Technology News
Is A Sitcom Astronaut Hadfield's Next Frontier? ABC Comedy In The Works, Report Says
Universe Today - 20 Aug 2014 17:16
It’s possible that Chris Hadfield’s best-selling book will become a sitcom! The astronaut who quickly became the world’s most-wanted Canadian last year, based on his amusing YouTube videos and stunning space pictur...
Beer Cap Shadow Box
The Gadget Flow - 20 Aug 2014 08:00
Some may consider the Beer Cap Shadow Box as a waste of money but if look closely, it's actually worth having more than any showpiece you buy to enhance your home decor. By acting as a storehouse for all your beer caps w...
Stickmen Bookends
The Gadget Flow - 20 Aug 2014 08:00
If KungFu is what you fantasize learning in the near future, you may as well start the process by storing your favorite reads using these Stickmen Bookends. They are a set of two metal bookends which have been shaped exa...
Nike's all-LED basketball court is a dream come true
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2014 21:44
Marketing is huge for sports, but some have it easier than others. A football field or soccer pitch are green, making it easy to force an ad on the surface for TV viewers. Other sports like basketball don't have it so ea...
Brazilian judge orders Apple, Google remove Secret from the app stores, remotely delete from users' phones
9 to 5 Mac - 20 Aug 2014 03:40Ebola Scare In Southeast Asia As Vietnam And Myanmar Test Suspected Patients
IBTimes - 20 Aug 2014 17:34
Two Nigerians, who arrived in Vietnam late on Tuesday, and a 22-year-old Burmese national, who landed in Myanmar after a trip to Guinea and Liberia -- two of the worst-hit countries in the current Ebola outbreak -- are b...
Next-Gen Solar Panels Are Nearly Invisible to the Naked Eye
Mashable - 20 Aug 2014 16:45
It’s hard to see the latest solar panel technology — which is kind of the point. Researchers at Michigan State University developed a new type of solar panel that is almost completely transparent. It harnesses solar ...
Minecraft creator no longer angry: Game coming to Oculus Rift soon?
Tech Times - 20 Aug 2014 05:16
Markus "Notch" Persson was an angry man a few months ago when Facebook announced it would acquire Oculus VR. Time has passed and now Notch is more worried about his favorite sock than anything else.
The Capsule contains a robotic pet you can't kill
Coolest Gadgets - 20 Aug 2014 22:49
Busy lifestyles seem to be all too common. We can’t stop to smell the roses because there are too many things to do. It can be a lonely life working every second of every day, and if you crave some companionship, then ...
Iceland Volcano Bardarbunga: 1,000 Earthquakes Detected Near Volcano, Adding To Fears Of A Potential Explosion
IBTimes - 20 Aug 2014 17:34
An intense earthquake swarm continues to rattle Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano, adding to fears that a potential eruption could disrupt the region's air traffic. Weather officials say they detected around 1,000 small quak...
MIPT and RAS scientists made an important step towards creating medical nanorobots
e! Science News - 20 Aug 2014 16:35
Researchers from the Institute of General Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences and MIPT have made an important step towards creating medical...
Review: ONA Leather Prince Street Messenger Bag
The Phoblographer - 20 Aug 2014 16:00
WARNING: ONA's new Leather Prince Street may cause excessive drooling.
Bitcoin is barter for individuals, taxable for business: ATO
ZDNet - 20 Aug 2014 05:56
Bitcoin transactions will be treated like barter transactions with similar taxation consequences, unless they are for business purposes, according to new guidance by the ATO on the taxation of crypto-currencies in Austra...
China's 'bullet screens' combine movies and your snarky texts
Engadget - 20 Aug 2014 23:33
Movie theater texters here in the US are (rightfully!) viewed as the lowest of the low, but certain spots in China look far more kindly on those cinematic simpletons. Why? Because some of their hastily composed missives ...
LG debuts ultrawide curved display
Tech Times - 20 Aug 2014 22:30
LG wants to bring innovation to monitors at the same rate at which it delivers advances to TVs. A curved, 21:9 monitor will be one of the desktop innovations it shows off at IFA 2014 in Berlin.
Hacking mother nature: scientists are turning moths into drones
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2014 22:25
Scientists are working on a method for controlling moths electronically. Yeah -- moths. By attaching electrodes to the back of a moth, scientists hope to control its flight. Though the immediate use-case that comes to mi...
MLB hopes to ease blackouts on streaming local games
Engadget - 20 Aug 2014 22:03
With MLB.tv, Major League Baseball's subscription-based streaming option, your local team's home games are blacked out due to TV and/or cable deals. That could change as early as next season though, as Bob Bowman, the le...
Nyko Xbox One/PS4 charger collection expands in white
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2014 21:17
This week the folks at Nyko have released a GameStop-exclusive white version of their latest PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 controller charge station. This is only the latest in a line of high-quality chargers for the PS4 and...
Pure Storage Names Google Finance Exec as CFO
Re/code - 20 Aug 2014 18:59
Tim Riiters will help the fast-growing startup keep track of its money.
All Wet: Tech ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Supercut Video
Re/code - 20 Aug 2014 17:00
Splish splash, I was taking a bath ...
Build Your Own Sawhorse Desk for More Work Space
Life Hacker - 20 Aug 2014 14:30
It's great to have an excuse to break out the power tools, and even better if you find a project that will give you more storage or work space. These sawhorse desk plans, which are available for a variety of skill levels...
How Long Will CDs Actually Last?
Gizmodo - 20 Aug 2014 00:37
Once upon a time, CDs were a shiny new technology with a promise of lasting (nearly) forever. In those halcyon days of the 1990s, museums and symphonies began transferring their archives to CDs--a decision that in retros...