March 31, 2015 at 3:57 pm

Forget Chargers, this USB Wall Plate Frees Up Your Outlets in Seconds

Forget Chargers, this USB Wall Plate Frees Up Your Outlets in Seconds

All you need is a screwdriver. No wiring, no batteries, no more bulky chargers and you get a precious outlet back! The brilliant design by SnapPower works by drawing power directly from the inside screws on the sides of outlets. SnapPower has launched their USB charger cover plate design on Kickstarter, following…

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March 31, 2015 at 1:14 pm

The Lonely Castle in the Middle of the Desert

The Lonely Castle in the Middle of the Desert

In the desert landscape of northeastern Saudia Arabia you will find Qasr al-Farid aka “The Lonely Castle”. Built in the first century A.D. the Lonely Castle rises four stories; an unfinished tomb carved out of a solitary sandstone outcrop. Because the tomb was never completed, we can see how the façade was chiseled from…

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March 31, 2015 at 10:32 am

Light Bending Dance Performance Will Touch Your Soul

Light Bending Dance Performance Will Touch Your Soul

Hakanaï is a solo choreographic performance that unfolds through a series of images in motion. In Japanese Hakanaï denotes that which is temporary and fragile, evanescent and transient, and in this case something set between dreams and reality. While widely associated with nature, the term is now often used to elicit an intangible aspect…

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March 31, 2015 at 12:26 am

This is What Herding Sheep with a Drone Looks Like

This is What Herding Sheep with a Drone Looks Like

Won’t somebody think about the sheep dogs? Technology replacing yet another job sigh… 😛

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March 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Picture of the Day: The 9-Acre Green Roof at Facebook’s New HQ

Picture of the Day: The 9-Acre Green Roof at Facebook's New HQ

Photograph by Facebook Earlier today, Mark Zuckerberg shared this aerial photo of the amazing 9-acre green roof at Facebook’s brand new headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Zuckerberg adds: “Today we moved into our new Facebook building in Menlo Park, California. Our goal was to create the perfect engineering space for our teams to work…

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March 30, 2015 at 4:42 pm

What March’s Total Solar Eclipse Looked Like from an Airplane Window

What March's Total Solar Eclipse Looked Like from an Airplane Window

An incredible timelapse shows the shadow of the moon during the total solar eclipse that occurred on March 20, 2015. This is the view as seen from the stratosphere, in a plane flying along the umbral path. The plane was flying at an altitude of 14,000 meters (46,000 ft) at a speed of 950…

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March 30, 2015 at 3:08 pm

Creative and Conceptual Portraits by Ryan Schude

Creative and Conceptual Portraits by Ryan Schude

On Behance, Los Angeles-based photographer Ryan Schude shares a collection of editorial, fine art and advertising portraits he has taken over the years. In fact, Schude’s Portfolio 2 is one of the most viewed and ‘appreciated’ photography projects of all time on Behance. The striking and sometimes bizarre portraits are meticulously crafted and invite…

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March 30, 2015 at 11:19 am

Wolf and Hoof: 3D Animals by Maxim Shkret

Wolf and Hoof: 3D Animals by Maxim Shkret

In ‘wolf & hoof‘ Russian artist Maxim Shkret creates incredible 3D animal artworks using programs and tools such as: Pixologic Zbrush, Vray, 3DS Max and Photoshop. This is the second part in an ongoing series of “geometric animals” by Shkret; the Sifter featured his initial series of “predators” last April. To see more art…

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March 30, 2015 at 9:34 am

Monkey Meets Puppies for the First Time

Monkey Meets Puppies for the First Time

What an incredible moment to capture on film!

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March 27, 2015 at 6:47 pm

Picture of the Day: Northern Guangxi Province, China

Picture of the Day: Northern Guangxi Province, China

Photograph by Trey Ratcliff | StuckinCustoms.com In this jaw-dropping panoramic by Trey Ratcliff, we see the incredible landscape of the northern region of Guangxi, just to the south of the Guizhou and Hunan provinces of China. In a post on Google+, Ratcliff explains: “It was a muggy day, the sort where you feel your…

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