This bicycle, designed by Benjamin Bowden, was included in the “Britain Can Make It Better” exhibition of 1946. Known simply as the Classic (and later the Spacelander), Bowden’s initial design for the bicycle included a motor that gave riders a litt…
Lees meerNo one should need or want a $400 hair dryer. The number one hair dryer on Amazon costs $36, the one under my sink cost $70 in 2003, and the one my hair dresser uses daily on clients costs between $100 and $150. A $400 hair dryer is more than twice …
Lees meerThere are a few ways to kill off a pest: eliminate its food supply, or, make sure it can't effectively procreate. Since the pest in question for this post is mosquitos, the former solution isn't an option. So, Verily, the life-science divis…
Lees meerRecently, GoPro unveiled an entirely new product lineup. Not just the new Hero5 Black ($399) and Hero5 Session ($299), but also the Karma drone, a surprise handheld gimbal -- known as the Karma Grip -- and a brand new cloud service called G…
Lees meerThe FBI and Apple might be headed for another fight over the case of a locked phone. Last night, FBI special agent Rich Thorton confirmed that the agency is trying to crack an iPhone belonging to Dahir Adan, a 20-year-old Somali immigrant w…
Lees meerIt looks like Hangouts is being sent to the big office suite in the sky. According to Android Police, starting on December 1st, phone makers like Samsung and HTC will no longer be required to add Hangouts to their handsets. Instead, Duo wil…
Lees meerUnbelievable footage from Australia shows a whale calf as it desperately tries to free its mother from a sandbank. Read more...
Lees meerBodum’s pour-over coffee maker is as beautiful as it is functional, and Amazon’s marked it down to $20 today, the best price they’ve ever listed on the 34 ounce model. Hopefully, you take your coffee makers like you take your coffee: Black. Because …
Lees meerRide-hailing companies Uber and Lyft deal with legal and regulatory issues all the time, but the battle is heating up in Philadelphia. A Common Pleas Court judge ordered the two companies to stop operating in the city yesterday, but both ar…
Lees meerThe World Anti-Doping Agency wanted Russia banned from the 2016 Olympics for operating a "state-run doping program." In response, hackers, believed to be from the country, breached WADA's systems and published a bunch of athletes' private h…
Lees meerSports reputation as being DVR-proof has led some leagues to try and tightly control how and where their highlights show up online. While the NBA is relatively loose about allowing its clips on YouTube or Twitter, the NFL has gone after web…
Lees meerLady Gaga fans have reportedly “tricked” their Amazon Echos into playing samples Lady Gaga’s latest album Joanne, according to videos posted online. It’s unclear if the leak was a bug or a marketing gimmick. Either way, the trick no longer works.Rea…
Lees meerThe British pound suffered a “flash crash” earlier this morning in which it plummeted six percent against the US dollar within a matter of minutes. All signs point to high frequency stock trading as the culprit—and possibly a single algorithm. Read …
Lees meerPeering at the world through a close-up macro lens reveals tiny details that normally go unnoticed. It can also make the smallest of things appear completely grandiose. Steel wool and a battery makes for an easy way to start a fire, but zoom in as i…
Lees meerIt has been a busy few weeks for the big tech companies making major announcements and we're not done yet. Microsoft announced today that it will host a Windows 10 event October 26th in New York City at 10:00 AM ET. The company didn't get i…
Lees meerThe third season of Charlie Brooker's dark, technology-infused drama Black Mirror is almost upon us. The show is known for its bleak but surprisingly believable depictions of the future, where society has pursued revelatory technologies -- …
Lees meerThese Dyson AM06 and AM07 air multipliers are marked down to awesome prices on Amazon today, as long as you don’t mind buying certified refurbs. Yeah, they’re more expensive than your average fan, but they look so gorgeous that you’ll actually want …
Lees meerOnline classified ad site Backpage.com has been going through legal turmoil for years, and with good reason -- there's plenty of evidence that the site's "adult" section has been a haven of sex trafficking, including some advertisements for…
Lees meerA replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 started smoking and burned through the carpet on board a Southwest flight this week. Following the incident, one US carrier is allowing owners to exchange those replacement devices even though the Consume…
Lees meerOne of the best ways to solve the tech sector's lack of diversity is to start 'em young. New York City's mayor, Melinda Gates, and tech titans like Microsoft and Google all know that. In fact, the big G has just opened a computer science la…
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