Smart Rope, A Connected Jump Rope With Embedded LEDs That Display Jump Data in Front of the User
Smart Rope is a connected jump rope created by New York City startup Tangram that features embedded LED lights that display a user’s jump data…
An Explanation of How Scientists Think Complex Cells Evolved
A recent lesson by TED-Ed explains how scientists think complex cells evolved. The animation explains how early single-celled life absorbed other cells and gained new…
Bento, A Simple Mobile App For Ordering Asian Food Deliveries in a Customized Bento Box
Bento is a new iOS app by developer Bento Technology that offers deliveries of customized bento boxes containing assorted Asian dishes. The service, which…
‘Mahou Shojo’, A Two-Player Card Game About Magical Girls Battling Each Other
Mahou Shojo is a two-player card game by DeerFox Games about magical girls battling each other. The goal of the game is to transform Alter…
Emotiv Insight, A Wireless Headset Designed to Track Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health
The Insight is a new wearable electronic headset created by San Francisco bioinformatics startup Emotiv that is designed to track user brainwaves with several sensors,…
Bucolic Forest Dragon Lizard Appears to Strum a Guitar-Shaped Leaf While Resting Against a Twig
A post shared by Yolanda Amatriaín (@yamatriain) on Jan 21, 2017 at 2:42am PST Indonesian photographer Aditya Permana captured an absolutely brilliant image of a…
A Beautiful Musical Tribute to Leonard Nimoy on a Vulcan Harp and Theremin
Canadian musician Peter Pringle has released a new performance in which he plays a beautiful tribute to the life of the late Leonard Nimoy on…
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Sits Down for Some Guidance With Eccentric Media Coach Janessa Slater on ‘Sound Advice’
To paraphrase MC Hammer, I would have to say that I am, in fact, so legit that I shan’t be quitting any time soon. “Weird…
A Young Woman Reacts With Incredible Joy Upon Having Her Cochlear Implant Activated for the First Time
In a YouTube video posted by competitiveswimmer in 2013, a hearing-impaired young woman can hardly contain her emotions upon having her cochlear implant (previously) activated.…
‘I Can Help the Next In Line’, A Vintage Infomercial-Style They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Music Video
For week nine of their year-long Dial-A-Song project (previously), They Might Be Giants present “I Can Help the Next in Line”–a delightful music video directed…