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Tech/Sci
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Have You Heard Of Apple’s ‘iBeacon’ Shopping Vibe? It’s Pretty Interesting. See Here
06 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you happen to see someone in Apple’s Grand Central store pick up an Apple product and walkout the store without ever talking to a salesperson or paying at the checkout counter, please don’t tackle them. It isn’t a case of daylight robbery – they may have used Apple’s iBeacon.
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Wow! Science Gives Amputee Real-Time Feeling With Bionic Hand [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the first time scientists were able to restore real-time sensory feeling in an amputee wearing a robotic hand. Bionic hands my not be at the skull-crushing level where would like them to be, but being able to feel our victim may be a step in the right direction.
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Tech Report: Cape Town’s New WiFi Zones Are Webtastic [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
That’s right, kiddo. Cape Town has a glut of new free wifi zones, and you probably don’t even know where they are. But you will in three minutes and 10 seconds. Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening at 21h30 on eNCA Africa DSTV channel 403. Check out their YouTube channel, here. Follow them on Twitter, here. Like them […]
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North Korea’s Computer Operating System Looks Familiar
06 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
North Korea’s very own operating system, Red Star OS, has an interface that looks uncannily like Apple’s Mac OSX. Red Star OS will have Mac users feeling right at home. As long as home is always North Korea.
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IT’S OFFICIAL: PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Audit Confirms Majority Of SABC Executives “Cannot Think”
05 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A skills audit report done by PricewaterhouseCoopers may have SABC executives and staff member’s looking for new jobs. But after the report showed that “60% of executive and senior managers do not meet the minimum required level of strategic thinking skills for executives,” they may as well start applying at McDonalds.
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The Days Of Buying Fake YouTube Views Are Over – This Is Why
05 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The number of views a video gets are seen as a numerical indicator of its popularity and are used by advertisers to select when and where to place their to place its advertisement. That’s why YouTube is clamping down on artificially inflated view counts.
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Oh Joy – iOS 8 Set To Track Your Health And Fitness
05 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
And if it wasn’t enough to get through a day without your phone bombarding you, every chance it gets with non-stop notifications! Now Apple plans to make your phone tell you how fat and lazy you are under the guise of tracking your fitness.
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Finally: Find The Best Strains Of Marijuana Using This App
04 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An app called Leafly will help you find the best strains of mary jane out there. Sure to help you tell the difference between Sour Diesel and Pineapple Express.
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This Incredible Video Was Filmed Only Using iPhones [VIDEO]
04 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Apple celebrated the Macintosh computer’s 30th anniversary with the release of this video. The video is a compilation of footage shot during the span of one day across five continents in ten different countries, highlighting the Mac’s use in design, robotics, education and engineering. And the whole thing was shot on iPhones. Mental.
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A Surefire Way To Stop Hoarding Photos On Your Phone
04 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Selfies, cat photos, instagrammed lunches… They make you feel so happy, and you absolutely cannot live without them. But surely you don’t have space for ALL of those photos on your phone? This is how you save space on your mobile’s hard drive.
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There Are Actual Movies About Internet Addiction Now [VIDEO]
03 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The movie ‘Love Child’ tells the story of a South Korean couple who let their child to starve to death in September 2009 after neglecting her to play the online role-playing game “Prius Online”.
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The Apple Smart Watch Is Tipped To Include Solar And Wireless Charging
03 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2014 is the year of wearable technology, and although Apple has yet to even announce a smart watch to compete with Samsung’s offerings, the rumour mill is churning. The New York Times claims that the Apple smart watch might be equipped with a solar-charging layer that would top up the battery when the device is worn […]
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TIME Magazine Names The Best Drone For You To Own
31 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With more drones coming onto the market, TIME Magazine might have found the complete package in the DJI Phantom 2 Vision. Almost no tinkering is needed to get this model in the air, and will have even the most amateur of pilots shooting 1080p HD film from the sky in no time.
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Reporter Reveals Why He Thinks Virgin Galactic May Never Achieve Space Flight
31 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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This Is How To Quickly Tell If Your Friends Are Lying [VIDEO]
31 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Back To The Future: Check Out The Consumer Products Of 2030 [GALLERY]
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Terrifying: How This Guy’s R500K Twitter Handle Was Stolen From Him
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Drones Are Rad: Flying Robot Lifeguards Will Save Your Life [VIDEO]
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Facebook Just Posted Its Strongest Revenue Growth In 2 Years
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Tech Report: Hashbag Makes Instagram Your New Favourite Online Shop [VIDEO]
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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This Is What Middle Earth Would Look Like From A Satellite [GALLERY]
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Yes, 3D Printed FOOD Is A Thing Now [VIDEO]
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Mxit Is Launching In India
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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The Science Of Happiness [INFOGRAPHIC]
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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Okay, Google Glass Is Starting To Look More Fashionable
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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High Times Ahead In Venture Capital
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Say Goodbye To The Old South African Electrical Plug – Here Is The New One [PIC]
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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.
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Insane Tank Brake Test Uses Soldiers As Impact Wall [VIDEO]
28 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
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.
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Check Out These Amazing Chemical Reaction Lifehacks [VIDEO]
28 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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Here Is The World’s First Multi-Material 3D Printer
28 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
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