Oct 28
Hey innovators! Do you have what it takes to create a modern-day fable
that intricately weaves into a piece of magical, mysterious and fun
construction? If you can wow the judges at Blank Space, you could earn
some treasure of your own…
Oct 28
Noise cancelling headphones are nothing new, but wouldn’t it be neat if there was a device that could provide an entire room with silence? You could soundproof your room, but that would be time-consuming and expensive. Rudolf Stefanich’s Sono concept device would be a godsend. You’d simply attach it to a window and it would block outside noise.
Aside from cutting down on background noise, Stefanich dreamt up Sono to also be able to let certain sounds pass through, perhaps depending on their noise level. He also imagines that the device will get its power from nearby Wi-Fi signals.
You can find out more about Rudolf’s unique concept on his website. I don’t know if it’s possible to make the Sono a real thing, but dammit if folks are already printing pizza and controlling drones with their minds maybe a reverse cone of silence isn’t too much to ask for.
[via Gajitz]
Oct 28
Is there a greater honor than being asked to carve the Thanksgiving turkey? Not on that particular day of the year there isn’t. The last thing you want to do is screw things up, and that means finding the right tool for the job. That could be Joseph Joseph’s Dual Carve set, which features an 8-inch carving knife paired with a 7.5-inch fork, all held together with magnets for easy storage.
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Oct 28
Hey, the Nexus 5 rumor mill doesn’t sleep. These are supposedly some of the first images taken with the smartphone’s camera, and from the looks of this shot, it might not be quite as horrible as its predecessor
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Oct 28
This article was written on June 23, 2006 by CyberNet.
Google Wi-Fi service has been quiet lately but more details are starting to emerge as they near a public release:
- The service will be available to Moutain View, California residents.
- Google will not place ads on the free wireless Internet service.
- Users will have to create an account but Google does not ask for personal information like your name or address. The account will be used to deny access to the service if your account is flagged as abusive.
- 1 Mbps transfer speed.
- The wireless signal will not be able to penetrate buildings. Users who want wireless inside their home or business will have to purchase a Wi-Fi modem for about $100.
I guess if people want the service inside their homes for free then they can afford to get the $100 modem that is needed. It seems like it is taking Google forever to deploy this but I guess this isn’t their normal code and publish. I wonder how far away a release is planned for this service?
News Source: CNet
Copyright © 2013 CyberNetNews.com
Oct 28
In reporting its latest quarterly earnings today, Apple announced record fourth-quarter sales of iPhones — 33.8 million, up 26 percent from 26.9 million in the same quarter last year — along with virtually flat iPad sales of 14.1 million this quarter, up from 14 million last year. During the same …
Oct 28
Google will swap Glass Explorer Edition users headsets for an updated model from November, an optional refresh of the hardware that will support prescription lenses among other things, along with adding a broader invite system to get more testers up and running with the wearable. “We are always improving the software based on Explorers’ feedback,” […]
Oct 28
Do you recognize Cooper? Probably not, because he’s a year older than the last time you saw him driving a tiny time-traveling DeLorean and wearing an adorable Marty McFly costume
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Oct 28
This scene didn't quite go as planned.
(Credit: Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET)
What you see on the big screen is only a small part of the story of making a movie. Some of the best moments are usually kept hidden away, only to emerge later on blooper reels, if you’re lucky. We’ve certainly gotten lucky with the appearance of a short blooper reel from “Star Wars.”
There are some classic moments on offer, including flubbed lines, stray Wookiee arm hair getting in the way, and Stormtroopers falling all over each other. The first 48 seconds have no sound, which really just adds to the hilarity of costumes failing, C-3PO taking a tumble in the sand, and a land speeder losing part of its undercarriage.
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Oct 28
Hands-On: Fujifilm XQ1, X-E2 Review
Posted in: Today's Chili
Fujifilm announced its point-and-shoot XQ1 and its mid-tier X-E2 earlier this month as two products that help expand its popular X Series. This past week, Fujifilm attended PhotoPlus in New York City, and lucky for us, they brought bot the XQ1 and X-E2 along for the ride to show off exactly what both cameras are made of. So without further ado, let’s take a look at how both cameras performed from our short time with them. (more…)
Hands-On: Fujifilm XQ1, X-E2 Review original content from Ubergizmo. 
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