Tag: virtual
Virtual Choir 2.0 – An Extraordinary Online Event
Many of us music lovers have been waiting for this event for a long time. Tonight at 6pm New York time, the world premiere of Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0 Sleep will be released online.
I will explain this fascinating endeavor and why it's so special for those of you who may be unfamiliar wi ...
How To: Get A Fake Social Media Girlfriend That Seems Real
Aww, I have no doubt that super-geeks and nerds everywhere will love this! My only question is, why is it that these types of sites are only created for the guys? Hmm... could it because girls would never be this lame? Opps, did I really type that?
A few months ago, we wrote about a new site desi ...
For Wine Loving Geeks: My Drunk Kitchen
This is a big week for wine lovers on Twitter, so when I saw this little video, I knew I had to share it with you. If you are unfamiliar with the historical events coming in the next few days, I will give you the deets.
Rick Bakas, Twitter's premier wine, food and friend to all extraordinaire, is ...
Augmented Reality Virtual Mirror: Try Before You Buy Online
The number of people shopping online has skyrocketed in recent years, and it seems the technology to make that experience richer and more convenient is moving just as fast. We've written about augmented reality as it applies to making purchases before, and this is a new application to add to the li ...
Virtual Map: Take A Trip To Italy Right Now
Back in the old days, if you wanted to check out a new city, you either had to read a map or travel there. Now it's a lot different. I don't even know how to read a map, and I don't have to since I have two GPS systems in my car (hey, you never know when one might fail). Thanks to technology, we ...
The History Of Gaming: From Oscilloscope To Virtual Reality
I have always wondered how people can ignore the power of gaming and say it's utter play. Of course it's play, but one must not forget that it is because of play that we have the technologies we have today, no matter what it is. It's from the trials and errors that we have developed into the speci ...
Virtuo: The Digital Painting Tool That Will Free Your Creativity
As a digital artist, I am constantly looking for new ways to create graphical user interfaces that will possibly keep the user satisfied both visually as well as practically. However, sometimes the technology puts up limits for the freedom of creativity that leads to frustration and time being spen ...
Kinect Hack: Air Guitar Prototype Makes Anyone A Guitar Guru!
With every hack that is revealed for the Kinect, I get more and more excited about the future. I don't understand why it took so long for us to understand the importance of the Kinect technology, and why there aren't more people looking into it (and that's not saying there isn't a lot of people doi ...
The World’s Smallest 64GB Integrated Solid State Drive (iSSD)
This blows my mind! This new SanDisk 64GB integrated SSD (iSSD) is smaller than a postage stamp and weighs less than a paperclip. Whaaaaaa? This itty-bitty nugget of happiness is the first in the new embedded SSD category and is designed for portable devices like ultra-thin tablets, mobile comput ...
FaceBook Brings People Closer!
Social media is really here to stay, no matter what people say or argue. I just recently attended a talk on how social networks are gaining ground and that more and more people are getting into it. The stats were overwhelming. Just here in the Philippines, 93% of the people are into social networ ...
Virtual Bugs That Crawl On You – Gross or Cool?
Imagine this, you reach down into the sand to touch a large, interesting looking bug. To your surprise, it quickly runs up your hand and onto your arm. Then it starts following all of your movements.
If this was a real bug, I would probably be running in circles, completely freaked out (just ki ...
How To: Set Up a Virtual Photo Shoot in Photoshop CS5
A couple of months ago, Adobe released their much acclaimed new edition of Photoshop, called CS5. The features it presents are something taken from the future it seems. With only the click of a few buttons, you can easily work with 2d stock images as well as 3d stock models to create stunning comp ...
This Is The Next Generation iTunes Store…
Today a lucky bar solicitor found himself in a prosperous situation when he stumbled over something that looked like a forgotten iPhone laying around on the bar. With no one around to claim ownership, he stuffed the iPhone in his pocket and merrily went home. Little did he know that within the she ...
Virtual Reality Contact Lenses | Bionic Is Now Here
So we're finally there. Life has just become a little bit weirder and nothing seems impossible any longer. When I saw Terminator for the first time, I was impressed by the cool effects just like everyone else. I just saw that movie again a few days ago, and let me tell you, how I could have belie ...
Are You A Frustrated Interior Decorator?
Are you a frustrated interior decorator like me? Decorating a room is hard work, especially if you are very meticulous and have limited resources. One really needs a lot of training just like in any other field.
Good thing there is Yo Ville on FaceBook. This game actually allows you to persona ...