Augmented reality app for librarians instantly shows which books are misfiled
E-books, iPads and Kindles may be the way of the future, but most of the world’s knowledge is still stored in millions of good old paper books on library shelves. So researchers at Miami University have created an augmented reality app that makes all those books easier to organize. ShelvAR instantly analyzes an entire shelf,…
Atomic Gardens, the Biotechnology of the Past, Can Teach Lessons About the Future of Farming
One look at the wedge-shaped rows of plants and anyone could tell the circular garden was not grown under normal conditions. Plants sown in concentric circles displayed wildly different vitality and viability. The innermost circle of plants, gathered around a central pole, were dead; slightly farther away, the plants were stunted and tumor-ridden; and past…
This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Royal Wedding Hangover
What happens when Prince William’s cheeky mates throw a wobbly at his wicked stag party? I’ll let you know as I figure out whatever it is I just said. Or you could just watch the most refined Hangover parody since… well, since they started making Hangover parodies. Full video below, never mind the bollocks: Click…
The Evolution Of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Best Friend, April O’Neil
When I was a child, I and the other latchkey kids played long games of Imagination on the playground. The games would last for days or even weeks, all these arcing time/space operas with good guys, villains, damsels, and shopkeepers. [Jezebel] https://jezebel.com/the-evolution-of-april-oneil-5794531
