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3D Photos Are Coming to the Lytro Camera Really Soon

Lytro has long discussed plans to add 3D image capabilities into their Lytro Viewer software, but little has actually been put forth into the public spotlight. Engadget Chinese, however, got a sneak peek at the new Lytro Viewer software from a company spokesperson in Hong Kong. https://gizmodo.com/lytro-light-field-camera-this-is-what-new-feels-like-5890028 The video itself is pretty rough and doesn’t…

What Windows RT Can’t Do

You probably know that Windows 8 comes in two different versions—Basic x86 Windows (this is what you use now) and Windows RT. They have similar names. They look the same. But there are serious differences between the two—ones you should know about before you plunk down your cold hard cash on a Microsoft tablet. Surface—and…

Watch this gorgeous time-lapse video of Endeavour’s epic journey through Los Angeles

Bryan Chan has put together an extraordinary time-lapse video chronicling the agonizing twists and turns made by the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it made its 19 km (12 mile) journey through Los Angeles to the California Science Center. [LA Times]

Mathematics Journal Approves Paper Filled With Computer-Generated Gibberish Equations

It turns out that not every single paper submitted to scientific journals gets thoroughly proofed before it’s approved for publication. Shocking, right? The creators of an online tool called Mathgen that automatically generates research papers full of mathematical nonsense wanted to test just how believable the random creations were. So they submitted a paper entitled…

Real Science + Animated GIF = Awesomeness

NASA satelite imaging has revealed that a massive crack in Antartica’s Pine Island glacier is growing fast. Which is bad. But the GIF it’s made is so good it almost makes up for it. NASA restarted its Antarctic science flights last week, and one of the things it’s been desperate to check out is the…

Just what is the latest plan for Justice League? Plus awesome Game of Thrones set photos!

Ghostbusters 3 is really, seriously happening next summer. Justice League could start filming sooner than you expect. Ryan Murphy drops some major American Horror Story hints. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes gets a new writer. Plus read the first official description of what’s in store for Iron Man 3! Spoilers from here on…

Engineers Claim To Be Able To Make Gas From Air

Hidden away in sleepy northern England is an engineering company with a radical idea: it claims to be able to make gas, to run your car, out of air. Is this the solution to the global fuel crisis, or wild hyperbole? The company, called Air Fuel Synthesis, revealed its research at a London-based engineering conference…

What Was Life Like Before iPhones?

Our children won’t know what life was like before smartphones took over our every waking hour. But when you inevitably try to gather them around to tell them about all the time we spent not staring at screens? Well, as Doghouse Diaries points out, good luck with that: I guess it’s only fair, given how…

JK Rowling: “The MacBook Air Changed My Life”

In a recent interview, JK Rowling has come out with a gushing piece of product endorsement, claiming that the MacBook Air has changed her life. Publishers Lunch reports that she’s rather fallen for the device owing to its portability. “The MacBook Air changed my life,” she explained, adding that “I’ve written everywhere, including some very…

Microsoft Is Taking Surface Pre-Orders in Official Stores

According to reports on WPCentral, Microsoft is allowing members of the public to wander into official stores and pre-order its new Surface tablet. One forum member on WPCentral reports having successfully pre-ordered a tablet from a Microsoft pop-up shop in Oregon. He was given this piece of paper(!), which claims to be a “Surface reservation…

The 4K video format is to be known as “Ultra High-Definition” according to the Consumer Electronics Association. [CEA]

This Tempered Titanium G-Shock Celebrates 30 Years of Tough Casios

The idea to create “the toughest watch in the world” came to Japanese creator Kikuo Ibe, when he dropped and broke a precious watch given to him by his father. The first G-Shocks were developed in the 80s, and 30 years on they’re tougher and smarter than ever. One item in particular, “the ultimate G-Shock”,…

Life’s Not as Complicated as You Think

Life’s stressful, we’re all busy, and sometimes it all gets too much. But hey, it doesn’t have to be like that: it’s all just a matter of perspective. Next time things get on top of you, take a second to think about your place in the world. Just like XKCD points out, we’re all here…

Aspects of Ubuntu 13.04, Raring Ringtail, will be developed in secret. Open source just got less open. [Extreme Tech]

Google’s New 3G Chromebook Costs $330 With 2 Years of Data

Listings on Samsung and Amazon sites suggest that Google’s new Samsung Chromebook will be available as a 3G model for $330—which will include a monthly data allowance for two years. The new Wi-Fi-only Chromebook comes in at $250, which is great value. Now it appears that an $80 supplement will secure 3G connectivity, along with…

Apple Update Removes Java From All OS X Browsers

In an attempt to distance itself still further from Java, Apple released a Mac update Wednesday which removes Java plugins from any web browser running on OS X. Users that choose to install the update will stumble across the warning above when they try and view web content that requires Java. One way around the…

These Disgustingly Gross Home Offices Will Make You Vomit

We’ve seen some pretty beautiful desktop setups with gorgeous monitors and spotless desks—these desktop setups are not those. In fact, you can think of them as the complete opposite. These home offices are foul, filthy, disgusting, awful and come from the hoarder devil’s armpit. You can smell the stench through the pictures. Try not to…

Deadly meningitis outbreak is being caused by a fungus in steroid shots

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed tonight that a terrifying meningitis outbreak that has claimed 20 lives was caused by steroid shots for back pain. The shots, manufactured by NECC, were tainted with a form of fungus that attacks the nervous system. Because many of these shots were administered in…

The Stoner Channel: Office Drones Work for a Higher Calling, Incepting in Real-Time, and Don’t Answer the Door

Stevie Ray Vaughan – Pistoia Italia 1988 Yup, He’s still got it too. Collate – Sarah Beeby I challenge you to make heads or tails of this promo piece for piece the Frame at Frieze Art Fair created by London-based artist Sarah Beeby. [Cartoon Brew] Inception in Real-Time Well that certainly clears things up. Videographer…

Why Are Blueprints Blue?

If you ever wondered why blueprints were blue and not black or red or white or brown or any other color than blue, well, it’s not because architects really like the color but because the technique in making blueprints caused the paper to turn blue. Mental Floss delved into the history of blueprints and discovered…