In Branson Behind the Mask, investigative reporter Tom Bower suggests Virgin Galactic may never achieve space flight. In all actuality there is little in Bower’s book that is not already known about Galactic’s dismal record so far. Branson is a sitting duck because he has so frequently over-promised on his bid to introduce so-called space tourism.
No polygraph needed. This five second subliminal test will have school yard chants of ‘Liar, liar pants on fire,’ echo from the water cooler today.
Gone are the days of outrageous and just plain stupid forcasts. Instead these visions for the consumer products of 2030 just make sense, and range from a bathroom mirror that gives you a health status, to solar and kinetic trainers that create electricity whilst exercising for immediate consumption by other wearable gadgets.
Nothing on the internet is safe, not even your Twitter handle. Naoki Hiroshima found this out when his websites and social media accounts were held for ransom by a hacker. All the hacker wanted in return was Hiroshima’s Twitter handle, @N, worth $50,000.
It’s no secret that a high number of beach goers at Clifton 1st come en masse to oogle the lifeguards. Well shame, because the next time you’re drowning and pull the whole damsel in distress shtick, you are going to be thoroughly disappointed when a drone comes to save you instead of the hunk you were dreaming of.
It’s common knowledge that Facebook just isn’t signing up as many users as it once was. The plateau makes sense, given the sheer size of the user base, which remains large despite a flurry of reports indicating a teenage user exodus. Those studies didn’t stop Facebook from declaring 63% increase in revenue and an eightfold increase in profit for the fourth quarter yesterday.
Go ahead and give the #forsale hashtag on Instagram a little look-see quickly. What did you see? Thousands upon thousands of items for sale, right? Correct. Which is why Hashbag exists. No, that isn’t something to keep your weed in – it’s aggregated online thrift shopping, via Instagram. And it’s great.
J.R.R. Tolkien might have imagined it, but it took Danish programmers for us to see it from space. It’s called The Middle-Earth DEM Project and will have fantasy nerds walking their way from the Shire to Mordor in no time.
That’s correct. 3D food printers aren’t just limited to organisations like NASA. Machines like the Foodini could be on your kitchen counter very soon, that is if you are willing to shell out around R15,000.
Despite the mammoth popularity and adoption of Whatsapp and WeChat, Mxit is still confident enough to establish new roots in another country, namely India. Remember that Mxit is in fact still one of the largest social media channels in South Africa with over 7.4 million users, and with India’s massive population and cell phone user base over just over 900 million, it makes a lot of sense.
If you live in Iceland, feel free to stop reading this. If you don’t, go ahead and eat turkey banana sandwiches finished off with a glass of milk, have your AC set at 13,9°C, get married but have no kids, and go for a daily 20 minute walk a day outside.
Up until recently, Google Glass was only available in one very nerdy frame. But with their new Titanium Collection, Google is trying to make strapping a screen to your face a bit trendier. Four new frames are on their way.
With the the $1.4 billion legal marijuana market expected to grow to $10.2 billion in the next five years, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists alike are climbing into the newly formalised weed economy. No more the breeding grounds of syndicates and criminals, astute businessmen aim to capitalise on the “high-tech” weed industry flourishing in US states like California and Colorado.
Take a good look at the current electrical plug and socket in your house, because starting in 2015 the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) plans to get rid of it for good.
These folks in Netherlands have some serious balls. A group of 20 or so very brave or downright stupid military personel stood in uniform as an oncoming Leopard Tank proceeded to charge towards them, only to brake mere metres from them. Bear in mind that this beast of a machine weighs about 60 tons and travels roughly 72 km/h.
The American Chemical Society have created a new series called ‘Reactions’, where they explain the science behind various lifhacks. Watch their first video in the series to see how salt improves the taste of your coffee.
Have a spare $330,000 lying around? In a couple of months you could be the proud owner of thousands of sports goggles, flexible shoes, headphones, a blender or colourful football and bike helmets – nearly anything you can think of made from polymers.
Next week Facebook will reach double digits as it turns 10 years old. In its decade of existence, the social network has attracted a hefty 1,1 billion users , and all their pokes, wall posts, baby photos and status updates add up to a whole lot of time. The geniuses over at TIME have created a nifty […]
Twitter has always been a numbers game, with your credibility and importance being measured almost entirely by the number of followers you have. If you need to boost your ego a little bit, a bug has been uncovered that allows you to gain an essentially infinite number of followers just by clicking.
The new engines that are coming in to Formula 1 this year are ridiculous. So ridiculous, in fact, that Formula 1 has decided not to call it an ‘engine’ but rather, a ‘power unit’.
It’s been three long decades since Apple released its first-ever Macintosh computer for $2,495. Today, the company stands comfortably on top of the tech industry.
On Saturday the 25 January, the original team that created the first Macintosh renunited at Cupertino California for the Mac@30 event, celebrating 30 years since the Macintosh was released. Early Apple was often criticised by skeptics and naysayers. Even so its announcements were always well attended, with geeks clamouring to see what Apple would unveil next. […]
The current world record for the largest Bitcoin transaction sits neatly at R10 million – which is a damn good showing for a currency that should really still be in its infancy.
No, Bill Gates hasn’t decided to become a YouTube celebrity – he’s just taken an unorthodox approach to creating awareness about the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
Samsung has already gone ahead and given the smart watch a go – with mixed reactions.
A team of scientists and researchers have discovered a previously-unknown species of dead-leaf toad in the mountains of the Peruvian Andes.
If you’ve been drunk, under the influence of non-alcoholic substances or experienced extreme changes on the graph of your emotional index lately, you may have sent an email that you’ll regret when things simmer down. If you feel that you might be at risk, watch this video for a simple guide to revoking a sent email on Gmail.
This is for all those people who always thought, “Yislaaik, I really wish I could see a lot more of myself during sex.”
It’s hard to accept that it’s been three whole decades since Apple changed the tech marketing game with their iconic ‘1984’ ad that aired during the Super Bowl.
Specifically, the weird rock appeared near the Mars Rover ‘Opportunity’, which has been exploring the red planet since 2004.