Sydney, Australia, is known for its elaborate fireworks and exuberant NYE celebrations, but this year's event was out of control. Imagine how time-consuming this was to engineer and how difficult to orchestrate.
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Off-the-hook NYE fireworks display in Sydney
Incredible cell-phone video of a fireworks explosion from a California home
A house in Ontario, California, known for its "year-round" explosions of illegal fireworks, according to ABC7, was the site of a massive fireworks explosion Tuesday that shook the neighborhood. At least 50 firefighters worked to put out the flames. Unfortunately, at least two people, in or near the house, were killed. Here is some dramatic… READ THE REST
World's largest aerial firework
A massive 62-inch firework lit up the mountains above Steamboat Springs, Colorado earlier this year. The firework was recognized as a world record by Guinness. The makers show that the shell was big enough for a person to go inside of it. This monster had 400 and weighed over 2,500 pounds when launched. Image: YouTube… READ THE REST
Millions of revelers in India defy fireworks ban, create toxic smog
Rather than listen to the advice of their government's officials and scientists, a good portion of a country did what they wanted, and justified it with religion and don't-tell-me-what-I-can't-do-ism. The fall out was that their health suffered, and so did the health of others, even the ones who did all the right things. Sound familiar?… READ THE REST
Win a Mac, an iPad, a MacBook and a ton of Apple products in this free giveaway
We all live for those moments when we can upgrade our tech. The anticipation from unboxing a new phone, laptop, or tablet gives us an endorphin hit like no other. Of course, most of us don't have the financial resources to trade up all of our tech at the same time. Thankfully, you can reoutfit yourself… READ THE REST
These Ergopixel microphones can improve any podcast, stream, or Zoom meeting
For a majority of online users, video is king. The quality and impact of a strong visual can make all the difference. But once you couple that fantastic video clip with inferior audio, everything falls apart. A Hollywood-caliber film with horrible audio becomes almost unwatchable. Even on a video conferencing call, users can get away with… READ THE REST
This complete SwitftUI guide will teach you how to build apps for any Apple device
For the past two years, app developers have slowly been warming to the advantages of SwiftUI. Much like its other offerings, Apple sought to make this app development arena a be-all, end-all solution for creating across the wide range of Apple products. While every new approach has its growing pains, SwiftUI has spent the 20… READ THE REST