For people struggling to get fit, their main problem is simply a matter of motivation. They don’t have any.

As any well-intentioned but failed runner will testify, waking up at 6am, in a warm bed, and peering through the window to see a wet and windy world is not particularly inviting – particularly when facing the challenge means an hour of inevitable physical and mental pain.

But while a large number of us would fall (asleep) at this hurdle, a raft of innovative gadgetry is kicking new life into the casual fitness … Read More → "Fitness tech gets social"

“Photographer Alan Sailer works out of his garage shooting things with a high-speed pellet rifle and photographing the results using a homemade flash unit. An interesting series of photographs he has, titled ‘The War Against Christmas’, involves filling Christmas tree ornaments with various things and shooting them for unique explosions of texture and color.”

Link to photo gallery … Read More → "High-speed photos of exploding Christmas ornaments"

Space shuttle Atlantis, which only five months ago flew the final mission of NASA’s 30-year shuttle program, is now being prepared for its public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. That means, sadly, that Atlantis is scheduled to be powered down for the very last time this week. Its insides are being shamelessly pulled out to ensure it’s safe … Read More → "A rare final look inside space shuttle Atlantis"

Here’s a list of every single company supporting SOPA, the internet censorship law.

via Gizmodo

NASA has discovered the first Earth-size planets outside of our solar system. The discovery was made as part of NASA’s Kepler mission and involves the discovery of two planets currently named after the project: Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f.

If the Kepler name sounds familiar, that’s because NASA also recently announced the discovery of Kepler-22b, the most Earth-like planet discovered to date. Kepler 22b is orbiting a star similar … Read More → "First Earth-size planets discovered beyond our solar system"

This beautifully produced, full-color book written by Mike Orr, a professional carpenter, shows you how to make your own musical instruments. Projects include a washtub bass, a soup can diddley bow, an electrified stomp box and washboard, a variety of cigar box guitars, an ironing board lap steel guitar, and an upcycled tape deck amplifier. via Boing Boing

Integrating advanced solar technology with flexible textiles, U.S. based Pvilion has created an innovative, energy-harnessing material that could eventually be applied to an array of architectural designs. Using photovoltaic (PV) fabrics, Pvilion’s pliable voltaic can be adjusted and re-adjusted to meet optimal sun capture. Currently, the company is focusing on applying the new technology to solar charging stations for battery powered vehicles, and to small to large-scale pavilions for … Read More → "Pvilion develops a flexible solar power fabric for architectural application"

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This kid’s a genius.

… Read More → "Boy pulls own tooth by tying it to the round in a nerf gun and then yanking the trigger"

Yesterday saw the launch of a website called MyRobots.com, which aims to be a sort of social network and cloud communications system for consumer robots and other “smart” household objects. It’s a great idea, but like most great ideas, it may come with a catch.

The idea behind MyRobots is to create a social network where robots can communicate with you and with each other. Just like Facebook, … Read More → "MyRobots.com could be the"