This DIY Game Boy Pocket Uses A Raspberry Pi To Bring You Absolute, Unending Joy

 Imagine if I told you, almost 20 years ago, that you could put every single Game Boy game (plus a bunch of others) inside of your Game Boy Pocket without having to buy or swap out cartridges. “Forsooth, what wizardry is this, ” you’d say. “Tell me more, time-traveler.” Prepare yourself, twenty-years-ago-you, because your brain is about to explode. This DIY project… Read More

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Apple Finally Overhauls Typing In iOS 8

 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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These Extra Arms Will Help You Lift Heavy Objects Like A Super Cyborg

 It’s hard out there for men and women who are not the multi-armed goddess of destruction and rebith, Kālikā. MIT researchers have created a pair of robotic arms that connect to your shoulders and give you another pair of pinchers to help you lift heavy objects, keep objects in place while you attach them overhead, or subjugate Lord Shiva with your power to both create and destroy. Read More

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Asus Goes Nuts With Their Transformer V Dual-Boot Win8/Android Laptop

 If you need a laptop that’s also a tablet that’s also a cellphone that’s also a Windows 8.1 machine that’s also an Android device, I think we found just the laptop for you. Dubbed the Asus Transformer V (as in “Five, ” not vendetta) the device dual boots into Android instantly and has a little ZenFone stuck to the back of the screen, a feature that… Read More

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A 3D Printed Cast That Can Heal Your Bones 40-80% Faster

 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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Apple Buys Beats Electronics For $3B

 Apple has indeed purchased Beats, which includes both Beats Audio hardware and Beats Music, the streaming radio service that was founded by rapper Dr. Dre and longtime music industry exec Jimmy Iovine. The deal was reported to be in the works earlier this month, and was said to be worth an estimated $3.2 billion at the time, thought a recent New York Post report said it was cut to $3 billion… Read More

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Apple Said To Be Testing 1704×960 Resolution Display For iPhone 6

 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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Audience Choice Winner Roadie Automagically Tunes Your Guitar

 Roadie is a nifty little robotic device. It’s a small box that you put on your guitar’s machine heads. You connect it to your phone and it automatically tunes your guitar, all by itself. Earlier today, the startup was selected as the audience choice in the Disrupt NY Battlefield. And it’s no surprise. Roadie is accurate, fast and easy — if you’re a musician, it will… Read More

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Watch The Nymi Heartbeat Identification Wristband Personalize Its Wearer’s PC

 Toronto-based hardware startup Bionym gave a special public demo of its Nymi ECG authentication and identification wristband at the monthly We Are Wearables event yesterday, and talked a bit about their product in more detail, now that it’s well on its way to production. The Nymi measures a user’s heart beat, and uses that to verify their identity and then perform various handshake… Read More

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Google Shows How Its Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Smarter With 700K Miles Driven

 Google has a new blog post detailing some of the progress it’s been making over the last year with its self-driving car initiative. The driverless cars have been tackling the challenge of navigating city streets lately, using Google’s home town of Mountain View as the test bed for navigating the increased complications that come with dense urban zones vs. relatively uncomplicated… Read More

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