Chances are that you already carry a smartphone
with you wherever you go, and if you're a wildlife-watcher, hiker, or
sporting-event spectator, then you likely also have a pair of
binoculars. Well, the Snapzoom
is a new product that brings those two devices together – it lets you
get telephoto snapshots of distant subjects, by holding your phone's
camera lens in alignment with one lens of your binoculars. I recently
got a chance to try the thing out for myself, and liked what it had to
offer. Read More
A study of data captured by NASA's Wide-Field
Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite has disproved the existence of
the hypothesized large celestial body, dubbed "Planet X." The planet or
companion star was, some believed, responsible for the periodic mass
extinctions that have taken place in Earth's past. Read More
The Kindle Fire HDX doesn't allow AirPlay-like
wireless streaming of music, photos, and video like an iPad. Of course,
you can always display videos by connecting the micro-HDMI cable to your
HDTV, but that can be a hassle depending on your home theater set up.
Luckily a little app called Avia allows users to stream content from
Amazon's tablet to devices that include the Digital Living Network
Alliance (DLNA) standard. Read More
It would be more than charitable to describe
either of the machines here as truly portable, with both exhibiting
thick and heavy builds that are far more at home on a desk than your
lap. However, what they lack in true portability, they more than make up
for in raw power. Read on as we take a detailed look at two 17-inch
gaming laptops – the Dell Alienware 17 and MSI GT70 2OD. Read More
The Amperage Pedal MIDI controller eyes life on stage
By Paul Ridden
March 10, 2014
There are a number of ways to take digital amp and effects modeling to the gig or studio, including the new AMPLIFi models from Line 6, or routing your signal through a laptop or tablet running something like AmpliTube.
Accessing and controlling settings on a device screen can be somewhat
fiddly, though, and many guitarists feel more comfortable with physical
knobs and switches. This is where the Amperage MIDI controller pedal
could help to bridge the gap between analog stomp familiarity and the
brave new world of digital tone tweaking. Read More
It's de rigueur for upmarket brands to have an
e-bike in the stable these days, so it was no surprise that aspiring
international brand Qoros
should show its eBIQE in Geneva last week. The big surprise was the
cloud connectivity and a five inch touchscreen dashboard with an
astonishing array of information services. Cheap? NO! Cool? YES! Read More
“It’s like removing the handbrake – suddenly
everything gets smoother and faster in pure silence.” This
gravity-defying US$40k catamaran rises completely out of the water at
speed on a pair of hook-shaped hydrofoils. It looks like the work of
David Copperfield, but it’s real, and it’s set to start a revolution in
the sailing world. Read More
US medical researchers have developed a blood
test which predicts with 90 percent accuracy if an individual will
develop Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment within three
years. The test, which looks for a set of ten lipid markers, will allow
treatments to be sought that may be effective during this early,
asymptomatic stage of the disease. Read More
3D printing is on a roll. Led by start-up companies like MakerBot and FormLabs, as well as the big-name companies like Stratasys and 3D Systems,
the next industrial revolution has well and truly taken root in the
last couple of years with the arrival of affordable desktop systems and a
greater public awareness of the potential of the technology. This year
at SXSW, the producers of The King of Kong and Freakonomics have premiered Print the Legend, a documentary focused on the rapidly expanding world of additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Read More
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