The fascinating reaction in this video is what is known as tin pest, a chemical reaction found in very pure tin at low temperatures. The reaction once spoiled countless cans of food when they were stored in temperatures below 56 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s not a problem today as tin cans are actually made [...more]
This really great looking projector is the brain child of designer David Reisenberg, and though I’m sure I could never afford it, it’s getting a whole page in my dream journal. The OO, a concept-only device designed by David Riesenberg is one of the first high definition wireless projectors we’ve seen. The futuristic design [...more]
Everything about the movie looks like Tron version two. Jeff Bridge’s character’s son is starring, the Academy Award winning Dude makes an appearance and the special effects are directly inspired by the wild neon of the original Tron. The scary flying horseshoes and light bikes return too, and are looking stunning. I [...more]
For those unaware, Clicker is an online video site that acts as a guide to other online video sites serving up television episodes and movies. It crawls Hulu along with cable and network television sites, and keeps track of what episodes of what shows are available for instant viewing. Until now, Clicker was like the phone [...more]
Here’s the very first iPad commercial, which aired during last night’s Oscars. If you’ve been following the device on the blogs then it’s nothing new, but it’s still an entertaining, well put together commercial. It also explains why Steve Jobs was seen on the red carpet, which is pictured below: In other Oscar news, the techno-tastic Avatar [...more]
A new technology looks to appease those wanting a sleek touch screen with the tactile feedback of a real button. According to the MorphPad company rep, the technology is only available in a few devices in Japan, but it will likely make its way to the US at some point. She did mention [...more]
The NYC based live streaming startup Livestream just partnered up with the massive newswire service Associated Press to run all of the AP’s live video streams, streams until this point I had no idea existed. The first event to be covered under the new Livestream/AP partnership? The Oscars! Look, I could give two craps about [...more]
Interestingly, I was just ruminating last night to friends about the value of having Viacom shows on Hulu, a service owned by FOX, ABC & NBC. Then this morning, we get the news that as of today, Comedy Central content will be pulled from Hulu. This is bad news for consumers, but I honestly don’t see [...more]
Google Maps is taking a note from Microsoft’s Photosynth and tapping into user photos to create street views of places that street view doesn’t reach. Google released a video of the new addition in action, and it looks almost exactly like Photosynth. It basically uses location data and algorithms to combine photographs into [...more]
YouTube has introduced a novel way to find and watch music videos. Dubbed YouTube Discovery (Disco for short) is a pretty snazzy way to whip up a playlist of music videos. Throw the resulting playlist on a projector, and you’ve instantly got a night of aural and ocular stimulation. Once the playlist [...more]
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