Category: Entertainment

The Amazon Echo can now track your flights

By Katherine Boehret, The Verge, May 10, 2016  As long as you ask Alexa to ask Kayak Starting today, you have one less excuse for being late to pick up your brother at the airport. Amazon’s Alexa voice services now work with Kayak to help you track flight arrival and departure times, so you can… Continue reading The Amazon Echo can now track your flights

Portal is the latest router that promises to fix your Wi-Fi problems

By Dan Seifert, The Verge, May 10, 2016  THE PORTAL’S TRICK IS THAT IT CAN RUN ON UNCLOGGED AIRWAVES The lowly internet router has seen a bit of a resurgence of late. Between Google’s efforts with the OnHub, Eero’s multi-unit mesh routers, and even Starry’s new touchscreen model, plenty of companies are trying to make your home Wi-Fi… Continue reading Portal is the latest router that promises to fix your Wi-Fi problems

Weird 'Second Skin' Erases Wrinkles, Wounds

By Eric Niller, Discovery News, May 9, 2016 The skin is the body’s largest organ, but replacing it has proven a complex and so far unsuccessful quest. Today, researchers say they have developed a “second skin” made of polymer that is strong, stretchy and adherent, just like the real thing. Read full story here

Mysterious 'Man in the Iron Mask' Revealed

By Kacey Deamer, Live Science, May 7, 2016  A 350-year-old French mystery has been unmasked In his new book, Paul Sonnino, a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, claims he has uncovered the real identity of the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask. The Man in the Iron Mask was a prisoner arrested… Continue reading Mysterious 'Man in the Iron Mask' Revealed

Don’t Get Your iPhone Fixed by a Third-Party (and Back it Up if You Do)

By How-To Geek, February 2016 If your iPhone 6’s screen is cracked or the home button is broken, you may want to think twice before getting it fixed by anyone other than Apple. Seeking repairs from a third-party repair service could render your device unusable the next time it updates. Anger is mounting as iPhone 6… Continue reading Don’t Get Your iPhone Fixed by a Third-Party (and Back it Up if You Do)

Burma's bizarre capital: a super-sized slice of post-apocalypse suburbia

By Matt Kennard and Claire Provost, The Guardian, March 2015 The purpose-built city of Naypyidaw – unveiled a decade ago this year – boasts 20-lane highways, golf courses, fast Wi-Fi and reliable electricity. The only thing it doesn’t seem to have is people… Driving through Naypyidaw, the purpose-built capital of Burma, it could be easy… Continue reading Burma's bizarre capital: a super-sized slice of post-apocalypse suburbia

Video: Arctic Surfers Ride Waves Amid Icebergs

By Alyssa Danigelis, Discovery News, March 25, 2016  Surfing near hundreds of icebergs and against snowy mountain backdrops is all just a day at the beach in Iceland. With water temperatures hovering around 45 degrees Fahrenheit in the spring, the surfers who take the plunge must have ice water in their veins. Surfers have been… Continue reading Video: Arctic Surfers Ride Waves Amid Icebergs

Video: 5 Rarest Minerals on Earth

5 Rarest Minerals on Earth | Future 5 Most people at some point in their life collected rocks. Today on future 5, we’re going to show you the rarest of them all! Minerals are highly sought apon from collectors and people in general for their many benefits and beauty.  

Fuhgeddaboudit! How to Manipulate Memory

By Talal Al-Khatib, Discovery News, May 6, 2016  Who doesn’t have memories that would best be forgotten? The time you had a little too much to drink at a friend’s wedding, that awkward Thanksgiving with the in-laws, the water park incident. Although such unpleasant experiences may be seemingly impossible to let go, bad memories don’t… Continue reading Fuhgeddaboudit! How to Manipulate Memory