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05/28/2014

No steering wheel, gas pedal or brakes.

The company that started as a search engine is making a big leap into the auto industry. Scientists at Google X are building self-driving cars they plan to debut (at least in test mode) this summer.

05/28/2014

Want

There are many wooden sushi sets out there for kids but this one, created by Japanese design firm plaplax, takes the cake. Or more appropriately, the fish. It consists of 45 wooden pieces that help teach kids about shari (the bite-sized vinegar rice) and neta (the fish topping). Kids can rea

05/27/2014

Axl vs Mariah

From Mariah Carey's ear-piercing whistle to Barry White's deep bassy growl, compare the vocal ranges of today's top artists with the greatest of all time.

05/27/2014

RIP Massimo

We'd known that legendary designer Massimo Vignelli was sick: His son issued a plea to designers who were influenced by him to send him a letter, which surely flooded his home with well-designed well-wishes over the past few weeks. This morning, Vignelli passed away at the age of 83.

05/27/2014

Kerning

If you were browsing the internet at all this past weekend, there's a good chance you came across Google's ubiquitous logo at some point during your travels. What you didn't notice, however, is the fact that Google adjusted the letters in its logo ever so slightly—and it actually makes a pretty huge…

05/23/2014

These are cool, never knew about this process

Old car factories had a harmful impact on the environment, releasing toxic chemicals into the air, land and water. But it wasn’t all ugly. Oddly enough, one of the by-products of car production was Fordite, also known as Detroit agate. The colorful layered o

05/23/2014

The Nest of security cameras?

Gone are the days of nanny cams embedded in teddy bears or CCTV arrays mounted outside your front door. The new home camera Butterfleye represents a new surveillance device that's somewhere in-between—a small, unintrusive device designed for monitoring your home's security, but with smart activity-s…

05/21/2014

Music Video for Moving On, the next single from James. For those of you who have never experienced a James gig, i very very much recommend you do... http://www.wearejames.com/news/2014/05/la-petite-mort-tour-of-the-uk-announced-for-november/

05/21/2014

Some cool tips about things you can do with Google.

A bunch of stuff you can do with Google.

05/16/2014

Beautiful details

This is seriously incredible.

05/15/2014

So the FCC voted in favor of the net neutrality rules that will allow fast lanes. Let them know how much you disagree with this decision.

In spectacularly bureaucratic fashion, the FCC just voted to start the formal consideration of its horrible net neutrality rules. That means the floor is now open for public comment, and the future of the internet is at stake. In fact, it's up to you. "But how do I comment?" you ask, "How do I polit…

05/15/2014

Where there is a will, there is a way.

ETT Season 4, episode 9: It's lights out for Dave Lee and the Signal Snowboards crew! As the 2014 season winds down, the goal is to keep snowboarding past th...