We often associate jukeboxes with 1950s teenagers and rock and roll and such. At least I do. But the rise of the jukebox actually occurred long before Elvis was ever cued up at any Milwaukee soda shop. Read more…
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This Was a Jukebox in 1948
Apple’s notoriously picky about what apps are allowed in their store, which means a lot of great apps get locked out. Jailbreaking has always been the go-to method for getting unapproved apps , but jailbreaking can be a hassle. If you’re just looking to get one or two non-Apple-approved apps—like Kodi , video game emulators, or even the f.lux -like Gamma Thingy , side loading is the way to do it. The process is free, it’s easy, and it only take a couple minutes. Read more…
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How to Install Unapproved Apps on an iPhone Without Jailbreaking
Tardigrades are tough little critters, and now one of their secrets for longevity has been revealed. It might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but the creatures seem to turn coat themselves in glass when they don’t have enough water to live normally. Read more…
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Tardigrades Survive Intense Deyhdration By Coating Themselves in Glass
The bobtail squid stays alive because it attracts and keeps a specific kind of bacteria. Scientists still don’t know exactly how it does this, but new research could shed light on why some people get hit with the closely related flesh-eating bacteria. Read more…
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This Squid Could Help Humans Repel Dangerous Flesh-Eating Bacteria
New York City will definitely not be having a White Christmas, but when winter finally does arrive, sanitation trucks will be hauling some of the city’s snow-melting salt out of this quite beautiful sculpture. Turns out this is also an incredible story about how city buildings can be done right. Read more…
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NYC’s Road Salt Is Being Stored in a Building That Looks Like a Giant Crystal
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was always destined for a huge box office debut. The question has been how much of a huge opening would it have? The answer came this weekend: A staggering $238 million in North America and $517 million globally. Read more…
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The Force Awakens Has Obliterated Box Office Records In Its First Weekend
The Backyard Scientist filled a tank to the brim with water balls, which are little polymer beads that expand to slimy squishy balls when soaked in water, and then poured in molten aluminum to create some wild designs. It’s cool because with all the different ways the molten aluminum can move within a vat filled with balls, each pour results in a totally different design. Read more…
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Here’s the cool thing that happens when you pour molten aluminum inside polymer water balls
This protective lens filter might look like any other, but it’s got an invisible secret. Making use of a new kind of clear ceramic, it’s ten times tougher than most conventional protective filters, so is virtually guaranteed to keep yours lens perfectly safe. Read more…
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Clear Ceramic Makes This Filter 10x Tougher Than Your Usual Lens Protector
Shelfie, formerly known as BitLit , already lets you take a photo of the physical books you own and get matching ebook copies. Now they’re throwing audiobooks into the mix, so you can listen to the books on your bookshelf too. Read more…
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Shelfie Lets You Download Ebooks and Audiobooks by Snapping Photos of Your Physical Copies
There isn’t much you can buy for less than one cent these days, but you can store a whole lot of files in the “cloud” for $0.005 a month with Backblaze’s new B2 storage service. It’ll even give you 10GB for free. Read more…
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Backblaze B2 Offers Dirt-Cheap Cloud Storage for Half a Penny Per GB a Month