Reading Time: < 1 minute These are not official playsets. They’re pieces of art, made by a fan, and are painstakingly-accurate recreations of some of Star Wars’ most iconic movie sets, giving his action figures a “realistic” place to stand.
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Titled “Then/Now”, this interesting photos series features the Luxton brothers who recreate moments from their childhood. These were then turned into a calendar for their Mom, a gift of sorts for Christmas. As you can see, these brothers not only recreated the poses and facial expressions, but also the wardrobes and backgrounds.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Someone has made fake London Underground signs, and whoever did it is a ruddy genius.
Reading Time: < 1 minute As most internet users who follow memes know, “Nailed It” refers to sarcastic commentary criticizing the quality of success, especially in response to attempts at recreating recipes or craft projects. For example, the Buzz Lightyear cake above didn’t quite turn out the way this person had hoped.
Reading Time: < 1 minute At first glance, the bottom image appears to be digitally altered, when in reality, the shot was created with the condensation on a pane of glass. A DSLR camera was then placed above the glass and paired with optimal lighting.
Reading Time: < 1 minute No, you aren’t looking at pictures of blueberries scattered over rocks, but real images of the Martian landscape photographed by the Mars Rover Opportunity. The discovery of these Martian clusters a decade ago provided some of the first evidence of liquid water on the red planet.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Temperatures in Chicago barely peaked above zero for the first time in 37-hours on Tuesday afternoon, and for now, it appears that relief is finally within sight for the Windy City. The freezing polar vortex, known as “ChiBeria” in the city, will soon be a thing of the past. Thankfully, there are still some stunning […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Geeky pet owners probably already know that their cat(s) can sleep just about anywhere, including tiny boxes, on top of heaters / air conditioners, in small holes in the corner, and apparently, on top of laptop keyboards. Simply put, they sleep up to 16-hours a day, so anywhere that’s warm and / or comfortable usually […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute If you’ve always wondered what happens to boiling water in extremely cold weather, -41C to be exact, this video should do the trick. According to scientist and author Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, this happens because the hot water freezes, changing from a liquid to a solid, as soon it comes into contact with the cold air. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most smartwatches have your standard LED / OLED / LCD displays, but the Samsung YOUM boasts a flexible AMOLED display that literally wraps around your wrist. It’s powered by a custom version of Google Android and features Google Now, which is always listening for the ‘Ok Google’ command, similar to Google Glass, for real-time notifications. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute JeeYoung Lee, a Korean artist living in Seoul, is a recent graduate of Hongik University, and uses her own small studio room to create surreal fantasy-like scenes. That’s right, none of the images you see have been manipulated in Photoshop. Everything you see is actually built inside the same small room that measures 11.8′ x […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes We’re excited to share Prime Air — something the team has been working on in our next generation R&D lab. The goal of this new delivery system is to get packages into customers’ hands in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles. Putting Prime Air into commercial use will take some number of years […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes According to to some reports, actress Lindsay Lohan is planning to sue Rockstar Games, claiming the developer used her image without permission for Grand Theft Auto V. Apparently, Lohan’s lawyers are already in the process of drafting a lawsuit against Rockstar that demands “serious money.” Here’s the report by TMZ: Lindsay Lohan has called in her lawyers to take action […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Digital artist extraordinaire Martin Hajek is back at it again, and this time, he brings up some incredible renders of what he thinks the upcoming Apple TV display will look like. As you can tell, it’s pretty much a larger-sized iMac with a curved AMOLED display that should provide for some interesting viewing. Official […]