Love it or hate it, BuzzFeed is one of the premiere sites on the web for pop culture, lists and–perhaps most of all–quizzes. On BuzzFeed, shared on social media from your friends and family, or on your phone right now, are quizzes that can tell you everything from your spirit animal to how knowledgeable you …
Death. This would be around the right time to launch into a series of hard-hitting facts or casual jokes about how death is coming for all of us. Well, it is, but that’s not the point. The hardest part that really affects us all is what we think about the least: what happens after we …
Virtual reality–or VR– has been gaining tons of traction in the media in recent years, especially thanks to the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus (now PlayStation VR). And it’s VR’s poster boy and Oculus’ founder Palmer Luckey who took to Twitter recently to sound off and what exactly will hold back virtual reality, especially …
If your family lives overseas, staying in contact can be difficult. Especially in countries where prepaid plans are popular, any problems with money or phone minutes can cause a disaster. That’s why Eric Barbier created TransferTo. TransferTo is a mobile service that allows users to take care of business no matter where they are. “TransferTo …
Every wanted your own jetpack? Last week on the 21st was “Back to the Future Day,” with fans still wondering whatever happened to their hoverboards and flying cars. But the U.S. Army Transportation Museum has put on profile a classic invention called the De Lackner Aerocycle, one of their earliest attempts at high-mobility “flying platforms,” …
This is an era of instant-gratification. An era where if you forgot the name of that-guy-who-starred-in-that-movie-that-one-time, a quick bit of googling on a smartphone will bring results in seconds. No longer than a minute. An era where you can Shazam a song to find out who performed it, who produced it, what year it came …
For some parents of autistic children, one of the things they frequently notice their kids having trouble with is getting dressed. One mother who was interviewed for the site NationSwell.com, Michele Iallonardi, told the website her 12 year-old son who has autism, has difficulty getting dressed—specifically in terms of differentiating between front and back and …
Whether you already have a Fitbit or you’re just thinking about getting one, they can be a really handy device for us busy moms. These activity trackers have become so popular that even high-end designers like Tory Burch are creating their own signature versions. Whenever you’re using an activity tracker like the Fitbit, and particularly …
For years you probably heard one of your parents yelling to leave the thermostat alone and set at the temperature that it was at as if the device needed to have a special nuclear key and code to make it work properly. It was not until you were an adult that you realized how easy …
No matter where you are today – in the office, at home, at the gym, at the mall, walking on the street, traveling on a plane or nearly anywhere else – you are going to see people who are immersed in their own worlds thanks to the use of headphones. Headphones are an important staple …