Word Lens, The Real-Time Translation App, is Now Free
It’s creepy to see how well it translates words on your screen… Word Lens, The Real-Time Translation App, is Now Free.
Google Begins Rolling Out Panda 4.0 Now
This looks like a major new release of the search algorythm Google Begins Rolling Out Panda 4.0 Now.
Jet fuel from trees!
As well as getting it from sunlight, it also grows on trees… A study, Sustainable Mallee Jet Fuel, commissioned by Airbus and undertaken at the Future Farm Industries Cooperative Research Centre, found that carbon emissions from jet fuel sourced entirely from mallee crops would emit 40 per cent less carbon than those using petroleum-based jet Read more about Jet fuel from trees![…]
Flagship – command your fleet from the bridge
Flagship is a real-time strategy game set on a galactic scale, played from a first person perspective. Command your fleet from the bridge of your ship, explore the stars and expand your territory. via Welcome to flagshipgame.com.
eBay Hacked, Change Your Passwords Now
If you have an eBay account, it’s time to change your password. The company released a statement today saying their internal and customer databases were compromised earlier this year, and starting today they’ll prompt everyone to change their passwords. Attackers made off with names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and of course, encrypted Read more about eBay Hacked, Change Your Passwords Now[…]
Drones being used for package delivery by criminals
In November 2013: There have been local reports of a mini helicopter drone dropping 250 grams worth of what is thought to be cocaine onto a Brazilian prison. According to Brazilian news source Globo, the prison, Centro de Detenção Provisória 1 is 60 miles north of São José dos Campos and currently holds 1,605 prisoners. Read more about Drones being used for package delivery by criminals[…]
Bradley Manning now Chelsea Manning
Bradley Manning of WikiLeaks fame is now a woman, which raises special problems for the US Military. “The soldier has asked for hormone therapy and to be able to live as a woman. The request was the first ever made by a transgender military inmate and set up a dilemma for the Defense Department: How Read more about Bradley Manning now Chelsea Manning[…]
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Shrinking
Very quickly! Will it only be a few decades until it’s gone? HubbleSite – NewsCenter – Hubble Shows that Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Smaller than Ever Seen Before (05/15/2014) – Introduction.
Pibow Rainbow – Raspberry Pi Case
Raspberry Pi case The case is crafted out of seven unique layers with a transparent top and base. Each layer is laser cut from colourful high-quality cast acrylic and once stacked they securely contain a Raspberry Pi while leaving the primary ports, including the CSI camera port, accessible. via Pibow Rainbow – Pimoroni.
Smallx264 – batch GUI for Handbrake
This will allow you to easily convert video’s to common presets, such as for tablets and phones, without having to puzzle over the handbrake options Smallx264 | Free software downloads at SourceForge.net.
20,000 Leagues Above the Clouds
Looks like Sid Meiers Pirates – in the sky! 20,000 Leagues Above the Clouds.
Science Has Finally Figured Out How to Win Rock-Paper-Scissors
“if a player wins over her opponent in one play, her probability of repeating the same action in the next play is considerably higher than her probabilities of shifting actions.” On the other hand, if a player loses two or more times in a row, he or she will not play the same sign, but Read more about Science Has Finally Figured Out How to Win Rock-Paper-Scissors[…]
Sunlight to jet fuel: European collaboration SOLAR-JET for the first time demonstrates the entire production path of “solar” kerosene
With the first ever production of synthesized “solar” jet fuel, the EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has successfully demonstrated the entire production chain for renewable kerosene obtained directly from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide (CO2), therein potentially revolutionizing the future of aviation. This process has also the potential to produce any other type of fuel for transport Read more about Sunlight to jet fuel: European collaboration SOLAR-JET for the first time demonstrates the entire production path of “solar” kerosene[…]
Amazon granted patent for taking photos against a white background
Amazon granted patent for taking photos against a white background – seriously • The Register.
Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’ – NYTimes.com
If you have over 3000 daily visits, you have to register. You remove anonymity and you have to keep all your data in Russia for at least 6 months. This after a few laws that ban 4 words from being used in the arts and allow the state to shut down websites – promptly used Read more about Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’ – NYTimes.com[…]
Dutch courts kill ease of use: Gaspedaal illegal. Google next?
The Dutch courts have decided that re-using publically available data is illegal in accordance with the database laws. This means that Gaspedaal, a website that aggregates second hand car data from a number of other websites (and is therefore the most used car searching site!) is no longer allowed to aggregate the data from sites Read more about Dutch courts kill ease of use: Gaspedaal illegal. Google next?[…]
Seene – 3d scanner for your iphone
Unfortunately only for iphone, hopefully someone will build an Android version some time! Seene: Share life in 3D.
Tractor Beam Created
OK, it only pulls 1cm objects and wouldn’t work in space, but still… Physics – A Macroscopic Tractor Beam with Acoustic Waves.
Bitcoin Now on Bloomberg trading terminals
Bitcoin Now on Bloomberg | Blog | Bloomberg L.P..
Scientists Discovered the Egyptian Secret to Moving Huge Pyramid Stones
Basically wet sand in front of huge sleds. Scientists Discovered the Egyptian Secret to Moving Huge Pyramid Stones.
What makes an image popular?
Using a dataset of about 2.3 million images from Flickr, we demonstrate that we can reliably predict the normalized view count of images with a rank correlation of 0.81 using both image content and social cues. In this paper, we show the importance of image cues such as color, gradients, deep learning features and the Read more about What makes an image popular?[…]
5 Ways to Remove Stripped Screws
5 Ways to Remove Stripped Screws. – YouTube.
Airider – floating vacuum cleaner
No more scratching your floors – whatever, it’s a flying vacuum cleaner! For $257,-!!! Our Product.
HDHomeRun TV Streamer
This takes a DVB-C cable and streams it over your entire house, to all devices with much ease and low cost. Really nice, but unfortunately not CI+ certified. Welcome to SiliconDust | SiliconDust – HDHomeRun®.
Project Naptha – Copy and translate text in images
Project Naptha automatically applies state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms on every image you see while browsing the web. The result is a seamless and intuitive experience, where you can highlight as well as copy and paste and even edit and translate the text formerly trapped within an image via Project Naptha.