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Robot Vacuum Attacks Sleeping Woman
Beware the vacuums! A South Korean woman is happy to be out of the clutches of her robot vacuum, after it decided to attack her while she was sleeping. Here’s apparently what happened: The woman set the robot vacuum to sweep the floor and then decided to take a... Read more
Crouching Tiger Actress Proposed To With A Drone
You may remember actress Zhang Ziyi for her role in the hit movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Today, though, she’s making the news headlines thanks to her engagement to Chinese musician Wang Feng. (Many congratulations to the happy couple!) It’s not the fact that she’s engaged that’s making the news though,... Read more
Schools Are Now Banning All Watches From The Classroom
Things seemed so much easier when I was in school. I graduated at the time when some students were just starting to have cell phones (not smartphones) on a regular basis. Texting wasn’t all that popular, there was no Facebook, people weren’t Snapchatting each other – and it seemed... Read more
Roku Announces GoPro Channel
The action camera that all sports and high adrenaline junkies carry, GoPro, have just announced that they would be soon expanding their current platform and will be branching into media. GoPro are collaborating with Roku and they will be launching their very own Roku channel soon. The GoPro streaming channel... Read more
Prynt Case Prints Your Smartphone Pictures Instantly
When I was a kid, my family really only had one camera that I can remember, and it was a Polaroid. I thought it was awesome and always volunteered to take any photo I could with it just to watch the photo almost instantly develop before my eyes. You... Read more
Are We Going To See a 4K PS4 and Xbox One in 2015?
According to claims by streaming content provider Netflix, both Microsoft and Sony are going to release revised versions of their Xbox One and PS4 gaming consoles, which support 4K content later on this year. Huffington Post reported that Neil Hunt, Netflix’s Chief Product Officer, said during a press conference... Read more
Qantas To Offer Gear VR On International Flights
If you plan to fly between Australia and the US with Qantas and you are lucky enough to be able to afford a first class ticket, then you are in for a real treat. Qantas has announced that any first-class passengers, who fly on that route, will soon be... Read more
Which Drone Is Best For You?
Drones have become a popular hobby for many and not just among aerial photography enthusiasts, some people actually enjoy just the thrill of mastering the controls of a quadcopter. A certain amount of skill is required to fly these four-propeller drones but thankfully there is enough choice out there... Read more
Trouble Falling Asleep? Try Sprayable Sleep!
What do you do to try and fall asleep when sleep just won’t come? Do you try and read some boring book? Do you count sheep? Take a Tylenol PM? Put on some relaxing music? Watch a movie? Something else? Not being able to fall asleep is an awful... Read more
Madden 15′ Predicted Exact Super Bowl Score
You may or may not be aware that for the past 12 years EA Sports has used the current Madden football game to try and predict the outcome of the subsequent Super Bowl. And let’s be honest – sometimes it gets it right, and sometimes (like last year), it gets... Read more
Incredible Things You Can Do With Your Smartphone
As smartphones get increasingly smarter, it makes sense that we should be able to control more things from just one place. So here are some cool products that you can pair with your smartphone, which will hopefully make your life a bit easier. ICEdot's Crash Sensor Image 1 of... Read more
This Farmer Uses A Drone To Make “Cow Art”
It turns out this whole drone craze may be beneficial after all. How so? Just consider some of the things drones have allowed us to film that would’ve otherwise been impossible: Drones have helped take never-before-seen photos of the inside of a volcano while erupting, they’ve helped film movie... Read more
“Used” Star Trek Phaser Going Up For Auction
While I’m no “Trekkie”, I have watched my fair share of Star Trek. I loved the space-travel, the Enterprise, but most of all, I thought the phasers were awesome. They reminded me of the future, yes, but they also reminded me of something out of the past, like, something out... Read more
The Apple Watch Is Coming In April
Apple has had a lot of good fortune lately, especially over the Christmas holiday, and it seems their luck is going to hold out through in 2015, as more news about their first wearable, the Apple Watch, has finally been released after months and months of speculation. Tim Cook,... Read more
Apple Gets Patent For Snap-On iPhone Controller
I love playing games on my iPhone; I always have, and I probably always will. While Angry Birds wasn’t all that hard to play with the touchscreen, other, more advanced games were a little harder to master. Games such as Six Guns and Man of Steel were not all that easy to conquer... Read more
Drone Crashes On White House Lawn, Causes Lockdown
There are a few places you never want your new drone to crash – in the ocean (or any other body of water for that matter), on the highway during rush hour traffic, near the scene of a car wreck mid-investigation…and perhaps the top spot to never crash your... Read more
Leatherman Tread: Toolkit On Your Wrist
Leatherman has created a new wearable unlike anything else on the market. The firm is well-know for being a top multi-tool manufacturer, now they have turned their hand to wearables. The gadget is called Leatherman Tread, and it is a stainless steel bracelet that is made up of 11... Read more
German Scientists Create 3D ‘Teleporter’
The familiar sound of the Starship Enterprise’s teleporter has had young and old alike grinning with excitement at the prospect of molecular transportation becoming a reality. ‘Scotty’ first beamed up Captain Kirk and the crew, over 49 years ago in the first episode of Star Trek, and it seems... Read more