The military could soon be hunting for terror threats using detailed maps of the planet’s subterranean territory – thanks to aerial vehicles that tap into the “anomalous gravity signature[s]” of structures built beneath the earth’s surface. More »
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It’s difficult to create 3D images on a 2D surface because, well, you’re missing a whole dimension. Enter Beyond, a collapsible input device that virtually extends the pen into the screen to create the 3D effect. More »
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We are seeing multiple accounts of a problem with the iPhone 4′s Retina displays: Some screens have a yellow tint across its surface. In some cases, it’s a yellow band. In others, yellow spots. See the gallery. [Updating Live] More »
iPhone – Smartphone – Handhelds – iPhone 4 – Wallpapers and Themes
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On the surface, NY State assemblyman Felix Ortiz’s push to ban iPhone videocalling from roads makes sense. It would be horribly unsafe! But then you realize that it would be impossible, and you shake your head. More »
Felix Ortiz – United States – Recreation – Roads and Highways – New York City
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In the future, people looking for “holistic, ultra-green lifestyle” will live in dreamy wonderlands like Lace Hill—a beautiful, elvish-like, completely self-suficient gigantic “biomorphic spatial surface”. Good. I’ll keep surviving on cocktails and pizza in Gotham City. More »
Architecture – Arts – Education – Academic Departments – Home
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Microsoft Surface is about to get some competition: the atracTable, developed by Atracsys and now owned by Sony, will be commercially available in June. The 35-inch model will have a full HD screen, and smells distinctively like the future. More »
MicrosoftSurface – Microsoft – Sony – Microsoft Corporation – Companies
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Current events often lurk below the surface of fantastical films—it’s no secret, for example, that Avatar reflected America’s unsavory imperialism (/Pocohontas?) Early audiences of Iron Man 2 are noticing a slightly less predictable allegory: Jobs vs. Gates. More »
Steve Job – Bill Gates – Materials and Supplies – Construction and Maintenance – Business and Economy
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Water ice and organic molecules have been discovered on an asteroid’s surface for the first time. Researchers glimpsed the ice on 24 Themis, a frosty rock that could be the key to understanding how Earth became the blue planet. More »
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The OM wireless optical mouse is a flat surface the size of a hand, only 10 millimeter thick at its highest point. In theory, it makes your hand relax. In the practice, it’s a very cool concept. More »
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Lay your cards on the table, or hold them on your cellphone. Double-tap your chips to change denominations. Don’t spill anything. This student-designed Poker Surface poker game is, well, it’s almost as promising as Surface D&D. [Project Abstract via recombu] More »
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