This is a clever little concept design by New York-based Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects: a perfectly normal chair with a tiny little table top, that turns a functional piece of furniture into something rather more sociable.Read More >>
The Ring Nebula is a common image in astronomy, but new images from Hubble reveal something rather strange inside the cloud of swirling gas. Read More >>
Featured comment by Phenomenological:
"It's a false colour image allowing you to see infrared wavelengths as well as visible light, to get a better view of what the whole structure is like...." More »
Intel has just made one very, very big claim: it reckons that its new Haswell chip will boost the battery life of laptops by a staggering 50 per cent. Read More >>
Featured comment by Tim:
"Yes, I thought so too (but couldn't find any stats to back it up with a 20 second google session). Even using the most conservative figures in my post..." More »
When Kaiba Gionfriddo was born, his parents never expected to have to look on, helpless, as his windpipe collapsed daily and stopped him from breathing. They were desperate—so when a team of researchers suggested that a 3D printer could help, they leapt at the chance. Read More >>
HP has just announced a big overhaul of its Envy and Pavilion ranges, and most of the updates are fairly uninspiring — apart from the company's take on Apple's Retina MacBook Pro. Read More >>
Featured comment by ipcopyemily:
"He does indeed have a patent, but is it valid? Seems it probably isn't... the European one was already revoked because AT&T got there first: http:..." More »
While SSDs are blisteringly fast, they still can't offer the capacities that the humble hard disk provides. Especially this one, because with 1.5 TB squeezed into its tiny little frame, it's the most memory-dense drive you can buy right now. Read More >>
It's hard to avoid the increasing prevalence of drones, but in case you were in any doubt this artwork—Under the Shadow of the Drone—serves as a stark reminder that they're increasingly filling our skies. Read More >>
Featured comment by dunksterp:
"Thanks for that! It made a bit of a mess then! Good job it wasn't in a populated area!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhote-Alin_meteorite" More »
Featured comment by snapper.fishes:
"Most of the AirBnB hotels are probably fine, but there are always going to be a few black sheeps. When the shit finally hits the fan - e.g. when a fir..." More »
Featured comment by SteamingPenguin:
"Although a Lian Li will be inferior in most ways. The g5 is a great case to use and mod, and but what I'm saying is that it is not quite as easy as he..." More »
Most people think of Skype as a secure means of communication, with messages kindly delivered using end-to-end encryption. But a new report by Ars Technica suggests that's far from the case — and Microsoft is often dipping into your communications. Read More >>
Featured comment by daniejam:
"The way this is sent is so misleading.....
1. they wont be sent in plain text as MS will have the private key to decrypt the messages.... therefore..." More »
Since it became clear that Yahoo was going to buy Tumblr, Wordpress saw the number of blog imports from Tumblr rise from about 400 an hour to more than 72,000. That's a ridiculous jump — and also a stupid one. Here's why you shouldn't leave Tumblr just because it's under new management. Read More >>
Featured comment by The Fruit Pastel:
"blogspot does have it's integration bonuses but using services like IFTTT you can automate your tumblr content and sharing of content to and from a tu..." More »
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