Month: May 2014

History Tech

One man is chronicling the history of a digital universe

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As reported on The Verge. By Andrew Webster After a decade of epic battles, ‘Eve Online’ gets its historian After spending months climbing the ranks of the Ubiqua Seraph corporation, on April 18th, 2005, Istvaan Shogaatsu’s moment had finally arrived. He had gained the trust of the corporation’s CEO, Mirial, and while the two were alone on her ship he issued a command that led to the ransacking of nearly every Ubiqua Seraph office and hangar…

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Application

Hipstamatic’s Makers Introduce Cinamatic, A New Video Editing App

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Catherine Shu Digest Comes To Android The makers of Hipstamatic, the app that was introduced in 2009 and gained a loyal following for its square-format photos and filters before Instagram took over in ubiquity, has launched a new video editing app called Cinamatic. Cinamatic is currently available for iPhones and costs $1.99. Additional filters are available as in-app purchases. Cinamatic uses the same formula as Hipstamatic: first you take a square-format video of three to 15 seconds, then…

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Space

NASA investigates how to keep crew healthy during deep space missions

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As reported on Engadget. BY MARIELLA MOON Now that we’re this close to sending humans to Mars, NASA thought it best to start preparing for one of its biggest goals: deep space exploration. Three NASA Ames Research Center studies that aim to explore the effects of deep space exploration on astronauts’ health just got a total of $17 million in funding. One of the proposals is looking for ways to mitigate spatial disorientation after a lengthy space flight, while another will…

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Application

Adobe Voice lets amateurs make videos like a pro (sort of)

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As reported on Engadget. BY EMILY PRICE Whether you’re doing a book report or trying to show someone how to boil an egg: video can make it a heck of a lot easier for you to get your point across. Adobe’s new iPad app, Voice, hopes to make the often time-consuming experience of creating your own such videos a lot faster and easier. The app guides you through making a sharable vid, from the conception of…

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Politics

Gun control: the NRA wants to take America’s smart guns away

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As reported on The Verge. By Adrianne Jeffries The technology exists, but a New Jersey law has blocked sales nationwide On a recent Thursday night, Maryland gun store owner Andy Raymond set up a video camera in front of a wall of rifles and sat down with a bottle of whiskey and a cigarette. He rested his tattooed arms on the glass counter, which contained more guns, and leaned toward the camera. It was time to undo the…

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Environmental

Report shows global warming’s economic, infrastructural impact is ‘unavoidable’

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As reported on The Verge. By Kwame Opam In an extensive report released today at the White House, the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) gave its clear vision of the dangers of global warming, stating, “Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present.” Reiterating points made by the UN earlier this year, the report shows that the effects of increasing temperatures can already be felt across globe, and…

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Google

An Awkward First Date Shot Through Google Glass

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Josh Constine We as humans are terrible at expressing our desires. You never quite know what’s going on in someone’s head. We’re not so different from Google Glass in that way. It’s tough to tell what’s someone’s doing in that little prism screen. This short film combines the awkwardness of dating with the overly-intimate nature of Google’s face computer. But it also proves that despite the frequent jeers of Glass for being creepy,…

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Tech

TinkerForge brings home automation to the masses with its DIY kit

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As reported on Engadget. BY DANIEL COOPER Do you have some old 433MHz home automation gear lying around and fancy making your home a little smarter? TinkerForge is releasing a new internet of things controller designed to let you run power sockets, light fittings and even electric blinds from the comfort of your smartphone. The platform markets itself as a coding-free alternative toArduino and Raspberry Pi, so building the control scheme online promises to be entirely safe for novices. If you snag…

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Security

Dropcam can now tell the difference between your cat and boyfriend

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As reported on Engadget. BY EMILY PRICE Wi-Fi-connected surveillance camera Dropcam can be useful for checking on your special furball when you’re away from home. However, movement from an enthusiastic scratching post session registers the same as a burglar running off with your flatscreen, making it a less than ideal for security. That means you either have to deal with constant push notifications, or run the risk you’re getting robbed. Today Dropcam announced that an update coming August…

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Culture

Yosemite National Park officials tell videographers to leave their drones at home

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As reported on The Verge. By Dante D’Orazio Officials want to make sure your next visit to Yosemite National Park isn’t marred by a drone buzzing overhead. On Friday, the National Park Service issued a statementinforming visitors that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are banned inside the park’s 1,169 square miles of land in California. The Park Service pointed to existing federal conservation regulations in justifying the ban. The regulations prohibit “delivering or retrieving a person or object by…

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