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HOMIDO – Universal VR Headset for Smartphones

David Smothers March 25, 2015

The Homido VR smartphone adapter is available for pre-order today for €69. The device, which mounts a smartphone into a head-mounted housing for use as a VR headset, will be delivered in October, according to the France-based company. Homido says their VR smartphone adapter is compatible with some 80 smartphones, including all Apple iOS smartphones… Continue Reading »

CARBON3D

Alien Technology-style 3D printing grows objects from a pool of liquid

David Smothers March 18, 2015

Let’s talk about layers. Traditional 3D printing involves a machine stacking layers of material to create a 3D object. This takes time and leaves ripples showing where those layers were laid down. Now, imagine you could grow an object out of a pool of liquid, much like Robert Patrick emerging as the T-1000 from a… Continue Reading »

ADORABLE

Emotional Toddler: My compassionate young daughter gets adorably emotional

David Smothers November 15, 2014

Compassionate toddler gets adorably emotional while watching cartoon about lost baby penguin. When I noticed my young daughter getting emotionally absorbed in the cartoon she was watching, I set up a camera to record her. And the results are just adorable. [via youtube] Register for an account it’s free to participate in the discussion or share… Continue Reading »

SKIMMING

The Evolution of ATM Skimmers

David Smothers August 27, 2014

In a little over a decade, ATM skimmers have gone from urban myth to a wildly complex, ever-evolving suite of technologies that has the potential to be the worst nightmare of anyone with a bank account. Here’s a look at how quickly skimmers have evolved—and why they’re increasingly impossible to spot. What is skimming? In… Continue Reading »

HEALTH

First Wearable Device for Seniors Keeps Tabs on Their Health

David Smothers August 21, 2014

Most fitness trackers monitor the habits of relatively self-aware, healthy individuals — those looking to lose weight or hit a steps goal each day — but a new device intended for seniors keeps tabs on how they’re doing and alerts caregivers when something might be wrong. Tempo, by CarePredict, is a wristband tracker that doubles… Continue Reading »

YOUTUBE

Mother-Daughter Lip-Sync Will Rekindle Your ‘Frozen’ Heart

David Smothers August 15, 2014

Here to remind you how cute a parent-child Disney sing-along can be, little Taigan and her mom lip-sync Frozen’s “Love is an Open Door.” Of course, mom has to lip synch Hans. Kids, right? This is just the latest reminder that the Frozen soundtrack will be sticking around in minivan CD players around the world… Continue Reading »

BIG DATA

Can Wearable Technology Put a Dent in Parkinson’s Disease?

David Smothers August 13, 2014

Wearable technology has clear applications for healthcare, but it’s just one tool. To really find better treatments and cures for disease, the data from the wearable needs to reach beyond a single patient and become part of an aggregate, which medical researchers all over the world can access and analyze. In other words, it needs… Continue Reading »

GALAXY ALPHA

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Is Ready to Fight the iPhone 6

David Smothers August 13, 2014

Apple hasn’t even announced the iPhone 6 yet, but Samsung is already poised to attack it with a new smartphone design: the Galaxy Alpha. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha, which has been rumored for a while, has excellent specs as well as a new design that brandishes a chamfered metal edge, just like the current iPhone… Continue Reading »

FOOTBALL

Peyton and Eli Manning Rap About Their Football Fantasy

David Smothers August 11, 2014

The Manning brothers are back with more football. And fantasy. Mostly fantasy. As a followup to 2013’s “Football on Your Phone” video, Peyton and Eli promote DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket’s new Fantasy Zone channel with a bizarre rap video. If fantasy football also included space travel, a pegasus and footlong sandwiches, count us in. [via… Continue Reading »

EBOLA

What Is the Ebola Virus? Everything You Need to Know in 90 Seconds

David Smothers August 8, 2014

Ebola hemorrhagic fever can be one of most terrifying diseases on the planet, and the current outbreak in West Africa is concerning for many reasons. But it’s also important to keep this outbreak in context, because there is a lot of information out there that can make Ebola sound much more dangerous than it is…. Continue Reading »