Author: Jesus Diaz

Imagine NYC getting destroyed by 8-bit evil forces from 70s and 80s games, including Space Invaders, Pacman and Donkey Kong. Actually, you don’t have to imagine it. Just watch this amazing video. It’s so cool that it makes me giddy. More »

Rupert Murdoch is in love with the iPad. It’s not hardware. It’s not the software. It IS THE FUTURE!. The future of newspapers, he says. Well, Rupert, here’s some news for you: The WSJ iPad app sucks kangaroo balls. More »

It’s official: God exists. The Hubble caught Him out of his home, taking a walk on the Gemini constellation, about 5,000 light-years from Earth. Looking at His photo, God doesn’t have a beard. Or maybe this isn’t God. More »

If you thought the Muvi Micro DV was tiny, check out the new Muvi Atom video camera. At 1.57 x 0.78 x 0.59 inches and 1.4 ounces, this $122 nano camera is destined to record a billion amateur gonzo videos. More »

The silicone Drop Showerhead—designed by Giulio Iacchetti. For some reason, it makes me anxious. I would always expect it to drop on my head. [IB Rubinetterie via Likecool] More »

I’m glad someone actually took the time to design a simple stand that not only matches the iPad’s industrial design but makes it look even better. The Joule’s made in California, but it reminds me of classic 70s European designs. More »

At first sight, this Lego version of the world’s most expensive street car—the Bugatti Veyron—looks like just a nice reproduction. And then you see the video, and realize it’s actually an RC car with a 7+R sequential gearbox. More »

When a reader sent me his video of Discovery shooting to the stars in the middle of the night—for mission STS-131—I thought it was a comet blazing through the sky. Or an alien invasion. Whatever. It’s absolutely spectacular. More »

NASA’s Goddard Space Center has released a fascinating time lapse video of Earth’s North Pole turning into a popsicle from orbit. So much for global warming: More »

One of these men wears pants. Most of the time, anyway. [Apparently, there’s a chain email going around the internet with these two images] More »

I like this. It’s a bit boxy and too big for my taste—and the 3D renders have a few aliasing and compositing glitches—but this Nintendo 3DS concept is great. More »

A Finnish analyst says Nokia’s preparing a touchscreen tablet “for fall release.” If confirmed, it won’t be the first time that Nokia tries a tablet format. I just hope they don’t take any notes from their sad previous efforts. [Reuters] More »

It is obviously just a cloud, isn’ it? Actually, no, it’s not just any cloud. Updated. More »

They are not ready to replace Kevlar yet, but scientists are working on armored cotton t-shirts that are light and flexible but acquire the properties of boron carbide, the third hardest materials on the planet, according to researcher Xiaodong Li: More »

The SuperNES emulator for iPad is extremely fast and, according to Snes4iphone developer ZodTTD, “it looks, sounds, and plays great.” The best thing: It’s just a quick port of the iPhone version. The worst thing: It’s not an official app. More »

River Dvina at Arkhangelsk City, on the coast of White Sea. In places like this, they need giant, floating chain saws to cut through miles of ice. In places like this, vampires fight with zombies at night. More »

I already pointed it out in the analysis of Apple iPad’s industrial design, but I wanted to show you how stupid a widescreen iPad looks. More »

Apple’s iPad embodies Dieter Rams’ famous Ten Principles for Good Design, the ten commandments that every company should follow before manufacturing any product. It feels like the future in your hands. But it could be better. More »

iPad supports manual file transfers through iTunes. However, at this moment, it doesn’t work as smoothly as you would expect. More »

Think about it: US Postal Service employees actually opening and scanning all your letters, and then sending you emails with their content with the option to receive the physical letter if you choose to. Scarily unreal? Not if you’re Finnish. More »