Octoberfest is just round the corner and now you have the perfect way to practice. Made from plastic resin designed to look like traditional pewter, the Das Can-in-Stein lets you drink any can like it’s a stein. More » ...
Video: This GoPro video shows Christian Yellott zipping through the incredible narrow canyons of Lake Powell but if I squint a little bit, I can convince myself that I’m watching kid Anakin podracing in Tatooine. Either way, it’s pretty awesome. More » ...
In addition to kissing all of their free time goodbye, new parents also have to get used to every inch of space in their home being filled with baby gear. But not their car, because the Doona is a clever car seat that features a set of retractable stroller legs and wheels so nothing has to go in the trunk — except boxes and boxes of diapers. More » ...
The sky is blue, water is wet and the digital world is oriented landscape. But almost 30 years ago that last truth wasn’t exactly self-evident. Back then, Apple and others were experimenting with vertically oriented computers. And it made more sense than you might think. More » ...
In 2011, architect Armin Blasbichler asked his 21 architecture students at the University of Innsbruck to plan bank heists, because, as he says, “architects have a specific view on buildings and organisational structures — on how things relate together, weak points and strong points.” More » ...
In the wake of some Apple IDs being compromised and users’ iPhones and iPads being held to ransom, Stay Smart Online and NSW Police have some advice: change your Apple ID password as soon as possible, and avoid any possible headaches in the future. More » ...
Amazon is screwing with Hachette and, in turn, screwing with you . So, perhaps now more than ever, it’s a good time to celebrate different places to buy books. What’s your favourite? More » ...
There ain’t nothing hotter right now than redesigning the necessary evil that is the modern condom. But while most pecker poncho redesigns tend to look at alternative materials ( hello, graphene condom ), this newest one goes for an approach so minimal — it’s barely even there. Some NSFW images follow. Beware! More » ...
Australia’s number two ISP, iiNet, has been picked by the ACT government to build the country’s largest free Wi-Fi network, spanning 12 business districts throughout Canberra. More than 700 individual wireless access points will be distributed across those areas, blanketing high-traffic areas with free public wireless access. More » ...
An international team of researchers just announced a simple, inexpensive way to spray graphene onto substrates at supersonic speeds. Besides sounding absolutely awesome, the method also offers a solution to a crippling weakness with the supermaterial. In effect, spray-on graphene is simply stronger. More » ...
This gorgeous video looks at how a live-action tribute to Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell was put together by a group of 20 international artists. It shows the reconstruction of classic shots based on the original opening sequence — the detail is beautiful and I wish they would finish the remaining 75 minutes. More » ...
If walk through the square in front of the Flatiron Building this week, you’ll see an odd sight: Someone with their head strapped into what looks like some sort of medieval brain control device. It’s actually just Trevor or Ryan Oakes, artists (and twins) who invented a drawing tool that applies simple mathematics to produce a perfectly scaled drawing. More » ...
Not happy with your internet speeds? Worried about it getting worse? There’s a simple solution: Just move to the moon. Researchers just beamed Wi-Fi there, and the connection is probably faster than anything you have in your neighbourhood. More » ...
Contrary to the insistence of media analysts, music piracy in Australia is not endemic, and streaming music services have contributed to stemming that flow — that’s the claim made by Spotify Australian chief Kate Vale, whose company is finishing up a project on Spotify’s impact on Australian piracy. More » ...
Your very own Wall-E? It may not be too futuristic a prospect if Intel has anything to do with it. The company just showed off a DIY kit at the Code Conference that will let you 3D-print your very own robot for $US1600. More » ...
Phosphorus is an essential element for life. Forms of it are found in DNA, RNA and all living cell membranes. It is the sixth most abundant element in any living organism. Phosphorus can also be highly poisonous and combustible (white phosphorus is used in many destructive weapons, such as napalm). It was also the first element discovered since ancient times. The person who made this discovery was...
To promote an upcoming charity bike ride for the local Heart and Stroke Foundation, Toronto-based ad agency Agency59 turned a wheelchair into a fully functional bicycle. It took the brains (and fabrication know-how) of an expert designer, but the finished product is completely rideable, as its creator demonstrates in this video. More » ...
Filthy-minded Australians rejoice: cult card game Cards Against Humanity is working on an Aussie edition, which will be released later this year. The team is also looking for the best community suggestions on new question and answer cards; your words could appear in the final game. More » ...
Well isn’t this just adorable? Asian small-clawed otters got their hands on a keyboard at the National Zoo and started pounding away at the keys to make music that actually sounds like a Hitchcock movie soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann. More » ...
As the post-conflict cleanup from the first Iraq War demonstrated, oil well fires are nearly impossible to put out without taking extraordinary measures . Luckily, this extreme measure is both super effective and totally badass. More » ...