Here's How Photographers Retouched Pictures Before Photoshop

Before Photoshop, photographers had to tweak their images themselves. CreativePro stumbled across a 1946 book called Shortcuts to Photo Retouching For Commercial Use.

Photographers today sure have it easy. Check it out over here: [CreativePro via PetaPixel]

Good Data Graphics Can Change The Way We Perceive Information (Video)

Data visualization pioneer Ed Turfte explains how a well designed graphic can change how we perceive information. It's known that our brains can't digest a big matrix of numbers and then come out with some conclusion to it that easily. In fact, we're more designed to spot and recognize patterns.

Consider The Guts of an Old Nikon Art

Fan of the classic SLRs? Then check out Clare's Wyoh Tumblr. It's got some Nikon schematics that are pure art. She scanned a few illustrations from some old manuals and posted them for all of us to check out.

Dieter Rams Reissues The Classic Modular Chair (Video)

Dieter Rams introduced a reengineered version of one of his lesser known masterpieces - the modular 620 Chair program. It was Rams' second Vitsœ product, arriving two years after the 606 Shelving System made its debut.

Patrick Pulsinger Explains Modular Synthesizers (Video)

Here's musician Patrick Pulsinger. When it comes to modular synthesizers, he knows how to work a room full of people to become interested.

The video starts off with some points unexplained, like how analog music systems work. But just stay tuned for a bit more. It'll at least make a bit of sense. [Red Bull Music Academy]

Kwikset Announces Bluetooth-Enabled Deadbolt Lock

Kwikset announced Thursday their Bluetooth-enabled deadbolt lock that pairs up with your iPhone 4S or iPhone 5. The Bluetooth Smart-Ready tech communicates with the lock, making it receptive to your touch and no one else's.

Camera Lucida Makes a Comeback Through Kickstarter

An old device, over 200 years old, is now making a comeback thanks to Kickstarter. Camera lucida was patented in 1806. It was a common optical drawing tool that helped artists accurately sketch objects. But it later fell out of use.

This App Makes Sex More Interesting With A To-Do List

Sex apps are aplenty. You download them. Giggle. Get inspiration for a new position to try. And sometimes end up doing it, but most of the time resort back the ways you and your partner are used to. This app on the other hand, gives you a a to-do lists of sexual positions.

South Korean Newspaper Photoshops President Shaking Hands With...

If you thought Victoria's Secret have made the worst photoshop booboos, think again. This week, South Korean Yonhap news takes the crown.

U.S. President Obama met with South Korea's President Park Geun-hye at the White House past Tuesday and the news provider just had to photoshop them shaking hands.

This Pioneer Turntable Is Still So Popular After Three Decades (Video)

The Pioneer PL-4 remains to be a popular turntable, and it has been for more than three decades since its introduction. Watch this video from Light & Heavy, mixing vintage style shots with Mario Moretti's "In Love With Nebula,". Can you say you don't want it now? Check it out below: [LXH - Vinyl Engine]

This Watch Has A Secret Weed-Stashing Grinder Space

These Grindite watches from Vaporite have a functional removable watch faze with a bezel that release to reveal a small, smell proof stash space for some loving herbs.

The watches are available in 11 face-bezel color and they retail for $40 (approx RM130). [Vaporite via High Times]

Lego Mashup of Volkswagen and Star Wars

If we ever get back to the Ice Age again, we can be hopeful that this mashup of Volkswagen and Star Wars could provide us a means of transportation.

Designed by Craig Callum, a Denmark-based LEGO design lead, you'll see a classic Volkswagen van on top riding on the legs of an AT-AT. It's got them weapons too. Will the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles please use this? [Flickr]

First Person View of a Lightsaber Duel (Video)

You don't need Google Glass to film a point of view shot because you can just use a GoPro camera. Here's an interesting video, if lightsabers were ever real. Can the next Star Wars have this please?

Coca-Cola's "Hard To Open" Bottles To Help Match-Make You (Video)

Coca-Cola placed a vending machine in Shanghai's most romantic park. The vending machines are equipped with Coke bottles that were hard to open. Women who wanted to quench their thirst would need the help of someone manly enough (or strong), to open them. Sparks fly. Love is in the air.

Wrap Up Your iPhone Charger Needle-and-Thread Style

Don't want to be dealing with wires getting tangled everywhere? Then check out SoftBank's new Itomaki AC adapters. They are shaped like a thread spool to let you wind your cable around so that 'neat and tidy' is your mantra.

Make Your Own Font With The iFont Maker (Video)

Need to make a font of your own? The iFontmaker for iPad is also now for Windows 8 or Windows RT. Find it in your smartphone's app store. Check out the video on how it works after the jump:

Animation Shows What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains (Video)

Everyone loves the Internet. But what is it doing to our brains? Epipheo created this lovely little animation describing the thoughts of Nicholas Carr, author of 'The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains'.

Pizza Compass App Will Find You A Pizza Joint For That Pizza Craving

If you've got a craving for some pizza, this 99 cent app will use a compass to find a pizza place for you. The app, which hit the App Store earlier this month, points you in the direction of the nearest pizza joint.