Engineer Builds A Real-Life Portal Turret
If ever there was a perfect defensive weapon, it would be a turret with a voice so soothing and design so minimalistically innocent, you feel guilty about murderously destroying it. We have Portal to thank for that; but we are now one step closer to this being a reality, as a budding engineer has built a real-life version of this stationary weapon.
Facebook Announces App Center. Facebook Phone Finally On The Way?
Facebook has just announced App Center, a replacement for the old Apps and Games hub users used to find Facebook apps. Mobile Facebook users will now be able to directly download Facebook apps from Facebook for the very first time. HTML5 web apps, which don’t require a traditional installation, will be available from App Center itself.
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Disney Creates Touch Sensing Technology That Works On Any Surface
Disney Research have released a paper detailing their rather intuitive new touch-sensing technology, which they're calling Touché.
The LaserSaber: The Closest You'll Get To Owning A Jedi Weapon
Wicked Lasers has introduced the rather shamelessly named 'LaserSaber:' the closest thing to a the weapon of a Jedi you could possibly own.
Porn Star Sued By Man For Not Following Him Back On Twitter
A man in his 40s has taken famous Chinese porn actress (star of such classics as Big T*ts Zombie), Sola Aoi to court for refusing to follow him back on Twitter after repeated requests.
Such is the flippant nature of the judicial system.
Smartphone Syncing Made Simple With New UI Concept
While the regular bulk uploading of files comes with ease and automation to smartphones, the idea of choosing and offloading individual files comes with some difficulty. That's where designer Ishac Bertran's intuitive UI concept comes in: making use of spatially-aware hardware.
Meet Melvin: The Socially Connected Travelling Rube Goldberg Machine
We all love seeing a Rube Goldberg inventions, with a simple task being executed in the most unnecessarily complex of ways. While it's quite fair to say this form of entertainment is rather timeless, nobody has really brought the formula into the 21st Century.
Kickstarter Project Exposed As A Scam
Probably the first of many to be made public; but certainly not the first in the history of Kickstarter. The crowdsourced funding network has fallen victim to a scam project: a role-playing game by the name of MYTHIC: The Story of Gods and Men.
Lego Back To The Future Coming Soon
Prepare to witness perfection in blocked form, as the official Lego Back To The Future set has now been accepted to the evaluation stage, in preparation to start a limited edition run of these rather glorious models.
Klout Parody 'Klouchebag' Measures Your Asshattery On Twitter
While the practicalities of being able to put a quantiative score on your social media influence extends far into the business world, the very concept of checking your own coolness is open to strong parody, as new website Klouchebag demonstrates.
@TextInstagram Sums Up Instagram In Words
Instagram feeds aplenty fall victim to the cliché photographs of random stock scenarios, dressed in retro filters. This has inspired a parody Twitter account, which goes by the name of @TextInstagram.
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad Processor Announced Ahead Of Next Galaxy
Ahead of the May 3rd announcement of the successor to the Galaxy S II, Samsung have announced details on the chip that will be powering the device: named the "Exynos 4 Quad."
This specs are unsurprising, in the realm of the high-end Android smartphone hardware battles.
Is Social Networking Killing Our Social Lives?
A study commissioned by badoo.com explores just how socially better off our lives are with the use of social networking. The statistics are concerning to say the least.
The Original 'Google Phone' Revealed
As part of Google's court case continues against Oracle over Android, a set of slides have been shown today exposing photos of the original Google Phone: the first proposed Android device from way back in 2006.
The Descriptive Camera Turns Images Into A Text Description
We've seen camera innovations in the realm of increases in aperture, megapixel count, and improvements in the backside illuminated sensor. But Matt Richardson has taken this in a somewhat different approach, creating a device that outputs text describing the image it can see.
Interactive 'Darkroom' Film Hides A Secret That Only Your Camera Can See
A fantastic interactive advert created for the International Federation of Photographic Art has been released, promoting the message of urging people to try the manual settings on their cameras.
Google Explains How Its Search Engine Works
Curious as to how Google searches and brings back the most relevant results to your entered criteria in half a second? Well Matt Cutts, head of Google's web spam team has provided an 8-minute video answerind that exact question.
Huge Vintage Nikon Fisheye Lens Goes On Sale
Ever heard of a lense that can look behind itself? With a mind-boggling 220 degree viewing angle, this is what this extremely rare and proposterously large fisheye from Nikon, which has just gone on sale, claims to be able to do.
Star Wars By The Numbers
Ever felt the urge to travel a galaxy far far away, to many-a-wretched hive of scum and villainy? Well you must ensure that you don't leave without gathering as much research and knowledge about the universe as possible, which is where these extremely important infographics become a must-read.