Float Reader

Scribd's new app that will change the way you read on your phone

Scribd, the document sharing site, today released the Float Reader, an app which intends to streamline the way we view news on our smartphones. Float collects content from over 150 publishers (including CH), laying them out in a user-friendly interface. Technologically, the app is very advanced and it shows in the design. Ten reading options for various circumstances allow users the most comfortable reading experience …

Jawbone UP

Yves Behar on the stylishly subtle accessory that just might add a few years to your life

Today at TED Global 2011 Jawbone introduced the UP, an electronic bracelet clearly born of the company’s design DNA. About the size of a Livestrong band, the UP serves users 24/7, using sophisticated sensors to track movement and sleeping patterns. This data will then be relayed to an app, accessible on phones, tablets and computers, in which users can type in the nutritional data of …

Survivalist Essentials

From a minimalist shelter to the ultimate blade, five key items that will keep you alive in the most extreme camping conditions

Call it apocalyptic fantasy or a primitive urge, the allure of relying on little more than wit, instinct and a few essentials in the wild brings out the inner Bear Grylls in all of us. (For those who prefer leaving the survival adventures to the folks on TV, check out our weekend and car camping features.) What follows is the best gear—from the newest to …