Allison McCann
Watch This Crazy Dude Jump Out Of Tiny Capsule 23 Miles Up In The Sky (For Real This Time)
Felix Baumgartner will attempt the first supersonic space jump today, weather permitting. He will leap from just below the stratosphere (without any mechanical help) at roughly 120,000 feet in the sky and will free fall for more than five minutes — breaking the speed of sound in the process. NO BIG DEAL. UPDATED: The jump is supposed to happen at 8:45am MDT on 10/14. UPDATED: New launch time is 10am MDT.
Allison McCann
31 Reasons Pinterest Is The New SkyMall
If you need strange pillows, umbrellas and cool dogs, the technology section of Pinterest is where to find them.
Allison McCann
Why Wi-Fi In The Sky Just Got Ridiculously Expensive
Think it's crazy now? It's going to get much worse before it gets better.
Allison McCann
Why It's So Hard To Get Rid Of Your Landline
It's weirdly difficult to avoid the "bundles" of cable, Internet and an archaic home phone line. Why? It's a sort of long con. (Oh, and old people love them.)
Allison McCann
17 Incredible Cave Paintings
The never-ending quest for food is a common theme of cave wall art.
Allison McCann
How A Famous Hashtag Is Born
Instagram's #ThrowBackThursday all started with some Hotwheels cars.
Allison McCann
Foster Care's Social Media Problem
By disclosing even the most harmless information, foster care kids often accidentally share too much on social media, putting them at risk. But banning social media altogether can be isolating.
Allison McCann
The 51 Most Powerful Pinners In The World
From Thailand to Brazil to the UK and U.S., these power Pinterest users dominate all things delicate and delicious, from tiny donuts to vintage art. Behold the might of power pins.
Allison McCann
Tech Figures Raised At Least $27 Million For Obama Campaign
Leaked fundraising documents show Silicon Valley emerging as a key source of Democratic money and power. Valley money bests Hollywood.
Reyhan Harmanci
What Your Google Glass View Will Probably Never Look Like
Fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg sported the really unfashionable Google glasses last week at New York Fashion Week. Here's what things looked like from DVF's view:
Allison McCann
A History Of The iPod
Remember your first iPod??
Allison McCann
FDA Approves The Birth Control Pill
Enovid has proven to be 100% effective in a two-and-a-half-year test. It only costs 50 cents and it's approved by men!
Allison McCann
A View Of New York City From Space On September 11, 2001
This photo was taken from the International Space Station on September 11, 2001.
Allison McCann
Meet The 15-Year-Old Hacker God
Last month Wired's Mat Honan had his computer, phone, tablet and Google account wiped by hackers who used basic social-engineering techniques to get around Apple and Amazon security, almost embarrassingly easy. Honan met with Cosmo the God, not the kid who hacked him but another teenage boy who happened to find himself on the FBI's hit list. "And the thing is, in 2012, it is perfectly normal for a bored teenage boy on the edge of delinquency. Instead of egging cars and swinging bats at mailboxes, he’s breaking into e-mail accounts."
Allison McCann
What The Best Female Soccer Players In The World Listen To
Ever wondered what some of the best women's soccer players in the world are listening to right now? Well, they made a playlist!
Allison McCann
How Facebook Is Quietly Getting You To Give Up More Data
You probably haven't noticed tiny tweaks to Facebook's permission requests in the App Center. But they're better than ever at coaxing personal information out of you.
Allison McCann
A Birdseye View Of The Curiosity Rover's Long, Lonely Trek Across Mars
The famed rover is shuffling along to Glenelg, about 400 meters away from where it landed. These images are from its first few days on the go.
Allison McCann
Stroboscopic Photography Is Nigh On Magic
Equipped with a strobe light and the first electronic flash device, Harold Edgerton has captured motion like no one has seen before.
Allison McCann
How To Say LOL In 14 Different Languages
If you see something hilarious on Russian Facebook, you'll know exactly what to do.
Allison McCann
What Landing On Mars Looks Like
If you were riding on the Mars Science Laboratory Descent Vehicle, that flying saucer-like shell that hovered above Curiosity's parachute, it might have felt something like this. The series of still images were compiled by SpaceFlight101 .
Allison McCann
