Since the demise of DreamScene with Windows Vista, users have been denied the option of having moving pictures as their desktop backdrop, but the hugely useful VLC Media Player provides something of a workaround. Open up a movie then choose Video and Set as Wallpaper to place it behind your program windows, audio and all. Read more…
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The $1.5 Million Indiegogo Smartwatch Horror Story
Crowdfunding, like any gamble, preys on your hopes and dreams. Sometimes, you get the wonderful dream device you deserve . Other times, you get a million dollar pile of shit, like a smartwatch that can’t tell time. The Kreyos Meteor seems to fall into that second category. Read more…
Netflix Hack Lets You Browse Movies In 3D With Oculus Rift
Summer Hack Day just wrapped up at Netflix headquarters, with company folks cranking out a whole bunch of silly, charming, harebrained ideas. Our favorite has got to be this Oculus Rift-powered, gesture-controlled setup. Pick your favorite movie or TV show like Professor X using Cerebro! Read more…
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Netflix Hack Lets You Browse Movies In 3D With Oculus Rift
Hackers May Have Stolen Credit Card Data From 51 UPS Stores In The US
Your friendly, neighborhood UPS store might have been hacked. UPS just confirmed that 51 stores across 24 states in the United States had malware capable of recording credit card information and sending it to third parties on its in-store cash registers. Read more…
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Hackers May Have Stolen Credit Card Data From 51 UPS Stores In The US
Someone Built a Fully Functioning 1KB Hard Drive Inside Minecraft
Cody Littley is a computer science PhD student with a little time on his hands. Which perhaps explains why he built a working 1KB hard drive in Minecraft out of virtual building blocks. Read more…
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Someone Built a Fully Functioning 1KB Hard Drive Inside Minecraft
Google claims to have made 890 improvements to search over the past year.
Google claims to have made 890 improvements to search over the past year. Still can’t find my keys though, can it, hmm? Read more…
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Google claims to have made 890 improvements to search over the past year.
These Bhutanese Postal Stamps Play Like Real Vinyl Records
The most valuable stamp in the world is a red smudge , but the coolest postal payments just might be these itty bitty stickies from 1970s Bhutan. They’d legally get your letter where it needed to go, and play the country’s national anthem (yes, really!). Read more…
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These Bhutanese Postal Stamps Play Like Real Vinyl Records
This Beetle Has a Thin Coating Whiter Than Anything Humans Can Make
This beetle looks like it’s been given a lick with a paintbrush—but in fact, it’s covered in paper-thin scales that are brilliant white, and reflect more light than anything of a similar thickness that can be made by humans. Read more…
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This Beetle Has a Thin Coating Whiter Than Anything Humans Can Make
Apple Admits It’s Storing Users’ Data on Servers Based in China
Apple has begun keeping some of its Chinese users’ personal data in China, Reuters revealed yesterday . That’s significant because it is the first tech company to store information in the notoriously snoop-happy country, thus raising concerns that the data might be looked at by authorities. Read more…
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Apple Admits It’s Storing Users’ Data on Servers Based in China
Why did JJ Abrams make these new stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars?
The new Star Wars hardware keeps trickling out. This is the new stormtrooper helmet, an updated model that looks way more modern but also less menacing than the original one. The left one is an actual unit in a warehouse. The right one is a render. They look nice but I have a question for all of you: Read more…
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Why did JJ Abrams make these new stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars?