Schlagwort: life style
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World of Warcraft Wedding in Taiwan spotted
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are World of Warcraft fans, and then there’s this newly wed couple from Taiwan. With the groom wearing an impressively imposing suit of armor and the bride outfitted in a draping gown adorned with intricate, fantasy-driven embellishments, this geeky couple is really committed to the video game theme as they…
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HPI Micro RS4 Ken Block 2013 Edition released – This is not a TOY!
Reading Time: 2 minutesHPI is proud to introduce our second officially licensed Ken Block replica, the Ken Block 2013 GRC Micro RS4 With Ford Fiesta H.F.H.V. Body! This exact scale replica is a 1/18th scale version of Ken’s latest car that he’s been demonstrating and driving for 2013, and looks exactly the same as his…
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Real Hoverboard Skateboard spotted
Reading Time: 2 minutesA friend of ours ‚DJ MOSAKEN‚ , who’s also a famous DJ in Vienna AUSTRIA managed to get one of those! Check the pictures out below, and don’t forget to follow him and his crazy music: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=760101937349369&set=a.110534125639490.15515.109558392403730&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf Quote from the producer: It’s not 2015 and no I didn’t figure out antigravity… But…
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Apple and Google „Dog Fight“
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNov. 15 – The Breakingviews crew is joined by Fred Vogelstein, author of a new book on how the two tech giants are battling over dominance of a market that goes well beyond consumer gadgets. Official Source: http://www.reuters.com/video/2013/11/15/reuters-tv-breakingviews-apple-and-google-dog-fight?videoId=274542330&videoChannel=117766
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Announcing the Winners of the Upload Outreach Program
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn August, we announced the Upload Outreach Program: an opportunity for creative minds from around the world to become a part of the Upload experience for Xbox One. As part of the challenge, a select number of people would receive a brand new Xbox One, a one-year Xbox Live Gold membership and a…
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New Xbox One Ads for Your Viewing Pleasure
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe excitement is building for the Xbox One launch – whether we’re introducing thousands of fans to Xbox One at our Area One events and Microsoft Stores , showcasing the best of Xbox One , launching our Xbox One advertising campaign , or delivering news to you every day here on Xbox Wire. It…
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Video Shows Awesome Vending Machine That Rewards People with Free Train Tickets for Doing Squats
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFile this under: unusual vending machine. To promote the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the Moscow installed a train ticket vending machine that offers a free ticket in exchange for doing 30 full squats in a row. It’s placed right next to the normal machines and is watched over by an…
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Split Portrait of Grandmother and Granddaughter Shows Work of Genetics
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUlric Collette, a photographer from Quebec, reveals his latest split portrait that shows genetics at work. In this new photo, we see his mother, 61, and his daughter, 12. Despite the age / generation gap, we see striking similarities between the two. Official Source: http://www.ulriccollette.com/?nav=recent http://www.boredpanda.org/
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Mind-Blowing Picture of Comet ISON Captured by Amateur Astronomer
Reading Time: < 1 minutePablo Santos Sanz of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucia says that „ISON has experienced an impressive fifteen-fold increase on the sublimation of hydrocyanic acid and water in the last 48 hours. Scientists don’t know exactly why this explosive reaction has occurred.“ For those who want to view Comet ISON in-person,…
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Incredible Balancing Acts looking like they have been Photoshoped
Reading Time: 4 minutesUp on the Roof: Not for the Faint of Heart If you’ve seen Harold Lloyd’s classic comedy „Safety Last“, you may remember his daredevil stunts of dangling from skyscraper clock’s minute hand at a dizzying height and generally climbing without any significant support, producing huge thrills and frights. Today we are going…
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When Spiderman, Back to the Future, and The Avengers go complety wrong!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBack to the Future is a classic. Like any classic, it has some sins. This was one of the runners-up in our viewer-request poll, so we’re being all charitable and stuff by doing this one as a bonus. With 55 mistakes, the film still managed to teach a generation lessons like…
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5 Pictures of Toco the Cat and His Baby (Human) Sister the new Internet Stars
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBuzzfeed reports that Toco the cat and his baby (human) sister are the internet’s most adorable troublemakers ever. Their activities have been posted on Instagram for 2-years This dynamic duo makes life a daily adventure. A super-cute daily adventure, that is. Official Source: Buzzfeed.com
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Bolivia’s Most Dangerous Death Road – Top Gear BBC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJeremy, Richard and James come face-to-face with Bolivia’s infamous Death Road (El Camino de la Muerte). With the road barely wide enough for two vehicles to pass, will its terrifying sheer drops claim the lives of a Top Gear presenter or two? The North Yungas Road is a 61-kilometre (38 mi)…
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Incredible 3D-Printed Iron Man Helmet That Opens and Closes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIron Man fanatic Ryan Brooks, who calls himself „the real Tony Stark,“ has recreated a fully-functional helmet that Tony Stark would be proud of, with a 3D-printer. He used an Arduino Pro Mini and an Adafruit accelerometer to rig the helmet’s faceplate to open and close based on which way the…
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24 Amazing Historical Photos That You Probably Haven’t Seen Before
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProsthetics have been mentioned throughout history. The earliest recorded mention is the warrior queen Vishpala in the Rigveda. The Egyptians were early pioneers of the idea, as shown by the wooden toe found on a body from the New Kingdom. Roman bronze crowns have also been found, but their use could…
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18 Funny and Geeky Pranks That Might Get You in Trouble
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne quick way to get yourselves in trouble, or even hurt, is to pull off a prank that seemed harmless at first, but not for the victim. For example, this person decided to use Elmer’s glue to create a fake milk splash, and then proceeded to place it on a MacBook…
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Funny and Geeky Cats That Were Captured Using Computers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTraditionally, historians tended to think that ancient Egypt was the site of cat domestication, owing to the clear depictions of house cats in Egyptian paintings about 3,600 years old. Today, many of these cats are learning how to surf the web, play Facebook games and what not, as these pictures prove.…
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Street Legal Batmobile Unveiled, Comes with Flamethrower and Does 0-60 in Under 5-Seconds
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere is one of the first, if not the first, street-legal Batmobile that was built in the UK on custom chassis. This rear wheel drive vehicle comes complete with a fully-functional flamethrower, a hydraulic suspension and a Jaguar-sourced engine that enables it to hit 60mph in under 5-seconds. Here’s what The…
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18 Cool and Creative Wedding Invites That Geeks Would Love
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGetting married is kind of a big deal, and that includes the wedding invitations. These geeks decided to take the cool and creative route to invite their best friends / family members to the party, starting with the NES cartridge invitation you see above.
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25 Mind-Blowing Examples of Animal Camouflage in the Wild
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat you’re looking at above isn’t dead leaves, but rather real camouflaged insects. To be more specific, they’re known as the „dying leaf-mimic katydid“. This species in startle display showing false eyespots on wings. This leaf-mimic katydid resembles a dead or diseased leaf at rest to protect itself from the predators.…
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5 Fun and Awesome USB Drives That Think Outside the Box
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTrek Technology and IBM began selling the first USB flash drives commercially in 2000. Trek Technology sold a model under the brand name „ThumbDrive“, and IBM marketed the first such drives in North America with its product named the „DiskOnKey“, which was developed and manufactured by M-Systems. IBM’s USB flash drive…
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds live-action TV spot released
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNintendo has released a new TV ad for 3DS’s upcoming must-have, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds with real actors Take a look at this TV commercial with real actors that Nintendo has prepared for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds launch. Do you like it? Then…
