At this point, the followup to HTC’s One flagship is a lock for late March, and we’ve even been blessed with leaks that show off what the phone, codenamed M8, looks like. Now the device has made its way through the obligatory FCC approval process,…
Shortly after the folks at A4WP announced they’d be teaming up with another one of the major wireless standards (A4DP + PMA)> this month, they’ve pulled Dell aboard. Dell’s acceptance … Continue reading
It’s funny watching dogs do human things. It’s funny to watch them drive cars
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After discovering a huge security hole last year, Apple added an extra layer of protection for Apple ID and iCloud users in the form of two-step verification. Today it’s making the important security feature available in more countries: Canada,…
SunViewer posted this amazing photo by Vladimir Scheglov, taken on January 19 at the Kupol mine in the Chukotka region of Russia, just after a Coronal Mass Ejection hit Earth to produce some beautiful northern lights. He’s like "whatevs, I will just chillax and look cute here."
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Project Tango aims to revolutionize 3D mapping on smartphones.
(Credit: Google)
When Google sold off Motorola Mobility, it kept the company’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group and moved it under the Android umbrella. Now we know at least part of the reason why: Project Tango.
Project Tango is an ambitious attempt by ATAP, a skunkworks division with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) roots that’s been peeled away from Motorola Mobility, to give smartphones the ability to do realistic 3D mapping and create virtual experiences as the phone’s owner moves through the real world. Not surprisingly, there’s more to it than that.
The key move to Tango is that it’s a collaborative project that pulls together the expertise of more than a few companies working on cutting-edge technology. This includes a low-powered, vision-processing chip called the Myriad 1 with custom-designed architecture by Movidius, reports TechCrunch. The Myriad 1 can power the complex algorithms needed for computer vision without draining the smartphone’s battery, something t… [Read more]
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I’m just a simple guy. I can’t decipher scientific jargon. I can’t recite more than like four digits of Pi, etc. And I’m okay with that. But if you do know an egghead or are one yourself, check out these neat brainy cutting boards for science types.
These lovely works of art on wood come from Gerald and Summer at Elysium Woodworks, a woodworking studio in Santa Rosa, California. They make custom cutting boards that have scientific themes, and they’re quite reasonably priced – $35 for an 8″ x 12″ board, and $45 for a 10″ x 15″.
Minds brighter than mine will certainly appreciate the math, astronomy and chemistry designs on these while they are cooking up dinner.
I do agree that Pluto is a planet.
[via Neatorama]
With a design that promises to revolutionize flirting at the bar, Karthik Poduval’s Room For Two stool features an expanding design that allows it to seat two people when the need arises. So there doesn’t have to be an extra stool available when there’s someone you want to sidle up to.
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Verizon has needed a new Windows Phone 8 flagship, and Nokia was the obvious choice to deliver it. Don’t mistake the Lumia Icon for a side-thought in Nokia’s smartphone schemes, … Continue reading
Wow, I can’t say I’m sure about global warming, in fact, I’m fairly certain the buzzword has now become “climate change”. There’s something I can get behind. The weather has been unyielding lately, storms of epic proportions, the coldest cold, and hottest temps ever recorded. Natural disasters abound. Tsunamis and earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes. It really does feel like something is going on… we all have our opinions about what it might be.. but I’m gonna be ready!
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If you ever felt like you should set yourself up to protect yourself and your family if the unexpected were to happen, then Wolfram Locker may be your quickest, easiest, (albeit not least expensive) solution. Wolfram really has thought of it all, everything you may need to make it through some of your worst nightmares will be yours. Available for 55 hundred bucks, at wolframgear.com. Zombie repellant not included.
[ The Wolfram Locker – In Case the End is Near copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
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