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Review: This iHoment digital picture frame is the father’s day gift I deserve

Jun12
by on June 12, 2018 at 11:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, gear, Insider, Reviews


With Father’s Day just around the corner it’s time to get your last minute Amazon orders in. And if your dad is anything like me, he’d love nothing more than to stare at your face all day long. But you’ve both got things to do, so consider this iHoment smart photo frame instead. It’s one of those devices that tries to do a lot of things at once. It’s a digital picture frame with a 10-inch touchscreen that features voice control and video calling. At first-glance I felt the iHoment was a bit of overkill. But once I got to…

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Ovie’s Smarterware is like Tupperware that tracks when your food will go bad

Jun12
by on June 12, 2018 at 11:28 pm
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We’ve ll been there. You buy $100 worth of groceries, only to have some of it go bad because you forgot about it in the back of the fridge. In fact, the NRDC estimates that Americans end up throwing away 40 percent of the food they bring home. The solution is simple: keep better track of your food and when it’ll go bad. Smart refrigerators from the likes of Samsung and LG have tried to fix this, but most people don’t have the time or money to acquire a new multi-thousand dollar appliance. Enter Ovie’s Smarterware. Rather than trying to…

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Leap Motion’s VR anatomy lesson lets you pull a cat apart with your hands

Jun12
by on June 12, 2018 at 9:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, virtual reality


Leap Motion has released a demo for a new kind of VR experience called “Cat Explorer.” It’s basically exactly what it sounds like — you “explore” the muscles, organs, and skeleton of an adorable kitty using just your hands. Here’s what it looks like in action: Leap Motion’s description of the video says: Cat Explorer is a fun demo that points to the transformative potential of VR and natural interaction in fields as diverse as education, training, healthcare, and entertainment. Admittedly, the initial moment where you see what the demo is about is a little shocking. The natural inclination when…

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Apple bans cryptocurrency mining on the iPhone and iPad

Jun12
by on June 12, 2018 at 7:39 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork


Apple’s recently updated developer guidelines include a message intended to ward off would-be cryptocurrency miners. The new rules restrict apps that generate excess heat, pull unnecessary system resources, or otherwise drain battery or affect performance unnecessarily. According to Apple: Apps, including any third party advertisements displayed within them, may not run on unrelated background processes, such as cryptocurrency mining. While the idea of mining cryptocurrency on an iPhone is almost laughable, the message doesn’t appear to be targeting apps built for the purpose of mining cryptocurrency; those were already banned in a 2014 update. Instead, the language seems to suggest…

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Teen bitcoin millionaire builds a real Dr. Octopus suit for a kid with mobility issues

Jun12
by on June 12, 2018 at 6:51 pm
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When a teenage bitcoin millionaire tells the world he intends to use a portion of his money to build a robotic exoskeleton in the vein of a famous Marvel super villain, it sounds like something we should worry about. Luckily the teen in question, Erik Finman, has chosen to use his resources for good. Finman, a man Time called one of the most influental teens of 2014, recently helped finance and develop a robotic prosthetic suit resembling the one created by the fictional Spiderman nemesis Doctor Octopus. It’s actually pretty easy to imagine this as the genesis of a plot to…

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