Pixar has renamed part of its headquarters — in fact, the studio's main building — after Steve Jobs. It's easy to forget that Jobs had a non-Apple side, but in fact he invested heavily in Pixar before it became profitable, and this serves as a permanent reminder. [Pixar News via 9to5mac] Read More >>
I hate, hate, HATE, the idea of being trapped in the water upside down. Or down upside. Or whatever side. It's one of the worst deaths I can imagine. Thankfully, if you are a USAF helicopter pilot, there's a way out: Read More >>
Featured comment by Oflife:
"When I took kayak classes off the coast of Portsmouth, we had to forcefully flip our kayak over such that we were totally upside down. It is not only ..." More »
These are America's USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS John C. Stennis, two of the ten nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft supercarriers in service with the United States Navy. They've just been deployed to the Strait of Hormuz as tension is mounting in the area. Read More >>
Featured comment by mrennett:
"I really don't understand where these oil percentages are coming from. I read in Lloyd's List that the amount of oil exported through the Strait is 20..." More »
Looking at his work it seems like Kim Keever always has his camera in the right place at the right time for capturing stunning landscape photos. But unlike that debacle over the shot of the wolf jumping over the fence, Keever readily admits his shots are fake, created in a very controlled studio environment. Read More >>
Featured comment by sg1969:
"I like it because of that.
Makes it look like a scene out of a fantasy novel or film that you wouldn't be able to get in a natural environment" More »
Gaddafi: dictator, despot, dead, man of immense style. If you knew your reign of shitty terror was moribund, wouldn't you want to go out in style? And so he did, wielding this gold pistol to the very end. Read More >>
Samsung, best known for awesome TVs, tablets that get them in legal trouble, and crispy new smartphones, is more than just stuff at Best Buy: they're designing the cockpit for South Korea's K-FX stealth fighter. Watch out, Cupertino! Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"now you know how Samsung feels. You had a great idea, only to discover that someone has already used something like it. Fortunately you didn't post yo..." More »
Gizmodo friend and amazing filmmaker and photographer Vincent Laforet says that calling this time lapse video of Utah and Arizona "breathtaking" is an understatement. He adds "Holy cow". I agree with him completely, although I'd have added "Holy Jesus-on-a-pogo-stick-christ!" Read More >>
Featured comment by Crunchy:
"How can you be so rude after just making an assumption?
There is simply no reason to believe Bleary thought the sky was just that fast." More »