Roli Blocks makes its connectable music-making module more responsive

British music company Roli introduced an affordable, innovative music-making gadget last year called Roli Blocks. It’s a set of modular synth controllers that can snap together and connect via Bluetooth to your iOS device. Roli is now updating the iOS app, Noise, and updating its surface controller, the Lightpad M. Lightpad M, the new touch-sensitive […]

NASA backs deep space habitat made with old ISS cargo module

NASA has given Lockheed Martin the go-ahead to build a full-scale prototype of the deep space habitat it proposed for the NextSTEP program. That means in around 18 months’ time, it might start testing new space travel technologies for the agency. No, not in orbit, but right inside a facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. […]

Meet the small 360 camera module that will fit into phones

You’re probably not aware of this, but a Chinese company dubbed ProTruly has already released the world’s first two smartphones with a built-in 360 camera last December. Don’t worry if you missed the news, because chances are you’d be put off by the devices’ sheer bulkiness, but according to HT Optical, this may no longer […]

Google's Project Ara Was Going to Offer a Tardigrade Aquarium Module

GIF GIF: Dr. Ralf Wagner Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone was a weird concept that didn’t make it to market. The idea was to give users the option to change out custom modules for upgrades and odd individual features. A new report reveals that one of the most unusual modules would’ve featured a personal tardigrade […]

Super Bowl Spammers Keep Tricking Google's Top Stories Module [Updates]

Tonight is the Super Bowl, a sporting event enjoyed by many. As Google search traffic goes, it’s also a fucking goldmine—which explains why a LinkedIn blogger wrote over 150 junk articles on how to stream it. Advertisement Attempts to game search engine optimization around events was epitomized by The Huffington Post’s infamously trolly piece What […]