Aug 25
It was going to happen soon enough: WhatsApp will now start sharing user data with the company that owns it, Facebook.
Aug 25
By now, there’s a Guinness World Record for just about any random accomplishment you can think of, including “most functional gadgets on a cos-play suit” which is currently held by Ireland’s Julian Checkley who managed to cram 23 different contraptions into his impressive Batsuit.
Aug 25
Uber is losing money faster than any technology company ever, and it’s largely because of an essential component to the company’s operations: the drivers.
Aug 25
Think your man cave is cool? Check out Marc and Jennifer Bell’s Star Trek themed home theater and bar. It was a labor of love that took four years and $1.5-million to complete, and puts other home theaters to shame.
Photo: Alexia Fodere for The Wall Street Journal
The theater itself is modeled after the USS Enterprise’s bridge from The Next Generation. The doors even open like real turbolift doors. There is also an estimated $1-million of Star Trek memorabilia here, including original models and costumes, Spock’s ear prosthetics included. Most of the chairs recline, just in case you want to fall asleep – which is likely to happen if you’re watching the JJ Abrams Trek movies.
I know it’s TNG era, but those seats really should have some tribble cushions.
[via Geekologie]
Aug 25
Huawei Honor 8 launches in Europe
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A bit more than a week ago the Huawei Honor 8 launched in the US. The smartphone didn’t land at the same time in Europe making fans of the device a bit miffed at being left out. Luckily, the Honor 8 has now launched in Europe so fans looking for a moderately priced device that has flagship features can now … Continue reading
Aug 25
Do you ever find yourself wishing you could express your dreams of one becoming an astronaut, judge, or pilot in emoji? Well, with Apple’s latest recommendations to the Unicode Consortium, you should soon be able to. The company continues to show its influence over the emoji standard with a recent suggestion for five new job profession-related characters, each with men … Continue reading
Aug 25
See that pretty translucent octopus up there? That’s not a toy or a real (but strange) creature from the deep: it’s a soft robot developed by a team of Harvard University researchers, and it’s completely autonomous. “Octobot’s” components, including…
Aug 25
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in a new ‘Pink Gold’ color will be launching in the United States in coming days, the company has announced. The new color will be a Best Buy exclusive, and will be Samsung’s answer to Apple’s reasonably popular Rose Gold iPhones. As a little extra incentive to get the new color into … Continue reading
Aug 25
Today on In Case You Missed It: Shaper’s Origin is designed to use augmented reality and an on-screen display to guide you through cutting wood pieces. And Australian National University researchers developed the most efficient solar receiver in…
Aug 25
The Google app on iOS has supported 3D Touch for awhile, but that’s going, ahem, deeper. Now you can deep press on the big G at the bottom of the screen to start a new search query from anywhere within the app. Doing the same on Search and Maps resul…
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