Netflix isn’t the only teen celebrating its birthday this week. On January 15th, 2008, all eyes were on Steve Jobs as he pulled a thin notebook out of a manila envelope at the Macworld Expo. It was the MacBook Air, and its slim design was so unusual for the time that it stole the show. Take a trip down memory lane and re-watch the exact moment the infamous laptop entered this world (via 9to5Mac).
During 2020’s wave of protests against police brutality, artists turned boarded-up windows into powerful murals. Some served as memorials to those killed by police, like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Others featured poems, calls to defund the police, poignant imagery, and more. Here are over 30 we photographed, with the artists’ names and/or Instagram handles if available.
Some inventions inspire awe and then others like Startup Sol Reader’s new E-Ink headset just make you ask, “But why?” At CES, the startup showed off a $350 headset they’re working on that uses e-paper panels for a hands-free experience. I don’t know how I feel about it. It looks cool, but can’t you also “read” hands-free for $20 with an audiobook? Eh, I’ll pass.
