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December 11, 2014
Wearable Tech Is Getting There. Next Challenge: Actually Look Good
Can high tech be high fashion? These wearables argue in the affirmative.
If we're being accurate about it, "wearable technology" isn't new. Pocket watches, wristwatches, winter coats, and pieces of ready-to-wear fashion are also examples of wearable technology. Acknowledging this takes a bit of the luster off of wearables like the Apple Watch, which are, let's face it, essentially tiny smartphones strapped to a wrist.
This Site Visualizes Your Death
And your birth, plus everything in between.
Ever wonder how you fit into the teeming swarm of humanity, statistically? Now in beta, Population.io is a great new site designed by Benedikt Groß (previously featured on Co.Design for his typeface made up of satellite imagery) that visualizes your place in the world population in a series of attractively design tables and charts. That includes, rather morbidly, an estimate of when you'll die.
The Best Lighting Design Of 2014
Here, 11 light designs that shone bright in 2014, from sleep-tracking lamps to smart lightbulbs to Gummi Bear candles.
Let there be lights: squeezable, color-changing lights, lights that track your sleep, lights that come disguised as Gummi Bears or giant pencils. These are just a few of the innovations in lighting design we came across in 2014. Some are aimed to make illumination smarter or more power-efficient; others just make it more fun.
Why Comic Sans Works On The "I Can't Breathe" Shirts
A font should help convey the tone of the message it delivers. Comic Sans does just that for the protest shirts NBA players are wearing.
On Saturday night, Chicago Bulls star player Derrick Rose wore a black T-shirt adorned with the phrase "I Can't Breathe" during warm-ups as a way of showing solidarity with the family of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man who was choked to death on video by a New York City police officer on July 17, 2014. The message on the shirt references Garner's last words. Soon, similar T-shirts were being worn by players all around the NBA, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Deron Williams.
When Is Flu Season? How Twitter Beats Google to the Answer
Get your flu shot! Stay home if you're sick! And tweet your symptoms, so the CDC can follow along.
If you're kvetching online about being sick or subtweeting your sneezing co-worker, public health researchers would love for you to keep at it. You're feeding a faster, better system for predicting flu outbreaks.
A Day In The Life Of The World's Busiest Santa Claus
With this Santa on the scene, anything seems possible. Even holiday miracles.
He hugs strangers. He jingles as he walks. He travels by pickup truck and subway and Long Island Rail Road. He reads "The Night Before Christmas" to kids over and over and over, never once losing the magic of the story. He puts smiles on faces, young and old. If you're wondering why we're calling the fella in the above video Santa Claus, well, that's because it's his name—he legally changed it. More importantly, as you'll see, there is no question that this guy is the real deal.
December 10, 2014
This Monitor Shows You Exactly How Much Power Each Of Your Gadgets Is Sucking From The Grid
Smapee lets you into the deep, dark secrets of your electric bill. Once you know what's happening, your life—and energy use—will never be the same.
How much energy does your refrigerator use? Or your hair dryer, or toaster? Until recently, the only way to find out was to plug each appliance into a usage meter, something that only the most energy-obsessed actually take the time to do. But now a single device can tell you exactly how much power items in your house are draining at any given time.
December 9, 2014
The Buzziest Internet Moments Of 2014 Crammed Into One Silly, Toe-Tapping YouTube Video
YouTube's biggest stars dial back through through 2014 in a fun-filled, humorous homage to the Year in Internet.
This year's YouTube Rewind has landed, highlighting all the most clicked moments of 2014—and, oh, what a year we've had.
Apple Is Warming Up To Social Media
Apple is hiring a social media guru in L.A. Will @Apple finally tweet?
Here's something you don't hear often: "Apple is hiring a social media expert." But it's true, says 9to5Mac: The notoriously social-shy giant is on the hunt for somebody to head up social media efforts in Los Angeles.
HBO's Standalone Service Coming This Spring
Pay-TV-free option to launch with Game of Thrones premiere.
It's not TV, it's the Internet.
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