As reported on Mashable. by Lauren Indvik Lauren Indvik1 day ago Skip the body moisturizer — If you’re suffering from dry legs this winter season, you may want to pick up a pair of Wrangler’s Denim Spa Jeans. The skinny-style jeans have been treated with hydrating oils and butters such as apricot kernel oil, passion fruit oil, rosehip oil and shea butter in an aim to battle cellulite, according to British Vogue. They will go on sale in…
As reported on Businessinsider.com by Geoffrey Ingersoll It’s been 30 years since the Marine Corps fielded a Colt, opting instead for a Springfield manufactured version of the 45 caliber pistol. Starting this year though, Marine special operators are in for a treat. There are orders for 10,000 Colt “M45 Close Quarters Battle Pistols” to replace 4,000 aging M45’s in the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Marine special operators have been using the M45 since the…
As reported on LifeHacker. If you pay your bills on time and have been financially responsible, but have never had a credit card or taken out a loan, your credit history is a blank slate. Lenders use your credit report to make decisions about whether or not to give you a credit card, what that card’s limit should be, or to grant you a loan. But with no credit history, there’s no record of how…
As reported on LifeHacker. by Melanie Pinola Death planning isn’t exactly the most fun thing to think about, but if you want the people you care about to have an easier time if something happens to you (whether you’re hospitalized for a while or actually pass away), gathering all your critical documents is essential. Get Your Sh*t Together! is here to help. The site offers templates and checklists for essential documents like your will, living…
As reported on Wired. BY ADAM MANN The entire story of the Curiosity rover’s travels are on spectacular display in this new picture from Martian orbit by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Curiosity’s Best Images Tracking Mars: Curiosity Makes Its Mark on the Red Planet Curiosity Rover’s Self-Portraits Transport You to Mars Since it landed in August, NASA’s awesome rover has traversed about half a kilometer from its landing site. Along the way, it has scooped…
As reported on Wired. BY MAT HONAN I’d love to have this curved OLED TV from Samsung in my living room. No, I haven’t reversed myself. Samsung says this TV “won’t be available to the American market in the near future.” So. You’re just going to have to wait. And me, too. But this looks to be a TV that may finally get you to trade in your current flat panel for something curvier. The gently…
As reported on Wired. BY TIM MALY The anti-drone scarf is meant to be worn as a hijab. “It is also inspired by the rationale behind the hijab,” says Harvey, “‘the veil which separates man or the world from God,’ replacing God with drone.” The future of privacy is looking grim. Artist Adam Harvey wants to design something about that. For the past four years, Harvey has been exploring the possibilities of counter-surveillance fashion. His latest…
As reported on The Verge. By Jesse Hicks The only way to win is to fight fire with fire. “I think most people feel that if you can find a way to beat the casino, more power to you,” says Arnold Synder, his eyes, those telltale features, hidden behind a pair of black sunglasses. “This place set up the rules, they provide the equipment, they provide the dealer, and they’re basically saying, ‘Come in and try…
As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Ingraham While many people may think of sailboating as a fairly tranquil activity, Paul Larsen has long equated sailboating with extreme speed. In Wired, Adam Fisher has profiled the Australian-born Larsen’s search for the perfect speecboating runway, which he found off the coast of the small African country Namiba. This windswept coast is where Larsen has spent the last decade attempting to break the boating speed record — recently by piloting the Vestas SailRocket…
As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren With aggressive pricing and growing support for Chrome OS, Microsoft has its work cut out Should the lowly Chromebook — once a laughing stock of the PC world — have Microsoft worried? Google first announced its Chrome operating system back in mid-2009, before shipping the first Chromebook laptops with the software preinstalled two years later. At the time the idea of just a web browser for an OS seemed…