Image via MSCHF Apple users, are you prone to losing your AirPods? Well, you’d be forgiven if these ones disappear… into your belly, that is. MSCHF—the Brooklyn-based art pranksters famed for their over-the-top launches like Satan Shoes, Astro Boy-like red boots, bootleg movies, and giant, single-serve Fruit Loop—is grooving to the tune of minty-fresh with […]
April 3, 2024
Image courtesy of Martin / Papa Johns If your taste buds are doing the tango at the mere mention of pizza, you might want to pay attention because Papa Johns is slicing into the scene with something fresh out of the oven. And no, it’s not just another topping combination, but a whole new vibe […]
April 3, 2024
Video screenshot via Gundam Channel As March came to a close, so did a chapter for anime enthusiasts around the world. Over three years after its awe-inspiring debut, the mechanized, moving real-scale replica of the legendary RX-78-2 Gundam took its final bow. But fret not; the colossal, 59-foot-tall Gundam, which graced the Yokohama Gundam Base […]
April 3, 2024
Video screenshot via Duolingo Duo the Owl isn’t just talented with languages, the power of coercion, and flashing his feathered behind; it seems he’s also an ice-skating prodigy. On Monday, April 1, the Duolingo mascot spun out news of an exciting new project: Duolingo on Ice. Read full article
April 3, 2024
Image via Akshay Khandekar / ZooKeys / EurekAlert (CC-BY 4.0) Vincent van Gogh’s swirling brushstrokes may be instantly recognizable today, but it’s a known, unfortunate, fact that his genius was largely unrecognized during his lifetime. Now, a new tribute—by Mother Nature, no less—has crawled out from the slopes of the Southern Western Ghats in Tamil […]
April 3, 2024
Image via Time Out New York Introducing Bill Nye the fine, we mean, Science Guy. The science communicator extraordinaire swapped out the labcoat and bowtie for reflective tracksuits and cool solar eclipse glasses in a striking photo shoot for Time Out magazine, prepped ahead of the upcoming solar eclipse. To put it simply, he was […]
April 3, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming for us all. Or at least that’s the current narrative. The technology is already changing how web designers do their jobs. We’re using it to help us debug code and generate content. And who knows what will come next? We’re also seeing prompt-based tools that promise to “design” for us. […]
April 3, 2024
Consumer expectations for a responsive, immersive, and visually appealing website experience have never been higher. In fact, 72% report that a badly designed website affects their opinion of a business. If your website is badly designed, you may lose potential customers, waste money, increase bounce rates, decrease conversion rates, and damage your search engine optimization […]
April 3, 2024
Illustration 303257331 © Tiagoz | Dreamstime.com The celestial dance of a solar eclipse, with its cosmic choreography of the Moon obscuring the Sun, has long captivated humanity. But what about those who can’t see this awe-inspiring event? Developed at Harvard University, an ingenious device called LightSound bridges the visually-impaired and the wonders of the cosmos—it […]
April 2, 2024
Image via Invisibility Shield Co. If public spaces aren’t your jam, but you still have to be there, look no further than this real-life, working Invisibility Shield. Turning science fiction into science fact is London-based Invisibility Shield Co., which has designed a screen with the ability to bend light and cloak its user from view. […]
April 2, 2024