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Software
Sometimes, Dreams Come True
3:40AM Jesus Diaz | In 2007 I whined and whined asking for an iPhone Software Developer’s Kit. Back then I asked for five apps. It took two years, but today I’ve got them all. The last one just came in yesterday. More »
Screens
Video: Sony’s Massive 280-inch (711cm) 3D LED Display
11:34PM Danny Allen | Similar to Mitsubishi’s 155-inch OLED screen, Sony’s huge display is made of individual panels (70 smaller LED screens in this case) and is designed for outdoor marketing. You know, because we all carry around polarised glasses, right? More »
Games
This Bulldog Is Better At Tony Hawk Than You
1:40PM Adam Frucci | Tony Hawk Ride comes with a skateboard controller. You know what that means: dogs playing video games. What’s amazing about this video is just how good this dog is. Impressive! More »
Robots
8:30AM Kyle VanHemert | Gadgets are overwhelmingly concerned with immediacy and functionality, but a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Texas A&M University reminds us that technology, when applied creatively, can be timeless and transcendent. More »
Fly Away
8:30AM Kyle VanHemert | Gadgets are overwhelmingly concerned with immediacy and functionality, but a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Texas A&M University reminds us that technology, when applied creatively, can be timeless and transcendent. More »
Science
This Is How NASA Would Work If It Was Congo’s Space Agency
7:19AM Jesus Diaz | Witness the spectacular launch of the Troposphère V, Congo’s answer to the Arex I-X. The new rocket prototype is capable of reaching 36km up in the sky. Yes, you know exactly what’s next. More »
Software
What Is Google Chrome OS? (Explained By Google)
5:56AM Mark Wilson | You should read our roundup of Everything You Need to Know About Chrome OS. But if you never learned to read (a prospect so full of holes in this circumstance that I won’t begin to address them), watch these clips. More »
Gadgets
Inductive Charging…Through Wood
5:40AM Mark Wilson | Inductive charging, allowing you to charge a gadget just by placing it on a non-electrocuting surface, is a pretty neat parlour trick. But you’re still putting a gadget on a charger. This DIY mod, however, trades synthetic chargers for wood. More »
Games
Unnecessary Upgrades: Accelerometer-Controlled Marble Maze
3:40AM Sean Fallon | Some old-fashioned games simply don’t need a 21st century makeover — like the wooden marble maze. Adding accelerometer control seems like a pointless endeavour. More »
Vehicles
The Frictionator: Jet Powered And Street Legal
11:31PM Danny Allen | This is what happens when you strap a 7000hp General Electric J85 Jet Engine (with a top speed of 320km/h) to a Ford F650 ute. Video after the jump. More »
Networks