It’s not really a “printer” in the traditional sense, it’s more like a turbo charged glue pen, but it’s still pretty cool, and no doubt good fun to create things with. Wobbleworks have created something which allows you to “draw” in the air and make sculptures (and no doubt a huge mess while you’re doing…
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I really enjoyed playing the original Elite game on the BBC Micro – it seems hard to believe that was almost 30 years ago! It was the first real open world game I saw, and although it was fiendishly difficult (docking anyone?) it felt like the future had arrived. So I was really pleased to…
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Xbox co-founder Nat Brown has claimed that if Apple wanted to they could “kill off” the major games consoles made by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Brown, also an ex-Microsoft engineer, uses the Apple App Store’s profit split of 30/70 in favour of the developer as the main reason for this, suggesting Apple TV could be…
READ MOREThe Avengers (or Avengers Assemble as it’s known in the UK) was in my opinion one of the best superhero movies ever made and well deserves its Oscar nomination for visual effects. This effects reel gives us a glimpse of the work created by “over 200 ILM artists, scientists, and engineers backed up by a…
READ MOREThis is very cool indeed. Microsoft have developed a projector that displays the peripheral images from a game on the walls of your home. Using Kinect, the room is scanned and the projection adapted accordingly to meet the confines of your living space. The effect is astonishing and despite being a proof of concept, these…
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Nottingham Cineworld finally has an IMAX cinema but while Manchester boasts a screen 95ft wide, Nottingham has to make do with one almost 1/2 the size – so more of an IMIN then. On entry to the screen room this is initially disappointing, and to anyone who’s been to an IMAX before it does feel…
READ MOREI really like Windows 7. It’s logical and easy to use. However, I’ve been using Windows 8 recently. I have to say I’ve found it a fairly frustrating experience. Don’t get me wrong, some of it’s pretty nice, but overall I wish I was back on 7. This article talks about usability (or lack thereof) within…
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I grew up watching the original Wizard of Oz and this looks just brilliant. The prequel/reboot follows a magician, played by James Franco, who gets swept away to OZ where he eventually becomes the great and fake Wonderful Wizard of. Directed by Sam Raimi, better known for the original Spider-Man and Evil Dead films, ‘The Great…
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Razer have a reputation for making some great PC and console gaming hardware, but I wouldn’t expect a mouse to need an internet connection before you can use it. From the article linked below on Techdirt: “Synapse, the software driving the cloud setup, has both an online and offline mode. Unfortunately, you can’t access the…
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Photoshop is amazing isn’t it? It can make people fatter or thinner, it can clear up a model’s complexion and make Mariah Carey 6″ taller. Among us however roam the cowboys, the Photoshop renegades who don’t care about seamless cutouts or a body less hand, commonly known as ‘Thing’. Luckily there’s a website to expose…
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