Ikea furniture names are often full of umlauts and improbable double consonants. I’ve been told that the names are Swedish—and I have no choice but to believe this, because I don’t speak Swedish. Come to think of it, they sort of resemble the names of another fantastical Scandinavian export: Death Metal. Read more…
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Can You Tell These Ikea Products and Death Metal Bands Apart?
Today, nearly half of the world’s total population has potential access to some kind of 3G or 4G network, which is five times the level of mobile coverage we were at just five years ago. Unfortunately, not all mobile broadband is created equal—especially where price is concerned. Read more…
Disney has developed a new technology that allows you to generate energy by simply rubbing or touching a piece of paper. This is something the world needs because, you know, everything will require a level of interactivity in the future—even old-fashioned paper books. Read more…
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Disney’s Paper Generators Could Power Interactive Books of the Future
There have been no end of reports about the NSA’s mind-blowing decrytion techniques . But just how much of it is super-smart computer science, and how much is brute force? Read more…
In an effort to bolster its standing amongst the fast food giants, KFC is introducing what is the easily one of the greatest innovations in take-out containers since the pizza box. The fried chicken chain’s new snack-size Go Cups are specifically designed—after two years of development—to easily sit in your vehicle’s cup holders, letting you dine without having to pull over and stop. Read more…
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KFC Spent Two Years Making a Take-Out Container That Fits Cupholders
FreedomPop, promiser of free data , is finally launching the first actually free service plan into beta today. It comes with free texts, free minutes, and free data. All you have to do is front $100 for a phone. Read more…
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Heck Yes! The First Free Wireless Plan Is Finally Here
Now that Graph Search has finally rolled out to the entire Facebook world, the newest covetable feature has been bestowed onto a small subset of users. Starting today, Facebook is rolling out Graph Search for posts. Read more…
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Facebook Is Finally Letting You Search for Old Posts
We’ve seen real laser guns before, pulling off tricks like starting small fires, or popping black balloons . That’s cool, sure, but it’s got nothing—and I mean nothing —on this crazy handheld laser rifle that eats metal for breakfast. Read more…
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Holy Crap, This Real-Life Laser Rifle Cuts Through Metal Like Nothing
The work of photographer Mark Willis combines advanced imaging and fabrication technologies with archaeological exploration, often producing breath-taking images, 3D models, and highly accurate virtual environments from ancient sites in the U.S. Southwest. Read more…
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36-Gigapixel Image Captures Ancient Petroglyphs in Texas
We’ve already seen a possible ‘Space Gray’ version of the upcoming iPad Mini 2 floating around and now it’s time for the big brother version to get covered in gray steel too. Read more…
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Here’s a Leaked ‘Space Gray’ Version of the Next Full-Sized iPad