This tiny gadget gives your iPhone 6 MagSafe charging powers

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The magnetic power connector that MacBook users are more than familiar with is a brilliant idea that probably saved many unwanted accidents so far. The charger snaps out of the charging port when someone trips over the cable, leaving the MacBook resting safely on its desk. That same feature might not necessarily be needed on a smartphone such as the iPhone 6, but one company came up with a compelling reason for anyone to want a smartphone magnetic charger.

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Watch as comedian pulls hilarious prank on corrupt FIFA official on live TV

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When it comes to corruption in sports, you’d be hard pressed to find an organization with fewer scruples than FIFA, the governing body of international soccer. Speaking to this point, authorities this past May indicted 14 FIFA officials on charges of wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. Suffice it to say, FIFA’s corruption is so rampant and has endured for so long that it makes the NCAA seem angelic in comparison.

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Interactive website shows you why time flies by as you age

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“And then one day you find ten years have got behind you, no one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.”

Pink Floyd, Time

There can be no doubt that our perception of time accelerates as we get older — things that used to feel like long periods of time suddenly fly by as we feel that we’re accelerating toward death. While we don’t know the precise causes of this phenomenon, a website created by Maximilian Kiener uses an interactive timeline to give us some understanding of why things just keep speeding up the more we age.

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You’ve never seen the Earth like this before

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Over the past few weeks, Pluto has dominated the headlines. It took nearly a decade, but the New Horizons probe finally reached Pluto on July 14th, giving us our closest look yet at what used to be the ninth planet in our solar system. It has been incredible to see the dwarf planet in detail for the first time in history, but today we’re taking a break from Pluto and returning to Earth.

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Check out Nike’s unbelievably cool sneaker zipper for people with disabilities

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Nike has an awesome new sneaker design ready for people with disabilities that makes it easier than every for them to take their shoes on and off. The new zipper is meant to help any disabled individual get those shoes off and on quickly, without having to waste time or fight with traditional shoelaces or zippers that might be otherwise harder to operate. The Zoom Soldier 8 Flyease sneaker, shown in the image above, has a wraparound zipper system that lets the wearer open the show with just one hand, at which point he or she could remove the shoe without much physical effort.

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If Nintendo ever makes an Android smartphone, it should look like this

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One of the most fascinating announcements that Nintendo has made in the past year is that it has plans to enter into the mobile gaming market. Within the next few months, we’ll be able to buy a first-party Nintendo game on our mobile devices for the very first time, but concept artist Pierre Cerveau decided to take the idea to its natural conclusion.

This is the Nintendo Smart Boy concept — an Android phone made by Nintendo.

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Have you ever wondered why your fingers are different sizes?

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You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about why our hands are so weirdly shaped, but there are scientists who devote plenty of time to the matter. In fact, there are several theories out there that explain why human hands are shaped differently than a primate’s as part of our quest for a better understanding our evolution.

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