Netflix is giving a visual makeover to some of its best original shows
Looking for a good reason to go back and watch some of your favorite Netflix original series this year? You’re in luck, because on Tuesday, Netflix revealed that it would be bringing over 100 hours of High Dynamic Range content to its streaming service by August and 150 hours by the end of the year.
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I can’t stop watching this video of a rocket-powered train breaking the MagLev speed record
It’s not technically a train, but it is travelling on tracks. It’s not transporting anyone to any destination either, but it does levitate with impressive speed it’s definitely a sight to behold.
The U.S. Air Force recently conducted an experiment where it accelerated a sled on a magnetic levitation track at 633 miles per hour, which just happens to be the new world record for maglev. That’s more than 120mph faster than in previous runs.
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Amazon sale offers a killer Windows 10 laptop-tablet hybrid for under $275
If we were making bets right now, we would bet that whatever you’re reading this post on isn’t nearly as cool as the Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-015-198P10.1-inch HD 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop. This powerful little device runs full Windows 10, giving you access to all of the great Windows software out there. Then, pop the display off of the keyboard part and you’ve got yourself a cutting-edge touchscreen tablet.
Best of all, it’s on sale right now on Amazon for $272.
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Happy 4/20: Here’s a pizza box that doubles as a pipe
Happy 4/20, everyone! Yes, it’s that special day where stoners across America celebrate their favorite pastime by smoking a lot of pot. And you know what goes great with pot? That’s right: Pizza. Because of this, the good people at Push for Pizza have developed a special new pizza box that doubles as a marijuana pipe.
Truly, this is the kind of innovation America has been begging for.
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This iPhone 6s case wants to give your phone a DSLR-quality camera
The iPhone 6s is already one of the world’s top smartphone cameras and some pro photographers have compared its performance with digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras that are typically used in pro photo shoots. You might not need to use the iPhone 6s camera for professional photo sessions, but there’s a new case that should certainly improve your photography game.
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There’s a computer that can tell us who will probably die next on ‘Game of Thrones’
In just a few days, HBO will air the first episode of Game of Thrones season 6, which will likely pick up the action from the last thing we saw happen in season 5’s epic finale. Jon Snow’s fate is settled if you believe what HBO told us, but plenty of evidence suggests that he’s not as dead as you might think. But moving beyond Snow, a new study uses machine learning to determine who’s going to die next in Game of Thrones.
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The big carmakers aren’t laughing at Tesla anymore
It wasn’t long ago that German car manufacturers like BMW and Mercedes thought that Tesla was a complete joke. As a new report from The Los Angeles Times makes clear, however, they aren’t laughing anymore.
The reason for this change is pretty obvious: Now that Tesla has likely racked up an astonishing 400,000 reservations for its Model 3, it must be taken seriously by the rest of the automotive industry.
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It’s amazing what you can fit into a 300-square foot apartment
Picture this: you have a 309-square foot apartment in central Hong Kong, and you need to fit a generous kitchen, a bathtub, a home cinema, and a gym inside it. Oh, and you have to make it a fun place for the two humans and three cats that will live in it.
Luckily, one architecture firm is up for such a challenge: The Hong Kong-based LAAB, which created an amazing high-tech residence that’s able to meet all the requirements listed above.
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This charger cable has a hidden 128GB flash drive to add expandable memory to your iPhone
The lack of expandable memory is easily one of the biggest problems with Apple’s iPhone lineup. Yes, Apple makes more money by forcing customers to cough up extra cash for models with more internal storage. But Apple usually puts the customer first and this is a rare instance where that’s clearly not the case.
Thankfully, there are a few external solutions that give your iPhone extra storage space. They typically look like standard flash drives but we’ve found a very cool alternative. The Lexar JumpDrive C20i 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive looks like a plain old USB-to-Lightning charger cable, but it packs a hidden 128GB flash drive that can add store to any PC or iOS device.
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Google might build its own digital city of the future
Google is seriously thinking about building its own city that will serve as a showcase for some of the futuristic technologies that it’s developed. No, seriously: Rather than deploy different tech ideas in existing towns to see if they work, Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs could create its digital city called “Project Sidewalk.”
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