- Front Page
- Message In A Battle
- Extras
CQ: Google Glass seems to have finally inspired a generation of the mainstream to consider either virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) — even though its been decades since they were first considered. So, what’s your proposal for a mind-blowing or just plain everyday-normal-weird activity we’ll do with this new-found virtual or augmented world?
Full list of 29 articles after the jump!
- Front Page:
- I shoulda saw this coming. In the dark.: Metro – Glow in the dark ice cream invented just in time for Halloween
- It much like a drunken buddy who’s not crashing into walls, but “bouncing off them”.: New Scientist – Crash-happy insect drone hits obstacles to help it fly
- And if you don’t say you love it, we’ll zap you again!: New Scientist – Zapping your brain enhances your love of classic art
- It all feels a little Frankenstein tho, doesn’t it?: New Scientist – Brain stimulation boosts social skills in autism
- Strangely enough, my dumb glasses also enable me to see!: New Scientist – Smart glasses that help the blind see
- And really smart glasses enable you to see things that aren’ty really there!: New Scientist – ButtonMasher: First AR games for Google Glass emerge
- The video evidence reinforces one thing clearly: while mundane explanations do satisfy Occam, they don’t always satisfy reality.: Metro – Video: Vandals blamed for damaging police car before unexpected twist
- How could this *possibly* go wrong?: New Scientist – Geoengineers are free to legally hack the climate
- Although pretty freakish..: The Age Australia – Dead birds ‘not just a freak event’
- Message In A Battle:
- (EXTRA) Our generation needs to forget what it thinks it knows of the stereotypes of “little ol’ grannies” and remember that Lou Reed was 71, Mick Jagger is 70..: Orange – Gran vents anger on Grand Theft Auto
- (EXTRA) So, maybe we can finally track down one of these inconsiderate polluters!: BBC – Norway message in a bottle find sparks family appeal
- (EXTRA) And yeah, another source of Internet hoaxes, scams and urban legneds gets its kernal of truth..: Orange – Harry Potter fan gets a million birthday cards
- (EXTRA) Seems kinda foolish to sell something you can only sell once when you can sell your dignity repeatedly..: Metro – Russian teenager sells ‘precious’ virginity online for ?17,500
- (EXTRA) Wait! Who told *you*?: BBC – Are conspiracy theories destroying democracy?
- (EXTRA) So, not so much conspiracy destroying democracy as crass commercialism?: San Jose Mercury News/AP – Travel: Tracing JFK’s history 50 years after his death
- (EXTRA) It’s like they are setting up a board for a gigantic game of Risk played by aliens in orbit!: The UK Telegraph – India criticised for ?200m tallest statue to honour founding fathers
- (EXTRA) So many enigmatic smiles! What could it mean?: Metro – Giant Mona Lisa in Clapham Common made from dozens of painted selfies
- (EXTRA) Not everywhere is a giant facsimile good for a political legacy..: Orange – Giant Katie Hopkins to be town’s Guy
- (EXTRA) Just a reminder that we do not have the most tolerant place on earth — but we’re learning.: Orange – Sporting ladyboys do their bit for charity
- (EXTRA) The world of competitive butts takes it on the cheek.: Orange – Miss Bumbum rocked by bribery claims
- (EXTRA) Because banning something and making someone pledge they won’t do it always works so well..: Orange – Students sign ‘no twerking’ contract
- (EXTRA) Honestly, there are worse things on the Internet (tho this is very bad).: The UK Daily Mirror – LSU Naughty Boy video: Furious former students launch online petition to get “embarrassing” video banned
- (EXTRA) While its certainly not to the same level of lame, it’s not exactly inspiring.: Youtube – UNB Welcome Video 2012
- Extras:
- (EXTRA) Why not?: The Atlantic – Why So Many Icelanders Still Believe in Invisible Elves
- (EXTRA) I wonder if this might explain why we can’t get rid of the “common cold”? 🙂: New Scientist – Earth’s first life may have sprung up in ice
- (EXTRA) The short of it: because fire doesn’t light under water.: NBC – Why aliens won’t look like Flipper: The science of extraterrestrial tales
- (EXTRA) This is both genius and procrastination.: Orange – Tattoo turns artist’s arm into a comic
- It’s that time of year again, when half the world is celebrating moustaches, and the other half shaves theirs off!: Metro – World Beard and Moustache Championships takes place in Germany
- I feel positive clean-shaven in response.: Orange – The world’s longest moustache
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