The Uber Workcation
As the clock struck midnight, marking the beginning of 2010, six panicked employees were jammed into a Malibu, California vacation rental, attempting to keep their company’s app from crashing and customers from boiling over with rage.
February 4, 2015 at 03:03AM
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Seismic Music at UC Berkeley’s Campanile, Performed by the Earth
When the bells of Sather Tower on the UC Berkeley campus rang out this evening, Tuesday, Feb. 3, the sound amplified the low rumble of the earth that most of us in the Bay Area prefer to forget.
February 3, 2015 at 09:24PM
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YouTube videos are teaching military robots of the future to cook
Robots are being taught to cook by watching YouTube videos at a research institute in Maryland, and learning skills that could one day help them to be used in war.
February 3, 2015 at 08:01PM
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Casio’s Chordana App Lets You Create Songs By Whistling Into Your Phone
Just because you don’t know how to play an instrument doesn’t mean you don’t know how to put together a good song.
February 3, 2015 at 08:01PM
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This little device is Keurig’s worst nightmare
Ever since Keurig introduced its Keurig 2.0 brewing systems, users have been fighting back. The new unit including digital rights management (DRM) style blocks to keep unapproved brands out of its machines. The rage against the coffee machine waged by caffeine-craving masses finally has its secret weapon to win the war: the Freedom Clip.
February 3, 2015 at 02:56PM
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The Life (And Sad Demise) Of A Party Robot
Back in the 1980s, David Leventhal ran a small business renting out his robot to perform at parties around Los Angeles. The robot, Cassanova, was a crass womanizer and an LA scenester. Today, Cassanova is rusting away in Agua Dulce, an isolated town north of Los Angeles.
February 3, 2015 at 01:45PM
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What Are Capacitors and Will They Really Charge Your Phone in Seconds?
Your phone died. Again. In these scenarios, who among us has not dreamed the dream of a future where our devices charge instantly and last forever. As capacitors — or even more exciting, ultracapacitors — get better and better at storing energy, they could replace batteries and realize at least one half of that dream.
February 3, 2015 at 12:41PM
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The Whole World Is Sucking Down Mobile Data Like It’s Water
The entire world is going to go from consuming about 2.5 exabytes a month in 2014 to 25 exabytes a month in 2019
February 3, 2015 at 11:35AM
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Inside the prison system’s illicit digital world
Given the importance of digital connectivity in today’s world, maybe it’s no surprise that cell phones have joined drugs and weapons as the contraband of choice in correctional institutions all over the country.
February 3, 2015 at 09:27AM
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HTC Claims To ‘Hold The Crown’ In This Silly Music Video
The worst part of this video is that several people looked at the finished product and thought “yes, good.”
February 3, 2015 at 09:27AM
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