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This Stephen Hawking tribute coin is dizzyingly beautiful

"Hey, let's make a new coin for Stephen Hawking that honours his life by portraying the beauty of a black hole that can be carried around in someone's

This Stephen Hawking tribute coin is dizzyingly beautiful
Ideas

A union of Microsoft, Adafruit, and Cartoon Network is promoting cool maker fun for kids

It can be so much easier to get kids excited about making and coding and playing with cool ideas when they can bounce off characters and ideas they know and

A union of Microsoft, Adafruit, and Cartoon Network is promoting cool maker fun for kids
Movies

An Edge Of Tomorrow Sequel Is Officially In Development

I loved it. You should love it. It was Groundhog Day meets Starship Troopers in the best way possible. Emily Blunt rocked as a battle-hardened bug destroyer

An Edge Of Tomorrow Sequel Is Officially In Development
Technology

The Vatican Swiss Guard rolls with 3D printed helmets now

Next time you're visiting the Vatican to say hi to the Pope, or just check out the amazing art collections, take a second look at the helmets worn by the

The Vatican Swiss Guard rolls with 3D printed helmets now
Art & Culture

Every D&D nerd deserves a Mind Flayer mounted trophy

Tabletop trophy hunters rejoice! For all those times you've taken out illithid nests, whether in the Forgotten Realms or maybe an old school Spelljammer

Every D&D nerd deserves a Mind Flayer mounted trophy
Art & Culture

Fortnite Summer Smash: chasing heroes, chasing dreams

Who’d have guessed twelve months ago that Fortnite would hold a major esports event at the Australian Open with the biggest prize pool in our nation’s history?

Fortnite Summer Smash: chasing heroes, chasing dreams
Games

The Commodore 64 bass keytar is even better than you could imagine

A keytar with the body of a Commodore 64? Very cute. Oh, wait... the pick up actually sends sound into the WORKING C64 to create chiptune vibes that can be

The Commodore 64 bass keytar is even better than you could imagine
Technology

The actual Uber flying taxi appeared at CES so get ready

The Bell Nexus was unveiled at CES this year and it's the sexy four-passenger air taxi Uber has been working on. With VTOL and super sleek design, those pipe

The actual Uber flying taxi appeared at CES so get ready
Art & Culture

Samsung Space monitor sticks your screen right on the edge of the desk

Sweet, sweet desk real estate. Where have you been all my life? Samsung's new Space monitor gives back a lot of, well, space, and it also happens to be a

Samsung Space monitor sticks your screen right on the edge of the desk
Art & Culture

There's no possible way to not spoil something in the new [redacted] trailer

That new superhero trailer about that one that does the cool things can't help but tell us things about what happens after that other big movie with the

There's no possible way to not spoil something in the new [redacted] trailer
Games

These Glitch art playing cards will give everyone a headache at your next poker night

You can stick to your boring cards picked up at the local newsagents if you like. Next time I hold a fancy card night, I'm dropping these freaks on the table

These Glitch art playing cards will give everyone a headache at your next poker night
Technology

Hyundai offers up an amazing vehicle concept to do whatever you damn well need it to

Extreme medical assistant? Urban taxi? 21st Century mini AT-AT? It's all there in the Hyundai Elevant concept vehicle that blends typical cruising modes with

Hyundai offers up an amazing vehicle concept to do whatever you damn well need it to
Art & Culture

Jordan Peele's sci-fi 'Weird City' YouTube Original series has a really weird trailer

Jordan Peele is trying to replace Charlie Brooker as our modern anthology hero du jour. In the process, we're getting his sci-fi anthology series, Weird

Jordan Peele's sci-fi 'Weird City' YouTube Original series has a really weird trailer
Art & Culture

Gorgeous Marvel 'First Ten Years' hero and villain prints a worthy momento of this killer film sequence

We're closing in on the end of the first 'era' of Marvel Studios movies, with Avengers: Endgame exactly 100 sleeps away (yes, I'm counting). And now artist

Gorgeous Marvel 'First Ten Years' hero and villain prints a worthy momento of this killer film sequence
Media

LG's rollable OLED TV is a stunning update to how we think about televisions

It's been a long time since a TV appeared at CES that genuinely got anyone excited. We've seen some clever new bezels, even frames, added to change how TVs

LG's rollable OLED TV is a stunning update to how we think about televisions
Ideas

How well can a real city planner play SimCity 2000?

Part education lesson in real city planning, part critique of what's wrong with the game. And next time I play I'll remember to stick to 6x6 grids for sure.

How well can a real city planner play SimCity 2000?
Art & Culture

Netflix admits to running ad tests for some unsuspecting binge watchers

When you're mainlining a TV show in an epic weekend binge session, do you want some ads thrown into the mix?

Netflix admits to running ad tests for some unsuspecting binge watchers
Art & Culture

You can buy an iconic Ferris Bueller 'Ferrari' at auction next week

Life moves pretty fast. And so does this legendary vehicle straight off the set of Ferris Bueller - and it goes under the hammer next week!

You can buy an iconic Ferris Bueller 'Ferrari' at auction next week
Art & Culture

Neighbourhoods on Google Maps aren't as official as you'd think

How do suburbs and neighbourhoods get their names? That seems to be changing in the age of Google Maps, according to an amazing story at The New York Times.

Neighbourhoods on Google Maps aren't as official as you'd think
Art & Culture

Of Pauldrons, Patience and Petty Arson: Warcraft's storytelling challenge

Last week a fire rocked World of Warcraft. It was an epic act of petulance, strategically foolish. It seemed bizarrely out of character for a beloved

Of Pauldrons, Patience and Petty Arson: Warcraft's storytelling challenge