If you love LEGOs, you might have imagined building a real house from them. And with the surging popularity of 3D printers, such a dream seems well within reach. Nick Johnson, a spokesman for real estate blog Movoto, decided to find out what it would take to build a 3D-printed house. “Given that we’re due…
Every betch has Sunday morning regrets. Even if you didn’t go out the night before you’re regretting suffering from FOMO even though promised yourself you’d go to bed at 10. Yeah okay. The kind of Sunday morning regret you suffer from ultimately shows what kind of betch you are. The spectrum of how blacked out…
Every year in late November, home cooks across the U.S. prepare for their biggest night. Thanksgiving — the annual celebration of food, family and all the good things in life — brings out the gourmet chef in all of us. It can also bring out unprecedented levels of stress to create an epic feast for…
RedFarm Rating: 7.5 Food: 3/4 Service: 2/3 Atmosphere: 2.5/3 RedFarm is basically a standard Asian fusion restaurant but a little bit better. We wouldn't call this “authentic” Asian but it's sort of healthy organic farm-to-table nonsense which is obviously ideal and pretty rare as far as Asian food goes. Imagine the menu of PF Chang's, but more creative,…
The Washington state woman Mashable wrote about in early October when her cochlear hearing implant surgery was live-tweeted and Instagrammed, is going on camera again as doctors turn on the hearing implant for the first time. Seventy-nine year old Eleanor Day will have her hearing implant activated using a remote-controlled type device on Wednesday morning…
Image: Mary Altaffer/Associated Press The formerly troubled airline industry has rebounded to record profits, but don’t expect that to bring down the price of your next roundtrip ticket. The average round trip airfare ticket within the United States, including taxes, reached $509.15 in the first six months of this year, up nearly $14 from the…
12 Recipes to Fall in Love With on YouTube [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy4CgihAsL4] 1. Pumpkin Cream Cheese Dip/Caramel Apple Cheese Ball You can add or subtract ingredients in both of these easy recipes — as the video instructor says, “Do your own thing!” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J05QfyBmfB0] 2. Autumn Salad Although “salad” doesn’t typically make it to the autumn…
[kickstarter url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1746892989/twinsters width=640] Have you ever seen someone in a crowd or watched a YouTube video and thought, ‘Gee, that person looks just like someone I know?’ It happens all the time, and usually those doppelgangers are just a spooky coincidence. But for AnaÏs Bordier, the chance sighting and a little help from social media…
Image: Annie I. Bang/Invision/AP/Associated Press Forget about the Great American Novel. Nowadays, people are arguably more focused on composing the Great Global Tweet, which is not something to be taken lightly. In just 140 characters, you have to communicate intelligence, humor, wit or, ideally, some combination. Some take the next step and compose entire stories…
2wice, a visual and performing arts journal, is going digital. The dance publication will be creating performance art just for the iPad. Each project will be uniquely packaged in an app. Patsy Tarr, director of the 2wice Arts Foundation, believes dance needs to go in the direction of mobile technology. The organization chose the iPad…
What happens when political satirists grow up and become parents? They create awesome entertainment for their own kids, and share it with the rest of us. Gregg Spiridellis and his brother Evan are the brains behind JibJab, which gained attention in 2004 with its This Land parody featuring then President George Bush and Sen. John…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syNGfJ8qpU?enablejsapi=1&] I brought a LOT of gear with me to Mobile World Congress 2013. How much gear? Just check out what I managed to fit inside my jacket. For CES 2012, I bought myself the SeV women’s trench from Scottevest. The jacket came in handy running around the Las Vegas Convention Center and I…
We’ve seen a few instances over the years of high technology colliding with high fashion, but maybe never in a way as direct and striking as this. 3D printing has come to the world of fashion, and the latest example of this collaboration is the Voltage collection, which is currently on display at Paris Fashion…
This morning I made coffee for my brother-in-law before he started a long commute into New York City, then set out breakfast for my two nieces and sister, who were all sleeping in our guest room. Scenarios like this are being played out in homes up and down the East Coast in the aftermath of…
Apparently sexting isn’t the only heart-pounding activity young adults are getting into on their mobile devices. According to a survey from free texting app textPlus, half of young adults surveyed (ages 18-24) say they’ve discussed the upcoming election on their mobile devices via text message. More than half (56 percent) say they’ve specifically chatted about…
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Long hours and hectic schedules are integral components of startup culture. Along with the fun perks, office pups and ubiquitous passion, startups are also known for countless team meetings, working lunches…
Parents are using their children’s attachment to social media to their advantage, making it a powerful incentive — and punishment — in the age-old struggle to raise kids right. Parents are tightening the reins on their kids’ previously unchecked Internet access, as they begin to better understand the broader implications of social media, constant connectedness…
Our devices play a huge role in our romantic endeavors. We flirt on Twitter, update our relationship status on Facebook and text our beaus throughout the day. But, what is the role of technology in ending a relationship? Tonight’s episode of Love in the Time of Robots — streaming on Mashable — will establish if…
It’s always nice to come home to a well-stocked refrigerator and make a delicious dinner for yourself or your family. Planning your grocery list can ensure that, when you make a trip to the store, everything you need to make the week’s meals will be bought in one trip. Particularly if you live with a…
The combination of a slow, hot Friday in August and an excellent interactive Google Doodle can be murder on your productivity. And Friday’s Doodle, a soccer penalty shoot-out where you play the goalie, was particularly addictive. The balls went faster and faster, so it was hard to beat a high score. Beating a high score…