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Visualization of the Screens of Every iPhone Ever Sold Combined into Monolith Looming over Manhattan
Josh Orter of Stupid Calculations has worked out exactly how large the combined screens of every iPhone ever purchased would be. Extrapolating from Apple sales…
OrCam, A Google Glass-Like Aid For the Visually Impaired
OrCam is an aid for the blind and visually impaired that consists of a small camera that can be clipped to the user’s glasses connected…
Vesper, A Flexible Note-Taking App for iOS
Vesper is a flexible note-taking app for iOS created by Q Branch that encourages users to jot down thoughts and ideas in whatever way feels…
Patton Oswalt Interprets the Lyrics of The Coup’s ‘The Magic Clap’
In a great new music video by the Oakland, California-based hip hop group The Coup, comedian Patton Oswalt helps interpret their song “The Magic Clap”…
Mister Rogers Remixed (B-Side): Sing Together by Melodysheep
Mister Rogers Remixed (B-Side): Sing Together is a new remix song by melodysheep (aka John D. Boswell) of Symphony of Science for PBS Digital Studios.…
The Onion Reports on How ‘The Internship’ Could be the Biggest Comedy Film of 2005
“I haven’t seen any movies or TV shows since 2005, so I think this looks hilarious.” The Onion has created a humorous video where they…
Will Love Tear Us Apart, A Video Game Based on Joy Division’s Song ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’
Mighty Box Games has created Will Love Tear Us Apart?, a free browser game about the end of relationships inspired by “Love Will Tear Us…
Nine Inch Nails Releases ‘Came Back Haunted,’ The First Single From Their New Album ‘Hesitation Marks’
The reunited Nine Inch Nails has released “Came Back Haunted,” the first single from their new full-length album Hesitation Marks. The new track will available…
Coffee Town, The First Feature Film by CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor has released a teaser trailer for their first feature film, Coffee Town. It is being written and directed by Brad Copeland (Arrested Development) and…
Portrait of Lincoln, A Hyper-Realistic Bust of Abraham Lincoln by Kazuhiro Tsuji
Hollywood special effects artist Kazuhiro Tsuji has made “Portrait of Lincoln,” a hyper-realistic bust of the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln. It was recently part of…