Day: August 25, 2013

An open letter to science: Where’s my hoverboard?

Antony Ingram knows his tech. He’s noticed there’s not long left before hoverboards should be the norm. He’s also got some words to say about electric cars…….


Former Lockheed Skunkworks Engineer Auctioning a Prototype Spy Rock

ilikenwf writes “For a cool $10,000,000.00, the prototype of a surveillance rock full of spy gadgets could be yours! More importantly, server backups from the gentleman’s time at Lockheed are included, being the real valuable in this auction, as it contains schematics and such. The seller seems to think that the current xBee radio products…


Former Lockeed Skunkworks Engineer Auctioning a Prototype Spy Rock

ilikenwf writes “For a cool $10,000,000.00, the prototype of a surveillance rock full of spy gadgets could be yours! More importantly, server backups from the gentleman’s time at Lockheed are included, being the real valuable in this auction, as it contains schematics and such. The seller seems to think that the current xBee radio products…


Calibre Version 1.0 Released After 7 Years of Development

Calibre is a feature-laden, open source e-book manager; many readers mentioned in light of the recently posted news about Barnes & Noble’s Nook that they use Calibre to deal with their reading material. Reader Trashcan Romeo writes with some news on it’s new 1.0 release, summing it up thus: “The new version of the premier…


Australian University Unveils New Carbon-Trapping Bricks

FirephoxRising writes “A research pilot plant in Newcastle will trial world-first technology that turns carbon emissions into bricks and pavers for the construction industry. More efficient and stable than storing gas in the ground, the new method will sequester carbon and can work anywhere, unlike geo-sequestration which is site specific.”……


Too much time on Facebook? Give yourself an electric shock

The Pavlov Poke is an invention that shocks you into getting off the Web. It may be the only way…….


Is this the worst ad Samsung’s ever made?

An ad for its 840 EVO Series Solid State Drive gets Reddit posters in an enormous tizzy, after one of the actors allegedly explains his role…….