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Could You Print Me Out A Couple Of Livers?

Daen de Leon — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:06:32 +0000

Additive manufacturing, or its more commonly-referred to description as 3D printing, has been in the news a lot over the last few weeks, with stories about varied uses such as printing musical instruments, plastic magazines for rifles, and moonbases for European space missions. Now, a joint venture between academics at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University and private […]

Review: Virgin Mobile EVO V 4G Wants You To Despoil It

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:00:13 +0000

The biggest plus of a service like Virgin Mobile is that you can save a lot of money using no-contract phone service, as long as you pay up-front for a phone. The biggest minus, however, is that the available phones were not much to write home about. Sure, the HTC Wildfire and Motorola Triumph are […]

Get Frozen In Carbonite Like Han Solo At Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Jeremy Goldstone — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:51 +0000

Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be frozen in carbonite, just like Han Solo did in The Empire Strikes Back. What can I say, when you are six and a Star Wars fan, being imprisoned and kept as a keepsake by intergalactic gangsters seems like an awesome idea. Now, you don’t have […]

How The Hobbit May Ruin Cinema

M. Gilden — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:00:26 +0000

When Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson set out to film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the intention was to make the movie experience something truly special. Instead of shooting on traditional film stock as previous installments in the series were, Jackson teamed up with digital camera company RED to bring the latest in […]

The Pirate Bay Goes 3D (No Glasses Required)

Tom Wyrick — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:31:47 +0000

The Pirate Bay announced yesterday they’re adding a new content category called “Physibles”, enabling the swapping of data used by 3D printers to create physical objects. Three-dimensional printing is quickly coming down in price, with such products as the MakerBot Replicator available for $1,749.00. The Pirate Bay operators view this trend as a fundamental leap […]

SnApp Judgments: Helium Boy

Jeremy Goldstone — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:42:26 +0000

Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Helium Boy by Bertil Horberg which usually […]

Techcitement Holiday Gift Guide: Smartphones

Reuven Shechter — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:36:59 +0000

Techcitement knows that holiday gift buying can be a stressful thing for many people, so we’re going to help out this year by providing buying guides for a range of tech items. The holidays are a time when many are looking for an upgrade on their contracts to get a brand spanking new smartphone. Whether […]

In A World Where 3-D Is King, Hugo Enters The Court

Meghan Wolff — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:03:16 +0000

On November 23, Martin Scorsese’s most recent film, Hugo, opened to much critical acclaim. Hugo and Scorsese have already garnered rave reviews from critics at Time, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and others, with many noting the film’s magical feel, stunning visuals, and Scorsese’s masterful use of stereoscopic imaging, or 3D. […]

Subtract Sony Subsidized 3D Glasses At Cinemas?

Tom Wyrick — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:37:50 +0000

It’s not news that movie studios leverage 3D as a profit boosting tool, with theaters currently charging about three dollars extra per ticket for the privilege of viewing a given production with artificial depth added (often more than can be said about the characters in the script). Now, Sony proposes ending the standard practice of […]

Water And Lighting Make Shocking 3D Possibilities

Kacey Samiee — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:21:09 +0000

Give me a room full of automated lights and a console, and I’m happy as a clam, which is appropriate considering one piece of entertainment technology that’s sparked my interest as of late. What could that be, you ask? Water screens. Something about the addition of a water screen to an architectural install or a […]