Beats Studio Buds normally retail for $149.99. As of Jan. 8, they're on sale for $99.99 at Best Buy. | Continue reading
Whatnot, the platform that allows users to sell items such as trading cards, comics, and sneakers through live videos, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $265 million in a Series E funding round, a significant investment for a livestream shopping platform. This round puts … | Continue reading
While milk crates are good enough for ferrying records to local gigs, these Travel Heavy cases are aimed at the professional traveling DJ. The London-based manufacturer, also called Travel Heavy, says they qualify as hand luggage "on most airlines." The aluminum cases are lined … | Continue reading
This strange-looking object… …is a universal vise for holding diminutive workpieces.They're used by watchmakers to hold movements in place while they're being worked on. A demonstration of how it works: I couldn't find any examples from reputable manufacturers. (These are being … | Continue reading
A bestseller in Japan, this electric-assist screwdriver with a ball-shaped handle is by Japan's Vessel Tools. (That company, formed in 1916, was Japan's first mass-manufacturer of screwdrivers.)Aimed at installers and tradespeople working in tight spaces, it offers the convenienc … | Continue reading
Here's an impressive demonstration of investigating a material, the kind of thing ID students ought be doing in the studio. The unknown craftsperson behind this Bamboo Art YouTube channel has perfectly exploited the properties of bamboo to create this projectile weapon:You can se … | Continue reading
In the dynamic world of industrial design, where innovation meets practicality, recognition can serve as a vital catalyst for growth. Entering the Core77 Design Awards offers designers, teams, organizations and students an unparalleled opportunity to showcase work, gain credibili … | Continue reading
The Core77 Design Awards Toys & Play category features consumer products designed for children or adults for the purpose of activating play and creative exploration. Examples include children's toys, board games, art supplies, DIY kits, educational toys, electronic toys, musical … | Continue reading
Sony is now taking reservations for the Afeela 1, a blandly-styled sedan they've been developing with Honda. An all-wheel-drive EV with a 300-mile range, the car is laden with over 40 sensors to support semi-autonomous driving; the vehicle's abilities will be between Level 2 and … | Continue reading
Sketchers and writers, look around your desk: Could you never buy another pen? If your cup is filled with G2 rollerballs or disposable ballpoints, the answer is no. But some of us have "forever" pens where all we need to buy are the refills, and there's something satisfying about … | Continue reading
Standard hardwood flooring features a tongue-and-groove arrangement to lock each piece into place. However, the interlocking set-up means that should you need to remove a damaged piece, or access the subfloor for some maintenance reason, you must take up the entire floor until yo … | Continue reading
The cuckoo clock is a truly bizarre combination of engineering and artistry. Their origin story is murky and difficult to swallow:The accepted lore is that they were invented and produced by farmers in the Black Forest region of Germany in the 1800s. Farmers, the tale goes, turne … | Continue reading
As of Jan. 8, the Sony 75-inch Mini LED 4K Google TV is on sale for $1,398 at Walmart, saving you $1,100 off its regular price of $2,498. | Continue reading
As of Jan. 8, the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen, GPS + Cellular, 44mm) is on sale for $279 at Amazon. This is 15% off its list price of $329. | Continue reading
JBL's Tune 770NC headphones normally retail for $129.95. As of Jan. 8, they're on sale for $79.95. | Continue reading
Mosquitoes looking to mate in Australia are about to have the worst sex of their lives – thanks to genetic modifications turning their semen toxic. That's part of a new mosquito population control method set to be trialed by Macquarie University researchers looking to curb the sp … | Continue reading
SteamOS is slowly becoming an alternative to Windows for handheld gaming devices. After launching the Steam Deck with SteamOS, its own operating system, Valve is now partnering with third-party manufacturers so that they can release gaming handhelds with SteamOS support. On Tuesd … | Continue reading
The Japanese electronics giant says it did not negotiate with the hackers responsible for the attack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. | Continue reading
Anker brought a solar beach umbrella to CES 2025, making us instantly want something we never knew existed before. | Continue reading
The history, development and force of the sublime in Western art shows how what we fear and wonder at changes over time - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
After studying burn victims and war veterans, entrepreneur Ran Ma hand-made a sock that contained sensors to detect foot ulcers. Now, her company, Siren, has secured $9.5 million, with an $8 million check from lead investor Mölnlycke Health Care to further the development and ado … | Continue reading
I forgot to post about it here but Tyler’s problem turned out to be much simpler: he had fleas. A really bad case of them, which should have been obvious to me, but I am apparently oblivious to the difference between “he is unable to clean himself” and “the crusty junk all over h … | Continue reading
China’s greenhouse gas emissions were essentially flat this year — or they recorded a tiny increase, according to a recent report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, or CREA. A third of experts surveyed by the report believe that its coal emissions have peaked. … | Continue reading
As of Jan. 8, the TCL 75-inch Q5-Series QLED 4K Fire TV is on sale for $529.99 at Best Buy, saving you $220 off its regular price of $749.99. | Continue reading
A Complete Unknown, the new movie about Bob Dylan’s rise in the folk-music scene of the early nineteen-sixties and subsequent electrified break with it, has been praised for not taking excessive liberties, at least by the standards of popular music biopics. Its conversion of a re … | Continue reading
by Daniel Rothberg for ProPublica and Dayvid Figler, City Cast Las Vegas ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re … | Continue reading
Windows 11 Pro boosts your gaming performance with DirectX 12 Ultimate, Auto HDR, and faster load times. | Continue reading
Dreamscreens transforms your digital screens into stunning art displays with high-resolution classic paintings for a museum-like ambiance at home. | Continue reading
See up to 300 meters in total darkness and capture 1080p HD photos and videos with these compact night vision binoculars. | Continue reading
Amazon's 55-inch 4-Series 4K UHD smart Fire TV normally retails for $519.99. As of Jan. 8, it's on sale for $339.99. | Continue reading
At CES 2025, Nvidia launched its 50-series line-up of graphics cards. But when it comes to GPU, it's always a question of AMD vs. Nvidia. Here's everything to know about the leaders in graphics. | Continue reading
God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a beautifully written and intimate book about the characters in an old age home in South Africa. To write it, anthropologist Casey Golomski spent seven years travelling between South Africa and the US. Both countries are grapp … | Continue reading
New Clark City is being built from scratch to withstand extreme weather. Will it be a beacon of hope or a greenwashed illusion? | Continue reading
As of Jan. 8, the LG 65-inch UT70 Series 4K UHD Smart TV is on sale for $369.99 at Best Buy. | Continue reading
As of Jan. 8, the Samsung 75-inch Crystal UHD 4K TV is on sale for $630 at Amazon, a $310 discount off its $940 list price. | Continue reading
Save 29% on the Apple Airtag four-pack at Amazon. | Continue reading
Climate change, a development boom, and overexploitation of groundwater are draining the Sunshine State. | Continue reading
Save 13% on the Apple Pencil (USB-C) at Amazon. | Continue reading
Save 16% on the Apple Watch 10 at Amazon. | Continue reading
ICAO says compromised data includes job applicants' names, email addresses and employment history © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. | Continue reading
In 1581, the medieval cartographer and Protestant theologian Heinrich Bünting created a symbolic map of the world that adorned his book Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae (Travel Through Holy Scripture). Hand-colored and shaped like a three-leaf clover, the map put Jerusalem at its ce … | Continue reading
Meta amended its Hateful Conduct policy to allow more divisive and discriminatory content on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. | Continue reading
Microsoft announced a sweeping series of artificial intelligence partnerships across India’s core sectors on Wednesday, a day after pledging to invest $3 billion in the country over the next two years as it intensifies competition with rivals Google and Amazon. The tech giant’s c … | Continue reading
Most of the Expedition 72 crew enjoyed a day off on Tuesday, while two NASA astronauts focused on cutting-edge human research and biotechnology studies. This work comes as the crew prepares for two spacewalks later this month, aimed at maintaining scientific instruments and upgra … | Continue reading
Icy cold here this morning! (Couldn’t spell ‘halt’.) | Continue reading
The actor, comedian and musician takes Patrick Clarke through an eclectic list of his favourite records, from a teenage obsession with Tubular Bells to the London pub where Danger Mouse worked behind the bar Photo by Ben Meadows Growing up, Matt Berry’s house was not a musical on … | Continue reading
As The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death turns 60, Will Snelling explores how the record's combination of bare-bones intimacy and haunting atmosphere, post modern edge and inherent tension loom large over myriad artists today On The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death, the ‘Ameri … | Continue reading
How Apple silicon CPUs control core frequencies and power use when running in Low Power mode. Includes M4 Pro and M3 Pro data, and estimates of energy requirements. | Continue reading