TECHNOLOGY

Wondering What to Read Next? Whichbook Lets You Search for Books By Mood

Instead of searching for books by genre or similar titles, Whichbook tells you what to read next based on your mood.

Why Washing Machine Timers Get It Wrong

You set your washing machine for a 50-minute cycle. Sixty minutes later, it's still spinning. Here's why it lies to you.

Save Hundreds of Dollars on Tech With Amazon’s Renewed Page

Amazon’s Renewed page is a treasure trove of refurbished, pre-owned, and open-box products ranging from pricey computers and home entertainment systems to kitchen blenders and gaming consoles.

The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen or Spring Garden by Vincent van Gogh, stolen from the Singer Laren museum in March 2020.

Interpol’s New App Allows Anyone to Help Track Down Stolen Art

The next time you come across a portrait stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, you can alert Interpol without making a single phone call.

Watch This Mesmerizing Video of a Typewriter in Slow Motion

Invented in 1961, IBM’s unique Selectric typewriter is one of the most innovative machines of its kind.

11 Facts About Air Force One

Just as much a symbol of the presidency as the White House itself, Air Force One is probably the world’s most recognizable plane.

The face of a person who's just set their default font to Garamond.

Don’t Love Calibri? Here’s How to Change the Default Font in Microsoft Word

Customize Word’s font settings to your liking, whether you’re a Times New Roman traditionalist or totally fluent in Wingdings.

How many of your tweets were sent from the toilet?

Warning: A Lot of People Are Texting You From the Toilet (and Making Other Bad Smartphone Choices)

See how your smartphone screen time measures up against the average—and stop feeling guilty about tweeting from the toilet.

Rjukan, Norway: The Town That Relies on Giant Mirrors for Winter Sunlight

From late September through mid-March, three sun mirrors help make the town of Rjukan, Norway, a little brighter.

Poop, Boob, and Other Terms Apple Won’t Engrave on Your New AirTags

Apple AirTags will help you keep track of your stuff, but they won’t help you convey how funny you find the word ‘boob.’

The ruins of the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek.

Take a Virtual Tour of Lebanon's Ancient Roman Ruins, Restored

The free Baalbek Reborn app transports armchair travelers to the year 215 CE to see some of the Roman Empire’s most ambitious buildings.

The Great Sphinx with the Pyramids of Giza in the distance.

Visit the Pyramids of Giza Without Even Leaving Your Couch

The Great Pyramid, the Great Sphinx, and the rest of the Giza Plateau’s many wonders are a few clicks away.

This Creepy Human Eye Webcam Reminds You That You're Being Watched

Designer and researcher Marc Teyssier has built an unsettling human eye webcam that's impossible to ignore.

In March 2021, digital artist Beeple sold a JPG of Everydays: The First 5000 Days for a record-setting $69.3 million.

What Are NFTs Anyway?

There are three kinds of people in the world: those who know what an NFT is, those who don't, and those who don't care.

A Brief History of the VCR

It’s a story involving the Supreme Court, Mr. Rogers, Tom Cruise, and E.T., and we’re about to rewind it all.

Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and the Child in season 2 of The Mandalorian.

Watch What The Mandalorian Looks Like Before and After ILM Adds Its Special Effects

Season 2 of ‘The Mandalorian’ introduced a massive Krayt dragon and a whole host of other jaw-dropping special effects. See how ILM did it.

Tinder is about to get a lot more personal.

Tinder Will Now Let You Swipe Right on a Background Check

Online dating service Tinder is planning to introduce an option that will let you browse a potential match's criminal record before meeting up.

That face you make when Netflix asks for a verification code.

Netflix Quietly Rolled Out a New Feature to Crack Down on Password-Sharing

If you’ve been sneakily using your ex-girlfriend’s stepmother’s Netflix account, the jig could soon be up.

The Citizen App Will Now Tell You Why Helicopters Are Making a Racket in Your Neighborhood

The Citizen app won’t stop helicopters from interrupting your nap, but it can at least tell you why they're overhead.

Cannondale's Adventure Neo Is a Preview of the Versatile and Accessible Future of E-Bikes

We spoke with Cannondale project manager Nina Baum to learn more about the company's new Adventure Neo e-bike and the state of the industry as a whole.

Accidentally Deleted Photos Off Your iPhone? Here's How to Get Them Back

If you accidentally hit "delete" while browsing your iPhone's camera roll, here's how to undo your mistake and recover your photos.

The app even has offline capabilities for use in the wild.

The National Park Service’s New App Will Help You Make the Most of Any National Park Visit

Want an audio tour of the 'Star Wars' filming locations in Death Valley? The National Park Service app has one.

How to Turn the Apple Logo on the Back of Your iPhone Into a Customizable Button

PSA: You can program the Apple logo on the back of your iPhone to perform all sorts of tasks at the tap of your finger.

Easily Identify the Birds in Your Backyard With the Cornell Ornithology Lab's Free Merlin App

The Merlin Bird ID app from Cornell's ornithology lab helps you identify the birds you see even if you don't have a picture.

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