Monthly Archives: June 2015

This New Software Turns Any Object Into a Rubik’s Cube Puzzle

By Andrew Liszewski

Turning a cube into a rotating multi-colored puzzle isn’t terribly difficult. Ernő Rubik did it back in 1974 without the need for a computer. For other shapes, though, like a complicated 3D bunny, you need to figure out the perfect way to slice it up so that every sub-section can rotate freely. But thankfully there’s now software that can automatically do that for you.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/WzyVLfsOMqg/this-new-software-turns-any-object-into-a-rubiks-cube-p-1713482440

      

The Best Way to Map Radiation? Bento Boxes Stuffed With Geiger Counters

By Bryan Lufkin

Back in 2011, a team of volunteers crammed Geiger counters into bento-shaped boxes to map the radiation following the Fukushima meltdown. It turned into the biggest collection of radiation data in history. Next up: tackling air pollution.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/S49Z-36wi4s/the-best-way-to-map-radiation-bento-boxes-stuffed-with-1711781831

      

Will Apple Finally Be Getting Rid of That Annoying Home Button?

By Darren Orf

Back in the day, when smartphones were actually small, the circular home button that has been a mainstay on the iPhone since gen one wasn’t that big of a deal. But as iPhones continued to challenge practical ergonomics by inching a bit bigger year after year, it’s become kind of a problem. It just takes up too much damn space.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Bbvz_wJc1Dw/will-apple-finally-be-getting-rid-of-that-annoying-home-1713304310

      

Terror and panic abound in teaser for ‘Fear the Walking Dead’

By Anthony Domanico Watch a man escape from an unseen horror in this teaser for AMC’s upcoming “Fear the Walking Dead,” a spinoff of its hit zombie series “The Walking Dead.”

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/47676096/sc/28/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cterror0Eand0Epanic0Eabound0Ein0Eteaser0Efor0Efear0Ethe0Ewalking0Edead0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

13 most gut-wrenching moments of ‘Game of Thrones’ ever (pictures)

By Caitlin Petrakovitz Presented with extreme prejudice and lots of feels, here are the top (bottom?) least-fun, most-gut-wrenching, “can’t take my eyes off the screen but I can’t not watch” moments of the entire series. Spoilers abound.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/4766bdaa/sc/28/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cpictures0Cmost0Egut0Ewrenching0Egame0Eof0Ethrones0Emoments0Eever0Epictures0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm