The Internet Arcade

Sheep invade Madrid, Japan's whiskey win, One World Trade Center opens and more in our weekly look at the web

The non-profit Internet Archive is well-known for its Wayback Machine, which lets users see older, archived versions of web pages—allowing us to gawk at what Amazon looked like in 1995 or “Thefacebook” in 2004. The Internet Archive’s most recent addition, however, is a bit out of their usual domain (excuse the pun). They’ve just added 900 video games spanning the ’70s to the ’90s that …

3D Soundscape for the Visually Impaired

Sheep invade Madrid, Japan's whiskey win, One World Trade Center opens and more in our weekly look at the web

This week Microsoft and London-based urban innovation research firm Future Cities Catapult released the first installment of their Cities Unlocked program, which aims to make urban areas more accessible for the visually impaired. The specially designed headset creates a 3D soundscape for the wearer, giving environmental and organizational information via jaw bone contact vibration. If a user is headed to a particular store and the …

Himalayan Trail Treats from Patagonia

Recalling the ghosts of Ouija, OK Go's drone dance, 3D-printed tattoos and more in our look at the web this week

Keeping full in the wilderness isn’t always pretty. Sure, you might luck out and stumble upon some Cloudberries or Chanterelle mushrooms, but more often than not it’s protein bars and freeze-dried astronaut meals. Luckily the folks at Patagonia—known for their sustainable performance apparel—recently expanded their Provisions line of equally earth- and health-conscious foods to include Tsampa soup. Founder Yvon Chouinard first came to love the …