SpaceX’s Grasshopper reaches record heights as it tries for the perfect landing
SpaceX hopes to send eager visitors up into orbit, but it first has to build a consistent way to get everyone there and back. To that end, the company has continued to experiment with its reusable...
View ArticleSPIDER WARNING, SPIDERS SPIDERS SPIDERS: Jumping Spiders Spin Silk Mid-Jump...
Jumping spiders: for most people, a terrifying combination. For me, a challenge to catch bare handed. And now researchers at Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University have discovered that some species...
View ArticleElliptic Labs Launches Android SDK For Its Ultrasound-Powered Mid-Air Gesture...
Elliptic Labs, a startup founded back in 2006 which uses ultrasound technology to enable touchless, gesture-based interfaces, has finally pushed its tech into smartphones. It’s been demoing this at the...
View ArticleNew FAA Guidelines Permit More Device Use, All The Way From Take-Off To Landing
For years now, most of us have been quietly not turning off our phones and devices at landing and take off, and merely putting the screens to sleep and stuffing them in seat pockets instead. Now, we’ll...
View ArticleTook Long Enough: FAA Lifts Ban Of Mobile Device Use During Takeoff And Landing
In news that proves just how timely the US government can be, the FAA has announced a lift on the ban of mobile device use during a plane’s takeoff and landing. The ban, which has been in place since...
View ArticleDelta And JetBlue Now Let You Use Your Gadgets During Taxi, Takeoff And Landing
It’s been a long time since flying was fun (unless you are reading this on the upper deck of a 747, of course). This week, however, things got a bit more bearable thanks to the FAA’s decision that...
View ArticleThe spaceship is cleared for landing, Cupertino approves new Apple HQ
A little over two years since Steve Jobs presented his case for it and after the occasional setback, the Cupertino City Council has finally given Apple full approval to go ahead with its futuristic...
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Virgin America now lets you use electronics during takeoff and landing
Turning off your cellphone or gadgets during a flight is almost over. Virgin America is now allowing passengers to use most personal electronics on all phases of flights on its aircraft. It’s the...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Power Cover Debuts As Rumors Of The LTE-Powered Surface 2 Landing...
Two quick hits from the Microsoft side of things: The Surface Power Cover is now up for pre-sale, and the rumor engine is kicking around the bit that LTE-capable Surface 2 devices have landed in...
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Revisiting the Apollo 11 Moon landing 45 years later
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission where Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins made their trip to the Moon. Sure, you could say that there’s likely more tech in our...
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