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Expensive Movie Rentals?!

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It seems like there’s going to be a reduction from the time a movie is at the cinema to when it’s in your home….Warner Bros would be cool with people renting a movie 2 weeks after cinematic release as long as they pay a $50 fee. Fox are offering a 30-40 day turn around with a $30 price tag. Universal doesn’t have a price but has suggested 20 days before available to rent at home.

Variety reports that due to anti-trust laws, each studio has to come to an agreement with each theatre chain individually. Who are scared that people won’t come to the cinema if this happens, the demand is that the 90 day gap between cinema release and debut on Blu Ray stays as is for at least 5 years.

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Withings Steel HR

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We tried out some amazing smartwatches this past week, the Withings Steel HR!

  • HR Monitor with automatic exercise detection.
  • Activity Tracker
  • Design First, Substance hidden.
  • Battery up to 25 days
  • Water resistant to 50m
  • Smart wake up w/vibrating alarm

 

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Internet Lemonade!

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Researchers have found an ingenious way to send the taste of lemonade through the internet! It looks like lemonade too! The researchers first used sensors to get the characteristics of lemonade which was then sent to a smart tumbler of water where LEDs replicated colour. Electrodes in the tumblr then reproduced the sourness by stimulating a users (drinkers?) tastebuds.

Whilst it isn’t really sending lemonade through the internet as testers have said that the taste wasn’t as sour as the real thing it goes a long way to sending drinks across the web. Researchers have even said that they’re working on developing a cock tail that would even mimic the smell of a drink.

 

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Episode 206 Withings Steel HR

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Twitter removes @ replies!

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Twitter have gone a way to giving you more for your 140 characters – by removing the @username with replies. So as well as pictures not taking up precious space, or quotes, now @ names won’t either. With the name of the person you’re replying to appearing above the tweet. With more than 1 person appearing like so: “”Replying to @username and 2 others.” any others will have a “click to see more” tab.

If you wish to tag anyone else you will still have to type their name and use up precious space. You can add up to 50 people to a convo, but this has had people trolling the feature:

 

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Spinach Heart

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Scientists have found a way to turn spinach leaves into human heart cells that function. Yes. Spinach Leaves.

Scientists pump a detergent through the spinach which strips it of all of its plant cells, turning it into a clear shell made of cellulose. The scientists then culture the heart cells by sending both fluids and microscopic beads through the spinach’s veins to feed the new cells.

It’s safe and potentially a great way to grow new heart tissue. Other methods such as 3D printing aren’t as good as Spinach as printing can’t replicate a complex network of veins which are needed to grow cells. What’s incredible is that the cellulose in the Spinach is bio compatible so you won’t have to worry about your body rejecting it (If it was 3D printed)

It is just research at the moment and is a long way off but if this happens it could be HUGE and not just for other body parts too.

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Nimuno Loops!

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We tried some really cool tape in the office this past week called Nimuno Loops!

Nimuno Loops:

Imagine being able to build around corners, on curved surfaces, or even onto the sides of that sailing ship you’ve just spent hours building. You forgot to engineer a point of attachment for that sweet dinosaur-smashing cannon? No problem. Snip a length of Nimuno Loops, stick it on the hull, mount your cannon and be on yarr way. Compatible with most toy block systems like Lego® Blocks, Mega Bloks & Kreo.

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Episode 205 Nimuno Loops!

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Episode 204 Smove Stabilizer

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Apple Clips

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Apple are releasing a video tool that has a really cool feature that might just be a game changer.

 

You can record video on the spot or use video clip or photo from your library.

Then there is this: 

Live Titles lets you easily create animated captions — just by talking as you record. Choose from a variety of styles, all perfectly timed to the sound of your voice.

Then you can like on almost every social media platform now, pick a filter and add stickers but in Apple’s Clips you can add music to your creation.

No word on location or release date as of yet, Apple have just stated that “Clips” is coming ‘soon’

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