‘X-Files’ creator’s Amazon pilot gets the green light, the truth is out there and streaming in early 2014

How’s this for a pitch? “[T]his is a show that explores human frailty, possibility, terror and the triumph of the human spirit.” Chris Carter likes to keep the things he’s working on mysterious. The X-Files creator is a superstitious guy, apparently. Amazon’s description of the forthcoming one-hour …

Nike FualBand Android support explained by lack of Bluetooth LE

But wait a second, you might be saying – am I not holding a device in my hand right now with Bluetooth 4.0 and the capability of working with Bluetooth LE technology? Likely you are. Nike’s comments this week suggest that they’re not entirely confident that enough Android devices out in the wild work with […]

Real Life Instagram Injects Photo Filters Into The Real World

Real Life Instagram Injects Photo Filters Into The Real World

Instagram has been extremely popular as more and more people are signing up to the photo-sharing social media service to show off not only their photos, but videos, too. Instagram’s filters can certainly turn a normal photo into a piece of art, although London’s Bruno Ribeiro decided to take the concept of the service’s filter and implement them all over his fair city. (more…)

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    There’s No Escaping These Pack-Hunting Soviet Assault Choppers

    There's No Escaping These Pack-Hunting Soviet Assault Choppers

    Sure the MI-24 Hind packs a wallop, but it’s big, heavy, and cumbersome to fly. So, to penetrate enemy territory, Russia designed and built the agile and deadly Black Shark assault chopper. All it’s missing is a frickin’ laser.

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    Low-Cost 3D-Printed Prosthetic Built By Father For His Disabled Son

    Low Cost 3D Printed Prosthetic Built By Father For His Disabled Son

    We’ve seen stories of people creating their own prosthetics in the past, but Leon McCarthy’s story is one that certainly is one of the most interesting as he and his father have been working together to not only build him a low-cost 3D-printed prosthetic, but to also modify the original design in order to create a new one when he outgrows the previous hand.  (more…)

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    Chrome Canary now blocks recognized malware downloads

    Google’s stable Chrome release already has a reset tool in case malware hijacks the browser, but we’re sure many would rather avoid that rogue code in the first place. Thankfully, a new build of Chrome Canary automatically blocks hostile apps. Try to download malware that Google recognizes and …

    FAA gives OK to mobile devices during entire flight

    Today the folks at the regulatory department for the air – the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – have given the green light for all-flight-long mobile device use for passengers. This OK extends to airlines across the United States starting as soon as tomorrow. A note from the FAA gives few restrictions to this new allowance, […]

    Discover Musical Instruments Everywhere With This Tiny Synthesizer

    Discover Musical Instruments Everywhere With This Tiny Synthesizer

    London-based duo Dentaku have made digital instruments out of beer bottles, text messages, and color-sensing robots. But, for their latest trick, Yuri Suzuki and Mark McKeague want to let you make music. Meet Ototo, a tiny synthesizer that lets you make almost anything—from oranges to origami—into an instrument.

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    Xbox One Could Feature Game Gifting In The Future

    Xbox One Could Feature Game Gifting In The Future

    There are numerous reasons why Valve’s Steam is so popular, but one of them is probably due to its ease of use, especially when it comes to gifting games to another Steam user. Consoles never had something like this available on their platforms, although the Xbox One may have this feature added some time in its future. (more…)

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    3 ‘Bikini Baristas’ Arrested For Exposing Body Parts

    EVERETT, Wash. — EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Police say the service at a bikini espresso stand in Washington state was too hot.

    Officers arrested three baristas Wednesday at the Hillbilly Hotties coffee stand in Everett.

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