Author Archives: (author unknown)

DARPA-funded fake docs track unauthorized users (Tim Barribeau/The Verge)

Tim Barribeau / The Verge:
DARPA-funded fake docs track unauthorized users  —  In the wake of Wikileaks, the Department of Defense has stepped up its game to stop leaked documents from making their way into the hands of undesirables — be they e… Continue reading

Comments Off

Dissolving food stickers also wash your fruit

New York based electrical engineer and designer Scott Amron has come up with an idea that could transform the way industries label fruit and vegetables. You may not pay much attention to that fruit sticker on your apple or orange – though it’s often fr… Continue reading

Tagged , , | Comments Off

Company claims it can zap brown eyes blue. Really?

The head of a California medical company says he has developed the technology to turn your pretty brown eyes into deep baby blues. The theory is plausible — but this is risky business, an outside expert says.

Continue reading

Posted in News | Comments Off

Battlefield 3 Performance: 30+ Graphics Cards, Benchmarked

Are you wondering how your PC will handle Battlefield 3 before buying the game? We pulled a series of all-nighters to get almost every graphics card in our lab tested, in addition to a handful of processors, to answer your performance-oriented question… Continue reading

Posted in Graphics Cards | Comments Off

Traditional Japanese “Toolbox” to Die For: Keiji Ashizawa’s Hirosaki Knife Box

Hirosaki is a city in northern Japan responsible for the bulk of that country’s apple production, meaning they’ve got a lot of apple trees. In homage to the region, designer Keiji Ashizawa incorporated apple wood in his Hirosaki Knife Box, produced f… Continue reading

Posted in Tools | Comments Off

Expired patent of the day: Lego

Comments Continue reading

Comments Off

Man Orders Size 14.50 "Monster Slippers", Manufacturer Makes & Sends Size 1,450

Tom Boddingham ordered a pair of custom novelty slippers off website Monster Slippers. Tom, who’s 6’7″ and possibly the son of a Yeti, ordered a size 14.50 for his left foot and 13 for his right because DAMN BRO YOUR FEET ARE A SIZE-AND-A-HALF APART… Continue reading

Posted in don't sell it bro that's probably the coolest thing you'll ever own!, foot candy, footwear, i need a new pair of slippers!, i would 100% sleep in that, large, oopsie doopsie, slipper, sure why not, that's huge!, woops | Comments Off

The US$20,000 Shannon Solo – remote-control, construction industry workhorse carries 500 kg

The Shannon Solo Dumper is an easy-to-operate, remote-control, four-wheel-drive, high-tipper-dumper with a carrying capacity of 500 kg (1100 pounds) and remote-control-range of 100 metres from the operator. Apart from doing a lot of work at cheap rates… Continue reading

Tagged , , | Comments Off

Better Compressed Power Storage from SustainX

A recent patent issued to compressed air energy storage (CAES) company SustainX could provide a significant improvement in grid storage of energy, especially for wind farms and solar power arrays.
Compressed air is one of the preferred methods for sto… Continue reading

Comments Off

Forget Airplanes, Travel Via Cloud: Floating Zeppelin Network by Tiago Barros

Images: Tiago Barros

In a world where everything seems to operate at hyper-speeds (often at the expense of the environment), we’re well aware of the apparent benefits behind such movements as “slow food” “slow cities” and “slow design.” But what about… Continue reading

Posted in air travel, architects, Design & Architecture, design competitions, trains | Comments Off