If you love LEGOs, you might have imagined building a real house from them. And with the surging popularity of 3D printers, such a dream seems well within reach. Nick Johnson, a spokesman for real estate blog Movoto, decided to find out what it would take to build a 3D-printed house. “Given that we’re due…
Every year in late November, home cooks across the U.S. prepare for their biggest night. Thanksgiving — the annual celebration of food, family and all the good things in life — brings out the gourmet chef in all of us. It can also bring out unprecedented levels of stress to create an epic feast for…
No Apple TV upgrade was announced at the company’s iPhone event on Tuesday, but it looks like the media-streaming device could get a fresher sooner than later. According to an All Things D report, Apple TV will receive a system update on Sept. 18, the same day iOS 7 will launch. Although we don’t have…
8 Absurd Tech Knockoffs 1. PlayStation Vita Chinese Ripoff Sony’s PlayStation Vita was released this past February, but a ripoff PS Vita has already been spotted in Taiwan. At $55, this “PSP MP5” costs a fraction of the PS Vita yet manages to offer some impressive features including 3,000 games, a browser, music and video…
Griffin Technology‘s first Lightning connector accessories are expected to launch at retail locations beginning on Dec. 3. The company announced four new items in total. At 4 feet long, the $24.99 4USB-to-Lightning cable is designed to save space and eliminate tangles. It is especially geared for car use. With Griffin’s 9.8-foot straight USB-to-Lightning cable, $29.99,…
Payphones in New York City have largely been made obsolete by the fact that almost everybody’s got a cellphone for staying in touch on-the-go. Luckily for the long-forgotten phones that still dot the city’s streets, they’re about to get a twenty-first-century upgrade. New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications introduced on Wednesday the…
Pebble is coming to AT&T. Already available at Best Buy stores and online, AT&T will be the exclusive mobile carrier to sell the device. The watch is expected to hit 500 of AT&T’s retail stores on Sept. 27, coming to more stores in October. As a smart watch, Pebble connects to your iPhone or Android…
Technology may move at the speed of electrons, but the law tends to slouch stubbornly along like — well, like an ass. For all the hubbub about the billion-dollar jury decision in the Apple-Samsung lawsuit (and despite Apple moving forward with a bid to ban eight specific mobile gadgets), we’re not even close to a…
2wice, a visual and performing arts journal, is going digital. The dance publication will be creating performance art just for the iPad. Each project will be uniquely packaged in an app. Patsy Tarr, director of the 2wice Arts Foundation, believes dance needs to go in the direction of mobile technology. The organization chose the iPad…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3syNGfJ8qpU?enablejsapi=1&] I brought a LOT of gear with me to Mobile World Congress 2013. How much gear? Just check out what I managed to fit inside my jacket. For CES 2012, I bought myself the SeV women’s trench from Scottevest. The jacket came in handy running around the Las Vegas Convention Center and I…
It looks like Amazon is quietly discontinuing the Kindle DX, the large-format version of its classic Kindle eInk e-reader. Amazon lowered the price of the Kindle DX from $379 to $299 last week, apparently to help clear out existing stock. Now, Amazon is no longer selling the device on its website, and there’s no notice…
This morning I made coffee for my brother-in-law before he started a long commute into New York City, then set out breakfast for my two nieces and sister, who were all sleeping in our guest room. Scenarios like this are being played out in homes up and down the East Coast in the aftermath of…
Did you miss Reddit’s “ask me almost anything” (AMAA) session with the Microsoft Surface team on Tuesday? We’ve combed through the queries posed to the Microsoft team led by Panos Panay, general manager of Microsoft Surface, and bring you highlights with answers about Surface from Microsoft that we hadn’t heard before. Tuesday (Oct. 16) was…
Nissan is using a tablet as an instrumental panel inside its new Terra SUV concept car, which it will showcase at the Paris Motor Show later this month. The innovative concept car bears a striking resemblance to the Nissan Juke but uses three electric motors to drive the wheels and offers a hydrogen fuel cell…
Working 9-to-5 can be a draining way to make a living. The best thing you can do is pour yourself a cup of tea, breathe, and let these amazing office products do all the heavy lifting. Otherwise, you’ll be drowning in fluorescent lights and paper-jams. 1. This mini-vacuum plugs right into your USB port. 2.…
10 Great Cyber Monday Deals to Snag Right Now 1. Kindle Fire The original Kindle Fire tablet is discounted at $30 below list price on Amazon today if you use the code FIREDEAL at checkout. The Kindle Fire is an Android-based tablet that hooks into Amazon’s book and video ecosystems to deliver more content. This…
With so much speculation surrounding the next-generation iPhone event, a stunning new concept video has hit the web, touting features such as fingerprint scanning for enhanced security and rubberband electronics, which enables the device to stretch like a scrunchie. The video — created by Aatma Studio — begins with the iPhone 4S and the iPhone…
Another day, another set of iPhone 5 rumors. Images released over the weekend of the purported iPhone 5 are the latest in a long list of speculations on the upcoming Apple device. Every year since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, we’ve been subject to a constant flow of rumors between releases. This year’s…
For decades, scientists have found creative ways to test gear for use in space — from simulating missions in the ocean to signing up volunteers in Hawaii to consume space food. But, this latest research initiative may take the cake. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Spacecraft Engineering Department has built a frictionless 37-ton air hockey…
Throughout the last 10 years, the world of design — specifically architecture and engineering — has benefited greatly from major technological advances. Although it wasn’t too long ago that many infrastructure and object modeling required excellent hand-drafting and perceptibility skills (not to mention plenty of time and attention to detail), 3D software tools such as…