via Gadget Lab
Forget Flash — Adobe’s latest iPad experiments are way more interesting than a plug-in to let you view restaurant … Read More >>
MTbiggie is a DIY Surface for the masses
via Engadget
Practical or not, there is no denying the nerd-gasm inducing wow factor of Microsoft’s Surface. Of course, Surface is … Read More >>
StripeSpotter turns wild zebras into trackable barcodes
via Engadget
We’ve heard plenty of stories over the past few years about tagging animals with RFID chips, but we’ve never been particularly … Read More >>
Adobe moves to subscription model with Creative Suite 5.5
via Ars Technica
Adobe has announced version 5.5 of all its major software suites for creative … Read More >>
How the ancient Romans made MSG [Food Science]
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In great-grandma’s time, little kids went around un-gendered
via Boing Boing
A hundred years ago, little boys wore pink and little girls wore blue—if their clothing was gendered at all. It wasn’t … Read More >>
Apple Patent Proposes Hybrid LCD, E-Ink Display
via Gadget Lab
Many iPad owners have complained that its backlit screen is just too bright for bedtime reading.
A recently unearthed patent … Read More >>
That Hot Librarian Fantasy? A New App Makes it Even Hotter
The Dewey Decimal System has never looked so… dewy.Bo Brinkman, an associate professor of computer science at Miami … Read More >>
What Happens When Solar Power Is as Cheap as Coal
via Fast Company
It’s a horrible paradox that bad things are generally cheaper: Like Big Macs. Or H&M. Top of this list, of course, is coal … Read More >>