Meet Iamus, a computer at the University of Malaga in Spain capable of composing contemporary classical music without human aid.
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Android-Controlled Toilet Makes Your Non-Android Toilet Seem like a Throne of Spikes, Sandpaper and Lameness
Those of us who don’t own a $2,300+ toilet with a Bluetooth connection that interfaces with an Android phone are at risk of suffering at least three great injustices when we go to the bathroom.
Watch the All-Electric Bigfoot Monster Truck Silently Stalk Its Prey
Two sleeping cars think nothing of what sounds like a run-of-the-mill golf cart circling the parking lot.
Electric Cars: More Models, Cheaper Prices Coming in 2013
In the near future, there will be more electric cars on the market, and they’ll be more affordable and practical. But will that be enough?
Red Pill, Blue Pill: Is the Universe Just a Giant Computer Simulation?
Are we just a bunch of simulacrums living in a massively computer-generated universe? If so, would there be a way to check?
Finally, a Coffin with Built-in Speakers and Spotify Connection
“But you’ll be dead. Why would you buy this?” That’s the question you’ll be getting from everyone. Who cares? You’ll be dead. No more questions to answer.
Warning: ‘Pianocade’ Arcade-Synth May Cause Involuntary Nerdgasm
Think of the wildest, weirdest safe-for-work thing you’ve seen all year, and I promise it’s not as crazy-cool as this: an arcade control-stick with over a dozen push buttons that’s also a retro MIDI controller.
Riddles in the Dark: The Hobbit‘s 48 Frames Per Second Explained
Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey arrives in theaters on Dec. 14 boasting a new film standard called High Frame Rate 3D. Here’s a look at what it is, and how it works.
The ‘Buy Stuff with a Tollbooth Transponder’ Idea Is Picking Up Steam
Imagine a mega-system of interoperable tollbooth transponders — and an accompanying smartphone app — emerging as a dark horse in the mobile payments race.
Gadzooks, Another Invisibility Cloak! So Why Is This One ‘Perfect’?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been somewhere you wish you could disappear. You know, just blink right out of existence — push a button on a gadget or whip out an invisibility poncho, then vanish.
Watch: Microsoft’s ‘Star Trek’ Universal Translator — Would It Have Downsides?
Microsoft may have co-opted Star Trek a full century early by demonstrating an honest-to-goodness universal translator.
Finally, Humans Can Hang Out with Rats by Using Virtual Reality and Robotics
Science, you’re kind of crazy — especially when you’re doing stuff like this.