Here, Allegedly, Is the Windows 9 Notification Center In Action
This week, we saw leaked images of what was purported to be Windows 9, showing a new toolbar with search and a revamped Notification center on the system tray. Now, thanks to WinFuture, we get a video glimpse of how that Notification center might look in action.
Publisher Accidentally Puts Porn Star on Math Textbook
Lazy
Googling strikes again! A Thai textbook publisher had to recall 3,000
copies of a math textbook after it was discovered that one of the photos
on the book's cover came from a porn movie. Won't somebody please think
of the children?
The Alley Cats of Japan Look Pretty Badass
French photographer Alexander Bonnefoy recently traveled around Japan looking for felines. And boy did he find some pretty ones. He found some pretty scrappy ones, too!
Report: Microsoft Will Purchase the Makers of Minecraft on Monday
This week we brought you the news that Microsoft is reportedly looking to purchase Mojang, the Swedish developer behind the wildly successful game Minecraft. Now, Reuters says Microsoft will announce the $2.5 billion deal on Monday.
Apple Watch Will Play Music On Bluetooth Headphones, No iPhone Required
The Apple Watch we got a glimpse at this week is a powerful peripheral device, but most of its tricks require it to be tethered to an iPhone in the user's pocket. Last night on Charlie Rose, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed one thing the Watch can do on its own: Send music to your Bluetooth headphones.
Tim Cook Talks iCloud Hack, iPhone 6, and More With Charlie Rose
Last night, Charlie Rose
aired the first half of his two-part interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook.
It was a wide-ranging conversation covering Apple's current products
and problems, the future of the company, and (of course) the loss of
Steve Jobs. Here are the most important tidbits you might have missed.
This is the interior of a tarantula skin after the tarantula sheds it
You are looking at a tarantula's skin
after it's shedded by the eight-legged critter. I can't possibly
describe the level of disgust that this image causes in me. First,
because it's visually horrible. And then, because I didn't know they
shed their skins, which makes them even more disgusting.
A beautiful visual diary of Asia in slow motion
Markus Kontiainen visited 11 different cities in Japan, China and Southeast Asia over 35 days and recorded this visual diary
of what looks like an absolutely magical place. I've been to many of
the cities he's visited, but after watching his video, it's clear I need
to go to more.
Making noises and sounds like a foley artist looks like a lot of fun
None
of the mics are actually plugged in and the video is an ad for COS by
Lernert & Sander but it sure makes the job of a foley artist look
like a lot of fun. Rushing to recreate noises by creatively
manufacturing sounds, choreographing moves to heighten the senses, it
looks like a band performing with ridiculous…
Speed painting video shows all the stages of a woman's life in 4 minutes
From
the beginning to the very end and all over again. From birth to death,
here are all the stages of one woman's life in drawings. You see the
drawing morph from a baby to a child to a teenager and adult and so on.
The speed painting, done by Stonehouse, is beautiful and it's summarized nicely in 4 minutes.
Dog gives a masterclass in canine stretching
Dogs also suffer the consequences of a long road trip.
Their legs get stiff, their backs hurt, and even their necks could use a
good stretching. But if you have a dog, don't worry, just sit him on
your lap and watch this ad for a super-efficient car with him. He might
learn something—if he does, send us the video.
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