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This used to be Techtainian's website, no longer...

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:29:00 -0500

This tumblr has been Techtainian’s non-YouTube presence for a long time. But with the creation of the new and redesigned website, this tumblr will still live on in some way, however right now we’re not sure how. What we do know is that our new website has launched, or rather its landing page!

We’re launching the ‘full site’ soon and we want you to know about it - check it out at http://techtainian.com and sign up. We will send you an email when we launch!

~Cameron Burgess

Also check our launch video below:

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Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:51:47 -0400

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in a second coming of the think invisible series showing up on Techtainian we challenge you yo guess? Oh and spoilers below.

modernizing:

Think Invisible

Answer: 1. Dalí; 2. Bart Simpson; 3. Yoda; 4. Titanic; 5. Coca-Cola; 6. Yellow Submarine; 7. C3PO; 8. Angry Birds; 9. Sherlock Holmes; 10. Shrek;

Next Xperia announcement may come tomorrow

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:22:29 -0400

By Nick Maizlin

Thanks to a Facebook centered initiative called Fast Forward, people can get to choose as to when the next Xperia phone will be revealed, which is rumored to be the Sony ST21i “Tapioca.” Initially the date was set for June 22nd, and as Facebook likes are coming in strong and more people are pressing the fast forward button, the countdown clock speeds up. So now the date is set for the 13th. If that is indeed the case, let’s see what they cook up tomorrow for us!

VIA: MobileSyrup

Source: Facebook

Samsung Galaxy S III Unboxing and Hands On!

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:29:47 -0400

Samsung Galaxy S III Unboxing and Hands On!

New MacBook Pro Details - Retina Display!

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:07:26 -0400

By Nick Maizlin

When Apple creates devices, it strives to achieve two main things that don’t necessarily go hand in hand - speed and thinness (perhaps with the exception of the new iPad). And so Apple has now released the next-gen MacBook Pro, a speed demon packed in a very compact casing. In fact, it may not be such a stretch as to compare the new Pro to the Air, seeing as Apple chose to remove the optical drive. On the other hand, consumers are treated with the excellent Retina display, a quad-core i7 processor and an Nvidia GeForce 650M GPU. The rest is Apple standard, with 768GB of flash storage, HDMI, SD card slot, dual microphones and Thunderbolt ports as well as USB 3.0, a standard 3.5mm headphone jack and MagSafe 2. This MacBook is said to last you a good 7 hours.

The new MacBook is now on sale for - $2,199 for a quad-core i7 clocked at 2.3GHz, 8GB or RAM and 256GB of storage. Let’s get the show rock and rolling!

Read more for some more spectacular pictures.

Source: Apple

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Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:45:21 -0400

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they have us…

WWDC Kicks off tomorrow ~ Liveblog Roundup

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:43:35 -0400

WWDC; Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference starts tomorrow and the keynote takes off at 10am(Pacific). Will the event hold the next iPhone, new MacBook Pros, a new Mac Pro maybe - Only time will tell and all we can be truly certain of is IOS6. We unfortunately will not be there tomorrow but that doesn’t mean we can’t round up the best live blogs to follow and not to mention we will have opinions and analysis after the event. Check out or LiveBlog recommendations below and we’ll see you on the flip side!

Engadget - LINK

The Verge - LINK

Ars Technica - LINK

[These are all links directly to the live blog so we have saved you some time]

(Confused about the time it starts, check this LINK for all the answers.)

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Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:02:31 -0400

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thepixelatednerd:

CHOW HON LAM

Sword fighting with ‘Clang’

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:46:12 -0400

By Nick Maizlin

For those of you who have been waiting for an honest and actually realistic sword fighting game, you’re in luck. Science fiction writer, Neal Stephenson is not exactly happy with the way swordfighting is done in video games. And so he believes it’s time for a revolution. Stepping away from the modern shooters, Stephenson is dedicated to make an arena-style fighting game that will be as realistic as possible, featuring various stances and actual sword combos to truly disable the opponent. And so begins the game Clang in tandem with Kickstarter to raise the required amount of money to make his vision a reality. And as we know, to make a realistic fighting game, Stephenson decided to ditch the classic controller-based approach. Perhaps it could’ve been accomplished with a Wii remote, but Stephenson has other ideas, instead deciding to use a low-latency, high-precision motion controller for the real deal. He says that to make such a game, everything needs to be taken one step at a time – in this case the focus is on the actual fighting mechanics and will later be expanded in terms of the story and various fighting styles.

Source: Kickstarter

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Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:35:44 -0400

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modernizing:

4D TYPE

Few stuff from Barcelona, the studio LoSiento created a four dimensional typography.

"One can not start by saying; our earthly destiny has or has not importance, For it depends on us to..."

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:31:24 -0400

“One can not start by saying; our earthly destiny has or has not importance, For it depends on us to give it importance.”

- ~De Beauvoir; Scholar and philosopher

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Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:22:07 -0400

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Senseye allows you to chop fruit by looking at it

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:22:00 -0400

By Nick Maizlin

Perhaps not meant to be taken literally, it is certainly possible to play the hit game Fruit Ninja with the Senseye technology. Yes, it is several years old but if used correctly, it can act as a powerful tool to those that have their hands full or are suffering from a disability. Simply put, Senseye is an modified infrared sensor with IR LEDs sensor that tracks your pupil movement. In fact, if one plays Fruit Ninja with this technology, they have to be extra careful around the bombs because the moment you look at them, it’s game over, so the trick is to keep them in the corner of your vision without actually looking at them. Otherwise, with a flick of an eye you have diced fruit.

While the tech is currently expensive, it would not be a surprise to have even phones be operated through a variety of blinks or eye sweeps, quickly outmatching household things like Kinect.

Source: Verge

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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 19:01:07 -0400

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"PROMETHEUS IS A 10/10"

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:53:12 -0400

“PROMETHEUS IS A 10/10”

- ~Cameron B.

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ianbrooks: 70’s SciFi Robot Posters by Jeff Quigley The truth...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:41:00 -0400

ianbrooks:

70’s SciFi Robot Posters by Jeff Quigley

The truth about robots is that they can take on any form they want: from nightmarish child replicants to inexplicably cool talking cars. The robots of the 70’s were no exception. Look sir, droids!

Artist: behance / facebook

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~JUST LOOK I want this in a different colour, what colour...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:29:00 -0400

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I want this in a different colour, what colour exactly - I am not sure.

decati:

Beams+

Droid RAZR HD Leaks

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:31:00 -0400

By Nick Maizlin

First we had simply the Droid RAZR. Then we had the Droid RAZR Maxx which brought an increased battery life. And now we have the Droid RAZR HD, which looks like a cross between the two phones. Although it is thicker than the Droid RAZR, it appears to be thinner than the Droid Maxx and thus we can assume battery life will be somewhere in between too. The camera on the back has now been moved to the center and the back casing itself is made from Kevlar, minus the rim of plastic. The screen, according to Droid Life’s source is ‘amazing’ and according to a NenaMark benchmark test, it appears to have a screen resolution of 1196 x 720, a step up from the original RAZR. Speaking of NenaMark, a device seems to have cropped up under the name of Droid RAZR HD and has a dual-core Snapdragon S4 clocked at 1.5GHz, one that is also assumed by Droid Life’s source. No release date has been announced but it will probably come out around the summer, two or so months from now.

Sources: Droid Life, NenaMark