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11 Amazing Soundboards For Your Listening Pleasure

February 11, 2013, 11:00 am
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Sure, singers sing and guitarists strum, but you owe just as much to the engineers behind the music as you do the musicians themselves. They may not get much time in the Grammy spotlight, but in honor of the mixers and shakers who make music worth listening to, here are 11 epic past and present soundboards, mixing consoles, and more. More »
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Most Beautiful Items: February 9-15, 2013

February 15, 2013, 4:00 pm
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Sure, you spent a large part of the day fretting over your impending doom due to the asteroid approaching earth. But it passed, and we made it! And these beautiful items will take your mind off things, no doubt. More »
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13 Presidential Tech Firsts: From Running Water to UFOs

February 18, 2013, 12:20 pm
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It's Presidents' Day, the annual Monday in February when we close our banks and sleep in to honor our leaders. But who was the first early-adopter-in-chief to use a telephone? To ride in a car? To send an email? Here's a look back at which of our 44 presidents have been on the forefront of technology. More »
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21st Century Buildings That Look Like Alien Spaceships

February 18, 2013, 1:40 pm
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We may still be a long way from putting a human colony on Mars, but that doesn't mean we can't live like spacemen here on Earth. These 18 trippy buildings—all built since 2000—look like they're from another world entirely. More »
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The 9 Coolest Collectibles You Can Buy on Amazon Right Now

February 19, 2013, 3:40 pm
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For dedicated fans, money is no object when it comes to obtaining the perfect piece of memorabilia. But when dealing with random EBay auctioneers selling "authentic" merchandise sight-unseen, you might not be getting the genuine article you paid for. Amazon's new Entertainment Collectibles service, however, offers everything from autographs to instruments and wardrobes—and only from vetted, pre-approved merchants. Here are a few of the 350,000 pieces on sale right now. More »
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23 Terrifying Runways That Will Stoke Your Fear of Flying

February 22, 2013, 5:50 am
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Flying can be a white-knuckle affair for even the heartiest of travelers. But it turns out what you should really fear are airports; almost 60 percent of all aircraft incidents happen there during taxiing, take-off, approach or landing. Here are runway horrorshows from around the globe that may make you rethink your next trip. More »
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Most Beautiful Items: February 16-22, 2013

February 22, 2013, 4:20 pm
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The weekend is just minutes away at this point, but instead of going into an excited frenzy, relax and take a moment to recall all the beautiful things we feasted our eyes upon this week. We may be looking forward to the days of freedom ahead, but don't forget to enjoy what you have in front of you, right here, right now, and right down below. More »
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Scenes From When Flying Was Still Civilized

February 28, 2013, 7:05 am
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There once was a Golden Age Of Flying. You didn't have to queue up, strip down, and surrender your beverage to the Goon Squad. Meals were served on real plates instead of sad, soggy cardboard boxes. The act of traveling itself was a pleasant part of the journey—instead of a necessary act of mass-transit. These conveniences still exist for the very rich, but there was a time when all of us had access to a fantastic world in the sky. That world is never coming back, but it's still nice to look back and fondly remember. More »
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13 Adorably Teeny Tiny Houses

March 4, 2013, 12:40 pm
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Bigger isn't always better. In the case of micro living spaces, quite the opposite is true. In celebration of what some designers can do with so little space, here are some of our favorite mini houses from around the world. More »
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11 Insanely Specific Kitchen Gadgets

March 5, 2013, 1:40 pm
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A really good knife can accomplish an endless number of tasks in the kitchen. But there are other culinary accoutrements that literally have one job and only one job. Are they clever? Sure. Are they at all necessary? Not exactly. These are some of the most specialized kitchen tools you can get. More »
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The 11 Greatest Computer Supervillains in Film

March 6, 2013, 8:00 am
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When you think of evil movie computers, 2001: A Space Odyssey comes immediately to mind. But HAL is just a naughty schoolboy compared to some of its colleagues. Here are the most diabolical machines to ever grace the silver screen. More »
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These Smithsonian Photo Contest Finalists Are Each Stunning in Totally Different Ways

March 6, 2013, 10:53 am
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Smithsonian Magazine has just announced the (absolutely incredible) finalists in what is now their 10th annual photography contest. Here are some of our favorites; they'll take your breath away. More »
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13 Ridiculously Cool Buildings Made of Ice

March 7, 2013, 1:57 pm
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Buildings made of ice. We're not talking about that novelty bar you visited on a trip to Vegas. We're talking incredible, impressive, complete structures built in the grand tradition of Ice Palaces all over the world. More »
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7 Knives You Will Legally Be Able to Take on a Plane

March 8, 2013, 6:17 am
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Awwww yeah, those suckers at the TSA are going to let us take knives on planes again. Pocket knives are the best. Get one. Here are some suggestions—all plane-legal as of April 25th. More »
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17 One-Man Submarines That Will Take Your Breath Away

March 11, 2013, 1:20 pm
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The world got you down? Wish you could escape to somewhere calm, beautiful, and quiet? No problem! Just hop into one of these amazing one-man submersibles, take a deep breath, and propel yourself down into the deep blue sea. Serenity awaits. More »
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16 Obscenely Over the Top Home Theaters

March 13, 2013, 1:20 pm
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If you love watching movies but hate the unwashed masses—and happen to have giant heaping truckloads of money—designers and interior architects can offer a simple solution: your very own deluxe in-home movie theater. Here are some of the most amazing in the world, inspired by everything from Star Wars and Star Trek, to Paris and Egypt, to well, okay a little more Star Trek. More »
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9 Incredible Uses for Graphene

March 14, 2013, 11:40 am
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Graphene is amazing. Or at least, it could be. Made from a layer of carbon one-atom thick, it's the strongest material in the world, it's completely flexible, and it's more conductive than copper. Discovered just under a decade ago, the supermaterial potentially has some unbelievable applications for us in the not so distant future. More »
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25 Famous Toys We Blasted Into Space

March 15, 2013, 11:00 am
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NASA recently released a few photos of the Expedition 34 crew aboard the International Space Station. Sitting inconspicuously in the corner of one of the pictures was Gort, the Earth-murdering robot from the 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. So we decided to sift through the vast archives of space exploration looking for other toys we took with us to the heavens. More »
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13 Shockingly Creative Ways Drugs Have Crossed the Border

March 19, 2013, 7:00 am
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Let's clear this up right now: drugs are bad, smuggling is a crime, drug lords and their traffickers are black-hearted, vicious, malignant persons. But you have to admit: they're pretty damn creative. And the means they've used to get their product to their customers through the years are nothing short of extraordinary. More »
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11 Walls That Are Definitely Watching You

March 20, 2013, 5:58 am
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Abandoned places are creepy. Abandoned places are even creepier when you give them eyes and mouths and teeth so they look like they have a sinister personality and want to eat you alive. That's exactly the treatment street artist Nomerz gives the dilapidated buildings around Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. More »
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