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Science
National Geographic Photographer Meets Deadly Leopard Seal
6:34AM Mark Wilson | National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen was in Antarctica to capture shots of leopard seals. One approached him, jaws wide and ready for biting… and if you haven’t heard the rest of the story yet, you need to watch this brief clip. More »
Science
The Seaglider, Hunting
11:53AM Brian Lam | This microphoned submarine glider has been collecting ocean sounds for a few weeks. When it is plucked from the sea in a week, researchers will use software to parse its audiofiles for rare beaked whale songs. More »
Gadgets
Butterfingered Sea Captains Need These Floating Boat Tools
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Yar! Where be my pliers and braided cable cutters? Avast! There they be, bobbin’ in the surf, next to me floatin’ massage chair! More »
Vehicles
Infintas Yacht Spoils You For Life On Land With Three Levels Of Luxury
1:00PM Rosa Golijan | Pool deck, helicopter pad…elevator? I guess that when you own a 300 foot monument to phallic imagery like this, taking stairs just won’t do the trick. (Nor would walking around the pool apparently, since there’s a bridge over it.) More »
Vehicles
The Deep Flight Super Falcon Sub Is A Private Airplane For The Sea
11:30AM Brian Lam | I’d never been envious of Tom Perkins’ giant sailboat, the Maltese Falcon, until it received a deployable submarine in its belly. The sub, called the Deep Flight Super Falcon, is a 6.5m electric vehicle, bringing aerodynamic principles to the sea. More »
Design
What If Apple And Chumby Designed A Surfboard?
12:28PM Brian Lam
Thomas Meyerhoffer used to work at Apple and helped design Chumby. These days, he’s reinventing the classic shape of the surfboard. Looks more like a snowboard, with that midcut radius. Or a spaceship. I like it. More »
Regulars
What Do You Think She’s Listening To?
1:40PM Brian Lam | I think she’s going to get some sand stuck in that thing. More »
Phones
Virgin Mobile’s Helio Ocean 2 Is Official, Being Launched By Britney Spears
2:00PM Jason Chen | MobileCrunch has lots of photos of the Helio Virgin Mobile, which we last saw in a spy shot a few months back. It’s definitely real now. More »
Vehicles
Oculus Yacht Mimics a Giant, Man-Eating Fish
9:20AM Mark Wilson | It’s almost cruel of us to post about the Schöpfer Oculus, a 250-foot luxury yacht inspired by an oceanic fish. More »
Phones
