MacBook-to-tablet convertor Modbook is back with a new model, the Modbook Pro X, turning the latest MacBook Pro into a pen-enabled graphics powerhouse for designers and artists. Building on the 15.4-inch Pro which Apple updated yesterday, the new Modbook slate repositions the 2880 x 1800 Retina display into a new form-factor complete with shortcut keys on the back. Modbook calls … Continue reading
NASA will take advantage of new tiny satellite technology, CubeSats, to test a new weather-monitoring technology that could help unlock the secrets of climate change, the space agency has announced. IceCube – also known as Earth-1, is around a foot long and four inches wide, and takes advantage of satellite standardization expected to make launching orbiting probes faster and more … Continue reading
The folks at Crytek UK have sold the rights to the gaming franchise Homefront to Deep Silver. This means big things for the series, but suggests the current title “Homefront: The Revolution” may be in flux. We recently saw some (rather impressive looking) trailer work earlier this year on the game – it’d be a darn shame if it never … Continue reading
A cancelled NASA program appears to be the source of a major stash of mirror components Corning will soon be donating to a private cause. Suggesting the original project will not be revealed due to customer confidentiality, Corning has made note that they’ll be sending the collection to BoldlyGo Institute. This group will be aiming to put its ASTRO-1 telescope … Continue reading
While this particular “Interstellar” won’t include the code 5555 or one less “r”, the team behind their newest campaign is aiming for codes. You’ll find the InterstellarMovie dot com website to be accepting secret entry codes now. There’s also a very, very emotional new trailer available today. This film has been in the making since before its first drafts in … Continue reading
The iPhone family has used Sapphire Glass for components for several generations. Both the back-facing camera lens and, in the iPhone 5s, the Touch ID home button work with Sapphire Glass to keep them tough. The iPhone 6, as it’s assumed to be called, has been teased more than once to be working with a full Sapphire Glass front panel. … Continue reading
In a bid against spying, Russia has tossed out the idea that Apple and SAP should fork over their source code to relevant government agencies, which would prove their products aren’t facilitating spying. The proposal was made known to both companies last week via the nation’s Communication Minister Nikolai Nikiforov. Nikiforov is said to have met both Apple’s general manager … Continue reading
This week it’s been tipped that Apple’s media content parters – or prospective parters – for the Apple TV are “dragging their heels.” This means no Apple TV release inside of the year 2014, and it means the Apple TV box that’s already on the market will stay there. Word comes from The Information where it’s suggested that Apple Engineers … Continue reading
The Star Wars gear available for your kitchen is expanding, and now includes a handy R2-D2 timer for those times it’s extra important not to burn dinner. This joins the X-Wing Knife Block that is set to arrive early next month from The Fowndry. The R2-D2 Kitchen Timer is available now from ThinkGeek for $20 USD, and it works much … Continue reading
After a long wait, PlayStation Now Open Beta will be arriving for all PlayStation 4 owners in both the United States and Canada starting tomorrow. Thus far, PS Now has been in a private beta that some lucky gamers have had access to, but that’ll all change tomorrow when Sony removes the shackles and begins seeking mass feedback on the … Continue reading
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