We’re all well aware that the Raspberry Pi makes a fantastic game emulation machine , but sudomod user banjokazooie steps it up a notch by using a Wii U controller as a screen and controller combo for his little DIY system. Read more…
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Repurpose a Busted Wii U Controller as a Classic Game Emulator with a Raspberry Pi
Nintendo, once drunk on the promise of touch screens and motion controls, has come to its senses. Four years later, the Japanese gaming giant is quietly taking its biggest mistake since the Virtual Boy off of life support. Read more…
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Nintendo Pulls the Plug on Wii U
Uber is partnering with the car-sharing service Maven (which is owned and operated by General Motors) to let Uber drivers rent GM vehicles on a weekly basis. The business will cost drivers $179 plus taxes and fees, and driver will not incur any extra fees for using the car for personal use. Read more…
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You Soon Won’t Need to Own a Car to Be an Uber Driver
In September of 1984, at least 751 people got violently sick in Dalles, Oregon. At first, no one in the town could figure out why. Those sickened had all eaten at ten different restaurants in the area, but local health officials couldn’t find a common food that may have caused their illness. A year later, they finally figured it out: A local cult was trying to swing an election in its favor. The event remains the single largest bioterrorism attack on US soil. Read more…
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The Largest Bioterrorism Attack in US History Was An Attempt to Swing An Election
The next iPhone will reportedly have a beautiful OLED display. Sharp executive Tai Jeng-wu essentially confirmed the next iPhone’s hardware upgrade in a recent trip to his alma mater, Tatung University in Taiwan, according to Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review . Read more…
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The Next iPhone Will Probably Have a Beautiful, Curved OLED Display
Here’s a simple experiment you can try at home that produces a unique substance called sodium acetate from baking soda and vinegar. It’s also often referred to as “hot ice” because at room temperature it forms crystals just like ice does—but without the need for a freezer. Read more…
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How to Make Hot Ice That Magically Freezes at Room Temperature
The MacBook Air is likely dead. Despite being Apple’s most popular current computer, used by programmers, bloggers, and coffee shop patrons everywhere, the MacBook Air appears to have been put to pasture. It’s never going to get a super high resolution Retina display or a super thin bezel. Instead according to Tim Cook, MacBook Air fans should go with the tiny MacBook Apple announced last year. Read more…
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RIP MacBook Air?
Microsoft blew our minds last year when it announced the Surface Book—and its crazy detachable display. This year, the company’s refreshing the product, and claims it has stuffed two times as much processing power and 30 percent more battery life in the exact same design. Read more…
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Microsoft Juices Its Surface Book With More Power and 16-Hour Battery Life
No, this is not a Syfy Channel Original Movie. I checked. Read more…
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Ice-T Is a 1920s Vampire Bootlegger in Bloodrunners, Which Is Exactly as Amazing as It Sounds
Plastic pumpkins are a mainstay around Halloween, but if you want to give the ubiquitous little candy holder a bit more character, Adafruit has a guide for adding lights and custom sounds. Read more…
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