Flickr user hala065 brings us these otherworldly images of a beach in the Maldive islands that glows with millions of pinpoints of glowing blue. The light from these bioluminescent phytoplankton looks like a fantastic starry sky somewhere deep in the universe. It’s mesmerizing. Read more…
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World’s most beautiful beach glows like millions of stars at night
Hardscrabble Pictures added sound to this old black and white silent film of San Francisco’s Market Street in April 14, 1906, just four days before the big earthquake that destroyed 80 percent of the city. It’s really wonderful—put on your headphones and listen to the calm before the storm. Read more…
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This is how San Francisco sounded just before getting destroyed in 1906
One more time. Even if you wear earplugs, turn off the radio and stay away from noisy clubs, you know Daft Punk’s song ‘One More Time’. It’s one of those songs that seems to be inserted into the memory of every human who has existed since the year 2000. Here, EDM producer Sadowick Production reveals how Daft Punk made the song from a sample the French duo says they didn’t use. It’s quite shocking how easy it was to recreate. Read more…
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How Daft Punk made One More Time from a sample they say they never used
Astronauts have hard jobs. And like anyone with hard jobs, they deserve some french fries and a nice, deep-fried turkey after work. Don’t we all? But there’s bad news. According to a new study, it’s impossible to fry food in zero g . Nooooooooooo! Read more…
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Sorry, Astronauts: It’s Impossible to Fry Food in Zero G
Electric chainsaws aren’t anywhere near as powerful as the ones with gas engines, but Makita’s X2 LXT comes close—and offers several key advantages if you don’t need a tool capable of clear-cutting a forest. Read more…
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An Electric Chainsaw So Badass It Needs Two Batteries
The last mile issue has plagued ISPs since the advent of the Internet. While projects like Google Fiber can deliver massive bandwidth to your door, they require the installation of an entirely new network infrastructure. Not so with the new G.fast standard. It delivers fiber optic speeds over existing telephone lines. Read more…
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The Next Generation of DSL Can Pump 1Gbps Through Copper Phone Lines
LG has just revealed its new flagship curved OLED screen—the largest one in existence—ahead of next January’s CES convention. Because why wouldn’t you you want 105 inches of curved OLED goodness? Oh right, you can’t afford it. Read more…
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LG’s 105-Inch Curved OLED Is Just Bonkers
Do you hear that? In the distance? That’s the sound of thousands of college students shouting with joy. Because designer Benjamin Vermeulen has created a line of easy to assemble flat-pack furniture that doesn’t require screws, nuts, bolts, or those dreaded allen wrenches. Just the magic of magnets. Read more…
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The Ikea Nightmare Is Over, Magnetic Flat-Pack Furniture Is Here
The first iPhone was a true breakthrough that shaped the multitouch-dominated world we live in. It took its clues from everyday objects to create a familiar experience that was instantly understood (and copied.) Years later it got stuck in those successful metaphors but, instead of working in another breakthrough, Apple just copied some bits from the companies who copied the iPhone. This video explains this story in a fair way. Read more…
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How the first iPhone copied everything—and the last one did too
Even after 40 years of service, X-ray computed tomography (better known as CT scans) can be a challenge to capture. If the patient moves even a nudge, the image will come out blurry. But with GE’s new Revolution CT, doctors will be able to image the entirety of your innards in the span of a single heartbeat. Literally. Read more…
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GE’s New Fast CT Scanner Captures Insane Images in a Heart Beat