Leak shows LG’s radical new interface for its webOS Smart TVs

LG’s rumored webOS Smart TV is tipped to arrive at CES in the coming days, but that hasn’t stopped intrepid leaker @evleaks from giving us what could be an early preview of its next connected set. In what appears to be a significant departure from …

How the Circumference of Earth Was Accurately Estimated 2000 Years Ago

How the Circumference of Earth Was Accurately Estimated 2000 Years Ago

Born around 276 B.C. in Cyrene, Libya, Eratosthenes soon became one of the most famous mathematicians of his time. He is best known for making the first recorded measurement of the Earth’s circumference, which was also remarkably accurate. (And, yes, people at that point had known for some time that the world wasn’t flat, contrary to popular belief.)

Read more…


    



Flickr 2014: AkihabaraNews’ High-Res Photo Galleries

2014 on Flickr - AkihabaraNews.com

YouTube 2014: Original Videos, Event Coverage, the Big Picture, and the View on the Street

2014 on YouTube - AkihabaraNews.com

Ford’s C-MAX Solar Energi Concept is powered by a roof panel, rolls to CES next week

The tech inside green vehicles continues to improve, and Ford has just announced a concept that looks to push it even further. The US automaker has outed the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept: a vehicle that packs in all of the perks of a plug-in hybrid, …

Top 5 Christmas Businesses That Made 2013 Special

With the Christmas season behind us, and the new year here, it’s time to
look at the coolest businesses that helped make the holidays magical
this year. Take note because these businesses made for a successful 2013
holiday season, and might just help make it a little more merry and
bright when it rolls around again in 2014. And what better time to think
about Christmas businesses than now – as we cross the threshold into
the no longer appropriate to have a tree up, or lights on –  territory. 

Twitter 2014: Everything AkihabaraNews

2014 on Twitter - AkihabaraNews.com

Jedi scientists make things fly around in space using sound waves

Jedi scientists make things fly around in space using sound waves

Looking at this video, it seems like scientists at the University of Tokyo have mastered the Force and they’re now able to make things levitate and move in space. But magic this is not, young Skywalker—it’s the first time that anyone has achieved such a feat using sound waves. Given enough energy, they can move anything they want using this technique.

Read more…


    



Facebook 2014: AkihabaraNews.com, Realtime Updates, and Live Posting. Like us!

2014 on Facebook - AkihabaraNews.com

Samsung reveals new wireless streaming speaker, home theater system, portable stereo and two TV soundbars

Clearly Sonos, Samsung’s been peeking at your Play:1 playbook. After introducing the Shape wireless streaming audio system and the M7 speaker mere months ago, the Korean company is now ready to reveal a new, smaller member of the family, the M5, at …