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- Spray-On Clothing Opens Door For Next-Level Tech
- This 3D Printer Works in Zero Gravity
- Move Over, Hoverboards: This Bike Lets You Fly
- Frequent Twitter and Facebook Users: You Might Be Narcissists
- 'Jony Ive Redesigns Things' Tumblr Pokes Fun At Apple's iOS 7
- Denny's Controversial Tweet Goofs on the NSA Scandal
- Storm Chaser Captures Rare Footage of Stunning Supercell
- Robot to Help Ailing Boy Throw MLB First Pitch From 1,800 Miles Away
- George Takei's Facebook Ghostwriter Apologizes
- Facebook Won't Disclose Response to NSA Requests
- PRISM Gives Russia Great Excuse to Step Up War on Social Media
- Seth Rogen Has 'Avoided the Wrath' of Amanda Bynes on Twitter, So Far
- Can Pink DSLRs Make Pentax Relevant Again?
- 10 Ways to Mess Up Your Wedding Day
- Myspace Promotes Relaunch With $20 Million Ad Campaign
- Senator Calls Out Reporter's Tweets in Real Time
- Yahoo Acquires Photography App Maker GhostBird Software
- Motorized La-Z-Boy Chair Is the Best Invention Ever
- Does Facebook Really Need Hashtags?
- Sushi Restaurant Tests Drone-Driven Food Delivery
- Dads, Feel Your Babies Kicking With Huggies Pregnancy Belt
- Ancient Mars Had Component Key to Life, Meteorite Reveals
- Soccer God Messi Denies Tax Fraud Allegations on Facebook
- Despite ESPN's Move, It's Not Game Over for 3D TVs
- Facebook Hashtags Take a Page From Twitter's Ad Business
- 8 Neighbors You Should Try to Avoid
- Feedly No Longer Dependent on Google Reader
- Study: Car Infotainment a Looming Public Safety Crisis
- Naomi Watts Stuns as Princess Di in First 'Diana' Trailer
- Yes, Americans Are Worried About NSA Surveillance
| Spray-On Clothing Opens Door For Next-Level Tech Posted: 12 Jun 2013 08:59 PM PDT    When news broke a few years ago that an experimental spray-on liquid fabric could become wearable clothing, people were wowed by what sounded more science-fiction than fact. Fast forward a few years and that same technology is on the cusp of being introduced into our daily lives in the form of a host of applications that could very well change the face of art, consumer products, and even conservation. The company behind this technology is called Fabrican. Developed by clothing-designer-turned-chemist Dr. Manel Torres, who was originally looking for a faster way to produce clothes, the idea came to the self-proclaimed fashion doctor when he went to a friend's wedding and saw someone getting sprayed by silly string, the popular 90s-era toyThat's when Torres got his "aha" moment and decided to pursue an instant, nonstick fabric. The result was the creation of instant garments you can remove and even wash. Read more... More about Fashion, Art, Science, Wearable Tech, and Tech |
| This 3D Printer Works in Zero Gravity Posted: 12 Jun 2013 08:26 PM PDT  3D printing is probably the most exciting new technology being developed in the world today, and its scope of influence is not limited to Earth. NASA has recently contracted a company called Made In Space to develop the first-ever 3D printer for microgravity, which it's planning to use on the International Space Station (ISS) and beyond. While the first working 3D printer was built in 1984, the technology has come forward in leaps and bounds over the past few years. There's already a lot of talk about how we could use 3D printing in human spaceflight and space colonization. Deep Space Industries is considering using 3D printing for harvested asteroid material, the European Space Agency is investigating how to print a moon base and Cornell University is even considering how to print space food Read more... More about Space, 3d, 3d Printers, 3d Printing, and Tech |
| Move Over, Hoverboards: This Bike Lets You Fly Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:59 PM PDT  A new mode of personal transportation has beat hoverboards to the market: the flying bicycle. Czech companies Duratec, Technodat and Evektor have created a prototype of a flying electric bicycle. Unlike E.T.'s run-of-the-mill two-wheeler, however, this one looks more like a snow bike
Including six battery-powered propellers, the bicycle weighs 209 pounds. It has four main motors and one main propeller. A Wednesday demonstration of the bike in Prague featured a remote-controlled, five-minute flight with a mannequin in the rider’s seat. Engineers working on the bike say it will need better batteries before actual people can take a spin in the sky Read more... More about Tech and Dev Design |
| Frequent Twitter and Facebook Users: You Might Be Narcissists Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:32 PM PDT  Listen up, active tweeter and Facebook-poster: you might be a narcissist. At least, that's according to a new study from the University of Michigan. It found that frequent social media use could be fueling narcissistic tendencies in social media users of all ages Michigan researchers Elliot Panek, Yioryos Nardis and Sara Konrath published their study results online in the journal Computers in Human Behavior. The study analyzed how much the subjects posted to Facebook and Twitter each day, as well as time spent on those sites reading posts and comments. It also surveyed the participants about their social media use and took personality traits into account. The study participants included 486 college undergraduates and 93 adults, whose average age was 35. Read more... More about Facebook, Twitter, Social Media, Narcissism, and Social Media Users |
| 'Jony Ive Redesigns Things' Tumblr Pokes Fun At Apple's iOS 7 Posted: 12 Jun 2013 06:56 PM PDT  Apple's colorful new iOS 7 redesign has received its fair share of criticism — but none so creative as that from a Tumblr called "Jony Ive Redesigns Things." The blog began after Sasha Agapov, a Los Angeles-based art director, posted his version of a Jonathan Ive redesign of Google's search engine on his Dribbble page. Agapov's inbox was soon flooded with submissions from the Dribbble community, so he created the Tumblr as "a place to store all the good stuff." As for his take on the new iOS, Agapov told Mashable, "I've installed it, and only could handle it for a couple of hours — the new functionality, interaction and UX changes are great, but the colors and icons were really throwing me off a bit. We can't really judge the new look now, since it's gotten mixed reception, and perhaps Apple'll make some steps to improve the visual part of the new iOS and release a prettier version this fall." Read more... More about Apps Software, Dev Design, Watercooler, and Pics |
| Denny's Controversial Tweet Goofs on the NSA Scandal Posted: 12 Jun 2013 06:28 PM PDT  Most brands have avoided commenting on the NSA's surveillance of phone calls and web activity, but Denny's has proven to be a surprising outlier The restaurant chain offered the following tweet on Tuesday, making light of the issue:
The brand, a prolific tweeter, didn't repeat the gag on its Facebook Page Denny's social media is handled by Gotham, a New York-based ad agency that attempted to inject the brand into conversations around the Academy Awards, among other events. What do you think of Denny's tweet? Tell us in the comments, below Read more... More about Twitter, Marketing, Denny S, Business, and Nsa |
| Storm Chaser Captures Rare Footage of Stunning Supercell Posted: 12 Jun 2013 05:57 PM PDT  After searching for years, full-time photographer and part-time storm chaser Mike Olbinski finally found a supercell — also known as a rotating thunderstorm — revolving above the central plains of Texas In the video below, the storm he captured appears in near-perfect formation and could easily pass for an outtake from The Day After Tomorrow.
Image courtesy of NowThisNews, Mike Olbinski Read more... More about Weather, Footage, Us, Rare Video, and Storms |
| Robot to Help Ailing Boy Throw MLB First Pitch From 1,800 Miles Away Posted: 12 Jun 2013 05:22 PM PDT  A boy sick with a rare disorder will throw out the first pitch at a Wednesday night MLB game from 1,800 miles away. How? Google Fiber and one high-tech robot The kid's name is Nick LeGrande. He's 13 years old, a big-time baseball fan and he suffers from a rare blood disorder called aplastic anemia.
Nick's a great young baseball player but the condition doesn't let him play the game he loves or be around large crowds, at least for the time being. Nick sobbed when doctors told Nick he'd have to stay away from the game for a while, his mom says in the video above. Read more... More about Robots, Mlb, Entertainment, and Sports |
| George Takei's Facebook Ghostwriter Apologizes Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:47 PM PDT  Hip, hilarious and oh-so-topical, George Takei has one of the most popular and beloved Facebook feeds on the social web. His compassion and humor have helped him smoothly reincarnate himself as a modern Internet sensation after starring as Hikaru Sulu on the 1960s Star Trek TV series That's why many of his loyal fans were dismayed to learn last week that their online hero is not, in fact, the clever one-man idea factory he seems to be on Facebook How'd the secret get out? An email that journalist Rick Polito sent to Jim Romenesko's media-watching blog. In the message, Polito said that he's been paid $10 per joke for producing content — some of which "got 10 likes per second for hours" — for Takei's Facebook page Read more... More about Social Media, Facebook, and George Takei |
| Facebook Won't Disclose Response to NSA Requests Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:25 PM PDT  If you were hoping for more Internet companies to come out and reveal more details about government surveillance, like Google did on Tuesday, we have bad news for you. Asked on Wednesday about how it handles requests stemming from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Facebook said it could not disclose anything "We are prevented by law from talking about anything related to FISA, including processes,” said Jodi Seth, a Facebook spokesperson.
On Tuesday, Google revealed more details on how it handles requests originating from Section 702 of FISA, which provides the legal basis for the controversial — and still mysterious — National Security Agency PRISM program, revealed last week by The Guardian and The Washington Post. Read more... More about Privacy, Surveillance, Prism, Us World, and Us |
| PRISM Gives Russia Great Excuse to Step Up War on Social Media Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:55 PM PDT  Governments love to use the actions of their enemies to help push their own agendas. Alarmed by reports that American spies are gathering data from popular web services, Ilya Kostunov — a lawmaker from Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in the lower house of government — says he wants state officials to stop using U.S. social networks and email services such as Facebook and Gmail for official matters. This seems like a sensible move. But Kostunov — who is on Facebook and Google+, and seems to have just recently deleted his LiveJournal — is interested in taking it one step further. He told Izvestia, a Russian daily, about a letter (link in Russian) he sent to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Federal Security Service (FSB is the successor to the KGB), and the defense and communications ministers, in which he suggests that any lapses resulting from the reckless use of foreign services should fall under article 275 of the Russian criminal code: treason. The law was recently expanded to include Read more... More about Government, Security, Censorship, Russia, and Prism |
| Seth Rogen Has 'Avoided the Wrath' of Amanda Bynes on Twitter, So Far Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:32 PM PDT  Actress Amanda Bynes has been on a Twitter rampage — tweeting to tell Rihanna, Courtney Love and Miley Cyrus that they're ugly — yet she has spared comedian Seth Rogen "I've avoided the wrath so far," Rogen tells Mashable, before revealing his candid analysis of people, in general, who let loose emotionally on social media: More about Twitter, Films, Entertainment, Netflix, and Celebrities |
| Can Pink DSLRs Make Pentax Relevant Again? Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:59 PM PDT  Pentax, the venerable photography company that nearly disappeared before it got acquired by Ricoh in 2011, has a new plan to stand out in the camera market by adding what it sees as a key missing ingredient in today's cameras: color. Not the color the camera captures, but the physical color of the camera. In two of its new models — aimed at millennials — Pentax is offering custom colors. Buyers can choose from 120 different color combinations for the new K-50 DSLR and the Q7 ultra-compact mirrorless camera, from conservative white-and-silver to daring pink-and-green.
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| 10 Ways to Mess Up Your Wedding Day Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:47 PM PDT  For those fortunate to have found love, the wedding day is one of life's great milestones. But sometimes when you're trying to make everything right, things go terribly wrong. Whether the best man pushes you into a pool or your drunken party guest (literally) brings the house down, there's always the chance that something might put a damper on your big day
Here are 10 ways to ensure some serious wedding mayhem. 1. Make a zipline entrance.2. Take photos with your wedding party on a poorly-constructed dock.3. Choose your clumsiest friend as the best man.More about Videos, Lists, Weddings, Youtube, and Watercooler |
| Myspace Promotes Relaunch With $20 Million Ad Campaign Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:12 PM PDT  Myspace is back — and it's spending a lot of money to make sure everyone knows it The once-dominant social network will begin airing its first commercials tonight to promote the public launch of the new and significantly redesigned Myspace, now under new management. The full unedited commercial, which you can watch above, is part of a $20 million ad campaign spanning broadcast, radio and digital platforms, according to a rep for the company.
It remains to be seen whether the company can change the public perception of Myspace. As the company's new co-owner Chris Vanderhook noted in an earlier interview with Mashable, "There's no fancy marketing campaign that will change that overnight." Read more... More about Myspace, Ads, Business, and Advertising |
| Senator Calls Out Reporter's Tweets in Real Time Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:04 PM PDT  Something new happened in Congress on Wednesday: Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called out a reporter's tweets in real time. The callout came during a Senate committee hearing originally intended to deal with cybersecurity. In light of recent revelations, the hearing focused more on the government's digital surveillance programs
Rosie Gray, a reporter at BuzzFeed Politics, tweeted a critique of Sen. Feinstein (D-Calif.) — a sharp defender of those surveillance programs — for what Gray considered an attempt to keep discussion of the program behind closed doors. Read more... More about Privacy, Congress, Twitter, Us World, and Politics |
| Yahoo Acquires Photography App Maker GhostBird Software Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:01 PM PDT  Another week, another Yahoo acquisition: This time, the Internet giant has acquired 4-year-old GhostBird Software, the San Francisco-based company behind mobile photography apps KitCam and PhotoForge2. In an e-mailed statement, Yahoo said that it would be integrating many of the features in GhostBird's mobile apps into Yahoo's Flickr apps. Co-founders Travis Houlette and Ye Lu are joining the Flickr team in San Francisco.
Both KitCam and PhotoForge2 are being pulled from Apple's App Store, and no further updates for the apps will be released. Those who have already downloaded the apps will still be able to continue using them, however. Read more... More about Yahoo, Business, Startups, Apps Software, and Ghostbird Software |
| Motorized La-Z-Boy Chair Is the Best Invention Ever Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:50 PM PDT  Couch potatoes of the world: Meet your idol. The man you see above is a real hero, as evidenced by the La-Z-Boy recliner he appears to have converted into an automobile. This means one thing, and one thing only: He is a genius who figured out a way to avoid ever getting off the couch. It appears the video was recorded in China — further proof the rest of the world has some serious catching up to do. But if this is what Chinese world domination looks like, then sign me up
Let us know what you think of this motorized La-Z-Boy the comments Read more... More about Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos |
| Does Facebook Really Need Hashtags? Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:40 PM PDT  Congratulations, hash symbol. You've come a long, long way. Remember when we used to call you a pound sign or a number sign? Remember when people used to confuse you with the musical symbol for sharp? Remember when Bell Labs technicians gave you the made-up name "octothorpe"? Well, no longer. After conquering Twitter over the last six years — thanks to early power user Chris Messina, who first suggested hashtags — you're about to become a familiar sight to the billion-plus users of Facebook, too. Perhaps a little too familiar Two questions remain to be answered, hash symbol: Will you be overused? And were you really necessary on Facebook in the first place? Read more... More about Facebook, Twitter, Hashtags, Social Media, and Hash Tags |
| Sushi Restaurant Tests Drone-Driven Food Delivery Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:38 PM PDT  With plans to save African wildlife, drop beer on concertgoers and penetrate tornadoes, we wonder: Are there any tasks drones won't try? This next airborne, drone-based development might not necessarily come as a shock, but it’s sure to enhance (or at least differentiate) your dining experience. London-based YO! Sushi, renowned for being the first sushi chain in the UK to deliver food via conveyor belt, is taking its service innovation to the next level: It’s introducing the world’s first flying restaurant tray (see image below). “YO! Sushi is all about delivering a whole concept in an unusual and exciting way,” explains CEO Robin Rowland. “Amazing food, conveyor belts, exciting staff and lots of technical assistance.” Read more... More about Technology, Sushi, Ipad, Tech, and Gadgets |
| Dads, Feel Your Babies Kicking With Huggies Pregnancy Belt Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:19 PM PDT  We may have just found the perfect Father's Day gift for dads-to-be in Buenos Aires: a "pregnancy belt" that lets expectant fathers feel their babies kicking in real time (sans baby bump). The belt, developed by Huggies Argentina, looks like a typical fake pregnancy belly — but it replicates a baby's kicks "from mom's belly to dad's belly," according to the video above. The belt is synched with an accompanying belt worn by the mother.
It's a heartwarming video, with many of the dads-to-be in the ad getting teary-eyed. As one YouTube commenter joked, "Does the belt also sit on the dad-to-be's bladder so that he has to pee every five seconds?" Read more... More about Viral Videos, Ads, Commercials, Huggies, and Watercooler |
| Ancient Mars Had Component Key to Life, Meteorite Reveals Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:14 PM PDT  At a time when life as we know it was just getting its start on Earth, Martian clay may have contained a key component for one of life's molecular building blocks, researchers say. Boron found in a Martian meteorite suggests that the Red Planet may once have had the right chemistry to give rise to RNA, according to a new study. "In early life, RNA is thought to have been the informational precursor to DNA," study researcher James Stephenson, an evolutionary biologist, says. Billions of years ago, RNA may have been the first molecule to program information and pass it on to the next generation. Today, that task is DNA's domain. RNA, meanwhile, is responsible for carrying genetic information from DNA to proteins. Researchers believe the RNA sugar component, ribose, relies on borates (the oxidized form of boron) to form spontaneously. Read more... More about Space, Nasa, Science, Mars, and Us World |
| Soccer God Messi Denies Tax Fraud Allegations on Facebook Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:07 PM PDT  After being accused of tax fraud in Spain, international soccer demigod Lionel Messi took to Facebook to refute the allegations Spanish tax authorities on Wednesday accused the FC Barcelona and Argentine national team superstar and his father of weaseling out of more than $5 million in taxes between 2006 and 2009, according to Reuters. The pair is accused of using shell corporations in Uruguay, Belize, Switzerland and the United Kingdom to obfuscate from Spanish tax collectors money earned by selling Messi's image rights A conviction could reportedly land both men in jail for up to four years Read more... More about Facebook, Soccer, Taxes, Entertainment, and Sports |
| Despite ESPN's Move, It's Not Game Over for 3D TVs Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:55 PM PDT  On Wednesday, ESPN announced it was pulling the plug on its 3D channel after three years — a move that follows AT&T's exit from the market. After being touted as the "next big thing" in 2010, 3D TVs appear to be going the way of the Flip camera That's not remotely the case, however. Sales of 3D TVs are thriving. The reason you don't hear as much about 3D is because it has become just one of several high-end features, not a draw in itself.
Sales in the United States for 3D TVs will hit 5.7 million this year, a 39% increase from last year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. That's good news for manufacturers, as 3D-enabled sets cost double the average price of a TV. Some 17% of TVs will offer 3D functionality this year, versus 12% that offered it last year. That said, Shawn DuBravac, chief economist for the CEA, says that the days are gone when 3D alone was a prime motivator for a purchase. "In reality, consumers are buying for a suite of feature sets," DuBravac says Read more... More about Media, 3d, Espn, 3d Tv, and Business |
| Facebook Hashtags Take a Page From Twitter's Ad Business Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:50 PM PDT  Over the years, Facebook has borrowed a few notable features from Twitter, including adding verified accounts and introducing the options to mention other users with the "@" symbol and "follow" influencers. But on Wednesday, Facebook introduced a feature popular on Twitter that may have a much bigger impact on its revenue: hashtags. Facebook announced in a blog post Wednesday that it is rolling out a series of hashtag features in the coming weeks, including clickable hashtags — available today — and trending hashtags, which should be available soon. The move is billed as a way to "bring conversations more to the forefront," but as with most features Facebook introduces these days, advertising revenue is certainly a big part of it. Read more... More about Facebook, Twitter, Ads, Hashtags, and Business |
| 8 Neighbors You Should Try to Avoid Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:24 PM PDT  There are a lot of things you have to take into consideration when looking for a new apartment, from rent to room size. Who you'll be residing near, however, can be even more important than whether or not the space gets enough natural light Remember that no matter the coziness level of the breakfast nook, it'll be hard to eat your toast if the guy next door likes to practice chainsaw juggling in the morning (when he's fresh). So while you're mentally arranging your bedroom, take a peek out the window and make sure your potential new digs don't come complete with any of these neighborhood deal breakers Read more... More about Lists, Watercooler, Pics, Home, and Neighbors |
| Feedly No Longer Dependent on Google Reader Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:11 PM PDT  Last week, we clued you in on DevHD’s plans as it prepares Feedly, its popular news aggregator app, for life after Google Reader. Now, one of those plans have come to fruition with the latest update for the app. Feedly is now powered by its very own cloud-based backend service and is no longer completely dependent on Google Reader, which will be shuttered by the end of this month. “Let’s all wish a happy retirement to Google Reader,” the DevHD team said in a statement regarding the new Feedly update. You can continue to use Feedly with your Google Reader account, but rest assured that Feedly itself will, with luck, live long and prosper even after Google Reader’s demise. Read more... More about Rss, Google Reader, Feedly, Iphone App, and Tech |
| Study: Car Infotainment a Looming Public Safety Crisis Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:05 PM PDT  Just as Apple starts bringing a special version of Siri into cars, an AAA study throws a bucket of cold water on the next step in "safe infotainment" for the latest vehicles. The study found that of all the typical in-car activities studied, speech-to-text systems were "the most cognitively distracting." The study results were expressed in workload ratings, where a baseline number of 1.0 was assigned to a single driver without any distractions inside the car. Listening to the radio was rated 1.21, having a passenger in the car, 2.33, and talking on a cellphone, 2.45 (with hands-free cellphone use rated at 2.27). Most dangerous was listening and responding to email using speech-to-text, garnering a 3.06 rating on the cognitive distraction scale. Read more... More about Cars, Study, Tech, Us, and Distracted Driving |
| Naomi Watts Stuns as Princess Di in First 'Diana' Trailer Posted: 12 Jun 2013 11:49 AM PDT  A teaser trailer for Diana, the 2013 biopic focusing on the last years of Princess Diana's life, has hit the web featuring a pretty compelling tagline: "the legend is never the whole story." The trailer, released on Wednesday, highlights Diana's work as a philanthropist, her constant battle with the paparazzi and her highly publicized relationship with Dr. Hasnat Khan, played by Naveen Andrews.
Oscar-nominee Naomi Watts bears a stunning resemblance to the late Princess of Wales, from the signature pageboy hairstyle to the near-perfect outfit replications. Try to watch it without getting chills Read more... More about Video, Entertainment, Film, Trailers, and Videos |
| Yes, Americans Are Worried About NSA Surveillance Posted: 12 Jun 2013 11:37 AM PDT  Americans offer very different opinions about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs depending on whether they're framed in terms of terrorism, a comparison of two national polls reveals. A Pew/Washington Post study published Monday suggested respondents were in favor of the NSA's surveillance methods, generating headlines such as "Majority of Americans Support NSA Phone Tracking" and "Most Americans Are OK With the NSA Collecting Phone Records." The devil is in the details, however. The Pew study asked respondents if "tracking the telephone records of millions of Americans is an acceptable way for the government to investigate terrorism," to which 51% said they're cool with it. Pew also found 62% of Americans believe it's "more important for the federal government to investigate possible terrorist threats even if that intrudes on personal privacy." (Emphasis mine throughout.) Read more... More about Privacy, Us World, Politics, Us, and Nsa |
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