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TPN Crew Picks at 2016 CES
Jamie Davis is joined by Daniel J. Lewis and Michael Day. They discuss their personal picks from 2016 CES. Michael talks about a spoon that is designed to automatically compensate for involuntary movements, allowing people with Parkinson's Disease or Cerebral Palsy to feed themselves. Daniel talks about the IK Multimedia iKlip A/V, a sophisticated mounting device that allows a smartphone
Six Ways That Sound & Light Bend Your Brain
In a culture fascinated with the supernatural, it’s refreshing to see that tangible science can trump even the most fantastic effects Hollywood can conjure. Wandering around the Internet this morning, I followed a thread of videos through YouTube depicting some amazing effects sound and light can have on liquids and solids. Or, more accurately, how our eyes can be “tricked”
Scientists Need To Stand Up
If you were to draw a Venn diagram of the whole of science, I'd like to think that us geeks fit in there as a subset. Many of us come from a scientific background and appreciate science, scientific method and the benefits it brings to humanity. This isn't to say that we don't value art, but rather we have critical
Geek Fashion
Just because you are a geek (or a nerd), it doesn't mean that you can't be a fashionable geek. Fortunately, geek is in this year as is blue, don't-cha-know, and the 2modern blog have put together some of the latest accessories that are achingly hip and trendy. Celebrate your inner geek! Most of the stuff is available from Etsy for
OTT Tsunami
We’ve been hearing quite a lot about Internet-delivered video content lately. Trends sometimes seem to advance slowly over a long period of time but then tumultuous market shifts seem to happen overnight. Blockbuster just filed for bankruptcy. Blockbuster was unable to reconfigure their business structure to compete effectively with Netflix. It seems that Netflix has won the ongoing war. Streaming
Amazon Kindle E-Books
Shortly after getting my HTC Evo phone, one of the initial apps I downloaded from the Android Marketplace was the Amazon Kindle app with the idea I’d probably check it out at some point. Weeks went by, and I pretty much ignored the app. Yesterday I was talking to a good friend that is in the process of formatting e-books