Photograph: Ryan Waniata Thanks to excellent picture processing, details pop, from crystalline 4K Blu-rays to 1080p and even 720p upscaling. Only the fuzziest SD images fail to impress, sometimes coming through a little blocky, but that’s true of pretty much any 4K TV. The only minor chinks in the armor I noticed over several days […]
Fireworks in Nagaoka, Japan. The vibrant colors are made possible by minerals. getty There would be no bright and colorful fireworks without rocks and minerals. A firework is produced by launching a shell containing fuel and a color mix high into the air, where it explodes. This explosion propels brightly burning particles in all directions, […]
If there’s one thing OPI knows, it’s how to nail a trend — literally. Whenever we stumble across a viral nail polish video on TikTok, nine times out of 10 it’s an OPI shade swatch. We still remember when our feeds were taken over by one viral Hailey Bieber manicure after another, from vanilla chrome […]
Talking about images… Mastcam is taking documentation images on the Big Oak Flat and Calaveras targets, and a target simply called “trough.” In addition, there are mosaics on “Basket Dome” and “Chilkoot,” amounting to quite a few images of this diverse and interesting terrain! More images will be taken by the navigation cameras for the […]
Every year, the ski industry gets caught up in a trend or innovation. Last year, my social feeds spotlighted essential bucket list ski spots like Zermatt and Niseko. This year, everyone’s buzzing over BOA boots. That kind of focus on trends is commonplace in so many industries, but it can steal the thunder from smaller […]
When giving ourselves a DIY manicure, OPI is the one brand that we keep coming back to — and for good reason. OPI nail polishes are famously chip-resistant for longer, with the Infinite Shine range promising a gel-like finish that can last for up to 11 days. The brand also pulls off trendy crossovers like […]
We love all the feedback that Ars readers have submitted since we rolled out the Ars Technica 9.0 design last week—even the, err, deeply passionate remarks. It’s humbling that, after 26 years, so many people still care so much about making Ars into the best possible version of itself. Based on your feedback, we’ve just […]
Necks arched backward, John O’Keefe and Greta VanScoy eye the upper branches of a black gum tree in the middle of Massachusetts. All around them, acorns pinball to the forest floor as leaves rustle in the mid-September wind. This susurration invites the kind of abstract thought that so often accompanies walks in the woods. But […]
Sony is launching shiny new “Chroma” console covers for the PlayStation 5 Slim that come in pearl, indigo, and teal. And if having an iridescent console isn’t eye-catching enough, you can also get new DualSense controllers to match. The Chroma console covers will cost $64.99 USD, while the DualSense controllers will cost $79.99. Sony is […]
