You can finally shave your back hair by yourself thanks to the BaKblade, a giant-sized razor designed to make it easy to shave those ‘hard-to-reach’ places. No more calling your best bro for help, now you can manscape in complete solitude. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Hairy backs have met their match with this giant razor

A startup came out of three years in stealth Thursday with a simple goal: Make documents better. 

Called Coda, the startup has the ambitious goal of making a “doc as powerful as an app,” reads the company’s Medium post on the launch. 

Coda starts with a blank canvas like a document from Google or Microsoft, but then allows users to build on top of it. One of the platform’s beta testers described Coda as a “Minecraft for docs,” referring to the video game where people can build their own virtual worlds block by block. 

Like many startups, Coda is entering a crowded market and taking on tech giants. Google and Microsoft both focus on document sharing and storage. Atlassian and Asana also offer enterprise software. Salesforce bought word processor Quip last year. There’s also the tech darling turned billion-dollar goliath Slack.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | A startup is taking on Google and Microsoft with a 'Minecraft for docs'

I truly believe Thor: Ragnarok will stand as Marvel’s most beloved God of Thunder movie.

Certainly it will be the best-reviewed, highest grossing at the box office, superior to Thor and The Dark World by any tangible measure — and introduces a vibrant new character in Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) who damn well better get her due screentime in future movies.

Indeed, Ragnarok is colorful and accessible and full of Taika Waititi’s playful spirit, and it does its part to raise the stakes of this particular Marvel franchise. Big stuff happens, stuff that will reverberate into Infinity War and possibly beyond, stuff you kind of can’t believe they actually went through with in this little segue before the whole team gets back together next summer. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'Thor: Ragnarok' has kind of a funny problem

There’s a new, official controller coming for the PlayStation 4, and it looks like a throwback to the controllers of the early ’90s.

Sony revealed the Mini Wired Gamepad on Tuesday. It’s a smaller, grip-less version of the standard PS4 controller — the DualShock 4 — designed for players with smaller hands. Its diminished size means no touchpad, light bar, speaker, headphone jack, motion sensor, or vibration, but it comes at a much lower price: $29.99.

Here’s a comparison between the Mini Wired Gamepad and the DualShock 4: Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Sony announces itty bitty PS4 controller

China’s Meituan Dianping just became the world’s fourth-most valuable startup, reaching a $30 billion valuation that puts it ahead of high-fliers like Airbnb Inc. and Space X.

Never heard of Meituan? You’re not alone. The Beijing-based company, led by Wang Xing, is almost unknown beyond its home country. It delivers food to people’s homes, sells groceries and movie tickets, provides reviews of restaurants, and markets discounts to consumers who buy in groups. It’s a sort of mashup of Groupon, Yelp, Foodpanda and Uber Eats.

Meituan’s appeal for investors is its dominant position in a market of more than a billion people. It was formed through the 2015 merger of Meituan.com and Dianping.com, creating the leading player for internet-based services ordered via smartphone apps. It raised $4 billion in the latest round from Tencent Holdings Ltd., Sequoia Capital and U.S. travel giant Priceline Group Inc. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Here's the billion startup you've probably never heard of

Dennis Quaid, star of The Rookie and A Dog’s Purpose and hot dad of The Parent Trap, likes dogs. This we can tell.

In fact, a 2003 Architectural Digest feature on Dennis Quaid’s Montana ranch is so good not because of the ranch (although the ranch is beautiful), but because it features images of Dennis Quaid with dogs. 

There’s Dennis Quaid holding a fishing rod, an attentive chocolate lab by his side; there’s even Dennis Quaid posing gleefully between two dogs and a horse. (Upon the horse? Another dog.)

It is all just so good. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Dennis Quaid and dogs: a delightful combination

What’s one thing that your car’s dashboard is missing? If you guessed a robot arm for your phone, you’d have read our minds.

This magnetic mount is made for you to keep your phone handy while you’re on the go. It attaches to your dash or windshield via a giant suction cup and that you can adjust and position however you want. According to the Amazon listing, it should be pretty sturdy, so you won’t have to worry about the phone slipping out. The car mount would be great for when you need Google Maps to navigate, or if your friend riding shotgun wants a more theatrical YouTube experience.   Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Navigate easier with this smartphone car mount that's on sale for 60% off