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  • 19 June 2013

  • News: Target Tracking Camera means you'll never miss a fast action shot again

    A team from the Ishikawa Oku Lab at the University of Tokyo built a dynamic target-tracking camera that follows the movement of a high-speed object to keep it in the center of the frame. The camera uses a pan and tilt mirrors to its advantage for this technology to work. At 1/1000th of a second, the mirrors move rapidly in order to process the fast object, leaving you with a stable image--and an eerie visul effect!

  • News: Man of Steel soundtrack gets in your head with surround sound

    The new Man of Steel movie may not pump new life into the Superman franchise, but the film's soundtrack at least offers something new: it includes an alternate mix that creates a simulated surround-sound experience through regular headphones. That mix is made possible by a new audio technology called DTS Headphone:X, and you can experience it via an Android or iOS device and whatever crumby headphones you care to throw at it.

  • News: 'The Lego Movie' lives up to its name, can't come soon enough

    Translating toys to the big screen is not an easy feat, as recently evidenced by the Transformers and G.I. Joe series, but The Lego Movie might just have a shot at being a critical success.

  • How-Tos: How to sell music online

    Here's how to sell music you have made online, via iTunes, Google Play and other digital stores, and how to sell your CDs and vinyl online.

  • Lenovo outs first 15in ThinkPad Ultrabook

    Lenovo has announced its ThinkPad S531, the firm's first 15in ThinkPad Ultrabook laptop.

  • 18 June 2013

  • News: Steve Jobs' draft email plays pivotal role in antitrust case

    An email composed, but never sent, by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs may prove instrumental in the Justice Department's case that Apple, along with the five largest book publishers, colluded to fix prices for electronic books.

  • Opinion: Solar-powered smartphone charging stations land in New York City

    Last summer, Brooklyn design studio Pensa decided to test out a public solar-powered charging station for mobile devices in the studio's home borough. The idea immediately took off and what started as a trial project in Dumbo, Brooklyn's Pearl Street Triangle in 2012 has become a citywide effort in 2013. On Tuesday, Solar power technology firm Goal Zero, Pensa, and AT&T unveiled the first of many solar-powered charging stations that will keep New Yorkers powered up this summer between work and a night out on the town.

  • Opinion: Autoloop is a digital-analog synthesizer with a robot drummer that rocks out

    Last weekend, Brooklyn was home to its own rendition of SXSW called the Northside Festival, an event filled with music, tech startups, and most importantly, the Red Bull Creation completion. This year's Red Bull Creation challenge was called Signal to Noise: Makers had only 72 hours to build themselves a DIY instrument from scratch.

  • News: Google Glass privacy concerns raised by international data protection authorities

    The Canadian privacy commissioner and 36 other data protection authorities on Tuesday raised privacy concerns about Google Glass in an open letter to CEO Larry Page.

  • News: DreamWorks deal will bring 300 hours of original kids' shows to Netflix

    Netflix may have lost its grip on Dora and Spongebob, but the streaming-video giant hasn't forgotten about kids. (Please, think of the children!)

  • 17 June 2013

  • Opinion: Vodafone shorts finally let you recharge your phone with your butt

    Vodafone, in partnership with researchers from the University of Southampton, have finally done created a pair of phone-recharging pants called the Power Pocket shorts. Just in time for the sweltering summer, this pair of jean shorts comes with a small patch of thermoelectric material stitched directly into a pair of denim shorts that simply converts body heat into power.

  • Opinion: Ripped DVDs and the empty AUDIO_TS folder

    A reader who wishes to remain anonymous is curious about the structure of DVDs. He or she writes:

  • News: Acer will launch a smart watch next year

    Acer has said is looking into wearable technology like a smart watch which will launch in 2014.

  • 15 June 2013

  • News: 3D printing on demand, delivered via vending machine

    The top floor of the tallest building in downtown Berkeley, California, is windowed on all sides with views of manmade creations: the Golden Gate Bridge, UC Berkeley's Sather Tower, houses perched on hillsides.

  • 14 June 2013

  • Opinion: Lego Songbird from Bioshock Infinite looks like it could sing you the song of its people

    Imagine Reyney's rendition of the Songbird from Bioshock Infinite makes my heart want to soar. The details are lovely, and the Songbird is pretty much a spot on replica--from the ever-so-slightly tattered wings to the building it has half-crushed below a claw. The chaos depicted on ground level is pretty awesome as well (though I am still undecided as to whether Lego minifig Elizabeth quite works). Be sure to check out the Flickr gallery for more photos.

  • News: Intel wants to be your new cable provider

    Intel wants to create a virtual cable service that would bundle TV channels for subscribers. But cable providers are expected to put up a fight.

  • 13 June 2013

  • Opinion: Konstructor is a neat $35 film camera you can build yourself

    The lo-fi film lovers at Lomography have really outdone themselves this time with a 35-millimeter SLR camera called the Konstruktor that you have to assemble yourself. No, this isn't some kind of half-baked camera product. The idea here is to have fun building your own personal shooter while learning how the mechanical bits in a camera actually work.

  • News: Apple's Eddy Cue offers short answers in e-book antitrust trial

    Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue offered only short answers in testimony Thursday in federal court when questioned by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five of the largest book publishers, worked together to illegally set the prices of electronic books for the market.

  • Opinion: 8 Google culture clichés reinforced by 'The Internship'

    No one will deny the facts: Google's campus is beautiful. Its products shape the way we live. And the company offers fantastic employee perks. But "The Internship," a bro-comedy about two grown men (Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson) who start on Google's bottom floor, looks more like a Google recruiting video than a real movie with a real plot.

  • News: Terrify your friends and family with homemade animatronic eyes made with Arduino

    You know those paintings that show up in nearly every episode of Scooby Doo that follow the gang with suspiciously active eyes as they pass by? How would you like to create your own animatronic eyes and be basically the best neighbor on the block this October?

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