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Christmas might be looking a little less amusing this year. Earlier on Wednesday, Sony Entertainment Pictures decided to cancel its controversial comedy, The Interview, due to numerous terror threats against theaters and the multiple cyber-attacks against the company itself. The $44 million comedy film, which North Korean officials accused as being an “act of war,” depicts…
As technology hurtles us closer and closer to that Elysium/Star Wars/Terminator/Matrix future (yes, in that order), it also revolutionizes the world as we know it. Personally, I’m looking to having laser guns, and not the kind you use in laser tag (well, sort of like that, I guess) and blasters that go pew pew when…
It’s no secret that we’re all discreetly suspicious of robots soon taking over our tasks, our jobs, and the whole world soon after. Personally, I’m quite fond of my iRobot Roomba buzzing around, vacuuming my floor as I waltz around and play “hero” to my dog who sees it as a canine-thirsty contraption after her…
We’ve come along way since 1980, when 20 GB of storage space weighed 2 metric tons and cost the better part of a million dollars. One of the most recent advances in memory storage technology has been the change from traditional hard drives to flash memory, but memory may be set to take another great…
Fitness devices are nearly as old and varied as fitness plans (but only half as sketchy). Eat right, sleep right, exercise – we all know the drill. It’s just that a Hot Pocket, Lunesta, and Netflix are so much more convenient than cabbage, a fitful sleep, and a dreaded gym membership. But never fear! Nintendo…
Earlier this year, a blog called Theas Bryllupsblogg (“Thea’s Wedding Blog”) sparked a major controversy in Norway. The blog detailed the upcoming nuptials of a young girl named Thea—who, according to the blog, was a mere 12 years old. A lover of horses and the band OneDirection as many 12-years-old girls are, the preteen was…
A team of researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Central Florida recently decided that fiber optic cables just weren’t fast enough, and they’re right. Traditional fiber optic connections are just so slow. After all, who has the time to wait the 3 seconds it would take to download an entire game, or the 7 seconds it…
It’s been three years since the cancellation of NBC’s To Catch A Predator, a reality TV-style documentary series that followed an anti-crime organization called Perverted Justice. Each episode featured members of the organization using the anonymity of internet chat rooms to fish out out predators who sought to use them to meet and exploit minors….
Ever thought that it would be really cool to have a holo deck, just like in Star Trek? One that could simulate and project your wildest dreams, allowing you to do or become anything you wanted? It’s often been thought of as the ultimate virtual reality, and there have even been philosophers who have argued…
We’ve all read about, heard about, and presumably mocked claims that video games are responsible for sparking violence in gamers. After all, before gamers can go on a bloodthirsty rampage, they have to get level 99 magic, and before they can do that, they have to backtrack across the map to recover a thingamabob because,…
We live in a world that is increasingly insecure. Viruses and worms abound on the internet, just waiting for a victim. We hear of massive security breaches like the one that Home Depot recently had on almost a biweekly basis. The private accounts of celebrities are hacked. Exploits and vulnerabilities like Heartbleed are so widespread…
One small step for man, one small… slither? Wait, what? Part Snake, Part Robot Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Oregon State University, and Zoo Atlanta have developed a robot that imitates one of the most iconic animals on the planet: The snake. More specifically, the sidewinder. This peculiar snake is one of…
Welcome to the brave new world. A 31-year-old Navy serviceman has recently been released from a rehabilitation program where he was treated for his Google Glass-enabled internet addiction. According to reports, the man came in to the Navy’s Substance Abuse and Recovery Program to be treated for his alcoholism, but doctors soon discovered startling behaviors after…
Youth violence has unfortunately become a common headliner in modern news coverage. Last January proved no different for British news consumers, who opened their newspapers, turned on their televisions, and checked their favorite websites to see the face of Steven Miles. Dexter Inspired Murder? Miles, a 16-year-old whom his peers noted for his odd behavior,…
After many years of a functional joint operation that bordered on symbiosis, eBay’s board of directors has decided to split the parent company from its payment division, PayPal, and make the latter its own company. eBay/Paypal Split Although the news may come as a shock to most online shoppers (or anyone familiar with e-commerce, for…