For those who have never heard of the Oculus Rift system, it’s basically a new virtual reality (VR) headset designed specifically for video games. Here’s what John Carmack of iD Software has to say about it: “What I’ve got now, is, I honestly think the best VR demo probably the world has ever seen.” Continue reading to see what happens when a 90-year-old grandmother uses the technology.
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While hard drives may be nothing new, did you know that IBM released a 5MB 305 RAMAC in 1956? It weighed over a ton and was considered a “super computer”. We’ve rounded up 24 more bizarre inventions you never knew existed for your viewing enjoyment. Continue reading for more.
Here’s a fascinating look at undersea cables, also known as submarine communications cables. The first submarine communications cables, laid in the 1850s, carried telegraphy traffic. Subsequent generations of cables carried telephone traffic, then data communications traffic. Modern cables use optical fiber technology to carry digital data, which includes telephone, Internet and private data traffic. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Scrambled eggs are nothing new, but a Japanese company has invented a machine that can scramble eggs while still in the shell. They’re called Fuwatoro Eggs and “the main difference is that the egg is beaten at a high speed without coming in contact with air, so no bubbles can form. This results in it’s smooth texture.” Continue reading for a video and more information.`
At $546000, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive in chrome blue is the company’s most expensive production vehicle to date. It’s powered by four synchronous electric motors that have a combined output of 740 bhp and 738 lb-ft of torque. Continue reading for a video, more pictures, and additional information.
According to Geek.com, you should imagine Google Glass as a transparent smartphone screen situated in your peripheral vision and suspended by the frames of glasses. Users look up toward the screen when they want to utilize the display. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for a video of the “Big Cat Little Cat” video that has gone viral online.
Fred Turner, a 17-year-old from Yorkshire, built a functional DNA testing machine in his bedroom to see if his brother had a mutated gene that causes ginger hair. He was awarded a top engineering prize as well as a place to study biochemistry at Oxford. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Yesterday, the U.S. Navy unveiled a prototype of its Laser Weapons System (LaWS), which will be installed ton the USS Ponce and sent to the Middle East in 2014. It marks the first time that a laser weapon will be used in active service. Continue reading for a video and more information.
Japanese researchers have developed a “girlfriend coat” that supposedly consists of a special belt – which creates the sensation that the wearer is being hugged from behind – and headphones “wired up to the garment play recordings of a female voice.” Continue reading for a video and more information.
TASER introduces an all-new line of lightweight, cloud-enabled cameras for police officers to wear on the job. It’s called the AXON Flex system, and it attaches magnetically to Oakley sunglasses and uploads a nonstop stream of camera footage to the cloud. Continue reading for a video and more information.