Adidas’s New Smart Soccer Ball Tells You Everything About Your Kicks

Tech in sports typically revolves around maximizing performance in some nebulous and difficult-to-fact-check way. But Adidas has been doing some very cool stuff, like MiCoach biometric tracking, and now it’s got something new and actually kind of great in theory: a soccer ball that tells you what its doing.


Giz Explains: How Sunscreen Works (And Why You’re Wrong About It)

Your skin shouldn’t look like a package of pork cracklins after spending the day outdoors; that’s why we invented sunscreen. However, there’s a right way and a wrong way to slather on your protection — screw it up and you could get burned.


What’s An ‘Ugly’ Building Anyway?

The Carbuncle Cup is the annual UK award for the ugliest buildings in the country. Above you can see some of this year’s nominees, submitted by readers of The Guardian. It’s fun to point out a blight on a skyline! But there’s also a problem: ugly isn’t a great way to discuss architecture.


Universal’s Simpsons Land Theme Park Includes Krusty Burger And Moe’s

A few years ago, Fox and Pepsi had a contest where the winner would get their own real-life version of The Simspons’ house. But taking things about a million steps further, Universal Orlando is adding the entire town of Springfield to its theme park — at least the parts that fans really care about.


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A Shaky-Cam Look At Android 4.3′s Updated Camera App

If you’re curious about what the next iteration of Google’s mobile operating system holds, this video, which apparently shows off Android 4.3 running on a Nexus 4, should help. True, the focus here is on the interface changes and new features of the camera app, but the improvements are all positive ones.


Espresso 101: The Methods And Machines Behind The Perfect Shot

Espresso is a mysterious drink. Not many people really know what it really is, how it’s made, or even what it should taste like. We’ve all been lured into a haze of misunderstanding and misinformation by the likes of Starbucks, Nespresso, Krups and countless other brands looking to make espresso easy and cheap. Don’t take the bait. Espresso, done right, is wonderful. Here’s how the best in the business do it.


The How And Why Of All That Beautiful Space Photography

Space is a gorgeous place. Considering we’ve only seen an infinitesimal amount of it, it makes you wonder what other lovelies it has in store for our eyes — and humanity as a whole. But how do we go about capturing all these amazing images of galaxies, nebulae and other phenomenon in the first place?


This Walking, Driving, Transforming RC Car Can’t Get Here Fast Enough

Here’s another look at Kenji Ishida’s absolutely phenomenal self-transforming RC car, this time being tested outdoors to make sure it’s as awesome as it can be. And it looks like it checks out.


Watch The NSW Police Test The ‘Liberator’ 3D-Printed Gun

Yesterday, Luke covered the NSW Police’s press conference discussing the dangers of the “Liberator”, a single-shot gun one can create themselves with a CAD file and 3D printer. Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione mentioned during the presser that the organisation had printed a few of the weapons itself and tested them, the results of which you can view in this video.


The Xbox One Uncertainty Principle

At the start of a cocktail party that was to end an exciting, confusing and altogether odd day at Microsoft’s Redmond campus, I approached Microsoft VP Aaron Greenberg. Hell of a debut day for the Xbox One, I told him. Some impressive stuff, some confusing stuff. Some fierce reaction online.


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