Now this is 3D. Engineers at the Human Communications Technology Lab at the University of British Columbia have devised pCubee, a “personal cubic display” that adjusts 3D images based on your position, and allows you to interact with them. Woah. More »
Author: Brian Barrett
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pCubee Interactive Display Puts 3D In Three Dimensions [3D]
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Apple "HD" Apps are iPad Only [Apps]
Kotaku noted earlier today that HD versions of several popular App Store games have started popping up in iTunes. We just heard from a developer that it’s Apple’s preferred nomenclature for distinguishing iPad games that aren’t iPhone or iPod compatible. More »
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Fox Mobile Group’s Bitbop: On-Demand TV For Your Smartphone [Mobile Video]
Fox Mobile Group today announced Bitbop, a wireless subscription service that brings “premium” video content to your smartphone. It’ll cost $10 per month, and it’s the next best thing until a Hulu app gets here. Which, hey, still waiting! More »
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Verizon’s LTE 4G Expansion Plans: One-Third of Americans Covered This Year [Verizon]
Verizon’s not taking the 4G wars lying down. Today at CTIA, they announced that they’d be launching 25-30 LTE 4G networks this year, covering a third of Americans by the end of 2010, and twice that within fifteen months. More »
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AT&T U-Verse Mobile First Video: Watch Your Favorite Shows By Phone [At&t]
AT&T’s U-Verse Mobile app is coming, and we’ve gotten our first demo of how AT&T’s bringing TV to phones. It’s a sleek-looking, intuitive interface that’ll let U-Verse customers watch recorded video on their phones. More »
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Exclusive: First Look at Slacker’s Excellent On-Demand Music Service [Slacker]
We first caught wind of Slacker Radio‘s plans for a subscription on-demand music service a few weeks ago, and it sounded vague but promising. Now, having seen it in action, I can say with certainty that it’s loaded with potential. More »
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T-Mobile’s Crazy Fast HSPA+ 3G Network To Reach Over 100 Metro Areas This Year [T-Mobile]
T-Mobile has announced that they’re rolling out their super speedy HSPA+ network to over 100 metro areas covering 185 million people in 2010. More than half of that will be complete by the middle of the year. That’s aggressive. More »
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Does Our DNA Carry the Memories of Our Ancestors? [Memory Forever]
It seems like something out of a movie (and hey, it is), but there’s some scientific evidence that we actually carry the memories of our ancestors with us in our genetic code. Apologies in advance to my hypothetical descendants. More »
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You’d Be Crazy to Buy a Palm Now [Palm]
Palm is dying. They’ve been hemorrhaging money since late last year, and yesterday’s woeful earnings announcement sealed its fate. It didn’t have to be this way. But it’s been coming for a long time. More »
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How Apple Keeps iPad Developers on Extreme Lockdown [Apple]
If you’re a software developer lucky enough to get a look at the iPad before its release, you’d better be ready to submit to some of the toughest security measures this side of Super Max. More »
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Watch Robot Boy Meet Robot Girl in Spike Jonze’s I’m Here [Robots]
I’ve been excited for Spike Jonze‘s I’m Here ever since the trailer hit, and today the beautifully produced, 30-minute film is finally available for viewing online. But you’re gonna need to hurry if you want to watch it today. More »
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How Grenades Work [Grenades]
Oh, man. Not only does this infographic show how modern time-delay grenades work, it actually walks you through a bit of the history of the handheld explosive. All while setting a new standard for stick figure abuse! More »
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A Blind Soldier’s Sight Restored Through His Tongue [Sight]
Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg lost his sight to a rocket-propelled grenade in 2007. Now, thanks to a fascinating technology, he can read words and make out shapes using his tongue. It’s truly incredible. More »
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The Entertainment Industry’s Biggest Problem: "Piracy" Is Too Sexy a Word [Block Quote]
It’s tough being a record label or a movie studio these days. People are stealing your content, all because they want to be Jack Sparrow. No, seriously: that’s actually what the industry thinks. More »
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Making Water Run Uphill, With Lasers [Water]
Researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered how to make liquid overcome gravity and flow upward along a silicon surface. The essential ingredient, as always: lasers. More »
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Watch a Supersonic Jet Hover With Breathtaking Stillness [Jets]
It looks like a special effect, but it’s not. What you’re watching is an F-35B supersonic stealth jet spend 30 seconds suspended 150ft in the air, for the very first time. More »


















