Netherlands

Cameras

These Incredible Collages Are Like Standing On Top Of The World

10:30AM January 23, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

It’s hard not to get a slight sense of vertigo from these stereographic projections by Dutch photographer Wouter van Buuren. Each one was taken from a very high point across the Netherlands, China and New York City. More »


Science

Fertility Chip Could Herald New Era Of Hands-On Home Testing

1:00AM October 31, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Gentlemen, are you shooting blanks or are you ready to continue your family line another generation? Before, answering that question required a trip to the doctors. Today, a Dutch researcher says the test could eventually be, ahem, in your hands. More »


Mobile

Apple Filed Misleading Evidence Against Samsung… Again

2:51AM August 20, 2011 | Casey Chan

Just like they tweaked their evidence against Samsung with the Galaxy Tab, it looks like Apple has flubbed evidence regarding the Samsung Galaxy S too. They shrunk the image of the Samsung phone to look like the size of an iPhone, even though it’s not. More »


Geek Out

Giant Flaming Dutch Television Phallus Collapses

3:40AM July 16, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Moments of destruction are wonderful, as long as nobody’s hurt. And nobody got hurt in this partial collapse of the nearly 300m communications tower in Hoogersmilde, Netherlands. So just sit back and enjoy. More »


Cars

Crazy Geniuses Charge Electric Car By Towing With Ute

12:30AM May 27, 2011 | Justin Hyde

Nissan’s all-electric Leaf has given its owners freedom from petrol while presenting new challenges for avoiding dead batteries. Leave it to the Dutch to discover how to freeload a charge with a ute and a tow hook. More »


Geek Out

This Is What Keeps The Netherlands Dry

11:40AM May 20, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

The Netherlands used to flood a lot. Rather than just grow gills and be done with the matter, the Dutch blew a bunch of cash on a massive set of levees, then added this monumental storm surge protector up front. More »


Entertainment

To Inflate This Roof You’ll Have To Roast Some Serious Chestnuts

2:40AM December 28, 2010 | Sam Biddle

This isn’t your typical glowing, inflatable picnic roof. No no. This Dutch design is inflated via hot air produced by a wood-burning oven, used to cook nuts, hot chocolate, or whatever else you’d like. And it looks amazing. More »


Geek Out

Google Street View Captures Fire Truck Hit-And-Run On Old Lady

11:40AM November 12, 2009 | Sean Fallon

The latest adventure for the Google Street View car comes to us from the Netherlands, where it witnessed a fire truck mow down an innocent old lady on a bike. More »


Mobile

Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For Ransom

12:23PM November 3, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Many of us have jailbroken our iPhones, but did everyone remember to change the default root password? Those guilty of that oversight are vulnerable to the simple intrusion method this guy used to hold iPhones hostage in the Netherlands. More »


The Biggest Lego Mario Ever Built

1:40PM October 25, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

If you have $US3700 handy, you can buy this 180cm tall, 50kg 40,000-brick Lego Mario, the biggest ever built. It took one week to plan and 175 hours to build over 16 days. More »