Man binge watches TV for 94 straight hours, smashes world record
Lots of people probably wish they could just sit around and do nothing but watch TV. But what if that binge watching came at the expense of other important tasks such as, say, sleep? Tech Insider reports that’s what Alejandro “AJ” Fragoso and two of his friends recently did as they tried to break the world record for binge watching TV by doing so for 94 straight hours. Put simply, your brain and body are not designed to stay awake for that long, no matter how much you love the shows you’re watching.
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The iPhone travelled 500,000 miles before reaching your pocket
If you order a new iPhone today, it might already reach your home by tomorrow. It takes even less time to activate it and use it after you take it out of the box. But that iPhone traveled some 500,000 miles before reaching your doorstep and becoming the most important computer in your life.
No, your delivery company did not mess up your order. But a new report explains why and how an iPhone “travels” that much before becoming operational.
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Yep, some guy really installed Flappy Bird on an e-cigarette
I haven’t thought about Flappy Bird for a long time, and with good reason. It just wasn’t that great of a game despite the fact that the Internet became briefly obsessed with it more than two years ago. That said, I do appreciate games that are so simple that you can port them to just about anything… including e-cigarettes. A mad genius named Balázs Bank really managed to port Flappy Bird to his VTC Mini E-Cigarette and he’s got video to prove it.
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The next big Batman movie will be all about Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck isn’t done playing the Caped Crusader in Warner Bros’ DC Comics saga. The actor already appeared in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and will also star in two Justice League movies in the coming years. But the studio just confirmed that not only is a standalone Batman is in the works with Affleck as the famous bat, but the popular actor will also direct the movie.
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Forget Mentos, this is what happens when you mix salt and Coke
We all know the viral videos showing Coke having an adverse reaction to Mentos. But what happens when you mix Coca-Cola and kitchen salt? One guy set out to find out, and the results are incredible.
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What will the Apple Car look like? Motor Trend teases that it may know the answer
Despite the immense challenges involved in bringing a car to market, many have taken as fact that Apple will eventually release an electric car, perhaps as early as 2019. And like any fine-tuned rumor, this belief is based on a number of intriguing factual developments. For instance, it’s no secret that Apple has made a number of extremely interesting hires from the automotive industry. Additionally, it’s no secret that Apple appears to be buying large swaths of real estate in California, purportedly for automotive testing purposes.
So while I think it’s clear that Apple is in fact researching an electric car, I’m still not ready to make the leap and assume that their research will ultimately result in a bonafide car. As we saw with Apple’s HDTV research, the company routinely explores new products that ultimately never make it to market. The reality is this: we really don’t know all that much about what Apple’s car R&D looks like, nor how far it’s progressed in recent months.
But that may very well change tomorrow.
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People will absolutely hate this new tech, but it might save their lives
DORCs made it happen.
Texting and driving might become a thing of the past if new legislation passes in New York City. The proposed law would allow police to use a special device to determine instantly whether a driver involved in a car accident was using a mobile device for any purpose at the time of the accident.
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Tony Fadell went to a Google meeting to assure them Nest isn’t a sinking ship
Over the past few weeks, a number of varied reports have painted an unflattering portrait of life at Nest. In addition to a challenging and perhaps impossibly demanding and harsh working environment, we’ve also seen indications that Google has been none too pleased with the level of revenue Nest has been bringing in.
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Get an unlocked quad-core Android phone for under $60
If you really stop to think about it, it’s pretty incredible how sophisticated smartphones have become in recent years. In fact, the name “smartphone” doesn’t quite fit anymore… these are tiny little computers that fit in our pockets. There’s also an added benefit to how capable these devices have become: You no longer need to purchase a top-of-the-line phone for $700 or more in order to get a good device.
As a matter of fact, today only you can get a BLU Advance 5.0 – Unlocked Dual Sim Smartphone for just $59.99 with free express shipping from Amazon. That means no contract, and it’ll work with any GSM carrier in America.
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What it’s like to be hunted nonstop by a predator drone
Here’s a life tip you probably don’t need to be told: You should really avoid having your name put on the government’s drone strike “kill list.” A kill list target named Malik Jalal believes that he’s been wrongfully placed in the government’s crosshairs and he’s written a piece for The Independent describing what it’s like to have predator drones hunting you and potentially firing missiles at you when you least expect it.
Spoiler alert: It’s not a lot of fun.
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