Not all parents who download smartphone apps for their children, or allow their children to pick their own apps, check up on the privacy consequences. But according to a government agency those parents who do try to look for possible drawbacks will often be out of luck. The Federal Trade Commission looked at a sample [...]
YouTuber DJ Omnimaga created ‘Portal’ on a Texas Instruments graphing calculator using Axe Parser program. You can find out more about the program and Omnimaga himself here. [Via DJOmnimaga]
It’s time to get real about the rules governing electrical device use on flights. That’s what one government agency is telling another. Earlier this year the Federal Aviation Administration began a study of whether the current strict rules on gadget use need to be updated. The main issue was whether devices that aren’t emitting radio [...]
A federal judge has made the first of several rulings in a case that could have a major effect on the patent wars that have plagued the smartphone and tablet markets. As we covered recently, the case between Microsoft and Motorola (now part of Google) involves patents that related to widely used technical standards. It’s [...]
So, the election here in the US is over. After months and months of constant reminders, attack ads, political discussions all over Facebook, it’s finally come to a close. I, for one, am extremely glad. Not just of the outcome, but the return to normalcy. I don’t have to fear my Facebook feed like I [...]
That’s right; FTL may be closer than we think. And because I thoroughly enjoy it I’m going to say it – more Star Trek technology is coming to life! (In addition to the tractor beams, universal translators, VISORs and, of course, replicators). A physicist named Harold White recently made the landmark announcement that he and [...]
From Youtuber James McVay: MechBass was the outcome of my Engineering honors project at Victoria University of Wellington in 2012. Design and Implementation details located here. [James McVay | Via]
So you remember how people thought it was cool that you could buy a toy helicopter that could be controlled by your iPhone? That’s got nothing on the Puzzlebox Orbit. Puzzlebox has actually been producing brain-controlled helicopters for classrooms over the past two years. Now, however, they want to take it to a commercial level. [...]
I’m not sure exactly why, but Japanese company Hi-Bot has decided to produce a robotic version of a water snake. Fun times… As creepy as this metal critter is, you have to admit its a pretty cool piece of tech. It moves quite fluidly through the water with almost natural movements that you might expect [...]
It would seem that the University of Warwick researchers are getting tired of simply creating models and toys with their 3D printers. While they think it’s “great seeing the complex and intricate models of devices such as mobile phones or television remote controls” they are working towards being able to print electronics that actually function, [...]
A water bottle that continually refills itself sounds less like a real world object and more like a convenient device in a video game. It’s appropriate then that an attempt to create such a thing is inspired by a bug. The bug in question is the Namib Desert beetle, which lives in said region in [...]
In a world where we have purported the benefits of smartphones only to give them to 4 year olds to play Angry Birds, it’s inspiring to see an app that’s literally saving lives. And that it comes from a 13 year old is astounding. Liron Bar came up with this app called “Color Red” which [...]