Geek Life – Page 119 of 136

Jan 12, 2015, 1:40 PM

FAA gives CNN green light to study drones in newsgathering

In the near future, that CNN report might be brought to you courtesy of drones. The Federal Aviation Administration gave… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 12:56 PM

The $120M juice everyone’s dying to fund in Silicon Valley

Could one of the hottest — and most secretive — startups courting Silicon Valley really be a juice company? Apparently… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 10:23 AM

Scale back on the selfies, guys: Study shows closer ties to narcissism and psychopathy

Talk about needing to clean up your digital footprint. A new study from Ohio State University reveals that the more… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 9:28 AM

Netflix confirms it’s bringing back ‘Wet Hot American Summer’

Fans of the 2001 cult hit Wet Hot American Summer can rejoice. Netflix has committed to making eight episodes of the… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 8:53 AM

Go inside an F-18 Super Hornet in this rad GoPro video

If you’ve ever wanted to know what it was like to go inside an F/A-18E Super Hornet, here’s your chance.… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 8:29 AM

Prince, Chrissy Teigen’s meme and ‘Transparent’ Golden Globe moments are big winners on Twitter and Facebook

Prince, is there anything he can’t do? The No. 1 most mentioned item from last night’s Golden Globes was his… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 7:50 AM

‘Where the Wild Things Are’: MagicBook bringing augmented reality to books

Is convincing your kids to read getting more difficult? MagicBook would like to change that. The company is developing an… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 12:55 PM

The Netflix of records? VNYL wants to feed your album addiction

If you are old enough to remember the Columbia House Record and Tape Club, you know the joy of having… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 12:20 PM

Watch me almost barf on the CES show floor after trying the Oculus Rift

Here’s a little advice for newbies to the Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset display that Facebook bought last year… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 11:28 AM

Apple’s $3B Beats Music deal made Dr. Dre the highest-paid musician in 2014

Remember when Apple bought Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s Beats Music for a cool $3 billion last May? We do.… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 11:11 AM

Trailer for uber-realistic new zombie video game ‘Dying Lights’ will scare the bejeezus out of you

Fans of zombie video games will want to put Jan. 27 down on your calendars. It’s the release date of… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 10:21 AM

Silicon Valley shows support for ‘Charlie Hebdo’: Mark Zuckerberg, Apple and Google respond to the devastating attacks on Paris magazine

This week, the world was shocked and saddened by the attacks on journalists at the satirical Paris magazine Charlie Hebdo,… Read More

Jan 9, 2015, 9:05 AM

Need some lesbian emoji? There’s an app for that

Today in creative and cool, an ad agency creative director/graphic designer in LA has created nearly 50 emoji that speak… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 4:00 PM

Ashamed of my selfie stick: Hating on a hot new trend

When I showed my brother my new extendable Bluetooth-enabled smartphone camera pole thingy over the holidays, I hoped he’d think… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 11:50 AM

New computer program has solved Texas hold’em poker

As throngs of CES goers blearily make their way out of the casinos toward home, they may want to take… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 10:44 AM

Would you wear these high-fashion outfits on display at CES?

LAS VEGAS – With the boom in wearable technology, there are an increasing number of fashion designers showing off their… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 10:33 AM

1M girls and 1M African-American and Hispanic students learn to code!

Code.org has reached a major milestone: The organization happily reports that a million girls and a million African-American and Hispanic students… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 10:09 AM

The science behind that foul-smelling fog that hit Seattle the other night

The other night, as I was lying in bed with my window open I was like, “What is that smell?”… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 9:26 AM

Late-night TV’s latest star: Neil deGrasse Tyson to host ‘Star Talk’ on Nat Geo Channel

The smooth-talking, highly entertaining astrophysicist who brought you Cosmos is now going to join the ranks of late-night TV. Neil… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 5:01 PM

Guess who’s exhibiting at CES for the first time – the Girl Scouts

LAS VEGAS – This year’s most unlikely new exhibitor at this year’s CES isn’t an electronics company at all. It… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 12:20 PM

How the Seahawks’ epic ‘Beast Quake’ will help UW scientists study earthquakes

We’re not only reigning Super Bowl champs and the most spirited fans in the NFL, we’re helping University of Washington… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 11:51 AM

‘Back to the Future II’ inspired self-lacing Nikes to hit the streets this year

Remember those cool self-lacing Nikes Marty McFly put on in ‘Back to the Future II’? According to Nice Kicks, they… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 11:23 AM

E Ink, the magic behind Amazon’s Kindle, launches Prism at CES for architects and designers

We know its product best as the readable ink in our Kindles, but E Ink now wants architects and designers… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 10:43 AM

This is your chance to design the maze for that creepy hotel from ‘The Shining’

If you love design challenges, Stephen King and the classic horror film The Shining, this will be of interest. The… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 10:17 AM

Donkey Kong, Mario Brothers and the Oregon Trail: Play all the best games from your childhood for free

Nonprofit Internet Archive, an online library of free books, movies, games and more, has put more than 2,300 of your favorite… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 9:59 AM

Groupon CEO buys the most expensive home in Chicagoland history for $19.5M

Sure, it may seem like a pittance when compared to the Notch’s $70 million LA pad, but Groupon CEO Eric… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 9:04 AM

Sony’s No. 1 online movie of all-time, ‘The Interview’ makes $31M

Aside from the whole near international incident thing, terrorist threats and even criticism from the president, the ridiculous comedy “The… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 8:37 AM

Happy Leap Smear! Here’s how Google will keep a worldwide computer meltdown at bay

Computers are handy, yes? But when it comes to slight adjustments, like say, adding a second in time to make… Read More

Jan 6, 2015, 2:43 PM

Video: CES attendees vibrate their butts to burn calories

A video is worth a thousand words. Unfortunately, in this case, none of them are fit for print. Suffice it… Read More

Jan 6, 2015, 1:34 PM

Ryan Seacrest drops by CES to talk about his keyboard company Typo

The man responsible for bringing us all things Kardashian dropped by CES to talk about his mobile keyboard company Typo with… Read More