Archives for Leo Graziani

The Future Is Here, and it’s in Jetpack Form

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The Martin Aircraft Company from New Zealand is producing a commercial jetpack. For real.

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Stephen Hawking Says We’re Doomed

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Do you dream about flying into space? Do science-fiction flights of fancy take you to strange, alien worlds, seeking out new life and new civilizations? Well you can forget that nonsense

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The Skinput Turns Your Arm into a Keyboard

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Take the thumb and middle finger of one of your hands and tap the fingertips together: you just answered a phone call.

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5 Comic Books You Should Be Reading

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After years of Big-Two giant events and superhero stories that go nowhere and change nothing, aren’t you getting a little bored by now? Check out these kick-ass comic books instead

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Grow Your Own Meat!

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The whole thing does kind of have a creepy feel to it, though. Like it’s too clean and sanitized, which is an odd thing to say considering we’re talking about food. But if the meat or fish made by the Cocoon is safe and just as tasty as “real” meat… then why not use it? [...]

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Bees on Cocaine

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As if bees weren’t scary enough, what with their Evil Eyes and Stingers of Malice, science has decided to make superbees hopped up on drugs. I imagine the conversation went down like this: “Man, these bees are pretty horrifying, but …

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Yikes! Look at that Tiny Bike!

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I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve had it up to here with riding my giant original penny-farthing bike. I sure wish someone would take that design, shrink it, electrify it and make it a cool, foldable, …

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Creepy: Blood-Powered Lamp

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What kind of a Luddite needs plain ol’ electricity to run the lighting in their home? Design artist Mike Thompson has come up with a lamp that’s powered by your own blood. Yeah, you read that right. Not convinced? Read it again. I’ll wait.

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Driving a Deathtrap

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Chrysler and Fiat have merged, and they will likely bring the Fiat 500 to the North American market. And why not? Cheap cars with great fuel economy is the way to go; who wants to drive a big gas guzzler …

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