By Amanda Kooser See Pluto in a new light with a color image made to highlight the dwarf planet’s unusual and diverse surface features.
Trippy, man! NASA image of Pluto goes all psychedelic
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Daily Archives: 12.11.2015
Fossil to buy fitness band maker Misfit for $260 million
By Dan Graziano Misfit will help the traditional watchmaker better compete with Apple and Fitbit in the smart-fitness category.
Will GM be the first US automaker to import a car built in China?
By Andrew Krok The Wall Street Journal reports that the next new Buick crossover to land on our shores will be the Chinese-built Envision.
New Xbox One update is a ‘huge milestone’ for Xbox One
By GameSpot Staff Microsoft describes it as a “complete transformation” of the console.
How Can Robots Be Better Learners? Program Them to Think Like Human Toddlers
By Bryan Lufkin
The biggest challenge with robots is enabling them to do many different things in many different situations, instead of just sitting on an assembly line screwing on bottle caps. In fact, programming them to learn like human babies might be the best way to make our robotic friends much more capable.
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Roland Boutique Series Review: Retro Synth Sound for Modern Day Dial Turners
By Michael Hession on 20khz, shared by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan to Gizmodo
With software these days you can recreate almost any sound you want. The hulking equipment that used to produce electronic music is long gone. And yet, people have a desire to touch buttons and turn knobs. The Roland Boutique Series is a middle-ground between the digital age of music making and the classic synths of old. It’s a ton of fun—even if you don’t exactly know what you’re doing.
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Roland Boutique Series Review: Retro Synth Sound for Modern Day Dial Turners
By Michael Hession on 20khz, shared by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan to Gizmodo
With software these days you can recreate almost any sound you want. The hulking equipment that used to produce electronic music is long gone. And yet, people have a desire to touch buttons and turn knobs. The Roland Boutique Series is a middle-ground between the digital age of music making and the classic synths of old. It’s a ton of fun—even if you don’t exactly know what you’re doing.
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Seahorse Mating is a Risky Gender-Bending Water Ballet
By Diane Kelly on Throb, shared by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan to Gizmodo
Seahorses are famous for flipping the usual reproductive pattern on its head–a seahorse female impregnates the male by laying eggs in his pouch, and the male …
Spotify is introducing a new “concerts” feature.
Google Puts Google Doodles On Google Cars
By Justin Westbrook on Jalopnik, shared by Chris Mills to Gizmodo
Google recently invited artists to design artwork themed around their community and neighbors to be featured on the company’s prototype self-driving cars. Kind of like the daily Google Doodle.
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