They’re the perfect accent to a well-manicured backyard, but the solar-powered lights dotting your gardens and walkways are just one misstep away from being accidentally destroyed. So Ikea’s come up with the perfect solution , LED lights that you press into your lawn so that they’re flush to the ground while still providing plenty of light. Read more…
A 65-foot deep shaft being dug for Los Angeles’s newest subway line is filled with buried treasure. The so-called Subway to the Sea is still nine miles from the beach, but excavation has already revealed some creatures from the ocean floor… the prehistoric ocean floor! Read more…
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Ice Age Fossils Are Being Unearthed By L.A.’s Subway Construction
It’s been over four years since Dyson introduced a fan that somehow worked without visible blades. And besides releasing a few new models over the years, the company hasn’t announced any major updates to its Air Multiplier line since 2009. But it turns out that’s because Dyson’s engineers were finding clever ways to make these fans even quieter—up to 75 percent quieter to be exact—on three new models being rolled out today. Read more…
John Gruber believes that iOS 7.1 should ship any day now—because the app required to stream Apple’s SXSW iTunes Festival, which starts in a week, requires the new OS. Let’s see! Read more…
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John Gruber believes that iOS 7.1 should ship any day now–because the app required to stream Apple’
Quantum computing is being hailed as the future of data processing, with promises of performing calculations thousands of times faster than modern supercomputers while consuming magnitudes less electricity. And in the span of just two years the only commercially available quantum computer, the D-Wave One , has already doubled its computational power. Kiss your law goodbye, Mr. Moore. Read more…
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The Quantum D-Wave 2 Is 3,600 Times Faster than a Super Computer
Today is Mardi Gras , and like any booze-fueled street celebration, that means tons of full-bladdered revelers seeking out a place to relieve themselves. Thankfully, technology’s here to save New Orleans from becoming a literal Urinetown . Meet AirPnP , the web app that lets you do your business in the privacy of a stranger’s home. Read more…
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AirPnP Connects Mardi Gras Partiers With Places to Pee
Don’t panic! Your Twitter account hasn’t been hacked, the password has just been accidentally reset . Read more…
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Twitter Accidentally Reset Its Users’ Passwords
In a time when business cards seem more obsolete than ever , more and more people are coming up with fantastic ways to modernize them. And no one will probably make a better first impression than Kevin Bateske, who created this business-card-sized Game Boy clone called the Arduboy that’s just 1.6 millimeters thick. Read more…
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Make an Awesome First Impression With a Tetris-Playing Business Card
Meet the Exosuit. It’s a $600, 000 atmospheric diving suit capable of taking a human 1, 000 feet underwater at surface pressure, and it’s the first of its kind. If you have dramatic music handy, you should go ahead and play it, because this thing is insane. Read more…
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The Exosuit: What Tony Stark Would Wear Underwater
Two thousand ago, the Thomas Edison of the ancient world lived in Alexandria, Egypt where he tinkered, built and wrote about some of the most amazing and whimsical machines the pre-industrial world had ever seen. Read more…
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The Amazing Ancient Machines of Hero of Alexandria