Why thermal imaging looks like the next hot smartphone feature
One of the most successful Kickstarter projects right now is Hema-Imager, which has so far secured $86,000 in support. It’s a “wireless thermopile-based imaging device compatible with nearly any smart device” and it features temperature accuracy of 2 degrees Centigrade.
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Major iPhone 6 display detail revealed in microscope test
Apple is expected to unveil two iPhone 6 models this year that will both be bigger than any of the iPhones it launched so far. But while the display sizes for these devices appear to be clear, it’s still not known what resolution Apple will use for the upcoming 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch smartphones. Russian luxury iPhone vendor Feld & Volk, which has already provided several images of iPhone 6 components, including an assembled display and case, has put the 4.7-inch iPhone 6’s display under the microscope to learn more details about its resolution.
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Major iPhone 6 display detail revealed in microscope test
Apple is expected to unveil two iPhone 6 models this year that will both be bigger than any of the iPhones it launched so far. But while the display sizes for these devices appear to be clear, it’s still not known what resolution Apple will use for the upcoming 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch smartphones. Russian luxury iPhone vendor Feld & Volk, which has already provided several images of iPhone 6 components, including an assembled display and case, has put the 4.7-inch iPhone 6’s display under the microscope to learn more details about its resolution.
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Samsung’s brilliant new plan to avoid Apple lawsuits: Patent the iPhone?
It looks like Samsung is engaging in some real outside-the-box thinking when it comes to new ways of avoiding costly Apple lawsuits. PhoneArena has spotted a slew of design patents that were recently awarded to Samsung, and one of them… well, let’s just say it looks suspiciously like a certain device that has proven to be very popular over the years.
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Watch this motorcyclist crash into the back of a car then miraculously land on its roof feet first
While we’ve been wowed all year by various GoPro videos that give us a first-person perspective of incredibly crazy situations and stunts, there are times when showing something from a third-person perspective is really the only way to do it justice. That’s definitely the case with a new video that’s popped up on LiveLeak that shows a motorcyclist who survives crashing into the back of a car in a miraculous way.
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The Galaxy Note 4 may come with a very cool accessory you won’t see on the iPhone 6
You may not really need an Ultrasonic Cover to get around while using your smartphone, but Samsung is developing one for the Galaxy Note 4 nonetheless, SamMobile has learned. In case you’ve never heard of an Ultrasonic Cover before, it’s designed to help people with vision disabilities and can detect objects nearby thanks to an embedded ultrasonic sensor that provides feedback to the user. Galaxy Note 4 owners will be able to set three levels of range for the ultrasonic beam, including short, middle and long.
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Apple’s iMessage is about to become even cooler once Yosemite arrives
Apple’s cross-platform chatting application is about to get even better once OS X Yosemite launches, as the iMessage desktop version will receive a handy screen sharing feature akin to the one that’s already available in the old iChat Mac application. 9to5Mac has found the new functionality enabled in the latest Yosemite beta release (Developer Preview 6), which was seeded to developers earlier this week.
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This one fact alone will make you insanely jealous of Google employees
Why do people love working at Google so much? There seem to be many reasons and one of them is without a doubt the fact that Google showers its employees with perks when they come into the office every day. Business Insider has scored an interview with Google’s former executive head chef Nate Keller, who tells the publication that by the time he left Google in 2008, he and his team were serving up to 40,000 free meals for Google employees per day.
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Google has a clever plan to get your kids hooked on Gmail and YouTube
Google is ready to target a special set of potential new customers: Children under the age of 13. The Information and The Wall Street Journal report that the company wants to offer children an easy yet safe way to access Google Internet services including Gmail and YouTube, which aren’t officially available to children, although they can easily sidestep Google’s precautionary settings by lying about their age when setting up an account.
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Watch over 30 minutes of gorgeous gameplay from The Witcher 3, the most anticipated RPG of 2015
We have plenty of great games to look forward to this fall, from console exclusives like Sunset Overdrive and Driveclub to huge third-party releases in the Call of Duty, Battlefield and Assassin’s Creed franchises, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get excited about 2015. And one 2015 release that quickly shot to the top of our most anticipated list after E3 this year was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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