Are You Up For This VR Horror Game?

A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. On July 13, game developer Red Meat Games released its fifth virtual reality (VR) project, Bring to Light. It was particularly appropriate to release it on Friday the 13th, since the developers designed the VR horror game to quite literally push players to their terror limits with the help of a biometric sensor. PUMP UP THE TERROR. In Bring to Light, […]

The Automated Office: 5 Tech Hacks for any Modern Business

Technology is what drives and supports businesses today, making employees more productive and your business more profitable. From the latest in printing technology and HP deskjet 1510 ink, to personalised lighting and noise cancelling headphones; technology is at the forefront of any modern and lucrative business.  Read on to find the 5 tech hacks that any business needs when stepping […]

Can These Homes Really Withstand Hurricanes?

Beachfront homes on Sullivan’s Island off Charleston, South Carolina are among the most magnificent dwellings in the country. With vistas that seem to extend beyond infinity and backyards bordering Charleston Harbor, these upscale houses offer the ideal trio of magnificent ocean views, peace and tranquility – except, that is, during hurricane season. After Hurricane Hugo demolished his parents’ prized home […]

Lab Grown Burgers?

It may not be very long before you can go into a restaurant and order “one hamburger, hold the cow.” Dutch startup Mosa Meat has secured €7.5 million (US$8.8 million) in funding to take lab-grown meat from an expensive laboratory experiment to an affordable commercial commodity. By using more advanced techniques to grow meat from cultured animal cells, the goal […]

Wearable Monopod

There’s no denying that tripods are an effective means of steadying your shot when taking photos, but the things can be a hassle to carry around, and to set up. German father-and-son team Gert and Tobias Wagner have created a lightweight wearable alternative, in the form of Steadify. The 0.5-kg (1.1-lb) device is strapped around the user’s waist using an […]

Tokyo’s Art Museum Turns You Into A Piece Of Art

An innovative and quite incredible new attraction has opened its doors in Tokyo, with the Mori Building in the Japanese capital hosting what is described as an unprecedented Digital Art Museum. Inside, visitors can wander freely through awe-inspiring lightworks that invite them to become one with the art. The Mori Building Digital Art Museum is home to around 50 interactive […]

Specialised Hidden Tool For Bike In Steering Tube

Given that cycling multitools are only ever used when the rider is with their bike, several companies have developed tools that are permanently stored onboard the bicycle. The new SWAT Conceal Carry Tool, from Specialized, goes inside a mountain bike’s suspension fork steerer tube. When riders just need to tighten something, the SWAT CC’s top cap can be swivelled to […]

Hinge Using A New Algorithm To Find Your Perfect Partner

MODERN DATING, OLD ALGORITHM.  : Not having any luck with online dating? Maybe a decades-old algorithm can help. On Wednesday, Hinge — a dating app that claims to be for “people looking for real connections” — rolled out “Most Compatible,” a feature that presents users with Hinge’s daily pick for who they’re most likely to hit it off with. To take some […]

Can VR Help Overcome Fear Of Heights?)

A new study from researchers at Oxford University has used a virtual reality-based treatment to help people overcome a clinically significant fear of heights. The VR treatment is the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of a completely automated therapy guided by a computer-generated virtual therapist that responds to the patient’s voice. More than a simple medium for entertainment, modern virtual […]