‘Sharknado 2’ poster makes ‘Jaws’ look like ‘Snow White’

One of the great artistic achievements of the SyFy Channel is returning for another bite. And the artwork announcing it is beauty beyond conception.

    

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‘Downton Abbey’ fan makes Lego tribute

A dedicated fan pays tribute with Legos to Crawley clan members and their servants, as well as their impressive home, from the popular British TV drama, "Downton Abbey."
(Credit: Eric Stevens )
As a present for his girlfriend, New Yorker Eric Stevens has built a Lego replica of the… – http://ignitearts.org/downton-abbey-fan-makes-lego-tribute/

Geeksphone makes the Intel switch with Revolution phone

A video from Geeksphone shows an Intel-based model outperforming the company's existing phone using a Qualcomm ARM processor.
(Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
Yup, the upcoming Geeksphone Revolution, a handset that’ll run either Google’s Android or… – http://ignitearts.org/geeksphone-makes-the-intel-switch-with-revolution-phone/

Luxury Supiore Uno electric boat makes a green splash

The Uno has a foredeck with solar panels and a top speed of about 11 mph.
(Credit: Supiore)
If you ever feel the need to humble yourself because of your Croesus-like excesses, go small and go green.
Those are two words to describe the Supiore Uno, a compact luxury watercraft that’s… – http://ignitearts.org/luxury-supiore-uno-electric-boat-makes-a-green-splash/

MIT technology makes it possibe to ‘be’ two places at once

This user’s arms are rendered by pixel-like pins.
(Credit: MIT Tangible Media Group)
It’s still impossible to be in two places at once, unless you’ve got one of these gadgets lying around.
The InForm is a dynamic shape display from MIT’s Tangible Media Group. It… – http://ignitearts.org/mit-technology-makes-it-possibe-to-be-two-places-at-once/

The real reasons Apple’s 64-bit A7 chip makes sense

Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller touts the advantages of the A7 processor used in the iPhone 5S.
(Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET)
Apple injected a lot of marketing hyperbole into its claims about the wonders of 64-bit computing when it showed off the A7 processor at the heart of the new… – http://ignitearts.org/the-real-reasons-apples-64-bit-a7-chip-makes-sense/

HTC’s 5.9-inch One Max phablet makes first live appearance

Purported photos of the HTC One Max have leaked, showing off what looks like a rather large version of the HTC One, complete with a unibody design and dual frontal speakers.  What do you get when you make the screen on a stunning smartphone like the HTC One larger? Well, you get a larger HTC… – http://ignitearts.org/htcs-5-9-inch-one-max-phablet-makes-first-live-appearance/

Google makes Zagat free, launches new website and apps for Android and iOS

Google has launched a new version of the dining review and ratings website Zagat, along with new apps for both Android and iOS. Signing in is now completely free and doesn’t require a Google+ account.  Google has relaunched Zagat, a dining review and ratings website that it acquired in… – http://ignitearts.org/google-makes-zagat-free-launches-new-website-and-apps-for-android-and-ios/

New MIT 3D printer software makes designing your own stuff easier

As 3D printing equipment become more accessible to the average consumers, developers have to develop software that can cater to people who don’t have a lot of experience in using various CAD programs.  Researchers from MIT have done just that by creating ‘OpenFab’, a software that will… – http://ignitearts.org/new-mit-3d-printer-software-makes-designing-your-own-stuff-easier/

Paypal makes a man a quadrillionare, for a moment

A Paypal error made a Pennsylvania man the richest person on the planet, giving him more money than the entire world’s money supply. If only for a moment Pennsylvanian Chris Reynolds was the richest person alive. When Reynolds opened his Paypal account statement one morning, to his shock he… – http://ignitearts.org/paypal-makes-a-man-a-quadrillionare-for-a-moment-2/