How to live for a month in virtual reality
Next year, artist Mark Farid wants to give up a month of his life to virtual reality. If an upcoming crowdfunding campaign succeeds, he’ll spend 28 days in a gallery, wearing a VR headset and a pair of noise-canceling headphones. For the duration of the show, all he’ll experience will be video and audio captured by a complete stranger, going about their daily life. When they eat, he’ll eat. When they sleep, he’ll sleep. As much as modern technology permits, he will let his individual identity evaporate.

November 18, 2014 at 07:02PM
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The World’s Most Futuristic Cruise Ship Made Me Miss the Past
Quantum of the Seas is the ship with the robotic bartender, indoor sky-diving facility, virtual balconies, bumper cars, crazy-fast Wi-Fi, a surf simulator, and even a Johnny Rocket’s for eating burgers by the pool. It’s all powered, naturally, by two new apps. But is it a better vacation experience?

November 18, 2014 at 03:56PM
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Play ‘Snake’ On This Hacked Keyboard
This guy hacked the firmware for his Coolermaster Rapid-I to more effectively slack off at work. Let’s applaud his efforts.

November 18, 2014 at 02:40PM
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Calls Employee’s Smear Campaign Remarks “Terrible” – But Terrible Not Enough to Fire Him
On his personal Twitter account, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick rejected threatening comments made by his VP of business Emil Michael, but did not say he had been fired for them.

November 18, 2014 at 02:07PM
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The Shazam Effect
Record companies are tracking download and search data to predict which new songs will be hits. This has been good for business — but is it bad for music?

November 18, 2014 at 01:45PM
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How 3-D Printing Is Changing Medicine
The baby had been born with a rare condition called tracheobronchomalacia: the tissue of one portion of his airway was so weak that it persistently collapsed. The area of weak tissue would somehow need to be repaired or replaced — a major and dangerous operation in so small a patient. The team consulted with the baby’s doctors and they soon agreed that they had just the right tool for this delicate, lifesaving task: a 3-D printer.

November 18, 2014 at 12:44PM
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Toyota Built A Hydrogen-Powered Car
Toyota took it upon themselves to build the first mass-market hydrogen-powered car, despite there being no real infrastructure to support it — and public opinion being that it’s a pretty ugly vehicle. Either way, we’re excited.

November 18, 2014 at 10:46AM
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WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption using TextSecure code
“The most recent update to WhatsApp’s Android app includes a surprising feature: strong end-to-end encryption, enabled by default. It’s the strongest security any major texting app has offered, even compared with similar tools from giants like Google, Microsoft and Apple.”

November 18, 2014 at 09:21AM
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Stop Trying to Save the World
Exciting new development idea, huge impact in one location, influx of donor dollars, quick expansion, failure. Big ideas are destroying international development.

November 18, 2014 at 08:23AM
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Airbnb Is Releasing A Magazine
Airbnb announced today that it will start publishing a print magazine highlighting the people and local flavors you can experience while traveling. Long live print!

November 17, 2014 at 11:36PM
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