Last night’s episode of The Daily Show featured MIT Media Lab instructor David Rose talking all about connected objects and his new book, Enchanted Objects . The hilarious interview left Jon Stewart in awe over the new frontier of tech. More » ...
With countless new models released every year, the robovac arms race seems happy to ignore features like battery life, storage capacity, and even price. What’s most important these days is how intelligently an autonomous vacuum can navigate its surroundings, so Toshiba’s crammed some 27 sensors into its new Torneo Robo, so it always knows what needs cleaning and what obstacles to avoid. More »...
This beautiful purple jewel is an artist rendition of W0855 — a Jupiter-sized brown dwarf 7.3 light-years from Earth. If the scientists who just published a new paper on its composition are right, it’s the first object outside the solar system in which we have observed water clouds – an amazing discovery. More » ...
IKEA is one of the largest corporations in the world, and even the smallest change in its supply chain could have a gigantic impact on its business. After all, this is a company that uses 1 per cent of the world’s wood supply . In fact, IKEA operates a whole venture fund devoted to emerging tech, from ice cream to batteries. More » ...
Yes, the rumours are true: Samsung just announced a smartwatch with a data connection. The Samsung Gear S can make phone calls. Because why the hell not? More » ...
BBC Worldwide has announced a skins pack for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft to bring Doctor Who to the popular block building game. Which means, amongst other things, that there are now two good Doctor Who games. More » ...
Video: I don’t know about you, but sometimes I daydream that I have the power to move stuff or make wonderful things with my mind alone — because I can’t be bothered to move from my sofa, really. Superlazyass-Man. That would be my superhero name. Or Mary Poppins. And my superpower will look just like this video. More » ...
Today, NASA has officially committed to build the new Space Launch System, the world’s most powerful rocket ever, which hopefully will take us to Mars by 2030. The program is now set for development — the “first time that an exploration class vehicle has gotten this status since the space shuttle”. More » ...
Motorola’s 360 was the first beautiful round Android Wear, but it’s certainly not the last. LG is bringing one to the table as well, the LG G Watch R. Not to be outdone, LG’s second Android Wear outing has a few fancy special features of its own: No “ flat tire ” on its screen and a ring of ticks etched around the outside. More » ...
Instagram’s Hyperlapse allows you to create some very cool looking video timelapses while still moving the camera around. Here’s how it works. More » ...
Video: Ghostbusters is celebrating its 30th anniversary, so the guys at Screen Junkies have decided to dissect it in a new hilarious honest trailer that brought me back many happy childhood memories. More » ...
At first glance, the bublcam looks kind of like a Poké Ball, but it’s actually an impressive HD camera capable of taking completely 360-degree panoramas, live . The spherical little wonder isn’t just a fantasy; it works pretty damn well. More » ...
The last time we checked in with Plebian Design and Hypersonic, the creative teams had installed an interactive map chandelier in Washington DC that glowed in time with different data sets. For their latest trick, they turned the lobby of a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company into a similarly mind-bending, shape-shifting display. More » ...
Of all the things that you might want to do with Google Glass, music listening might not have been high on your list. Pandora’s at least having a go, releasing a Glass App for its radio service this week. More » ...
It’s a necessary evil of designing in cities: Only the tallest or most perfectly situated buildings get much sunlight. A company called Sun Central thinks it has a solution — in the form of an autonomous sun-tracking mechanism that sucks up sunlight and pipes it into dark buildings. More » ...
An architect has built a 3D-printed castle in just under four months. Whether he used the world’s largest MakerBot or something else to print it is unclear. All we know is that whatever he used was capable of extruding layer upon layer of smooth concrete. More » ...
Although simple and straightforward in its design, the Rubik’s Cube has been providing a formidable challenge to puzzle fans for 40 years now. But if arranging all of those coloured squares has become child’s play for you, don’t worry, some twisted individual has created a Rubik’s Cube with an X-shape that looks like a complete nightmare when it’s all mixed up. More » ...
How do you strap an 80-tonne Space Shuttle to the back of a 19m tall 747? You use this metal monstrosity. Or, you did, before the program ended in 2011. Now, after nearly four decades of service, NASA’s tearing it down. More » ...
Sure, there’s some great gadget discounts for Father’s Day in this week’s list — but at these prices, you’d be forgiven for picking up a little something for yourself. 15 per cent off GoPro cameras, $50 off iPads over $500 and more… More » ...
The cesspool that is the Windows Store available in Windows 8 is finally getting a clean up. Microsoft is getting rid of 1,500 fake apps from the Store and will refund your money if you fell for a scam. More » ...