The “magic” in this plastic flying carpet is pure technology, nothing wizardly or genie-liscious about it. Shove off Aladdin, move over Solomon, technology is catching up with fantasy, the BBC reports. The prototype flying carpet is described in the journal Applied Physics Letters: “We use integrated piezoelectric actuators and sensors to demonstrate the propulsive force produced by [...]
Currys and PC World on London’s Tottenham Court Road today became the world’s first Google Chromebooks store, selling the low-priced internet-only laptop/tablet hybrid. The Samsung Chromebook looks and feels like a light laptop, but unlike more familiar notebook computers runs solely on Google Chrome and does not handle software or outside operating systems. The Chromebook weighs [...]
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A much-hyped $12 billion plan for Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to produce iPads in Brazil is “in doubt” due to stagnant negotiations over tax breaks and Brazil’s own deep structural problems such as a lack of skilled labor, government sources tell Reuters. The proposal to build Apple’s sleek tablet computers in Brazil [...]
Turnabout is fair play: When we released the Amazon Kindle Fire’s advantages over the Apple iPad, you had to know that we would return with the iPad’s advantages over the Kindle Fire, right? The Kindle Fire, which was announced by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at a media event on September 28 and which will be released for $199 on [...]
You’re Facebook friends with your boss, but you don’t want him or her to know how often you listen to “The Thong Song” on Spotify. What can you do? Spotify has rolled out a new feature that solves just that problem; with the click of a button, Spotify listeners can now block the streaming music player from reporting [...]
The online ticketing company Eventbrite warned customers Thursday to monitor their email accounts for suspicious messages after two company iPads storing sensitive customer data were stolen from an employee. In a letter emailed to customers and posted on the company’s blog, Eventbrite CEO Kevin Hartz said the iPads were stolen from an employee on Sept 20. The [...]
Tom Cruise chopped off his hair and is sporting a new look for his latest film, “One Shot.” The 49-year-old star was spotted in Pittsburg, PA Thursday, with a much cleaner haircut and those same bad boy shades, testing his extreme driving skills on set. He hopped in an old 1970 red Chevrolet Chevelle SS [...]
Fans of “Parks & Recreation” waited a long time to find out who would play Tammy 1, Ron Swanson’s frightening ex-wife, and to see what kind of damage she could inflict on him. The season premiere did not disappoint, but this week’s episode saw Tammy 1 do her worst by getting Ron to shave his mustache. [...]
Since he stars on a hit HBO show called “Hung,” it’s no surprise that Thomas Jane’s mind often goes below the belt. We caught up with Jane to talk about the third season of the show — premiering Sunday night on HBO — his character’s transition from well-endowed basketball coach to fulltime escort and, of [...]
Though sometimes harrowing and, far too often, a terrible trip down awkward memory lane, one of the few benefits of attending a high school reunion is seeing what has become of your classmates and friends. Well, if you’ve become super successful, that is. Otherwise, it’s an embarrassing drag. Over a decade removed from the original [...]
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