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Alert! Drones may be coming to a state near you! The Federal Aviation Administration has announced that six states will be used as test sites for drones. Drone Testing Comes To Several States The FAA evaluated climate, geography, ground infrastructure, safety, aviation experience and airspace use to determine the test sites for potentially commercial drones….
By 2024, there will be life on Mars. Mars One, a Dutch non-profit organization, is planning to set up a permanent human settlement on the Red Planet. More than 200,000 people applied to be a part of the mission during the first round of testing, but only 1,058 applicants were admitted. The selection process began…
In case you have a few millions laying around, here is your reason to splurge: the flying yacht. The seaplane has four masts, giving the plane a wingspan of 90 meters. It is propelled by four engines and can travel up to 390 km/hr. It has two main decks. The lower deck has a bathroom,…
On Christmas Day, a Russian hacker known as “HASH” or “Rev0lver” launched a campaign to sell access to BBC. BBC Attacked On Christmas Day It is unknown whether or not the hacker sold anything to cyber-criminals. The price set for access is also unknown. However, the hacker offered proof of his access to the server…
Last week, Samsung released a new 110-inch ultra HD TV in South Korea selling for approximately $150,000. Samsung U-TV Is Bigger Than Ever Samsung’s new TV measures 8.5 feet by 6 feet making it the largest television of its kind. It will be sold in China, the Middle East and Europe. Manufacturers are moving toward…
Last month, Rap Genius tried to play Google and did not get away with it. Rap Genius was created in 2009 by a few boisterous Yale undergrads: Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman and Ilan Zechory. Their main purpose is to explain the meaning and metaphors of rap lyrics. The site contains poems, religious documents, music news…
Oh how I would love to wake up to the pungent yet heavenly smell of grilled onions and beef patties. White Castle has hit the jackpot with its “steam-grilled-on-a-bed-of-onions Original Slider®-scented candles.” White Castle…Candles? Beginning in May 2010, White Castle teamed up with Nest Fragrances and developed a slider-scented candle for the celebration of the…
Everyone stop what you’re doing, call Robin and put on your Bat suit because the new BMW i8 Spyder is getting sicker and sicker by the minute. Laser Headlights Appear On BMW i8 Its newest element: laser beams. So you can finally cut through walls and slice pedestrians in half with the press of a…
Pucker up, San Francisco. This holiday season, George Zisiadis and Mustafa Khan thought they’d spread a little Christmas cheer to couples in San Francisco Union Square. How? A mistletoe and tinsel decorated drone. Romantic Drones? “Drones have been causing all sorts of paranoia lately and I wanted to reframe them from being something scary and…
Now introducing a new way of communicating, drum roll please … Instagram Direct! Last Thursday, Kevin Systrom, founder of Instagram, announced the launch of Instagram Direct at a press event in New York. In his press release, Systrom stressed communication and sharing special moments with people you care about. Instagram Direct “Instagram Direct is a…
Sugar and spice and everything nice. These are the ingredients for perfect little girls. Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup are coming back to Cartoon Network next month with Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Get psyched! Powerpuff Girls Head Back To Cartoon Network Fifteen years ago, these not-so-average little girls and their father, Professor Utonium, premiered on Cartoon…
You can now visit the most exotic countries and break the language barrier with a little device called Sigmo. Sigmo Translator This pill box-sized translator connects to translation services on your phone using Bluetooth. The device has a speaker, a microphone and three buttons: one to select the language you will be speaking, one to…
The latest advances in technology are right at your fingertips. Literally. Making its debut in April of 2014 is a tech ring that will send call, text, email and social media notifications straight to your finger. It’s called the Smarty Ring. The Smarty Ring The Smarty Ring’s features include: It connects to your phone wirelessly…
An ancient salt mine in Transylvania, Romania has been transformed into a full-fledged amusement park. This 120-meter deep salt mine is home to a Ferris wheel, mini-golf, an amphitheater, a pool table, a bowling alley, table tennis, and a football field. It even has an underground lake for boat tours. It is about 50 degrees Fahrenheit at the…
The suspense of waiting to open up gifts until Christmas morning may as well be classified as cruel and unusual punishment. Every day you wake up to that unwrapped gift and have this uncontrollable urge to tear it apart. This Christmas, creative agency Honest&Smile is giving the opportunity to give the gift of suspense and…