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Concept video shows what Google Glass might be like in a couple of years [Video]
The Google Glass Explorer Edition that’s currently out in the wild is an impressive device. The roughly 2000 lucky owners of Glass have shown that it could be used for a variety of things, but many have already begun questioning how useful this thing really is. In its current form, [...]
Read More »BlackBerry announces BBM is coming to iOS and Android by the end of this summer
During the company’s BlackBerry Live 2013 conference yesterday, BlackBerry announced something that’s been rumored for over a year now — BlackBerry Messenger is going multi-platform.
The service has always been one of the selling points of having a BlackBerry device, and now it’s coming to both iOS and Android through [...]
Read More »iPhone 5S might have sapphire capacitive home button to accommodate a fingerprint sensor [Rumor]
A new rumor is claiming that Apple’s next iPhone will ditch the traditional home button in favor of a “capacitive home button.” It would make sense since the home button is known to be the cause of many problems for iPhone owners, but the decision is reportedly being made to [...]
Read More »EA’s Frostbite gaming engine, the one used in Battlefield 4, is coming to mobile platforms
Apparently, EA is hard at work bringing their Frostbite 3.0 game engine to a new platform. Hardcore gamers will have no problem naming the biggest title using the engine. If you don’t already know, Frostbite 3.0 powers the next installment in the acclaimed Battlefield series, Battlefield 4. Apparently, it [...]
Read More »Nvidia reveals Android gaming tablet Project Shield details, shipping in June for $349
Nvidia’s Project Shield finally has a release date and an ousted price. The tablet based game console will begin shipping in June for $349, and it will be available at a plethora of retail locations including GameStop, Newegg, Micro Center and Canada Computers. You can pre-order the Shield as early [...]
Read More »Awesome GoSleep personal resting pods, which you can use to sleep, now available at Abu Dhabi International Airport
Wouldn’t it be nice if airports offered accommodations for really long international flights, or any long flight for that matter where you’re up against some serious jet lag? The Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) just announced that they installed ten GoSleep pods at the Abu Dhabi International Airport.
If you’ve [...]
Read More »Google unifies Drive, Gmail, and Google+ file storage, bumps everyone up to free 15GB
Google has just announced a little change that should make a huge difference for heavy users of their services. Google Drive, Gmail, and photos stored on Google+ now have a unified storage of free 15GB. Previously, Gmail had free 10GB of storage while Drive and Google+ photos had free 5GB.[...]
Read More »Watch in real-time how the people from around the world edit Wikipedia with the Recent Changes Map
Ever wondered just how often and by how many people update Wikipedia? Just now, someone in Paris edited the article on scientific notation and a few seconds later, the article on cooperative storage cloud was updated in the Czech Republic. This real time map will give you a glimpse of [...]
Read More »You can play Atari Breakout on Google Image Search right now, and it’s as fun as ever
Google has a reputation to keep when it comes to easter eggs, and it shows no signs of letting up. In celebration of the Atari classic Breakout’s 37th anniversary, a little easter egg has been hidden away in Google’s Image Search.
The normal protocol for things like this would usually [...]
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Nokia announces the Lumia 925, a slimmer aluminum version of the 920 coming in June
Today Nokia officially announced its newest flagship phone, the Lumia 925. If it looks familiar, that’s because the phone is “a new interpretation” of the Lumia 920 — it’s slimmer at 8.5mm and lighter at 135 grams. Perhaps its most noticeable aesthetic change is that it’s now made of aluminum.[...]
Read More »Samsung successfully tests 5G with 1Gbps download speeds, will be available in 2020
Despite the fact that 4G availability isn’t commonplace worldwide, tech companies are always looking to the next big thing. Samsung has announced that it has successfully tested the 5G platform, attaining speeds of up to 1Gbps — yup, that’s Google Fiber speeds we’re talking about. To spell that out in [...]
Read More »Google strikes again, quietly shuts down SMS Search
Google has shut down another service, and this time its SMS Search. If you’ve never heard of it before, it might be because you’re used to having a smartphone with a data plan — because if that’s the case, you never needed it, really. The service allows you to make [...]
Read More »The first music video recorded in space is a David Bowie cover [Video]
Chris Hadfield is not only the commander of the International Space Station, he was also the first to record a song in space. Now, he’s become the first to record a music video in space — this guy is a hero.
A cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” is perhaps [...]
Read More »Google Play Games leaked, shows plans for achievements, matchmaking, leaderboards and more
It might be safe to say at this point that Google will indeed by introducing a new, fully-featured games service at Google I/O. A previous leak from the Google Glass companion app revealed lines of code referring to the unannounced service, but now another leak also courtesy of Android Police[...]
Read More »Japanese man makes beautiful art using… Microsoft Excel
When I first saw an image of Tatsuo Horiuchi’s work, I was certain that he either painted it or used some well-known program like Illustrator. Then I discovered that he actually uses Microsoft Excel to make everything come to life and it made the whole thing even more impressive than [...]
Read More »Microsoft’s Windows 8 ads for Asia are bizarre but awesome [Video]
Three Windows 8 ads by Microsoft have been discovered on the internet after they were mistakenly posted on the company’s general YouTube Channel. The ads, which you’ll see very soon were meant for Asian markets.
The three 30-second spots highlight different strengths of Windows 8 by replacing them with other [...]
Read More »Google Earth’s awesome timelapse lets you see how the world has changed over the last 30 years
Google, with the help of the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA and TIME, have created a timelapse project that they believe is “the most comprehensive picture of our changing planet ever made available to the public.”
To make this all happen, Google began working with the USGS back in 2009. They [...]
Read More »Google I/O attendess will get to try Map Diving, an immersive skydiving simulator for Google Maps
Google I/O is fast approaching (next week!), and some details of what’s gonna be at the conference are now trickling out. We now have heard that there will be… skydiving in Google Maps?
Developed in collaboration with Instrument, Map Diving is an installation that will be available for I/O attendees [...]
Read More »YouTube has launched paid channel subscriptions starting at $0.99 per month
YouTube has officially announced a new pilot program where content creators can choose to have users pay to subscribe to their channels. This doesn’t mean that all your favorite content on YouTube isn’t going to be free anymore — it’s a service that’s open for a small set of YouTube [...]
Read More »This realistic F1 racing simulator costs only $116,650
When it comes to hardcore racing games, players know that every little advantage counts. Racing simulators employ some of the most realistic physics elements which factor into those lap times. You can also modify vehicles realistically to include new tires, engine internals, and more. At the end of the day, [...]
Read More »ScoreCleaner app will listen to melodies and convert them to notation
What if you could turn those lovely melodies you hum in the shower into real sheet music? Even better, what if you turn them into sheet music instantly, like some kind of magician?
Researchers at the KTH Institute of Technology in Sweden have developed a unique smartphone application called ScoreCleaner [...]
Read More »Check out how PlayStation 3s are made in Sony’s factory in Brazil [Video]
After Sony recently announced that it would begin production of PlayStation 3 systems in Brazil, video has made its way online showing off the whole process that goes down in the factory.
I don’t recall seeing video of these consoles being made before (might have something to do with them [...]
Read More »Check out this stunning, futuristic McDonald’s and petrol station building
When you think of McDonald’s, do you think of the traditional golden arches, with a drive-thru restaurant design comprised of red and white brick? I certainly do, because that’s really the only structural design I’ve ever seen for the restaurant.
Georgian Architect Giorgi Khmaladze has designed a futuristic looking building [...]
Read More »US State Department takes down 3D-printed gun plan, but not before it was downloaded 100,000 times
After revealing the world’s first 3D-printed gun, it was only a matter of time before the authorities got involved. Now the files that Defense Distributed has been hosting on its site for anyone to download and print out have been taken down due to a request by the US State [...]
Read More »Microsoft might be buying Nook for a whopping $1 billion [Rumor]
Internal documents obtained by TechCrunch have revealed that Microsoft may be planning to buy Nook for $1 billion. More specifically, they’d like to purchase the digital assets of Nook Media LLC, which would include the entire ebook and device ecosystem.
According to the report, this move makes sense for Microsoft [...]
Read More »Amazon is making a smartphone with a 3D screen, according to WSJ [Rumor]
Late last year, rumors circulated that Foxconn was manufacturing a smartphone for Amazon. Now, a report from the Wall Street Journal is saying that Amazon might not only be working on a smartphone, but two smartphones (who’s operating systems are not yet known but probably will be Android), an audio-streaming [...]
Read More »This is the worst photoshopped image of all time, courtesy of a South Korean newspaper
In a recent meeting at the White House, President Obama met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye to talk about the recent growing tensions due to North Korea’s threats. They of course shook hands while I assume numerous photographers took pictures of them. So why in the world did Korean [...]
Read More »Sony announces its first net profit in five years at $458 million, expects to sell 42 million phones this year
It looks like things may finally be looking up for Sony after suffering massive losses in recent years. The company has announced its latest financial results for the 2012 financial year, and the once-dominant electronics company has now posted its first net profit in five years.
Sony’s net income was [...]
Read More »Angry Birds fan proposes to girlfriend with custom Angry Brids level
Here’s a rather unorthodox way to propose. A young lad named Ben actually proposed to his fiancé Melissa through the mobile game Angry Birds. Yep, that’s right! The very same game that has you fling angry fowl at pesky green piggies.
Ben is such a fan of Angry Birds[...]
Read More »Gain superhuman hearing and sight by wearing this mask
What if you could just put on a mask and gain superman senses, like enhanced hearing or augmented sight? Students at the Royal College of Art in London have created two such masks. The project is named Eidos, and is manned by Tim Bouckley, Millie Clive-Smith, Mi Eun Kim [...]
Read More »Indian government now has a Central Monitoring System to monitor calls, texts, emails, and more
We may be paranoid about the government watching us closely here in the States and elsewhere in the world, but we certainly don’t have it as bad as India. A brand new monitoring system launched in India that will allow government officials to keep an eye on public network channels. [...]
Read More »Mars One mission has 78,000 applicants in just two weeks
The Mars One mission is only a one way trip, and some may even say it’s a death sentence. That’s not stopping anyone from applying to be one of the first pioneers on Mars, though. Just a mere two weeks after the application process was opened up to potential space [...]
Read More »Sony is going to modify select PS3 titles to help treat amblyopia or lazy eye in children
According to some new developments, Sony may actually adapt existing Playstation 3 titles to help treat lazy eye issues with children. It seems kind of hard to believe that a video game, which uses hand eye coordination and simple motor skills to interact with- can help an issue such as [...]
Read More »Realistic Delta Six hontroller is back on Kickstarter
The Delta Six gaming controller is back. You may not understand right away why I say “back,” but that’s okay. It was first listed on Kickstarter last year but the project leader David Kotkin pulled it off the site because he didn’t think there would be enough support.
Now, the [...]
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