Today a software update is being rolled out to Roku 3 players that adds support for its universal search feature to the iOS and Android apps. This feature allows users to hunt for any actor, TV show, or movie and find it on all of the streaming services that carry it, right from the mobile app. Read more…
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Today a software update is being rolled out to Roku 3 players that adds support for its universal se
It’s been a while since we last heard of a software update for Glass and now I guess we know why. The team over at Mountain View has been busy updating the face-computer to run on the latest version of Android (4.4.2 a.k.a. KitKat). Read more…
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Latest Update Brings KitKat to Google Glass
A new report from Twopcharts has found that 44% of the world’s Twitter accounts have yet to send a Tweet . With approximately 974 million Twitter accounts, that’s an awful lot of dead air. As the Wall Street Journal points out, however, this could mean that people, scammers, or bots simply signed up for an account and never came back—or that there are hordes of shy people out there waiting for the moment to strike. Do you have a Twitter account you have never used? If not, why not? [ Wall Street Journal ] Read more…
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44% Of All Twitter Accounts Have Yet To Send A Tweet
As it stands now, Apple’s Find My iPhone feature is pretty much your only hope when it comes to tracking down a stolen device. But thanks to a recently uncovered bug in iOS 7 , even that little layer of protection can be rendered totally useless . Read more…
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iOS 7 Bug Lets Thieves Disable Find My iPhone, Delete iCloud Account
This is an induction heater, an electromagnetic thingamajig that can make metal to levitate and—with enough power—melt it. In this case, the metal is a 2.6-gram piece of aluminum that reaches a temperature of 2192 F (1200 C) before the machine is turned off. Read more…
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Watch a piece of aluminum levitate and melt at the same time
How did Beethoven, Mozart, Freud, Dickens, Darwin, Le Corbusier or Benjamin Franklin managed to be so productive and create some of the most important work in the history of art and science? Check out this great visualization by Info We Trust and find solace in the fact that some of them didn’t actually work that much. Read more…
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The daily schedules of the world’s greatest geniuses
Despite being more energy-efficient and longer lasting, consumers keep finding excuses for wanting to stick with ancient incandescent lightbulbs. But with clear glass and a special LED lens that looks like a traditional filament, Philips’ latest LED bulbs might finally convince those afraid of change. Read more…
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Philips’ New Clear LED Bulbs Look Just Like Incandescents
When the biggest file-sharing site on the internet first came into existence, it was entirely in Swedish and boasted just a few hundred torrent files. But the very first of those, the one that started it all, was uploaded almost exactly 10 years ago and, shockingly enough, wasn’t porn. It was a recipe book. Read more…
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The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent Is Turning 10 And It’s… A Recipe Book
Everyone breaks a phone every once in a while. But if you break your new HTC One it’s a little less soul-crushing. HTC says it will fix your cracked display for free in the first six months, even if it’s your fault. Read more…
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HTC Will Fix Your Busted Screen For Free in the First Six Months
On the left, a ship in a heavy storm as seen from the deck, going through giant waves. On the right, a ship in a heavy storm seen from a level deep inside, going through the same stress forces. I really don’t know which perspective is scarier. Read more…
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Watch a large ship getting deformed from the inside in a heavy storm