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Dell's 8K monitor is available for $5,000 http://ift.tt/2ntQ3hs Dell introduced its 31.5-inch 8K monitor at CES, which the company claims is the world's first consumer screen to meet such a ridiculous resolution. While it took a backseat to the artist-aimed Canvas at the tech show, the Ultrasharp 32 is finally available on Dell's online store for initial shipping in mid-April. Assuming you've got a spare $5,000 to spend. Of course, you probably won't plunk down that cash to use your fancy 8K monitor for high-end gaming or a VR ride. As we pointed out when we first saw it, the Ultrasharp 32's 7,680 by 4,320 pixels and 100 percent Adobe RGB and sRGB color support will most benefit artists and photographers that need to view and edit massive files. It has a maximum 33.2MP resolution and 280 PPI density, but you'll need to pipe in the visuals over two DisplayPort 1.3 ports, so make sure your machine has a pair freed up. Sure, $5,000 is a hefty pricetag for visuals, but it's a far cry from the $130,000 professional use-only 82-inch TV Sharp debuted in September 2015 . While LG and Samsung both introduced consumer-facing 8K-ready televisions at CES, they didn't come with cost estimates or release dates. Dell's Ultrasharp may be the only 8K ultra high resolution screen on the market for awhile. Via: PetaPixel Source: Dell online store Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com March 27, 2017 at 10:51AM
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This Is What Happens When You Damage Priceless Art http://ift.tt/2nbrqDA When I was 16, my French class was fortunate enough to visit France. We immediately went to the Louvre upon arrival in Paris, but I was so wiped out by jet lag, I sat down and fell asleep. The spot I had chosen, however, was actually an ancient work of art. Here’s what would have happened had I broken it. It’s a nightmare scenario. You wander through a gallery of gorgeous artwork only to trip and accidentally punch a hole through a priceless painting. It actually does happen. In fact, a 12-year-old boy did just that to a 350-year-old painting by Paolo Porpora worth $1.5 million a couple years back. So, did the boy get trouble? Does he owe money to the museum for the rest of his life? According to Colin Quinn, director of claims at AXA Art Americas Corporation, someone in that position usually walks free. Quinn tells Artsy that art like that is always heavily insured, and, because you’re considered an invitee to the premise, the piece will be covered. Museums and galleries usually take reasonable measures to avoid accidents like that, but it’s not the end of the world when they happen. An insurance rep comes to look at the damage, checks to make sure it wasn’t intentional (usually by looking at security footage), then obtains a proposal for the piece to be repaired. That said, they may have you write down your name, address, phone number, and other information before you leave in case they need to reach out to you later. Also, if you damage a piece on purpose, it’s a very different outcome. You will be forced to pay for the repairs or cover its total value, and you might face criminal charges. So, had I broken that Egyptian stone thing I napped on in the Louvre—which, I’m sorry, looked like a bench in my exhaustion—I probably would have been fine. I just have to live with the embarrassing memory of waking up to a crowd of staring museum goers. Gadget News via Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com March 27, 2017 at 10:20AM The ConcourseWait Lets Clown These Scrub-Ass Doofuses Some More | The SlotJeff Sessions Announce3/27/2017
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Scientists turn spinach into a farm for human heart cells http://ift.tt/2mKdNyU In the future, you might not have to resort to exotic materials to create heart cells -- you could just raid your grocery store's produce section. Scientists have invented a process that turns spinach leaves into farms for functioning human heart cells. The team started by pumping a detergent solution through the spinach, stripping it of its plant cells and turning it into a ghostly shell made mostly of cellulose. After that, they cultured heart cells on the remaining structure, sending both fluids and microscopic beads through the vegetable's now-empty veins in order to feed the new cells. The result is a safe and potentially ideal bed for growing heart tissue. Existing approaches to generating heart cells, such as 3D printing, aren't good at replicating the extremely complex network of veins needed to grow cells -- spinach already has that. And when cellulose is bio-compatible, you don't have to worry about hostile interactions between the heart cells and their host. As is often the case with this kind of research, it'll be a long while before this method is ready for practical use. If it pans out, though, it could lead to an affordable and eco-friendly of growing replacement tissue for heart attack patients. You could potentially apply this to other body replacements, too -- the researchers suggest that wood's structure might be helpful for generating bone. They've already applied this method to parsley, peanut hairy roots and sweet wormwood, so it's more a question of finding use cases than overcoming technical hurdles. Via: Ars Technica Source: WPI, ScienceDirect Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com March 27, 2017 at 09:57AM
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Tiny child mistakes broken water heater for a robot http://ift.tt/2nbww2q Humans are suckers when it comes to anthropomorphizing and, subsequently, caring for robots. Some of us want to love robots so badly that we wind up shedding tears over a hunk of metal that went hurtling through space millions of miles away. But love is messy and blind, and so often we look past a cold, rigid truth like “that robot is, in fact, just a broken water heater.” That’s the case in the radioactively adorable video seen above, which is titled “Rayna meets a "robot”.” It’s early, but it’s a sure viral hit, and it also just so happens my pick for Best Short Film at the 2018 Oscars. (That is, if the Academy doesn’t find some obnoxious way of disqualifying it in the first place. My guess is the downfall will be that errant punctuation.) It’s got just about everything you could hope for in a 24-second clip: a darling main character (she calls it “wobot!”), wonderful rising action, and just the right amount of existential dread. Kids today are going to know a world more full of robots than any of us old saps like me can imagine. The real question is: will they still love wobots when wobots start taking our jobs? Gadget News via The Verge http://ift.tt/oZfQdV March 27, 2017 at 09:32AM
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Elon Musk's Neuralink will plug AI into your brain http://ift.tt/2o3Gozs Somewhere between rolling out new Teslas, launching re-usable rockets and digging a tunnel under Los Angeles, Elon Musk managed to start yet another new company. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Musk's latest project is called Neuralink and its goal is to explore technology that can make direct connections between a human brain and a computer. As the Journal reports, Musk has an "active role" in the California-based neuroscience startup, which aims to create cranial computers for treating diseases and, eventually, for building human-computer hybrids. During a conference last summer, Musk floated the idea that humans will need a boost of computer-assisted artificial intelligence if we hope to remain competitive as our machines get smarter. Neuralink is registered in California as a medical research company and has reportedly already hired several high profile academics in the field of neuroscience: flexible electrodes and nano technology expert Dr. Venessa Tolosa; UCSF professor Philip Sabes, who also participated in the Musk-sponsored Beneficial AI conference; and Boston University professor Timothy Gardner, who studies neural pathways and in the brains of songbirds. Like Tesla or SpaceX, the company plans to present a working prototype to prove the technology is safe and viable before moving on to the more ambitious goal of increasing the performance of the human race. In this case, the prototype will likely be brain implants that can treat diseases like epilepsy, Parkinson's or depression. Musk himself told Vanity Fair that he believes the technology for "a meaningful partial-brain interface" is only "roughly four or five years away." But even if that proves successful, there's still a long way to go before we're plugging an AI directly into our brains. Source: Wall Street Journal Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com March 27, 2017 at 09:27AM
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This could be you enjoying a flying Bluetooth speaker disc http://ift.tt/2natISx Last week I wrote about a new toy called Thumb Chucks. As far as I can tell, they haven’t taken off. Today I come to you with another toy: the Disc Jock-e. It’s a Frisbee that doubles as a waterproof Bluetooth speaker. As much as I want to hate on this invention, I can’t deny it kind of makes sense? I’m not one for beach sports, I’m more of a lounger — but I understand that some people enjoy being active when outside. Those people likely want to listen to music, too. Why not use a Bluetooth disc? It would just be a shame if you had to throw it when the beat drops or the chorus is coming up. This could be you: I’m not totally sure what that app they’re using in the commercial is and whether the Disc Jock-e is actually trying to sell us on some sort of music subscription service. I really hope that’s not the case. Either way, Bluetooth works across device so you shouldn’t have to subscribe to any questionable apps to live your flying speaker dreams. Gadget News via The Verge http://ift.tt/oZfQdV March 27, 2017 at 09:24AM Charge your gadgets when you're off the grid with 1 tablespoon of water - The Gadgeteer http://ift.tt/2nZpd1P
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How to Be Less Stupid About Money http://ift.tt/2nFSoGu Some people love to pore over their finances to optimize their savings like a fine-tuned machine. Myself, I prefer to stick my head in the sand and hope my bank account just manages itself. Felix Salmon, senior editor at Fusion and co-host of Slate’s Money podcast, is here to help us sort dollars and cents.
Listen above or find us in all the usual places where podcasts are served, on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Stitcher. Please subscribe, rate, and review! This Week’s DiscussionSave more and spend less. I think most of us have that part figured out, but there’s a lot of minutiae to money management and new options that let you skip having a bank account at all. Felix espouses the utility of reloadable debit cards, for example, which let you store your money sans bank fees. Almost like cash under a mattress without the mattress. There’s Chase Liquid, Amex Bluebird, and newer upstarts like Simple. For a lot of people, the 800 pound gorilla in the room is credit card debt (an £800 gorilla would be $1005 US dollars, by the way). You should always prioritize paying off credit cards before other debt since they have the highest interest rates. Felix even recommends you take out a loan to pay off cards through a place like Lending Club, if you can, as loans usually have much lower interest rates. And never pay to check your credit score; there are a lot of free options like Credit Karma. And if you have enough money to actually start investing—“enough” meaning that you have over six months of your budget saved up, says Felix—you can try a company like Vanguard or Wealthfront. That’s just skimming the surface of our discussion, so pour yourself a glass of wine, invest your time, and listen to our entire discussion with Felix Salmon. Our Upgrades of the WeekEvery week we like to round out the show with the little upgrades we’ve made in our own life. This week it’s puzzles, wine, and collective bargaining.
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Verizon plans to test 4K TV for its FiOS customers http://ift.tt/2mJXAcZ Verizon has been relatively late to 4K TV (its competitors hopped aboard a while back), but it's at least making up for lost time. The carrier and its partner SES have confirmed that they'll soon test 4K delivery to FiOS TV customers. There's no mention of when this dry run will begin (an IPTV launch may be coming later in 2017), but it'll include nine channels that will serve more as a proof of concept than anything. NASA TV will be the highlight, but you can also expect 4K Universe, C4K60, Fashion One 4K, Insight, Nature Relaxation, Travelxp $K, UHD1 and SES' own demonstration channel. It shouldn't be too difficult to deliver 4K given the capacity that FiOS' fiber network affords. The larger issue is whether or not you'll see it in the first place. FiOS TV serves a relatively limited slice of the US, with about 4.5 million customers. Given Verizon's reluctance to expand past its existing coverage areas (it's even in hot water over its New York City rollout), you'll likely have to go with satellite TV or a cable giant to get your fix. Nonetheless, this is heartening news if you live in the right areas and want some real competition in the Ultra HD space. Source: BusinessWire Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com March 27, 2017 at 09:03AM |
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