Rolling through the Bay

Upside-down ice fishing, where to go skinny dipping and a room exploded with stickers—highlights from the web this week

The hard-won result of 35 years, 100,000 toothpicks and an estimated 3,000 hours, this fantasy rendering of San Francisco is a sight to behold. With several “tours” available, the mass is navigable only by ping pong balls that explore all the sights including ocean beach, the Golden Gate Bridge and the rainbow-colored Castro district.

Street View Stereographic

Upside-down ice fishing, where to go skinny dipping and a room exploded with stickers—highlights from the web this week

Continuing Google’s quest for world domination, the new app lets users create their own planet from any Google Street View images. From the Taj Mahal to your local neighborhood, streetscapes are imposed onto a fantastical space-view photograph.

Cloud FTP

Upside-down ice fishing, where to go skinny dipping and a room exploded with stickers—highlights from the web this week

One of the most stand-out kickstarter projects in recent months is Cloud FTP, a portable device that connects to any USB device for online sharing through an FTP client. Working with all iOS and Android devices, the affordable storage solution is currently accessed through a rudimentary browser, though it works well with apps set up to stream media through FTP clients.