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Pinterest, everyone's favorite online pinboard, is home to some of the most exquisite visual treats on the web — and the photo-sharing site recently introduced a new feature, rich pins, that'll offer pinners much more than just a pretty picture.

Certain types of pins from selected sites will now show more information. Clicking on a recipe pin will show you the thumbnail, ingredients, cook time, and serving size. A movie pin will show the film's director, actors, Rotten Tomatoes score, release year, and rating. Products, like clothes and accessories, show the most recent price, shop, and whether or not that model is in stock. If you're a blogger or content creator, you can add meta tags to your website so that images pinned from your site will include more details.

Do you, as a pinner, find the rich pins helpful? Click through some examples of recipes, movies, and products, then tell us what you think.

Rich pins are just one of the site's many new additions in recent months. Pinterest redesigned their stream and pin pages not too long ago.

Get up close with Pinterest's new rich pins after the break.

Hey, Instagram user gabrielbricci, we see you rollin'. Love the top down perspective and subtle filter work in this longboard shot, which was submitted using the #CoolCapture hashtag.

Have you been testing out your photography skills and snapped a shot you want to share? Submit your pics to our Cool Capture group or to Instagram with the #coolcapture hashtag, and your pic might be featured on the POPSUGAR Tech homepage. And don't forget to follow @popsugartech on Instagram!

We understand, the daily driving commute gets monotonous. After working hard for eight-plus hours, sleepy driving can become a real concern. Technology to the rescue! Drive Awake is a free app that uses eye-tracking technology to "see" when your eyes start to drift closed and will wake you with a loud parrot squawk and driving directions to the nearest Café Amazon, the company behind the app (of course there has to be a business purpose to the service, right?).

Since Café Amazon stores are in Thailand, those based outside the country can ignore that part of the app, but give a test-drive to the eye-detection part. The iPhone needs to be placed at eye level on the windshield, which isn't the most convenient place, but in our brief use of the app, it did notice as our eyes closed. Actually, it also screeched a warning even when eyes were not closed.

It may be an advertising gimmick, but could this be the sign of technologies to come? A Google Glass windshield that monitors biometrics and ensures drivers are at their optimum alertness for driving?

Follow the break to see a Drive Awake demo.

This multihued, high-flying photo by Instagram user hollymetts, who submitted her action shot with the #CoolCapture hashtag, makes us want to try our hand at the trapeze!

Have you been testing out your photography skills and snapped a shot you want to share? Submit your pics to our Cool Capture group or to Instagram with the #coolcapture hashtag, and your pic might be featured on the POPSUGAR Tech homepage. And don't forget to follow @popsugartech on Instagram!