Rappa Please: Google Employee Rhymes About How Awesome Google Is (Video)
Tuesday, 5th March 2013Posted in Music Video
Tags: Andrew Fink, fink, google, jobs, rapping, technology, Welcome to Google
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Fink, aka Andrew Fink, is a Google employee who works at the company’s New York City office. According to Geek.com, Google’s ‘official’ company policy is that their employees only have to work 80% of the time they’re there.
The other 20%, apparently, can be spent doing whatever you want (wonder if they have an open bar like Electronic Arts, hahaha). In the case of Fink, though, some of that 20% was spent making this particular video. Continue reading “Rappa Please: Google Employee Rhymes About How Awesome Google Is (Video)” »
Japanese Guy Shows Off iPhone Quick Draw System, Proves Why It’s a Horrible Idea (Videos)
Thursday, 10th January 2013Posted in Viral Video
Tags: iPhone, japanese guy, technology
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Ever wish you could pick up the phone while you were doing push-ups? How about answering the phone with your leg while you’re sitting on the john?
A Japanese Guy, dubbed on the internet simply as a Japanese Guy, currently has over 500,000 views for a video showing off a nifty, custom made quick draw system for your iPhone.
The product is two parts ingenious, three parts hilarious, as the device’s creator shows us different ways to use the quick draw system and poke your eye out all at the same time. Currently, there’s no word if the phone is for sale, or if you need your own lawyer just to use it in public. Continue reading “Japanese Guy Shows Off iPhone Quick Draw System, Proves Why It’s a Horrible Idea (Videos)” »
Daily Tech: DELL Customer Service Reps Caught Lying, Charging $300 For Fake Warranty
Wednesday, 15th August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real, Technology
Tags: computers, customer service, dell, fail, fraud, technology
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Dude your getting a Dell…and a 300 dollar fake warranty that doesn’t really exist.
That’s what happeend to Laptop Magazine, who made three calls to Dell customer service reps, based in India. The phone ops warned them not to let their laptop battery fall below 40% but not to fret, they were now the winners of a daily drawing to purchase a 4 year warranty for $317.
The kicker…there is no “daily drawing.”
DELL’s reaction: Continue reading “Daily Tech: DELL Customer Service Reps Caught Lying, Charging $300 For Fake Warranty” »
Man’s ‘Date’ With Virtual Pop Star Hatsune Miku is Sorta Disturbing
Tuesday, 10th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Online Video
Tags: date, Hatsune Miku, nerdcore, technology, virtual
Written by: Jeff Nau
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It’s been about a year since we reported on animated pop stars like Hatsune Miku taking over the real world of pop music and replacing your flesh and blood pop stars.
The trend is a bit more popular in Asia, as opposed to the U.S., where the closest we’ve gotten to it is the Tupac hologram at Coachella this year.
Meanwhile, Miku-mania continues in Japan, where the anime icon is still selling Toyotas, in addition to her own albums. This video, which details one man’s ‘virtual date’ with her, is a perfect and somewhat creepy example.
In other words, none of this was added in post production; our man used something called Xtion PRO by ASUS (very similar to KINECT; motion sensing software) and some Continue reading “Man’s ‘Date’ With Virtual Pop Star Hatsune Miku is Sorta Disturbing” »
NYPD Testing Remote Gun Detection Technology Using Terahertz Waves
Monday, 23rd January 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: clothing, Defense Department, detection, gun, infrared, new, NYPD, object, technology, terahertz, york
Written by: Craig Hunter
According to a statement this week from the New York City Police Foundation, it is currently developing and testing new technology designed to detect secured weapons from a distance in conjunction with the Defense Department.
A report from the The New York Times said the technology works as a “reverse infrared mapping tool by reading the energy people emit and pinpointing where that flow is blocked by some object, like a gun”. Physics professor John Federici who talked to Huffington Post said the technology is known as terahertz imaging detection. Continue reading “NYPD Testing Remote Gun Detection Technology Using Terahertz Waves” »
Veenome Recognizes Objects In Videos, Makes Them Clickable
Friday, 20th January 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: indexing, Kevin Lenane, object, recognition, Scoble, technology, Veenome
Written by: Craig Hunter
Imagine watching a video online and being able to click individual objects to get more information or relevant content. Watching a new Sprint commercial showing off several Android devices? Click the one you’re interested in and a pop-up window provides you with pricing, specs, and links to purchase it. It’s not quite a reality yet, but that’s just one potential use for video object recognition and indexing technology created by startup Veenome.
Technology evangelist and blogger Robert Scoble recently got to sit down with CEO of Veenome Kevin Lenane to talk about how the unique video object recognition and indexing technology works. Continue reading “Veenome Recognizes Objects In Videos, Makes Them Clickable” »
Replica WipEout track With ‘Controlled Quantum Levitation’ Powered Vehicles
Tuesday, 3rd January 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Online Video
Tags: fake, Japan Institute of Science and Technology, levitation, quantum, real, Sony, technology, video, wipeout
Written by: Craig Hunter
So what happens when The Japan Institute of Science and Technology is inspired by Sony’s anti-gravity racing game known as WipEout? Controlled quantum levitation on a replica, model WipEout track, of course…
According to the video’s YouTube description (via PlayStation LifeStyle), it’s not just for fun and games. The team plans to one day “revolutionize the world of motor transport”. Continue reading “Replica WipEout track With ‘Controlled Quantum Levitation’ Powered Vehicles” »
Marines Help Develop Advanced Weapons, UAVs, & Face Recognition Technology
Tuesday, 27th December 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gadgets, Technology
Tags: advanced, Corps Base Camp, DoD, face recognition, marines, military, progeny, Progeny Systems, systems, technology, UAV
Written by: Craig Hunter
Progeny Systems, a company that specializes in developing advanced technology for the United States Department of Defense, recently visited marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejune, N.C to get their opinion on future advanced military technology.
Lt. Col. Randy G. Pugh, an intelligence officer for the II Marine Expeditionary Force had this to say on the Official U.S. Marine Corps Website:
“The idea was to bring together the engineers that are building these different systems with the people that are going to eventually use these systems. So that rather than waiting to the end when you hand a Marine something and say this is what I think you want. You’ve asked them all along the way your building it.”
Continue reading “Marines Help Develop Advanced Weapons, UAVs, & Face Recognition Technology” »
The Top 5 Gadgets We Should Be Thankful NEVER happened
Wednesday, 23rd November 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Gadgets, Technology
Tags: apple, concepts, failures, gadgets, gaming, HTTP, ipad, prototypes, technology, thankful, Thanksgiving
Written by: Craig Hunter
While the majority of us are awaiting the next big product unveiling from companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Sony with high hopes, we often forget about some of the disastrous product unveilings, prototypes, and concepts that never quite took off. This holiday weekend, be thankful that some of these remarkably bad product designs didn’t get the chance to impact the direction of the industry.
Some might have had potential but were commercial failures for good reason, while others were just downright bad decisions. Thankfully, some were premature concepts that acted as stepping stones to better products, and on that note, we start things out with the tablets… Continue reading “The Top 5 Gadgets We Should Be Thankful NEVER happened” »
iCould: Is Technology Holding Our Generation Back or Are We Just FAILING to Use It Correctly?
Monday, 14th November 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real
Tags: Facebook, millennials, Occupy Wall Street, social, technology, Twitter
Written by: Paul Nyhart
It’s no secret that with trillions of dollars in debt, unemployment nearing double digits, and gasoline prices that rival most footlongs at Subway (premium sandwiches not included) things aren’t looking so good for America’s future right now…
As a sign of dissatisfaction, our generation a.k.a. the “Millenials” who were born after 1981, have begun to occupy some street corners here and there and write articles that may or may not end up in some google search results 2 years from now. But what are we really doing to combat the problems that many members of the older generations are leaving for OUR GENERATION TO SOLVE?
The answer may rest in how much success we’re having with one of our most beloved assets: Technology. Particularly, how effectively are we using the internet and social media to spur our generation’s growth? Continue reading “iCould: Is Technology Holding Our Generation Back or Are We Just FAILING to Use It Correctly?” »
‘Project Black Mirror’ Siri Hack Shows Off the Future of Mind-Controlled Smartphones
Friday, 11th November 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: activity, brain, commands, patterns, program, siri, technology, thought
Written by: Craig Hunter
The video below is showing a thought-controlled Siri hack known as Project Black Mirror that monitors brain wave activity using ECG pads, matches the incoming signal with pre-determined digital patterns saved on a computer, and uses a SpeakJet speech synthesizer chip to convert the patterns into commands Siri can recognize.
The program used to filter the signals was of course trained to recognize signature brain wave patterns related to thinking about a certain command, such as “call”. The end result is the ability to initiate a call and about 25 other Siri commands using just your thoughts Continue reading “‘Project Black Mirror’ Siri Hack Shows Off the Future of Mind-Controlled Smartphones” »
Pantech Android smartphones get Kinect-style, touch-free gestures [video]
Monday, 31st October 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gadgets, Technology
Tags: android, eyeSight, gestures, kinect, LTE, Pantech, technology, touch-free, Vega, video
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
Korean smartphone manufacturer Pantech has never had the brand recognition of companies like Samsung and Apple in the US smartphone market. However, you may want to take a second look at their new Vega LTE device, which other than sporting some surprisingly impressive specs, also includes touch-free gestures.
Imagine waving your hand in front of the device’s built-in camera to perform Kinect-like gestures without actually touching the screen. These gestures won’t necessarily be used as the primary navigation method, but could be used for tasks like answering calls and playing music. The video below shows a woman answering a call using a touch-free gesture while her hands are covered in whatever that is she’s Continue reading “Pantech Android smartphones get Kinect-style, touch-free gestures [video]” »
Brain Control Device or Revolutionary Gaming? Maybe Both…
Monday, 17th October 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Pop Culture
Tags: ADD, ADHD, attention, Australia, brain, cortex, Dr. Stuart Johnson, EEG, emotions, Mindwave, Neuro Sky, technology
Written by: Jeff Nau
Written By Jeff Nau
Though it looks like a poor man’s Cerebro from X-Men, this contraption is the creation of Dr. Stuart Johnson, a ADHD researcher/expert from Australia. Working closely with a brain computer interface company in Silicon Valley called Neuro Sky, Dr. Johnson has begun development on a revolutionary new tool/game designed specifically to monitor and improve a child’s attention deficit disorder.
Johnson’s endeavor grew out of parent’s concerns that their children were on too much medication, and he decided to use the innovations of gaming to improve on ADHD treatment.
Kids put on the MindWave headset, which has a wireless connection to the players PC and closely monitors activity in the cerebral cortex Continue reading “Brain Control Device or Revolutionary Gaming? Maybe Both…” »
Government to start testing REALLY smart cars.
Tuesday, 23rd August 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: cars, government, really smart cars, smart cars, technology, wired
Written by: R Bryant Francis
Not THAT smart mind you
YTCracker Says: Hacking Ain’t All that Hard
Tuesday, 2nd August 2011Posted in Pop Culture
Tags: blog, blogs, hacking, human, social networks, technology, ytcracker
Written by: Jeff Nau
That’s according to his new blog, at least, in which the famed nerdcore hip hopper dispelled certain notions about hacking:
Personally, the most common misconception i find people have about what constitutes hacking by the general public is they feel it requires some exceptional and unique technical prowess. in reality, hacking is all about PEOPLE.
Continue reading “YTCracker Says: Hacking Ain’t All that Hard” »
What if The World Used Solar Power?
Thursday, 28th July 2011Posted in Technology
Tags: money, solar, solar power, technology
Written by: Paul Nyhart
So what if the World used solar power? First, the gas/oil companies would all but sh!t themselves, causing a dramatic decrease in US support from the middle east, but almost as importingly, a huge decrease in the number of people paying millions to write their name in the sand. Continue reading “What if The World Used Solar Power?” »
Should Internet Anonyminity go away? Randi Zuckerberg thinks so.
Wednesday, 27th July 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: anonyminity, Facebook, google, huffpost, Penny Arcade, pennyarcade, technology, zuckerberg
Written by: R Bryant Francis
image courtesy of www.penny-arcade.com
Mark Zuckerberg’s much-less-famous-sister and Facebook’s marketing director Randi Zuckerberg gave statements today that, given her association with internet giant Facebook, could prove interesting for the future of the net Continue reading “Should Internet Anonyminity go away? Randi Zuckerberg thinks so.” »
China Cracks Down on Free Wi-Fi, But Local Business Owners Refuse to Yield
Wednesday, 27th July 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: business, china, technology, wi fi
Written by: R Bryant Francis
Chinese Fake Apple Stores = Best Apple Story of the Week
Friday, 22nd July 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: apple, apple story, fake, funny, offbeat, technology
Written by: R Bryant Francis
All of the Smugness but none of the Corporate Backing
Yeah, yeah, OSX Lion launched, the Macbook is dead, new Macbook air, blah blah blah. The best Apple news this week didn’t come out of Cupertino, it came out of China. Specifically, provinces of China where authorized Apple stores don’t exist because of supply and demand.
OR DO THEY?! Dozens of fake “Apple stoers” (no, that’s not a misspelling) are cropping up left and right in remote provinces of the nation–the one in the article being in the backwater area of Kunming. When a blogger visiting the province found one of these stores, (and its subtle non-Apple store characteristics), she snapped several pictures and blasted them to the internet– Continue reading “Chinese Fake Apple Stores = Best Apple Story of the Week” »
Girl Suffers Brain Damage, Gains Artistic Talent—FOR SCIENCE
Friday, 22nd July 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture, Technology
Tags: art, brain damage, culture, motivation, science, technology
Written by: R Bryant Francis
Okay, not for Science. Not really for science, it’s just science at work here.
But, past my mad science jokes lies an uplifting story for your day about how a person can bounce back from the brink of death. The Daily Mail’s got a story about a young woman named Taisia Sidorova, who was the unfortunate victim of a car crash three years ago that she wasn’t expected to survive. Doctors were forced to remove the left part of her brain, and they went so far as to perform the last rites on her, not giving her the slightest hope of survival Continue reading “Girl Suffers Brain Damage, Gains Artistic Talent—FOR SCIENCE” »
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