It’s not easy being a traditional board game manufacturer in these digital days, although some companies have taken pretty bold steps to bridge the gap between table-top and pixel-based play. Now Pictionary is doing the same with Pictionary Air, which takes your competitive sketching off the paper and puts it onto your phone, tablet or […]
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Alienware finally made a thin and light gaming laptop
Gaming laptops aren’t the lumbering bricks they used to be, as we’ve seen from the slew of offerings this year from ASUS, Gigabyte and Razer, all of which weigh under five pounds. But Alienware, Dell’s flagship laptop line for gamers, has lagged behind with heavy cases and archaic screen bezels. That all changes with the […]
17 Ideas to Keep Your Love and Marriage Strong Through Thick and Thin
Who doesn’t love a good fairy tale? Everyone! And most of us want to believe that when we find our Prince Charming (or Princess) that we’ll easily ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after. But for so many couples, that simply doesn’t happen. With the divorce rate around 50%, it is clear […]
Bore yourself thin, doctors say, in a blow to diet gurus
If you want to lose weight just be boring and stick to the same old foods, heart doctors say. The advice contradicts diet gurus who say it is better to eat a variety of different things.
Bore yourself thin, doctors say, in a blow to diet gurus
But cardiac specialists say that could lead to poor eating patterns, an increase in junk food consumption and consequent weight gain and poor health. Their study found many health experts and even public bodies recommend a wide variety of foods as a way to get all the necessary nutrients into your diet. The idea is […]
Fallout 4 director Todd Howard: Giving fans what they want without spreading too thin
Todd Howard, director of Bethesda Game Studios, noted in a recent talk at the Gamelab event in Barcelona that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim keeps migrating to new platforms because fans keep buying it on every new platform. But even a big company like Bethesda, which is owned by Bethesda Softworks (in turn, owned by […]
Google Maps Street View: Jeep appears to have crashed into thin air – what happened?
Google Maps Street View, created in 2007, uses 360-degree panoramic views to open up the world to online users. First launched in the US, it has since extended to hundreds of countries and some of the most remote areas. Google Maps has covered many streets and roads across the world capturing exciting shots of the natural […]
ASUS’ Zephyrus M is a thin gaming laptop with a six-core i7
Today, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced the Zephyrus M laptop, which is the thinnest gaming laptop to have an eighth generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics. The laptop will be available for preorder starting April 3rd. The laptop starts at $ 1499, with the top-of-the-line model at $ 2199. […]
How Medicine’s Long, Thin Supply Chain Threatens Americans
WIRED columnist Maryn McKenna on how offshoring drug and medical supply manufacturing puts patients and hospitals at risk. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a99c6cb948df34b85e0fed9/master/pass/Ideas_Mckenna_3000x1688_Final.jpg
Good Morning Britain: Kate Garraway warns Piers Morgan is ‘skating on thin ice’
The 50-year-old presenter’s comments come after Good Morning Britain weatherman Alex Beresford was knocked out of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby’s Dancing On Ice in week eight of the competition. Kate said that Alex should be chuffed with his “brilliant” effort, adding that it’s unlikely Piers would ever be brave enough to take on the […]