PS4 20th Anniversary Edition goes original PlayStation grey

15749001668_bb2b80ea0b_kIt’s the PlayStation’s 20th anniversary, and what better way for Sony to celebrate than a limited-edition PS4 finished in the “Original Grey” of the very first console. Going up for sale in very limited numbers – just 12,300 worldwide, a nod to the original PlayStation’s launch date – the PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition has a matching grey controller and … Continue reading

YouTube can’t hang with Gangnam Style

gangnam-style-youtubeToday’s generation is much different than what we saw back in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. With technology being so advanced, we get to share cultures all across the world with a simple click on YouTube. And that’s exactly what PSY did with his notorious song Gangnam Style (강남스타일). His music video has been viewed over 2 billions times on … Continue reading

New Nissan Leaf EV battery tipped to give 249-mile range

leaf-chargeThe Nissan Leaf might have been shoved out of the spotlight by Tesla’s Model S electric vehicle, but it could very well hog all the attention again when and if Renault-Nissan makes the formal announcement of the new battery indicated by insider sources. An unnamed Nissan engineer tipped that a technological breakthrough has allowed them to make an EV battery … Continue reading

Independence Day 2 tipped to arrive in 2016

We’ve been hearing about a follow-up to Independence Day for quite some time, and finally (finally) there’s good news: 20th Century Fox has given the green light to proceed with the film, which will enter production in May 2015. Such information comes from Deadline, which is reporting that Will Smith won’t be taking up his former role — something that … Continue reading

Metal clad Samsung Galaxy A7 SM-A7009 lands at TENAA

galaxy-a7009-tenaa-0Samsung’s new metallic family is about to be complete, at least in China. After the Galaxy A5, model number SM-A5000, appeared in Samsung’s Chinese website last week, it is the turn of the Galaxy A7 model to surface, but this time only in a TENAA filing, which means we have in our hands quite a few details. Although the largest … Continue reading

Apple denied App Store trademark in Australia

app-storeApple has been fighting to trademark the App Store name in Australia for a while now. The electronics firm lost the original case to trademark App Store last March and Apple filed an appeal with the court. Apple has now lost that appeal in Australia as the Register of Trade Marks in that country has denied Apple again. The court’s … Continue reading

This Is What a Volcanic Eruption Looks Like in Satellite Radar

This Is What a Volcanic Eruption Looks Like in Satellite Radar

Back on November 23rd, the Pico do Fogo volcano on Cape Verde’s Fogo island erupted. This image shows how that incident looked when it was captured by the Sentinel-1A satellite’s radar sensors.

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The 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 Is a Thing of Beauty

The 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 Is a Thing of Beauty

To mark the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation, Sony is releasing a special 20th anniversary PlayStation 4. The console is limited to only 12,300 numbered units worldwide.

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Tumblr, of all things, now has a Buy button.

Tumblr, of all things, now has a Buy button. Post a link to a product on Etsy, Kickstarter, Artsy or DoSomething and Tumblr will try and peddle it.

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How Scotch Tape Was Invented

How Scotch Tape Was Invented

Despite the name, Scotch tape wasn’t invented by the Scottish. It was invented by a college dropout named Richard Drew from Minnesota who worked for a small sandpaper company founded in 1902 called Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, later known as 3M. The name “Scotch” itself has an origin story almost as interesting as the invention of Scotch tape.

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