Logitech does not just test mice and keyboards. It tortures them. It mashes keys 13 times per second, 24 hours a day, for two months straight. When the company needs to test the range and directionality of a wireless mouse receiver, it builds an anechoic chamber to seal away every errant wireless signal and precisely […]
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Grillo Active from Grillo on Vimeo. Known as Grillo Active, the tiny orange devices contain a sensitive movement detector, microprocessor and a WiFi module to transmit a signal. Grillo are currently in talks with a major convenience store chain to locate the devices at between 500 and 1,000 of their stores around Mexico. Given that […]
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There’s no battery or motor as it’s essentially a lever system — as you press your heel down on the lever, the cabling system pulls the laces tight to your foot. When you’re ready to take off the shoe, you just pull or step on the lever on the back. The system should be pretty […]
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It’s fairly obvious that one would always prefer to see some trees and nature rather than whole blocks of cements covering your whole surrounding … What could make looking at nature so relaxing ? why is a walk in the park or between trees so pleasant, whereas walking between buildings is just ‘meh’ … Why […]
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Europe’s Philae lander is doing well and has succeeded in planting a thermometer in the comet where it touched down this week, the European Space Agency said Friday. Scientists have received a steady stream of data from the lander, which on Wednesday became the first spacecraft to touch down on a comet and has since […]
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Today’s dispatch from the department of irony comes courtesy of Marvel Studios. When the trailer for The Avengers: Age of Ultron prematurely appeared online, the studio went into lockdown to find the leaker’s identity. According to documents found by Mashable, the outfit has traced the incident to a Google Drive account in the name of […]
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Lucasfilm has revealed that Star Wars: Episode VII will be released with the subtitle The Force Awakens when it premieres next December. The long-awaited name was revealed on Twitter alongside the news that principal photography has all been wrapped up. The film is still more than a year away, but the title artwork maintains the […]
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The Internet Archive, a non-profit best known for backing up web pages, has added a collection of 900 video games from the 1970s to 1990s that can be played in your web browser — no coins required. Called the Internet Arcade, the collection includes familiar games such as Astro Invader and Pac Man, as well […]
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