The supply-chain-to-analyst game of Chinese whispers that surrounds every Apple device has kicked into gear for the iWatch. And, for all of it’s internal tech, the iWatch should look like a pretty standard wristwatch on the outside, if the latest rumours are to be believed. Analyst Brian Blair of Rosenblatt Securities has allegedly been speaking […]
Month: May 2014
Just a few days after discovering a flaw that compromised millions of user accounts, a 19-year-old British college student found another flaw in eBay’s website. It’s not as bad as the one that forced pretty much everybody to change their Ebay passwords. But it’s not good, either. The second vulnerability affects the way that eBay […]
When the Reading Viaduct opened in 1893, Philadelphia was a booming industrial city; the elevated railway quickly became an essential artery in the beating heart of manufacturing on the East Coast. Now, advocates want to turn it into a park that will wind its way through the city. But as a short documentary from PBS […]
As a general rule, firefighters are incredibly fit, but their protective clothing, breathing apparatus and other equipment can tip the scales at a hefty 40kg. Monash University student Ken Chen, who is studying his master’s degree in design, has created a concept for an exoskeleton that helps firefighters carry a heavy load and fight fire […]
With the latest version of the film destroying the box office, it’s cool to like Godzilla again. And we all know that the best way to show your appreciation for anything is to wear a hoodie that turns you into a crude facsimile of it. Expected to be available sometime in the next few months, […]
During a surgery, doctors and surgeons use a measurement called EBL—or estimated blood loss—to determine how much blood a patient has lost, and how much needs to be returned via transfusion. Unfortunately it’s really just an educated guess; Gauss Surgical’s new Triton Fluid Management System aims to change that. Instead of weighing sponges and drapes before […]
Sir Christopher Lee, star of everything that’s been any good since the 1960s, is set to return to the metal scene. To celebrate his 92nd birthday he plans to launch a mini album themed around the story of Don Quixote, with seven gravelly narrated tunes available for £4.99. [iTunes via Cnet]
How’s this for a turn-around — the BBC’s iPlayer app has received an update on Windows Phone, a full day before it’s expected to go live on iOS and Android. Viewers with crummy signal will get on better with the latest WinPho iPlayer iteration, as the BBC has switched to an adaptive bitrate player — […]
As soon as the flagship HTC One M8 was revealed back in March it seemed inevitable that HTC would follow it up with a smaller, more affordable miniature version. With the HTC One Mini 2 now revealed, that’s turned out to be only half true — it may look like the M8 but, as its […]
I’m fairly certain that the idea of jumping over an island has never crossed my mind in all my years of thinking. But if you’re a champion kitesurfer like Youri Zoon and you stumble across a small enough island, well, that’s just another day on the beach for you. Jumping the damn thing and nailing it is just […]