RockMelt, a content aggregation and discovery service is launching its Android app which aims at delivering a user experience that is tailor-made for Android devices which often feature large displays (check our Galaxy Mega 6.3 Review to see what “large […]
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This concept trimaran will most probably able to smoke every boat in your local bay, assuming it ever gets made. It should be able to go fast since its designed to minimize the amount of boat surface touching the water as it picks up speed.
The Gran Turismo Trimaran was designed by Clemens Auer, and it was inspired by classic cars. The front half reminds me of the wings of cars from the 1930s, while the back has a similar shape to lat 1960s/early 1970s muscle cars. It was conceived with plenty of different finishes and exaggerated features to keep everyone happy.
It’s a concept for now, and was originally designed back in 2008. Maybe at some point, someone will want to make this dramatic boat.
[via Yanko Design]
Rockmelt brought its social news browsing to iOS back in 2012, with promises that the Android version was on the way. The company took its sweet time with the port, but it’s here at last — and with a few Android-only perks in return for the wait. While the core news aggregation remains intact, there’s a new set of thumb navigation controls that makes sure tablet owners (or just those with giant smartphones) can read in comfort. Phone owners also get a landscape view similar to what their tablet brethren see and a set of elevator-like buttons help users of all kinds get back to articles after a refresh. The interface extras may not seal the deal by themselves, but they could tip the balance for those still undecided on a Google Reader alternative.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet
Source: Rockmelt
The eventual demise of Google Reader gave existing services like Feedly an opportunity to land hundreds of thousands of new users, but the sudden gain of popularity demands an infrastructure that can handle the load. By opening its APIs to the masses today, Feedly says it’s officially making the transition “from a product to a platform,” supplying developers and RSS users alike with a painless migration path from Google’s soon-to-be deceased reader. To go along with that, the company also announced a novel version of Feedly on the web, one which doesn’t require any extensions or plugins and is accessible via browsers such as Internet Explorer and Opera.
As the image above shows, the freshly minted cloud platform already offers support for a slew of third-party applications, and Feedly says numerous other devs are currently working on their own for the near future. Now, if you didn’t think Mountain View’s recent spring cleaning could have a huge influence in such a short span of time, hear this: Feedly’s touting that its user base has more than tripled since the announcement, making the jump from 4 to 12 million through the end of last month. Only time will tell if Feedly ends up being a worthy Reader replacement, so perhaps now would be the perfect instance to start deciding whether or not this will be the proper solution to all your RSS needs.
Source: Feedly
This is the Grounded Experimental Delta 3D printer, aka the Simpson, a project built by computer science teacher Nicholas Seward that does away with the excess frames, pulleys, and hardware associated with earlier models. Seward wanted a machine that could print itself and used “less vitamins,” namely metal parts that the machine couldn’t create from scratch. There are still motors and controllers, but there are fewer in this model than in any other I’ve seen.
Does it work? In the video below we see the Simpson in action. Seward named his bot after George Gaylord Simpson, the creator of the theory of quantum evolution, and I’d say this bot is an interesting leap forward.
The motion of the arms, in this case, is far more organic than the traditional linear gantry style devices I’ve seen. Because it uses fewer parts it’s far cheaper to make and because it can build itself it is a true RepRap or “self replicating machine.” Seward writes: “I want a machine that can walk or crawl and hopefully scribble its name. Maybe later the machine will run or skydive and make works of art. This is new territory for me and if I am not messing up then I am not working hard enough.”
The absolute best thing, however, is how open the RepRap community has been to Seward’s work. In less than a month, Seward went from idea to actual finished project and he is currently able to build smaller “baby” Simpson arms and hopes to print larger arms over the next few weeks. Rather than tear him down, the commenters are quite kind (“Congrats on getting it going. Such a magical moment when you see your creation actually starting to do what it was made to do, and it actually works!” wrote one with no apparent trace of sarcasm). It is the best of 3D printing, the maker movement, and the Internet rolled into one.
You’ve got emails to check, bills to pay, coffee to drink. That mole still needs checking out. Your hairline has ceded yet more ground to your scalp. You know what’s better than all that? Touring a world of unrivaled Lego treasures. Like, say, this one.
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4K televisions are all the rage right now, but they’re still dogged by a slight problem: where’s the content? Red has taken one step to rectify that, as it’s finally started shipping it’s Redray media player, which can send a native 4K (4,096 × 2,160) or up-converted HDTV signal to your UHDTV. It uses wavelet compression tech to play 4:2:2, 12-bit video over a relatively miniscule 2.5MB/s pipe, allowing up to 60 fps 4K video in 3D from a hard drive, USB key or other source. Red will also offer online 4K content via its Odemax.com network, though there’s no word yet on when that’ll launch. Meanwhile, those who pre-ordered the player for $1,450 last year (it’s now $1,750 at Red’s store) should be receiving it soon, along with an iOS app to control it, pending Apple’s say-so. As for the Redray laser projector — also promised earlier this year starting at $10,000 — there’s still no word on when it’ll grace our eyes.
Update: The original headline said Redray projector, but it’s the Redray player that’s shipping.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Reduser Forum
That’s right, folks. An official Lego movie is coming, and it brings all sorts of nostalgic action that looks to be a flick for the whole family. Warner Bros. just released the official trailer of The Lego Movie, and it gives us a glimpse of what to expect when the movie sees a theatrical release
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