The torrential rains in South Korea have set off flash floods and landslides throughout the country, killing 41 people and sending 12 missing. It’s horrible out there, and with landslides like the one above it’s hard to feel safe. More »
Contemporary architecture is designed to hold up against a lot. Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Fad fitness martial arts. Wait, what? You mean Billy Blanks can shake buildings to their very foundations? That’s… that’s embarrassing. More »
After Osama’s death, the US put itself somewhere on “let’s be careful” and “poop your pants” level of heightened alert, bracing itself for retaliatory action. So far, so good – but Samsung, of all targets, was threatened today. By whom? More »
With iPhones being damaged by moisture, why not create a phone where water bubbles are the focal point of the design? Presumably, that was the thinking behind Seoul designer Bon-Seop Ku’s Aqua GUI concept phone. [Coroflot via Core77]
I’m in Seoul with LG this weekend, where the temperature is below zero and it’s actually snowing. So rather than playing with particular gadgets (although I do have quite the collection of older gadgets with me for travel entertainment), I’m going to do my best to spend some time checking out the South Korean city’s gadget hub, which I believe is called the Yongsan Electronics Market. More »
