Month: November 2014
The Digest: Prince quits the internet… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Prince deletes Twitter and Facebook accounts | Billboard "Musical genius and admitted Luddite Prince ended his awkward, year-long dalliance with social media on Tuesday. Yes, the Twitter handle for Prince/3rdEyeGirl (his backing band) and his Facebook page are now missing from the internet, gone like a purple motorcycle disappearing into the deep Minneapolis…
READ: How an MP tried to stop Space Invaders in 1981
Old people complaining about videogames has been a tradition dating back for as long as games have existed - but did you know in 1981 there was a discussion on games in the House of Commons, and one MP introduced a bill to attempt to regulate the menace that was Space Invaders? Journalist Simon Parkin…
Is Apple getting into virtual reality?
Could Apple be planning to take on the likes of Oculus Rift? That seems to be the implication judging by a job advert that has appeared looking for an engineer for "virtual reality systems" at the company. Spotted by Mashable, the advert says: "We are looking for a software engineer to develop UI and applications…
WATCH: Drone footage of Chernobyl
Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl from Danny Cooke on Vimeo. Check out the above video, shot with a DJI Phantom 2 of the abandoned city of Pripyat in Ukraine. It was abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and is covered in radiation: Those visiting can only visit for a short amount of time before risking exposure.…
Kickstarter bans “Blood Sport” gaming device
It sounds very clever, but is also very wrong: "Blood Sport" was a Kickstarter looking to raise money for a device that would take your actual blood whenever you get shot playing online games. For real. Creators Taran Chadha and Jamie Umpherson were looking to raise $250,000 to create the device, and then put it…
Is Sony planning to kill off its Xperia phones?
Intriguing corporate shuffling from Sony: there are suggestions that the company may stop making phones and concentrate on the PS4 instead. According to Reuters, Hiroki Totoki who is head of the mobile division said that "We're not aiming for size or market share but better profits" - in other words, the company can't afford to…
HTC Desire EYE hits Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse has announced that the HTC Desire Eye, a phone designed for selfies, is now available in its stores. The phone is unique in sporting 13 megapixel cameras on both the front and rear of the device - meaning that when you shoot selfies, they will be just as good as when you take…
40% of manufactured Galaxy S5 units are still unsold, apparently.
Ewan Spence over at Forbes has some astonishing numbers on his piece over there - apparently the Galaxy S5 has been bad news for Samsung - selling four million units less than the S4, with 40% of the devices produced sitting in a warehouse unsold. Whoops. The numbers aren't completely disastrous: The S5 has still…
Belkin adds LED lightbulbs to WeMo range
Belkin has announced some clever new lightbulbs to add to its WeMo "internet of things" range, that lets you control them via an app on your phone. The Smart LED bulbs are fully dimmable and can be configured from anywhere - and there's even a "vacation mode" that will switch lights on and off to…
Onecue brings gesture-commands to your home entertainment system
A new device is promising to remove the clutter from your coffee table - by replacing your remotes and controllers with gesture commands. The onecue (as it annoyingly stylised - why not OneCue?!) is a Kinect-style camera that sits on top of your TV and watches everything you do - then to switch on your…
