Unlike most of my colleagues, I haven’t had the chance to try HTC and Valve’s Vive Pre virtual reality headset. I hear it’s good , but it could be another overhyped disappointment like The Phantom Menace . Read more…
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Let’s Hope Valve’s Vive VR Is as Great as Its Setup Instructions
The next time you’re driving along the coast and admiring the waves, don’t feel bad about not packing a surfboard. The WaveWrecker wetsuit can be kept tucked away in a corner of your trunk at all times, and when the waves are ideal, it turns your body into its own surfboard. Read more…
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The Foam Fins Covering This Wetsuit Let You Body Surf Without a Board
Due to FAA regulations , drone are limited in size and power in the United States. But apparently not in Norway, which is now the home of a new record-setting superdrone called the Megakopter that recently snagged a Guinness World Record for hoisting just shy of 134.5 pounds. Read more…
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Giant Voltron Drone Lifts 134 Pounds For a New World Record
A series of big storms sending much-needed rain and snow to Northern California has dramatically replenished a drought-stricken reservoir that was on the brink of disaster. Thanks, El Niño! Read more…
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A California Reservoir Infamously Depleted By Drought Rises 20 Feet in 10 Days
A new report by Amnesty International claims that Apple, Samsung and Sony are consistently failing to perform the basic checks which are required to ensure that mining operations for essential minerals do not take advantage of child labor. Read more…
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Apple, Samsung and Sony Linked to Child Labor Claims in Cobalt Mines
I bet you’ve never thought about how giant clams wil revolutionize future technology. It’s okay. You probably didn’t know about the incredible way these massive mollusks turn sunlight into power . Read more…
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Giant Clams Light Up Like Plasma Screens, Only Better
Imagine a world where pizza didn’t come from the pizza store. Imagine if you could pop down into your spacious kitchen, toss some toppings on dough, and throw it all into your very own internet-connected pizza oven. This future is finally possible— but it’s expensive . Read more…
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GE’s New $10,000 App-Powered Pizza Oven Is My American Dream
Flash drives can come in all sorts of fun shapes and sizes (my current favorite is shaped like R2-D2), but wouldn’t it be cool to make one with your own design? With a microwave kiln and some glass you can. Read more…
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Make a Custom USB Flash Drive Out of Glass With a Microwave Kiln
Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 look a lot alike. Both are big tablets, both connect to slim keyboard covers, and both offer a stylus for drawing and note-taking. But after spending some time with these potential laptop replacements, I found that they’re really quite different, particularly when it comes to productivity. Read more…
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Pro Tablet Showdown: iPad Pro vs. Surface Pro 4
The first flowers to ever grow in space are blooming on the International Space Station today. Despite fears of over-watering , the crew coaxed the zinnias into a burst of colour in their zero-g vegetable garden. Read more…
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This is the First Flower Grown in Space