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Boeing A Norwegian Air Boeing 737MAX was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Iran on Friday due to a technical malfunction. The two-month-old jet landed safely in Shiraz, Iran. The 189 passengers and crew on board were transported to a hotel near the airport. A relief Boeing 737-800 was dispatched from Norway along with […]
Concerned social scientists turned their analytical skills onto one of their most widely used research tools this week: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b6df22751297c21002b4536/master/pass/HackerBot.jpg
In a dark, dystopian future, a robot finds itself in a world plagued with a disease called “Phlegm” (Ew). In Mechanism, take control of this plucky little robot and try to figure out the mystery of this terrible future. From dodging the disease of Phlegm to solving riddles, this robot will have to do some […]
Enlarge / Buttons on the side of an Apple Watch Series 3. (credit: Valentina Palladino) FastCompany published a report today citing “a source with direct knowledge” of Apple’s plans for a future Apple Watch that will feature solid-state, touch-sensitive buttons instead of the clickable ones that are currently part of the device. This will apply […]
Inspired by the artwork of Fritz Khan, Homo Machina turns the human body into a machine filled with puzzles, taking you through a regular day in the life of a person by helping keep their inner workings in top shape. Turning the human body into a 1920’s factory, Homo Machina gives you various puzzles as […]
Logitech Logitech announced a new frameless mechanical keyboard for gaming today. It’s called the G513, and it’s the successor to the G413, which has been a popular choice since its launch last spring. The company also announced new gaming PC speakers with the same Lightsync colored-LED technology you’ll find in the company’s gaming keyboards and […]
Serious typists deserve a responsive keyboard. Here are three steps to tactile heaven. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a4fd8065c9e402d0d1863fc/master/pass/0218-WI-GLKEYB-02_sq.jpg
Why one Texas professor pays Turkers to post themselves doing Olympic events on YouTube. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a8787bb6c14324bc836c804/master/pass/OlympicsMechanicalTurk-910882832.jpg
When researchers put a popular criminal justice algorithm up against a bunch of Mechanical Turks, they came out about even. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a5e969ae35c9c339b16449a/master/pass/prison-83678070.jpg
Many hybrid watches only resemble classic timepieces on a superficial level. If you want a watch with a true mechanical movement, you have to forego modern conveniences. Ressence wants to fix that with its newly unveiled Type 2 e-Crown Concept. The watch, designed with the help of Nest co-founder Tony Fadell, only requires conventional setup […]
