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Tech NewsGadgetsClever Maker With Hand Tremors Turned a Smartphone Gimbal Into a Soldering Iron Stabilizer
Instead of giving up on hardware hacking after developing a hand tremor that hindered their ability to do precise soldering, Jonathan Gleich leveraged their maker skills to come up with a very clever solution: a re-purposed smartphone gimbal that now holds and stabilizes a soldering iron. Gleich has been a longtime maker and is probably … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis Persistence of Vision Christmas Ornament Is the Most Hypnotizing Thing You’ll See Today
One of the best things to do during Christmas, in my humble opinion, is to check out all the ornaments on the trees. I especially like to look for the ornaments that are a little out of the ordinary—think Christmas tree on top of a car—cause they just rule. This year, I’ve found a tech … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis Working Marauder’s Map Built Using AR and GPS Brings Magic to Our World
Many of the things we see on TV or movies can often only be explained with the word “magic” (or, your know, visual effects.) What would it be like if the magical inventions we see on our screens existed in real life? Now, at least one does, and you apparently don’t have to be a … Continued
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io9AnimationSteven Universe‘s Latest Anti-Racism PSA Is for All the History Buffs Out There
Keeping in-theme with thefirst PSA’s self-awareness, the newest Steven Universe short features Pearl of the Crystal Gems as she breaks character while recording an educational video about the inventive minds behind the lightbulb. While most everyone knows Thomas Edison to be the inventor of the light bulb, the reality is that the innovation wouldn’t have … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThe Burrito Pop Will Ensure You’re Only a Mess on the Inside
When done properly, eating a burrito should be a hopelessly messy experience, with a paper wrapper doing nothing to contain its contents’ endless drippings. But that messiness limits when and where you can eat a burrito (if you care about how you look, that is), which is why a device called the Burrito Pop exists. … Continued
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Tech NewsRussell Kirsch, Inventor of the Pixel and Creator of the First Digital Photo, Dies at 91
Russell Kirsch, the inventor of the pixel and the first person to create a digital photograph, died Tuesday at his home in Portland, Oregon, according to a report from the Washington Post. Kirsch was 91 years old. Kirsch was a computer scientist who worked for the National Bureau of Standards in the 1950s (now known … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Video Chat Prediction From 1918 Was So Much Cooler Than Zoom
People living in the year 2020 have plenty of options for talking over video chat: Skype, FaceTime, Facebook Portal, and perhaps the most popular video app of our pandemic era, Zoom. But none of them look nearly as cool as this idea published in a tech magazine from 1918, a time when radio broadcasting was … Continued
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Tech NewsNews14-Year-Old Genius Solves Blind Spots
Using some relatively inexpensive and readily available technology you can find at any well-stocked electronics store, Alaina Gassler, a 14-year-old inventor from West Grove, Pennsylvania, came up with a clever way to eliminate the blind spot created by the thick pillars on the side of a car’s windshield. Gassler’s actually too young to have a … Continued
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Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceShould Artificial Intelligence Be Credited as an Inventor?
A collaborative research team claims their artificially intelligent system should be recognized as the rightful inventor of two innovative designs, in a potentially disruptive development in patent law. Patent law is complicated even at the best of times, but a new project led by researchers from the University of Surrey could make it more convoluted … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis ‘Smart’ Light Bulb Video Is the Most Ridiculous Thing We’ve Ever Seen
People of the 20th century imagined that Americans of the future would be zipping around in flying cars and jetpacks. Instead, we’ve got a plummeting life expectancy, the rise of measles, and even a resurgence of concentration camps on U.S. soil. But if you really want a reminder of just how dumb everything is in … Continued
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Tech NewsCo-Inventor of the World’s First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies at 86
Jerry Merryman, one of three people at Texas Instruments credited with inventing the world’s first handheld electronic calculator in the 1960s, died at a Dallas hospital on February 27. Merryman was 86 years old. In the fall of 1965, Merryman and his coworkers at TI were tasked with creating a handheld electronic calculator in an … Continued
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Tech NewsTechnology, Ranked
The world is filled with amazing technologies, many that are so old we don’t even think of them as technologies at all. Today, we present the definitive list of every important technology ever, ranked by their importance. These aren’t all necessarily good technologies, of course. There are plenty that have made the world a more … Continued
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