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Tech News22-Person Table Solidifies Foosball as Sport
You know how sometimes you’ve found yourself around a foosball table with only one other person? You say, “Hey, we’ll just play one-on-one,” and the game still sort of works? Well buddy, you’re gonna need to find some more friends. This completely custom, 11-on-11 foosball table was made for Nike Stadium Milan. Yes, that equates … Continued
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io9Movies15 seconds with Disney’s new wild-child princess, Rapunzel UPDATE
Check out the first ever video footage of the new Disney princess, Rapunzel, from their new film Tangled. Can this new lady live up to her legendary Disney predecessors? UPDATE: Now with the new teaser trailer! UPDATE: This new teaser trailer was released this morning with lots of new footage: Click to view Here’s the … Continued
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Say Hello to The World’s Most Advanced Electric Motorcycle
The technology behind the MotoCzysz E1pc isn’t just the future for motorcycles, it’s the future of electric vehicles. When you have 10x the battery power of a Prius and 2.5x the torque of a Ducati it’s easy to see why. Michael Czysz, the man behind the machine, has made the MotoCzysz E1pc so advanced that … Continued
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io9What is the future of storytelling in videogames?
When we interviewed Bear McCreary about his upcoming soundtrack to Zipper Interactive’s SOCOM 4, we also had the opportunity to speak with Ed Byrne, creative director at Zipper. The following lively discussion precipitated from a single question: “Are videogames art?” I would say that games right now are we what call “craft” – between art … Continued
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In praise of seat-of-the-pants storytelling
People act like the worst accusation you can hurl at storytellers is “They made it up as they went along.” As if having a Master Plan is the same as good storytelling. In fact, it’s frequently the other way around. Often the best storytelling is improvisational, like jazz or chess. Whether you’re talking about books, … Continued
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Tech NewsSamsung
Giz Explains: Watching the World Cup in 3D
The problem with 3DTV, as we’ve said, is that there normally isn’t a damn thing to watch. But the World Cup in 3D, that’s something to watch. The World Cup is the perfect spectacle for this kind of mass cultural tech demo: It’s global, buzzy, and sports are among the most potent demonstrations of how … Continued
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A new kind of cloud formation boils over the central US
A newly-discovered cloud formation, first identified last year, has appeared again this week after a massive storm over Missouri. The clouds, called “Undulatus asperatus,” create a roiling, churned pattern that looks almost like the wake from a ship. According to the National Weather Service: A storm system moving across the Ozarks on June 7th produced … Continued
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Tech News
Shooting Challenge: Pieces of (Lens) Flare
Lens flare. Sometimes it’s an annoyance, washing out photos. Other times, it’s cliché. Whatever. At its best, lens flare creates something ethereal, something larger than the scope of an image can convey. And it’s your Shooting Challenge for this week. The Challenge Capture a photograph with lens flare—and by that, I mean real lens flare, … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Skobbler Brings Free Street-Level, Turn By Turn Directions to the iPhone
The TomToms and Navigons of the world have street-level turn-by-turn navigation down pat, but they’re expensive. Skobbler uses OpenStreetMap, the “wikipedia of maps,” to deliver its turn-by-turn directions for free, but it’s kinda a “get what you pay for” thing. MapQuest offers a turn-by-turn navigation app that’ll bark directions at you for free, but the … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
On Firing Steve Jobs From Apple, 25 Years Later
“I haven’t spoken to Steve in 20-odd years,” says John Sculley, the former Apple CEO who ejected Jobs from the company in 1985, in an illuminating, slightly painful Daily Beast interview. Hindsight is 20/20, yes, but also cruel. If you read the interview (and you should) your eyes will probably dart around, trying to find … Continued
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Gadget Deals of the Day
Deals has some mighty fine bargains for you today. Whether you’re looking for something in particular, or just browsing through Hobomodo, this is the place to be. Oh and one more thing— RED DEAD REDEMPTION! Top Deals: • 19″ Vizio Razor VM190XVT 720p LED LCD HDTV for $169 plus free shipping (normally $237 – use … Continued
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Pop Gods and Light Show Geniuses, Phoenix, Part of The Creators Project
You know Phoenix as one of the bands on the Lost in Translation soundtrack. But did you know that their lighting guy is a member of the band, they nearly come to fisticuffs when deciding the set list, and that they are particularly inspired by martinis? Phoenix, the sharp dressed, smooth-tongued Frenchmen who have resurrected … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
AdMob Is Not Happy About Being Excluded From iOS
Yesterday, All Things D pointed out that Apple’s revised iOS terms only allowed “independent” ad agencies to collect user data, effectively blocking the Google-dependent AdMob from competing on Apple’s devices. AdMob doesn’t like that one bit! In the humorously and appropriately titled company blog “The Life and Times of AdMob,” AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui expressed … Continued
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Totally amazing: a statue of legendary Chinese general Guan Yu as a Transformer
General Guan Yu was a brilliant military commander during China’s Three Kingdoms era, immortalized in the epic Romance Of The Three Kingdoms. And now he’s an Autobot too, thanks to Chinese student Bi Heng’s $40,000 sculpture. The statue of Guan Yu, made from the remains of a 25-year-old military service truck from the People’s Liberation … Continued
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Sony’s BDP-S770 Player Takes Blu-Ray Into the Third Dimension
Remember when you thought your new Sony Blu-ray player was the bees’ knees? Well now Sony has a 3D Blu-ray player (and accompanying 5.1 channel speaker system). Don’t worry, though, there’s a 3D firmware upgrade for your old BDP. Sony’s Blu-ray 3D BDP-S770 will have built-in 802.11n and will land in July for $300. It … Continued
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io9Television
Sony Outs Seven LED 3DTVs At Once
The promise of Sony’s entry into the 3DTV market has been swirling since last September. Today they’re not just dipping their toes in the 3D waters; they’re delivering a full-on cannonball, with the launch of seven 3D and “3D-ready” TVs. Only two of the models—the 52-inch and 60-inch Bravia XBR-HX909 series—feature integrated 3D right out … Continued
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io9TelevisionNew science series with Morgan Freeman asks, “Is there a creator?”
Searching for answers to cosmology’s biggest questions just got a whole lot more dignified. Morgan Freeman’s Through the Wormhole, premiering tonight on the Science Channel, tackles the most fundamental questions about the universe, and even tries to address God scientifically. The title of the series’s debut episode – “Is There A Creator?” – should make … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
36 Features the iPhone 4 Definitely Didn’t Get
For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to come up with some highly unlikely potential features of the iPhone 3. And, unsurprisingly, not a single one of your ideas actually made it into the phone. Probably for the best!
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Giant USB Spaghetti Cable Monster Invades Earth
This is not a photo of a USB cable mess over a dirty carpet. It’s a real and completely un-retouched image capture from Google Maps. A satellite view of a small part of Waubra, in Victoria, Australia. It’s the Waubra Wind Farm, owned by Spanish power company Acciona. The cables are the tracks: And the … Continued
By Jesus Diaz