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Kickstarter: Meet CordLite, The Light-Up iPhone Cable For Night Owls
My set ritual before going to bed each night is as follows — turn out the lights, plug in my iPhone, take off my glasses and attempt vainly to nod off. Step two in that process can be a bit of a crapshoot in the dark, but the folks at Scrap Pile Labs have recently kicked off a new Kickstarter campaign for a product called the CordLite that just may come in handy.
As the name sort of implies, the CordLite is a dock connector cable for iDevices that, well, lights up thanks to a pair of forward-facing LEDs. It’s a very simple concept, but the thoughtful execution is what make this project worth keeping an eye on.
SpaxeX’s Historic ISS Cargo Ferry Launch Aborted at the Last Second
Just one half-second before liftoff, computers aborted the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket early this morning, delaying the dawn of the commercial space age at least until Tuesday. After all nine engines ignited, launch control detected abnormally …
SpaceX’s Historic Launch Aborted Less Than A Second Prior To Launch
“Entering terminal count autosequence. 60 seconds to engine fire. #DragonLaunch,” tweeted Elon Musk as his space company was less than a minute away from it’s historic flight. But the launch didn’t happen. Nothing happened as longtime NASA commentator George Diller counted down the seconds, “3..2..1……We’ve had a cutoff. Liftoff did not occur.” Musk tweeted 11 minutes later at 5:06am EDT, “Launch aborted: slightly high combustion chamber pressure on engine 5. Will adjust limits for countdown in a few days.”
This Week in the Future, May 14-18, 2012
This Week in the Future, May 14-18, 2012 Baarbarian
A lot of people didn’t agree with us that multitouch is magic. But we think those people are all doing it wrong, because this is literally what happens to us when we swipe. Our hands become instantly…
These 3D Printer Trading Cards Are What Kids Will Swap In The Future
While, arguably, you’re not going to convince many kids to give up their Topps or Pokemon cards for these things, it’s nice to know they exist. They’re 3D Printer trading cards featuring some of the best 3D printers in the world. You …
Your Very Own Cleaner, Faster Plane, Now on Kickstarter
Synergy Aircraft John McGinnis
The Synergy aircraft, propelled by a fan in back and buoyed by a boxy tail, promises to be cheaper, safer, quieter, and vastly more efficient than a jet airplane. The hitch is that it doesn’t quite exist yet, but it’s ne…
Book Review: Why You Are the Future of Video Games
Lesbian Spider Queens from Mars Anna AnthropyIn Rise of the Videogame Zinesters, Anna Anthropy wrests gaming out of the hands of the mainstream
The internet revolution has changed the way we create and showcase work. Amateur videos recorded on cellpho…
TC/Gadgets Webcast: The Avengers, Nerf, And Kickstarter Tips
Is The Avengers worth your money? Do the disc-blasting Nerf guns leave a welt? How do you pull a Pebble and rein in $3 million on Kickstarter?
In this week’s TC/Gadgets webcast, we answer all this and more.
DIY Doorbell Will Send Pictures Of Your Guests To Your iPhone
Say you’re a misanthrope and you’re afraid of humans. What to do? Well, you could cower in the dark when people ring your doorbell or you could laugh derisively at their smug faces in the screen of your iPhone. I’m going for the deris…
The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, May 14-18, 2012
Blastoff Launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome (how come we don’t have a cosmodrome? That is the greatest word) in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-04M rocket heads to the ISS with astronauts in tow. For more photojournalism like this, head over to American Phot…