In the years leading up to the release of the Apple Watch, we were frequently teased with concept designs of what Apple's smartwatch might look like. Of course, many of those outlandish designs were off the mark, but the attention to the idea itself hinted that the public was ready for a mainstream wearable from a high-end hardware maker like Apple. Now smartglasses are getting the same treatment.
Live theater doesn't typically benefit from the kind of computer-generated special effects that big-budget Hollywood blockbusters deploy, but that could change soon thanks to Microsoft's HoloLens.
Avegant Corporation has begun shipping display development kits based on its light field technology that other companies can use in their augmented and mixed reality devices.
After learning that you'll need to spend at least $74 on a special charger and a USB Type-C Lightning cable to enable fast charging on the new iPhone X and iPhone 8 models, you may be wondering why you can't just use the standard Lightning cable. While we can't answer why Apple didn't include the USB-C cable in the box with their new phones, we can explain why you need USB-C to enable fast charging.
Google largely helped to pioneer the concept of a steering wheel- and pedal-free self-driving experience when it began testing its Firefly pod-like vehicles a few years ago.
Modern warfare takes on a more literal translation with the advent of new augmented reality displays revealed recently by the US Army to improve soldiers' situational awareness on the battlefield.
Google might be taking the lead on artificial intelligence in smartphones with their latest announcement, MobileNets. MobileNets is a series of TensorFlow vision models built for mobile devices, described by Google as "mobile-first."
Update: Twitter user Benjamin Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1), known for his iPhone renders, tweeted on Monday alleging that the leaks are fake:
We've all been there: slipping on a pair of perfect yet slightly uncomfortable shoes, hoping they'll stretch to fit perfectly. After about 30 minutes of wear, suddenly those fantastic shoes aren't feeling very great. By the end of the day, your poor feet are covered in throbbing blisters.
This is a simple design built from reclaimed wood and purchased ¼” wood slats. It cost very little and only took a couple of hours to complete the build. The goal was light weight, shallow and wide for collecting leafy vegetables, easy to handle and somewhat attractive.
Apple just recently launched its 10.10.3 Public Beta for Mac OS X Yosemite, and while it comes with mostly bug fixes for 10.10.2, it also includes a brand new Photos application that's meant to replace iPhoto and Aperture, as well as the inclusion of more diverse emojis.
We all know that opening our work emails at home is a bad habit. Yet reading and responding to emails every time your iPhone dings is worse than you might realize. Not only are you extending the workday, but you are also sacrificing your ability to perform on a daily basis.
The guys over at SamMobile were lucky enough to get their hands on an early preview build of Android 5.0 Lollipop on the Samsung Galaxy S5, as you can see in their video below. The operating system has definitely not reached its final form yet, but the progress is very clear.
Video: . The Carvable Pumpkins mod is a brilliant new mod that lets you craft a new kind of pumpkin. One that can be manually carved. You no longer have to settle for the same old pumpkins in Minecraft, now you can carve your own.
Amid rumors of a 6-inch phablet Nexus and the impending release of Android "L", Google posted—then quickly removed—a trio of ads for their industry-leading mobile OS.
It takes a lot of time, effort, and cash to create a unique Halloween costume that will likely never see the light of day after the 31st. Not to worry: you can do it on the cheap and feel savvy and creative while everybody compliments your ingenuity.
LG dropped hints of its upcoming successor to the original G Watch last week, and today at IFA 2014 they pulled the curtain off the G Watch R. For fans of Sesame Street, "R" is for "Round," and this circular design was most likely inspired by all of the buzz surrounding the Moto 360.
This Square knot design feature picots, which are small loops at the sides of the knot. Picots are simply loops along the edges. Picot Designs are vintage Macrame techniques. They are often used to make the edges of craft items to look like as flower petals. This is a good project for children and beginners to learn one of the basic knots frequently used in Macrame. To this pattern you can add pearls and have an interesting look.
Bird's Feather Nail Art Tutorial For Beginners. Video: .
Need help with some last-minute pumpkin carving? This guide will show you 5 different jack-o'-lantern designs just in time for Halloween.
Video: . A nail art design for beginners. You will need a dotting tool, if you don't have one a toothpick or bobby pin will also work.
In this web design tutorial learn how to use the shape tool. In This Web Design tutorial for Xara Web Designer you will learn how to create straight and curved lines and smooth and cusp joins. Also this Xara Tutorial covers deleting and breaking nodes apart on a given line. The shape tool will allow you to make custom shapes and objects to give your website a creative boost.
In this web design tutorial learn how to use the straight line tool. Although the straight line tool might seem like a useless tool I can tell you from experience it is very useful. Especially if you have ever attempted to draw a straight line with a tool other than the straight line tool. There are many ways you could use the straight line tool such as dividing content, design graphics, separating navigation menu headers and much more. My recommendation would be that you take a look at some ...
Use the Xara Web Designer 7 Premium Mould tool to mould, re-shape and change perspectives of objects. The Xara Web Designer Mould tool will allow you to create some very interesting effects to make your website stand-out and have depth. Even the thumbnail shown for this web design video tutorial was created with the envelope tool. If you have ever seen the software boxes shown on various those are usually created with an envelope tool to give the box its perspective.
In the papercraft world, nothing is beyond its reach. Anything from a Rolex watch to PSY doing his famous Gangnam Style horse dance has been converted to papercraft. That's great and all, but what if you want to make your own custom papercraft? Foldify, which releases next week in the iTunes App Store for the iPad, allows users to create their own custom foldable papercrafts in real time 3D.
This week on the Steampunk Research and Development Podcast, our guest is Joey Marsocci, better known to the world as Dr. Grymm. He's a full-time, professional Steampunk maker, and is the owner and operator of Dr. Grymm Laboratories. He's written several books and has worked as a designer at companies such as Hasbro and Disney. In fact, he worked with Disney to design the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attractions for both Paris and Tokyo Disney parks.
One of the coolest features of Infamous 2 for the PlayStation 3 is the ability to create your own missions. Set your preferred objectives and obstacles when designing missions, then play through them. You can also edit other people's missions online.
Apple is always coming out with stylish product designs, heck even the logos they use for their products are stylish. If you'd like to learn how to make the iCloud brushed aluminum icon in Photoshop, check out this helpful video.
Here's a really helpful video for anyone that is interested in Portal 2 game design. Watch and learn how to create a Shredder from scratch in Hammer. This video provides step by step instructions and an on screen demonstration for your benefit.
How would you like more lava in Terraria ? A lot more lava. Infnite lava, to be exact. Watch this video to learn a technique for designing an infinite lava fall in Terraria. This Terraria guide will show you what materials to use.
Rosettes are embellishments that have been around for hundreds of years, but since the Victorian era they have been especially cherished for their feminine, fuffled shapes and pretty lacy designs.
Crackled glass has made its appearance in lots of cultural avenues, including nail polish (remember the crackled nail polish trend popular a few years back?), glass designs, and now, cards.
Make your cakes look delectable and tempting by piping these easy floral chocolate shapes. You can make any designs you'd like, but check out the video to learn the technique.
Want to make your cupcakes look simply irresistable? Then check out this cake decorating video for a tutorial on how to create mini rose swirls, plus petals, on a cupcake.
Cupcakes are delicious as they are, but they're even more wonderful and charming when you pipe a beautiful design on top with frosting.
You don't need to don a garter belt and balconet push up bra to feel like a sexy, burlesque vixen. As not everyone can pile on the silk and red lipstick like Christina Aguilera, this cheeky nail look may just be the next best thing.
We know that Valentine's Day is the greeting card holiday extraordinaire, but that doesn't mean you can't hand out cards to friends and loved ones during other holidays as well.
Level 3-14 of Angry Birds is sort of abstract, almost like a cubist painting. Oh Rovio, you're so good at game design. This video will show you how to beat level 3-14 with the full three stars, earning you the love and respect of all the other birds for sure.
Every budding writer needs to be able to work out the order of events that make up the plot, and one of the best ways to do this is to design an timeline. Learn how to organize your events and tighten up your plot when you utilize a timeline.
If you're looking for how to make the perfect cosplay prop, this tutorial is for you! You can construct your own replica keyblade! You'll need some heavy craft foam to sketch out the keyblade design, and then a sharp craft knife to cut it out. Then cover it and paint!
