Source: http://gizmodo.com/new-ultralight-ceramic-cubes-can-be-squished-and-recove-1633644849
A CalTech scientist and her team just announced the development of one of the strongest and lightest materials ever created. It's light enough to float like a feather, and so uniquely strong, it can be crushed and completely recover its shape. And—get this—it's made of ceramic.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-systems-chefjet-printers-2014-9
One company, however, has gone a different direction, designing 3D printer that turns sugar into gorgeous geometric confections in your own kitchen.
“They work a lot like making frosting,” Liz von Hasseln, co-inventor of 3D Systems' ChefJet, told Business Insider. “If you’ve ever made frosting and left the bowl overnight in the sink, you’ll know that it gets quite hard and that’s essentially what happens inside the ChefJet Printer.”
After tweaking the existing technology to print layers of sugar, they printed their friend’s name as a cake topper and a business was born. The von Hasselns quickly realized the potential of their invention and established Sugar Lab, designing and printing 3D candies in flavors like mint, sour cherry, and vanilla.
The machines are roughly twice the size of a microwave and look like something one would see on a futuristic cooking show hosted by Spock.
The technology is still limited to sugar, but the ChefJet and ChefJet Pro come with a sort of “digital cookbook” that’s organized by food types. If you’re working on a wedding cake, there’s a cake section. If you’d like to make sugar cubes or candy, there’s a section for that, too.
But don’t expect to run out and buy a ChefJet or ChefJet Pro anytime soon. In its current iteration, ChefJet is meant for the professional market, to be used alongside other industrial kitchen equipment by pastry chefs, molecular gastronomists, and mixologists.
In other words, this is not the next microwave — yet. But as the science continues to evolve, von Hasseln does see additional practical uses for her invention.
“We’re at the v! ery begi nning of 3D printing,” she added. “This is a very exciting time.”
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Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-watch-anti-theft-security-2014-9
Apple chose to stay silent on some key topics about the Apple Watch during Tuesday's launch event. The battery life was skimmed over, and it wasn't clear what kind of security would be going into the device. But as technology reporters are getting to test out the Apple Watch, we're learning more about how it will work.
Mashable has reported on the clever way that the Apple Watch will prevent thieves from gaining access to your credit cards. The Apple Watch will include NFC payment using the Apple Pay system, meaning that customers can link their credit cards to their watch in order to pay for items by holding their watch near a special sensor.
That will make the watch a tempting target for thieves.
There have been questions over how secure the Apple Watch actually is, as it seems to have weaker security when compared to NFC payments on the iPhone 6. Customers need to hold their finger on the Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the new iPhone before paying for items.
Apple Watch has no such feature.
Luckily, Apple has come up with a clever way to make the new watch secure. As Mashable notes, it works using the four circular sensors on the back of the device. Two of the sensors are infrared, and the other two measure light. Apple uses these sensors to measure things like your heart rate. But it's also using the sensors to tell when the Apple Watch is on your wrist. If you take off the watch, then the device's screen locks you out. You need to enter a code on the Apple Watch before it can be used for payments again.
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/these-ant-sized-radios-might-power-the-internet-of-thin-1633891966
The jury is still out
Source: http://gizmodo.com/virgin-galactic-has-delayed-its-first-flight-1633892960
Things don't always run smoothly for Virgin Galactic
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/11/nextvr-red-virtual-reality-camera-system/
Oculus/Facebook, Samsung, Sony, Google. We're about to be flooded with virtual reality hardware, but what about content? While John Carmack works on the gaming side, the folks at NextVR (formerly Next3D) have been developing camera rigs to record live video in full surround that will let VR units put you anywhere in the world you want to go, and here's the latest one. Red Camera's Jarred Land spilled the beans, posting pics of this "Virtual Reality Camera System" which links six of his company's 6K Dragon cameras together in a rather monstrous-looking array. There should be demo footage on display at the IBC conference, but based on what we've seen from NextVR already, the potential is high. There aren't any cameras pointing up (or down) but previous systems from NextVR have used fisheye lenses to expand their range, and we expect something similar would be in store for this. NextVR is providing video to go along with Samsung's Gear VR headset when it launches and it's working with Oculus too. Judging by this setup more video experiences -- whether live streamed or recorded -- will be coming to the VR space soon.
Filed under: Cameras, Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Reduser.net, NextVR
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/11/bando-new-85-inch-4k-tv/
Bang & Olufsen advertised the Avant 55, its first 4K TV, with the phrase "the one that moves." By the same logic, the Avant 85 should be titled "the, er, bigger one that also moves." Naturally, the colossal set comes with the usual Danish video trickery, including three-channel stereo, the BeoRemote One universal remote control and direct-type LED with 2D local backlight dimming (nope, us neither). The Avant 85 is priced at an, ahem, "competitive" £16,595 (around $27,000), but if you want the thing to move as well, you'll pay upwards of £1,095 (around $1,780) for the various motorized mounting brackets or stands
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-national-tv-contracts-nfl-mlb-nba-nhl-2014-9
With five different broadcast partners all paying more than $1.0 billion annually to broadcast games, the NFL is now taking in more than $6.0 billion each year in national television broadcast rights revenue alone.
This figure does not include revenue generated from games broadcast on the NFL's own NFL Network. In addition, the NFL's deal with DirecTV is expected to increase from $1.0 billion per year now to $1.4 billion per year starting next year.
While the NFL dwarfs the other leagues in terms of national television revenue, the other leagues make up for it by selling television rights locally. For example, the Los Angeles Dodgers new television deal alone is worth approximately $300 million per year and several other teams own their own regional sports networks.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/11/ricohs-wg-m1-is-an-action-camera-from-the-people-that-make-pent/
Dizzying first-person footage? Check. Skate/parkour/longboard adrenaline ride? Check. Ricoh (perhaps better known for its Pentak brand) knows what action camera buyers want. Or at least the category's marketing staples. Its latest cam is the Ricoh WG-M1, and it's aimed squarely at the Blanchards and Bruscos of this world. It shoots full HD, takes 14-megapixel stills, has WiFi, is waterproof to over 30 feet and sports an LCD display -- all good stuff. But there's one big question -- does it come with a carabiner-equipped strap for easy carrying? Glad you asked, the press materials say yes. The camera will cost $300 when it shoulders its way onto shelves in October, so plenty of time to look up what a carabiner is.
Filed under: Cameras, Wearables
Source: Ricoh
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/black-burgers-at-japans-burger-king-2014-9
Burger King has gone to the dark side.
The fast food chain just announced the launch of two all black whoppers in Japan, according to Rocket News 24.
Their Kuro Diamond and Kuro Pearl ('kuro' is 'black' in Japanese) burgers will each feature black buns, black slices of cheese, and a black sauce.
The Kuro Diamond Burger is a little more colorful with onions, tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise, and a customized squid ink sauce. The Kuro Pearl (translated to The Black Pearl, aka the ship from Pirates of the Caribbean) burger, however, lacks the veggies, and could potentially pass as an edible black hole or a shadowy flying saucer.
In order to create their ninja-like facade, Burger King darkened the buns and cheese with bamboo charcoal and mixed the meat with scores of black pepper.
The peculiar patties will sell for approximately 690 yen ($6.40) and 480 yen ($450), and will be hitting Japanese stores on September 19th for limited time only.
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/sandisks-ridiculous-new-512-gb-sd-card-costs-800-1633455491
SD cards are everywhere now, and you can get them on the cheap. But SanDisk is not interesting "on the cheap" with the announcement of some crazy, insanely high-capacity flash memory that is more expensive than the camera you put it in.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/11/lg-4k-cedia-2014/
Remember that massive 105-inch Ultra HD TV LG brought to CES earlier this year? Today at the custom installer show CEDIA, LG has revealed it's going on sale, but fitting it into your budget will be tougher than squeezing one into your house. That's because this giant will cost $100,000 when it ships in November. Prefer mild over wild? You can get the 98-inch version (which still stretches more than 8 feet diagonally) for a mere $40,000 around the same time. For the rest of us, LG is introducing three new series of 4K TVs, with the 40-inch 40UB8000 available as the cheapest model for just $1,000.
Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment, HD, LG
Source: LG
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-amazing-range-of-materials-now-used-in-3d-printers-2014-9
Plastic. That's the material many people think of when they hear the term "3D printing." Today, there's so much more to it. Here’s a sampling of some of the more exotic materials now being used in 3D printers — an indication of why the technology is revolutionizing virtually every industry:
SEE ALSO: The Most Interesting, Non-Obvious Things You Can Make At Home On A 3D Printer
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