A team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) combined the still in development, but seriously cool Oculus Rift virtual reality headpiece and the new Xbox One Kinect to control a robotic arm. The result is Continue reading “NASA Controls Robot Arm With The Oculus Rift And Xbox One Kinect”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Dec. 31, 2013 at 2:43am
FAA Selects Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced the selection of the six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test sites around Continue reading “FAA Selects Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 31, 2013 at 2:42am
The Guinness World Record for largest game collection has been set by Michael Thomasson, a 43-year-old New York father. He earned the record for owning 10,607 games. He got his first video game, Cosmic Avenger, Continue reading “Guinness World Record for Largest Game Collection Set At 10,607 Video Games”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 8:20pm
We just got word from AMD that their Mantle technology has been pushed into January 2014 and that there is no firm launch date. “After much consideration, the decision was made to delay the Mantle Continue reading “AMD Announces Mantle Is Delayed – BF4 Patch Now Expected in Jan 2014”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 8:09pm
Samsung announced on their blog that their 110-inch 4K Ultra HD (UHD) TV that has four times the resolution of standard high-definition TVs is going on sale in China, the Middle East and Europe. In Continue reading “Samsung 110-inch 4K UHD TV Now Available To Order”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 7:57pm
Samsung Develops Industrys First 8Gb LPDDR4 Mobile DRAM Ushering in the next-generation of ultra-fast mobile memory to meet growing market demand SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory Continue reading “Samsung Develops Industrys First 8Gb LPDDR4 Mobile DRAM”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 3:35pm
VIA Rings in the New Year at Taipei 101 with VIA AirTalk VIA Happy Taipei City 2014 App brings the party to the people at TVBS New Years Eve extravaganza Taipei, Taiwan, 30 December, 2013 Continue reading “VIA Rings in the New Year at Taipei 101 with VIA AirTalk”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 2:20pm
One of the more virulent and frustrating bits of malware has now affected roughly 250,000 computers. Basically Cryptolocker operates by scrambling an infected computers’ data then offering to unscramble it for a fee. The ransomware Continue reading “Cryptolocker Ransomware Has Affected An Estimated 250,000 Computers”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 1:36pm
While the classic games from the 70’s and 80’s are a bit dated for my tastes, it doesn’t mean that they aren’t awesome for just about everyone else (Although 3D Tick Tack Toe on the Continue reading “Want To Play Classic Games From The 70’s and 80’s For Free? Look No Further.”. …more
By Matt Chambers •
Dec. 30, 2013 at 1:35pm
Puget Systems has been keeping track of all sorts of hardware data for the systems that they built in 2013. One of the most important things Puget Systems tracks is the failure rates of individual Continue reading “The Most Reliable Hardware of 2013 According To Puget Systems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 27, 2013 at 6:20pm
Western Digital Doubles The Pleasure Ever since the emergence of Solid-State Drives, there’s been a conundrum facing laptop users in regards to storage options. Storage could be fast, large capacity, or low price – pick Continue reading “WD Black Dual-Drive 120GB SSD + 1TB HDD Hybrid Review”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Dec. 27, 2013 at 1:18pm
Vantec SATA/IDE to USB 3.0 Adapter All storage drives fail at some point and there is likely a situation where you wanted to connect a drive to your computer to work on, but couldn’t easily Continue reading “Vantec SATA/IDE to USB 3.0 Adapter Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 26, 2013 at 9:40pm
New BitFenix Support Website Launches Brand new support ticketing system promises even faster service for BitFenix fans (BitFenix Design Lab, December 26, 2013) Since the beginning, BitFenix has always stayed close to the community to Continue reading “New BitFenix Support Website Launches”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 26, 2013 at 3:40pm
Colorful launched Colorfly i784 D1 Tablet Colorful launched its Colorfly i784 D1 tablet which used the platform of Intel Clover Trail CPU+. It has stylish design and only 7.2 mm thin. It adopts an all-in-one Continue reading “Colorful Launches Colorfly i784 D1 Tablet”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 26, 2013 at 3:38pm
Google has released its list of the top-trending searches of 2013, which showed that two year-end deaths resonated most in a year packed with news events, product releases and well-traveled memes. In its year-end Zeitgeist Continue reading “Googles Top 10 Search Terms of 2013”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 24, 2013 at 2:36pm