June 14, 2013

No Surprise: Hashtags Making Their Way Onto Facebook

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A lot of people aren’t a fan of Twitter for many reasons. For some it’s the 140 character limit that’s a turn off, for others it’s people’s constant need for others to pay attention to them. Along those lines, I’ve often heard people mock the idea of the hashtag and how, come five or ten years, no one will remember its importance. Unfortunately, that might not be the case. As of next Wednesday, Facebook is going to start using hashtags as a way for people to more easily find what they’re looking for on their Facebook feeds.Continue Reading

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June 13, 2013

Geeky Treats: Dragon Ball Z Cake Balls

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Rosanna Pansino is known on YouTube for a lot of different things, be it cosplay, game play, reviews, or her vlogs about Ireland. However, what she’s probably most well known for are her Nerdy Nummies videos, in which she crafts geeky recipes and shows us how to make them. In her latest video, she makes Dragon Ball Z crème brûlée cake balls.Continue Reading

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June 13, 2013

A Film Scanner that Scans Images Right to Your Smart Phone

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Chances are, if you were born in the early 90′s or anytime before, you’ve got some film lying around and have no idea what to do with it. There aren’t that many places that still develop film, and besides, the places that do are really expensive nowadays. Yet, you can’t bring yourself to throw out the film, can you? There are just too many memories to easily dispose of them all. So what do you do? If this has been a burden for you, then the iPhone and Android Film Scanner might peak your interest.Continue Reading

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June 13, 2013

New Batman: Arkham Orgins Trailer Released

A new trailer  for the video game Batman: Arkham Origins was just released this week. Much like the already released trailer, we get a look into what this game will entail; however, unlike the last one, this time we get the chance to see a fair amount of game play going on. The game play is similar to both Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, which this game serves as a prequel to, and some gadgets that disappeared after Asylum will be making a return in this one as well.Continue Reading

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June 13, 2013

Netflix Soon to Allow Multiple Profiles in Shared Accounts

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Netflix, in the past, has only catered to a “one person per account” system. While people have found ways around this in order to share accounts, there have always been obstacles. Only one person can have a DVD out at a time (which is difficult when film tastes differ or if you don’t live in the same household), and two people can’t watch the same movie simultaneously on different devices (which I’m sure made the newest season of Arrested Development difficult for some). Speaking as someone who is currently sharing her Netflix account with three people who don’t live in the same city as me, I know first hand how frustrating it can be at times.Continue Reading

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June 12, 2013

Emil Nystrom Celebrates Daughter’s First Birthday With Photoshop

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Parenting: How do you know you’re doing it right?

Well, if you’re anything like Swedish photographer, Emil Nystrom, you’ll commemorate your daughter’s first year on earth through a series of delightfully amusing pictures. Both by taking photographs and using photoshop, Nystrom has edited a handful of pictures of his daughter, right before her first birthday, performing an array of tasks no baby could actually accomplish. The series is lighthearted, silly, and just plain fun. Obviously she is one lucky kid to have such an awesome dad.Continue Reading

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June 12, 2013

Twenty-Five Pieces of The Office Fan Art

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The Office had its series finale three weeks ago, and some of us are still getting over it – or, in my case, very much not over it just yet. I’ve begun to rewatch the series from the beginning, reminding myself just how utterly perfect the show was back in its humble beginnings (I don’t think any show has ever had a better second season). In case there’s anyone else out there still bummed at they’re never going to get a chance to visit Dunder Mifflin ever again, here are twenty-five pieces of awesome Office fan art that might help ease the pain.Continue Reading

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June 11, 2013

Media Avengers Blog Creates Magazines that Portray Superheroes as Real

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The Tumblr Media Avengers popped up a little over two months ago, and already has a huge fan following. This blog creates mock-magazine covers and articles that feature the characters of The Avengers as if they were being reported on. We see Time magazine covers featuring Bruce Banner and Steve Rogers, paparazzi shots of the superheroes walking around in everyday garb, gossip columns about Natasha and Clint’s relationships, featured interviews with Pepper Potts, tabloid pieces on Tony Stark, and the list goes on. These fake media coverages are just as innovative as they are fun. Thanks to the power of photoshop and photographs of the actors who play the Avengers cast, we’re allowed a brief into a life where the Avengers team is real. It’s nice to dream.Continue Reading

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June 11, 2013

IBM Working on Incorporating Five Senses Into Computers

“In five years a computer system will know what I like to eat better than I do.”

That’s the first line in just one of five videos explaining how computers are soon going to accumulate the five senses of living organisms. The video above exhibits how taste will be communicated through computers, but there are also videos for touch, sight, hearing, and smell. All these videos were released through IBM, who are striving to make all of this a reality. They explain how computers will soon help us understand what baby’s want when they cry, food that is healthy for people individually, and diagnose diseases simply based off a person’s smell. While these huge leaps probably wont be seen in computer technology for a number of years, it is something to look forward to. I feel like IBM is honing what we as a people have been striving towards since computers were first invented; technology that is going to help keep us healthy, alive, and well.

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June 11, 2013

The Cube Brings 3D Printing Right to Your Home

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I think I’ve made it clear about how awesome 3D printing is over the last couple weeks. From art to clothing, and even body parts, we’re basically at the point where we can print almost anything – provided we have the materials and the machinery to do so. Up until now, getting our hands on the materials hasn’t been much of a problem, but the machines have not been available for the general public to purchase. However, it looks like that’s all about to change.Continue Reading

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