Ever wished you could tap the “Change Camera View” button in real life to switch to a third-person view? These guys made it happen. Sure, it requires the user to wear an Oculus Rift and a big ol’ dual camera rig built into a backpack — and sure, it’s probably only fun (and not nauseating) for about a minute. But it works! Read More
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Clever Oculus Project Lets You Live Your Life In Third Person
Sometimes a device comes so close to being perfect that you’d be forgiven for not realizing that with just a single tweak, it can become, in actual fact, perfect. The Kindle Paperwhite is such a device, as an e-reader that Amazon has crafted so well that you pretty much never need look beyond for anything better. But while a regular book ends up with wrinkly pages after being caught in… Read More
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This Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite Is Humanity’s Greatest Achievement
Apple will reportedly launch its smartwatch as early as October, after kicking off production in July, according to a new report from Reuters. The smartwatch will have a 2.5-inch screen, according to the news organization’s sources, which will arch up from the band and be “slightly rectangular, ” and it’ll feature touchscreen controls and wireless charging. Read More
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Apple’s Smartwatch Said To Debut In October With A 2.5-Inch Screen And Wireless Charging
Apple revealed a lot of news at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this year, but it didn’t discuss or show of any iWatch. Still, a new report from Japanese newspaper the Nikkei says that an iWatch is indeed on its way, with a targeted ship date of October. The gadget will include a curved OLED screen and health tracking functions, and be powered by iOS 8, Nikkei reports.… Read More
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Apple iWatch Coming In October With Curved OLED Screen And Health Tracking, Says Nikkei
Apple is finally giving a little serious love to the overlooked iOS keyboard. The forthcoming iOS 8 update, which it detailed on stage this morning at its WWDC 2014 event, will include a next-word prediction feature called QuickType. And — in even bigger news – iOS 8 will get system wide support for third party keyboards, which means alternative keyboard apps like Swype et… Read More
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Apple Finally Overhauls Typing In iOS 8
It looks like something from the Borg (read, cool), but it’s actually a cast for healing bones. The Osteoid, created by Turkish student Deniz Karasahin, incorporates 3D printing and ultrasonic tech to make healing a broken bone more bearable. The idea of ultrasonic healing vibrations to heal bones (and other wounds) has been around for a while. But the problem was doctors couldn’t… Read More
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A 3D Printed Cast That Can Heal Your Bones 40-80% Faster
Google’s Nest has recalled all 440, 000 Protect smoke alarms sold over fears that the alert will fail to sound due to a false triggering of the “Wave” feature, which disables the sound with a gesture. The recall was detailed on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission website this morning. Though the report states that “about” 440K units will be recalled, it… Read More
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Nest Recalls All 440K Protect Smoke Alarms, But Will Have them Back On The Market In ‘Weeks’
Tomorrow in New York, Microsoft is holding a Surface-themed event that was expected for a time to include the unveiling of a new, smaller Surface device — the Surface Mini as it was dubbed by the media. Not so, it now appears. Reports have cropped up that a smaller device isn’t happening, and that instead, Microsoft will release a larger screened Surface device. Color me excited. I’ve since… Read More
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Microsoft Likely To Break Out A Bigger, Not Smaller, Surface Tomorrow Morning
A new report from 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman claims Apple is testing a 1704×960 resolution display for its upcoming iPhone. The new display res for the iPhone 6 would allow the device to keep the same screen resolution as the iPhone 5s (16:9) and denser screens in terms of pixels per inch than the current Retina standard, regardless of whether Apple goes with 4.7-inch or 5.5-inch displays on… Read More
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Apple Said To Be Testing 1704×960 Resolution Display For iPhone 6
A new report from NSA leak story breaker Glenn Greenwald claims the U.S.-based National Security Agency actually intercepts and alters routers and server hardware exported from the U.S. to implant them with surveillance tools to facilitate spying on international users. The source of the report is a June 2010 document from the NSA’s Access and Target Development department, which outlines… Read More
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NSA Reportedly Intercepts And Alters Routers And Servers Exported From U.S. To Facilitate Surveillance