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A Japanese instant messaging app called Line brought in a whopping $100 million in revenue last quarter. The company that owns the app has suggested that they will be considering an IPO sometime next year. The app, which spun out of its parent company NHN earlier this year, said it brought in 9.9 bi
South Carolina-based 3D Systems has released a $399 3D scanner called the Sense. The Sense is supposed to be much cheaper and easier to use than other 3D scanners on the market while still being able to perform as well. We’ve seen more than a few startups cook up their own impressive 3D scanners — t
The $100 device can be attached to the back of a living cockroach and will allow you to control the cockroach’s movements with a remote. After a few minutes the device will lose its effect on the roach, but after 20 minutes of inactivity, you can use the device again. I don’t know whethe
NASA’s 8-foot tall, 500 pound robotic assistant called the Robonaut is going to be getting upgraded with a new pair of legs early next year. The new pair of legs will enable the Robonaut to be able to climb swiftly through hatches on the International Space Station. Robots certainly come in ha
Flite has launched a new online design studio that lets you build HTML5 ads. This is the latest in a string of moves geared towards killing off Adobe Flash. Hey, remember when people were still arguing about HTML5 versus Flash? The battle seems long over at this point, with the rise of the iPhone es
Using the Indego exoskeleton that was built by researchers at Vanderbilt University a paralyzed was able to walk again. Michael Gore had broken his back after falling 12 feet to the ground and had had previously consigned to remain in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. I still remember how Profe
Tone is a small, Seattle-mad device that can measure how much fat that your body is burning. The device does this by detecting the level of acetone in your breath which is a byproduct of your body turning fat into energy. Determining whether that three-mile run or the 8-minute abs session helped tri
Nintendo consoles have been on the sidelines of the console war in Western countries for a while now. While nostalgic value is a powerful selling point for their consoles, it doesn’t make up for the lack of features that most Western gamers would consider basic level stuff. The Wii U, Nintendo
Marvel and Netflix have teamed up to bring a superhero TV show to Netflix by 2015. The show will feature superheroes who aren’t popular enough to have their own movies but still cool enough to get screen time. Thor: The Dark World is already making a ton of dough at the box office, and Marvel
A new machine created by Chris Beauvois is able to grow plants without water in soil. The machine does this by trapping a plant in a box that is filled with a nutrient rich, water-based mist. Just about everyone who has had a grade school science class is familiar with hydroponics. Take just water a
It has been 10 months since the British microconsole exceeded its Kickstarter goal and 8 months since it was expected to be released. Now the Android-powered microconsole has been delayed yet again. The troubled, Android-powered GameStick console has been hit with more delays, with the official UK r
It might not be the reason that they were at the convention in the first place, but it surely got a ton of attention from those who passed by. At first glance this looks like just another model of an F1 race car, but something is a little off. What is it? It might […]
