Last week, we told you about a little gem called AllCast (previously known as AirCast), which is a Chromecast app that bypassed the limited support for streaming service by allowing pretty much anything to be streamed to the HDMI dongle. However, the developer of the app has announced that Google has banished the app. The […]
You might not be able to envision a time when you’re lathe-less and need to cut a glass bottle in two, but when it does happen, you’ll be quite happy you spent three minutes watching ‘CrazyRussianHacker‘ do it with string, alcohol, fire, and water. And even if you don’t ever cut your own glass, this hack is still incredibly fun to watch.
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Want to see what your home would look like if it were demolished by a tropical storm? Or if your city turned into a ruined post-apocalyptic outpost? You can do this and more virtual destruction using a few Google Maps tricks. Here are five good ones, courtesy of Keir Clarke from Google Maps Mania.
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Compact fluorescent bulbs might be magnitudes more energy-efficient than their incandescent counterparts, but they’re also all kinds of industrial and ugly looking. And if you don’t have a lamp or fixture that hides them under a shade, consider Guus Oosterbaans’ approach to making them considerably less of an eyesore.
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Philips kind of blew our minds with the hue, which is an LED lightbulb that can be controlled with your smartphone or computer. Of course, though, there had to be a catch, and it seems like that catch is that the lightbulb is easily hackable, allowing users with a dark mind to put the lights […]
You might think you’re being discrete when you check your pants to ensure your fly is zipped up, but unless you’re alone, it can look a little awkward. Instead of waiting for the embarrassment of just being told you need to zip up, check out this brilliant hack that makes it easy to subtly check the status of your fly.
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This morning Apple announced the full return of the Developer Center, which had been shuttered for three weeks after a July 18 security breach
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We see a lot of scams and phishing attempts all the time, but a new one that was discovered by security research firm Webroot reveals a malware-infested email campaign that tricks users into thinking that they have received a $200 Apple Store gift card, when in reality, it’s an attempt to install malware on Windows […]
If you’ve gotten the chance to play around with the Chromecast yet, then you’ll know that streaming options are very limited, with only support for Netflix, YouTube, and Google Play. However, while we wait for more streaming services to add support for the Chromecast, CyangoenMod developer Koushik Dutta has a temporary fix, following up with […]
Android offers a wide variety of advanced customization options, but that’s only scratching the surface of everything you can do with Google’s open source operating system. With root access you can get down to the system level and tweak things to your liking, even going so far as completely replacing the OS.
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