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Design

Inside Facebook’s New Office in Menlo Park, California

Posted  January 17, 2012  by  Nathan Rossiter

Another day, another new Facebook headquarters. This time, it’s located in Menlo Park, California. You’ll find amenities such as a giant “Like” sign, full-service cafeteria, sitting / standing desks, and even a dedicated international user operations area.  In unrelated, but still one of the hottest videos online, continue reading to see a stunning Angelina Jolie lookalike.   

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Featured

5 of the Coolest Boats Ever

Posted  January 12, 2012  by  Nathan Rossiter

When most people think of boats, cruises and or sailing usually comes to mind, but these five examples have designs that definitely think outside the box. Whether it be a dolphin-inspired craft or a foldable boat, you’ll find them after the break.   5. Halo Intersceptor Called the Halo Intersceptor, this Bugatti Veyron-inspired “concept car [...]

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Razer Unveils Project Fiona Gaming Tablet at CES 2012, Comes with Integrated Controllers

Posted  January 11, 2012  by  Nathan Rossiter

Unveiled at CES 2012 yesterday, Razer’s Project Fiona is touted as a dedicated 10.1-inch gaming tablet, complete with “a third generation Intel Core i7 processor and an undisclosed GPU.” Pricing and availability have not yet been announced. Keep reading for two videos and some pictures. For a prototype, Fiona felt incredibly solid — with the [...]

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Laptops

HP Envy 14 Spectre Glass Ultrabook Unveiled at CES 2012

Posted  January 10, 2012  by  Nathan Rossiter

At $1400, the HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook offers a “wristpad, screen, lid, all covered in a shimmering crystalline layer of ‘scratch-resistant’ Gorilla glass. Keep reading for a hands-on video and more pictures. In the engine room you’re looking at an Intel i5 or i7 processor, Intel HD graphics, an SSD of 128 or 256GB, [...]

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Mind-Bending Photographs You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photoshopped

Posted  January 10, 2012  by  Nathan Rossiter

At first glance, these may appear to be Photoshop-enhanced images, but they’re actually “real images envisioned and portrayed by French artist Philippe Ramette, and photographed by his collaborator Marc Domage.” Keep reading for a picture and more videos…  

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Laptops

Intel Unveils Nikiski Laptop with Transparent Touchpad at CES 2012

Posted  January 10, 2012  by  Nathan Rossiter

More than just eye candy, Intel’s Nikiski laptop has a fully-functional transparent touchpad. It’s basically “a clear piece of glass that does double duty as a touchpad for the Windows 7 laptop, but also transformers into a exterior touchscreen when the laptop is closed.”  Continue reading for a video and more pictures. When you close the [...]

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iCade Mobile Turns Your iPhone, iPod Touch Into a Real Portable Game Console

Most accessories are purely for aesthetics, the iCade Mobile is not. In addition to game controller-like buttons, it “lets you basically jam your phone into the body of a PSP and play without cluttering your screen with y...
by Nathan Rossiter
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Intel’s Windows 8 Tablet with Clover Trail Processor Revealed

Here’s a rare look at Intel’s all-new Windows 8 tablet powered by a Clover Trail processor. Unfortunately, “little is known about this tablet since it was teased last night at the Intel keynote beyond the fact...
by Nathan Rossiter
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New Acura NSX Officially Unveiled At Detroit Auto Show

Unlike its predecessor, the new Acura / Honda NSX boasts “two little electric motors at the front of the car, one for each wheel, which means independent drive to each wheel, and the ability to tighten or loosen the car&#...
by Nathan Rossiter
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HP Envy 14 Spectre Glass Ultrabook Unveiled at CES 2012

At $1400, the HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook offers a “wristpad, screen, lid, all covered in a shimmering crystalline layer of ‘scratch-resistant’ Gorilla glass. Keep reading for a hands-on video and more pictur...
by Nathan Rossiter
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How They Tear Buildings Down in China

Though many of us are used to watching building implosions (Las Vegas casinos), companies in China use hydraulic excavators from the top down to tear down buildings. Continue reading for more pictures and to watch an excavator ...
by Nathan Rossiter
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Mind-Bending Photographs You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photoshopped

At first glance, these may appear to be Photoshop-enhanced images, but they’re actually “real images envisioned and portrayed by French artist Philippe Ramette, and photographed by his collaborator Marc Domage.̶...
by Nathan Rossiter
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Intel Unveils Nikiski Laptop with Transparent Touchpad at CES 2012

More than just eye candy, Intel’s Nikiski laptop has a fully-functional transparent touchpad. It’s basically “a clear piece of glass that does double duty as a touchpad for the Windows 7 laptop, but also trans...
by Nathan Rossiter
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Incredible Time-Lapse Video Shows a 30-Story Building Being Built in 6-Minutes

In this incredible 6-minute time-lapse video, you’ll see a 30-story tall, 183,000-square-foot hotel being constructed. Technically, it’s “so solid that it can resist a 9 magnitude earthquake, as tested by the ...
by Nathan Rossiter
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Amazing Photograph of ISS Next to Moon Captured with Standard DSLR Camera

That’s right, an amateur astronomer captured the amazing photograph you see above, with a Nikon D3S, 600mm lens and 2x converter, heavy-duty Bogen tripod with sandbag and a trigger cable to minimize camera shake; the came...
by Nathan Rossiter
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Gaze Control Lets You Use Windows 8 with Your Eyes

Keyboards are so yesterday, or at least that’s what Tobii would like you to think. Simply put “Swedish ‘eye tracking’ experts Tobii are to unveil a ‘Gaze’ eye controller for the MicrosoftR...
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