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Sep 4, 2016

Finally, Windows 10 on a refrigerator door

Posted by in category: computing

To the thousands, nay, millions who were holding out for a Windows 10 fridge before upgrading, we’ve got some pretty great news straight from the IFA show floor. Granted, it’s still just a prototype with no firm release date, but here you go. LG put a fully functioning Windows 10 tablet on the door of a fancy new icebox.

And it’s a massive tablet, at that – measuring 27 inches, powered by an Intel Atom processor located up top. It actually seems to work pretty well, in the demo we got on the showroom floor. It’s surprisingly responsive – a lot more than many of the sorts of displays companies jam onto their appliances in the name of smartness.

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Sep 4, 2016

NASA’s new HD camera

Posted by in category: electronics

NASA’s new High Dynamic Range (HDR) camera.


Watch a rocket test in super HD with NASA’s impressive new camera: http://cnnmon.ie/2aPVjpK

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Sep 4, 2016

This is the Ripple Maker

Posted by in category: futurism

Forget latte art. Now you can print your photo onto your coffee.


Forget latte art. Now you can print your photo onto your coffee.
Watch the full video: http://cnnmon.ie/2bMD70H w/ Samuel Burke CNN.

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Sep 4, 2016

Aquila’s First Flight

Posted by in categories: drones, internet, solar power, sustainability

Aquila — facebook’s solar powered internet drone


The internet provides information, opportunity and human connection, yet less than half the world has access. We’re proud to announce the successful first test flight of #Aquila, the solar airplane we designed to bring internet access to people living in remote locations. This innovative plane has the wingspan of an airliner but weighs less than a small car and flies on roughly the power of three blow dryers — incredible!

Source: #facebook

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Sep 4, 2016

Now You Can Control The Force

Posted by in category: futurism

This wristband lets you live your childhood dreams and use “the force”.

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Sep 4, 2016

Threadsmiths Hydrophobic Shirt

Posted by in category: futurism

Shrug off spills with these hydrophobic shirts.

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Sep 4, 2016

According to Einstein Time is an Illusion, and Here is the Proof

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, physics

Albert Einstein was very clear in his day. Physicists are very clear now. Time is not absolute, despite what common sense tells you and me.

Time is relative, and flexible and, according to Einstein, “the dividing line between past, present, and future is an illusion”. So reality is ultimately TIMELESS. This sounds pretty bizarre from the view of classical physics, but from the view of consciousness theory and spirituality, it fits in perfectly.

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Sep 3, 2016

Energy disruption: Solar plus storage to be cheaper than grid in 2017

Posted by in category: energy

Combination of solar plus storage to be cheaper than grid based power in Australia within the next year, meaning most of the energy use from households will be “hidden” from the networks. Time to think differently about the grid, and help consumers “share” energy.

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Sep 3, 2016

Could self-aware cities be the first forms of artificial intelligence? — By Charlie Jane Anders | Gizmodo

Posted by in categories: complex systems, internet, robotics/AI

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“The cities of the future will be huge and super-dense — but will they also be alive?”

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Sep 3, 2016

Helping mayors do their job — By Michael R. Bloomberg and Drew Faust | The Boston Globe

Posted by in categories: governance, government, innovation

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“As more and more people around the world live in cities — nearly two in three Americans already do — how well cities are run will affect the future of the planet in profound ways.”

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