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Enter Microsoft: The Subscription Service Company
Is it just me or is Microsoft not quite the same as it used to be? This behemoth tech giant has been responsible for software products that the vast majority of computers on Earth use. Windows is the obvious one as the go-to operating system of choice, but Office is perhaps more pervasive, with many ...
3D Holographic Pod Enables Life-Size 3D Phone Calls
When it comes to communication, humans have always tried to bend the rules in order to create new funnels. If we feel the ways we communicate today are becoming boring, we try to innovate a new way. Look at the ever evolving and morphing Internet. There were probably more ways to communicate on the ...
World’s Smallest Wireless Router Looks Like A USB Stick
I kinda gave it away in the title of this article, but if you hadn't read that, and if you pictured what the world's smallest wireless router looked like, it wouldn't be this small, right? I was picturing something about half the size of an ordinary router, but I never would have thought a router co ...
iPhone Cup Holder Case Holds Your Coffee Cup While You Text
In the ever expanding world of quirky yet useful iPhone cases, we have now reached one that might actually become popular (don't count on it though). The ingenuity among case makers has been slim to none the last couple of years. They usually just produce the same ole features in new packaging. But ...
Alarm Clock That Gives You An Electrical Shock To Wake Your Butt Up
Think of this as a last resort alarm clock. We've written about tons of alarm clocks that promise to wake your butt up in the morning, and if you've tried them all and you still can't pry your eyes open on time, this alarm clock that administers an electrical shock should definitely do the trick. If ...
The Windows Desktop Is Going Away…Get Used To It!
Windows XP, the most successful consumer PC operating system by adoption in history, is still the second most widely used OS in the world, after Microsoft’s own Windows 7. The prevalence of both of these operating systems is testament to the power of the Windows desktop. The start menu, icons and ta ...
Driverless Buses Ready To Start Hauling People Around In Shanghai
The world is becoming automated, we all know that much. Everything from our floors getting cleaned to our cars driving is becoming automatic in one way or another. It's quite exciting, but just a tad bit scary as well. To hand over the control to a bunch of micro chips and some software is not exact ...
Mac vs. PC: Does It Really Even Matter Anymore?
The personal computer revolution of the 70s and 80s, noted distinctly by the rise of now tech giants Apple and Microsoft, fueled an era of Mac vs. PC arguments. Macs are better! PCs are customizable! Macs were cool but expensive, while PCs were clunky but cheap. Back then, all these arguments were p ...
Labyrinth Security Lock Makes Less Sense But Is A Whole Lot More Fun
Home security is a tricky business. People are led to believe that you have to spend an obscene amount of money in order to stay completely safe. But with today's technological progress, you can hit up a system that is quite cheap which still serve the same purpose, and of course without sacrificing ...
Chewing Gum Batteries Could Power All Our Gadgets In The Future
What do you do when seemingly the entire world is focused on creating the next groundbreaking gadget? What can you possibly do to leverage all that competition? Well, you invent the power source that is going to power all of those gadgets of course. That's probably the most sound advice anyone could ...
LED Curtain Displays Incredible 3D Light Shows
Everything seems to be about 3D these days. If it's not a 3D printer, it is a new movie theater with a new kind of 3D experience. Rewind 10 years, and people would have frowned upon the thought of wearing 3D glasses in theaters - even more so if they were confronted with the thought of wearing 3D gl ...
Sunlight Printing Now Possible With Breakthrough Technology From Lumi
With all the talk about 3D printing constantly feeding our screens, it's easy to forget all the other advances in technology that are being achieved. It doesn't even have to be within technology. There are many things that affect our lives, and some that are just fresh approaches to things we have a ...
DeLorean Car USB Hard Drive Fits 750GB Of Future Files
As if the world didn't already have enough awesome gadgets, we are continuously trying to find stuff that impresses us even more. It could be anything from a LEGO build to something a whole lot more advanced or retro. Since we are talking about retro, this might be a good time to say that there are ...
Steampunk Flash Drive Impresses With Glowing Gears
There is no need for an introduction when it comes to anything Steampunk. It's one of those creative concepts that just goes straight into your heart. It's like we can never get enough of it. As soon as something comes across that has gotten the Steampunk treatment, you immediately know it's going t ...
Ramen Bowl iPhone Dock Enables Dinner FaceTime Companionship
For a lot of people, lunch and dinner are some of the loneliest moments of the day. Not always because of the lack of friends, but because some people have professions that require that they work by themselves or far away from home. For these people, a dinner is just a necessary thing to eat in orde ...