You’ll be able to watch the Australian Open in HD and ad-free this summer, but you’ll need to pay $10 for the privilege. The Seven Network has confirmed the tennis will be back on air in January, with the traditional TV broadcast being complemented by a “freemium” app. According to Seven, the app will let …
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Clocking in at more than 162 million views, Candace Payne, better known as the Chewbacca Mom, could be the happiest person on Facebook in 2016. Payne’s excitement over a voice-changing Wookiee mask was the most viewed live video on Facebook this year. It beat out BuzzFeed’s countdown to the 2020 presidential election, CNN’s and NBC’s election results and this oddly …
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The “I heart NY” shirt may be iconic, but a Japanese company wants to bring souvenirs into the 21st century. Tokyo-based iJet is using 3D printing to make impressive 3D Map replicas of its city. The entire city is segmented into 100 tiles, each of which are incredibly detailed and fit in the palm of your hand. The company funded …
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Editor’s note: Hungarians voted October 2 on whether to allow the European Union to set the number of refugees the country must accept. The EU wanted Hungary to take in 1,294 people, and said it would fine the country about $280,000 for each refugee it refuses. More than 98 percent of Hungarians who voted Sunday sided with the Hungarian government …
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Elsewhere, a startup you’ve never heard of, wants to crack 3D video for phones where giants have failed. A wife-and-husband team, Wendellen Li and Aza Raskin, on Thursday launched Elsewhere’s namesake product for sale. The $50 black plastic glasses attach to your iPhone and, working with Elsewhere’s free app, make any video appear three-dimensional, whether it’s Netflix, YouTube or something …
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The water-resistant iPhone 7 and 7 Plus live up to their billing when forced to take a dunk, but they still crack up when dropped again and again. Gadget warranty outfit SquareTrade ran Apple’s latest through a torture gauntlet, and you can see the results in the video below. The company tested the new iPhones for water resistance and durability …
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The Paralympic Games 2016 opens in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, and to mark the occasion, Google has launched an animated doodle depicting the variety of sports in which disabled athletes will participate. Beginning as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948, the Paralympic Games has grown into the world’s largest sporting event for athletes with …
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Michael Doherty can’t live without his iPhone. He sends text messages to his friends, uses the phone to check football scores and even followed the Olympics this year. Being both deaf and blind, it’s one of the few ways Doherty can interact the world. The combination of hearing and vision disabilities makes navigating the world incredibly difficult. But with the …
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Everyone loves to hear Kanye West say crazy things (admit it), and usually he reserves his craziest outbursts for the MTV Video Music Awards. He gave a six-minute speech at tonight’s VMAs, but that’s not what social media was buzzing about afterwards. Instead, the birds were tweeting about Drake and Rihanna. Presenting the Video Vanguard award (MTV’s lifetime achievement honour) …
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A sportswriter is thanking the Twitterverse on Thursday after the social network reinstated his suspended account for posting an Olympics GIF. Twitter has reinstated the account of a sportswriter suspended for posting a GIF of a US Olympic gymnast. Twitter Jim Weber, a contributor for Athlon Sports, posted information Wednesday on LinkedIn about how he was “permanently banned” from Twitter …
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