Sleep Mask ‘Remee’ Allows You To Control Your Dreams, Inception-Style
“Dreams feel real when we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realise something was actually strange.”
What if you were able to identify dream from reality? What would you do if that world you’re seeing you knew to be made up of projections of your subconscious? Defined by Lucidnet as a state in which you become “aware that you are dreaming, and when you become aware of your dreams, you can start learning to influence and control [them],” 'lucid dreaming' has been scientifically researched for decades but is still relatively unknown to the average person. But that might well be set to change…
Diablo III Fallout Should Put A Nail In The Coffin Of Always-On DRM
It promised to be one of the biggest videogame launches of all-time. 12 years in waiting, Blizzard’s Diablo III was already the biggest pre-seller ever and as highly anticipated as any game has been in recent gaming history. But it's launch will be one the team behind will not forget in a hurry - it was one instead deeply, drastically marred from the very second Blizzard turned the switch on its quite hellish creation. The perils of always-on DRM security and our route to a digital-only future are only now beginning to reveal their ugly faces.
Science Fiction Turning Into Science Fact
I may be a poor graduate; but the savings are still on course to help me afford my Mattel Hoverboard in 2015. A mere three years to go and I can purchase the one item which ultimately captured my complete childhood amazement in Back to the Future. I just hope they bring out one that isn’t pink because I want them to match my Nikes.
Aspirations of levitation aside, it’s astounding how many (so-called) fictional inventions are coming strangely close to existence. Technology is advancing at an astounding rate and inventions that seemed impossible in the recent past are being developed right now. Think about it this way: You’re reading this on a device that has more computing power than they used to land on the moon back in 1969. Imagine what can be done now.
GloveOne Brings The 'Call Me' Hand Symbol Full Circle
Universally accepted as the ‘Call Me’ gesture – pinky finger and thumb outstretched, interpreting the mouthpiece and speaker respectively – the hand symbol that has otherwise been relegated to use in packed nightclubs and seedy bars as way of grabbing the attention of the opposite sex might soon be used as a way of literally calling others.
Man Implants Magnets Into His Wrist For Strapless iPod Nano Watch
We understand that fashion is a key trend when it comes to Apple products; but we've never been a fan of the idea of an iPod Nano wristwatch. Dave Hurban must have thought the same as well, performing a self-titled 'iDermal' on himself: removing the need for a wrist strap by engineering his own wrist to hold the device via a set of magnets.
Siri Silenced. Updated To Not Say Lumia 900 Is 'Best Smartphone Ever'
It's common knowledge that Apple has a rather dry, sarcastic sense of humour when it comes to some of the responses that their automated assistant, Siri, gives to the user. But it seems they weren't a fan of the assistant's Wolfram-reliant response to the question "What is the best smartphone ever?"
So they have changed it rather rapidly from the original answer of the Nokia Lumia 900 to one of two sarcastic responses: "the one you're holding" and "you're kidding, right?"
First Photos Of Ashton Kutcher As Steve Jobs Circulate The Net
Spotted on the streets of LA on Friday and snapped by TMZ, the first photos of Two And A Half Men star Ashton Kutcher dressed in-character as the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs have come to fruition. The 34-year old dons Jobs’s trademark (and now iconic) get-up; comprising black turtleneck sweater, faded jeans and white sneakers as he makes his way back to the set of one of two biopics currently in the works, tentatively entitled Jobs: Get Inspired.
Engineer Builds A Real-Life Portal Turret
If ever there was a perfect defensive weapon, it would be a turret with a voice so soothing and design so minimalistically innocent, you feel guilty about murderously destroying it. We have Portal to thank for that; but we are now one step closer to this being a reality, as a budding engineer has built a real-life version of this stationary weapon.
Facebook Announces App Center. Facebook Phone Finally On The Way?
Facebook has just announced App Center, a replacement for the old Apps and Games hub users used to find Facebook apps. Mobile Facebook users will now be able to directly download Facebook apps from Facebook for the very first time. HTML5 web apps, which don’t require a traditional installation, will be available from App Center itself.
Microsoft Patents Pressure-Sensitive Controller That Can Identify The User Holding It
Filed just yesterday and spotted by Engadget, Microsoft has filed for a patent that would imply the company behind the Xbox 360 is working on gaming controllers that could detect a users’ identity based on the pressure exerted by the grip on the pad.
'Wearable' Tech One Step Closer To Reality After Material ‘Breakthrough’
Imagine having a smartphone interface on your sleeve, or a touch-screen MP3 player carefully woven into the fabric of your t-shirt. Wearable technology is getting ever nearer to becoming reality after a team of researchers from the University of Exeter revealed an innovative new material adapted from graphene that they’re calling ‘GraphExeter’ (you see what they did there?) and what they claim is, being just one atom thick, “the most transparent, lightweight and flexible material ever for conducting electricity.”
The Apple HDTV Is Real And Will Feature Siri And Video Calling Via Facetime
News surrounding an Apple-branded high-definition TV has been somewhat scarce these past few months. We first caught wind of the strong possibility of such a device in November of last year, although we had heard little since then. And yet, the Apple iTV is entirely real, according to a source close to Cult of Mac, and he’s not working off of leaked memos or estimations: he’s seen it with his own two eyes.
Disney Creates Touch Sensing Technology That Works On Any Surface
Disney Research have released a paper detailing their rather intuitive new touch-sensing technology, which they're calling Touché.
Love And Hate Of The Samsung Galaxy S3
So the Samsung Galaxy S3 announcement has come and gone in a daze of applause, orchestral accompaniment and Suzi Perry. Many of the rumours and speculation we collected were correct, the stage was set for the 'biggest smartphone announcement of the year,' and we got a phone which is primed to be a rather huge success in the high-end Android device market.
But some of us aren't buying into this new 'nature' visage, seeing the new Galaxy, its design cues and software implementations as quite the disappointment. Is this the final, rather laughable nail in the coffin of originality? Or is this to be the best smartphone of the year? Two editors debate.
The LaserSaber: The Closest You'll Get To Owning A Jedi Weapon
Wicked Lasers has introduced the rather shamelessly named 'LaserSaber:' the closest thing to a the weapon of a Jedi you could possibly own.
The 'Mastered For iTunes' Deception
Robotic Exoskeleton 'ReWalk' Lets Paraplegics Walk Again
The future of powered human exoskeletons may well have had its fair share of coverage on the military front – the hope is such robotics will allow soldiers and military personnel to carry extra large loads - but for now exoskeleton robots are playing a vital role in healthcare. The Rewalk, developed by an Israeli engineer who himself suffers from paralysis, is one such device, an exoskeleton that is giving paraplegic patients a new-found freedom and granting a better quality of life by gifting those afflicted with paraplegia the ability to walk again.
Smartphone Syncing Made Simple With New UI Concept
While the regular bulk uploading of files comes with ease and automation to smartphones, the idea of choosing and offloading individual files comes with some difficulty. That's where designer Ishac Bertran's intuitive UI concept comes in: making use of spatially-aware hardware.
Meet Melvin: The Socially Connected Travelling Rube Goldberg Machine
We all love seeing a Rube Goldberg inventions, with a simple task being executed in the most unnecessarily complex of ways. While it's quite fair to say this form of entertainment is rather timeless, nobody has really brought the formula into the 21st Century.
Titanic Replica ‘Titanic II’ Proposed, Boasting “State-Of-The-Art Tech” And Luxury In Equal Measure
Its maiden voyage was one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history, taking the lives of over 1,500 souls. But the story of the ill-fated cruise liner Titanic has seemingly not dissuaded one Australian billionaire to cash-in on the ship’s image, instead proposing to the press yesterday plans to build a high-tech replica of the ship. The announcement comes just weeks after the Titanic’s centennial.