The folks at Euclideon have made a demonstration video showing off their graphics rendering technology.  It pretty much makes  to make the old-fashioned way of polygon-based gaming and 3d graphics look like etch-a-sketch done by a 5 year old.

Source: YouTube

Euclideon

That about sums it up for me…

 

 

Source: HappyPlace.com

♬ J-E-L-L-ewwwwwwww….. ♬

Posted: July 14, 2011 12:55 am in Science, WTF

Human-derived gelatin….mmmm….just like mom used to make….

I do not want to know how they will make pudding….

“Something to reflect on over your lunch break today: Scientists are developing a new approach for producing human-derived gelatin in large enough quantities to be a commercially viable replacement for the animal-based gelatins used in all kinds of gelatin-like desserts, candies, and other foodstuffs as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Think about that next time you crack open a mid-afternoon pudding snack.”

Source: Popular Science

iTV coming this fall?

Posted: June 21, 2011 4:31 pm in Home Theater

My question is……will it have Angry Birds?

Source: BGR

 

Whatever you do, don’t use the cheap Chinese wholesale memory cards…and now you will never forget why you went to the other room.

Source:  Geekologie

iCloud continues to wow…remember those apps you would buy,  then upgrade your phone only to find out that they have disappeared from the App Store? Thanks to Apple’s new iCloud, that old tetris clone that disappeared like a Chinese political opponent, can now be brought back(unlike  a Chinese political prisoner)!

 

 

Source: Engadget

Can your Harley go 170MPH while flying over 10,000-feet vertically?

Screw hoverboards!  

Would you or would you not wear a Stormtroopers costume and get on one of these bad boys, and chase around little guys dressed in Ewok Costumes?

 

Hoverbike Helicopter airflow visualization smoke test:

Hit the jump below for more pics, info

Source Geekologie, hover-bike.com

…like  a evil, scary, Techno-horror soundtrack? Well folks, you are in luck! The good folks from Polynoid have created this amazing short film from scratch in CGI. Looks organic to me, and creepy…check out the video right here:

Loom

Loom from Polynoid on Vimeo.

Source: BBC

Every tech news media and their proverbial brother has covered Apple’s WWDC today, but I feel “This is My Next” has the best in depth coverage. Major announcements about iOS 5, Mac OS Lion, and iCloud from Jobs himself! Hit the jump below for the “Full Monty” from Apple

Source: thisismynext.com

XBL Beacons?

Posted: June 6, 2011 2:32 pm in Game Consoles

Don’t we already have “Invite friend to Game” in the Sys menu?

Source: Joystiq