Archaeologists in Mexico City made a grisly and awesome discovery this week, after a subway extension project uncovered a stretch of pre-Hispanic development—including four skulls that were once displayed on a broad rack of bones from sacrificial offerings.
Fly Or Die: Sony PlayStation 4
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe console wars are in full swing, and no contender is more focused on the pure gaming experience as the PS4.
Sony’s next-gen PlayStation is not like the Xbox One, which is leaning more toward the media console space than ever before. Instead, the PS4 is built squarely for the gaming enthusiast.
The PS4 is essentially an x86-based personal computer, making it easy for developers to build new titles and port over PC games, and it comes with a DualShock 4 controller. It’s a beauty, with a Vita-style touchpad and Kinect-like capabilities thanks to a 3D “stereo” camera accessory.
However, is it worth rushing out and getting one right this second?
The PS4 is a beautiful machine that not only enhances graphics but elevates the entire experience. However, game variety is a bit of an issue early on. Plus, the console probably has a pretty long lifespan (at least five years), with price drops along the way.
During winter, one ought to maintain a careful balance between keeping everyone at home warm and cozy, alongside making sure that the electric bill at the end of the month does not throw your monthly budget out of whack. Having said that, it is pretty nice to indulge once in a while, and for some of us, we tend to cozy up to our favorite couch with a nice, thick fleece blanket covering us to keep us nice and warm underneath. That is fine and dandy if you want to sleep, but what happens when you still want to read a book and yet keep most of your body warm? Enter the $159.95 Heated Furniture Cover.
This particular heated furniture cover will be able to offer an instant cozy place to sit during the cold winter months. It is made out of soft microsuede, where the quilted cover will drape over the back, seat and arms of furniture, while sporting a textured backing to make sure that it remains in place. The cover itself will be able to produce an even, all-over warmth which will go a long way in reducing home heating costs simply by targeting heat directly at a room’s occupants. Not only that, thanks to its generous polyester filling within, the embedded heating elements are virtually undetectable for a comfortable lounging experience. There is a tethered controller that lets you play around with the temperature settings; while an auto shut-off feature will turn off heat after four hours.
[ Heated Furniture Cover keeps everyone warm this winter copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Anyone who’s ever emptied a pool or stolen gas from a car’s tank knows how a siphon works, but that doesn’t make this 3D printed Wave toy seem any less magical. Seeing it in action you’d assume there was some kind of sorcery involved here, as one side of the Wave draws liquid to the other until both glasses have the exact same amount of liquid. But it’s just well-known scientific principles at work.
Raising a kid is a huge responsibility (and from what I’ve seen my sister go through so far, it’s also the cause of many pains and frustrations.) But the fun thing about babies is that you can dress them up in whatever clothes you want, and they don’t have any say because, well, they don’t really care.
This isn’t exactly an article of clothing. It’s actually a swaddle blanket and it’s designed to turn your baby into a burriTOT! (Sorry, couldn’t resist!) The blanket itself looks like a gigantic tortilla, and your baby is the filling.
Don’t be surprised when people’s heads turn your way when your baby’s wrapped in this and you happen to be out and about, because it’ll probably look like you’re embracing a gigantic burrito.
The Tortilla Baby Swaddle Blanket is available online for $48(USD). Sour cream and guacamole not included.
[via Incredible Things]
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.
The last Switched On introduced the 2013 Switchie Awards for TV, PC and gaming products. This time, we’ll take a look at the mobile and wearable devices that made …
This article was written on January 25, 2008 by CyberNet.
Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it’s safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we’ll try to note the paid-only programs).
As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!
–Stable Releases–
The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.
- SUMo 1.5 [Homepage] [Mirror] [Review]
Type of Application: Update checker
Changes: N/A - WinPatrol 14.0.2007 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
Type of Application: Security monitor and system cleanup
Changes: Enhanced keylogger detection, decreased CPU usage, regular registry cleanup, and more
–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–
The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.
- MediaCoder 0.6.1.4038 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
Release: Beta
Type of Application: Media encoder
Changes: Codec updates - Opera 9.5.9755 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
Release: Post-Beta
Type of Application: Web browser
Changes: Bug fixes (some more Gmail 2 fixes are included)
–Release Calendar–
- Early 2008 – Vista SP1 [Review]
- Early 2008 – Internet Explorer 8 Beta [Review]
- Early 2008 – XP SP3 [Review]
- January – PhraseExpress 5 [Review]
- January 31 – Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 4
- February – iPhone SDK [Review]
- February – Deskscapes 2.0 [Review]
- February 27 – Windows Server 2008 [Review]
- March – WordPress 2.5 [Review]
- March 4 – OpenOffice.org 2.4
- April 24 – Ubuntu 8.04
- September 2 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
- 2009 – Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
- 2009 – Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
- 2010 – Windows 7 [Review]
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LG is expected to show off its WebOS TV at CES 2014 next week. But a tweet may have given us an advance preview.
A image tweeted by known leaker @evleaks on Tuesday reportedly of LG’s first WebOS TV offers a peek at the new interface. The TV’s multitasking menu is based on the Cards interface used by Hewlett-Packard for its smartphones — LG bought WebOS from HP almost a year ago specifically for its new smart TVs.
LG has given the menu a different look from Cards but the idea likely remains the same.
All of your open and available apps reside at the bottom of the screen, allowing you to bounce from one to the other. The leaked image shows links for live TV as well as such apps as YouTube, Facebook, and Skype. Also on the menu is LG’s SmartShare, a service that can send photos, music, and videos from your mobile device to your TV.
In December, an LG researcher said that the … [Read more]
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