The time for teasing is over. Today at GDC, Microsoft pulled back the curtain on DirectX 12, a shiny new edition of its venerable graphics APIs that some lucky developers can start mucking around with later this year. Microsoft Graphics Development…
Minority Report references are old hat in the tech world. In fact, it’s often a great way to describe technology that, as the cliche goes, "sounds like something out of a Philip K. Dick novel," yet is destined to remain a fiction. But this futuristic facial-recognition security system is the exception. It exists, and it’s scary good.
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The Syrian Electronic Army is known for their Twitter-hacking exploits, sometimes also going after the websites of various media agencies. Earlier this year, the SEA targeted Microsoft’s Twitter account and … Continue reading
I really like the technology of things. I can’t wait for the next gadget or gizmo to come around, I simply have to have it. What I don’t like? Cords and wires everywhere. I have things plugged in all over my house. Wires everywhere. Wouldn’t it be great if you could ditch the cables on even just a few of your devices?
Well, now you can. Check out the ADAPT Bluetooth Adaptor, turning almost any of your devices (that have a 3.5 mm audio jack) into a modern, Bluetooth enabled piece of high-tech equipment. As cute to look at, as it is easy to use, the adapter features a quick and simple interface, and a handy Sport clip that attaches your ADAPT to your coat, straps, shirt, or bikini top. The clip also gives you access to the ADAPT’s external controls that let you to adjust volume, change tracks, play/pause and answer calls. It also boasts a built-in microphone, truly making it, your world a wireless one.
The ADAPT Bluetooth Adapter has a rugged, rubberized coating, a built-in Li-Polymer/rechargeable battery, it features noise suppression, echo elimination, and duplex sound for crystal clear quality calls. Has up to six hours of talk time, almost 150 hours of standby, and works from up to 30 feet away. Can you hear me now?
The Bluetooth Adapter comes with a USB to 3.5mm charging cable and a user manual. So if you’d like to ditch some of the cords in your life, go ahead and get one for well under 40 bucks from amazon.com, or just go check out the video.
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Continuing our inadvertent Snøhetta theme today, the Norwegian architecture firm has also proposed this fuselage-like metro station for downtown Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The outer skin of the building—a long tube enclosing a station on the city’s Metro-C line—would be surfaced with ceramic tiles "developed in cooperation with local artists." This joins other large-scale rail projects
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At GDC 2014 we’re getting our very first up-close look and feel of The Chooseatron, a built-it-yourself mini-arcade kit. This is no ordinary video game, mind you, it’s a multiple-choice … Continue reading
When you read the word Soylent, it may conjure up images of Charlton Heston and a dystopian future. However, Rob Rhinehart hopes to change that. Soylent is actually a food substitute, crafted with several ingredients that intend to give its consumers all
of the necessary nutrients and calories required for a single day. Thus, a few cups of Soylent a day is all you need to sustain yourself.
Five months ago, Technical Illusions gained over a million dollars in funding thanks to a highly successful Kickstarter campaign for castAR, a projected augmented reality project that company founders Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson brought over from…
So what else can we geeks spend our dough on? How about this fantastic line of vinyl figures from Funko? These Star Trek original series characters look adorable and you can choose from Spock, Kirk, Andorian, Scotty, an Orion Slave Girl or a Klingon.
Spock is giving the Vulcan salute, while Kirk and Scotty come with non-removable phasers. I think the Andorian is the cutest. These figures are extra cute and stand 3 3/4″ tall. They are made from vinyl and are super colorful. They will look great on your desk.
They are only $9.99(USD) each over at ThinkGeek, and can also be found at Entertainment Earth if they’re sold out.
Live long and prosper and collect cool toys.
These prints—by graphic artist Bedelgeuse—are weird and magical and beautiful and I want them on my walls. The technical term for this style of art is up for debate—is it collage or illustration?—but you definitely can file these prints under "can’t stop looking."
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