Originally published on http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/pinwheel-unicycle-hands-on/ Ah, the sweet memory of learning to ride a bike with training wheels! My hands are sweaty, and my ego a bit damaged after spending a half-hour learning to ride a battery-powered unicycle called the Pinwheel.
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Rezence wireless charging standard now supports laptops and tablets
Originally published on http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/rezence-wireless-charging-standard-now-supports-laptops-and-tabl/ Wireless charging is a technology often reserved for smaller devices -- smartphones, watches and electronic toothbrushes -- but that's about to change. The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) just updated its Rezence charging standard to support laptops, tablets and devices requiring up to 50 watts.
Grow Your Own Apartment With Just The Wave Of Your Hand
Originally published on http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/04/grow-your-own-apartment-with-just-the-wave-of-your-hand/ MIT’s CityHome aims to solve the space issue for many urban renters in New York and San Francisco who often must sacrifice space for cost. A 200 square-foot modular unit expands to a full 840 square-foot apartment with the wave of a hand.
Awesome Transformers Pens are More than Meets the Scribe
Originally published on http://technabob.com/blog/2014/06/04/transformers-robot-pens/ Growing up in the ’80s I got to spend lots of hands-on time with the original Transformers toys and watched plenty of the cartoons. Kids today get the feature films, which aren’t as cool as the original stuff to most of us. Still, transforming car and truck robots are cool.
NASA spaceflight review concludes agency lacks ability to get humans to Mars
Originally published on http://boingboing.net/2014/06/04/nasa-spaceflight-review-conclu.html Washington Post: "A sweeping review of NASA’s human spaceflight program has concluded that the agency has an unsustainable and unsafe strategy that will prevent the United States from achieving a human landing on Mars in the foreseeable future.
A silent MacBook Air is now possible, if Apple wants it
Originally published on http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/3/5775064/a-silent-macbook-air-is-now-possible-if-apple-wants-it Apple dedicated much of its WWDC 2014 keynote yesterday to the introduction of new Continuity software that blurs the line between the mobile iOS and desktop OS X operating systems. Today Intel has announced a reference PC design that could do the same with hardware.
Watch Live Data Streams On Tron: Legacy's Awesome Encom Display
Originally published on http://io9.com/watch-live-data-streams-on-tron-legacys-boardroom-disp-1583734471
New Simpsons Character Introduced Not on TV, But In Tapped Out
Originally published on http://www.slashfilm.com/new-simpsons-character-tapped-out/ The Simpsons has a history of making history and, last week, it quietly did it again. In a world populated with hundreds of recognizable characters, the franchise introduced a brand new one. Not on TV, but in the popular mobile game The Simpsons Tapped Out.
Microsoft's Skype Translator will translate voice calls on the fly
Originally published on http://theverge.com/2014/5/27/5756166/microsofts-skype-translator-will-translate-voice-calls-on-the-fly Microsoft's Skype will eventually be able to translate voice calls between people.
FORTUNE AND GLORY: Quint reports on an early draft of Temple of Doom featuring axed scenes, alternate concepts and original intentions!
Originally published on http://www.aintitcool.com/node/67431?utmsource=inside-bottom&utmmedium=feed&utmterm=coolnews&utmcampaign=1310_RSS Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. It's no secret I'm a big fan of the clockwork of filmmaking. I ran a 3 year long Behind the Scenes column for this site because I have a fascination of the process of making a movie.
JRR Tolkien Explains Lord Of The Rings In Legendary Recording
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LEGO Helicarrier Concept: Avengers Assemble!.. Assemble Some More!
Originally published on http://technabob.com/blog/2014/05/21/lego-avengers-helicarrier-concept/ LEGO Ideas member Ysomt recently submitted his concept for a playset for S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Helicarrier. Ysomt made the mockup on LEGO Digital Designer, ending up with a model that’s about 7ft. long, 4ft. wide and is made of 22,694 bricks. I can see LEGO enthusiasts shaking their heads.
4 Pro Tips for Creating Your Own Web Series
Originally published on http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/kmzYyq3YEWE/ As a comedian, entrepreneur, writer and filmmaker, it's clear Amy Rubin has never allowed anyone or anything to pigeonhole her into one role.
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Originally published on https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/star-trek-the-next-generation-series-finale-all-good-things-20-years-later-ronald-d-moore-brannon-braga-223132059.html Twenty years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation writers Ronald D.
How I'm using my Pebble
Originally published on http://www.connectedly.com/how-im-using-my-pebble It's not every day that I effective fall in love with a device. The simple fact is we've got too many toys that come through here, and it's a fool's game to become smitten with one for any amount of time — something newer and better is always on the way.
Finally, Robots That Turn Into Furniture
Originally published on http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/uf6rA5zvmCQ/ Get ready for self-constructing, shape shifting, moving-on-command furniture — or as its creator like to call it, Roombots. There are a lot of things we imagine our future robot overlords doing. But making, or rather being our furniture is probably not one of them.
Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 is designed to destroy the laptop
Originally published on http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/20/5734102/surface-pro-3-features-pricing-announcement Microsoft has unveiled a new Surface Pro 3 device at a press event in New York City today. Like the previous Surface tablets it still includes a kickstand, but Surface chief Panos Panay says it's designed to remove the conflict of buying a laptop or a tablet.
It's Amazing That This Action-Packed Short Film Was Made For Just $9000
Originally published on http://io9.com/its-amazing-that-this-action-packed-short-film-was-made-1578656104
Oh Yeah, The Second Guardians Of The Galaxy Trailer Has Everything
Originally published on http://kotaku.com/oh-yeah-the-second-guardians-of-the-galaxy-trailer-has-1578562185 If Bradley Cooper's take on Guardians of the Galaxy's psychopathic raccoon doesn't sell you on Marvel's next big comic book movie, then wait until you hear Vin Diesel utter his first "I am Groot.