Category: Tech

Oculus Rift developed with technology stolen from ZeniMax

The Oculus Rift VR headset that was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion has quite an interesting story behind it. John Carmack reportedly stole technology that was crucial in the development of the Oculus from ZeniMax Media back when he used to work for them. He is best known for his work on Doom, Quake ...

Nvidia is auctioning a unique gaming PC for charity

Nvidia has teamed up with Falcon Northwest in order to create a unique high-end gaming PC that’s being auctioned on eBay as we speak. Once the auction ends, all the money will go to the Philip Scholz Memorial Foundation and will be used for charity, the foundation’s website explains. “Your donations to Phil’s Foundation will be ...

Android games you should try!

When it comes to Android games there’s a lot to choose from. With new titles popping up all the time it’s hard to keep track of the best ones. We will try to list some of the best Android games for you to choose from. The following games are not listed in any particular order ...

Sony’s 185TB Magnetic Tape – The storage device of the future

Many of us used magnetic tapes to record or listen to music on our cassette players. By today it became outdated with the invention of the optical data storage devices. Few of us know that tape drives were developed in the 1950’s for large data storage and are still in use today. The Large Hadron Collider still uses magnetic ...

Check out the new Nod ring, a new generation of wearable devices!

Who knows if the designer of the Nod ring concept was inspired by fantasy movies or his creativity and practical sense is just truly impressive. Ex-Google engineer Anush Elangovan invented the Nod ring, a smart ring worth 150$, that allows its wearer use his finger as an input and control device. Nod enables the user ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs. iPhone 5S – Future vs. Current Flagship

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is rumored to arrive in September 2014 at the Berlin IFA trade show. As we are getting closer and closer to this date we expect that more and more information will surface about Samsung’s new flagship. The iPhone 5s is one of the best and most popular device on the ...

Google ends the Nexus line in behalf of the upcoming Android Silver

Google is planning to end the Nexus line while offering a new premium experience with the upcoming Android Silver. This is not the first time rumors about Google killing Nexus appeared on the internet, it’s been said that the Google Play Edition will replace the Nexus line in 2015, so the news regarding the Android ...

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom – Camera-Smartphone Hybrid

Samsung revealed its newest camera-phone hybrid on Tuesday in Singapore. This is the second camera-specific smartphone made by the company, the first being the Galaxy S4 Zoom. It has a more elegant design than its predecessor offering improved hardware and specs. The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is truly more camera than phone, sporting a 20.7-megapixel BSI ...