Sheila writes:
Maplins, Jervis Street [Dublin 1] . Almost 33 EUR for a non-Apple iPhone cable. Apple cables are already horrendously priced at 19 EUR from re-sellers. See also an adapter for lightning to 30-pin is more expensive…. go figure. Is it to make people buy the [Apple] cable? PS Not buying, just browsing (for the inevitable “so don’t buy it / don’t shop there” comments
The trailer for a multi-screen film by Timo Arnali about the hidden infrastructure of the internet – in this case a large data center In Alcalá, Spain operated by telecomms company Telefónica.
The film was made for Big Bang Data, an exhibition running at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona until October.
With the recent announcement of OSX Yosemite, Nick Douglas from Slacktory has a dig at damn Apple hipsters (we you know who we you are) , to whom he sez:
This is what you did during the latest Apple keynote, and every one before it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8HBL7oJOww
The Aero-X is a hoverbike capable of flying up to 3m off the ground at 60km/h. The concept has been in development for some years (the second piece of footage above is of an earlier 2012 prototype) but developer/manufacturer Aerofex plans to release a more streamlined design sometime in 2017 for around $85,000.
Naturally, you can pre-order.
Previously: This Is How We’re Getting Around From Now On
They’ve done nothing wrong.
Apart from some innocent gumming.
Dan Bergin writes:
“SixMinute studios are a gang of Irish developers who have ‘risen from the ashes’ of PopCap’s Dublin studio after its closure a year ago. With experience working on games like Plants vs Zombies and Bejwelled, we’re really excited to be releasing our newest game under our own banner to the iOS and Google Play app stores.
Pick A pet is a simple and addictive match-3 game, where the goal is to match up gummies to solve puzzles. Along the way you unlock special pets which you can power up and evolve to help you solve the levels…”
Reviews welcome.
Play for FREE here: IOS or Android
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1HmYNqp8NM
Startup company Mataio specialises in fusing augmented reality with thermal technology. Their first product concept, ‘thermal touch’ is an imaging system they claim will someday turn any surface into a touch screen display.
For now, it remains a prototype that Metaio claims will require another five or even ten years before the powerful sensors required are developed.
Still.
A 5hp, 38mph electric golfcart modeled on Bale-era Batman’s ex-military hooptie.
Leather seats, four-link rear suspension, an iPad stand – none of these things will detract from that salmon-pink Pringle jumper you’ll be sporting at the wheel.
A mere $35,000 (€25.700) from Hammacher Schlemmer.
An urban exhibit of light sculptures and projections in downtown Sydney which started last week and runs until June 9th.
More photos on the Vivid Syndney Facebook page.
Or any sporting event?
Brian Brady writes:
“I’ve been developing the app SportBox to a stage ready for testing and now I’m looking for test groups to put it through its paces and give me much needed feedback.
It’s basically designed to take the hassle out of organising sporting events, like 5 aside or tag rugby etc. Some of the features include recurring events, automatic invitations, group messaging and so on. If any Broadsheet readers users would like to be involved, you can download here: iPhone and Android
At this stage is purely for collecting feedback in relation to bugs and what features people would like to see developed, please use the Feedback button as much as possible. Thank you.”
Fordite, also known as Motor Agate, is a multilayered, heat-tempered nugget of hardened enamel paint dating back to a time when newly manufactured cars were painted using hand sprayers.
Excess paint collected on assembly line apparatus would harden into solid enamel after repeated exposure to the drying ovens. Once considered a waste product, the vintage chunks are now highly sought after by jewellers in the US.
