15 of the coolest fictional cars in the history of TV and cinema
Everyone has a favorite fictional character from a movie or TV show.
If you’re an action fan, it might be Indiana Jones, John McClane or Neo. Sci-fi fans likely prefer Luke Skywalker or James T. Kirk, while superhero fanatics might have trouble deciding between Iron Man, Batman, Captain America and Superman.
But some of the most memorable characters in the history of media aren’t really characters at all, but rather the vehicles that the characters get around in.
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Meet the first all-in-one Windows-style desktop that runs Android
Hardcore Android fans already know what Jide is. It’s the company behind Remix OS, the Windows-style Android operating system that can be installed on any computer, regardless what OS it runs. In addition to offering its desktop Android reboot free of charge to anyone looking for Android on their computer, the company has introduced Remix OS devices of its own in the past. Now, Jide has partnered with AOC to launch a standalone all-in-one PC that runs Android out of the box.
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I desperately want this laser-projected touchscreen Android tablet to work
Android tablets have fallen so low in the standings that they’re being given away for free with Vizio TVs. But this crowdfunding project, which promises to turn any flat surface into a touchscreen with lasers — yep, freakin’ lasers! — will make tablets great again (if it works).
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Here’s the list of 1,000 websites that Facebook thinks are most important
To address allegations of anti-conservative bias in its trending news topics, Facebook has published more transparent details about how and where it sources news. Included is a list of 1,000 websites and publications that Facebook thinks are worth checking.
On first inspection, the list looks exactly like a vanilla cross-section of the biggest news publications, organized by category. Facebook is publishing the list in an effort to do away with allegations of bias, specifically that some sources were “blacklisted,” while other stories were “artificially injected” into the Trending News section.
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IBM helped develop a ‘magic bullet’ that might kill Zika, Ebola and other viruses
IBM isn’t just a computer company anymore. The IBM Research arm partnered up with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore to create a chemical macromolecule that acts as a “magic bullet” capable of killing all sorts of viral infections. The substance could be used in the future to stave off a wide range of diseases, including Ebola, Zika, herpes, influenza and other viral threats.
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Chromebase all-in-one PC helps you let go of Windows for $226
Windows is a fantastic operating system and so is OS X, but Microsoft and Apple no longer have a duopoly when it comes to desktop operating systems. If you haven’t yet given Google’s Chrome OS a try, you’re really missing out. It’s lightweight and fast, and it’s better suited for fun and work than you can even imagine. And best of all, perhaps, it offers an insane bang-for-your-buck factor.
Case in point: The LG ChromeBase 22CV241-W 22-Inch All-in-One Cloud Desktop is just $226.00 with free shipping right now on Amazon.
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The hottest new product in China is bottled air
Yes, it sounds like a terrible joke, but it’s a real business. People in China are paying for fresh air bottled in a different country and having it shipped to them from abroad. The air in some of China’s cities is so bad that this is actually a thing, and citizens who are concerned about their safety are paying more than $10 a pop for just a few breaths of clean air originating from anywhere but their home country.
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How Apple’s iPhone slump could cause more problems in the future
Apple’s recent decline in iPhone sales is bad news for more than just shareholders. A report in the WSJ details the losses being suffered by some of Apple’s biggest component suppliers. While that’s bad news for the manufacturers, it could lead to even worse problems for Apple down the line.
The report makes for dire reading, if you’re an Asian manufacturing magnate: Foxconn, Apple’s long-term assembler, saw its first-quarter profits down 9.2%; Sharp, the screen manufacturer recently bought up by Foxconn, fell into an operating loss, as did the Sony division that makes camera modules. It’s not just Apple — profits for smartphone assemblers and component manufacturers took a dive across the board. But bad times for Apple’s iPhone manufacturers could have serious knock-on problems for iPhone production down the line.
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Our favorite iPhone weather app ever finally comes to Android
Google isn’t the only company with a surprise app release today.
On Thursday, the developers behind Dark Sky finally launched their popular weather app on Android — four years after it originally released on iOS devices. The team says that Android support has been the most requested “feature” ever since the initial release, but only now do they finally have the resources to pull it off.
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Reality check: We’re still a looooong way from a real Hyperloop…
Yesterday, Hyperloop One conducted the first test of the propulsion system that may eventually shoot people through tubes at very high speeds. Hyperloop One’s CEO Rob Lloyd described the test as an “engineering milestone,” but while it was undoubtedly impressive, Hyperloop still has a long way to go.
It’s worth remembering how Hyperloop is supposed to work. In Elon Musk’s original plans, a pod carrying humans travels down a tube in a partial vacuum, levitating using compressed air, and being propelled forwards using electromagnets.
Yesterday’s test only involved the propulsion component. A “sled” carrying the linear induction motor shot down an empty track, accelerating from 0 to 120mph in 1.5 seconds, and topping out at 300mph. It was a good spectacle for the assembled press, but in reality, little more than a glorified roller coaster.
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