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Watch the first official ‘Jurassic World’ trailer

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As reported on The Verge. By Kwame Opam It’s here! The Jurassic World trailer has dropped, two days ahead of the promised Thanksgiving debut. Here, we finally see the park open to the public. However, the scientists running the park made a gamble by creating a genetically engineered hybrid dinosaur that’s highly intelligent and, to quote Chris Pratt’s character, “will kill anything that moves.” We’ll get to see this new super dinosaur wreak havoc on June…

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One of the first true computers is finally on public display

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As reported on Engadget. by Jon Fingas Seeing ENIAC, one of the first true programmable computers, has been tricky; the giant mainframe was partly restored in 2007, but it was only visible in an office building. At last, though, you now have a (relatively) easy way to witness this piece of computing history first-hand. The US Army’s Field Artillery Museum in Fort Sill, Oklahoma recently put several of ENIAC’s revived panels on public display, giving…

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This is what happens when a drone interrupts your Christmas date

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As reported on Engadget. by Aaron Souppouris You’re on a date at TGI Friday’s, casually sipping your discount cocktail, trying to ignore the disappointed look on your partner’s face as they attempt to cut into their overcooked steak. As if this situation wasn’t awkward enough, the smooth sounds of the Billboard 100 playlist are interrupted by a high-pitched whining. A lone quadrocopter hovers above, dangling a collection of stale mistletoe leaves. Looking to make the…

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How to live for a month in virtual reality

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As reported on The Verge. Artist Mark Farid will spend 28 days as someone else in ‘Seeing I’ By Adi Robertson Next year, artist Mark Farid wants to give up a month of his life to virtual reality. If a crowdfunding campaign succeeds, he’ll spend 28 days in a gallery, wearing a VR headset and a pair of noise-canceling headphones. For the duration of the show, all he’ll experience will be video and audio captured…

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This e-ink watch can change its design at the touch of a button

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As reported by Engadget. by Aaron Souppouris It’s not like we haven’t seen e-ink watches before, but we’ve never seen one quite like this. FES Watch uses e-paper not only for its face, but its entire strap, allowing the wearer to change its design with a simple button press. By combining different upper- and lower-strap choices with a variety of face designs, you’ll have a total of 24 designs to choose from. This isn’t a…

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‘Final Fantasy’ designer creates the wildest take on Batman yet

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As reported on The Verge. By Sam Byford Tetsuya Nomura’s Dark Knight is very, very dark If nothing else, Square Enix artist Tetsuya Nomura has built up a distinctive style over the years — his androgynous, zipper-heavy designs for characters in games like Kingdom Hearts and theFinal Fantasy series are recognizable anywhere. But none of that will have prepared you for his surreal take on Batman, revealed in action figure form at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. The “DC Comics…

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The Server Needs To Die To Save The Internet

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Natasha Lomas    Do we have the Internet we deserve? There’s an argument to say that yes, we absolutely do. Given web users’ general reluctance to pay for content. We are of course, paying. Just not with cold hard cash, but with our privacy — as digital business models rely on gathering and selling intel on their users to make the money to pay (the investors who paid) for the free service.…

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Thiel Fellow’s Elegant Sleep Tracker, Sense, Crushes Kickstarter With $120K In A Few Hours

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Kim-Mai Cutler   When I first took a look at Sense, a smart sleep sensor launching today on Kickstarter, it reminded me of two things. Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium and Google’s old, discontinued Nexus Q product. “Those are two of my favorite things,” said James Proud, a former Thiel fellow who went on to found a startup behind the device called Hello. “I wanted to create something that didn’t feel like a piece of electronics that you don’t…

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Here’s the first teaser art from the new ‘Fight Club 2’ comic series

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As reported on The Verge. By Chris Welch  Chuck Palahniuk’s long awaited sequel to Fight Club is coming in the form of a 10-issue comic book series, and today we’re getting our first look at what it will look like. Set ten years after the events of Palahniuk’s novel, the comic book will apparently feature the wedding of Fight Club’snarrator — who now goes by the name Sebastian — and Marla. Tyler Durden is also featured in the artwork;…

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Can’t Manage A Standing Desk? Meet Cubii, The Sitting Exerciser

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As reported on TechCrunch.  by Natasha Lomas  Sitting down — and the sedentary lifestyle it encourages — is killing you, slowly but surely. The problem is, standing desks aren’t for everyone. Making the switch is a big deal. I love mine but it took a week of pain and suffering to go from seat to feet, and it still feels pretty tough on calves and soles after a full day-long standing stretch. So here’s a third way: Cubii is a sitting exerciser that’s been designed…

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