The iPhone 5s beat out the LG G2 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Which? magazine’s latest independent speed test of top-performing smartphones. Using a phone simulation program called Geekbench, the test found that the iPhone outperformed the competition in both single-core and multi-core performance benchmarks. Notably, the S4 slipped to third place after having […]
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The frequencies employed by law enforcement and first responders can be a source of vital information in emergency situations but you can’t tune in using any old radio. But rather than spend big bucks on a conventional police scanner, you can easily create your own for less than $20 with this (pretty technical!) guide from Instructables member Harrison Sand.
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Australian rugby players take part in a National Rugby League yoga recovery session in Sydney last month. Yoga can be hard for the blind and sight-impaired since they can’t follow an instructor's visual example.
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As anyone who has attempted a bakasana knows, perfecting certain yoga poses takes time, and watching an instructor twist and bend into position can help a lot.
The blind or sight-impaired, however, don’t have the advantage of being able to see a teacher’s movements.
Enter Eyes-Free Yoga, a software program out of the University of Washington that works with the cameras in Microsoft’s Kinect motion sensor device to track users’ position and offer spoken feedback in real time. “Rotate your shoulders left,” it might say. “Lean sideways toward your left,” “Bend your right leg further,” or “Bring your arms closer to your head.”
Currently, the virtual yoga instructor offers auditory input for six yoga poses, including Warrior I and II, Tree, and Chair, and contains about 30 different commands for improving each.
Project lead Kyle Rector, a UW doctoral student in computer science and engineering, conferred with a number of yog… [Read more]
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It’s easy to gain weight, but it’s exponentially harder to lose it. As you probably already know by now, crash diets won’t work. What does work is cleaning up your diet and adding more exercise into your lifestyle.
Then, of course, there’s Stink Yourself Slim.
I wouldn’t say it’s revolutionary, but I would say that it’s definitely unusual.
Stink Yourself Slim is basically a stink bomb in a bottle, but you’re not supposed to use it to prank others. Instead, you’re supposed to spritz some and smell it so you’ll lose your appetite. It’s logical: the less food you eat, the more weight you lose. It was created by Alex Fontaine and was inspired by a real-life event when a skunk crashed a buffet and ruined everyone’s appetite.
It’s being advertised as something that curbs emotional eating as it “works on brain areas that control motivation and behavior.” I’m not sure how stinking up the place affects a person’s motivation, but I will agree that it’ll make them want to eat less.
Stink Yourself Slim is available online for £29.99 (~$49 USD).
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A new consumer app tells you when spy satellites are overhead and potentially taking pictures of your area. SpyMeSat collates publicly available information about low-orbit spy satellites, issues alerts when one is overhead, and delivers technical information about the specific models of satellite that might be checking you out. It also tells you which nation […]
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Now that you have seen these cool Darth Vader and Boba Fett character curtains, it will be curtains… for your old curtains. Does that make sense? These unusual curtains are designed for kids and geeks who are sick of looking at boring window treatments in their room. Seeing a Star Wars bad guy in the window is much cooler than some crappy plastic vertical blinds.
They could be kind of scary to some kids I guess, but they look pretty sweet to me. Vader looks super ominous backlit in sunlight, while Boba Fett just looks like business as usual, showing up to collect a bounty.
These neat curtains come from Etsy artist CanCreate who will sell you the pair for $100(USD). Hopefully they won’t be too scary staring down at you at night.
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