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Twitter Re-Design

Twitter  is looking a lot different, it’s more unified, profile pictures are circles and on mobile moves the profile page to the side of the app, accessed by tapping your profile picture at the top of the timeline.

It’s layout is still the same but makes use of whitespace better, the reply button is now a speech bubble, as according to Twitter people thought the arrow icon meant ‘delete or go back’ – while on iOS Twitter have integrated Safari View Controller to their app instead of their own in-app browser.

See below what the new design looks like!

The new Twitter is available now by downloading the latest update or by clicking here: Apple / Android

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Batman Bat-Signal

Bat-Signal Shines in Honour of Batman star Adam West.

LA’s skyline has been lit up with the Bat-Signal to honour Batman star Adam West, who died last week.

Mayor Eric Garcetti and LA Police chief Charlie Beck were expected to be at the public event at City Hall, which started about 21:00 local time (05:00 BST).The signal originated in the DC Comics strip as a sign that the caped crusader was needed to save the day.

Animated comedy Family Guy will also honour West this weekend.

West played the eccentric Mayor West for more than 100 episodes on the hit cartoon show. On Sunday, US TV network Fox will show the episode The Dating Game, which features West winning an auction for the Medieval Castle restaurant.

But Adam West was best known for playing TV’s Batman in the 60’s. Actor Burt Ward, who played Robin alongside Adam West’s Batman in the hit 1960s TV series, also paid tribute to his co-star, telling the BBC that the two had enjoyed “an amazing friendship”, describing the actor as “a lot of fun”.

Amazon Fresh

Amazon buys Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion

Amazon just bought Whole Foods for $13.7 billion.

This is one of the biggest deals of the year and is a big move for Amazon into grocery.

This means that Amazon is going to be a huge competitor with other retailers, potentially starting the foodpocalpyse and send other grocery brands crashing.

Amazon, which has long eyed the grocery business, will buy the upmarket supermarket for $42 a share, investors greeted the deal as game-changing for the industry, sending shares of rival grocers plunging.

What could this mean for the future consumer?

Lower prices? Amazon has a long history of deferring profits in favour of winning customers with low prices. It could try a similar strategy at Whole Foods, now knocked by some as “Whole Paycheck”.

Techie shopping? Amazon is also interested in how technology can make shopping more efficient. The firm’s Alexa robot maintains shopping lists and Amazon is testing a convenience store in Seattle that operates without check-out lines.

Derren Brown’s Ghost Train Rise of the Demon

NEW FOR 2017: RISE OF THE DEMON

Take your one way ticket on a horrifying journey into the chilling depths of the unknown. With intense live action and thrilling physical effects, the grasp of the Demon awaits.
Are you brave enough to come face to face with the Demon as it rises from the darkness?

This attraction is not suitable for those under the age of 13, those who suffer from motion sickness, dizziness, psychological or neurological disorders. 

 

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Get Even

Get Even Game

Get Even is a brand new first person shooter game!

You wake up with no memory, no idea where you are and how you got there.

Walk around the mysterious abandoned asylum, following instructions from ‘Red’.

The game’s story involving the perception of reality was heavily inspired by films such as The Matrix and The Butterfly Effect.

In Get Even the player assumes the role of a man named Cole Black – private detective and merciless mercenary. One day, Black wakes up in an old, devastated asylum. His memory is a clean sheet – the only thing he can remember is a failed attempt at saving a young girl who had been held captive with explosives attached to her body.

In order to retrieve his memory and understand his past, Black has to journey into the depths of his own mind. This is possible thanks to a device resembling a virtual reality headset, which can read its user’s memories and let him relive them. Guided by his kidnapper—a mysterious Red—the hero delves into the past, trying to tell the truth from lies and real memories from deceptive visions. Black must hurry with solving the mystery behind the girl’s death before he loses the grip on reality and shares the fate of Red’s previous captives.

Get Even was initially planned to release on May 26th 2017. However, publisher Bandai Namco decided to delay the release date one month out of respect for the victims of the bombing at a concert in Manchester, England.

Get Even is available to buy on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch

Episode 245 Major KEYone!

Boosted Boards

 

Boosted Boards are electric skateboards that are designed from the ground up to drastically improve your urban transportation experience. Boosted offers two battery options so you can decide which is right for you. With 6-7 miles of range, the standard battery is great for short city commutes and fully certified for airline travel. The extended battery, providing 12 miles of range, is perfect for longer commutes and epic rides. Batteries are user replaceable, allowing you to swap packs in minutes and has enough power to get you up a 25 degree hilled incline!

Boosted even has a powerful regenerative braking system allows you to come to a stop confidently, even while turning or going down a hill. Boosted Boards have multiple ride modes make it easier than ever to jump on a board regardless of your skill level. Start in beginner mode, which goes up to 11mph, and work your way up to pro, which tops out at 22mph.

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Alarmy

Alarmy (Sleep If U Can) is the innovative solution for those who just can’t seem to get up on time, even with an alarm clock. This app has been cleverly designed to force you to get out of bed. You set it up by registering a photo of an area or room in your house. Then once the alarm is set, the ONLY way to make it stop ringing is to get out of bed and go take a photo of the registered area, or by completing a math equation, or by shaking the phone vigorously! See the video below of this amazing app in action!

 

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TWIST+ World Charging Station

The Twist+ World Charging Station offers the unparalleled charging convenience to Mac users everywhere. Twist+ World Charging Station uses the clever trick of attaching to any Apple MacBook Power Adapter by replacing its attached plug or extended power cord. When snapped into place, Twist+ World Charging Station not only allows for worldwide charging of MacBook, but also provides 4 ports, 4.0 Amp USB charging station for any device powered by USB. Once attached, simply twist to select the local plug, to power up to 5 devices simultaneously from a single outlet. This powerful accessory is a lifesaver in locations where finding multiple wall outlets can be a challenge, and where charging your MacBook and iPad quickly is mission-critical to your next meeting or presentation.

 

 

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Music composing robot!

The Shimon robot has learned organically how to play music! As well as being incredibly cool, this robot goes some way to explaining how artificial intelligence can be creative!

Initially the robot had to learn more than 5,000 songs, 2 million motifs & rifs, it’s from this information that the Shimon learned how to compose music by using deep learning techniques to create two 30 second pieces of original pieces.

Researchers at Georgia Tech say that the music that the Shimon creates are a mix between jazz & classical, describing it as ‘soothing’ As well as utilizing deep learning the Shimon also uses a camera on its head to detect which notes to play.

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