A Smart Watch of Your Choice, Kindle Paperwhite, Raspberry Pi [Deals]
Android Wear and the Apple Watch get all the press these days, but the
Pebble was there a year before any of them. You don't get a color screen
and fancy animations, but its E-Ink screen means you'll get a week or
more of battery life. [ Pebble Smart Watch, $100]
10 delicious ways countries around the world cook their steaks
With
my steaks, I prefer the unbeatable seasoning one-two punch of salt and
pepper. And well, maybe some garlic if I'm feeling frisky. I just like
the taste of red meat too much. But around the world? You'll get steaks seasoned and marinated with orange peel, lime zest, soy sauce, shrimp paste, sugar and much more.
Transparent: Another Reason Amazon Prime Is the Best
Lately, Amazon's been doing whatever it can to get you to sign up for Amazon Prime, which we've long said is one of the best tech deals around. If you still needed an excuse to sign up, here's a very good one: Amazon's new original series Transparent, which I happily binge-watched all weekend.
Cool photos of the F-22 refueling at night on its way to Syria
Amazing night shots by Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf:
An F-22 Raptor refuels over the Arabian Peninsula en route to Syria,
armed and ready to attack ISIS targets. Look at the pilot inside, with
his night vision helmet. It's so cool it doesn't even seem real.
Here's Bastard Squad's First Live Show in Nearly Two Decades
Throughout
the mid-1990s Bastard Squad was a mainstay of the Boston punk scene,
regularly demolishing crowds with their brand of manic rock and playing
alongside luminaries like The Freeze, Gang Green, Dropkick Murphys,
Showcase Showdown, Ignite, Good Riddance, and Swingin' Utters before
breaking up in 1999. But after…
Caught Gadget Fever? A $150 Gift Card Should Take Care of That
With back to school season and tech release mania upon us, you've probably felt a little fever coming on. The only prescription?
More gadgets. Sadly, the holidays are still a ways away, and the tech
treats on your wish list won't show up under the tree for a while. But
cheer up because we're giving you the chance to…
The creepiest talking raven ever will be in your nightmares tonight
Ravens
are known for making pretty uncanny voice impersonations. This one has
to be one of the creepiest I've ever heard.
I-will-be-in-your-nightmares-tonight creepy.
This is how medieval knights fought inside their clunky armors
My
uncle used to own an old medieval Spanish armor. I remember looking at
it and thinking how the hell knights could fight stuffed inside those
heavy and clunky metal suits. This video shows how: Reconstructing medieval fight techniques using combat treatises of that time as a reference.
Doom looks perfectly pixelated in Lego form
We've seen everything from an ATM to a printer run Doom, but Ochre Jelly recently took a much more analog approach. The brickmaster built several scenes from the game out of Lego bricks. The medium does a great job of simulating those early-'90s graphics, we love so much.
Update OS X Now to Fix the Shellshock Vulnerability
Good news, Mac users. Apple just released an update for OS X that fixes a security flaw in the Bash UNIX shell. This is the part of the software that's vulnerable to the Shellshock bug uncovered last week. And although the vulnerability only affects a small number of Mac users, a fix is certainly welcome.
Chinese Officials Have Already Seized Hundreds of Contraband iPhone 6s
China has long been home to a booming illicit "trade"
for new iPhones smuggled into the country through ports like Hong Kong
or Shanghai. And the iPhone 6 is no exception: Customs officials have
reported that hundreds of 6s and 6 Pluses have been confiscated this
month.
Holy Crap Watch This Barrier Absolutely Destroy A Truck
If you were driving that truck, you'd be dead. Very, very dead.
Dreaming of a Tor Button for Firefox
It's no secret that everybody's thinking about privacy and cyber security more since the world was pummeled with the unsettling, spy-novel truths of the Snowden revelations.
Now, companies are starting to seize onto the zeitgeist by building
more secure tools for the internet. And it sounds like Tor will be at
the…
Wrap Your Walls In a Glorious Tribute To Classic Cartridge Gaming
Nintendo
has stuck with plastic cartridges for its portable gaming machines, but
every other console you can buy today left them behind years ago. Which
is too bad, because there was a certain charm to swapping those old
seemingly indestructible game carts. And if you're feeling nostalgic for
them, you can now deck…
Laser Mapping Reveals a Hidden Cavern the Size of 4 Great Pyramids
In
an age where every square mile of Earth's surface is so easily
photographed and surveilled, to be a true explorer—to see what no human
has ever seen before—one has to descend into the bowels of the Earth.
Armed with high-tech lasers scanners, cavers are slowly mapping that
underground world. And now they've found…
A Solar Cell Snowboard Powers Your Gadgets While You Cruise
A
couple of years ago the folks at Signal Snowboards tried their hand at
making a board with a thin layer of solar cells on top to charge a
battery while it careened down the slopes. Not only was their creation a
success, it actually worked so well the company decided to put it into
production, and it's now available…
Mining Bitcoin With Pencil and Paper
I decided to see how practical it would be
to mine Bitcoin with pencil and paper. It turns out that the SHA-256
algorithm used for mining is pretty simple and can in fact be done by
hand. Not surprisingly, the process is extremely slow compared to
hardware mining and is entirely impractical. But performing the…
Shelving That Automatically Waters Your Plants, Even When You Forget
It
might not be as heartbreaking as saying goodbye to a pet, but no one
wants to see their plants die—it's a sign of failure. And since using a
device that reminds you to water them is useless if you're never home,
this simple set of shelving will serve as your horticultural assistant,
keeping your plants watered—and…
How to Sight-In Your Rifle For The Perfect Long-Range Shot
Your rifle is only as accurate as you make it. Here's how to sight it in for tight clusters and long-distance shooting.
Windows 9 Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know
Windows 8 has been limping through its existence for just about two years now, and despite the fact that its continual updates have improved it a fair bit, the numbers aren't encouraging.
Microsoft knows this, and the rumors surrounding Windows 9 show that
it's going to be a move back to more familiar territory.…
This Storage Cube Could Be Your Personal Assistant
The
last time I used a storage cube it was called a cubby, and I shoved
finger-painted cardboard and mittens in it because I was 5. I suspect
I'm not alone. If Arthur Shmulevsky has his way, storage cubes will
graduate to much broader use than crayon receptacles. His startup, Clean Cube, provides a space for all your…
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