Recent Discoveries and Breakthroughs

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Tiffany Shlain Melds Collaboration & Cloudsourcing Into Cloud Filmmaking [Video]

by Ron Callari

There's a myriad number of techie memes that have entered our zeitgeist derived from a term we use to simply call "collaboration." Pre-Internet, dating back to the idiom or trope of "Hey, Lets Put On A Show," Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney were the first in movies to introduce a plot line signaling the need for collaboration. Today, instead of orphans trying to raise money to turn a barn into a stage, filmmakers are looking to the clouds not only for funding but also inspiration.

New HTML5 Gaming Kit For Developers

by dendory

A new game engine called Game Closure allows anyone to get started making games for the web, desktop, mobile platforms and more using HTML5.

Japan Is Bringing Robots To The Classroom To Learn

by Katie Gatto

Robovie, a robot that was made by the folks over at the International Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute, will being making his way to the Higashihikari elementary school in order to help him learn how to speak better and perhaps to even learn some social skills. The robot will be joining a fifth grade classroom.

Device To Reduce Migraines Looks Like A Star Trek Treatment

by Laurie Kay Olson

Anyone who has ever had a migraine knows pain -- real debilitating pain. Sufferers experience intense sensitivity to light and sound, and often experience extreme nausea and vomiting. Now there is a new treatment that does not need to be taken internally with the risk of side effects. Instead the Cefaly Anti-Migraine device delivers a mild electric shock to the supraorbital nerve.

Opera Browser Transitioning To WebKit

by dendory

After reaching 300 millions monthly users, Opera decided that it was time to switch to the WebKit engine for future versions.

Tesla Model S Inventor Calls An Unfavorable Review 'Fake'

by dendory

Tesla CEO Elon Musk versus the New York Times makes for an entertaining online battle.

Star Wars Traceroute For Geeks

by dendory

The Star Wars opening text is visible through an Internet traceroute. Geeks and techies rejoice as the opening crawl appears on your consoles.

Is Apple Working On An iWatch?

by dendory

Is Apple working on the iWatch? This has been a question that many pundits have asked for years now, and again today, the New York Times reports that this may indeed be the case.

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Can You Beerlieve It? The New Self-Cooling Beer

by Michael McParland

Truly a new beer gadget like no other, the I.C Can from Tempra Technology and Crown Holdings is set to put a smile on the faces of beer drinkers everywhere. Yep, when a new beer invention takes 20 years to perfect, you know that good, and insanely cold things are going to happen. Sick of waiting for what seems like an eternity for a cold beer? Prepare to be sick no longer!

DropTag Makes Shipping Tracking Easier

by Katie Gatto

The DropTag,made by the folks over at Cambridge Consultants, is designed to make a small cost option for tracking the way that packages are treated when they go from the store to your front door, or when you and your luggage makes its way to your next vacation. The units cost about two dollars each,and will be shown off in April.