If your job was to teach a class and all of your students spent the entire time playing with their smartphones, you’d probably be pretty fed up as well. This is why we have some sympathy for Dean Liptak, a Florida science teacher who recently got in trouble for jamming his students’ smartphones in class after Verizon complained that someone at his school was interfering with its network.
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You’ve probably heard how toilet water swirls differently depending on what hemisphere you’re in, but do you really know why that happens? Luckily, two YouTube channels partnered up to create a unique video experience to explain the phenomenon.
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In anticipation of the release of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End next year, Sony will release a remastered collection of the first three Uncharted games on the PlayStation 4 this fall. Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection will be developed by Bluepoint Games, which previously handled the God of War Collection and the Titanfall port on Xbox 360.
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The world of superheroes and supervillains has become an inseparable part of pop culture over the past decade or so, thanks in large part to Marvel. We’ve seen the Marvel Universe change rather drastically since Iron Man hit theaters in 2008, but nothing compares to the Armageddon that just took place in the universe of the comics.
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If you’re working in a place that’s short on space, then you’re really going to want to check out the Sho U KiBoJet pico projector-keyboard. As CNET informs us, this clever little keyboard includes a tiny projector that beams whatever you’re using it for onto the nearest wall. You can hook the keyboard up to small computers such as the Intel Compute Stick that are essentially full-fledged PCs on USB sticks. This essentially means you can take only a keyboard with you to work just about anywhere there’s a blank wall around you.
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It’s hard to imagine an action movie topping Mad Max: Fury Road in 2015, but if any movie has a chance, it’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. In the first trailer, we were reintroduced to all the mainstays of the franchise, including Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg. In the second trailer, we delve a little deeper into the story.
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Many Android fans love phones that come with microSD slots that allow them to significantly expand the internal storage of a device, even though certain smartphone makers aren’t willing to support them any longer. And many of those fans will be happy to hear that someone made a 512GB microSD card, though it’ll cost them a pretty penny.
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Even the cheapest Apple Watch isn’t exactly affordable, but a new study says the device might end up paying for itself by saving you time.
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I’ve been a Star Wars fan for as long as I can remember, and I’m shocked to find out this particular detail about Han Solo and Princess Leia – spoilers obviously follow below.
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The stuff that’s going on in the robotics world these days is absolutely mind blowing. Of course, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the incredible work being done by Boston Dynamics (now owned by Google), what with their impressive fleet of robotic creations that can walk upright like humans, do pushups, and even reach speeds as fast as 28.3 miles per hour in a full on sprint. And, of course, there’s Asimo, the robot from Honda that becomes more human-like with each passing year.
Sometimes, though, the advancements we see in robotics can be a little bit alarming. Case in point: take a look at the following video from the MIT Mechanical Engineering Biomimetic Robotics Lab.
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