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Tech NewsWatch DARPA’s Robot Arms Perform The World’s Slowest Pit Stop
Replacing fighter planes and reconnaissance aircraft with robotic drones turned out to be a far easier task for the military than replacing soldiers with bots. But DARPA remains determined to one day enlist robots for all military jobs, and among other research, it’s working hard to develop a relatively low-cost set of artificial arms and … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis Could Be the World’s Smallest Night Vision Camera
When you’re creeping outside someone’s bedroom at night trying to get shots of them sleeping, the last thing you need to deal with is a bulky pair of night vision goggles. So stalkers of the world rejoice; JTT has designed what looks like the smallest night vision camera ever that lets you stay as inconspicuous … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThese Architectural Playhouses Make You Want To Be a Kid Again
Don’t these SmartPlayhouses make you want to go back in time? The pint-sized abodes will give you an appreciation for architecture at a very young age, provided you have parents rich enough to buy you one. They come in four different styles. Above is the mid-century modern Illinois House—a tiny copy of the Farnsworth House, … Continued
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The 9 Best Transport Designs of 2013
The Design Museum has announced the contenders for the sixth annual Designs of the Year. And their shortlist for transport showcases some of the most forward-thinking ways to get around you’ve ever seen. Air Access Seat: Air Access comprises two components; a detachable wheelchair that transports passengers from the gate to the plane, and a … Continued
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LG’s Bedding Vac Battles Bed Bugs on Their Home Turf
Falling somewhere between a compact Dustbuster and a full-sized floor vacuum, LG’s new VH9200DS is specifically designed to rid your bed and sheets of all the tiny critters hoping to spend the night with you. But it can also handle dust and crumbs, so you never need to feel bad about snacking in bed. The … Continued
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A Tiny Wacom Stylus Is a Perfect Phone Companion (If You Don’t Lose It)
This stubby little stylus might look more like a crayon than something you’d usually use with your tablet, but it could be just the thing if you only occasionally need to ditch your digits for something more precise. Joining its bigger brothers—the Stylus Feel, Solo, Pocket and Duo—the Bamboo Stylus Mini is just 1.85 inches … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Here’s the Trailer for iSteve, Funny or Die’s Steve Jobs Biopic
Last month Funny or Die announced that it was making a Steve Jobs biopic all of its own, called iSteve—and now the trailer has landed for you to watch. The short clip, below, doesn’t actually give a huge amount away—and it’s also difficult to tell quite how serious the final product will be. But you … Continued
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Tech NewsSNES Headphones Are the Best Way to Recycle Your Old Controllers
Forget Beats, Marshall or whatever the hell else cans you see people wandering around wearing: what you really, really need in your life is a pair of SNES headphones. Here’s how to make ’em. This video shows how YouTube user liberty5 put together a set of headphones decorated using the D-pad and four-button controls of … Continued
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A Samoan Airline Now Charges Passengers By Body Weight
Bad news for those carrying a few extra pounds: Samoa Air has become the world’s first airline to introduce a pricing policy which charges passengers by body weight. Time to diet. The pricing policy will see passengers enter their weight along with the weight of their baggage at the time of booking. The combined weight … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThis Short Film About Shoemaking Will Make You Want to Sport Better Footwear
The most recent in a series of short documentaries by filmmaker Dustin Cohen, The Shoemaker is a film about Frank Catalfumo: a 91-year-old shoemaker and repairer who’s lived in Brooklyn his entire life. Catalfumo opened his shoe shop upon return from World War II in 1945, and despite his age still works there five days … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle
The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Has Been Rooted Before It’s Even Available
Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S 4 isn’t even on the shelves yet, but a team of dedicated tinkerers over at XDA Developers has already managed to root the thing. That means that those who can’t resist getting under the skin of their phones will be able to do so immediately with the new S 4. … Continued
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New York Sure Looks Beautiful From Space at Night
Sometimes, a new view of something you know well can make you stop and stare—like this beautiful image of New York at night, snapped by crew aboard the ISS. This picture was taken by one of NASA’s Expedition 35 crew members aboard the International Space Station on March 23, 2013. Just in case you’re confused, … Continued
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Tech NewsA Hot Ball of Nickel Melting a Chocolate Bunny Transforms Itself into a Burning Ball of Chocolate
Unlike the slow simmer, bubble and pop of running through honey, the hot ball of nickel just bursts into flames when it touches a chocolate bunny. After burning a hole into the bunny (sorry Easter), the goopy chocolate transforms the hot nickel into a burning ball of chocolate. I never wanted to eat chocolate more … Continued
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Last Night’s Game Of Thrones Premier Was the Hottest Torrent Ever
Game of Thrones season three premiered last night, and that’s kind of a big deal. If you’re a fan, you’ll need no convincing. But if you need proof of its potency, here you go: according to numbers collected by TorrentFreak, the Game of Thrones season three premier now holds the record for the biggest BitTorrent … Continued
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It’s Amazing That the Same View of the Same Ocean and the Same Sky Can Look So Completely Different
Here’s a wonderfully colorful photo project by photographer Robert Weingarten that shows how psychedelic our world can get. Weingarten took a photo at 6:30 in the morning of the same view of Santa Monica Bay from his home in Malibu for an entire year. Even with all that sameness, each photo captures something completely different … Continued
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Tech NewsHoly Crap, A Woman Almost Got Run Over By a Train Because She Was Trying to Pick Up Her Phone from the Tracks
Holy freaking smokes, almost getting hit by a train doesn’t get closer than this. A young woman in Sao Paulo, Brazil had apparently dropped her phone onto the metro tracks and foolishly jumped down to retrieve it. Couple of problems with this situation: she couldn’t get back on the platform, the train was coming into … Continued
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Tech NewsWatch a RC Plane Crash Into a RC Helicopter and Get Completely Destroyed
If you want to skip the build up to the aerial crash, fast forward to about the 1:15 mark on the video to see an 80-inch RC plane with 50cc gas engine hit a RC helicopter and then immediately nosedive to its destruction. The plane clips one of its wings when it hits the chopper … Continued
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