AirSelfie is a tiny drone for selfie lovers

We take a lot of selfies. So, we’re faced with numerous selfie challenges, such as fitting everyone in the frame, or fitting just us and the magnificent view. And sometimes we just want a good picture of us that doesn’t include our arm or selfie stick across half the photo.

This is what AirSelfie is designed for. It’s a tiny drone, sporting a camera, which connects to your phone via an app, that’s it. It flies up, takes a shot, and flies back to you. Or that’s its general idea, at least.

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AirSelfie is a tiny drone for selfie lovers

UK insurers detail the data they'll want from driverless cars

As car makers outfit their vehicles with more autonomous features, insurance providers are carefully weighing up how to cover owners of driverless cars while figuring out exactly who should be liable in an accident. The UK government agrees it’s a ma… – Source

UK insurers detail the data they'll want from driverless cars

Here's why this random teapot keeps appearing in films and TV

Random household objects don’t get their own IMDb pages, sadly, but if they did the Utah Teapot would certainly be deserving of one.

It’s appeared in The Simpsons and Toy Story, to name just a couple, and it was even an Easter egg in an old Windows screensaver.

SEE ALSO: 7 things most people don’t know about the early animation success of ‘Toy Story’

“It’s an in joke amongst animators,” explains YouTuber Tom Scott. “And that’s because it was the first realistic, complex object to be widely used in computer graphics.”

In the video above, Scott explains exactly how that came about.

Anna Kendrick, James Corden show us the circle of life in hilarious skit

Lebanese Muslim spokesperson blasts politician for inciting ‘bigotry’

‘Doom’ running on MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar is so pointless yet so awesome

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Here's why this random teapot keeps appearing in films and TV

On Technology: Is Social Media Disconnecting Us From the Big Picture?

We’ve heard about its power to help us empathize with others. But what if, instead, it’s just cocooning us with our friends? – Source

On Technology: Is Social Media Disconnecting Us From the Big Picture?

Add emus to the list of Australian wildlife you should totally avoid

There’s nothing quite like a leisurely bike ride. Except when that bike ride turns into being chased by a giant flightless bird. Those bike rides suck.

Australian man Chris Wilson was cycling around Cotter Dam at the outskirts of Canberra when he paused by the road to take in his picturesque surroundings. He spotted a couple of emus grazing in the sun and tried to capture a photo.

As misfortune would have it, these emus were camera shy to the point of agression — turning Wilson’s photo op turned into a Man vs. Wild moment.

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Add emus to the list of Australian wildlife you should totally avoid

ABBYY launches BookScanner iOS app, scan documents with OCR quickly and easily

Scanning books and documents with your smartphone’s camera should became even better as ABBYY announced the release of BookScanner, a smart iOS scanner designed specifically for scanning books with a high degree of accuracy. The app lets users capture book pages, create electronic copies, and apply optical character recognition to recognize text for further editing and sharing.

The application is based on two proprietary technologies: BookScan and ABBYY Mobile OCR Engine. Taking two years of research and development, BookScan is now able to recognize book pages, … – Source

ABBYY launches BookScanner iOS app, scan documents with OCR quickly and easily

Airline in hot water as teen sues for burn damages to his groin regions

Serving hot drinks on a plane can be a risky endeavour. In fact, one hot cup of joe has seen Virgin Australia burned by a lawsuit.

Rhett Butler, 16, is suing the airline after receiving “burns, blisters and scarring to his thighs, groin, genitals and midriff,” after a cup of coffee landed on him during a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney in May 2015, according to an AAP report in The Guardian. Youch.

SEE ALSO: Behold the most Australian reaction to a car crash ever

The incident happened shortly after take off. Rhett’s father, Brian Butler, provided medical assistance throughout the flight as it’s claimed crew did nothing to help. …

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Airline in hot water as teen sues for burn damages to his groin regions

5 Android and iOS apps for wine connoisseurs

If you love discovering and drinking new brands of wine, smarphone apps can be indispensable helpers. Rather than trying to figure out which bottle to get at the store, you can simply scan its label with your phone’s camera and get all the information you need, such as ratings, reviews, prices, tastes, and recommended food pairings.
You can also enrich your knowledge of wine with quiz apps, leave notes on your own personal collection, and get in touch with other wine lovers. The five apps we’ve rounded up below make the process of discovering, buying, and collecting wine fun … – Source

5 Android and iOS apps for wine connoisseurs

Elon Musk's $2.6 billion bet on a clean energy empire

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Elon Musk's $2.6 billion bet on a clean energy empire

Uber gives you an easy way to compliment good drivers

There are certainly ways to praise an Uber driver beyond a five-star rating, like basic notes or some cash at the end of the trip. But what if you want to make it patently clear that you liked a particular aspect of your ride? After this week, it’l… – Source

Uber gives you an easy way to compliment good drivers

'Doom' running on MacBook Pro's is so pointless yet so awesome

It’s too early to determine if the Touch Bar on Apple’s new MacBook Pro is a gimmick or truly innovative. But there’s one thing we do know: It can run the original friggin’ Doom.

That’s right, developer Adam Bell crammed the 1993 classic in all of its glory to run on the the narrow 2,160 x 60 pixel OLED touchscreen. Is it pretty? Hell no. Is it pointless? Absolutely — just look at how smushed the graphics are! But is it stupid awesome? You bet it is.

If the entire game running on the Touch Bar is too ugly for you, Bell’s also made it so the Touch Bar …

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'Doom' running on MacBook Pro's is so pointless yet so awesome