The UC Davis W.M. Keck Center for Active Visualization in the Earth Sciences equipped a sandbox with a 3D Kinect camera and a projector.
Once the system was fully operational, the sandbox came to life with real time augmented reality, and even has a ‘flowing water’ feature. The video is featured on YouTubeTrends, Mashable, and EnGadget.
Before the official Internet, there were many other networks that gave it their best, but ultimately failed. One great example is the ahead of its time Viewtron System by AT&T.
The Viewtron System was only launched in specific markets, like Florida, and gave users one of the first telephone-based information services. Similar to the widespread dial up of the early 90′s, users could check stocks, weather, sports, and other information, all in the early years of 1983.
But like so many technologies born ahead of their time, the Viewtron ultimately failed, and was cancelled in 1986. The vintage 1983 commercial video for the the Viewtron just published by AT&T is featured on LaughingSquid and Gizmodo.
The Large Hadron Collider was on top of the news in 2008, but has fallen back to just the topic of conversation of nerds and scientists now.
A while back, science channel Sixty Symbols wondered what would happen if someone obstructed the super powerful energy beam of the LHC with their hand. As usual, scientists disagree on the minor details, but all say it’s a very, very bad idea.
Read more on TalkingPointsMemo.
Brian Dunning is the host of inFact, a web series that deconstructs common myths using science, facts, and logic.
The latest myth he destroys is that ‘fact’ that it’s dangerous to use a cellphone on a flying plane. We’re told on every flight to turn off our communication devices because they may ‘interfere’ with the airplane. Hogwash. Brian, break it down.
Planetary Resources has created a buzz in the tech and nerd circles with their latest video that has gone viral. They very seriously, and humbly, state they are on a mission to begin mining in space for resources, beginning with asteroids close to Earth. Read more on CBS12, USAToday, and WashingtonPost.
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