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Tech NewsSploidNext-generation game consoles will pretty much feel the same
Theoretically, the next Playstation will be 50% faster than the next Xbox. But according to this simulated graphics comparison test, you shouldn’t care. At the end of the day, games will pretty much feel the same, says Sam Gibbs at Gizmodo: “whichever next-gen console you buy at launch you’ll probably be fine.” https://gizmodo.com/in-theory-this-is-how-the-xbox-one-compares-to-the-ps4-974197622
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Tech NewsThese Super Geeks Created a Virtual Reality Version of Paperboy
The only thing nerdier than keeping an old NES hooked up to your TV to play your favorite old games is recreating your favorite old games using virtual reality equipment. That’s exactly what this crew of programmers did recently with Paperboy. A team of supernerds from the custom video game studio Globacore recently built a … Continued
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Tech NewsSamsung
Samsung Denies Trying to Artificially Inflate Its Benchmark Scores
Yesterday, it was reported that Samsung had rigged the Galaxy S4 to perform better in benchmarks. Today comes Samsung’s terse response, which answers some questions, but leaves others flapping in the wind. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-rigged-the-s4-to-unnaturally-perform-better-in-971577921 In part, the reason reporters thought that Samsung was goosing the benchmarks was because the phone’s GPU operates at 533MHz in tests … Continued
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ScienceSpaceWhat Happens to Your Skin in Space
Thought good old Commander Hadfield already taught you everything there is to know about space livin’? Shame on you—there’s always more to learn. Like about how your skin molts and floats off your body in giant flakes and calluses, for instance. https://gizmodo.com/a-supercut-of-all-of-astronaut-chris-hadfields-best-mo-504700796 As Mike Massimino and Don Pettit tell us in this episode of ISS … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid
How to be more productive according to the brilliant Alan Turing
Want to be as productive as Alan Turing, the genius who actually made the first computer happen and help beat the Nazis breaking their encryption codes? Follow his three productivity tricks. https://lifehacker.com/alan-turings-best-productivity-tricks-966630884
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An enchanting new photo of the Andromeda Galaxy
A new instrument on Japan’s Subaru telescope has enabled astronomers to photograph Andromeda, the Milky Way’s neighboring galaxy, in a whole new light. Called the Hyper-Suprime Cam (HSC for short), the instrument relies on a short focal length and a 900-megapixel sensor to provide a high-resolution, ultra-wide-angle view of its subjects. It’s absolutely bonkers — … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid
Crazy device could launch stuff to space at 1/100 the price of rockets
It sounds as crazy as the space elevator, but the physics work: a group of engineers want to build a slingshot-like machine to launch payloads to space at 1/100 the cost of rockets. The acceleration would be so high that it could only launch fuel and building materials, which is crucial for interplanetary travel. https://gizmodo.com/japan-will-have-a-space-elevator-by-2050-5887210 … Continued
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Tech News
Street Artist Replaces Erased Work With Stencil of Guy Who Erased It
The work of a street artist is perhaps by definition impermanent; you create, it’s found out, it’s erased, you move on. Or, if you’re a young man who goes by the name of DS, you spot the guy who’s erasing your work, photograph him, and come back later to immortalize him as a stencil in … Continued
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io9NASA spots a massive hole near the Sun’s north pole
NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of an unusually large coronal hole on the surface of the Sun. At one point, it was so large that it covered nearly a quarter of the Sun’s visible disk — a distance equivalent to 50 Earths placed side-by-side. As dramatic as this sounds, coronal holes … Continued
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Tech NewsDesign
20 Iconic Weapons From the Most Legendary Gunslingers in Film
Even for people who are vehemently anti-gun, there’s something fun about seeing how filmmakers and writers imagine weapons of the future, regardless of how unrealistic they are. Federico Mauro, an Italian art director, has taken it upon himself to make them real. Mauro is an award-winning commercial director, but in his free time, he hones … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning SpoilersJust how does Cobie Smulders’ Agent Maria Hill fit into S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson discusses the prospect of playing Quicksilver in Age of Ultron. Steven Moffat explains why John Hurt is so essential to restoring Doctor Who’s essential mystery. Check out new Elysium, The World’s End, and Kick-Ass 2 clips. George R.R. Martin confirms a Game of Thrones casting rumor. Spoilers! Top image from Agents … Continued
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Tech NewsHere’s Proof That Your Perception of Time Is Awful
Do you think Cleopatra lived at a time closer to the Great Pyramid being built or Neil Armstrong landing on the moon? You might be surprised by the answer. In fact, you’ll probably be surprised by the whole of this BuzzFeed video, which does an amazing job of making you realize that your conception of … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftIn Theory, This Is How Xbox One and PS4 Graphics Compare
There’s no doubt that on paper, the way Sony’s designed the PS4 and the AMD components it’s selected offer 50 per cent more power in the GPU department over the Xbox One. But does it really make any difference when you get down to playing a game? That’s the question Eurogamer and Digital Foundry set … Continued
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Two Moons That Pass in the Night
This image shows the rare sight of Saturn’s moons Mimas and Pandora aligning in the night sky—and they couldn’t look more different. Seeing them both together makes you realise just how varied moons can be. Pandora, the smaller of the two—just 50 miles across—lacks the mass, and hence sufficient gravity, to pull itself into the … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy and Security
Federal Court: Cell Phone Tracking Without a Warrant Is A-OK
A Federal Appeals court has ruled that search warrants are not required by law enforcement agencies if they wish to seize cellphone records. The ruling, from the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, claims that collection of such data doesn’t violate the Fourth Amendment—and doesn’t need to pass the probable cause test. The decision overturns … Continued
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Tech News
Canon’s New Tiny Video Camera Is For Filming Yourself Doing…Whatever
Canon’s new Vixia Mini is a Wi-Fi enabled camcorder designed to help you document your everyday life in more detail than ordinary folk ever thought possible. No other people required. The slim-bodied pocket camera from Canon’s camcorder team is different from a rugged GoPro or that old Flip camera you’ve got tucked away in a … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoft
The 7 Companies Microsoft Won’t Let Its Ex-Windows Chief Work For
Late last year, Microsoft booted out booted out its head of Windows, Steve Sinofsky. Now, a few more details have come out about his departure—including who Microsoft have banned him from working for. https://gizmodo.com/the-president-of-windows-steven-sinofsky-is-leaving-mic-5959997 In a 10-K filing, it’s revealed that Microsoft has said Sinofsky “cannot accept direct or indirect employment” with Amazon, Apple, EMC, … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Smart Wearable Vibrator Will Get Women Off Intelligently
Vibrators are typically strong, powerful, dumb pipes. Which is mostly fine! But sometimes you’d like something more… nuanced. Vibease, which is supposedly the world’s first wearable “smart” vibrator, claims to have the sort of sexy thoughtfulness that can get any woman off. It’s basically a read along vibrator for erotica. The Bluetooth-enabled vibrator syncs up … Continued
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