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Scientists at the University of Iowa have developed an implantable collagen patch that is seeded synthetic DNA. The patch will essentially instruct the patient’s own cells so that they can produce the protein which will then lead to bone growth. Don’t you just love the advancements that are ma
A new update for the Ouya that will be releasing in the next few weeks will greatly improve the console’s user interface as well as add support for external USB storage and the ability to add games to your Ouya queue via the console’s web store. Ouya will receive an update sometime in th
A team led by Jim Kor, the president of Kor Ecologic, has designed a 3D-printed, three-wheeled electric car called the Urbee 2. The team claims that the car is capable of travelling across the entire U.S. on 10 gallons of gasoline. If you were planning a cross-country road trip, how much would you b
In order to keep up with its competitor, Netflix, Hulu is reportedly trying to bring Hulu Plus to consumers on pay-TV. Hulu is currently in early discussions with pay-TV companies to sell Hulu Plus as part of their TV bundles. Video-on-demand service Hulu is trying to get US pay-TV providers to sell
In August, Ladar Levison, the founder of Lavabit, said that he was shutting down the secure email service rather than become “complicit in crimes against the American people”. The government is said to have been looking for information on Edward Snowden but was blocked by Lavabit, thus s
Sony announced last month that the PS4 would not be capable of streaming movies and music like the PS3 can. This was met with considerable backlash from consumers much to the surprise of Sony. PlayStation Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said that Sony was planning on adding media features to the PS4
Researchers at Duke University have trained two monkeys to direct the virtual hands of a monkey avatar on a computer screen using nothing but their thoughts. Two monkeys, which were studied at the university’s Center for Neuroengineering, learned to direct the virtual hands of a monkey avatar
The BlackBerry Z30 is set to be released on November 14 on Verizon through its online store. The phone will sell for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Verizon Wireless announced today that it will begin selling the BlackBerry Z30 on Thursday, Nov. 14 through its online store for $199.99 with a two-y
A new all-in-one coffee maker that is making its way to Kickstarter will roast, grind, and brew your coffee for you. The whole brewing process last between 12-14 minutes and will allow you to control the darkness of the roast and the size of the grind from the ceramic conical grinder. Machines that
Tamicare, a British company, has created a highly efficient automated process for creating clothes that uses 3D textile printing technology. By using a spray technique, latex, cotton, teflon, and silicon as well as several other fibers and materials can be used to make virtually any form of clothing
While certainly not required for gameplay, the new Assassin’s Creed IV companion app offers simple mapping and game-tracking options for the game. The app is free to download on iTunes and Google Play. Essentially a more fully-featured version of the mapping and game-tracking options already f
Sony is diversifying the PS4’s digital market by allowing console owners to purchase digital games from Amazon. By introducing some competition, Sony hopes to create a more consumer friendly ecosystem for PS4 owners. With the launch of the PlayStation 4 now only days away, Amazon is hoping to
