Source: http://gizmodo.com/3d-printed-steel-structures-are-as-efficient-as-they-ar-1587214335
No matter how many times you hear about a new breakthrough, 3D printing is amazing, transformative technology. Now, a new method for 3D printing steel joints stands to revolutionize the construction industry. It looks pretty badass, too.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-will-help-you-grab-a-seat-at-a-strangers-dinner-table-2014-6
Airbnb has made its name finding users inexpensive places to stay, usually in people's homes. Now, the San Francisco startup is not only willing to find you a bed, but also a spot at the dinner table.
"Experience San Francisco like a local," Airbnb.com advises. "Get off the beaten path with the Airbnb community."
Airbnb calls its new feature Experience, and sports a handful of categories: Eat With Locals, Sightseeing, Outdoors, Food And Drinks, and Explore And Learn. Currently, Experience seems to be limited to San Francisco and Paris.
The Eat With Locals category is the one that will snag you a seat at supper for a price.
Some are simple.
Some are educational.
Some are themed.
This isn't the first time Airbnb has tried out a non-house-sharing feature. Earlier this year the startup began testing its cleaning ser! vices for Bay Area users.
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/folding-oled-displays-could-make-a-bendy-bright-kindle-1587049092
Well, e-ink, you've had a great run. You showed us that reading on electronic displays could be just as enjoyable as paper, and somehow you thrived in a world of color-screen tablets. But with these new OLED displays that can be folded up like a magazine, your days could finally be numbered.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/scientists-invent-a-laser-that-fires-electrical-charge-1586783382
Researchers at the University of Michigan have just stumbled upon the most important development in laser research since the invention of the semiconductor diode in the 1950s. It promises to create a new class of lasers that use 250 times less energy than today's, and that's not even the craziest part.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/06/gigabyte-aorus-x3-plus/
Following the impressive Razer Blade we reviewed last month, Gigabyte also wants a piece of the portable gaming laptop action with its new Aorus X3 line, a sub-14-inch Windows 8.1 device that claims to be the world's "most powerful and lightest" in its class. In terms of weight, it starts from 4.12 pounds (1.87kg) which is more attractive than the new Blade's 4.47 pounds (2.03kg). The smaller X3 has an impressive 13.3-inch QHD (2,560 x 1,440) LCD, whereas the larger 13.9-inch X3 Plus lets you choose between a QHD panel and a sweeter QHD+ (3,200 x 1,800) version.
Both variants of the gaming beast come with Intel's Core i7-4710HQ (2.5-3.5GHz), 8GB of DDR3L-1600 RAM (with a spare slot for another 8GB) and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M with 6GB of GDDR5 memory. You can have a pair of 256GB or 512GB SSDs configured in RAID 0, meaning you get super fast access to a maximum of 1TB space. Together with the macro keys plus Gigabit LAN connection or 802.11ac WiFi, online gamers should have no problem entertaining themselves with these machines -- at least until the 74Wh battery has been drained while gaming on the go.
As you can imagine, these gaming laptops don't come cheap: Both the X3 and the X3 Plus will go from $2,099 when they launch in Q3 this year, with one-year global warranty plus one-year local warranty included.
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