This Robot Ice-Skates and Plays Hockey Better Than Me
Ok, I generally like robots, and have come to accept that one day we're going to be living in a world that is exactly like Futurama. But this video, as awesome as it is, just makes me kinda mad.
Ok, I generally like robots, and have come to accept that one day we're going to be living in a world that is exactly like Futurama. But this video, as awesome as it is, just makes me kinda mad.
After the popularity of his previous video showing just how well a Galaxy Nexus does as a PC replacement, Christian’s back doing a bit of gaming and showing you precisely how to hook all that Android goodness up.
We've all been there. You're setting up a shot that perfectly frames your friend against the background but as you snap your picture the people in the background start moving around and mess it all up. The picture is ruined, your friend looks like a bobbing ocean buoy amongst a sea of people and you hate everyone. Scalado thinks it's come up with a new camera technology that can fix that all too common situation, it's called Remove.
Any decision in life, whether ordering take-out or taking over a corporation, should be left to the randomness of the universe. Like flipping a coin, or even better, a 1935 thought experiment on quantum mechanics by an Austrian physicist.
The new iPad is on its way! We expect it’ll be pretty much like the last one – good-looking, fast, useful, but with a few features annoyingly absent and a £400+ price tag. Hmmm…
When HTC ponied up £200 million for a majority stake in Beats, it's fair to say it signaled its interest in audio. Now, rumours suggest the handset manufacturer is setting its sights on music streaming.
When it comes to lifts, I can't help but think back to the Die Hard films, especially with John McClane hanging by a thread in an elevator shaft in the first film. Which brings me to a recent stunt by Alton Towers, who's promoting its upcoming Nemesis Sub-Terra ride by scaring the be-jesus out of prospective shoppers at Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth.
As well as its public battle with rival Netflix, Amazon's LoveFilm streaming and delivery service seems to be suffering from internal problems, fueled by news of a second high-level exec leaving the network within a week.
That bloke’s Beyoncé Single Ladies ringtone in the cubicle next to you isn’t just annoying -- it’s also draining your brain. A study out of Washington University shows that ringtones actually damage learning and can make you 25 per cent dimmer.
If you've ever tried to do so much as ride amble down the street on an old steel-frame bike, you know they're unwieldy. It's unbelievable what this rider is able to do on one.
There's a super-threatening warning currently up on the main page of what used to be RnBXclusive.com, telling users their IP address is visible and that those who've previously downloaded titles from the site may face "up to 10 years imprisonment."
The folks behind Minute Physics have a knack for explaining complicated scientific ideas and principles in a way that the average YouTube viewer can comprehend. Even when they tackle rocket science, a term synonymous with complicated physics, math, and equations.
Now, don't get too excited as this is unofficial and only one level, but... some clever developers have managed to get a proof-of-concept version of PC favourite Portal running on Android hardware.
Earlier this month, a team of Russian scientists finally drilled down into Lake Vostok. Everyone was incredibly excited but, how deep can a lake really be, right? Um, it turns out very, very deep, and this visualisation lends some perspective.
It’s been a long time coming, our intrepid android astronaut was first freed from his packing on the ISS back in March last year, we even glimpsed a look through his eyes in September, but now Robonaut 2’s finally been activated.
