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Brief Reality: Fictional Heroes, Historic Warriors & Infamous Rogues Featured in AR Experiences

This fall, DC Comics fans will be treated to an augmented reality experience promoting the Justice League movie. Likewise, history buffs will be able to enjoy their own augmented reality content by way of the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and an in-store promotion featuring famous convicts from 19 Crimes wines.

News: The End of Dead Phone Batteries Is Closer Than You Think

The old "my battery is dead" excuse for not calling your mother may soon be a thing of the past. A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), led by Professor Jo Byeong-jin, has developed a "wearable thermo-element" that can be built into clothing to power your electronic devices. The science behind the innovation converts body heat (thermal energy) into usable electric energy. Made with lightweight glass fiber, this small thermo-element strip can produce about ...

How To: The Complete Guide on How to Build a Crystal Radio—Plus How They Work

There's a lot that goes into making a nice crystal radio set, so this is going to have to be broken down into two parts. The first part is the actual making of a functional radio, and the second part is making the whole arrangement look nice. In this part, I'm actually going to tell you more than just how to make a crystal radio, but I'm also going to explain how and why they work. Crystal radios are pretty Steampunk in and of themselves, since they were first developed in the late 19th centu...

How To: Build a fire pit out of cinder blocks

In this how-to video, you will learn how to build a fire pit. This will be useful if you want to enhance your backyard. You will need the required fire pit tools such as 55 york blocks, 25 wall caps, two tubes of masonry adhesive, ten 50 pound bags of crushed rock, 6 50 pound bags of decorative rocks, and one metal fire ring. First determine the layout of the pit. Lay the blocks to the layout and adjust for a tight fit. Use a shovel to mark where the soil and grass will be removed. Remove the...

How To: Use Photoshop to create more dramatic photos

Photo Focus] contributor Nicole Young shows how to use Photoshop to introduce drama in our pictures. It requires only a few simple steps. First thing done was to add a black and white layer adjustment. This can be done in two ways. First by going down to layers panel and select black and white or if we have Photoshop cs4, we can go down to adjustment panel and click on the black and white option. This adjustment can also be done by clicking auto mode. Now the next thing...

How To: Renew your deck with composite materials with Lowe's

As your home ages, so does your deck in the backyard, but there are ways to resolve this issue. If that wooden deck is looking weathered or worn, you can simply replace the components with composite materials without a complete rebuild. Composite doesn't splinter or have knots, and it's low maintenance. This two-part video, brought to you by Lowe's, will show you exactly how to renew your deck with composite decking.

How To: Create eye shadow looks for different type of eyes

Beauty Newbie suggests determining the shape of your eyes to create dramatic makeup looks using eye shadow. For close set eyes, you'll need to create more space between your eyes. Try applying a light shade on the inner third of your eye. Then, on the outer part of your eye add a darker shade. Its not necessary to always use three shades, although it does enhance the end result. If your eyes are wider set, you'd just do the opposite of the close set eye technique. If your eyes are deep set, A...

How To: Use autotune on Garageband

Yes, you can use GarageBand's Auto Tune to sound like T Pain and Kanya West. To start with, in GarageBand, click the plus sign in the bottom left hand corner to create a new track. A window will pop up, Real Instrument Track should be selected by default. Click the Create button. In the Track Info window check to make sure your Monitor is set to On. In the bottom left hand corner, click on the button with the scissors in the middle of the sound wave. This is the Edit Track button. Click on Ad...

How To: Create an Edie Sedgwick fashion makeup look

1. First moisturize the face. 2. Trim and cover the brows, to conceal the eyebrows. 3. Apply foundation, use Studio fix powder set foundation. 4. Use Contour with TANTON blush and the 242 on the sides of nose and the eye brows. Blend using the 217 5. Use random Lise Watier Brush for the cheeks. And blended base contour with the 217. 6. Use CARBON+ANGLE BRUSH to mark the eyebrows. 7. Use CARBON+217 to get dark contoured lids and use 282+CARBON harshly lining and winging out to enhance the eyes...

How To: Change the color of your lips in Photoshop

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to change the color of lips in Adobe Photoshop. Begin by importing the image into the program. Select the quick mask tool and then select the brush tool. Now color the part that you want to retouch. This will allow the mask to create a selection. No click on the masking tool to create a selection. Then select the marquee tool. Right-click the selection and click on Select Inverse. Right-click the selection again and select Feather. Make it 1 pixel and...

How To: Give yourself a sun tan using Photoshop

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a digital sunburn using Adobe Photoshop. Begin by importing the image into the program. Then use the masking tool and select the areas of the skin that you want to sunburn. Now select a reddish color and use the brush tool to paint the select areas. Then click on the masking tool to create a selection use the marquee tool to invert the selection. Now right-click on the selection and select Inverse Selects. Then go to Image, click on Regulation...

How To: Identify common shrub & tree diseases

John White (Doña Ana County Extension Agent) talks to Natalie Goldberg (Extension Plant Pathologist) about Powdery Mildew that affects many plants. They look at a Japonica that is heavily infested. Powdery Mildew is enhanced by shaded condition despite the dry climate. It starts with a spot spore infection that will easily spread by the wind or by rubbing. Control methods are difficult and involves a lot of routine applications of chemicals (ornamental fungicide) to keep it in check once the ...

How To: Create great looking eye brows

Jennisse shows us how you can enhance your natural beauty simply by using your eyebrows. Start by taking some Brow Duo, and a eyebrow makeup brush. The brush should be angled, and stiff. Start by taking just a dab of the makeup, and begin shaping the eyebrow with the darker color, leaving the inner part of the brow alone. Now we take a small bit of the lighter color, and start to shade in the brow, moving towards the arch. Now Follow by taking another dab of the darker color and begin to shap...

How To: Light for video to get a filmic look

In this video, Tony Reale describes some cinematography tips for video lighting. He focuses mainly on different ways to capture the look of video. The lighting style he's using in this video is a 2-light setup. One light is reflecting off a foam core and is placed at the right side of the room. The second light is acting as background light and is smaller and placed in the back, right corner of the room. This is a very simple setup and, with a cost of $100-$200, it is an inexpensive, effectiv...

How To: Apply makeup after age 60 and look younger

Ronnie from Hollywood makeup secrets shows older women (Specifically 60 years and up) how to apply makeup and look young. She starts off with the tip that woman need to moisturize the face before applying foundation. She uses a liquid foundation that is used to moisturize and smooth out wrinkles in the face. The foundation is also applied to the eyelids to smooth out the veins on the eyelids. She then applies concealer that was warmed on her hand to the inner corner under the eyes. After appl...

How To: Dodge and burn non-destructively in Photoshop

Yanik Chauvin demonstrates how to do Non Destructive Dodging (lighten) and burning (darken) of images using the tools in Photoshop. He shows the image of a man lying on earth with his camera. To start the work he wants to make a new layer which can be done in two ways either by clicking on the ‘layer’ button on top of menu or by pressing down the alt key and clicking on the new layer at button of the layer palette. It will bring up the dialogue box. He named it “dodge and burn” and from the l...

How To: Decorate a doll cake

In this video you can see Goth Girl 4Eve completing a frosted doll cake. She begins with a base cake in the shape of a lampshade or angel food style pan with a small plastic doll inserted in the top (or doll top half). A creamy white frosting is smoothed over the bottom with a spatula, then more frosting is added to the midriff of the doll with a pastry bag and rosettes (decorating tip). More rosettes form the cap sleeves and enhance the waist, the hem and the skirt. For the skirt, go around ...