Month: October 2014
Project EGG is the biggest collaborative 3D printed structure ever made
You can do a lot of things with 3D printing: play with chocolate, make new organs, and now... create the largest collectively-made 3D printed project in the world, a pavilion in the shape of an egg (kind of). What a world. As Treehugger reports, Dutch designer Michiel van der Kley came up with the idea…
The new Ford Mondeo will arrive by the end of the year
Ford has announced the all-new Mondeo will be arriving in showrooms by the end of the year, and, as well as having a very eco-friendly engine, will be packed with tech. The new Mondeo looks almost the same as the current model, but it’s four centimetres lower, meaning it has a much sleeker profile. It’s…
Sadness lasts longer than other emotions, says study
If you’ve ever thought that the bad times in life last longer than the good, you’re right. Belgian researchers have confirmed that sadness lasts longer than other emotions, from happiness to ‘let the ground open up and swallow me now please’ humiliation. Philippe Verduyn and Saskia Lavrijsen from the University of Leuven surveyed 233 students…
The Microsoft Band has already sold out in the US
Normally when you hear about gadgets selling out it's the latest piece from Apple or Google, a Microsoft device selling out on launch day isn't something we're very used to. It has happened though. According to reports the Microsoft Band fitness tracker has sold out. Not just that, there were actually queues forming in Microsoft…
Google is sort-of offering free international calls
International calls are not cheap, not compared to domestic calls at any rate. Fortunately, as the saying goes, there is an app for that, and now Google is getting in on this game by sort-of offering free international calls if you make them via Hangouts. Oh, did I mention? Only the first minutes of the call is…
Kitten-filled parody Gone Purrl makes Gone Girl much less scary (plus five other films that need cute remakes, stat)
Forget about Amazing Amy, this week the internet’s all about the amazing kitties in The Pet Collective’s fantastic new video: an all-kitten remake of Gone Girl, called (naturally) Gone Purrl. ('The hallmark of a sociocat is a lack of empathy.') And rightly so – it might be the best thing that's ever happened. In fact,…
Hungary’s plans for an internet tax have been axed
Last week it was revealed that the Hungarian government was planning on implementing a tax internet usage that would see users pay an extra 38p for every GB of data they use. The public were not happy and have been protesting ever since. It's good news, though, because the protests have worked. Tens of thousands of…
A Russian politician wants to ban Tim Cook from the country
Yesterday Tim Cook publicly revealed that he was gay, a move that has been praised by numerous people across the world. There is, however, one many in Russia who seeks to ban Cook from the country because of his newly public sexuality. Vitaly Milonov is a politician with a very strong anti-gay stance, and is attributed…
Minister criticises Halloween costumes that ‘demonise’ mental illness
If you’re dressing up for a Halloween party this weekend, or perhaps a spot of trick or treating (I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you have young children), you might want to leave the straitjacket at home. Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has spoken out about the proliferation…
A gold Moto 360 briefly appeared on Amazon
The Moto 360 may have finally launched in the UK, but it appears that we still have a bit more to see about Motorola's round-faced Android Wear smartwatch because at some point yesterday a gold-coloured variant of the watch appeared very briefly on Amazon. Not only that but the retail giant also accidentally revealed a…
