Leap Motion Partners With HP To Embed Gesture Control In Computers
Leap Motion has announced a partnership with HP to embed 3D motion control in a line of computers.
This relationship will start with the Leap Motion Controller bundled with select upcoming products, and will evolve into this innovative form of human/computer interaction being embedded right into a set of HP products.
Google Glass Specifications Revealed
Google has published a list of technical specifications for the upcoming head-mounted device Glass. These include a 640x360 display, the equivalent of a "25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away," a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video capture, 16 GB of storage (with 12 GB being usable), and audio delivered via a bone conduction transducer.
Giant 2-Tonne Robot Walker Is A Sci-Fi Nightmare Come True
Some days you just don't feel like going through the hassle of walking around without the aid of a giant 2-tonne mechanical spider monster, and now thanks to science your very very bizarre feelings have been catered to.
Study Finds Texting Could Cause Shallowness And Prejudice
The University of Winnipeg has completed a three-year study which has found that students who text often are more likely to focus on material gain.
Your Old DVD Player Can Now Test For HIV
DVDs are becoming all but obsolete, thanks to the likes of Blu Ray and online streaming. But their cheap optics may find new life, as scientists have turned a commercial DVD player into a laser scanning microscope, capable of testing for HIV on-the-spot.
'Playfun' Computer Program Teaches Itself To Play NES Games
Tom Murphy has created a computer program that learns how to play classic NES games on its own. The software, named 'Playfun,' uses pre-recorded snippets of gameplay and its own emulator to determine the best course of action when faced with obstacles, teaching itself along the way.
Jurassic Park Recreated In Minecraft
Big Minecraft projects are always great to see, and while it isn’t as expansive as Westeros, Josh Collins' recreation of Jurassic park is still impressive.
University Team Create Hi-Res 3D Camera Using Lasers
Not content with claiming our movies and our televisions, 3D is now taking our photographs with a camera system that creates 3D images using lasers from over a kilometre away. And that's no fuzzy blurry image either. From over 1000 metres this camera can snap crisp, high-definition images that are accurate to the millimetre.
Bonobo - The North Borders Review
As per usual for UK electronic artist Bonobo, The North Borders starts off extremely well. 'First Fires' punctuates a beautifully understated vocal performance from Grey Reverend with submerged synth droplets and fleeting, glacial, ASMR inducing pads -- all enhanced by a confident and generous allowance for negative space that seems to only come with experience. In terms of perfect intros, it almost stacks up to the double barrelled future classic of Prelude/Kiara from 2010's Black Sands. Unfortunately, in this case there isn't a whole lot of interest that follows.
Stanford Creates A Transparent Brain. Analyse The Mind Like Never Before
Combining neuroscience and chemical engineering, researchers at Stanford University have developed a process to render entire brains transparent - allow researchers to analyse grey matter to a level of detail never seen before.
New 'Secretbook' Lets You Leave Hidden Messages In Your Facebook Photos
A British student has released a Google Chrome extension that enables you to hide secret messages in your Facebook pictures. Owen Campbell-Moore, studying computer science at Oxford University, used a technique called JPEG Steganography to make tiny changes in photos that form a secret code. Called 'Secretbook', you can now download it and communicate with your friends without anybody else knowing you are doing it.
Dark Skies Review
My impression from the posters, trailer, and the producers (who also did Paranormal Activity and Insidious) was that this was probably a demon possession film. It's not; instead, aliens.
Japanese Students Create 'Girlfriend Coat' To Hug Lonely People
Feeling lonely? Japanese students at the University of Tsukuba have invented a coat that can simulate being hugged from behind by their girlfriend, complete with imaginary anime sounding girlfriend whispering sweet nothings into your ear.
Murderer Uses 'Confession Bear' Meme To Admit Crime
A Reddit user uploaded an image on Quickmeme, saying “My sister had an abusive meth addict boyfriend/I killed him with his own drugs while he was unconscious and they ruled it as an overdose." Of course, as it is the internet (especially Reddit), these things have to be taken with a pinch of salt; but as the story unfolds it would be fair to assume that somebody has committed a murder and confessed to it via a meme.
Otherkin: An Unseen World Of The Non-Human
It's difficult to know how to begin this feature, so I shall come right to the point: Otherkin are a mostly internet-based subculture of people who identify strongly with animals and other non-human beings, including dragons, demons, and fairies. Though a small community, they are still a significant number of people who believe something that the rest of us may find difficult to understand.
'Soladapt Touchscreen Overlay' Hands-On. Turn Any Screen Into A Multi-Touch Display
Soladapt's Touchscreen Overlay presents the unique and cost effective opportunity to experience the full functionality of touch-based UIs like Windows 8. Simply put, it's a pane of toughened glass you put over the front of your display and plug in via USB, giving you Touchscreen capabilities.
Best of Gadget Show Live 2013 Photos
We had an amazing response from people at Gadget Show Live, showing interest in voting for their favourite tech! We've put all the photos on our Facebook; but we're also putting them on here, for those who are too cool for Zuckerberg.
New Rising Media Will Be At Gadget Show Live 2013
The Gadget Show Live has been an amazing event for New Rising Media to cover, and I'm proud to announce we will be heading back again to cover this year's event!
You may remember that we did both last year's events in April and at Christmas. While these both went rather well (I actually looked young then!), we would have been foolish to rest on our laurels between then and now. So it's fair to say we have A LOT planned.
Harvard Scientists Allow Humans To Control Rats With Their Minds
In the latest against science's long-standing grudge against rats, the boffins at Harvard Medical School have experimented with a system that allows the human mind to trigger actions in a rat's motor cortex, making the antics of the legendary Pied Piper of Hamelin one step closer to possible.