Amazon Phone, Ikea Hacks, Electric Harley-Davidson, and More. Yo.

Happy solstice , friends ! The longest mean solar day of the twelvemonth is a meet end to a week with Amazon ’s new Fire Phone , the first electric Harley - Davidson , a hassle between Ikea and its most popular unofficial fan web site , and of course , Yo . lose something ? Here ’s the best hooey we pen this workweek . Do n’t hasten , you ’ve got all Clarence Day .

Why Ikea Shutting Down Its Most Popular Fan Site Is a Giant Mistake

If you ’re like me , you ’ve spent innumerable minute surfingIkeaHackers , where Ikea fans send in their mod and hack . You ’ve also probably spent money at Ikea thanks to the site , which has exhort a DIY excitement among its fans . Which is why Ikea shutting down IkeaHackers this weekend over earmark claims is beyond boneheaded .

The Best Hacks From the Fan Site Ikea Doesn’t Want You To See

Ikeabiffedby going afterIkeaHackers , the fan land site that divvy up all variety of new uses and sassy mod for the Swedish superstore ’s low-cost furniture — seriously , you ca n’t corrupt this kind of devotedness . Until father Jules Yap sets up store under a young name , lease ’s have a feeling at a few of the projects that make her web site so ceaselessly scrollable .

Amazon Fire Phone: An All-Seeing 3D Prime Contender

We ’ve been hearing the rumors for weeks ( months ? year ? ) , and the day has finally do . Amazon ’s sound is here . It ’s called the Fire Phone , and it ’s got some fancy newfangled trick .

Amazon Fire Phone Hands-On: Great For Amazon, Less For You

Amazonrevealed its first ever telephone today . Dubbed the Fire Phone , it has all sort of crazy feature like the straits - trackingDynamic Perspective , Firefly(for buy all the thing ) , and all kinds of other bells and whistle . Novel poppycock , but is it in reality , y’know , good ? We just went paw - on , and we ’re not too sure .

I Wore Part of the Army’s Real-Life Iron Man Suit

The US Armyis working on a genuine - biography Iron Man suit , and the first prototypes are coming later this hebdomad . But yesterday I get a sneak preview of one of the many clever factor . It ’s not a rocket engine launcher or a bulletproof buckler , but it does a very , very important business : Keeping Iron Man ’s head up .

LG G3 Review: Brains That Finally Keep Up With the Brawn

TheLG G2was the worst kind of disappointment , a potent gadget held back by feeble software . TheG3keeps the strength , and actually manages to get out of its own path . For the most part , that is .

Why Snapchat’s Imitators Don’t Work

The last few month have seen a crushing waving of Snapchat imitator , pretenders to the short-lived throne . And every one of them has completely missed the point .

Apple TV Could Finally Unlock Its Full Potential This Year

The Apple TV has n’t evolved much over the last couple of years . Sure , it ’s receive a handful of new apps , but the format — locked down , bland — has stayed the same since its 2010 redesign . But while Apple did n’t talk about its rig - top boxwood muchat its developer conference this calendar month , it indicate that it in conclusion has the piece in billet to turn Apple TV into a animation elbow room behemoth .

What Harley-Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle Means For America’s Future

You ’re looking at the first - ever electric Harley - Davidson motorcycle , number to a showroom near you sometime in 2016 . Here ’s what the LiveWire entail for motorcycles , America and the future .