Author Archives: Niall Murphy

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Ralph Lauren recently hosted a lightshow on the facade of its flagship store at 888 Madison Avenue in New York.

And if you enjoyed that, here’s an even more impressive example of the same technology in action.

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This is John’s Phone – the world’s simplest cellphone: no internet, no wifi, no messaging, just calls. The address book is a pad of paper and a pencil.

Cost? €69.95

And, smartphone haters, if you’re still harbouring a little excess resentment, here’s YouTube user EZGrill’s heat test applied to the three market leaders.

Who knew the iPhone had a temperature sensor?

In the city of Tarragona, Spain, castellers gather every two years to see who can build the highest, most intricate human castles. This unique Catalan tradition requires astonishing strength, finesse, and balance. Not to mention courage.

Great independent Flickr set here.

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The Mimic Octopus is the Zelig of all cephalopods. It can, at the drop of a tentacle, disguise itself as any one of 15 lethal species.

“Having studied many octopus species in the wild, I am never surprised by the color and shape change capacities of these animals,” said Mark Norman of the Melbourne Museum in Australia. “However, this animal stood out as it was the only one we’ve encountered that goes beyond camouflage to take on the guise of dangerous animals.”

It’s even more impressive than the Transformer Owl.

And the Transformer Owl is very impressive.

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