Technology posts

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) have been working on the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) for years. This creepy, “thinking” robot is designed to help troops carry equipment on terrain that is normally not suitable for vehicles. The latest advancements are demonstrated below, showing improved maneuverability, voice commands, stability controls, and recovery abilities. When it falls, it can get back up. Fortunately, it doesn’t fall very often even in difficult terrain. In this video, they demonstrate the ability…

Whether you’re working hard or hardly working, the Internet is needed for a lot of what you do—from researching for a paper to distracting yourself on YouTube.  But nothing cuts into your web use quite like the pain of slow connectivity.  If you’re like most people living in the Internet age, chances are you access the web a great deal each day, and you’ve probably also been faced with the annoyance of a slow wireless connection. Unfortunately, if you’re not a total tech wizard, it can start to seem like your only option is to live with the frustrating circumstances of waiting ten minutes for a…

There have been many claims and a handful of studies about the famed Shroud of Turin over the last century that has culminated over the past two decades into a state of further mystery. Some believe it is a masterful fake crafted in the 14th century. Others believe it is the linen that wrapped the body of Jesus Christ prior to His resurrection. Most don’t consider at all, preferring to avoid the clash of science and religion that it represents. The problem is that the “clash” seems to be heading towards a center point where science and religion merge. Many thoughts of its authenticity were apparently…

Knowing your data plan can mean the difference between a normal cell phone bill and a heart attack. 1 in 6 mobile phone customers have experienced some degree of bill shock. 50% of those were hit with charges of $50 or more. This infographic, provided by Xigo, explores the most insane cases of bill shock and how to avoid this happening to you. © 2012 Xigo…

Admit it, every once and a while you like to put words in the mouths of your favorite actors. Perhaps you have even tried it by putting the movie on mute and having you and your friends make up a story as it goes along. It is fun and funny. It’s even funnier when you take clips of a movie and record the lip read, it actually looks like they are saying what you said. BadLipReading on YouTube does this quite often and most recently did a lip reading for the popular movie The Hunger Games. …

We want to become healthier especially with our diets and many of us have chosen to go organic, yet health food stores or even healthy food in the grocery store is fairly expensive and discourages many to stray away from eating healthy. Some have even chosen to try and grow their own food which makes total sense since it would be more cost efficient but not everyone has the greenest of thumbs. The Aquaponics Garden is a solution to helping everyone have the ability to grow their organic food from home by allowing nature run its course while you grow food in your home quickly safely and elegantly. The Aquaponics…

Upgrading a bathroom to have it look more modern is surely a lot of work, but the outcome is spectacular and the feeling is overwhelmingly wonderful once completed. It can be challenging making a unique impact in the most used and public area within your home unless you add your special touches within the characteristics of the parts and not the entire design. …

  If you haven’t watched the movie starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, In Time, then you have missed out on some advanced futuristic technology. The premise of the movie is that time is your currency and that in the future you do not age passed 25, however, earning time is harder than you think. Each person is implanted with a clock that displays on their arm and overall is a pretty decent movie. So, wouldn’t it be interesting to have a watch display time on your arm too? …

There are plenty of ways to use mobile devices to promote a business. The merging of social, local, and mobile into the SoLoMo buzzword of 2012 is starting to became a reality for 2013. With YouTube’s latest app for iPhone and iPod Touch, the video giant has given a powerful tool to businesses who rely on showing people their wares before they make the drive. For example, the internet has expanded the reach of car dealerships. People are able to look at more industries in minutes than they used to be able to look at in an entire day of shopping. They can identify the dealerships that have a vehicle that…

When you are feeling tired and need a bit of waking up, the best method most of us use to feel rejuvenated is through playing great music and having a refreshing shower. Most of us usually take our smartphones to the bathroom, put on our favorite song and hop into the tub, but the quality of the tune and lyrics diminish due to the rushing water literally washing out the normally great sounding music. …