We’ve all made a tiny ping-pong ball float on a hair dryer, but what YouTube’s Veritasium is demonstrating here—a giant styrofoam ball floating on the side of a thin stream of water—seems to contradict every scientific law governing our universe. But there is an explanation as to what’s happening.
The SNES Classic is real, arrives on September 29th for $80
Introducing the Samsung Chromebook Plus
Meet the new Samsung Chromebook Plus. The first in a new generation of Chromebooks designed for for
The Best “Console-Like” Games for iPhone, iPad, and Android
Games have been a staple of app stores since the inception of smartphones. But back then, the most popular games were short and quick, not the in-depth adventures you’d find on gaming consoles. But times have changed.
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“Our self-systems are like leaky buckets. No matter how much pleasure we’re getting, we’re bleeding
About 30% of the world’s population now overweight, study finds
Nearly one-third of the world’s population is obese or overweight, and an increasing number of people are dying of related health problems, according to the results of a new study.
R.I.P…
R.I.P…
Adam West, the actor known for the title role in the classic 1960s television show Batman, has died at age 88.
Nice! #ChromeOS #Chromebooks
Nice!
Printing is boring when it works, and now Chrome OS works with more printers, even if they don’t use Google Cloud Print.
Homo Sapiens Have Been on Earth 100,000 Years Longer Than We Thought
A new discovery rewrites human history.
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“Man’s inability to live without a way to bride the finite with the infinite is severely under threa
Grow a Tree from Human Remains With This Internet Connected Urn
The ultimate IOT urn for the environmentally conscious city dweller.
Google’s speech recognition is now almost as accurate as humans
At I/O 2017, Sundar Pichai noted that computers are getting better at understanding voice input, with Google having achieved “significant breakthroughs” in speech recognition. In fact, Google’…
Google family groups make it easy to share photos, calendars, Keep, YouTube TV, and more
Google has added a number of family-oriented features in recent years, and now it’s bringing it all together under “family groups.” This feature plugs into… by Ryan Whitwam in Google, News
Ugh… He was my favorite James Bond :(
Ugh… He was my favorite James Bond :(
Roger Moore, the suavely insouciant star of seven James Bond films, has died in Switzerland. He was 89.
There’s an easy fix for WannaCry, if you haven’t rebooted yet
WannaCry victims running Windows XP to Windows 7 are in luck.
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“…if I could be who you wanted. If I could be who you wanted…” – Radiohead Join Jason Silva as
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“Psychosis is just neurosis pushed to its extreme” – Ernest Becker Join Jason Silva as he freestyles
YouTube mobile streaming is open to all, no longer has a subscriber requirement
The ability to Go Live on YouTube (not to be confused with the entirely unrelated YouTube Go) previously required that you have 1,000 subscribers, and befo… by Ryne Hager in Applications, Google, News
What’s New in Android O, Arriving Summer 2017
Google I/O 2017 keynote is in the books, and as usual, Google showed us a preview of the latest version of Android. Codenamed O, the next iteration of Google’s mobile operating system is coming this summer, but you can get your hands on the beta right now. Here are the best features you’ll see when it drops.
YouTube has passed 1 billion hours of videos watched per day, watchtime on TV increasing rapidly
YouTube is no pushover. It’s a gargantuan platform for content creators and, odds are, there is something on there for everyone to enjoy. Personally, I wat… by Jordan Palmer in Google, News