As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes As various films have shown, Godzilla is a devastating opponent in a fight. With a new movie coming out just a week from now, Smithsonian’s Air & Space decided to sit down with two in the US Air Force’s 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Japan to see how they would deal with the giant monster should it show up. “I think Godzilla would be expecting an aerial attack, so to catch him…
As reported on The Verge. By Sam Byford The inside story of how the excellent X-T1 came to be “If I want to play my favorite song, I want to choose my favorite guitar,” says Fujifilm designer Masazumi Imai. “It’s the same with cameras. If I want to take a photograph of something important to me, I want to choose a special product.” Photography has been around for close to 200 years and, despite the best…
As reported on TechCrunch. by Romain Dillet Music startup 8tracks just released a major new version of its iPhone app. The 3.0 version comes with a completely redesigned interface, a simpler user experience and a new advertising strategy. At its core, it remains a laid-back radio service like Pandora or Songza, but with human-generated playlists. After launching the app, the music experience is slightly different. You are presented with a horizontal timeline of human-curated playlists. If you swipe…
As reported on Engadget. BY MAT SMITH Now you’ve got the basics of the universe down, try a dreamy tour through 13 billion years of stars and the space between them all. That’s what Nature’s offering, courtesy of MIT and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Prior attempts to scale and visualizeeverything ever were apparently hampered by a lack of computing processing power and the outright trickiness of the physics involved. The Illustris Project eventually took five years to craft and is…
As reported on Engadget. BY MATT BRIAN Remember that Netflix price hike we were warned about? Well, it’s finally happening, and it’s affecting potential streamers across Europe. We say potential because although the cost is rising by £1 and €1 in the UK and across Europe, to £6.99 and €8.99 respectively, it’ll only affect those signing up for the first time. The good news is that if you’re already a Netflix subscriber, you’ll pay the same amount you…