Friday 8 April 2016

TSA's $1.4 million app is ridiculous; Real-life Dungeons and Dragons creatures; This shady Indiegogo project can get people killed ... and more!

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April 8, 2016
TSA paid $1.4 million for Randomizer app that chooses left or right

In most cases it's an incredibly simple program to make because your programming language of choice has a randomizing function available to use. Keeping the above in mind, I now turn your attention to the Transport Security Administration and the Randomizer app they use every day. If you've traveled through US airports in recent years then you're well aware of the TSA Pre-Check lanes.
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Indiegogo backers keep giving money to extremely shady 'artificial gill'
An Indiegogo project is seizing on the desire of mankind to explore the briny deep with a gadget called the Triton. It's allegedly a $299 miniature scuba system, but it's also one of the shadiest crowdfunding campaigns I've ever seen. The original campaign claimed the Triton would filter oxygen out of water so you could breathe.
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The wackiest creations from Miitomo's launch week
Nintendo's foray into iPhone apps with Miitomo is fascinating for several reasons. First, the company publishing software on a machine they didn't make is unprecedented. Second, deciding to avoid any of their iconic characters was a ballsy move. Third and weirdest of all: it's not a game. If you ...
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Xiaomi's latest tablet is an actual Transformer
When Hugo Barra left Google to go work for Xiaomi, he probably figured he'd be involved in a lot of transformative products. This one probably isn't quite what he had in mind. Barra shared Xiaomi's latest tablet on Facebook yesterday. It's one that they worked on with a well-known partner not one like Beats or Bang & Olufssen, mind you.
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