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Soaring Metal Prices May Spell More Bad News for Consumers!
It’s no secret that many things in the world of PC hardware, electronics, gadgets, general appliances, etc., have gotten more expensive over the last year. Admittedly, there are many factors at play here, and as we’ve discussed in the past, although it’s a very kneejerk response, many of the problems…
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Control Your Gadgets With a Tattoo?
We all like the ability to control our stuff without being directly in front of it. From a simple TV remote to an app on your phone to control your heating, lighting and speakers all around your house, saving those precious seconds appeals to everyone. It would seem that Microsoft…
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Metal Glue Could Make Welding and Soldering Obsolete
A team of Boston scientists have developed a new “metal” glue that could provide a simple method for connecting metal components to one another. Prof. Hanchen Huang led a team from Boston’s Northeastern University to develop MesoGlue, a solvent that can bond metal to metal. Traditional methods of joining two…
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The Wonders of Technology – Anti Earthquake Beds!
Natural disasters. We can be warned about some of them, such as Storms and Volcano’s erupting but sometimes that just isn’t enough. Earthquakes strike fast, and even with preparation, they can be deadly. Not to fear, a clever designer has created a range of beds designed to keep you safe should…
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Kojima Didn’t Show at Game Awards Thanks to Konami’s Lawyers
Kojima is the creative mind behind the metal gear solid series, based on stealth, action and giant robots, the series has become infamous amongst gamers for both its storyline and the cardboard box; the biggest question is regarding if he still works for Konami. A month ago we published an…
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Metal Gear Online Launches – No PC Version Until January
Once again, the PC gamers out there, myself included, will have to wait. The online component for Metal Gear is here at last, but alas it is only on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Of course, this isn’t bad news, as there are a lot of…
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Australian Student Reported To Have Developed New Ion Drive
NASA holds the current record for most fuel efficient drive, with its HiPEP (High Power Electric Propulsion) system. The idea of an Ion drive is that it uses electricity and a material to propel ions out of a funnel in order to focus the created momentum, and with the HiPEP…
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Handgun Attachment Makes Bullet Non-Lethal
A company based in California, titled Alternative Ballistics, specialises in (surprise surprise) creating alternatives to traditional firearms. Their latest creation is used in conjunction with your everyday gun, however, and it turns your fatal round to something a little more friendly. Titled ‘The Alternative’, the small device clips onto the front…
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3D Printed Sternum And Ribs For Cancer Patient
3D Printing has taken off in recent years, with everything from toys to houses being designed and built by anyone with a computer (and a big enough printer). Some of the biggest advantages of the 3D printer are quite simply those provided to medical sciences, with advances allowing people to…
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Tesla Demonstrates New Snake Like Charger
We’ve all seen the spaces, car parking areas with small rods sticking out the floor and a big sign saying “electric car parking space”. With electric cards on the rise, charging them is becoming more and more important to companies and their users. One of the big issues is the…
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iPhone 6C Rumoured to Have a 4-Inch Display and Metallic Body
There are always speculations about what the next Apple devices will boast. However, sometimes these speculations turn out to be true, so here it is. According to a blog post on MyDrivers.com posted a pic, emphasising how the upcoming iPhone 6C would look like. The blog also mentions that the…
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Apple Moves Closer to the Gaming Market
We know that Apple’s hardware, especially its OS X operating system, was not designed with gaming in mind. This is why gamers and developers alike chose Windows and its DirectX when it comes to graphics, but Apple seems to want a piece of the gaming market too and this was…
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SilverStone Announced Fortress Z SFF Chassis
A little over a year ago, Silverstone introduced the revolutionary slim form factor case RVZ01 that was created by SilverStone’s RAVEN team, a case that exceeded and refined what a slim HTPC or console-styled PC could do. Now Silverstone is ready with a follow-up chassis and the new line is called…
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Chinese Scientists Invent Liquid Metal Machines That Move by ‘Eating’ Substances
Chinese scientists from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the medical school of Tsinghua University have reportedly invented liquid metal machines that can change shape similar to the T-1000 robot in the Terminator 2 movie by ‘eating’ substances. The machines are stated…
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Unity 5 Released, Including Fully Featured Free Version!
Unity 5 is finally here! This has proven to be a quick response to Epic’s shocking shift in making Unreal Engine 4 free last weekend. Unity 5 brings “over a thousand” improvements, including making the engine 64-bit and adding support for 21 platforms. In terms of more detailed improvements, the…
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