Think you need the budget of the military or a megacorporation to make an exoskeleton for heavy lifting? Nope — all you need is some standard parts and the know-how to put them together. James Hobson (aka The Hacksmith) has finished a homemade…
Month: August 2014
Citizen journalism game will show how your photos change the story
As the Ferguson protests made exceedingly clear, citizen journalism is both a blessing and a curse; while it can expose police brutality and censorship, it’s also prone to misinformation. But how do you illustrate the complexity of the subject for…
Don't forget to enter our Back to School 2014 sweepstakes!
Most college students are already settling into the fall semester, but it’s not too late to nab some updated gear. Our Back to School 2014 guide has plenty of recommendations for laptops, tablets, accessories and more, and our giveaway rounds up some…
Apple is reportedly teaming up with American Express on iPhone payments (update: MasterCard too)
Those longstanding rumors of Apple building a mobile payment service may be coming true sooner than you think. Recode’s sources claim that the folks in Cupertino have struck a deal with American Express to work on an iPhone payment system, hot on the…
Inhabitat's Week in Green: biofuel, supersonic submarine and a 3D-printed home
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Mobile technology continues to expand and evolve, but until we develop a way to charge our devices on the…
Watch a remote-controlled fighter jet evade a missile
Existing drone aircraft are useful for many things, but they make for lousy target practice when you’re testing missiles; they’re rarely as maneuverable as modern fighter jets. Boeing and one of its customers have just shown that there’s a better…
Flaw lets hackers break your WiFi router's security with one guess
Typically, attacks against your WiFi router require a lengthy attempt to guess any codes and passwords. Not if you use 0xcite’s new technique, however; the research firm has detailed a flaw in some router chipsets that lets hackers bypass the…
Openmix: a tiny mobile accessory that lets you play pretend DJ
This teeny-tiny device called Openmix might be the solution you need for those times when you’re raring to be the DJ of the party, but another aspiring disc jockey just won’t back down (ugh!). It lets you mix tunes from several devices at once…
Feedback Loop: UI annoyances, remotes and speed-reading apps!
Happy Saturday! Welcome to another edition of Feedback Loop! This week we’re talking about those minor user interface quirks that just really grind our gears. Once you’re done letting the hate flow, find out whether or not speed-reading apps are…
The Man Behind the Most Iconic Portraits of Skaters, Punks, and Rappers
In 1986, photographer Glen E. Friedman made a photo of Ice-T, his ball cap turned to the side, leaning on a chainlink fence in Hollywood. This was long before Ice-T was a big name, a TV star, a mogul married to CoCo Austin. The photo captures an innocence and vulnerability that’s now long gone. You […]