Author Archives
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HealthView for iOS: pretty
HealthView app allows you to see your HealthKit (Apple Health App) data in broad clean way, by allowing you to drill down to more details in an easy and quick way! Apple Watch complications will show your activity levels from… Read More ›
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Why Does Stepping on Legos Hurt So Much?
You would think the answer is obvious, but there is a lot to understanding why it really does hurt. And boy does it hurt!
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The Camera of the Future (That Failed)
A storm of publicity surrounded the Lytro Illum, and I had completely forgotten about it until I saw this video.
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The Garmin Fēnix 5 Watches
Earlier this month at CES, Garmin announced their expanded line of premium multi-sport smartwatches with the new Garmin Fēnix 5 lineup. Offering a similar format as the Fēnix 3 and the Fēnix Chronos, the Garmin Fēnix 5 iterates with multiple sizes, more… Read More ›
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Portable printer round up
Growing up, when we broke the camera out and took pictures, the photos were printed and in an album within a week. Some of my fondest memories are of my family sitting on the couch, sifting through old albums and giggling about… Read More ›
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The Magical Special Effects in Classic Silent Films
Harold Lloyd did indeed hang from a clock face on the side of a building in his classic Safety Last! (watch the scene up top), but as the gif shows, a mattress was only a few feet below, safely out of shot…. Read More ›
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How the World’s Oldest Computer Worked
In 1900, Greek sponge divers discovered a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera. The artifacts they came back up with included money, statues, pottery, and various other works of art and craft, as well as a curious lump of bronze… Read More ›
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The Final Flight of Martin McNally
Finally alone after eleven hours of feverish demands, threats and hostage exchanges, the hijacker pulled off his shaggy brown wig and began to disrobe. He shrugged out of a burgundy sport coat, white dress shirt and yellow trousers — it… Read More ›
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Stand up your asthma inhalers
Even though I’ve used one, I never realized that asthma inhalers aren’t designed to stand upright… and it’s quite strange because there’s no real reason why it shouldn’t! If it could stand, it would save space in the medicine cabinet… Read More ›
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Good for marching into Poland…
A California shoe company has recalled a boot after a customer discovered the sole left tiny swastika prints behind. The boot went viral after a Reddit user posted a picture showing the shoe’s tread and its swastika imprints. Conal International… Read More ›
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