identified] More »

The Nazi Train That Destroyed Train Tracks

Remember the Belgian train that could lay its own tracks? Well, the Nazis weren't as constructive in 1945. I mean, they weren't constructive at all, but this train of theirs was designed to destroy railroads as it run over them. More »

Apple Purges Erotic Stories From Book Store Bestseller List

Yesterday, this was the number one book at the bestseller list of Apple's book store: Blonde and Wet, The Complete Story, followed by Big Sis, both erotic short stories written by English auteur Carl East. Well, not anymore. More »
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