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2012-07-18 04:39:29 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

After a quick rainstorm here in Wisconsin, the cutest pair of foxes crept out of the woods, hoping to get a quick drink of water from the resulting puddles.

2012-03-18 20:30:02 (2 comments, 6 reshares, 12 +1s)

What if you put a Retina display on an iPad? What if solar panels cost half as much as they do now? What if you could build a race car that’s so small you can only see it with a microscope? What if airplanes could fly at supersonic speeds without that sonic boom that makes them too annoying to fly over land?

That’s just the beginning of the wonders we uncovered this week, where we found the most astonishing iPhone dock ever built, took a brand-new laptop swathed in Gorilla Glass for a spin, found a way to indulge our kookyest desires with an MP3 doorbell and even discovered a way to use a Microsoft Kinect that we never dreamed of.

2012-03-18 17:43:55 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

These are unquestionably some inexplicable peculiarities.

2012-03-17 18:15:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

The company's planning to launch a cargo version of the Dragon later this month, testing its docking capabilities with the International Space Station. But I'm still chasing after them, trying to get a quote about when the first manned (and woman-ed) flight will take place.

2012-02-27 08:17:53 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

We asked 500 iPad owners: How influential to your upgrade/purchase decision would it be if Apple decided to invest in moving more of the production to the USA? Answer: 57.4% responded "extremely influential" or "very influential."

2012-02-15 23:17:57 (7 comments, 4 reshares, 8 +1s)

Take a look at this sneak peek at an uncanny new feature in Adobe's upcoming Photoshop CS6.

This is getting to be almost miraculous. I already like content-aware fill in Photoshop CS5.5 and use it often, but this is taking that idea a whole lot further.

Can't wait to try it. What do you think?

2012-02-11 17:21:25 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Check out what the new "Lux" tool in Instagram can do. In shots with dark shadows, it acts like HDR, and in other shots, it boosts the saturation and contrast and tastefully enhances the shadows.

It's a useful new tool included in the free Instagram app (iPhone only, unfortunately), upgrade is now available.

2012-01-31 22:00:46 (18 comments, 4 reshares, 19 +1s)

If Fox News had existed throughout history: http://www.eatliver.com/img/2011/7834.jpg

2012-01-28 23:50:24 (11 comments, 31 reshares, 42 +1s)

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► BMW S1000 RR. Dinner for RR.
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2012-01-28 23:48:35 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 5 +1s)

This week, I found some cool stuff and got my hands on two of the items on the Top 10 list.

One was the Motorola Droid Razr MAXX, a better version of the first Droid Razr with a longer-lasting battery. I like the idea of a longer-lasting battery, and there's a great side effect: the Droid's back isn't as ugly as the first one's. There's no chin sticking out the top -- now there's a gentle curve that looks quite nice. It's a tiny bit thicker, but that's not a big deal at all.

The downside: Gingerbread. Sorry, but I think it's clunky and primitive. It's ugly and its scrolling is choppy. After using Ice Cream Sandwich in the Galaxy Nexus for a month, it's tough to step all the way back to Gingerbread. Too bad there can't just be a big upgrade for all Android phones, all at once.

The other hands-on I did for this week's Top... more »

2012-01-30 23:15:25 (1 comments, 8 reshares, 8 +1s)

Looks like this "sh*t _ say" thing is gathering steam. No sh*t.

+Amy-Mae Elliott does a stellar job of picking out 15 video examples. Expertly curated. http://on.mash.to/yIZAmo

2012-01-26 21:38:06 (3 comments, 27 reshares, 14 +1s)

Google Earth just got an upgrade to version 6.2, and look at how realistic our planet looks now! No more patchwork-quilt look.

In addition, I've shared this image directly from Google Earth.

It's an upgrade that's worthy of more than just a point upgrade. Why not Google Earth 7.0?

2012-01-26 07:43:27 (12 comments, 14 reshares, 23 +1s)

Wonder how long it took to get this one right. All summer?

2012-01-24 22:58:08 (13 comments, 47 reshares, 40 +1s)

I am always amazed by this kind of stuff!

Depicted in this gif:
Earth
Sun
Eta Carinae
Betelguese VY
Canis Majoris

[via PBH2 - http://www.pbh2.com/science-nature/stars-are-absolutely-huge/]

2012-01-23 08:09:31 (6 comments, 11 reshares, 48 +1s)

Designing a house similar to this for a lakeside cliff. Concrete construction, solar, net energy producing.

More pics here http://www.trendir.com/house-design/modern-spanish-architecture.html

2012-01-22 19:05:25 (11 comments, 49 reshares, 56 +1s)

Love what this virtuoso violist did when some rube left a Nokia cellphone on during a performance. Brilliant.

2012-01-21 22:41:38 (0 comments, 27 reshares, 4 +1s)

Start out with this mouse from Thermaltake, designed by BMW Designworks in California. Finish with a moon base that might actually get built by NASA, the European Space Agency and Russia. In between, find plenty of surprises. Don't miss this edition of Top 10 Tech!

2012-01-14 22:02:49 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 10 +1s)

Sit back, prepare yourself for astonishment, and join us for the Top 10 Tech This Week, this time showing you the best tech from CES 2012 and more.

2012-01-08 06:33:29 (17 comments, 27 reshares, 64 +1s)

BMW i8 Concept again. Good lord. Just wanted you to see this stunning rendering of it. See more about this dream car here: http://www.bmw-i.com/en_ww/bmw-i8/ (same link as my previous post).

2012-01-08 06:30:55 (8 comments, 5 reshares, 18 +1s)

BMW i8 Concept: I was thinking about a Chevy Volt, but I think I'll wait a while for a sportier electric car like this instead.

2012-01-07 21:42:09 (1 comments, 30 reshares, 10 +1s)

We certainly had a lot of cool tech to choose from this week!

Embedded within this week's top 10 is my hands-on review of the new "Syc by 50" wireless headphones by 50 Cent. They're expensive at $400, but it's hard to believe these cans are wireless. Lossless, indeed.

2012-01-07 06:57:41 (11 comments, 21 reshares, 53 +1s)

Sigh.

via All That Is Interesting - http://bit.ly/z8d5VR

2012-01-07 16:53:07 (25 comments, 112 reshares, 149 +1s)

This is simply fantastic. You'll enjoy this. Watch.

2012-01-05 04:42:55 (3 comments, 6 reshares, 14 +1s)

Have you tried Google Analytics lately? You can now find everything from real-time stats to details about which mobile device your site visitors come from. http://on.mash.to/zsPF8k

2012-01-04 07:24:10 (6 comments, 5 reshares, 12 +1s)

This has got to be one of the most bizarre headlines I've ever seen outside of the National Inquirer:

2012-01-04 07:05:26 (76 comments, 64 reshares, 110 +1s)

What about this? Worth it?

I'm definitely on board with iPhones and iPads, but not this.

Via Techglint http://bit.ly/xQKNCM

2012-01-04 06:49:22 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

I think Imus's U.S. map is such an example of exquisite design, I ordered one for myself. Read about this guy and his work -- he spent 6,000 hours creating this map -- and you'll see why he won a prestigious award for this work of art.

I can't wait until it gets here so I can see this 4x3-foot beast up close.

2012-01-02 21:44:02 (28 comments, 5 reshares, 21 +1s)

2012 is pronounced "twenty-twelve," not "two thousand and twelve." Last 3-syllable year for 998 years.

2012-01-02 05:07:46 (0 comments, 5 reshares, 16 +1s)

We found more techno-coolness than ever this week, with gadgetry ranging from a brand-new bullet train to twin spacecraft orbiting the moon, a zippy new smartphone, and even a bit of quirky strangeness.

2012-01-01 18:09:06 (11 comments, 79 reshares, 19 +1s)

LG's new 55" OLED HDTV: Is it real, or just a fancy demo? It's real. In this post, I'll explain why.

2012-01-01 18:07:01 (7 comments, 18 reshares, 31 +1s)

So true:

Via The New Yorker http://newyorker.tumblr.com/

2011-12-27 23:04:49 (12 comments, 3 reshares, 34 +1s)

Moon with Venus below

2011-12-26 19:17:14 (1 comments, 4 reshares, 13 +1s)

Digital Filmmakers: Watch Season 2 of "Downton Abbey" (or Season 1 of "Game of Thrones"), both shot with Arri Alexa/ARRIRAW.

This is video? Hard to believe, but this looks better than 35mm film.

Tech specs here: http://imdb.to/tB0HYR -- and Game of Thrones tech specs here: http://imdb.to/ryBy3j

2011-12-26 08:48:05 (13 comments, 4 reshares, 12 +1s)

Who owns your Twitter account -- you or the company you're working for? My writing partner John Biggs takes an in-depth look at that sticky question in this outstanding feature he wrote for The New York Times.

At first glance, it seems if you go into a company owning a personal Twitter account, that's yours, no matter how many followers you amass while working at that company.

But it gets complicated, and a court case will consider this question next summer. Johnny does an excellent job of telling this multifaceted story -- worth a close reading if you care about your digital rights.

2011-12-26 07:09:35 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

I just got a call from #GoDaddy. The rep said he noticed that I'd transferred my 60+ domains away (I've still got a few there that I'm working on transferring, but am being conservative with, since I can't afford any downtime at all with them), and wanted to know if I'd tell them why. I got to tell them that it was because of their #SOPA support, and that I couldn't in good conscience give my money to a tech company that would support legislation like that. I told him I was aware that they had reversed their position, but that their explicit support of it in the first place had cost them my confidence in them, as it is at the best viciously ignorant, and at worst, malicious. The rep was quite sincere in his apology to me, asked if there was anything they could do to win me back. He had a "We support IP protections, and now realize that support of SOPA is too broad"... more »

2011-12-26 06:45:37 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Anybody watching Downton Abbey, the Emmy-winning period piece from the UK? It's now about to start its second season on PBS in the US, but in the UK, season 2 has already ended and there was a fantastic Christmas special on last night.

Too bad there's such a delay between airings in the US and UK. Now, the show has the green light for season 3. Don't look up the UK version, though, because there are major spoilers in there, even in the pics.

But I hear season 2 and the Christmas specials can be found somewhere on the pre-SOPA Intarwebs.

2011-12-26 06:17:59 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

I think the Muppets could convince just about anyone to do practically anything. I still haven't tried out the Hangouts yet, though. Maybe I should.

2011-12-26 06:12:17 (3 comments, 28 reshares, 14 +1s)

Strap yourself in, because it's time for the Top 10 Tech This Week [PICS]

2011-12-22 19:00:24 (4 comments, 5 reshares, 20 +1s)

"Charlie Bit My Finger" has earned more than $150,000!?

Think about it: There's something wonderful about this -- the true democratization of video.

When I started in my broadcast career way back in '78, you needed a $2 million edit suite and a TV station to reach a few hundred thousand people. Now you can do that with a smartphone, with far better quality and a nearly unlimited worldwide audience.

The fact that you can shoot a video in the car and place it (in completely raw, unedited form) in front of the world and then earn $150K with it is astonishing to me.

2011-12-22 02:55:40 (6 comments, 53 reshares, 49 +1s)

If Apple’s hands-free assistant Siri one day turned against the human race and transformed into a freakishly evil killing machine, well, that would really, really suck.

However improbable, that hypothetical situation is exactly the fodder Rooster Teeth Productions used to create “Siri: The Holiday Horror Movie (Trailer)” clip.

http://on.mash.to/txPqH6

2011-12-22 00:16:28 (16 comments, 3 reshares, 15 +1s)

Our FedEx guy would never do this! His name is Dave, and we love him.

How about you? Good experiences with FedEx delivery personnel? How about UPS?

2011-12-21 16:29:05 (15 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

COMIC: My, how the dating world has changed! Ouch: How To Get Revenge On A Cheating Girlfriend [or boyfriend -- come on, let's be fair!]

Sounds worse than most divorces!

2011-12-21 16:22:22 (5 comments, 6 reshares, 10 +1s)

What do you love? Get more of it by searching across numerous Google products with one click. FUN

2011-12-21 16:24:05 (444 comments, 7167 reshares, 4132 +1s)

A Short Neurological Test

1- Find the C below..

Please do not use any cursor help.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.

99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

3 -... more »

2011-12-20 20:45:23 (16 comments, 10 reshares, 39 +1s)

Oy to the world!

2012-01-10 15:41:53 (371 comments, 4324 reshares, 3752 +1s)

Can't help but laugh every time I see this.

2011-12-18 22:34:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Plenty of coolness for you this week. Check it out.

2011-12-18 08:15:19 (8 comments, 7 reshares, 17 +1s)

WOW: "Explosion" at the soccer field: It's fake, but what's the story here? Great effect. http://thumbra.com/54/explosion-at-the-soccer-field/

2011-12-18 08:08:16 (2 comments, 7 reshares, 9 +1s)

Did no one catch the 9 Robert Frost references hidden within yesterday's Google "let it snow" post?

2011-12-17 22:12:20 (4 comments, 12 reshares, 14 +1s)

If you're a techie and like cats, have I got a post for you! Somehow this clever curator has mixed up cats with http status messages and created an enjoyable set of motivational posters that'll make you laugh. Even if you don't like cats.