Month: December 2018

“Outside: nothing left to eat, drink, or breathe. Inside: all the people, on top of an oozing, respirating clot of innards.” Read the original post by Adam Rogers

Forget wearables. The next wave of exercise tech includes home fitness machines that respond directly to you. Read the original post by Lauren Goode

“Brad is part of the show. A human placebo.” Read the original post by Charles Yu

“My risk-assessment module predicts a 53 percent chance of a human-on-human massacre before the end of the contract.” Read the original post by Martha Wells

A Dutch couple is traversing Antarctica in their Solar Voyager, which they 3-D printed from upcycled plastic and power with 10 solar panels. Read the original post by Megan Molteni

3D scanners don’t have to cost a fortune: As it turns out, you may already have one in your pocket. A new free app called […] Read the original post by Leif Johnson

Edifier’s self-powered Bluetooth speakers also support just about every wired source you could want, both digital (optical, coax, and USB) and analog (dual stereo RCA). Read the original post by Jonathan Takiff

Alexa Routines creates lots of new possibilities for your Amazon Echo. Here’s how to put them to use. Read the original post by Jared Newman

We have an insatiable demand for the universe’s physical resources, but we thrive most on the intangibles we’ve created together on our home planet. Read the original post by Virginia Heffernan

“You’ve come to the library as usual out of desperation, shock, yearning, boredom.” Read the original post by Eugene Lim

Researchers in Australia have invented a new typeface with features designed to boost focus and learning. Read the original post by Arielle Pardes

Your talent—and Instagram following—has outgrown your phone­cam. Start the new year by getting serious about your ­photography with one of these small shooters. Read the original post by Michael Calore

How I became my own data broker—and sold my digital soul in the process. Read the original post by Gregory Barber

What happens when Instagram glitches or Slack stalls? Spoiler: We don’t log off—we just scurry off to different (sometimes darker) corners of the web. Read the original post by Louise Matsakis

The best time to start breaking your screen addiction is now. It’s not about getting off your phone, per se. It’s about getting on […] Read the original post by Arielle Pardes