
Amazon Unveils Fire, A Smartphone Featuring the Ability to Scan and Identify 70 Million Products
Amazon has unveiled Fire, a smartphone featuring the ability to scan and identify 70 million products thanks to a feature called Firefly. Firefly can also…

Adobe Launches Adobe Photoshop CC 2014, Adobe Lightroom for iPhone, and Adobe Photoshop Mix for iPad
Adobe has launched Adobe Photoshop CC 2014, Adobe Lightroom for iPhone, and Adobe Photoshop Mix for iPad. All three are available as part of a…

Yo, An Incredibly Simple Messaging App for Sending ‘Yo’ Push Notifications to People
Yo is an incredibly simple messaging app by Or Arbel that sends a “Yo” push notification to contacts. That’s it. The app does nothing beyond…

A Series of Fascinating Facts About Weird Museums and Their Contents
Mental Floss host John Green discusses a number of weird museums and their contents in “29 Weird Museums”. For example, Green notes that Kansas actually…

‘This Is Phil Fish’, A Video Essay About Online Fame and the Expectations of the Audience
“This Is Phil Fish” is a video essay by Innuendo Studios that explores online fame and the expectations of the audience by examining video game…

‘Mudbloods’ Documentary About the ‘Harry Potter’ Sport Quidditch Scheduled to Release in October 2014
Mudbloods (see previous post), a documentary directed by Farzad Sangari about the real-life version of the Harry Potter sport Quidditch, is scheduled to release as…

Host Jimmy Fallon and Steve Higgins Visit Diagon Alley at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter on ‘The Tonight Show’
Host Jimmy Fallon and announcer Steve Higgins took a stroll through Diagon Alley and visited Ollivanders Wand Shop in Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World of Harry…

‘MOUNTAIN’, A Video Game That Simulates the Experience of Being a Mountain
MOUNTAIN is a mountain simulator video game by artist David OReilly. The exact gameplay mechanics are still a mystery, but the game asks a series…

Tropes vs Women in Video Games — Women as Background Decoration: Part 1
The latest video in the Tropes vs Women in Video Games series by Anita Sarkeesian explores the trope of Women as Background Decoration, defined by…

Facebook Launches Slingshot, An Ephemeral Messaging App for Photos and Videos
Facebook has announced the launch of Slingshot, an ephemeral creative collaboration app for photos and videos by Facebook Creative Labs. Much like similar ephemeral messing…
