Laptops are great. Many people make use of a laptop daily nowadays for work, school and/or personal matters. Their portability makes them desirable, but almost all have the same issue – short battery lives. In order to get a laptop to last more than a few hours, you have to tone down the brightness … [Read more...] about 50% More Battery Life?
Archives for June 2013
Fitwall – The Next Big Workout Machine
Fitwall is a brand new piece of workout equipment that is already making waves in the health and fitness community in La Jolla, California. Josh Weinstein decided to set up his base of operations for his new fitness studio in La Jolla to launch Fitwall, an innovative new fitness machine that hooks … [Read more...] about Fitwall – The Next Big Workout Machine
Hulu Offered $1 Billion by 3 Companies
Hulu, the video streaming service currently owned by News Corp and Walt Disney Co, has three offers on the table to be bought out by DirecTV and two other companies for more than a billion dollars. This isn’t quite as big of a bet as Yahoo’s acquisition of Tumblr – Hulu has four million subscribers … [Read more...] about Hulu Offered $1 Billion by 3 Companies
Matt Smith is Leaving Doctor Who!
Okay, this may be a little outside the realm of the things we usually cover, but if you’re a tech person then it’s highly likely you like Doctor Who. The 11th Doctor, who’s played the lead in Doctor Who for four years now, Matt Smith, will be leaving the show this Christmas. What kind of Christmas … [Read more...] about Matt Smith is Leaving Doctor Who!
Rivers on Mars
In the scientific community, everything is theoretical until it can be proven without a shadow of a doubt. Unfortunately, doubt has a pretty long shadow and it often takes a long time – if ever – to get out from under it. Years ago, scientists claimed that there was once water on Mars. Now, they’re … [Read more...] about Rivers on Mars
3D RoboHand for Children
Not long ago we reported about the successful creation of 3D printed guns. Arguably, said information could be used to make the claim that 3D printers are more harmful than they’re worth. Today I come to you with the other side of the story. 3D printers have been used successfully to create … [Read more...] about 3D RoboHand for Children
Three Hour Delivery?!
Jingdong, a leading business-to-consumer company in China, has started offering two new delivery options, Night Delivery and Three Hour Delivery, in six of Chian’s major cities, including Bejing and Shanghai. The new Night Delivery option allows anyone who places an order before 3pm to receive … [Read more...] about Three Hour Delivery?!
The Galaxy S4 Slim
It’s become clockwork for the iPhone to come out with a new version and then a slim version of that new version a bit later, but now Samsung’s following in its footsteps. On Thursday, the company announced that it would be launching an improved mini version of its wildly successful Galaxy S4. The … [Read more...] about The Galaxy S4 Slim
The Possibilities of the Kinect 2
If you’ve been following the information flow coming from Microsoft during the last couple of weeks about the Xbox One, then you’re probably at least aware that the Kinect will be a requirement with the system. Each system will come with a new version of the Kinect that will be required in order to … [Read more...] about The Possibilities of the Kinect 2
Humans on Mars?
Within 20 years, it might not be science fiction anymore. Private space companies and NASA have already announced that they plan to send people to Mars – NASA even said it plans to complete its objective by the 2030s! However, it takes a lot to accomplish such a feat – and incredible people too. … [Read more...] about Humans on Mars?
