Today was a big day for Apple and for people who still cling to the tenuous cords of their earphones. The just-announced iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are ditching the standard headphone jack. Apple is trying to make that omission up to you by debuting AirPods, wireless earbuds with a rather unique-looking design. As expected, …

When you take a boat to go whale watching, you hope to at least see one whale out in the blue expanse of the ocean. Sailors on a recent expedition got three times that as a trio of playful whales surrounded their boat. The footage comes from Drones.nc, a French company specializing in drone video shoots, which describes the whales’ …

Luke Skywalker was a clean-shaven Jedi in the original Star Wars movies. When it came time to film “The Force Awakens” in 2015, his contract required him to sport a beard. “I’m not really a beard person,” Skywalker actor Mark Hamill told Entertainment Weekly. That’s probably why Hamill looks so happy about getting his beard trimmed off in a video …

There are some things you just hope to never see while you’re working. A writhing bundle of snakes is one of those things (unless you’re a herpetologist). A T-Mobile field engineer climbed up a cell tower and made a discovery that will give some people nightmares: a mass of snakes all coiled around each other and the tower equipment. Related …

I love a good cryptozoology sighting. I chuckle when alien enthusiasts spot a Sasquatch skull in a rock on Mars. I rubberneck as Bigfoot hunters claim to have killed the mythical hairy beast after luring it out of hiding with Walmart pork ribs. What delicious fantasies these are! So when I hear about a video of a “strange creature” roaming …

The latest “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” trailer is a fine example of modern trailer-making prowess. The music builds, we meet our stars, the tension ramps up. It’s also a stark reminder of just how much trailers have changed since the earlier days of the original Star Wars movies. YouTube user Medley Weaver took the aesthetics, pace and music …

We’ve seen some weird iPhone torture tests involving hot melted-crayon baths, liquid nitrogen and trains. YouTube channel GizmoSlip decided to torture an iPhone using Flubber. Flubber, named for a fictional rubbery substance from the classic 1961 film “The Absent-Minded Professor,” is a material you can make at home using glue, water, borax and food coloring. Related stories iPhone 6 Plus …

The internet loves to be stumped. The internet loves cats. Those two obsessions come together in a single photograph making the rounds on social media. On Twitter, people are challenging each other to find a cat hidden in a pile of wood within 10 seconds. At least one Twitter user is 20 minutes into the challenge and still flummoxed. Related …

The only thing better than a fun optical illusion is a fun optical illusion you can eat. Tokyo product designer Duncan Shotton created Soy Shape, a collection of soy-sauce dipping dishes that transform the savory brown liquid into classic optical illusions. The secret is in the layers built into the dishes. Deeper sections make for darker colors. Related stories This …

Here’s your to-do list for today: Check stock prices. Take the Lambo for a spin. Relax on your throne. Preorder an iPhone 7. Apple may not have officially announced the iPhone 7 yet, but that hasn’t stopped luxury retailer Brikk from offering preorders for some exceedingly blinged-out new iPhones. It’s all about the anticipation. Brikk’s custom Lux iPhone 7 options …