Kindersley & District Arts Council Presents Fortunate Ones 8:00PM, October 21, 2016 Norman Ritchie Centre, 1023 1st St W, Kindersley, SK Tickets available at LaBelle Boutique in the Kindersley Mall, Integra Tire and Lela’s Music Centre. Tickets tickets will also be available to purchase at the door! You can also grab your tickets at www.ticketpro.ca ~… Continue reading Kindersley & District Arts Council: Fortunate Ones
Category: Entertainment
Humanoid Robot Sweats to Keep Cool
By Alyssa Danigelis, Seeker.com, October 21, 2016 Kengoro the robot has “sweat glands” that send water through its uniquely porous frame, preventing it from overheating. A bio-inspired humanoid robot that sweats like a human is pretty gross. And cool. Literally. The University of Tokyo robot, called Kengoro, can send small amounts of water through porous… Continue reading Humanoid Robot Sweats to Keep Cool
Looting Asteroids' Water Will Make Launches Cheaper
By Elizabeth Howell, Seeker.com, October 21, 2016 An asteroid mining concept could quickly deliver satellites to high orbit on the cheap. There are hundreds of satellites in geostationary orbit, meaning that they orbit the Earth at roughly the same pace that our planet spins. It’s a long way from where humans currently roam in space;… Continue reading Looting Asteroids' Water Will Make Launches Cheaper
Why Is My Battery Estimate Never Accurate?
By Chris Hoffman, HowToGeek.com, October 19, 2016 Your Device Is Just Guessing Based on Your Current Usage Laptops, tablets, and phones never seem to know exactly how many hours of power they have left. The estimate may jump from two hours to five hours before dropping back down to one hour. Even worse, the battery may suddenly die without… Continue reading Why Is My Battery Estimate Never Accurate?
Joy is a 13-inch tablet designed to replace the photo album
By Ashley Carman, TheVerge.com, October 18, 2016 We capture lots of digital photos and videos, but we don’t have a lot of ways to display them in the real world. We can back them up to the cloud, but once we do, there’s really no where to show our photos off. You can make a… Continue reading Joy is a 13-inch tablet designed to replace the photo album
Smartphone camera shootout: Google Pixel takes on the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7 Edge
By Sean O’Kane, TheVerge.com, October 18, 2016 To put Google’s claims to the test, we decided to see how the camera stacks up against the current leaders in the field: the Galaxy S7 and the new iPhone 7. When Google announced the Pixel a few weeks ago, the company sounded extremely confident in the phone’s… Continue reading Smartphone camera shootout: Google Pixel takes on the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7 Edge
Land of Giants Located in Ireland
By Talal Al-Khatib, Seeker.com, October 17, 2016 Due to a rare genetic mutation, a population based in a region of Northern Ireland may have the highest proportion of giants on Earth. The land of giants. It sounds like something from a fairy tale, but it arguably exists in a region of Northern Ireland where a… Continue reading Land of Giants Located in Ireland
Shapeshifting House Morphs with the Weather
By Glenn McDonald, Seeker.com, October 13, 2016 Adjusting panels allow occupants to create shade and adjust airflow, depending on the temperature outside. Artist, architect and designer Michael Jantzen sees things differently. Specifically, he sees art, architecture and design differently, as evidenced by his newest creation — a shapeshifting house that can be configured thousands of… Continue reading Shapeshifting House Morphs with the Weather
This Guy Wants to Swim Across the Pacific
By Alyssa Danigelis, Seeker.com, October 13, 2016 Adventurer Benoit Lecomte plans to follow ocean currents from Tokyo to San Francisco in the spring of 2017. Benoit Lecomte’s plan is so insane that I’m breaking my own rule. Normally I’d wait to see if he actually does swim across the Pacific Ocean next year and then… Continue reading This Guy Wants to Swim Across the Pacific
How to Use Android’s Wi-Fi Assistant to Keep Your Phone Safe on Public Networks
By Cameron Summerson, HowToGeek.com, October 13, 2016 Public networks are inherently insecure If you aren’t using Android’s “Wi-Fi Assistant”, you should. It automatically secures unsafe public wireless networks by using a Google VPN, so attackers can’t access your data. Wi-FI Assistant was originally released with Project Fi, but now it’s available for all Nexus devices running 5.1 and above (in these countries).… Continue reading How to Use Android’s Wi-Fi Assistant to Keep Your Phone Safe on Public Networks