Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Bell Labs Could Send Sign Language Over The Phone - In 1979


Back in the good ‘ole days before the internet and Yo and Meerkat and Snapchat, we had one way to talk to people in faraway lands: the telephone. But a microphone and speaker aren’t much use if you’re hearing impaired.


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We Hope These Fun April Fools' Prank Products Become Real One Day


The worst day of the year is once again upon us, but thanks to ThinkGeek it's made slightly more bearable with a new batch of fictional products that the company might one day actually produce and sell. Some of them are a long shot, but that won't stop us from dreaming.


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A behind the scenes look at the insane stunts of Fast and Furious 7


Furious 7 is releasing this weekend which means all of mankind is about to have their eyeballs blasted (and brains removed for two hours) with the most insane special and practical effects that don't involve space or superheroes or space-based superheroes. Here's a quick cut of some behind the scenes footage of Furious 7 and man, the action sequences look fantastic.


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You'd Never Leave This Folding Bike Helmet Behind


I'm normally a safety first, second and third kinda cyclist. But even with my lifelong fear of cars, I'll sometimes leave the helmet at home if I don't want to lug it around an office all day. Wouldn't it be amazing if I could have the best of both worlds? You probably see where this is going.


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Short film: R2-D2 adorably falls in love with a blue mailbox


Say it with me: awwwww. In a story that's a little like the first hour of Wall-E, this short film, Artoo In Love by Evan Atherton, tells a cute love story of R2-D2 and a blue mailbox. R2 starts holding picnics with it, zaps away people who want to mail things and holds an umbrella over its head when it rains.


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Dyson Put a Filter In Its Bladeless Fan To Cool and Clean a Room

Sprint Is Officially Saving RadioShack

Now Aerial Photographers Can Get 80 Megapixel Photos From a Drone Camera

Interstellar honest trailer rips apart Christopher Nolan's space movie


I love watching Honest Trailers' takedown of movies because they highlight actual problems, they're actually really funny and they have no sacred cows. They can skewer Michael Bay right next to burning down everyone's post-Dark Knight shrine to Chris Nolan. Here they are hilariously ripping up Interstellar.


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Meerkat and Periscope Can Really Chew Through Your Precious Data

RIP PlayStation Home, 2008-2015


PlayStation Home, one of the most ambitious (and weirdest) things Sony has ever done with video games, closes down today. It will not be missed, but it should at least be remembered.


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Amazon Dash Button: The Ultimate Convenience or the End of Civilization?

The Pentagon Can't Account for $45 Billion It Spent in Afghanistan


The Department of Defense has spent $66 billion since 2002 rebuilding Afghanistan. But amazingly, it can't account for $45 billion of that money. That's billion with a capital B.


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5 Sad Facts About America's Ridiculously Slow Internet

Gawker Parents of Clemson Frat Pledge Allege He Died Over McDonald's Breakfast | Jalopnik What To Do

There Is Is Nothing Special About The Special Forces' Newest Truck


Or rather, the operators who would use the Navistar SOTV-B would want you to think there’s absolutely nothing special about it. It is the ultimate blank pick up truck for clandestine environments. And if that’s not anonymous enough for you, it can look like any truck your heart desires.


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The World's Largest Tunneling Machine Is (Finally) Getting Rescued 

Bring Back SoundCloud's Fantastic Desktop App


With all these rich musicians making a ruckus about Jay Z’s overpriced streaming music service, I’m getting a little emotional. Not about Jay Z’s overpriced streaming music service. About the bygone golden era of streaming music’s erstwhile golden boy: SoundCloud.


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