POV Hyperlapse

Remembering Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall, the USPS' long-overdue rebrand, smartphones charged by sound and more in our weekly look at the web

Though GoPro has made an amateur videographer out of everyone, the fact is, nobody wants to watch your hour-long POV video. To make these films digestible—and enjoyable—a new Microsoft Research project has introduced hyperlapse, a software system that uses an algorithm to reconstruct the scenes and effectively blend frames at 10 times the speed of the original video, and without any shaking.

Robin Williams: 1951-2014

Remembering Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall, the USPS' long-overdue rebrand, smartphones charged by sound and more in our weekly look at the web

This week the world tragically lost one of popular culture’s most beloved icons, actor and comedian Robin Williams. An outpour of articles have emerged, offering insights on his inimitable legacy and recent mental health, as well as a few esoteric thought pieces on suicide awareness. However, it’s TIME Magazine’s commemorative issue that is perhaps the most comprehensive collection of accounts on the life of the …

Boxing at Soho House

Remembering Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall, the USPS' long-overdue rebrand, smartphones charged by sound and more in our weekly look at the web

Members-only club Soho House has just opened in Chicago, but with a feature not found at their other locations. The high-end hotspot has installed a boxing ring, custom made from vegetable-tanned Horween leather and complete with programs run by local champ Rick Fornuto. Even more surprising though is that parts of Soho House Chicago are open to the public—from the lobby’s juice bar to the …