This nifty glove made with an arduino mini microcontroller, flex sensors, and axis accelerometers learns your rock-paper-scissors movements and tries to beat you. You can make one yourself by following some instructions on designer Steve Hoefer's web site.
Heritage Auctions is selling a famous collection of Batman comic books, ones that had been stolen and later recovered by the owner. One of the world's most prominent collections of Batman comic books heads to auction in November – two years after the comics were stolen out of a Florida self-storage unit. This is the CGC-certified,… READ THE REST
I really don't enjoy watching football but I might if comedian Mike Camerlengo was the announcer. (Thanks, UPSO!) READ THE REST
The Labyrinth is a new narrative art book by Simon Stålenhag (previously at BB), the creator of Tales from the Loop. If his earlier work posed technology as an unsettling and alien presence in realistic settings, this new project takes a turn for outright menace. Somber, ashen and intimidating, this new place of his is… READ THE REST
You may have heard the old story that kids hate math. You may even assume that that's true. But the reality is, the "hatred" for math and related fields like science or computer science isn't quite what you think. According to a survey of teenagers, almost half said they actually liked or even loved math,… READ THE REST
If you want to understand the job market, there's no source more reliable than LinkedIn. So when data science and data analysis roles dominate the LinkedIn list of the fastest-growing jobs in the world, it's probably worth some consideration for job seekers. Knowing the tools and processes that fuel the adoption of data analysis in… READ THE REST
Keyboards and mice are fine for surfing the web. They're fine for working in spreadsheets, assembling a text document or for sorting through emails. But when users need precision control, the old keyboard and mouse often don't quite cut it anymore. For gamers, they turn to souped-up joysticks with a host of extra buttons and… READ THE REST
