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Facebook announced the development of a new feature that has its users up in arms. The powerhouse social media company is suggesting a new tool that will access the microphones on users’ devices, and pickup sound waves nearby. It will then automatically add an update onto the end of a status, such as a song…
As far as empires of gaming industries go, Microsoft is just about on top. Marketing the hugely successful Xbox doesn’t hurt, and neither does being founded by Bill Gates, one of the most famous names in the contemporary world. I can’t imagine why. I certainly haven’t heard of him before. What’s he got that I…
This is the final boarding call for flight 815! Will passenger John Smith please report to gate 34A? Again, this is the final boarding call for Oceanic Flight 815! John Smith glanced down at his tickets and then back up at the masses of people surrounding him. Even if he ran, the odds of making…
In the Digital Age, our every waking moment is spent with technology, from that BEEP BEEP of the alarm clock in the morning to the clicking of computer keys at work (at least until it’s all done via touchscreen) to those TV dinners at night. But what if it wasn’t just our waking moments, but…
Since 2000, the video game consoles that we all know and love have been banned in China. However, early this year, this ban has been lifted, allowing Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony to sell consoles and software. With the recent announcement of Sony manufacturing and selling Playstation 4’s in China, gamers around the world are left…
The creators of this video seem to think that they have the answer to almost all the world’s problems. Imagine roadways that generated cost. Imagine lanes that didn’t need to be painted, and could change whenever new traffic patterns developed. Imagine if roads were pressure sensitive, and could alert drivers when animals or debris were…
In keeping with its charitable reputation, search engine turned tech giant, Google, is reaching its long, wealthy arm into the non-profit sector to offer organizations a chance to win Google Glass, the training needed to use the technology effectively, and a $25,000 grant. Giving Through Glass ‘Giving Through Glass’, an initiative that Google began back…
Our phones bring us so much joy, don’t they? Texting, taking photos, searching the Internet, setting the ringtones from your parents to the Jaws theme music—really, what can’t they do? You can even play games on phones! Well, not rotary phones, and, not console games, generally, as we get stuck with those buggy touchscreen games,…
A new app called Osmo is solving a childcare problem with a simple compromise. Anyone that’s ever taken care of kids knows that all they want to do is watch TV or play games on consoles or tablets. While Osmo games use technology to keep kids interested, its game play is grounded in real world…
When I was six years old, I had a nightmare that I was trapped in a haunted mansion filled with monstrous flying suitcases. While the travel cases with wings were a product of an overactive imagination, imagine my surprise when, years later, I stumble upon an equally bizarre invention: a flying 3D printer drone built…
In the midst of Net Neutrality madness, it appears that one fearless hero, the one who will stop at nothing to save the Open Internet, is… AOL? Other internet providers, such as Verizon and Comcast, have made more lobbying moves. Internet giant Google has the biggest tech lobby in Washington, aside from the large internet…
Lord of the Rings jokes almost feel too easy, but when this smart ring hits the market it might just be the next precious for geeks and sloths everywhere. Forget all that tedious typing and clicking: Nod allows you to control your electronic devices with nothing but a wave of your hand. That’s right folks,…
There’s a new must-see vacation stop for the world traveling geek: Stockholm. In the grand tradition of Europe being better than us, a company called Echandia Marine is now replacing an existing Stockholm ferry’s 335 horsepower diesel engine with two environmentally friendly 125 kilowatt electric engines. Unlike an electric car, however, the Movitz won’t have…
The modern practice of leaving a review is pretty straightforward. You write a short piece to let the world know how happy you are to have a wonderful new Kindle or lawn mower or text book. Or maybe you write to vent about the service. Or maybe you put on your civil superhero cape for…
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