Category: Art

MIT scientists accidentally create the blackest material ever

[ad_1] The researchers had actually been experimenting with ways to grow CNTs on electrically conductive materials — such as aluminium — to boost their electrical and thermal properties. The color of the resulting material surprised the team, and they only realized what they had invented after they measured its optical reflectance. The discovery is currently […]

ASUS’ ProArt StudioBook One is a breathtakingly powerful laptop

[ad_1] The StudioBook One is part of ASUS’ massively-expanded line of ProArt laptops, designed for “creative professionals.” The company, like many, is trying to steal a slice of Apple’s MacBook Pro pie now that the laptops have been beset by gripes around its performance, battery life and keyboard. Most notably, ASUS has crammed NVIDIA’s headline-grabbing […]

Sony forgot to put a tape deck in its retro Walkman

[ad_1] Good news: It will never eat your favorite cassingle.Guess what Sony’s 40th anniversary Walkman doesn’t do Along with having music on local storage, you can play your favorite jams over WiFi via your streaming service of choice — Sony’s NW-A100TPS Walkman runs on Android. The model has a 40th-anniversary logo on the rear, and […]

Nanoleaf’s colorful wall tiles now act as Razer gaming controls

[ad_1] Nanoleaf’s funky tiles are already programmable with a range of controls, but now gamers will be able to use this feature during play. For example, while a tile may have previously lit up to indicate a weapon is ready to fire, players can now hit the tile to deploy it. This is the latest […]

‘Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE’ gets an encore on Switch in January

[ad_1] Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE wasn’t exactly a straight crossover between Nintendo and Atlus’ popular RPG series. It was more of a remix title, borrowing characters from both series (like Chrom and Caeda) and placing them in a modern day Tokyo plagued by evil spirits called “Mirages” that feed off human creative energy. Our team […]

Hulu nabs rights to the ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ book sequel

[ad_1] The Hulu series, which has been approved for a fourth season, has already become a sequel of sorts to the original dystopian novel. The show began as a very loose depiction of the novel in its first season, with entirely new characters and storylines not encountered in the original work. According to Time, Atwood […]

What’s on TV this week: ‘NBA 2K20,’ ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’

[ad_1] This week is a big one already for gamers, with Final Fantasy VIII Remastered arriving on multiple platforms. It will keep rolling on Friday, once NBA 2K20 and Gears 5 Ultimate Edition roll out. For movie fans, Amazon Prime has Late Night coming up, while on Blu-ray there’s Booksmart, Ma and Men in Black: […]

UVI’s Toy Suite virtualizes the musical instruments of your childhood

[ad_1] UVI has chosen a wide array of toys to sample. Along with the expected instruments like tiny pianos and xylophones, some less traditional toys like moo boxes and keychain harmonicas will trigger forgotten memories. The library also comes with an 8-bit emulator to generate the bleep-bloop sounds of the Game Boy and Commodore 64. […]