“thespiritscience.net” by Jordan There are a flurry of amazing inventions coming into the fold lately, hoverbikes being among one of them.. but today I want to tell you about this really cool device that is making an impact in Ethiopia, and hopefully will soon make its way overseas to North America and the rest of […]
VIA “inhabitat.com” by Colin Payne Portland residents can now generate green electricity simply by turning on their water taps and flushing their toilets. Fast Company reports that the Oregon city is using a state-of-the art system to capture energy from water flowing through the city’s pipelines. Small turbines installed inside the pipelines are turned by […]
VIA “TechCrunch.com” by Alex Wilhelm According to a recent report, Twilio wants to go public. Twilio, a company that provides software-based communications tools for developers, closed out 2014 on a $100 million annual run rate. Or, put another way, Twilio brought in just over $8 million in top line last December. Box, New Relic and Hortonworks each recently proved that […]
VIA “computerworld.com” by Jonny Evans While we wait to see how Apple’s new Photos app performs in the real world in which most people have over 5GB of photos they don’t want to pay the company to store in iCloud, I’ve put together yet more handy ways Siri can improve your life. Find a lost […]
VIA “YouCar” youtube channel Behold, AeroMobil’s beautiful version of a flying car, 3.0! Developed and built in only 10 months by AeroMobil, the AeroMobil 3.0 made its debut at The Pioneers festival in Vienna, Austria this year. A gorgeous design, developed and built in only 10 months, The 3.0 has a top land speed of 124 mph/200 […]
VIA “pulptastic.com” author not specified 1. Somabar is an app-controlled “personal bartender” that will mix up the perfect cocktail in under 5 seconds. somabarkickstarter.com House parties at your place til eternity. 2. Channel your inner barista with CinniBird, a one-of-a-kind tool that allows you to doodle on food and drinks. cinnibird.com Write or draw using powdered cinnamon, chocolate, or other ground spices, […]
VIA “elitedaily.com” by Aaron Kaufman Global warming isn’t the only environmental nightmare that scientists are struggling to solve. Millions of tons of plastic waste litter the world’s oceans, converging together in rotating currents called gyres and blanketing the water’s surface. On average, these gyres now hold six times more plastic than plankton by dry weight. […]
VIA “gizmodo.com” by Adam Clark Estes Good news if you live in New York! Your internet is about to get faster and cheaper, and all it took was the shuffling of funds from big corporate banks to companies working hard to improve infrastructure for the good of the people—if you live in New York. Good […]
VIA “TechCrunch.com” by Catherine Shu China’s government will launch a new 40 billion RMB (about $6.5 billion) venture capital fund to invest in seed-stage tech startups. The news comes as investor interest in Chinese VC firms recovers after several years of decline. The Chinese government said the fund will include capital from the government as […]
VIA “techcrunch.com” by Josh Constine The Cyber Caliphate, a hacker group claiming association with terrorist group ISIS, today seized control of the @CENTCOM Twitter and YouTube accounts that represents U.S. central military command. The hackers tweeted a Pastebin message titled “Pentagon networks hacked. AMERICAN SOLDIERS WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS. #CyberCaliphate”. The message includes links to […]
