From the Legoworld 2014 event: Us vs Them explains it works thanks to a Samsung Galaxy phone that takes pictures of all six faces, figures the most efficient solution, then sends instructions to a robotic arm via Bluetooth,
I couldn’t be any happier that this exists. (Everyone knows that TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze was the best of the series anyway.) http://youtu.be/_-lT1oOU7b4 And the Behind the Scenes is really charming, too! As it turns out, Vanilla Ice is a huge TMNT nerd and Raphael is his favorite! http://youtu.be/ISlupo4tlpY [Kraft Mac n Cheese […]
Researchers have used brain scans of one monkey to control the movement of another monkey. It’s a first step in a complex road towards helping paralysed people regain some movement control. The research from Harvard Medical School (carried out at Massachusetts General Hospital) is detailed in a paper titled “A cortical–spinal prosthesis for targeted limb […]
Lerner Publishing Group has released a 6-book nonfiction series about the video game industry entitled ShockZone™ Games & Gamers. The series, written by video game and comic book writer Arie Kaplan (The New Kid from Planet Glorf graphic novel, Paranormal State and Law & Order: Legacies games), is fun, yet fact-filled, and discusses many aspects of […]
I wish there the proportions were listed on these. I guess that means trial and error until I get them right. OH DARN! [via The Mary Sue]
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Warning: Loud Video. Gav and Dan head to Alabama to show you the mechanical workings of a fully automatic M4 Carbine with holographic sight as it fires 30 rounds in just over 2 seconds. Dan is in the British Army and has vast gun experience. Gav only has experience with an Xbox controller. [The Slow […]
Most of it, anyway. Miles Teller (Spectacular Now), is tapped to play Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic. However, he also plays Peter in Divergent, out later this year, so he *may* have a conflict due to filming the sequel, Insurgent, if the studios can’t work something out. Kate Mara (House of Cards), Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle), and […]
Yup! ReedPOP — PAX East, Star Wars Celebration — has partnered with Australia’s Oz Comic-Con. Said Rand Ratinac, director of DCA Enterprises: “Our partnership with ReedPOP elevates Oz Comic-Con within the competitive international market, truly putting Australia on the map for pop culture events and opening the door for remarkable opportunities that will carry on […]
From the American Chemical Society: In what may be the warmest Winter Olympics on record, Sochi looks more like SoCal by the day. With few real snowflakes to blanket Sochi’s slopes, our latest episode explains how science keeps the Winter Olympics alive with artificial snow. Thanks Kirk! [Reactions]