Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/verruckt-water-slide-in-kansas-city-2014-1
Kansas City's Verrückt water slide is the largest in the world, taller than Niagara Falls and absolutely unreal-sounding.
It's approximately 17 stories tall (the official height will be announced later). Look at this insanity:
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Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/game-of-thrones-tesla-coil-theme-song-2014-1
You have to love the creative pursuits of "guy in garage."
YouTube user Arc AttackMusic has loads of videos demonstrating his Tesla coils and their musical capabilities. One of the songs in his Tesla coil repertoire is the "Game of Thrones" theme song.
Here's the video description:
We built these little Tesla coils so that we could check them onto airplanes as baggage. We had to test them. That is the reason this video exists.
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/target-hackers-also-swiped-personal-info-of-70-million-1498591606
So remember a few weeks ago
Android OEMs and chip makers are forging ahead with the move to 64-bits and it looks like it could be Intel who gets their first. The microprocessor giant is reported to have finished work on a 64-bit version of Android's Linux kernel that has been designed especially for its Silvermont low power...
http://www.androidauthority.com/intel-64-bit-android-for-atom-332902/
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Lumus has long developed heads-up displays for the US military, but now it's using a developer kit called the DK-40 to bring its HUD tech to wearables outside the battlefield. The contraption's first stop was the CES show floor, so we couldn't resist putting our fingerprints all over it. The key ...
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/10/lumus-wearable-computer-hands-on-ces/?ncid=rss_truncated
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And just like that, 2K screens are old news. While other companies announce laptops with 2,560 x 1,440 screens, Toshiba is doing the competition one better: the outfit is showing off a notebook with a 15.6-inch, 3,840 x 2,160 display. Dubbed the Satellite P50t, the laptop has a screen density of 282 pixels per inch, which, as you can imagine, means some onscreen objects are going to be very, very small (check out that still photo of Windows Media Player in our gallery to see what we're talking about). Other than that lack of optimized apps -- a problem for every high-res notebook -- the screen is quite nice, with good color reproduction and decent viewing angles. As for the rest of the specs, we don't know much, expect that it will have a mix of Core i5/i7 processors (whether that means Haswell or Intel's fifth-generation chips is a question for another day). We suppose all will be revealed when this finally goes on sale -- sometime "mid-year," says Toshiba. For now, enjoy the hands-on photos.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/tactus-technology-tactile-touchscreen-2014-1
When I sat down for my first demo with Tactus Technology, it felt like I was witnessing magic. A completely normal-looking, smooth-screened tablet had suddenly transformed into a device equipped with a little, bubbly keyboard.
The buttons had risen up out of seemingly nowhere. Then they melted back down into the screen.
Tactus creates hardware that morphs. It makes tactile buttons grow out of a screen when you need them, and disappear when you don't. You can activate buttons over your keyboard to make typing easier and more natural, or control buttons to enhance gaming.
Here's the bare bones of how it works:
Tactus has created a thin layer that can replace the Gorilla Glass on top of the touch sensor and display layers of a smartphone or tablet. The surface of that layer is a semi-elastic polymer under which there are little channels filled with a special transparent micro-fluid. To make buttons appear (for a keyboard, a game controller, whatever), you can increase the fluid pressure in a certain area. The added fluid physically stretches and raises the polymer surface.
Presto! Real buttons on your previously flat screen.
Last year at CES, Tactus wowed crowds when it publicly demonstrated its technology for the first time. This year, Tactus is ready to bring its product to market.
Tactus CTO Micah Yairi told Business Insider that the company will be releasing a smartphone or tablet cover this year that you can use to make the buttons appear. Yairi also said that Tactus is working on partnerships to get Tactus laye! rs built into new devices within the next several years.
Check out Tactus' demo vid:
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Jaden Newman is only nine-years old and in fourth grade but she's playing on the high school varsity team because she's just that good.
As the point guard at Downey Christian High School she is averaging 14.8 points and 7.5 assists per game.
Coached by her dad she's becoming a star just like her brother Julian Newman who got nationwide attention after he appeared on Conan O'Brien.
She makes girls almost twice her age look silly (via SBNation):
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Source: http://lifehacker.com/secret-sharp-encrypts-text-can-only-be-decrypted-by-a-1497806470
Windows: Security requires mutual trust. To that end, Secret Sharp allows you to share text-based information with a group of people that can only be decrypted if everyone (or a certain number of the group) collectively agree to access the secret.
While the sexiest uses for an app like this are probably not commonplace (most of you probably don't have a shared pool of mafia money stored in a secret Swiss bank account), it can be used for more common tasks. For example, sharing the combination to a safe or password to an online account in the event you're injured.
The app is simple enough and allows you to customize both how many people get a "share" of the secret as well as how many are required to unlock it. While you will need Secret Sharp to open it again, all of the shares can be entered in one place so only a single person ever needs to have the app installed.
Create encrypted text that can only be decrypted by combining shares | Ghacks
Source: http://gizmodo.com/will-your-novel-be-a-best-seller-ask-this-super-accura-1497802491
It's tough for humans to predict how well a book will sell until after it's published—it's something of a gamble. But now, a new algorithm can tell if a book will be a commercial success or not long before it hits the shelves—with a staggering 84 percent accuracy.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/you-might-actually-be-able-to-afford-a-4k-monitor-soon-1497837659
These days, any mention of 4K immediately conjures up images of crystal-clear definition—-and absurdly exorbitant price tags. Well, that's quickly changing. Dell's new UltraSharp 28-inch 4K screen can be yours for less than $700 when it ships later this month, and it's not alone.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/09/gmail-email-google-plus-users/
Even though the rest of the tech world is preoccupied with a little trade show in Vegas, the folks in Mountain View are still working hard. Today, Google has rolled out a nifty new feature for Gmail and Google+ users: letting them email each other whether or not they've actually exchanged email addresses. That's right folks, now, when you are typing in email recipients, Gmail will make suggestions to add from your Gmail and G+ contacts, too. Naturally, users can decide which of their circles get access to their inbox, or whether to accept emails from social networkers at all. In practice, should a Google+ contact in one of your circles send you a message, it'll pop up in the Primary category of your inbox, while all others coming from G+ will wind up under the Social tab. Sound good? The feature will be rolling out worldwide soon, so look for an email from Big G telling you how to set it up in the next few days.
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Source: Official Gmail blog
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