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Small Firm Creates A 3D-Printed Scale Model Of The Hyperloop

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS This video shows you probably the closest we’ll ever get to seeing a physical representation of theHyperloop. It is a 3D scale model made by a nascent company called WhiteClouds and it showcases the teams 3D modeling prowess and, more wistfully, shows what the Hyperloop could be. The team at WhiteClouds went to work. Each designer took a component of the Hyperloop concept and designed digital 3D models based on images…

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Culture Engineering

After Asiana 214, Examining the Intricacies and Perils of Landing a Modern Airliner

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As reported on Wired. BY JASON PAUR Photo: NTSB   Much of the speculation about why Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed-landed in San Francisco, killing two people and injuring scores more, is focusing on the pilot’s experience and the equipment used. Information released by investigators thus far raises several questions, the biggest being why the Boeing 777 slowed so dramatically in the final minute of its approach. We won’t have definitive answers for some time, but…

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Business Engineering

Yahoo’s Unwatchable Live Stream Proves Its Next Acquisition Should Be A Proper Video Platform

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RIP EMPSON It’s easy to forget that Yahoo has had a long on-again-off-again love affair with online video. Remember Broadcast.com, which kicked off the Mark Cuban Era? But you might not remember that, because other online video platforms long ago left Yahoo in the proverbial dust. Today, as Yahoo streamed its Flickr product and Tumblr acquisition announcements, we were given a demonstration of why Yahoo has been left in the dust — and why…

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3D printed speakers give you a custom light show to go with your tunes (video) Hands-on

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As reported on Engadget. By Michael Gorman 3D printing is still in its relative infancy, but more and more folks are using machines like the MakerBot Replicator and Formlab’s Form 1 to turn digital plans into physical reality. An Autodesk engineer named Evan Atherton has access to a much more capable (and expensive) 3D printer, an Objet Connex 500, and as a design exercise decided to use that printer to create a finished product. You see, a lot of…

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Business Engineering Entertainment

Phantom Flex4K camera unveiled, blasts through 1000 4K frames per second (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Vision Systems just upped the 4k speed barrier by a near order of magnitude with the launch of its Phantom Flex4K cinema camera at NAB. Starting at $110k, it builds on its Phantom Flex predecessor with up to 1,000 fps in 5 second bursts at 4k, 2,000 fps in 2k and 3,000 fps at 720p resolution — speeds that’ll net you almost three minutes of 4k video when played back at 24…

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Engineering Entertainment Games

BIOSHOCK INFINITE REVIEW: ABOVE AND BELOW

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As reported on Polygon. By Arthur Gies Even if you’ve tried to maintain a total media blackout on BioShock Infinite, it would have been difficult to remain ignorant of the extended, torturous development cycle it’s been through, or the number of major creative personnel who have come and gone during that time. You’d almost think it was hard to follow up the original game, which has been lauded and held up as one of the few conscious,…

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Engineering Entertainment

Guitar maker Gibson buys majority stake in TEAC, develops taste for electronica HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr That gruff American rocker, Gibson Guitar Corp., has gotten tired of its old life. Instead of just suing copycats and putting out the occasional robot axe, it’s now looking to diversify, having spent $52 million on a 54 percent stake in Japanese firmTEAC. The last we heard from TEAC, it was making things like headphones andretro-styled radios, which maybe gives us a hint as to where this new partnership is headed. After all, it’s not like…

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Engineering

Tech Time Warp of the Week: The Commodore-64, 1983

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As reported on Wired. BY CADE METZ The best selling computer of all time? It wasn’t the Macintosh. Or the Apple II. Or the IBM PC. It was the Commodore-64, the computer-disguised-as-a-keyboard that made its debut in 1982. According to the late Jack Tramiel — the man who founded Commodore International — the company was selling nearly a half million C64s a month when he was forced out of the operation in 1984, and by the time the…

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Art Engineering

Wired’s Weekly Picks of Stunning Architecture

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As reported on Wired. BY NATHAN HURST Each week, Wired Design brings you a photo of one of our favorite buildings, showcasing boundary-pushing architecture and design involved in the unique structures that make the world’s cityscapes interesting. Check back Fridays for the continuing series, and feel free to make recommendations in the comments, by Twitter, or by e-mail.  New York by Gehry, New York City Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry went residential for the first time on…

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Engineering Story Tech

Watch Zuck, Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, & Others In Short Film To Inspire Kids To Learn How To Code

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As reported on TechCrunch. by COLLEEN TAYLOR Code.org, the new non-profit aimed at encouraging computer science education launched last month by entrepreneur and investor brothers Ali and Hadi Partovi, has assembled an all-star group of the world’s most well-known and successful folks with programming skills to talk about how learning to code has changed their lives — and how isn’t quite as hard as people might think.As you can see in the five minute clip embedded above, the short film (nine…

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