You’ve heard it before: parents groups and educators worldwide are growing more and more concerned regarding children and teens using social networking sites. But while online social networking shows a great deal of promise in respect to reaching out to teenagers, some critics worry that too much focus on the superficiality of sites, especially Facebook, […]
Twitter chief Biz Stone has confirmed the microblogging site is to drop its “suggested users list”. The service gave new Twitter account holders ideas for people to follow but had attracted claims of bias. When new users sign up to the service, they are presented with a list of around 500 suggestions of accounts to […]
This is AMAZING, check this out: What seems to be happening here is that the person featured in this video creates a soap bubble. Then, he makes a second one right under the first using air coming from some kind of fog generator. To end the process, he rips the barrier between the two bubbles […]
To promote its new line of LCD TVs featuring LED backlighting and local dimming, Toshiba has used an helium balloon to take an ultra-lightweight chair to the edge of space, filming the process using the company’s IK-HR1S 1080i camera. One of the most memorable ad I’ve seen in a long time! Enjoy!
Apparently, there was a rumor floating around that if you watched closely one of the scenes in Star Trek 2009, you could actually spot R2-D2 slowly drifting into space. Well folks, that isn’t a rumor anymore and has been confirmed by one of the movie’s sequence supervisors. Check it out: Want to check it out […]
Enjoy the amazing view from the top of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai Spire. [Via Gizmodo]
I’m not sure which is the worse, the CSI episode where they try to track an IP address by creating “a GUI interface using Visual Basic” or this. And while being on the subject of ridiculous Holywood interpretations of IT concepts, we invite you to post comments pointing to similar attrocities you’ve seen or heard […]
Microsoft has confirmed its banning of players with modified consoles from Xbox Live will be permanent. But while some owners are offloading their consoles on eBay, others may have found a way to circumvent the ban. While some bans from the service (such as those for using threatening language towards other online players) are for […]
In the following video, CNN’s Becky Anderson asks astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson if the end is near. As usual, Mr. deGrasse Tyson anwsers in a very cool and concise way.
Using 3ds max 2008 – Vray, Mudbox, AE, PS, Sound Forge and Vegas, Youtube user Pantural produced this awesome 3D showreel showcasing his 3D animation skills. The initial work on the project was done in 5 days, but the whole thing apparently took over 110 days to render. [Via TechEblog]