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Tech NewsAppleHow to Make an iOS App Icon That Works
I’ve made my fair share of apps, and to me the one question that still bounces around my head is: When taking an app-first approach to designing a product, how should a designer decide on the look and feel of the icon? There are many different icon types I’ve considered, but I wanted to explore … Continued
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Tech NewsPhotoshop’s Genius Shake Reduction Tool Fixes Blurry Shots Like Magic
Everyone who is not a good photographer is a bad photographer—a condition that’s only made worse because we insist on documenting our lives with abysmal smartphone cameras. And of all of the terrible things that ruin photos, blur from shooting at slow shutter speeds is amongst the most common ailments. Photoshop to the rescue! In … Continued
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How Much Is Your House Worth In Bitcoins?
We’ve already explained everything there is to know about Bitcoins and Bitcoin mining, except the most important question that homeowners across the country are asking: how many Bitcoins can I get for my house? https://gizmodo.com/what-is-bitcoin-5803124 This handy converter provides an up-to-the-minute calculation of your home’s worth—or any dollar amount—in Bitcoins based on the current conversion … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
These Sleek Rocking Horses Are As Good an Excuse As Any To Have Kids
There’s nothing wrong with being a kid at heart. You just have to get used to people looking at you suspiciously as you wander through toy stores. And while this gorgeous set of curvaceous rocking horses designed by Next of Kin Creatives are far too small for adults, they’re the perfect justification for finally starting … Continued
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Shooting Challenge: Anything Goes
Every week, I tell you what to do. And you obey because I type so powerfully. But just this once (OK, it’s kind of an annual thing), we’re going to change the rules. For this week’s challenge, photograph anything. The Challenge Photograph anything you’d like. You know what? Even use Photoshop so long as there’s … Continued
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Seven Shipping Containers Make Up This Colorful Library
These seven colorful shipping containers traveled the world before settling down in Batu, Indonesia as the Amin Library. Home to 6,000 books, it’s a story in and of itself. Imagine you’re a child. You’d be begging your mother to visit this magical place. Built upon stilts to overlook surrounding trees and houses, the eye-popping building … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoft
Microsoft Will Finally Offer Two-Step Verification For Your Entire Account
Over the next few days Microsoft will begin rolling out an overhaul to accounts, which will include a crucial security upgrade: Two-step verification. This will go a long way to preventing hackers from getting into your account and causing all sorts of damage. So if you have a Microsoft Account, you should definitely set the … Continued
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This Cutting Board Colander Is a Multi-Tasking Champ
Joseph Joseph has updated its popular folding cutting board funnel with the addition of a perforated colander on the other end that lets you rinse your ingredients before sliding them into a pot. The non-slip $23 Rinse & Chop Plus folds flat so you can hack away on its knife-friendly surface, and the hole that … Continued
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The Bomb-Proof Miracle Materials That Will Make the Future Safer
When a bomb explodes, you can’t outmaneuver it; you probably can’t even take cover quickly enough to protect yourself. Instead, you have to hope that there’s something—anything—already in the way that can shield you from the blast. Here are five of the best future bomb-proof materials that could end up saving lives in our increasingly … Continued
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Thank a Simple Excel Error For Austerity Economics
You know the much-ballyhooed theory that high national debt always correlates to crappy economic growth? The one that’s trotted out on a regular basis by politicians arguing for austerity budgets and sequestration? Well, according to new findings, the study that austerity proponents cite more than any other is based on an Excel error. A big … Continued
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DARPA’s New Tiny Night Vision Camera Could Give Every Soldier Sight In the Dark
DARPA-funded DRS Technologies, Inc has developed a new 1280 x 720 night vision camera with pixels just five microns across—that’s reportedly just one-twelfth the size of a human hair. So. Small. The new tech isn’t just way more practical, it could save the government a bundle of money, too. The military uses sophisticated thermal infrared … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoft
Report: Microsoft’s Smart Watch Is Coming from the Xbox Team
It was no big surprise when the Wall Street Journal started reporting that Microsoft was working on a smart watch. Really, who isn’t at this point? Now sources are telling The Verge that the watch is a thing, and that it’s coming from the Xbox team. https://gizmodo.com/wsj-microsoft-is-designing-a-touch-enabled-watch-5994645 According to the rumors, Microsoft has just put … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
Travel Case Furniture For Roadies Looking To Finally Settle Down
If your career choices have you moving from city to city every few years, you might want to consider furnishing your pad with IDI Studio’s new Roadie line inspired by the rolling travel cases musicians use to transport their gear. Handmade from aluminum and recycled teak wood, the various pieces can be used as shelves, … Continued
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The Book Vase: A Tree Grows in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Be careful when you’re snooping in someone else’s bookshelf. When you’re reaching for a text on plantlife, you might be grabbing an entire planter, like YOY’s flower pot, which masquerades as a book. Shown during Salone del Mobile earlier this month, the planter is only book-like in its shape and style. Otherwise, it’s made from … Continued
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Gigabyte’s Aivia Uranium Gaming Mouse Comes With Its Own Tiny Monitor
A beefed up computer ensures you can actually play the latest and greatest PC gaming titles, but if you want to compete online with even a marginal level of success, you’re going to need to get yourself a kick-ass mouse as well. Gigabyte’s new Aivia Uranium seems to fit the bill, particularly if you want … Continued
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Tech NewsSpace Monkey: Easy Cloud Storage in Your Very Own Home
I have a confession: I’ve never properly backed up my computer. Ever. Whether it was a cloud-based solution or a local NAS, the upload speeds were horrendous or the software was just plain ugly and confusing to use. But a couple of former Mozy employees have convinced me otherwise. Say hello to Space Monkey. The … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogleSherpa, the Lovechild of Siri and Google Now
Bark something at Siri and it might get back to you with what you’re looking for. Google Now is supposed to serve up relevant information when you need it without having to do the legwork yourself. Now imagine the two merging together to form a Voltron-like personal assistant. Sherpa is that Voltron and it’s finally … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogleThese Are the First Videos Being Shot With Google Glass
It’s been a long wait, but the very first videos shot with Google Glass out in the wild are finally starting to pop up on the Internet. Some of them almost live up to the crazy spectacle of the first Google demos, but most don’t. At least not yet. Here are the first ones out … Continued
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Google Mail, Drive, Docs and Other Services Are Down For Many (Updated)
If you’re having problems with your Gmail this morning, you’re amongst slews of others. Google outage! According to Google’s Apps Status Dashboard, Gmail Drive, Docs, and Presentations are experiencing disruptions. Google Drawing, however, appears to be up and running. The outages appear to be intermittent, but users are still experiencing problems. What are you all … Continued
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Replace Google Reader With a Star Wars RSS Crawl
Still on the hunt for an alternative to Google’s soon-to-be-dead Reader? Head on over to StaRSS which displays any feed as if it were the epic opening crawl of a Star Wars film. It’s not as functional as Google Reader, and it will most definitely get tiresome quickly, but it includes John Williams’ iconic Star … Continued