Buzzfeed reports that the rumored Amazon Prime streaming music service will launch this June or July, and that will only contain songs that have been out for six months or longer. That way it’ll be an added service for its own customers without providing a comparable alternative to services like Beats Music and Spotify that have all the fresh hits.
Products like the SodaStream let you make your own carbonated beverages at home without the need for yet another plastic bottle to be recycled. But the number of bottled Cokes bought around the world every day is still staggering, so to encourage consumers to upcycle those plastic containers, Coca-Cola created sixteen different replacement caps giving them new uses.
Apple’s reportedly working on one, Google’s developing an entire ecosystem and hundreds of smaller companies either have products already on the market, or currently under development. The question isn’t who’s building a smartwatch, it’s who isn’t…
Before you spend years turning an empty wine bottle into a decorative lamp by covering it in countless melted candles, consider these $28 LED alternatives instead. Not only do they glow brighter, they’re much less of a fire hazard—it’s a win-win.
When rumors of Apple’s smart home efforts broke Monday, expectations for the future of home automation began to soar. According to sources speaking with Gigaom though, Cupertino’s connected household project has more to do with fragmentation and the…
When Google announced its Android Wear smartwatch program, we got some slick little teasers detailing how it might look. We’ve seen bits of the interface and glimpses of hardware . But never all the pieces at once, until now.
It’s a story we’ve heard from Apple, Google and Amazon. From humble beginnings, those companies grew into global giants. But countless other American companies start the same way; they just aren’t household names. Yet. Séura, one of the few consumer…
Even a building as famous and photographed as Angkor Wat has its secrets. With the help of an image enhancement algorithm, a sharp-eyed rock-art researcher has revealed that unassuming smears of pigment are actually faded drawings. It could be graffiti—or it could be the remnants of a concerted 16th century restoration program.
Welcome to the 400th HD Podcast! Similar words were typed back in February 2006, when the fledgling HDBeat Podcast was launched, with a slightly younger Ben Drawbaugh at the helm. Richard is no slouch himself, having racked up over 200 episodes in…
Beats Music will continue to be available for Android and Windows Phone devices even after Apple completes its Beats purchase, it’s been confirmed, while HP will get a grace period … Continue reading
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