Windows 8.1 now natively supports the MKV video format, which has been supported by the Xbox One for

Windows 8.1 now natively supports the MKV video format , which has been supported by the Xbox One for a little while now. Read more…

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Quartz heated at 1,700C looks like something out of Tony Stark’s lab

Chris New took these fascinating loops at GE Global Research lab. Above: ” A tube of almost pure quartz heated to temperatures of around 1, 700 Celsius to create custom laboratory glassware.” Read more…

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The Next Prius? What It’s Like To Drive Toyota’s $57,000 Hydrogen Car

Hydrogen fuel cells are a cool technology that were perfected to enable humans to go to the moon. Now that they’re perfected even more, they’re enabling humans to go to work or the liquor store, and, incredibly, this is progress. The Toyota Mirai is an example of this remarkable progress. Funny looking, maybe, but it works. Read more…

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The Charger Hellcat Is The Most American/Insane Car You Can Buy

There’s really only two things you need to know about the 2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat: it may be the most American car you can buy right now, and it’s absolutely, unrepentantly clamshit insane. The idea of a well-appointed four-door family car with enough power to liquify everyone you love is crazy. And wonderful. But crazy. Read more…

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How To Squeeze 830 Miles Out Of One Tank Of Fuel And Remain Sane…ish

I’m not going to lie: I’m pretty delighted that I (and my partner ) won Audi’s TDI Challenge, where nine Diesel A3s attempted to drive from Albuquerque to San Diego on a single tank of Diesel. Part of why I’m delighted is because winning means it’s over, since it was a pretty miserable process . Here’s how we did it. Read more…

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Seeing the world’s most complicated watch get built is pretty incredible

The amount of meticulous detail and genius craftsmanship and microscopic precision that goes into one of these Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 5175R is ridiculous. Just watching the little pieces fit together is like seeing the most beautiful puzzle ever get completed. It better be, since the watch costs $2.5 million. Read more…

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Apple has added on-device step counting to its iOS 8 beta’s Health app–though it almost certainly u

Apple has added on-device step counting to its iOS 8 beta’s Health app—though it almost certainly uses the M7 motion tracking hardware of the iPhone 5S to work. Read more…

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As rumored, Siri will be getting Shazam song recognition in Apple iOS 8, so that figuring out what y

As rumored, Siri will be getting Shazam song recognition in Apple iOS 8, so that figuring out what you’re listening to is as easy as holding down your home button. This is faster, increasing the likelihood that the song won’t end before you figure out what it is. Read more…

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Vimeo’s ordering up its first batch of original content for its on-demand service in the form of six

Vimeo’s ordering up its first batch of original content for its on-demand service in the form of six episodes of the hilarious web series High Maintenance . No word on how much individual episodes will cost. Read more…

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NASA reveals its next generation Tron spacesuit

This it it. This Tron-inspired design will be NASA’s next generation spacesuit—the first that actually looks from the future and not a variation of the original 1960s suits from the Apollo program. With its glass 360-degree view and integrated Heads Up Display ready to detect xenomorphs, it would look right at home in any sci-fi movie. Read more…

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