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UFO apartment ghost town reveals the future of human cities
Japan and mainland China get a lot of the credit for Asia's futurist creations, but years ago Taiwan weighed in with one of the most exciting solutions for living a science fiction fan could want, UFO houses.
Japan and mainland China get a lot of the credit for Asia's futurist creations, but years ago Taiwan weighed in with one of the most exciting solutions for living a science fiction fan could want, UFO houses.
Korean Lawsuit Seeks $25 Million From Apple For Location Tracking
Kim Hyung-Suk has been busy these past few months. An attorney based out of Seoul, he gained a bit of notoriety for being the first person to receive a cash settlement from Apple for the iPhone’s location-tracking tendencies. He also announced that he and his law firm, Mirae Law, would be looking into the possibility of filing a class-action suit against Apple. According to a report from Bloomberg , with 27,000 Korean complainants on board, that suit was filed today. Credit where credit is due, Kim Hyung-Suk ...
Kim Hyung-Suk has been busy these past few months. An attorney based out of Seoul, he gained a bit of notoriety for being the first person to receive a cash settlement from Apple for the iPhone’s location-tracking tendencies. He also announced that he and his law firm, Mirae Law, would be looking into the possibility of filing a class-action suit against Apple. According to a report from Bloomberg , with 27,000 Korean complainants on board, that suit was filed today. Credit where credit is due, Kim Hyung-Suk ...
Numark iDJ Live integrates a DJ setup with an iPad
DJing is getting further and further away from carting a crate of records around with you. The latest step has Numark letting you DJ using two fake turntables plugged into an iPad.
DJing is getting further and further away from carting a crate of records around with you. The latest step has Numark letting you DJ using two fake turntables plugged into an iPad.
Google / Motorola Deal Doesn’t Guarantee a “Nexus Droid”
One of the burning questions we all have after hearing this morning’s news of Google’s $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility is: what does this mean for the next Nexus device ? Will Google leverage its acquisition to build Android phones that look and function exactly how Google wants them to, a move that would postion the company to compete more directly with Apple? Or will it continue to anoint one handset maker as the temporary “king” of Android devices through the same process it uses now? According to ...
One of the burning questions we all have after hearing this morning’s news of Google’s $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility is: what does this mean for the next Nexus device ? Will Google leverage its acquisition to build Android phones that look and function exactly how Google wants them to, a move that would postion the company to compete more directly with Apple? Or will it continue to anoint one handset maker as the temporary “king” of Android devices through the same process it uses now? According to ...
Netflix prepping a version just for kids
Netflix has been working on a separate section of its website designed for use by kids, with a kid-friendly UI full of kid-friendly content.
Netflix has been working on a separate section of its website designed for use by kids, with a kid-friendly UI full of kid-friendly content.
Nerf’s New Vortex Blasters Shoot Discs! And They’re Awesome!
When I was growing up, one of my all-time favorite toys was my Nerf dart blaster. Every summer, the other neighborhood kids and I would take off on our bikes, blasters strapped to our backs, and have a full-on foam war. It’s been a solid decade since I’ve raised my not-so-dangerous weapon, but the other night something magical happened. I got to go to Nerf’s unveiling of its Vortex line of blasters, and realized that these things aren’t just for kids. There are four new models in ...
When I was growing up, one of my all-time favorite toys was my Nerf dart blaster. Every summer, the other neighborhood kids and I would take off on our bikes, blasters strapped to our backs, and have a full-on foam war. It’s been a solid decade since I’ve raised my not-so-dangerous weapon, but the other night something magical happened. I got to go to Nerf’s unveiling of its Vortex line of blasters, and realized that these things aren’t just for kids. There are four new models in ...
Endeavour dances with Discovery at KSC
All three space shuttles, Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavour, are currently at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida undergoing processing to prepare them for public display. Since there are only two active processing facilities, NASA had to do a shuttle swap, resulting in a unique photo opportunity between Endeavour and Discovery.
All three space shuttles, Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavour, are currently at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida undergoing processing to prepare them for public display. Since there are only two active processing facilities, NASA had to do a shuttle swap, resulting in a unique photo opportunity between Endeavour and Discovery.
Apple Patents Hint At Multi-Part Gestures, Touchable OS X
Designing a user interface for touch isn’t an easy thing to do. At least, it isn’t easy to do well. The great number and variety of gestures possible when four fingers and a thumb hit a touchscreen may well cause development and design paralysis. Yet the gestures we see implemented often seem so simple and intuitive that as soon as we perform them once, we wonder how anyone would have trouble coming up with it. Apple’s early success with the simple and intuitive gestures on the iPhone ...
Designing a user interface for touch isn’t an easy thing to do. At least, it isn’t easy to do well. The great number and variety of gestures possible when four fingers and a thumb hit a touchscreen may well cause development and design paralysis. Yet the gestures we see implemented often seem so simple and intuitive that as soon as we perform them once, we wonder how anyone would have trouble coming up with it. Apple’s early success with the simple and intuitive gestures on the iPhone ...
IBM decides to play SimPortland with the actual city of Portland
Portland, Oregon is widely acknowledged by experts* as one of the best cities on the planet, and quite possibly in the entire universe. To figure why, and to make things even better (like that's possible), IBM is going to attempt to simulate the entire city in a giant computer game.
Portland, Oregon is widely acknowledged by experts* as one of the best cities on the planet, and quite possibly in the entire universe. To figure why, and to make things even better (like that's possible), IBM is going to attempt to simulate the entire city in a giant computer game.
Apple Blocks Sales Of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 In EU, Motorola’s Xoom Next?
Back in April when it was just a bunch of harsh words and vicious threats , the beef between Samsung and Apple was pretty entertaining. But things are only funny until someone gets hurt, and this time it’s Europe that will feel the pain. In its never-ending tiff with the South Korea-based Samsung, Apple won a temporary injunction to block sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 within the entirety of the European Union, minus the Netherlands. What’s weird is that Samsung seems to have had no idea ...
Back in April when it was just a bunch of harsh words and vicious threats , the beef between Samsung and Apple was pretty entertaining. But things are only funny until someone gets hurt, and this time it’s Europe that will feel the pain. In its never-ending tiff with the South Korea-based Samsung, Apple won a temporary injunction to block sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 within the entirety of the European Union, minus the Netherlands. What’s weird is that Samsung seems to have had no idea ... 
