
‘The Innovators’, A Book by Walter Isaacson Exploring the Lives of Computer Revolutionaries
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution is a new book by Walter Isaacson, perhaps best known as…
A Montage of the Most Iconic Chase Scenes in Film
Jim Casey has compiled a short video montage of some of cinema’s most iconic chase scenes from 1915’s controversial but influential The Birth of a…

Plastc, A Card-Sized Touchscreen Payment Device That Replaces Multiple Credit Cards
Plastc is a forthcoming card-sized electronic payment device designed to replace traditional credit cards. It’s thin enough to fit in a wallet and has a…

English Freerunner Performs Impressive Parkour Feats With One Arm
James Rudge, a Bristol, England freerunner performs some impressive feats of parkour using just a single arm. I think that’s what makes me the kind…

Interacket, A Chameleon-Inspired Jacket That Changes Color Based on Its Surroundings
Interacket, the first project by Oslo, Norway design firm Drap og Design, uses a sensor built into its sleeve to detect nearby objects, adjusting the…

Distance Dolls, A Pair of Wireless Dolls That Let People Hug Loved Ones From Afar
Distance Dolls are a pair of homemade wireless rag dolls created by Brooklyn maker Ariel Cotton that allow people in long distance relationships to hug…

They Might Be Giants to Resurrect Beloved Dial-A-Song Service as a Website in January 2015
Brooklyn-based nerd-rock legends They Might Be Giants are resurrecting their beloved Dial-a-Song telephone music service as an online offering in January 2015. The group will…

A Clever Series of Beer Labels Based on DC Comics Justice League Superheroes
Florida-based graphic designer Marcelo Rizzetto has created a septet of stunning beer labels based on members of the DC Comics all-star superhero team, The Justice…

The World Lawn Mower Championships, An Annual Riding Mower Race Held in West Sussex, England
The latest World Lawn Mower Championships put on by the British Lawn Mower Racing Association were held on October 4th and 5th 2014 in Coneyhurst,…

Man Flies a Hot Air Balloon to the Bottom of a 200-Meter Underground Cave in Croatia
Austrian pilot Ivan Trifonov celebrated the 10th anniversary of a Mamet Cave base jump by adventurer Felix Baumgartner by becoming the first person to descend…
