Futuristic Headlight Technology Turns Rain Invisible
Intel and Carnegie Mellon University are working with newly developed technology that one day in the near future, will render rain droplets invisible to the cars passengers, making for safer driving conditions in the rain. The projected date for the technology to find its way to automobiles is around 10 years away.
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Forget passwords: Google Joins FIDO
Google has joined the FIDO Alliance, joining ranks with other high powered corporations such as PayPal and Lenovo to further the development of alternate solutions to the use of passwords.
Back in January, two Google engineers were shown to be working on a pilot that put passwords out to pasture.
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First All-Plastic Printed Gun Available in Two Weeks
The first 3D rendering of an all-plastic handgun is two weeks away from being printed out, tested and turned loose on the Internet as an open source upload for anyone to download and implement. It stands yet to be seen whether or not Federal authorities will step in and halt the upload as illegal.
Once Wilson has printed the gun and ensured that it works, the weapon's 3D model files will be uploaded to the internet and open sourced — so that you and I can print an almost-undetectable firearm.
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Large Portion of AOL Music Division Shuttered
Without official confirmation from AOL, rumors are coming in that the main portion of AOL Music Services will be shutting down immediately. The news is coming from the AOL staffers themselves via Twitter.
It's a sad day here at @aol. We'd like to say goodbye to our colleagues at @aolmusic, @thebootdotcom, @noisecreep, @spinner and @theboombox
— Aol Radio (@AOLRadio) April 26, 2013
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Vast Lithium Reserves Discovered in Wyoming
The US may have just gone from a large importer of lithium to a world class exporter of the key component of lithium-ion batteries. The reserves were discovered by University of Wyoming researchers at Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Under a "best-case scenario" scientists believe the promising resource could provide a total of 18 million tons of lithium. That would match global production rates for 720 years.
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Turn a Standard LCD Monitor into a Touchscreen
If you are one of those who swear you will never try a touch screen monitor due to the cost, well here's your chance to give it a go. For the investment of a mere $5 bucks and the time it takes for you to install the software, you can make your monitor into an honest-to-goodness touch screen. Now what's your excuse?
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Microsoft Hiring for "Body-Double" Telepresence Project
Microsoft is putting together a team to develop the technology necessary to create a teleconferencing 3D presence capable of interacting with others in the room remotely. Unfortunately having watched the first three episodes of Star Wars does not constitute a viable background in telepresence technology.
In the short term, we are developing the hardware and software necessary to have a realistic physical "body-double" or proxy in a remote meeting – one that gives the remote worker a true seat at the table, the ability to look around the room, turn to a colleague and have a side conversation.
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Rockstar Games Weekend Is On
If you are looking for some good deals on Rockstar games, this is your weekend. You'll find good deals on everything in the Steam Rockstar collection. Check out the entire list of available game titles on Steam.
The whole Steam collection of Rockstar titles is discounted all weekend at 50% to 67% off of their regular prices.
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Google Just Fixed the Worst Part About Microsoft Office
Google announced on Friday that with the latest version of Chrome Beta, users will be able to open Microsoft Office files from within Google Chrome, saving time from slow opening Office files and minimizing the threat of malware attacks.
In order to use the new feature, you must install and run the latest Chrome Beta and Chrome Office Viewer extension.
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DDoS Attack Looks Like an Intense Game of Pong
You can talk about DDoS attacks in the abstract, but what do you think an actual attack would look like? A VideoLAN developer has turned a DDoS attack into a Logstalgia representation showing a massive attack being fought off by the server in a way that is very easy to comprehend.
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South America Called and Wants Its Amazon TLD Back
Okay, Mr. Amazon Corporation, you may be the world's largest online retailer and own half of the world, but claims to the name 'Amazon' are off limits according to Brazil and Peru. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty, a collection of South American countries, has lodged complaints over the proprietary use of the name 'Amazon' as a brand name.
The Seattle-based company has applied for its brand to be a top-level domain name (currently .com), but the South American governments argue this would prevent the use of this internet address for environmental protection, the promotion of indigenous rights and other public interest uses.
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Nintendo Updates Wii U to Speed Performance
To address the major complaints from owners of the Wii U, Nintendo has released a major software update to improve overall system performance. The update will correct speed issues with boot times, application switching and launching, introduce several new features and improved stability.
The highly repairable console has been criticized for its long loads and sluggish performance, prompting Nintendo's president to publicly address the issue several months ago.
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GTA5 Trailers Will Be Revealed Next Week
Rockstar Games is tantalizingly slow in releasing trailers for the upcoming debut of Grand Theft Auto 5 in September, but next week the developers have promised to make the wait worthwhile with three character trailers being introduced on Tuesday.
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Apple's WWDC Sells Out in Less Than Two Minutes
Faster than a speeding bullet or at least faster than most hopeful attendees could get their credit cards out of their wallets, the chance was gone. In two minutes flat, Apple completely sold out of tickets for their Worldwide Developers Conference to be held June 10-14th.
The quick sellout came despite the common belief that no major announcements will be made at this year's event. During a conference call with investors, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said that much of Apple's major product launches still remain "in the pipeline".
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IBM Warns of Potential 1,200 Job Cuts in France
IBM France has given notice to the French government that the company may have to cut its workforce by 1200 within the next two years. This number would be in line with IBM's continued reduction of its work force in France over the past 15 years.
Any potential cuts could be held up by what's known in France as an 'economic alert'. In such cases, an economic alert can be used to force a company to provide more details regarding its plans and can eventually lead to the organisation having to create a formal and costly 'work adjustment plan'.
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