Tag Archives: Olympics

Watch This Gymnast Bot Stick an Impossible Landing: One Day the Olympics Will Be Awesome Again

We can't get enough of these tiny but impressive robot gymnasts who flip through the air and stick their landings. We're probably only seeing the one time it lands upright in about 100 attempts, but who cares? They're only going to get better and better. And one day the summer Olympics might actually be worth watching. Give that robot the wood medal. (Because it's not programmed to recognize the value of gold.) [YouTube via Automaton] More »


Steve Jobs’ ad man Ken Segall says Apple’s advertising has lost momentum to Samsung

If there is one person qualified to discuss the state of Apple’s current marketing efforts, it’s Ken Segall. Working alongside Steve Jobs’ creative team for more than a decade, Segall, the man who put the “i” in iMac, served as creative director at ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day. He created some of Apple’s most iconic ads such as [...]

The US Winter Olympic Team’s BMW-Designed Bobsled Is Finally Revealed

Last Fall BMW teased Winter Olympics fans with a concept sketch of the two-man bobsled it was designing for the U.S. Men's Bobsled Team. But with the season officially starting this past Saturday, the design, which will hopefully help the two-man team win their first gold medal since 1936, was finally unveiled. More »


This Is the Badass Bobsled BMW Designed for the US Winter Olympic Team

Last Fall BMW teased Winter Olympics fans with a concept sketch of the two-man bobsled it was designing for the U.S. Men's Bobsled Team. But with the season officially starting this past Saturday, the design, which will hopefully help the two-man team win their first gold medal since 1936, was finally unveiled. More »


Watch This Adorable Gymnastic Bot Totally Stick the Landing

The last time we checked in on the state of robot gymnasts they performed admirably on the horizontal bar, but fell out of medal contention with a laughably horrible dismount. More »

Watch This Adorable Gymnastic Bot Totally Stick the Landing

The last time we checked in on the state of robot gymnasts they performed admirably on the horizontal bar, but fell out of medal contention with a laughably horrible dismount. More »

This Time Lapse of Rio De Janeiro Makes It Look Like a Beautiful Make Believe World [Video]

Say what you want about Rio De Janeiro possibly being undeserving of hosting a World Cup and a Olympics but you can't deny that the city can be vowel stretching beeeaaauuu-tee-ful. I'm not kidding. It ...

This Time Lapse of Rio De Janeiro Makes It Look Like a Beautiful Make Believe World [Video]

Say what you want about Rio De Janeiro possibly being undeserving of hosting a World Cup and a Olympics but you can't deny that the city can be vowel stretching beeeaaauuu-tee-ful. I'm not kidding. It ...

9 Golden Objects, Created By King Midas (And Photoshop) [Shooting Challenge]

The 2012 Olympics are over. And, chances are, you didn't win a gold medal. Luckily, thanks to a bit of Photoshop trickery, you can make anything in your life gold. More »

How Is It Possible That Olympic Athletes Keep Breaking World Records? [Olympics]

The Olympics are over. Athletes have been crowned. GIFs have been made. And World records have been broken. In four years, we'll do the same thing all over again. And world records will continue to be b...