The GameBoy is a classic piece of equipment, and if you want to live those glory days with a bit more power, blogger Max Thrun shows off how to turn a BeagleBone Black into a handheld device that can play a wide range of games. Read more…
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Build Your Own GameBoy-Sized Handheld with a BeagleBone
New code inside of the latest iOS 7 beta suggests Apple plans to implement biometric scanning to the home button of its next iPhone. [Read more]
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Biometric home button scanner spotted in latest iOS 7 beta
It’s been several months since Facebook introduced Graph Search , and if you have it, you may be wondering what it’s good for. The short answer: A lot of things! Here are some clever ways to make use of Graph Search if you already have it, and some reasons to sign up to get it if you don’t have it already. Read more…
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Clever Uses for Facebook Graph Search
You might think all flashlights are created equal, but don’t tell that to a flashaholic. There are large online communities of flashlight aficionados who take their illumination very seriously, and there’s a good chance even they’ll be impressed by LED Lenser’s new F1 which manages to squeeze a whopping 400 lumens from a single CR123 battery. More »
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Carry a Tiny Supernova In Your Pocket With the Ultra-Bright LED Lenser F1
Online and offline sharing of copyrighted music took a nosedive last year, according to NPD. [Read more]
The long awaited World of Warcraft movie is finally moving forward, and with a director that is both exciting and surprising. Duncan Jones of Moon and Source Cod e fame has snapped up the directing gig. Originally helmed by Sam Raimi, the project was dropped by the Evil Dead director so he could concentrate on his Oz movie. Honestly, we thought this project was long dead, but Jones and Warner Bros. are planning on starting production on the movie adaptation of the role-playing game in 2013! More »
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Duncan Jones will direct a World of Warcraft movie starring Johnny Depp
One thing your iPhone could be better at: sending secret encrypted messages (aka for sexting and/or illicit relationships). The regular messages app leaves everything hanging out in the open! Text Fortress is an app that encrypts the messages you send and locks them down so only the person you sent it to, can see it. More »
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Sending Secret Encrypted Text Messages on Your iPhone Just Got Easier
I don’t get Vine. I don’t give a looping turd about it. Every video I’ve seen so far is six seconds of jerky concentrated idiocy. I may be too old for this crap but I’m not alone—thanks, [ Willa via Laughing Squid via Petapixel ] More »
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You say the words “laser turret”, and you think strategy games. Maybe shooters. They’re as clichéd a defensive tool that science fiction stories can get, but now, thanks to German scientists, they’re real. More »
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German Scientists Have Built A Real, Functional Laser Turret
adeelarshad82 writes “Oculus VR Rift is a one of the seventeen kickstarter projects to raise more than a million dollars in 2012 and a recently published hands-on shows exactly why it was so successful. Using Oculus VR Rift with the upcoming Infinity Blade and a modified version of Unreal Tournament 3, the analyst found that the 3D effect and head tracking provided a great sense of immersion. At one point while playing Infinity Blade, the analyst describes walking around the guards and watching their swords shift as he stepped, seeming like they were inches from cutting him. While he felt that the demo was impressive, he found that the software limitations made the whole experience a bit unrealistic. Needless to say that Oculus Rift is a long way from hitting stores but Oculus VR is getting ready to ship developer kits.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Hands On With Virtual Reality’s Greatest Hope