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Feedly Revamped, TripWhat, and More

This week was all about utility: getting exactly what you need, as fast as you can. Whether it’s a flashlight app beautifully pared down to the essentials, or a travel app that compiles everything you could possibly want and more, you’ll be able to conquer virtually anything with ease. Of course, this also means you … Continued

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Note Anytime, SOHO Social Launcher, and More

This week’s slew of apps is all about alternatives. Whenever a major player starts hyping an apps, it’s all pretty much anyone is going to talk about. But you’d be doing yourself a disservice to ignore the cornucopia of options at your fingertips. We give you a couple alternatives to two big recent releases along … Continued

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KeepShot, Dexteria Jr., and More

In the mood to create something? This week’s selection of iPad apps will let you do just that, whether you’re just getting the hang of walking or the one making sure we remember these moments forever, you’ll be thankful to have the help. KeepShot: There’s no limit to the number of custom photo album websites … Continued

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Ocean Wave Movements Make For Much Better Conveyer Belts

You wouldn’t think there’s much room for improvement when it comes to a conveyor belt, or much demand for it. They just move things along, right?. Well Festo’s new WaveHandling conveyor system can actually move objects in any direction, and even individually sort them allowing it to replace multiple components in an assembly line. If … Continued

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Chill Out In This Breezy Beach Tent (Beach Not Included)

For Christmas I bought my nieces a tipi to play in. They’re obsessed with it, but I felt a little left, out so I’d like one of these breezy Gandia Blasco tents. They have aluminum frames draped in white plastic fabric. Inside, there’s a foam bed for you to nap on forever. You can find … Continued

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This Amazing Lego Recreation of Han Solo’s Blaster Pistol Will Make You Want to Shoot First

This Lego recreation of Han Solo’s DL-44 heavy blaster is incredible. Right down to the wood-colored handle and the offset scope, it looks as authentic as a Lego-built blaster can without actually firing lasers. The Greedo-greasing replica was created by Captain Infinity in response to the 2013 MocAthalon challenge to make a life-sized science fiction … Continued

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DIY Alcoholic Dippin’ Dots: The Hangover of the Future

Dippin’ Dots, the momentarily dead but then thankfully resurrected novelty ice cream, are fun to eat. But the flavors are, well, a little childish? Wouldn’t you rather make dots that taste great and help numb yourself to the world? Of course you would. Right this way. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the long … Continued

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Let’s Talk About Whatever You Want for the Next Hour

It’s late afternoon Friday, you’re tired, burned out on the work week, and hoping that by staring really hard at the clock, you’ll be able to accelerate the flow of time. Don’t bother, it doesn’t work (we know, we’ve got the strained eyes to prove it). Instead, pull up a chair and chat with the … Continued

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Blazes Through New Battery System Tests

Boeing conducted a successful test flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner with its new upgraded battery system today. With this test, it’s completed the required schedule of tests required for FAA certification. The plane is on fire—and in the good way! The battery system that the FAA certified last time around caught fire on the … Continued

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Latte Drawings That Blow Your Local Barista Out of the Water

Latte art. It’s tickled the fancy of many a cafe-goer as they gaze at the magical flower-patterned milk floating upon a sea of velvety espresso. This dude right here, though? He laughs in the face of your measly rosetta. Barista Mike Breach has made it his personal project to paint lovely little drawings in latte … Continued

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This House Has a Pool With an Island and Nothing Else Matters

Do you need to know anything else about the Canterbury House once you find out it has a pool with an island in the middle? Nope. Sold! The Canny-designed Australian home was inspired by the summer. And can’t you tell? It’s breezy and airy and seems like a lovely oasis down under. Most of its … Continued

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5 Best Facebook Home Alternatives for Android

Facebook Home, the social network’s new user interface for Android, won’t be available for download until April 12th. Even when it hits the Google Play Store, Home will only run on 7 phones, one of which is the newly-released HTC First that has it preloaded. Fortunately, you can get a more immersive Facebook experience on … Continued

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A Badass Remote Tank Mower That Could Probably Clear a Forest

Remote controlled lawnmowers are far from a new idea. People have been cutting grass from the comfort of a lawn chair for years now. But what if you needed to clear the side of a steep hill, or obliterate some nasty weeds without ever getting up? That’s when you’ll need the intimidating half-tank half-mower called … Continued

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The Best-Looking iPad Case Is Your Deal of the Day

The Dodocase is one of the best looking tablet cases available. Basically, a Dodocase makes your tablet look like a leather-bound book. They are made in the United States. You can get them in various colors for various devices. Some people like the twee aesthetic; others don’t. Personally, I think they’re quite handsome. Through the … Continued

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Shattered Raspberries Are Coolest Slow-Mo Snack

Fruit and cereal, it’s a tried and true combo. You might even venture to call it boring. But damned if there’s anything—anything—that can’t be improved with a little liquid nitrogen and super slow-motion. Chefsteps shows off the technique in this snazzy little video featuring, what else, but icy raspberries shattering in slow motion like a … Continued

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Sorry Other Gamers—Xbox Users Are Better At Sex

Looks like all those sleepless nights cozied up next to the tender warmth only an Xbox can provide have finally paid off. For you, noble Xbox user, have officially been crowned the Sexy Time Champ. As Metro reports, VoucherCodesPro conducted a study that polled the significant others of 1,747 gamers to find out A) which … Continued

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Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?

Comparing books to ebooks is like comparing mechanical watches to digital watches, or manual cars to automatic cars. No one doubts the convenience, reach, and flexibility of the ebook format, but it will never convincingly replicate the experience of a paper book—nor does it need to. Ebooks are a fundamentally new medium, stuck in an … Continued

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Historical Cathedral Renovation Takes Choose Your Own Adventure Route

New Zealand’s ChristChurch Cathedral was seriously damaged in a 2011 earthquake. The historic place of worship is going to be remade soon, but how? The city’s Anglican diocese, the property trustees, and the cathedral project group have come up with three different options the remodel, and anyone can vote. Check out the three choices above. … Continued

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The Very First Close Encounter With Planet Saturn

Today’s Image of the Day on Nasa.gov presents us a nice big version of the first spaceborn portrait of Saturn. The image above was taken by the Pioneer 11 spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral forty years ago, on April 5, 1973. Pioneer 11’s path through Saturn’s outer rings took it within 21,000 km of the … Continued

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Real-Life Mind Control Let a Human Wag a Rat’s Tail

Mind control is the inevitable endgame of just about every user interface. You know, Star Wars-style mind-controlled arms. But what about controlling other beings? Scientists have managed to enable a human to wag rat’s tail with his mind. Bio-drones away. Researchers at the Harvard Medical School in Boston led by Seung-Schik Yoo whipped up the … Continued